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Overview

Cliff C. Zou is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States and has a research portfolio primarily situated in the field of Computer Science. Their work spans a broad range of subfields within this domain, including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Information Systems.

The scientist's research topics highlight a focus on Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, and Network Security and Intrusion Detection. Additional areas of investigation involve Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data.

Notable recent publications by Cliff C. Zou include:

  • "A Framework for Attribute-Based Access Control in Processing Big Data with Multiple Sensitivities" (2023), published in Applied Sciences
  • "Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis and Classification Utilizing Machine Learning" (2024), published in Sensors
  • "On Security of TrustZone-M-Based IoT Systems" (2022), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "A Worm Detection System Based on Deep Learning" (2020), published in IEEE Access
  • "FUME: Fuzzing Message Queuing Telemetry Transport Brokers" (2022), presented at IEEE INFOCOM 2022 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Mohammed Alkhowaiter, Mnassar Alyami, Xinwen Fu, Abdulmajeed Alghamdi, and Lan Luo, with collaboration counts ranging from four to seven papers.

Cliff C. Zou has consistently published in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Sensors, the 2022 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Applied Sciences, and the IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

Best Publications

  • Code red worm propagation modeling and analysis

    Cliff Changchun Zou;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley

  • An Advanced Hybrid Peer-to-Peer Botnet

    Ping Wang;Sherri Sparks;Cliff C Zou

  • Modeling Botnet Propagation Using Time Zones.

    David Dagon;Cliff Changchun Zou;Wenke Lee

  • An advanced hybrid peer-to-peer botnet

    Ping Wang;Sherri Sparks;Cliff C. Zou

  • Monitoring and early warning for internet worms

    Cliff Changchun Zou;Lixin Gao;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley

  • Worm propagation modeling and analysis under dynamic quarantine defense

    Cliff Changchun Zou;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley

  • The monitoring and early detection of internet worms

    Cliff C. Zou;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley;Lixin Gao

  • On the performance of internet worm scanning strategies

    Cliff C. Zou;Don Towsley;Weibo Gong

  • Modeling and Simulation Study of the Propagation and Defense of Internet E-mail Worms

    C.C. Zou;D. Towsley;Weibo Gong

  • Honeypot-Aware Advanced Botnet Construction and Maintenance

    C.C. Zou;R. Cunningham

  • SMM rootkit: a new breed of OS independent malware

    Shawn Embleton;Sherri Sparks;Cliff Changchun Zou

  • Optimal roadside units placement in urban areas for vehicular networks

    Baber Aslam;Faisal Amjad;Cliff C. Zou

  • Routing Worm: A Fast, Selective Attack Worm Based on IP Address Information

    Cliff C. Zou;Don Towsley;Weibo Gong;Songlin Cai

  • Email worm modeling and defense

    C.C. Zou;D. Towsley;Weibo Gong

  • Defense against Sybil attack in vehicular ad hoc network based on roadside unit support

    Soyoung Park;Baber Aslam;Damla Turgut;Cliff C. Zou

  • Honeypot detection in advanced botnet attacks

    Ping Wang;Lei Wu;Ryan Cunningham;Cliff C. Zou

  • Automated Vulnerability Analysis: Leveraging Control Flow for Evolutionary Input Crafting

    S. Sparks;S. Embleton;R. Cunningham;C. Zou

  • Email Virus Propagation Modeling and Analysis

    Cliff C. Zou;Don Towsley;Weibo Gong

  • A Systematic Study on Peer-to-Peer Botnets

    Ping Wang;Lei Wu;Baber Aslam;Cliff C. Zou

  • SMM rootkits: a new breed of OS independent malware

    Shawn Embleton;Sherri Sparks;Cliff Zou

  • Code red worm propagation modeling and analysis

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  • Monitoring and Early Detection for Internet Worms

    Cliff C. Zou;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley;Lixin Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Weibo Gong
Weibo Gong University of Massachusetts Amherst
Don Towsley
Don Towsley University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mainak Chatterjee
Mainak Chatterjee University of Central Florida
Xinwen Fu
Xinwen Fu University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lixin Gao
Lixin Gao University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gary T. Leavens
Gary T. Leavens University of Central Florida
Kien A. Hua
Kien A. Hua University of Central Florida
Nick Duffield
Nick Duffield Texas A&M University
Yier Jin
Yier Jin University of Florida
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of Central Florida

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