The Internet of Things Lab would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Anastassia Gharib on her successful PhD defense. Her thesis, titled “Cluster-Based Information-Centric Wireless Sensor Networks Management for Enhanced User Security Satisfaction in the Internet of Things”, was nominated for Carleton University Gold Medal and showcases her outstanding research work in the field of IoT security.
Anastassia is not only a graduate but also an accomplished individual, who received the CUSA Teaching Excellence Award, is the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) representative, a voting member on the global IEEE WIE committee and servers as a technical reviewer on multiple IEEE transactions.
Throughout her tenure with the lab, Anastassia has been a leading researcher in the field of information-centric sensor networks, with a focus on user security satisfaction and she has published several journal and conference papers.
We are proud to have Anastassia Gharib as an alumni of the Internet of Things Lab and wish her all the best in her future endeavours. We are confident that her research and publications will be a great addition to the field of IoT.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
[J1] A. Gharib and M. Ibnkahla, “Heterogeneous Cluster-Based Information-Centric Sensor Networks with User Security Satisfaction,” accepted in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, pp. 1-17, Dec. 2022.
[J2] A. Gharib and M. Ibnkahla, “Node Embedding for Security-Aware Clustering of Mobile Information-Centric Sensor Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 18, pp. 17249-17264, Sept. 2022.
[J3] A. Gharib, W. Ejaz, and M. Ibnkahla, “Distributed Spectrum Sensing for IoT Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Learning,” IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 66-73, June 2021.
[J4] A. Gharib, W. Ejaz, and M. Ibnkahla, “Scalable Learning-based Heterogeneous Multi-band Multi-user Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Distributed IoT Systems,” IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society, vol. 1, pp. 1066-1083, July 2020.
[J5] A. Gharib, W. Ejaz and M. Ibnkahla, “Enhanced Multiband Multiuser Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Distributed CRNs,” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 256-270, Mar. 2020.
[J6] A. Gharib, J. Jaskolka, M. Ibnkahla, and A. Matrawy, “Security Management of Horizontal IoT Platforms: A Survey and Comparison,” submitted to IEEE Surveys and Tutorials, 2022.
[J7] A. Gharib and M. Ibnkahla, “User Security Oriented Information-Centric IoT Nodes Clustering with Graph Convolution Networks,” submitted to IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023.
[J8] A. Gharib, and others, “Security Policies for the Internet of Things: Selection and Perspectives Beyond Best Practices,” under preparation (to be submitted to IEEE Communications Standards Magazine), 2023.
Conference Papers
[C1] A. Gharib and M. Ibnkahla, “Security-Aware Cluster Head Selection in WSNs for IoT,” IEEE ICC – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, Canada, June 2021, pp. 1-6.
[C2] A. Gharib, W. Ejaz, and M. Ibnkahla, “Distributed Learning-based Multi-band Multi-user Cooperative Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE GLOBECOM – IEEE Global Communications Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 2018, pp. 1-6.
[C3] Z. Bouida, A. Gharib, and M. Ibnkahla, “Secondary Systems Scheduling Using Precoding-Aided Space Shift Keying for Overlay Cognitive Radio,” IEEE WCNC – IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 2018, pp. 1-5.
Posters
[P1] A. Gharib, W.Ejaz, and M. Ibnkahla, “Heterogeneous Multi-band Multi-user Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Spectrum Analytics in IoT Systems,” Data Day 5.0 poster competition, Carleton University, June 5, 2018. (First Place)
[P2] A. Gharib, Z. Bouida, W. Ejaz, and M. Ibnkahla, “Cognitive Radio for the Internet of Things: Applications and Challenges,” the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) visit, Jan. 26, 2017.
Technical Reports
[R1] A. Eldosouky, M. Abu Issa, A. Farhat, A. Jawad, A. Gharib, M. Ibnkahla, J. Jaskolka, and A. Matrawy, “Best Practices Guide for Secure E-health IoT Systems,” technical report to the System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems CSSP Project, pp. 1-20, Sept. 30, 2022.
[R2] A. Gharib, A. Eldosouky, J. Jaskolka, A. Matrawy, and M. Ibnkahla, “End-to-End Security Policies for Heterogeneous Connected Medical Devices,” technical report to the System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems CSSP Project, pp. 1-142, Oct. 31, 2021.
[R3] A. Gharib, J. Jaskolka, A. Matrawy, and M. Ibnkahla, “Establishing a Framework for Deployable Security-by-Design Features,” technical report to the System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems CSSP Project, pp. 1-31, Oct. 31, 2020.
[R4] A. Gharib, F. Lagum, and M. Ibnkahla, “Collaborative System Architecture,” technical report to the Sentiment and Textual Analysis Project, pp. 1-5, Jan. 2020.
[R5] A. Gharib, A. Farhat, J. Samuel, J. Jaskolka, M. Ibnkahla, and A. Matrawy, “Report on Foundational Understanding of IoT-enabled e-Health Systems and Their Security Requirements,” technical report to the System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems CSSP Project, pp. 1-42, Oct. 15, 2019.
[R6] A. Gharib, A. Farhat, M. Ibnkahla, J. Jaskolka, and A. Matrawy, “Report on OneM2M and Other Standards,” technical report to the System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems CSSP Project, pp. 1-53, Oct. 15, 2019.
SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS & TALKS
[T1] A. Gharib and A. Matrawy, “Security Policies Framework for the Internet of Things Enabled E-health Systems,” Carleton University E-Health Security Workshop, Sept. 29, 2022.
[T2] A. Gharib (guest speaker and panelist), “Meeting User Security Needs in the Internet of Things Era,” Carleton University Breakthrough Breakfast, Mar. 3, 2022. [Online] Available at:
[T3] A. Gharib (invited speaker), “Cluster-Based Wireless Internet of Things Sensor Networks with Security Built-in by Design,” EE@JUST Seminars, Jan. 17, 2022.
[T4] A. Gharib and A. Matrawy, “Selected Security Policies for Connected Medical Internet of Things Devices,” Carleton University E-Health Security Workshop, Dec. 2, 2021.
[T5] A. Gharib (invited speaker and IoT613 showcase panelist), “System-level Security for IoT-enabled e-Health Systems,” Annual IoT613 Conference, May 9, 2019.
[T6] A. Gharib (invited speaker and IoT613 showcase panelist), “Scalable Learning-based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Distributed IoT Systems,” Annual IoT613 Conference, Apr. 20, 2018.
See also: Anastassia Gharib, Carleton IoT Lab Publications