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Information Technology /Networking

Network management & monitoring

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

5G/6G Core Networks and Services

Ongoing
The main tasks of this program are: Task 1: 6G Core Network Architecture: I nvestigating AI-native architectures that not just execute AI/ML-based network functions but also support the creation, management, cooperation, measurement, and evolution of these functions. Task 2: Key Technologies Task 2
Trustworthy Intelligent Networks Project

Trustworthy Intelligent Networks

Ongoing
Our current research efforts include: The application of AI/ML techniques to detect abuse of the Domain Name System (DNS). The development of measurement techniques to characterize the robustness of AI/ML approaches to botnet detection. The application of AI/ML techniques to detect anomalies in the
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Information Centric Networking Program

Ongoing
Today the Internet relies on content distribution network overlays and caching to deliver most of its traffic. It is not clear that this architecture can continue to scale to meet data projections of the next decade and beyond. Current research in information-centric networking proposes a new

Trustworthy Networks Program

Ongoing
The need for Trustworthy Networking Internet Society Report on the Future of the Internet “Perhaps the most pressing danger to the future of the Internet is the rising scope and breadth of Cyber Threats.” “Addressing cyber threats should be the priority” “The scale of cyberattacks is steadily

Publications

Analysis of Neural Network Detectors for Network Attacks

Author(s)
Qingtian Zou, Lan Zhang, Anoop Singhal, Xiaoyan Sun, Peng Liu
While network attacks play a critical role in many advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns, an arms race exists between the network defenders and the

Software

Screen shot from the NIST RPKI Monitor

NIST RPKI Deployment Monitor

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The NIST RPKI Monitor is a test and measurement tool designed to monitor the dynamics of the global Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and the impact of