Peer-reviewed Work

Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, and chapters on smart-grid security, cyber-physical systems, IoT security, and anomaly detection.

2025

HyLLM-IDS: A Conceptual Hybrid LLM-Assisted Intrusion Detection Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems
Mamdouh Muhammad, Abdelkader Magdy Shaaban, Reinhard German, Loui Al Sardy
International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security (SAFECOMP 2025), Stockholm, Sweden · 2025
Conference Paper Cyber-Physical Systems Intrusion Detection LLM-Assisted Security
Cite
@inproceedings{muhammad2025hyllm,
  title={HyLLM-IDS: A Conceptual Hybrid LLM-Assisted Intrusion Detection Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems},
  author={Muhammad, Mamdouh and Shaaban, Abdelkader Magdy and German, Reinhard and Al Sardy, Loui},
  booktitle={International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security},
  pages={129--142},
  year={2025},
  organization={Springer Nature Switzerland Cham}
}
AI-driven Anomaly Detection with ICS Protocols in Smart Grids
Mamdouh Muhammad, Kanwardeep Singh, Reinhard German
2025 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking 2025), Limassol, Cyprus, May 26-29, 2025 · 2025
Conference Paper Smart Grids ICS Protocols Anomaly Detection
Cite
@INPROCEEDINGS{IFIPNet25_Muha2505_AI,
  AUTHOR="Mamdouh Muhammad and Kanwardeep Singh and Reinhard German",
  TITLE="{AI-driven} Anomaly Detection with {ICS} Protocols in Smart Grids",
  BOOKTITLE="2025 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking 2025), Limassol, Cyprus, May 26-29, 2025",
  YEAR="2025"
}
AI-Based Anomaly Detection for Enhanced Cybersecurity in IoT Networks
Mamdouh Muhammad, Sushmetha Arumugam, Loui Al Sardy
2025 9th Cyber Security in Networking Conference (CSNet 2025) · 2025
Conference Paper IoT Security Anomaly Detection Cybersecurity
Cite
@INPROCEEDINGS{11288241,
  author={Muhammad, Mamdouh and Arumugam, Sushmetha and Al Sardy, Loui},
  booktitle={2025 9th Cyber Security in Networking Conference (CSNet)},
  title={AI-Based Anomaly Detection for Enhanced Cybersecurity in IoT Networks},
  year={2025},
  pages={199-206},
  doi={10.1109/CSNet67572.2025.11288241}
}

2024

Survey of Cybersecurity in Smart Grids Protocols and Datasets
Mamdouh Muhammad, Abdullah S. Alshra'a, Reinhard German
The 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA · 2024
Journal Article Smart Grids Cybersecurity Datasets
Cite
@article{MUHAMMAD2024365,
  title = {Survey of Cybersecurity in Smart Grids Protocols and Datasets},
  journal = {Procedia Computer Science},
  volume = {241},
  pages = {365-372},
  year = {2024},
  note = {19th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications/ 21th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing/14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology},
  issn = {1877-0509},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2024.08.049},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050924017605},
  author = {Mamdouh Muhammad and Abdullah {S. Alshra'a} and Reinhard German}
}
Cybersecurity Strategies for Smart Grids: Leveraging Agile IoT and IIoT Integration
Abdullah S. Alshra'a, Mamdouh Muhammad, Reinhard German
Smart and Agile Cybersecurity for IoT and IIoT Environments, IGI Global · 2024
Book Chapter Smart Grids IoT Security IIoT
Cite
@incollection{alshra2024cybersecurity,
  title={Cybersecurity Strategies for Smart Grids: Leveraging Agile IoT and IIoT Integration},
  author={Alshra'a, Abdullah S and Muhammad, Mamdouh and German, Reinhard},
  booktitle={Smart and Agile Cybersecurity for IoT and IIoT Environments},
  pages={280--305},
  year={2024},
  publisher={IGI Global}
}

2023

An IDS for DDoS Attacks in SDN using VGG-Based CNN Architecture
Mamdouh Muhammad, Abdullah S. Alshra'a, Reinhard German
2023 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM '23), Split, Croatia · 2023
Conference Paper Intrusion Detection SDN DDoS
Cite
@INPROCEEDINGS{10271630,
  author={Muhammad, Mamdouh and Alshra'a, Abdullah S. and German, Reinhard},
  booktitle={2023 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM)},
  title={An IDS for DDoS Attacks in SDN using VGG-Based CNN Architecture},
  year={2023},
  pages={1-7},
  doi={10.23919/SoftCOM58365.2023.10271630}
}