Prof. Talal Halabi
'%3e%3cpath%20d='M22.1642%2019.0924C21.7317%2018.068%2021.1041%2017.1375%2020.3163%2016.3527C19.5309%2015.5656%2018.6006%2014.9381%2017.5766%2014.5048C17.5674%2014.5002%2017.5582%2014.4979%2017.5491%2014.4933C18.9774%2013.4616%2019.9059%2011.7811%2019.9059%209.88504C19.9059%206.74408%2017.3611%204.19922%2014.2201%204.19922C11.0792%204.19922%208.53429%206.74408%208.53429%209.88504C8.53429%2011.7811%209.46282%2013.4616%2010.8912%2014.4956C10.882%2014.5002%2010.8728%2014.5025%2010.8636%2014.5071C9.83652%2014.9404%208.91487%2015.5617%208.1239%2016.355C7.33685%2017.1404%206.70933%2018.0707%206.276%2019.0947C5.85031%2020.0972%205.62072%2021.172%205.59967%2022.2609C5.59905%2022.2853%205.60335%2022.3097%205.61229%2022.3325C5.62123%2022.3553%205.63465%2022.376%205.65174%2022.3935C5.66883%2022.4111%205.68926%2022.425%205.71182%2022.4345C5.73437%2022.444%205.7586%2022.4489%205.78308%2022.4489H7.15868C7.25956%2022.4489%207.3398%2022.3686%207.3421%2022.2701C7.38795%2020.5001%208.09868%2018.8425%209.35506%2017.5861C10.655%2016.2862%2012.3814%2015.5709%2014.2201%2015.5709C16.0588%2015.5709%2017.7852%2016.2862%2019.0852%2017.5861C20.3415%2018.8425%2021.0523%2020.5001%2021.0981%2022.2701C21.1004%2022.3709%2021.1807%2022.4489%2021.2815%2022.4489H22.6571C22.6816%2022.4489%2022.7058%2022.444%2022.7284%2022.4345C22.751%2022.425%2022.7714%2022.4111%2022.7885%2022.3935C22.8056%2022.376%2022.819%2022.3553%2022.8279%2022.3325C22.8369%2022.3097%2022.8412%2022.2853%2022.8406%2022.2609C22.8176%2021.165%2022.5907%2020.0989%2022.1642%2019.0924ZM14.2201%2013.8284C13.1678%2013.8284%2012.1773%2013.418%2011.4322%2012.6729C10.6871%2011.9278%2010.2767%2010.9374%2010.2767%209.88504C10.2767%208.83271%2010.6871%207.84227%2011.4322%207.09715C12.1773%206.35204%2013.1678%205.94165%2014.2201%205.94165C15.2724%205.94165%2016.2629%206.35204%2017.008%207.09715C17.7531%207.84227%2018.1635%208.83271%2018.1635%209.88504C18.1635%2010.9374%2017.7531%2011.9278%2017.008%2012.6729C16.2629%2013.418%2015.2724%2013.8284%2014.2201%2013.8284Z'%20fill='%238590A2'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Co-authors
Following
Followers
Research Focus & Metrics
Explore full metrics on Scilit
Academic Career Length
10Years (2017-Present)
(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)
Representative Publications
View All Publications1 September 2019 in Future Generation Computer Systems
Journal Article
AAAdel Abusitta
Adel Abusitta
MBMartine Bellaiche
Martine Bellaiche
MDMichel Dagenais
Michel Dagenais
Talal Halabi1 May 2020
Conference Paper
Software as a Service (SaaS) has been adopted in a fast pace for applications and services to run on software cloud platform. However, the success of SaaS in cloud computing cannot obscure the security challenges faced by the web applications deployed on cloud SaaS. Like other web-based systems, cloud applications are prone to most of the common web attacks. The SQL injection attack is one of the most potential threat to a SaaS application. This may result in loss of sensitive and important data (e.g., financial, personal). Through this kind of attacks, the attacker can steal critical and confidential information to a business or an organization leading to high impact on tangible (e.g., data) and intangible (e.g., reputation) assets. The purpose of this research is to investigate the potential of using machine learning techniques for SQL injection detection on the application level. The algorithms to be tested are classifiers trained on different malicious and benign payloads. They take a payload as input and decide whether the input contains a malicious code or not. The results show that these algorithms can distinguish normal payloads from malicious payloads with a detection rate higher than 98%. The paper also compares the performance of different machine learning models in detecting SQL injection attacks.
