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Kevin Patrick Mahaffey

Kevin Patrick Mahaffey

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
37
Citations
9461
World Ranking
10500
National Ranking
4395

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Software

Kevin Patrick Mahaffey focuses on Mobile telephony, Computer network, Embedded system, Server and Mobile device. There are a combination of areas like Database, Mobile computing, Malware, Computer security and World Wide Web integrated together with his Mobile telephony study. His work deals with themes such as Wireless network and Mobile database, which intersect with Computer network.

His research in Embedded system intersects with topics in Computer hardware, User interface, Code, Mode and Key. His Server research includes elements of Password, Authentication and Login. The study incorporates disciplines such as Network configuration, Web page, Cellular network and Identification in addition to Mobile device.

His most cited work include:

  • System and method for server-coupled malware prevention (522 citations)
  • System and method for adverse mobile application identification (504 citations)
  • Multi-factor authentication and comprehensive login system for client-server networks (394 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Mobile telephony, Computer network, Computer security, Mobile device and Mobile database. His Mobile telephony research spans across into fields like Malware, Telecommunications, Data objects, Database and World Wide Web. Kevin Patrick Mahaffey interconnects False positive paradox and Server in the investigation of issues within Malware.

His Computer network research focuses on Embedded system and how it connects with Computer hardware. His study in Computer security is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Network Access Control, Security information and event management and Mobile Web. The concepts of his Mobile device study are interwoven with issues in Event, Client and User interface.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mobile telephony (43.02%)
  • Computer network (41.86%)
  • Computer security (30.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2020)?

  • Computer network (41.86%)
  • Mobile telephony (43.02%)
  • Real-time computing (3.49%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Computer network, Mobile telephony, Real-time computing, Event and Data collection. His studies deal with areas such as Transmission and Mobile device as well as Computer network. Throughout his Mobile telephony studies, Kevin Patrick Mahaffey incorporates elements of other sciences such as Network connection, Personally identifiable information and Telecommunications.

His Real-time computing research overlaps with other disciplines such as Event and Measure. His Event study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Computer security. Data collection is intertwined with Norm, Mathematical optimization, Monitoring and evaluation and Data mining in his study.

Between 2017 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Distributed monitoring and evaluation of multiple devices (6 citations)
  • MANAGING ACCESS TO SERVICES BASED ON FINGERPRINT MATCHING (1 citations)
  • Methods and systems for causing mobile communications devices to emit sounds with encoded information (1 citations)

Best Publications

  • System and method for server-coupled malware prevention

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;James David Burgess;David Golombek;Timothy Micheal Wyatt

  • System and method for adverse mobile application identification

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;David Golombek;David Luke Richardson;Timothy Micheal Wyatt

  • Multi-factor authentication and comprehensive login system for client-server networks

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;David Luke Richardson;Ariel Salomon;R. Tyler Croy

  • System and method for a scanning api

    Bruce Wootton;Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;Timothy Micheal Wyatt

  • System and method for remotely securing or recovering a mobile device

    Kevin Mahaffey;John G. Hering;James Bergess

  • System and method for security data collection and analysis

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;David Golombek;Daniel Lee Evans;David Luke Richardson

  • System and method for changing security behavior of a device based on proximity to another device

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;Brian James Buck

  • System and method for mobile communication device application advisement

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;John G. Hering;James David Burgess;Jonathan Pantera Grubb

  • Methods and systems for sharing risk responses between collections of mobile communications devices

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;Brian James Buck;William Robinson;John G. Hering

  • System and method for assessing an application to be installed on a mobile communication device

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;John Gunther Hering;James David Burgess;Jonathan Pantera Grubb

  • Cloud-based network security

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;John Gunther Hering;Brian James Buck

  • Mobile web protection

    Timothy Micheal Wyatt;David Luke Richardson;Jonathan Pantera Grubb;Kevin Patrick Mahaffey

  • Distributed monitoring, evaluation, and response for multiple devices

    Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;Timothy Micheal Wyatt;Brian James Buck;John Gunther Hering

  • System and method for mobile device push communications

    Ariel Salomon;Kevin Patrick Mahaffey

  • Crawling multiple markets and correlating

    Timothy M. Wyatt;Tim Strazzere;Kevin Patrick Mahaffey;Yogesh Swami

  • System and method for identifying and assessing vulnerabilities on a mobile communication device

    John G. Hering;Kevin Mahaffey;James Burgess

  • Security status and information display system

    Kevin Mahaffey;John G. Hering;James Burgess

  • Secure mobile platform system

    Kevin Mahaffey;John G. Hering;James Burgess

  • System and method for remotely-initiated audio communication

    Vance Grkov;David Richardson;Ayan Mandal;Cherry Mangat

  • System and method for developing, updating, and using user and device behavioral context models to modify user, device, and application state, settings and behavior for enhanced user security

    Samuel Alexander Walker;Ayan Kanti Mandal;Devesh Senapati;Kevin Patrick Mahaffey

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