3 papers
cs.NI2026
Talk Like a Packet: Rethinking Network Traffic Analysis with Transformer Foundation Models
Samara Mayhoub, Chuan Heng Foh, Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi +2
Inspired by the success of Transformer-based models in natural language processing, this paper investigates their potential as foundation models for network traffic analysis. We pr…
cs.CR2026
Towards a Multi-Layer Defence Framework for Securing Near-Real-Time Operations in Open RAN
Hamed Alimohammadi, Samara Mayhoub, Sotiris Chatzimiltis +2
Securing the near-real-time (near-RT) control operations in Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) is increasingly critical, yet remains insufficiently addressed, as new runtime thr…
cs.NI2025
KPI Poisoning: An Attack in Open RAN Near Real-Time Control Loop
Hamed Alimohammadi, Sotiris Chatzimiltis, Samara Mayhoub +4
Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) is a new paradigm to provide fundamental features for supporting next-generation mobile networks. Disaggregation, virtualisation, closed-loop d…