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  • A synergy between context-aware policies and AOP to achieve highly adaptable Web services 
    Mourad, Azzam; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Almulla, Mohamed; Yao, Lina; Sheng, Quan; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-25)
    Modern service-based systems are frequently required to be highly adaptable in order to cope with rapid changes and evolution of business goals, requirements, as well as physical context in a dynamic business environment. ...
  • A novel aspect-oriented BPEL framework for the dynamic enforcement of web services security 
    Mourad, Azzam; Ayoubi, Sara; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-25)
    In this paper, we propose a new framework for the dynamic enforcement of composite Web services security, which is based on a synergy between Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) and BPEL (Business Process Execution Language). ...
  • VANET QoS-OLSR 
    Mourad, Azzam; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Otrok, Hadi; SAD; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-25)
    In this paper, we address the problem of clustering in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) using Quality of Service Optimized Link State Routing (QoS-OLSR) protocol. Several clustering algorithms have been proposed for VANET ...
  • New XACML-AspectBPEL approach for composite web services security 
    Mourad, Azzam; Ayoubi, Sara; Otrok, Hadi; Shahin, Ahmad; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    Web services technology is the latest evolution in distributed computing. With all of the advantages of web services, one of the main hurdles remains security in composite web services. In this paper, we tackle this problem ...
  • Common weaving approach in mainstream languages for software security hardening 
    Mourad, Azzam; Alhadidi, Dima; Idrissi Kaitouni, Hakim; Debbabi, Mourad; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    In this paper, we propose a novel aspect-oriented approach based on GIMPLE, a language-independent and a tree-based representation generated by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), for the systemization of application security ...
  • XrML-RBLicensing approach adapted to the BPEL process of composite web services 
    Tout, Hanine; Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    Web service orchestration represents an open and standards-based approach for connecting web services together leading to higher level of business processes. Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) engines are designed ...
  • A Dempster–Shafer Based Tit-for-Tat Strategy to Regulate the Cooperation in VANET Using QoS-OLSR Protocol 
    Mourad, Azzam; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    In this paper, we address the problem of cooperation among vehicles in VANET using QoS-OLSR protocol in the presence of selfish nodes. QoS-OLSR is a proactive protocol that considers the Quality of Service (QoS) of the ...
  • Assuring consistency in mixed models 
    Haraty, Ramzi A.; Mourad, Azzam; Naous, Mirna F.; SAS; 199729410; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; rharaty@lau.edu.lb; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    Information systems security defines three properties of information: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. These characteristics remain major concerns throughout the commercial and military industry. Ordinary users ...
  • A cooperative watchdog model based on Dempster–Shafer for detecting misbehaving vehicles 
    Mourad, Azzam; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    In this paper, we address the problem of detecting misbehaving vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) using Quality of Service Optimized Link State Routing (QoS-OLSR) protocol. According to this protocol, vehicles ...
  • SBA-XACML 
    Mourad, Azzam; Jebbaoui, Hussein; SAS; 200904893; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    Policy-based computing is taking an increasing role in providing real-time decisions and governing the systematic interaction among distributed Web services. XACML (eXtensible Access Control Markup Language) has been known ...
  • Semantics-based approach for detecting flaws, conflicts and redundancies in XACML policies 
    Mourad, Azzam; Haraty, Ramzi; Otrok, Hadi; Jebbaoui, Hussein; SAS; 200904853; 199729410; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; rharaty@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    XACML (eXtensible Access Control Markup Language) policies, which are widely adopted for defining and controlling dynamic access among Web/cloud services, are becoming more complex in order to handle the significant growth ...
  • A survey on trust and reputation models for Web services 
    Mourad, Azzam; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Bentahar, Jamal; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    Web service selection constitutes nowadays a major challenge that is still attracting the research community to work on and investigate. The problem arises since decision makers (1) cannot blindly trust the service or its ...
  • AOMD approach for context-adaptable and conflict-free Web services composition 
    Tout, Hanine; Mourad, Azzam; Talhi, Chamseddine; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-24)
    BPEL or Business Process Execution Language is so far the most important standard language for effective composition of Web services. However, like most available process orchestration engines, BPEL does not provide automated ...
