K. Liang

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• 2024

  FEVERLESS: Fast and Secure Vertical Federated Learning based on XGBoost for Decentralized Labels

  Wang, R., Ersoy, O., Zhu, H., Jin, Y. & Liang, K., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Big Data. p. 1-15 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • learning 100%
  • Extreme Gradient Boosting 100%
  • Federated Learning 100%
  • information 75%
  • efficiency 50%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Stealthy Backdoor Attack against Federated Learning through Frequency Domain by Backdoor Neuron Constraint and Model Camouflage

  Qiao, Y., Liu, D., Wang, R. & Liang, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems. p. 1 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • learning 100%
  • neurons 100%
  • constraints 100%
  • Chironex 33%
  • Attack Robustness 33%
• 2023

  DEV-ETA: An Interpretable Detection Framework for Encrypted Malicious Traffic

  Yang, L., Fu, S., Wang, Y., Liang, K., Mo, F. & Liu, B., 2023, In: Computer Journal. 66, 5, p. 1213-1227 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Detection 100%
  • Traffic Analysis 100%
  • verification 100%
  • detection 100%
  • Encrypted Traffic Analysis 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• FABRIC: Fast and secure unbounded cross-system encrypted data sharing in cloud computing

  Wang, L., Lin, Y., Yao, T., Xiong, H. & Liang, K., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 20, 6, p. 5130-5142 13 p.

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  • Cloud Computing 100%
  • Encryption Scheme 100%
  • Data Sharing 100%
  • Encrypted Data 100%
  • clouds 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  37 Downloads (Pure)

• HPAKE: Honey Password-authenticated Key Exchange for Fast and Safer Online Authentication

  Li, W., Wang, P. & Liang, K., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 18, p. 1596-1609 14 p.

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  • Authentication 100%
  • Password 100%
  • Authenticated Key Exchange 100%
  • authentication 100%
  • honey 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  109 Downloads (Pure)

• Keyword Search Shareable Encryption for Fast and Secure Data Replication

  Wang, W., Liu, D., Xu, P., Yang, L. T. & Liang, K., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 18, p. 5537-5552 16 p.

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  • Keyword Search 100%
  • Data Replication 100%
  • Encryption 100%
  • Encrypted Data 100%
  • cryptography 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  35 Downloads (Pure)

• PIVODL: Privacy-Preserving Vertical Federated Learning Over Distributed Labels

  Zhu, H., Wang, R., Jin, Y. & Liang, K., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. 4, 5, p. 988-1001 14 p.

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  • Learning Systems 100%
  • Federated Learning 100%
  • Distributed Label 100%
  • Privacy Preserving 100%
  • learning 100%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Secure genotype imputation using homomorphic encryption

  Zhou, J., Lei, B., Lang, H., Panaousis, E., Liang, K. & Xiang, J., 2023, In: Journal of Information Security and Applications. 72, 7 p., 103386.

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  • Homomorphic Encryption 100%
  • Genotype 100%
  • cryptography 100%
  • genotype 100%
  • Genotype Imputation 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  36 Downloads (Pure)

• Secure Remote Cloud File Sharing With Attribute-Based Access Control and Performance Optimization

  Chen, E., Zhu, Y., Liang, K. & Yin, H., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 11, 1, p. 579-594 16 p.

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  • Attribute-Based Encryption 100%
  • Ciphertext 100%
  • Attribute-Based Access Control 100%
  • Performance Optimization 100%
  • control 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Sidechains With Optimally Succinct Proof

  Yin, L., Xu, J., Liang, K. & Zhang, Z., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 21, 4, p. 3375-3389 15 p.

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  • design 100%
  • construction 100%
  • Design 100%
  • Succinct Proofs 100%
  • storage 66%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• 抵抗恶意服务器的口令增强加密方案

  Translated title of the contribution: Password Hardening Encryption Services Against Malicious ServerZhao, Y., Liu, H., Liang, K., Ming, Y., Zhao, X. M. & Yang, B., 2023, In: Ruan Jian Xue Bao/Journal of Software. 34, 5, p. 2482-2493 12 p.