14 January 2021 in IEEE Transactions on Reliability
Journal Article
Talal HalabiOWOmar Abdel Wahab
Omar Abdel WahabRMRanwa Al Mallah
Ranwa Al MallahMZMohammad Zulkernine
Mohammad ZulkernineConnected vehicles are essential for the deployment of intelligent transportation services. However, the high level of connectivity in today’s Internet of vehicles (IoV) and the extreme reliance on the data collected from the smart transportation infrastructure widen the space of security vulnerabilities, making the IoV a potential target for cyberattacks. This article investigates novel sophisticated ways to exploit the IoV and launch intelligent attacks on road traffic services by creating persistent impact and reducing detection chances. This article models the processes of attack and defense as a cybersecurity Stackelberg game leading to optimal mixed strategies for both the attackers and the IoV defense system, where the latter optimally deploys the available security resources within the transportation infrastructure to minimize the impact of attacks and improve their detection. The game is of Bayesian type and considers several types of data corruption attacks that occur according to a probability distribution that we determine based on a rigorous risk assessment approach. The results show that our game model and solution allow us to reduce the impact of advanced persistent threats compared to a uniform defense design that is indifferent to attackers’ strategies and types. The solution could be integrated into the design of IoV intrusion detection systems to increase their robustness.
1 June 2018 in Computers & Security
Journal Article
Talal HalabiMBMartine Bellaiche
Martine Bellaiche
1 May 2019
Conference Paper
Talal HalabiMZMohammad Zulkernine
Mohammad Zulkernine
The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an emerging computing paradigm that delivers intelligent transportation services. In an IoV system, the legitimacy, reliability, and accuracy of circulating data have a direct impact on decisions and operations, and eventually, public safety and economy. In this paper, we design a decentralized secure collaboration scheme that protects the vehicles in the IoV environment against the attacks on data integrity. First, the trustworthiness of the vehicles is computed based on their experience acquired from direct interactions using a Bayesian inference model. Then, based on the established trust relationships between the vehicles, we present a vehicular coalition formation approach that incorporates a hedonic cooperative game model, which aims at preventing malicious or faulty vehicles from joining benign vehicular collaborative communities. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme is highly resilient to data alteration and corruption attacks. The scheme also demonstrates to be scalable, and will ultimately allow the IoV entities and platform to derive optimal operative decisions on the fly.
1 April 2017 in Journal of Information Security and Applications
Journal Article
Talal HalabiMBMartine Bellaiche
Martine Bellaiche
About Me
Talal Halabi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Université Laval. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal in 2018. He currently leads several high-impact research projects in cybersecurity applied to critical systems, addressing emerging security challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems. His work leverages artificial intelligence approaches to detect, predict, and counter large-scale threats while ensuring the resilience and reliability of connected infrastructures.
Professor Halabi’s projects, funded by provincial and federal agencies, stand out for their scientific and societal impact, particularly through the development of autonomous cyber-defense frameworks and advanced threat detection tools. His research directly contributes to the protection of industrial computer networks, critical infrastructures, and smart environments, with significant implications for the transportation, energy, and healthcare sectors. His results are regularly published in top-tier conferences and journals, advancing the state of the art in cybersecurity.
Professor Halabi also maintains strong research collaborations with several Canadian universities, including McGill University, Queen’s University, the University of Calgary, and Polytechnique Montréal, fostering interdisciplinary networks and the development of concrete solutions to cybersecurity threats on a national scale.