  • Cofilin determines the migration behavior and turning frequency of metastatic cancer cells 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Sidani, Mazen; Wessels, Deborah; Mouneimne, Ghassan; Ghosh, Mousumi; Sarmiento, Corina; Wang, Weigang; Kuhl, Spencer; Goswami, Sumanta; Backer, Jonathan M.; Eddy, Robert; Soll, David; Condeelis, John; SAS; 200703859; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    We have investigated the effects of inhibiting the expression of cofilin to understand its role in protrusion dynamics in metastatic tumor cells, in particular. We show that the suppression of cofilin expression in MTLn3 ...
  • Over-expression of the p110beta but not p110alpha isoform of PI 3-kinase inhibits motility in breast cancer cells 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Yip, Shu-Chin; Hill, Karen M.; Wu, Haiyan; Fu, Zheng; Condeelis, John S.; Backer, Jonathan M.; SAS; 200703859; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) activity is required for growth factor-induced cytoskeletal regulation and cell migration. We previously found that in MTLn3 rat adenocarcinoma cells, EGF-stimulated induction of ...
  • Phospholipase C negatively regulates Rac/Cdc42 activation in antigen-stimulated mast cells 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Backer, Jonathan M.; SAS; 200703859; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    The Rho GTPases Rac and Cdc42 play a central role in the regulation of secretory and cytoskeletal responses in antigen-stimulated mast cells. In this study, we examine the kinetics and mechanism of Rac and Cdc42 activation ...
  • Identifying Genetic Traces of Historical Expansions 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Zalloua, Pierre A.; Platt, Daniel E.; Khalife, Jade; Makhoul, Nadine; Haber, Marc; Xue, Yali; Izaabel, Hassan; Bosch, Elena; Adams, Susan M.; Arroyo, Eduardo; Lopez-Parra, Ana Maria; Aler, Mercedes; Picornell, Antonia; Ramon, Misericordia; Jobling, Mark A.; Comas, David; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Wells, R. Spencer; Tyler-Smith, Chris; The Genographic Consortium; SAS; 200703859; 200300001; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb; pierre.zalloua@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    The Phoenicians were the dominant traders in the Mediterranean Sea two thousand to three thousand years ago and expanded from their homeland in the Levant to establish colonies and trading posts throughout the Mediterranean, ...
  • The distinct roles of Ras and Rac in PI 3-kinase-dependent protrusion during EGF-stimulated cell migration 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Yip, Shu-Chin; Coniglio, Salvatore J.; Mouneimne, Ghassan; Eddy, Robert J.; Drees, Beth E.; Neilsen, Paul O.; Goswami, Sumanta; Symons, Marc; Condeelis, John S.; Backer, Jonathan M.; SAS; 200703859; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    Cell migration involves the localized extension of actinrich protrusions, a process that requires Class I phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI 3-kinases). Both Rac and Ras have been shown to regulate actin polymerization ...
  • Cdc42 is required for EGF-stimulated protrusion and motility in MTLn3 carcinoma cells 
    El-Sibai, Mirvat; Nalbant, Peri; Pang, Huan; Flinn, Rory J.; Sarmiento, Corina; Macaluso, Frank; Cammer, Michael; Condeelis, John S.; Hahn, Klaus M.; Backer, Jonathan M.; SAS; 200703859; Natural Sciences; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    Cdc42 plays a central role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton and maintaining cell polarity. Here, we show that Cdc42 is crucial for epidermal growth factor (EGF)- stimulated protrusion in MTLn3 carcinoma cells. ...
  • Residential energy consumption patterns 
    Houri, Ahmad; Korfali, Samira Ibrahim; SAS; 199729070 197829160; Natural Sciences; ahouri@lau.edu.lb skorfali@lau.edu.lb (2015-11-09)
    In an attempt to fill a significant gap in baseline information, 509 households have been studied to analyse the residential consumption patterns in the urban environment in Lebanon. The average annual household energy ...

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