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  • Attack 100%
  • Hardening 100%
  • Password 100%
  • Encryption Service 100%
  • cryptography 100%
• 2022

  Dual Access Control for Cloud-Based Data Storage and Sharing

  Ning, J., Huang, X., Susilo, W., Liang, K., Liu, X. & Zhang, Y., 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 19, 2, p. 1036-1048 13 p.

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  • Service 100%
  • Access Control 100%
  • Information Storage 100%
  • control 100%
  • clouds 100%
  44 Citations (Scopus)

  145 Downloads (Pure)

• Policy-driven Data Sharing over Attribute-Based Encryption supporting Dual Membership

  Lu, H., Yu, R., Zhu, Y., He, X., Liang, K. & Chu, W. C-C., 2022, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 188, p. 1-14 14 p., 111271.

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  • cryptography 100%
  • policy 100%
  • data 100%
  • Attribute-Based Encryption 100%
  • Data Sharing 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  28 Downloads (Pure)

• Practical algorithm substitution attack on extractable signatures

  Zhao, Y., Liang, K., Zhao, Y., Yang, B., Ming, Y. & Panaousis, E., 2022, In: Designs, Codes, and Cryptography. 90, 4, p. 921-937 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  • Attack 100%
  • Algorithms 100%
  • algorithms 100%
  • Algorithm Substitution Attack 100%
  • implementation 42%
  40 Downloads (Pure)

• ROSE: Robust Searchable Encryption with Forward and Backward Security

  Xu, P., Susilo, W., Wang, W., Chen, T., Wu, Q., Liang, K. & Jin, H., 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 17, p. 1115-1130 16 p., 9724186.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  • cryptography 100%
  • security 100%
  • Backward Security 100%
  • Dynamic Searchable Symmetric Encryption 100%
  • Forward Security 100%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Secure Logistic Regression for Vertical Federated Learning

  He, D., Du, R., Zhu, S., Zhang, M., Liang, K. & Chan, S., 2022, In: IEEE Internet Computing. 26, 2, p. 61-68 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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  • learning 100%
  • data 100%
  • solutions 100%
  • Logistic Regression 100%
  • Federated Learning 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  343 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Blockchain-Based Software Architecture Development for Service Requirements With Smart Contracts

  Zhu, Y., Guo, Q., Yin, H., Liang, K. & Yau, S. S., 2021, In: Computer (New York). 54, 12, p. 72-80

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Smart Contract 100%
  • Service Requirement 100%
  • Software Architecture 100%
  • Blockchain 100%
  • contracts 100%

• Distributed additive encryption and quantization for privacy preserving federated deep learning

  Zhu, H., Wang, R., Jin, Y., Liang, K. & Ning, J., 2021, In: Neurocomputing. 463, p. 309-327 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Model 100%
  • Deep Learning 100%
  • Quantization (Signal Processing) 100%
  • Encryption 100%
  • Federated Learning 100%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• How to implement secure cloud file sharing using optimized attribute-based access control with small policy matrix and minimized cumulative errors

  Chen, E., Zhu, Y., Zhu, G., Liang, K. & Feng, R., 2021, In: Computers and Security. 107, 102318.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • control 100%
  • clouds 100%
  • matrices 100%
  • policy 100%
  • errors 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Lightweight Searchable Encryption Protocol for Industrial Internet of Things

  Zhang, K., Long, J., Wang, X., Dai, H. N., Liang, K. & Imran, M., 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 17, 6, p. 4248-4259 12 p., 9158514.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Encryption Scheme 100%
  • Internet of Things Device 100%
  • Industrial Internet of Things 100%
  • Encryption 100%
  • Internet of Things 100%
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Practical Threshold Multi-Factor Authentication

  Li, W., Cheng, H., Wang, P. & Liang, K., 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 16, p. 3573-3588 16 p., 9432950.

