Robert Abercrombie

Dr. Robert Abercrombie

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Academic Career Length

43Years (1984-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 September 2021 in Sensors
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KAKhalid Albulayhi
Khalid Albulayhi
ASAbdallah Ali Smadi
Abdallah Ali Smadi
Frederick T. SheldonFrederick T. Sheldon
Frederick T. Sheldon
RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
This paper surveys the deep learning (DL) approaches for intrusion-detection systems (IDSs) in Internet of Things (IoT) and the associated datasets toward identifying gaps, weaknesses, and a neutral reference architecture. A comparative study of IDSs is provided, with a review of anomaly-based IDSs on DL approaches, which include supervised, unsupervised, and hybrid methods. All techniques in these three categories have essentially been used in IoT environments. To date, only a few have been used in the anomaly-based IDS for IoT. For each of these anomaly-based IDSs, the implementation of the four categories of feature(s) extraction, classification, prediction, and regression were evaluated. We studied important performance metrics and benchmark detection rates, including the requisite efficiency of the various methods. Four machine learning algorithms were evaluated for classification purposes: Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Decision Tree (DT), and an Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Therefore, we compared each via the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The study model exhibits promising outcomes for all classes of attacks. The scope of our analysis examines attacks targeting the IoT ecosystem using empirically based, simulation-generated datasets (namely the Bot-IoT and the IoTID20 datasets).

27 March 2010 in Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering
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AAAnis Ben Aissa
Anis Ben Aissa
RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
Frederick T. SheldonFrederick T. Sheldon
Frederick T. Sheldon
AMAli Mili
Ali Mili

11 January 2012 in Scientometrics
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RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
AUAkaninyene W. Udoeyop
Akaninyene W. Udoeyop
BSBob G. Schlicher
Bob G. Schlicher

1 June 2017
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AJAnanth A. Jillepalli
Ananth A. Jillepalli
FSFrederick T. Sheldon
Frederick T. Sheldon
DLDaniel Conte de Leon
Daniel Conte de Leon
MHMichael Haney
Michael Haney
RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
Cyber-attacks and intrusions in cyber-physical control systems are, currently, difficult to reliably prevent. Knowing a system's vulnerabilities and implementing static mitigations is not enough, since threats are advancing faster than the pace at which static cyber solutions can counteract. Accordingly, the practice of cybersecurity needs to ensure that intrusion and compromise do not result in system or environment damage or loss. In a previous paper [2], we described the Cyberspace Security Econometrics System (CSES), which is a stakeholder-aware and economics-based risk assessment method for cybersecurity. CSES allows an analyst to assess a system in terms of estimated loss resulting from security breakdowns. In this paper, we describe two new related contributions: 1) We map the Cyberspace Security Econometrics System (CSES) method to the evaluation and mitigation steps described by the NIST Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, Special Publication 800-82r2. Hence, presenting an economics-based and stakeholder-aware risk evaluation method for the implementation of the NIST-SP-800-82 guide; and 2) We describe the application of this tailored method through the use of a fictitious example of a critical infrastructure system of an electric and gas utility.

1 January 2007
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CLChia-En Lin
Chia-En Lin
KKKrishna M. Kavi
Krishna M. Kavi
Frederick T. SheldonFrederick T. Sheldon
Frederick T. Sheldon
KDKris M. Daley
Kris M. Daley
RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
Systems using software agents (or multi-agent systems, MAS) are becoming more popular within the development mainstream because, as the name suggests, an agent aims to handle tasks autonomously with intelligence. To benefit from autonomous control and reduced running costs, system functions are performed automatically. Agent-oriented considerations are being steadily accepted into the various software design paradigms. Agents may work alone, but most commonly, they cooperate toward achieving some application goal(s). MAS's are components in systems that are viewed as many individuals living in a society working together. From a SE perspective, solving a problem should encompass problem realization, requirements analysis, architecture design and implementation. These steps should be implemented within a life-cycle process including testing, verification, and reengineering to proving the built system is sound. In this paper, we explore the various applications of agent-based systems categorized into different application domains. A baseline is developed herein to help us focus on the core of agent concepts throughout the comparative study and to investigate both the object-oriented and agent-oriented techniques that are available for constructing agent-based systems. In each respect, we address the conceptual background associated with these methodologies and how available tools can be applied within specific domains

1 January 2013
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RARobert Abercrombie
Robert Abercrombie
Frederick T. SheldonFrederick T. Sheldon
Frederick T. Sheldon
KHKatie R. Hauser
Katie R. Hauser
MLMargaret W. Lantz
Margaret W. Lantz
AMAli Mili
Ali Mili
Earlier work describes computational models of critical infrastructure that allow an analyst to estimate the security of a system in terms of the impact of loss per stakeholder resulting from security breakdowns. Here, we consider how to identify, monitor and estimate risk impact and probability for different smart grid stakeholders. Our constructive method leverages currently available standards and defined failure scenarios. We utilize the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Interagency or Internal Reports (NISTIR) 7628 as a basis to apply Cyberspace Security Econometrics system (CSES) for comparing design principles and courses of action in making security-related decisions.