Author Archives: Ali

Engineering Data-Driven Secure Software Services

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Ali

Big Data Systems (BDS) (i.e., data-intensive applications) have become one of the key priority areas for all sorts of organizations. We have been conducting R&D on different aspects of Data intensive applications in general and on security oriented solutions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Innovation, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Privacy, Security, Security Analytics, Security Orchestration, Smart Campus, Smart Cities, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Design Space for Cyber Security Analytical Systems

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Ali

Cyber Security infrastructures are increasingly relying on big data technologies for capturing, storing, and analyzing huge amount of security events data. Designing and evolving systems that can effectively and efficiently combine big data technologies and cybersecurity are hugely challenging undertakings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Connected Cities, Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Security, Security Analytics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Adaptive Architectures for Cyber Security Analytics Systems

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Ali

It is becoming quite hard to imagine software systems that wouldn’t need adaptation as part of their runtime requirements. With the increasing demand for adaptivity by design, the knowledge and skills in this area are lagging far behind. Cyber Analytics … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Security, Security Analytics, Security Orchestration, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Systematic Horizon Scan of Security Orchestration Approaches and Tools

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Ali

An increasing number of organisations focusing on security orchestration approaches and solutions to automate the processes of their Security Operation Centre (SOC). There are hundreds of approaches and tools to support security orchestration, hence, practitioners find it hard to access … Continue reading →

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Internet of Things Search Engine: Concepts, Classification, and Open Issues

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Ali

Internet of Things (IoT) enabled infrastructures, products, and services are revolutionising the way businesses and societies engage and operate. Billions of devices, small and large, are predicted to be connected via Internet over the coming years. These devices and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Service Oriented Computing, Smart Campus, Smart Cities, Smart Environment, Smart People, Social Computing, Software Architecture | Leave a comment

Building and Leveraging Design Spaces for Architecting Contemporary Software Systems

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Ali

It was a great pleasure to visit the Secure Systems Group at the Aalto University of Finland. I was hosted by Professor N. Asokan, the leader of the group and a leading authority on different aspects of the security systems, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architectural knowledge, Cyber Security, Design patterns, Design rationale, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Knowledge Sharing, Security, Service Oriented Computing, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Architecting for Continuous Delivery and Deployment

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Ali

Continuous Software Engineering has been gaining signifiant momentum in terms of widespread adoption among large and small Software houses. This paradigm shift is based on the promise of early, frequent delivery and deployment of software features and continuous feedback on … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuous Development, Continuous Software Engineering, DevOps, Evidence-Based Software Engineering, Human-Centric Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Our New Work on Self-Adaptive Security for large-scale Open Environments

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Ali

We are continuously progressing on the plan for strengthening our capabilities in Cyber Security. To achieve this goal, we have been not only building internal capabilities but also forming and leveraging strategic collaborations. Out of one of our recent collaborations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architectural knowledge, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Design patterns, Design rationale, Security, Service Oriented Computing, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Data Exfiltration: External Attack Vectors and Countermeasures

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Ali

With regards to our work on Cyber Security, we have recently successfully completed a collaborative piece fo work with researchers from Security Lancaster, University of Lancaster, UK. Our collaborative work was focused on identifying and understanding Data Exfiltration: External Vectors … Continue reading →

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Search Engines for Web of Things (WoT)

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Ali

Millions of objects are being connected to provide different services via the Web. This trend has led the paradigm of Web of Things (WoT), that can be searched and leveraged by uses (i.e., human or other systems/machines). One of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized, Web of Things (WoTs) | Leave a comment