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  • Multifactor Authentication 100%
  • Practical Threshold 100%
  • Multi-factor Authentication 100%
  • authentication 100%
  • Design 75%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  166 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Am I eclipsed? A smart detector of eclipse attacks for Ethereum

  Xu, G., Guo, B., Su, C., Zheng, X., Liang, K., Wong, D. S. & Wang, H., Jan 2020, In: Computers and Security. 88

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• A Security-Enhanced Certificateless Aggregate Signature Authentication Protocol for InVANETs

  Xu, G., Zhou, W., Sangaiah, A. K., Zhang, Y., Zheng, X., Tang, Q., Xiong, N., Liang, K. & Zhou, X., 2020, In: IEEE Network: the magazine of global internetworking. 34, 2, p. 22-29

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• BPAS: Blockchain-Assisted Privacy-Preserving Authentication System for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

  Feng, Q., He, D., Zeadally, S. & Liang, K., Jun 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 16, 6, p. 4146-4155

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Efficient Encrypted Data Search with Expressive Queries and Flexible Update

  Ning, J., Chen, J., Liang, K., Liu, J. K., Su, C. & Wu, Q., 1 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. 15, 3, p. 1619-1633 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Encrypted Data 100%
  • Encrypted Search 100%
  • Expressive Queries 100%
  • data 100%
  • Keywords 80%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Leakage-free ID-Based Signature, Revisited

  Lin, X. J., Sun, L., Qu, H. & Liang, K., 1 Aug 2020, In: Computer Journal. 63, 8, p. 1263-1270 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Identity-based Signature 100%
  • Identity-based Signature Scheme 100%
  • Leakage-free 100%
  • leakage 100%
  • Signature Scheme 100%

• Post quantum proxy signature scheme based on the multivariate public key cryptographic signature

  Chen, J., Ling, J., Ning, J., Panaousis, E., Loukas, G., Liang, K. & Chen, J., 2020, In: International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 16, 4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Practical Attribute-Based Conjunctive Keyword Search Scheme

  Chen, Y., Li, W., Gao, F., Liang, K., Zhang, H. & Wen, Q., 1 Aug 2020, In: Computer Journal. 63, 8, p. 1203-1215 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • clouds 100%
  • cryptography 100%
  • security 100%
  • data 100%
  • Conjunctive Keyword Search 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Privacy preserving search services against online attack

  Zhao, Y., Ning, J., Liang, K., Zhao, Y., Chen, L. & Yang, B., Aug 2020, In: Computers and Security. 95, 101836.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Service 100%
  • Attack 100%
  • Encryption 100%
  • Privacy Preserving 100%
  • Web Attacks 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Searchain: Blockchain-based private keyword search in decentralized storage

  Jiang, P., Guo, F., Liang, K., Lai, J. & Wen, Q., Jun 2020, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 107, p. 781-792 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Keyword Search 100%
  • Blockchain 100%
  • storage 100%
  • data 100%
  • Decentralized Storage 100%
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• SoProtector: Safeguard Privacy for Native SO Files in Evolving Mobile IoT Applications

  Xu, G., Wang, W., Jiao, L., Li, X., Liang, K., Zheng, X., Lian, W., Xian, H. & Gao, H., Apr 2020, In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 7, 4, p. 2539-2552

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Trust2Privacy: A novel fuzzy trust-to-privacy mechanism for mobile social networks

  Xu, G., Liu, B., Jiao, L., Li, X., Feng, M., Liang, K., Ma, L. & Zheng, X., Jun 2020, In: IEEE Wireless Communications. 27, 3, p. 72-78 7 p., 9116091.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Mobile Social Networks 100%
  • Privacy Mechanisms 100%
  • Fuzzy Trust 100%
  • information 100%
  • fuzzy logic 100%
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  A blockchain-based location privacy-preserving crowdsensing system

  Yang, M., Zhu, T., Liang, K., Zhou, W. & Deng, R. H., May 2019, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 94, p. 408-418

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• An efficient blind filter: Location privacy protection and the access control in FinTech

  Li, Z., Li, W., Wen, Q., Chen, J., Yin, W. & Liang, K., Nov 2019, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 100, p. 797-810

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• CCA Secure Public Key Encryption against After-the-Fact Leakage without NIZK Proofs

