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Ericsson Research,
Ericsson, Canada

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A patent application is filed on 6G concept. Congrats to the co-inventors πŸŽ‰

Boubakr recognized as Ericsson Key Contributor πŸŽ‰

Boubakr received Ericsson Impact Award πŸŽ‰

A patent application is filed on NWDAF-assisted detection of NF anomaly. Congrats to the co-inventors πŸŽ‰

The paper on comprehensive APTs Dataset is accepted at the IEEE Networking Letter. Congrats to Syed and the co-authors πŸŽ‰

A patent application is filed on distributed threat assessment. Congrats to the co-inventors πŸŽ‰

A patent application is filed on automated cyber threat variants generation. Congrats to the co-inventors πŸŽ‰

The paper on automated threat hunting using machine reasoning is accepted at the IEEE S&P. Congrats Meriem πŸŽ‰

Our work on threat hunting has been honored with the 2024 IEEE Communication Society Best Survey Paper Award. Congrats to the co-authors πŸŽ‰

Our work on automated threat hunting received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (DSC). Congrats to the co-authors πŸŽ‰

The paper on merging threat hunting with threat modeling is accepted at the IEEE IoTM. Congrats to the co-authors πŸŽ‰

A patent application is filed on dynamic control of threat hunting pace. Congrats to the co-inventors πŸŽ‰

The paper on integrity protection for service function chains is accepted at the USENIX Security. Congrats Momen πŸŽ‰

Boubakr Nour is currently a Senior Security Researcher at Ericsson Research (Montreal, Canada), and an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) associated with Ericsson Montreal. Prior to that, Dr. Nour worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UniversitΓ© de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Canada). Dr. Nour received his Ph.D. in Computer Science & Technology from Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing, China) in 2020. He received both M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees with distinction in Computer Science from Djillali Liabes University (Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria), in 2016, and 2014 respectively. Also, he has been a visiting researcher at Paris Descartes University (Paris, France) in 2016.

Dr. Nour co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed research articles in international journals and conferences, co-invented 5 patent applications. His research interests include cybersecurity, threat hunting, 5G/6G security, Next-Generation Networking and Internet, and Internet of Things (IoT).

Dr. Nour received the Ericsson Key Contributor Award, Ericsson Impact Award, IEEE Communication Society Best Survey Paper Award in 2024, the Best Paper Award at the IEEE DSC 2024 and IEEE GLOBECOM 2018, and the Mitacs Elevate Fellowship in 2022. He is also the recipient of the Excellent Student Award at the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2017, 2018, and 2019, consecutively.

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International Journal Editorials

  1. [Lead GE] Special Issue on "Information-Centric Network enabler Communication for Internet of Things", Future Generation Computer Systems, 2020.

  2. Special Issue on β€œRecent Advances on the Emerging Technologies for Connected Vehicles in Smart Cities", Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 2020.

Invited Talks and Seminars (Selected)

Journal Reviewer Services (Top Ten)

  • Associate Editor: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

  • Associate Editor: IEEE Networking Letters

  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing

  • IEEE Transactions on Services Computing

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal

  • IEEE Communications Magazine

  • IEEE Network

  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

  • Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems

  • Elsevier Computer Networks

Conferences TPC Services & Reviewer (Top Ten)

  • IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)

  • ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM)

  • IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)

  • IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)

  • IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

  • IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)

  • International Conference on Cyber Security in Networking (CSNet)

  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)

  • IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN)

  • IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing

Honors & Awards (Selected)