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  • Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Baajour, Lama; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    We introduce in this paper an abstract language on top of XACML (eXtensible Access Control Markup Language) for web services security. It is based on the automatic generation of XACML security policies from abstract XACML ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Tout, Hanine; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Talhi, Chamseddine; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    By handling the orchestration, composition and interaction of Web services, the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) has gained tremendous interest. However, such process-based language does not assure a secure ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Sanadiki, Hiba; Otrok, Hadi; Robert, Jean-Marc; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    In this paper, we detect two attacks targeting the QoS-OLSR protocol MANET. The Cluster-based model QoS-OLSR is a multimedia protocol designed on top of Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol. The quality of service ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Al Ebri, Noura; Otrok, Hadi; Al-Hammadi, Yousof; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    In this paper, we address the problem of botnet detection by correlating information from trusted hosts and network. Botnets are groups of compromised computers controlled by a botmaster through a command and control (C&C) ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Jebbaoui, Hussein; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Policy-based computing is taking an increasing role in providing real-time decisions and governing the systematic interaction among distributed cloud and Web services. XACML has been known as the de facto standard widely ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Tout, Hanine; Talhi, Chamseddine; Kara, Nadjia; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Mobile virtualization is a key technology that is witnessing widespread adoption to realize multi-persona functionality capable of accommodating work, personal, and mobility needs on a single mobile terminal. Yet, unlike ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Maamar, Zakaria; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Sellami, Mohamed; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    This paper looks into ways of supporting social Web services react to the behaviors that their peers expose at run time. Examples of behaviors include selfishness and unfairness. These reactions are associated with actions ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; Bentahar, Jamal; Abdel Wahab, Omar; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    The success and continuation of cloud computing depends to a large extent on the quality and performance of the offered services. We propose in this paper a novel architecture for cloud computing called Community-based ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Shahin, Ahmad; Khalil, Mohamad; Munla, Nermine; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    This paper intends to investigate stress level detection of a driver during real world driving experiment. This detection is based on heart rate variability (HRV) analysis which is derived from ECG signal and reflects ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; El Khatib, Amjad; Otrok, Hadi; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Bentahar, Jamal; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    In this paper, we address the problem of detecting misbehaving vehicles in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network using VANET QoS-OLSR, Quality of Service-Optimized Link State Routing protocol. VANET QoS-OLSR is a clustering protocol ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Bentahar, Jamal; Abdel Wahab, Omar; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Security has been identified to be the principal stumbling-block preventing users and enterprises from moving their businesses to the cloud. The reason is that cloud systems, besides inheriting all the vulnerabilities of ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; Robert, Jean-Marc; Moati, Nadia; Sanadiki, Hiba; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    The QOLSR is a multimedia protocol that was designed on top of the Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) protocol. It considers the Quality of Service (QoS) of the nodes during the selection of the Multi-Point Relay (MPRs) ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; Baajour, Lama; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    In this paper, we address the problems related to the applicability and useability of security patterns. In this context, we propose a new approach based on aspect-oriented programming (AOP) for security patterns development, ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Al Housani, Hajer; Otrok, Hadi; Mizouni, Rabeb; Robert, Jean-Marc; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Anti-malware programs (AM) are well-known powerful security tools that protects against malicious activities. Behaviour-based AMs are seen as suitable candidates to detect unknown malwares in mobile devices. Usually, AM ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Otrok, Hadi; Ayoubi, Sara; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    In this paper, we introduce our approach for the automatic generation of BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) aspects from security policies. It is based on a synergy between policies, Aspect-Oriented Programming ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Alhadidi, Dima; Debbabi, Mourad; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    n this paper, we propose an approach for systematic security hardening of software based on aspect-oriented programming and Gimple language. We also present the first steps towards a formal specification for Gimple weaving ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Ayoubi, Sara; Yahyaoui, Hamdi; Otrok, Hadi; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    We propose in this paper a new approach for the dynamic enforcement of Web services security, which is based on a synergy between Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) and composition of Web services. Security policies are ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (SpringerBoston, MA, )
    In this paper, we present two new control flow based point-cuts to Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) languages that are needed for systematic hardening of security concerns. They allow to identify particular join points ...
  • Mourad, A.; Laverdiere, M-a.; Hanna, A.; Debbabi, M.; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Security design patterns have been proposed recently as a tool for the improvement of software security during the architecture and design phases. Since the appearance of this research topic in 1997, several catalogs have ...
  • Mourad, Azzam; Debbabi, Mourad; Tawbi, Nadia; SAS; 200904853; Computer Science and Mathematics; azzam.mourad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ACMNew York, USA, )
    This paper presents a new selective dynamic compilation technique targeting ARM 16/32-bit embedded system processors. This compiler is built inside the J2ME/CLDC (Java 2 Micro Edition for Connected Limited Device Configuration) ...

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