  Zhao, Y., Liang, K., Yang, B. & Chen, L., 31 Oct 2019, In: SECURITY AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. 2019

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Efficient Attribute-Based Data Sharing Scheme with Hidden Access Structures

  Chen, Y., Li, W., Gao, F., Yin, W., Liang, K., Zhang, H. & Wen, Q., Dec 2019, In: Computer Journal. 62, 12, p. 1748-1760

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Fine-grained information flow control using attributes

  Han, J., Chen, L., Susilo, W., Huang, X., Castiglione, A. & Liang, K., May 2019, In: Information Sciences. 484, p. 167-182

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Ideal Lattice-Based Anonymous Authentication Protocol for Mobile Devices

  Feng, Q., He, D., Zeadally, S., Kumar, N. & Liang, K., Sept 2019, In: IEEE Systems Journal. 13, 3, p. 2775-2785

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Passive Attacks Against Searchable Encryption

  Ning, J., Xu, J., Liang, K., Zhang, F. & Chang, E-C., Mar 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 14, 3, p. 789-802

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Polynomial-based modifiable blockchain structure for removing fraud transactions

  Cheng, L., Liu, J., Su, C., Liang, K., Xu, G. & Wang, W., Oct 2019, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 99, p. 154-163

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Toward Practical Privacy-Preserving Processing Over Encrypted Data in IoT: An Assistive Healthcare Use Case

  Jiang, L., Chen, L., Giannetsos, T., Luo, B., Liang, K. & Han, J., Dec 2019, In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 6, 6, p. 10177-10190

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Using Sparse Representation to Detect Anomalies in Complex WSNs

  Li, X., Xu, G., Zheng, X., Liang, K., Panaousis, E., Li, T., Wang, W. & Shen, C., Dec 2019, In: ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology. 10, 6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
• 2018

  An efficient access control scheme with outsourcing capability and attribute update for fog computing

  Zhang, P., Chen, Z., Liu, J. K., Liang, K. & Liu, H., Jan 2018, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 78, p. 753-762

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Auditable sigma-Time Outsourced Attribute-Based Encryption for Access Control in Cloud Computing

  Ning, J., Cao, Z., Dong, X., Liang, K., Ma, H. & Wei, L., Jan 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 13, 1, p. 94-105

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Certificateless Public Key Authenticated Encryption With Keyword Search or Industrial Internet of Things

  He, D., Ma, M., Zeadally, S., Kumar, N. & Liang, K., Aug 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 14, 8, p. 3618-3627

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• CryptCloud+: Secure and Expressive Data Access Control for Cloud Storage

  Ning, J., Cao, Z., Dong, X., Liang, K., Wei, L. & Choo, K. K. R., 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Services Computing.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Access Credential 100%
  • Cloud Storage 100%
  • Data Access Control 100%
  • control 100%
  • clouds 100%
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Encryption Switching Service: Securely Switch Your Encrypted Data to Another Format

  Jiang, P., Ning, J., Liang, K., Dong, C., Chen, J. & Cao, Z., 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Services Computing.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • Service 100%
  • Encryption 100%
  • Encrypted Data 100%
  • switches 100%
  • cryptography 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Message integration authentication in the internet-of-things via lattice-based batch signatures

  Lu, X., Yin, W., Wen, Q., Liang, K., Chen, L. & Chen, J., 20 Nov 2018, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 18, 11, 4056.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  • internet 100%
  • authentication 100%
  • information 100%
  • size 100%
  • Message Integration 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Privacy-preserving personal data operation on mobile cloud-Chances and challenges over advanced persistent threat

  Au, M. H., Liang, K., Liu, J. K., Lu, R. & Ning, J., Feb 2018, In: Future Generation Computer Systems: the international journal of grid computing: theory, methods and applications. 79, p. 337-349

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
• 2017

  Cost-effective privacy-preserving vehicular urban sensing system

  Zuo, C., Liang, K., Jiang, Z. L., Shao, J. & Fang, J., Oct 2017, In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 21, 5, p. 893-901

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review