Time

Event

08:00 – 08:30

Registration

08:30 – 09:00

Opening Remarks

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote #1: Enabling Collaborative Intelligence at the Edge: A Spatial Computing Approach with JAMScript
Speaker: Muthucumaru Maheswaran (McGill University, Canada)
Session Chair: Kim Koha Nguyen (ETS Montreal, Canada)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Technical Session #1:Internet of Things
Session Chair: Rami Langar (ETS Montreal, Canada)

Enhancing IoT Connectivity with Matching Theory-Based Spectrum Sharing for IRS-Aided Multi-Cell Systems
Lilatul Ferdouse (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada); Faria Khandaker (Algoma University, Canada)

An Analysis on CVE Vulnerabilities of the Internet of Things
Anurag Kumar and Carol J Fung (Concordia University, Canada)

IoT-enabled Pediatric Pain Care Leveraging Majority Vote-based Transfer Learning Models
Nupur Gaikwad (Dalhousie University, Canada); Darshana Upadhyay (Dalhousie University, Canada & Cistel Technology, Canada); Jaume Manero (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain); Srinivas Sampalli (Dalhousie University, Canada)

Comparative Performance Analysis of NDN Protocol in IoT Environments
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Hail, Arne Matthes and Stefan Fischer (University of Lübeck, Germany)

Effective IDS under constraints of modern enterprise networks: revisiting the OpTC dataset
Victor Nikulshin and Chamseddine Talhi (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00

Short papers Session #1:IoT Applications
Session Chair: Aris Leivadeas (ETS Montreal, Canada)

SKELETRACK: Efficient Tracking of Skeleton in Blurry Videos for Human Activity Recognition
Haoran Qi, Zihan Zhang and Farhana Zulkernin (Queen’s University, Canada)

Non-reciprocal RIS-Aided Full-Duplex Communications: IoT Applications
Zahra Taheri (Concordia University, Canada); Mohamed Ibrahim (Communication Systems Architect, Canada & LATYS, Canada); Mohammad Reza Soleymani (Concordia University, Canada); Paul Tornatta (LATYS Intelligence Inc., Canada)

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enabled Resilient Radio Resource Allocation for Internet-of-Things Networks with Receiver Non-Linearity
Nahed Belhadj Mohamed (University of Quebec, Canada); Md. Zoheb Hassan (Université Laval, Canada); Georges Kaddoum (ETS Engineering School, University of Québec, Canada)

An Exploratory Study on Code Quality, Testing, Data Accuracy, and Practical Use Cases of IoT Wearables
Jean Baptiste Minani (University of Concordia, Canada); Yann Gaël Guéhéneuc (Concordia University, Canada); Moha Naouel (École de technologie supérieure, Canada); Fatima Sabir (University of the Punjab, Pakistan); Yahia El-Fellah (École de technologie supérieure, Canada); Sanam Ahmed (Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan); Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc (Concordia University, Canada)

Metamorphic Testing for Investigation of Context Recognition from Smart Home Voice Commands
Fahima Hasan Athina, Jeniya Sultana, Debaleen Das Spandan and Razib Iqbal (Missouri State University, USA)

Computation Offloading on 5G Core Network for a Highly Delay Sensitive Real Time App
Pierre Domachowski and Haga Randrianaly (Télécom SudParis, France); Noel Crespi (Institut Mines-Télécom, Télécom SudParis, France); Marie-Jose Montpetit (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada & Iowa State University, USA)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Technical Session #2: Machine Learning
Session Chair: Marie-José Monpetit (McGill University, Canada)

Machine Learning and Large Language Models-based Techniques for Cyber Threat Detection: A Comparative Study
Anes Abdennebi (IMAGIN Lab, Canada); Reda Morsli (École de technologie supérieure, Canada); Nadjia Kara (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Hakima Ould-Slimane (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada)

S4HI: A Novel Learning-based Human Identification Method from Behavioural Data
Khalil Snoussi (École de technologie supérieure, Canada); Wael Jaafar (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Rami Langar (Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, Canada & University Gustave Eiffel, France)

Query Prediction for Log Search for Distributed Tracing with External Monitoring Alerts
Tomoyuki Koyama, Takayuki Kushida and Soichiro Ikuno (Tokyo University of Technology, Japan)

Virtualized Wireless Sensor Networks for Distributed Applications over the Cloud Continuum
Adriana Arteaga Arce, Alexandre Veremme, Carol Habib and Nathalie Mitton (Centre Inria de l’Université de Lille, France)

Sustainability of AI – Energy consumption estimation of an mMTC admission control
Abdelkader Outtagarts (Nokia Bell Labs, France); Lucas Otávio Nascimento de Araújo (Télécom Paris & Nokia Networks France, State University of Campinas, France)

