publications

2027

1. MobiSys

   LeakScope: Lifecycle-Aware Static Detection of Memory Retention Patterns in Android

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen, A. S. Rouniyar, M. F. Shoaib, and 2 more authors

   In 25th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys 2027), 2027

   In preparation for submission to MobiSys 2027. Lead author

   Bib

   @inproceedings{tashfeen2027leakscope,
     title = {{LeakScope}: Lifecycle-Aware Static Detection of Memory Retention Patterns in {Android}},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Rouniyar, A. S. and Shoaib, M. F. and Pham, H. T. U. and Shan, Zhiyong},
     booktitle = {25th ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys 2027)},
     year = {2027},
     note = {In preparation for submission to MobiSys 2027. Lead author},
   }

2026

1. In Prep

   An Empirical Investigation of Open-Source LLMs for Android Anti-Pattern Detection via Context-Aware Fine-Tuning

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen, A. Sadat, and Zhiyong Shan

   2026

   Manuscript in preparation. Lead author

   Bib

   @article{tashfeen2026llmfinetune,
     title = {An Empirical Investigation of Open-Source {LLMs} for {Android} Anti-Pattern Detection via Context-Aware Fine-Tuning},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Sadat, A. and Shan, Zhiyong},
     year = {2026},
     note = {Manuscript in preparation. Lead author},
   }

2. ISSRE

   Toward Reliable Detection of Android Lifecycle Violations with Static Analysis and Domain-Adapted Code Models

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen

   In 37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) Doctoral Symposium, 2026

   Accepted

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{tashfeen2026issredoctoral,
     title = {Toward Reliable Detection of {Android} Lifecycle Violations with Static Analysis and Domain-Adapted Code Models},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali},
     booktitle = {37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026) Doctoral Symposium},
     year = {2026},
     note = {Accepted},
   }

2025

1. ACM CSUR

   

   Side-Channel Attacks and Defenses in Software-Defined Networks: A Comprehensive Survey

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen, Zhiyong Shan, X. Wang, and 2 more authors

   ACM Computing Surveys, 2025

   Under review

   Bib

   @article{tashfeen2025sdnsurvey,
     title = {Side-Channel Attacks and Defenses in Software-Defined Networks: {A} Comprehensive Survey},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Shan, Zhiyong and Wang, X. and Bagai, R. and Ul Hassan, M.},
     journal = {ACM Computing Surveys},
     year = {2025},
     note = {Under review},
   }

2024

1. Book Chapter

   

   Intrusion Detection System using AI and Machine Learning Algorithm

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen

   In Cyber Security for Next-Generation Computing Technologies, 2024

   DOI Bib

   @incollection{tashfeen2024idsai,
     title = {Intrusion Detection System using {AI} and Machine Learning Algorithm},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali},
     booktitle = {Cyber Security for Next-Generation Computing Technologies},
     publisher = {CRC Press / Taylor \& Francis},
     pages = {120--140},
     year = {2024},
     doi = {10.1201/9781003404361-7},
   }

2. Book Chapter

   

   Cyber Attack Detection Analysis using Machine Learning for IoT-based UAV Network

   Usman Haider, Hafiz Shoukat, Muhammad Yousaf Ayub, and 3 more authors

   In Cyber Security for Next-Generation Computing Technologies, 2024

   DOI Bib

   @incollection{haider2024uav,
     title = {Cyber Attack Detection Analysis using Machine Learning for {IoT}-based {UAV} Network},
     author = {Haider, Usman and Shoukat, Hafiz and Ayub, Muhammad Yousaf and Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Bhatia, Tarun Kumar and Khan, Ikram Ullah},
     booktitle = {Cyber Security for Next-Generation Computing Technologies},
     publisher = {CRC Press / Taylor \& Francis},
     pages = {253--264},
     year = {2024},
     doi = {10.1201/9781003404361-13},
   }

2023

1. EAI

   

   An Intelligent Machine Learning Based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for Smart Cities Networks

   Muhammad Yousaf Ayub, Usman Haider, Asad Haider, and 3 more authors

   EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities, 2023

   DOI Bib

   @article{ayub2023intelligent,
     title = {An Intelligent Machine Learning Based Intrusion Detection System ({IDS}) for Smart Cities Networks},
     author = {Ayub, Muhammad Yousaf and Haider, Usman and Haider, Asad and Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Shoukat, Hafiz and Basit, Abdul},
     journal = {EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities},
     volume = {7},
     number = {1},
     pages = {e4},
     year = {2023},
     doi = {10.4108/eetsc.v7i1.2825},
   }

2. ICACTCE

   

   Building Blocks of Incident Response: Security Operation Centers

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen

   In International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology, Computing and Engineering (ICACTCE), 2023

   DOI Bib

   @inproceedings{tashfeen2023soc,
     title = {Building Blocks of Incident Response: Security Operation Centers},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali},
     booktitle = {International Conference on Advances in Communication Technology, Computing and Engineering (ICACTCE)},
     series = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
     volume = {2814},
     pages = {030009},
     year = {2023},
     doi = {10.1063/5.0148860},
   }

3. ICTIST

   

   Intrusion Detection System for IoT Infrastructure

   Muhammad Tehmasib Ali Tashfeen, Muhammad Yousaf Ayub, Usman Haider, and 3 more authors

   In Abstracts of the 1st International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Smart Technologies (ICTIST), 2023

   Bib HTML

   @inproceedings{tashfeen2022iot,
     title = {Intrusion Detection System for {IoT} Infrastructure},
     author = {Tashfeen, Muhammad Tehmasib Ali and Ayub, Muhammad Yousaf and Haider, Usman and Bhatia, Tarun Kumar and Tawaseem, Syed Ghulam and Ayub, M. A.},
     booktitle = {Abstracts of the 1st International Conference on Trends and Innovations in Smart Technologies (ICTIST)},
     series = {Computer Sciences \& Mathematics Forum},
     volume = {5},
     number = {1},
     address = {Online},
     year = {2023},
   }