17:00

Welcome Reception

Time

Event

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote #2: Advancing Cloud and IoT Security through LLMs, Federated and Deep Reinforcement Learning
Speaker: Mohamed Chahine Ghanem (University of Liverpool, UK)
Session Chair: Rami Langar (ETS Montreal, Canada)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Technical Session #3: Resource Management
Session Chair: Wael Jaafar (ETS Montreal, Canada)

Resource Management for Reduced Capability New Radio Devices in Beyond 5G Networks: Opportunities and Research Road Map
Neelanjana Subin Ferdous (World University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh); Md. Zoheb Hassan (Université Laval, Canada); Imtiaz Ahmed (Howard University, USA); Lutfa Akter (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh)

Optimizing multi-service migration and downtime at the network edge using deep reinforcement learning
Arshin Rezazadeh (The University of Western Ontario, Canada); Davood Abednezhad (Khouzestan Oxin Steel Company, Iran); Duff Jones (Western University, Canada); Hanan Lutfiyya (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

End-to-End Decentralized Tracking of Carbon Footprint using Internet of Things and Distributed Databases
Salman Ali, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Cedric Gondro and Qiben Yan (Michigan State University, USA)

Selective Excitation Technique for Wireless Power Transfer in Wearable Devices Using CMA
Ferdaous Abderrazak (Université du Québec en Outaouais & Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL) – iTEAM – Universitat Politècnica de València, Canada); Peyman PourMohammadi (INRS, Canada); Larbi Talbi (University of Quebec – Outaouais, Canada); Eva Antonino-Daviu (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Tayeb Denidni (INRS, Canada); Miguel Ferrando-Bataller (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain)

Efficient Resource Allocation for Multi-Robot Collaboration via Traffic-Aware Pod Autoscaling
Swarnabha Roy, Reece Dobson, Jack Campbell and Stavros Kalafatis (Texas A&M University, USA)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00

Demos/Posters Session:
Session Chair: Olivier Brochu (ÉTS, Montreal)

DEMO: Non-Reciprocal RIS Solution for Power Mismatch in WiFi-Connected IoT Devices
Mohamed Ibrahim (Communication Systems Architect, Canada & LATYS, Canada); Zahra Taheri (Concordia University, Canada); Octavio Barrera and Artmiz Golkaramnay (LATYS, Canada)

Demo: Virtualized Wireless Sensor Networks for Distributed Applications over the Cloud Continuum
Adriana Arteaga Arce, Alexandre Veremme and Carol Habib (Inria, France); Nathalie Mitton (Inria Lille – Nord Europe, France)

DEMO of: A Policy-based System for Service Provisioning in Edge Computing
Dalal Direm (ESI, Algeria); Zakaria Maamar (UDST, Qatar); Amel Benna (CERIST & USTHB, Algeria)

(POSTER) Cloud Monitoring and Prediction of Indoor LoRa-based Air Quality Data
Shuyan Han, Evelyn Hui Kai Soon, Shihang Ruan, Haoming He, Morteza Moghaddassian and Alberto Leon-Garcia (University of Toronto, Canada)

(DEMO) An IoT toolbox for media arts
Sarah Al Mamoun, Pía Baltazar, Charles Bicari, Marek Blottière, Jean-Michaël Celerier, Rochana Fardon, Olivier Gauthier, Eduardo A L Meneses, Maggie Needham and Guillaume Riou (Société des Arts Technologiques, Canada)

(DEMO) WTTool: A Visual Web-based Topology Generator and 5G Network Simulator with ns-3
Nicholas D Accurso (University at Buffalo, USA); Samir Si-Mohammed (University of Strasbourg, France); Diptangshu De and Filippo Malandra (University at Buffalo, USA)

Demo-ScanIoT, an Application to collect IoT dataset for HomeGuard
Abdul Fareed Jamali and Carol J Fung (Concordia University, Canada)

xApps for DDoS Attacks Detection and Mitigation in 5G-V2X O-RAN Networks
Mirna Awad (Ecole de technologie Superieure, Canada); Adam Ait Hamid (University Gustave Eiffel, France); Yeogeuch Ranganathan (Polytech Sorbonne, France); Nizar Choubik (Bordeaux INP, France); Rami Langar (Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, Canada & University Gustave Eiffel, France); Wael Jaafar (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Technical Session #4:Routing and Scheduling
Session Chair: Aris Leivadeas (ETS Montreal, Canada)

Informed Network Routing for SD-WAN enabled SaaS Optimization: An M365 Proof of Concept
Sai Suchandan Reddy (Cisco Systems, USA); Nikolai Pitaev (Cisco Systems, Germany); Aris Leivadeas (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

An Architectural Approach for Enhanced Data Interoperability Across Building Systems
Peter Yefi (Concordia University, Canada); Ramanunni P Menon (Institute for Solar Research, German Aerospace Centre, Jülich, Germany); Sikandar Ejaz (Concordia University, Canada); Ursula Eicker (Canada Excellence Research Chair Next Generation Cities, Canada); Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc (Concordia University, Canada)

A Deep Dive into Congestion Control and Buffer Management for Fluctuation-Prone 5G-A/6G Links
Jorge Ignacio Sandoval (University of Chile, Chile); Sandra Céspedes (Concordia University, Canada); Agustin E Gonzalez Uriarte and Diego Torreblanca (University of Chile, Chile); Ignacio Gabriel Bugueño-Córdova (University of Chile, Chile & University of O’Higgins, Chile)

On the Joint Placement of Blockchain and Users’ Virtualized Services in the Internet of Vehicles
Messaoud Ait Yahia (École de Technologie Supérieure de Montreal, Canada); Mouhamadou Mouctar Gueye (Université Alioune Diop de Bambey, Senegal); Wael Jaafar (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Rami Langar (Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, Canada & University Gustave Eiffel, France)

VizCheck: Enhancing Phishing Attack Detection through Visual Domain Name Homograph Analysis
Hafidh Zouahi (StreamScan Inc. & École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS Montreal), Canada); Chamseddine Talhi (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Oussama Boudar (StreamScan Inc., Canada)

19:00

Conference Dinner

Time

Event

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote #3: IoT Device Performance in a Non-Reciprocal Wireless Network
Speaker: Artmiz Golkaramnay (LATYS, Canada)
Session Chair: Kim Koha Nguyen (ETS Montreal, Canada)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00

Technical Session #5: Cloud and Sustainability
Session Chair: Marie-José Monpetit (McGill University, Canada)

Privacy Preserved IoT Data Inquiry System using DoT
Hayato Sagara (Hokkaido University, Japan); Yong Jin (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan); Katsuyoshi Iida and Yoshiaki Takai (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Anomaly Detection in IoT Sensor Energy Consumption Using LSTM Neural Networks and Isolation Forest
Quôc Vo (University of Paris Cité, France); Philippe Ea (Université Paris Cité, France); Selma Benzouaoua (Université paris cité, France); Osman Salem (University of Paris Cité, France); Ahmed Mehaoua (Universite Paris Cite, France)

A Novel Communication-Efficient and Blockchain-Secured Distributed Federated Learning
Souad Beguenane (École de technologie supérieure, Canada); Wael Jaafar (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

Enhancing Port Scan and DDoS Attack Detection using Genetic and Machine Learning algorithms
Jean-Bernard Altidor (École de Technologie Supérieur, Canada); Chamseddine Talhi (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada)

Secure Cloud-based Provisioning and Managing the Complete Life Cycle of IoT Metals
Morteza Moghaddassian and Jj Garcia-Luna-Aceves (University of Toronto, Canada)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00

Technical Session #6: Secure Internet of Things:
Session Chair: Aris Leivadeas (ETS Montreal, Canada)

Anomaly Detection in Federated Learning: A Comprehensive Study on Data Poisoning and Energy Consumption Patterns in IoT Devices (FP)
Abdelkader Tounsi (Université Paris Cité, France); Osman Salem (University of Paris Cité, France); Ahmed Mehaoua (Universite Paris Cite, France)

Beyond the Lens: False Data Injection Attacks on IIoT-Cameras through MQTT Manipulation (FP)
Wael Alsabbagh (Brandenburg University of Technology & IHP GmbH, Germany); Peter Langendoerfer (IHP Microelectronics, Germany); Chaerin Kim (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus – Senftenberg, Germany); Nitin Sanjay Patil (Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany)

Blockchain for Securing CI/CD Pipeline: A Review on Tools, Frameworks, and Challenges
Sabbir Muhammad Saleh and Nazim Madhavji (University of Western Ontario, Canada); John Steinbacher (IBM Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada)

ElectroBlock: Reinforcement Learning and Blockchain-based Energy Trade to Optimize Tariffs
Ridwan Arefin Islam (McGill University, Canada); Md. Rezwan-Ul- Islam and Swakkhar Shatabda (United International University, Bangladesh); Salekul Islam (North South University, Bangladesh)

Optimizing IoT Network Intrusion Detection: A Deep Learning Approache
Khorshed Alam (United International University, Bangladesh & Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Bangladesh); Md Fahad Monir (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA); Zoheb Hasan (Universit e Laval, Canada); Md. Tarek Habib (Independent University Bangladesh, Bangladesh)

15:00 – 15:30

Closing Ceremony