Networked Intelligence and Distributed Security

Vision

Networked Intelligence and Distributed Security (NIDS) Lab’s vision is to advance the design and security of networked and distributed systems through cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. We aim to develop innovative technologies that ensure robust, scalable, and secure knowledge convergence across various platforms, thereby fostering safer cyber environments that promote scientific and technological progress.

Current Members

• Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Mirnajafizadeh, Ph.D. Student, 2022
• Seungsam Yang, Ph.D. Student, 2023
• Fatima Kamal Khaja, Ph.D. Student, 2024
• Sian Kim, Ph.D. Student, Co-advised with Prof. DaeHun Nyang, Ewha Womans University

Alumni

• Ashwin Raam Sethuram (2024) \(\rightarrow\) WSU, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. Program

Research Area & Recent Outcomes

• In-Network Computing: [NDSS 2025] [SECURITY 2024] [NDSS 2023] [CCS 2022]
• Probabilistic (Sketch) Algorithm: [DSN 2022] [INFOCOM 2020a]
• Malware Analysis: [WISE 2024] [RAID 2022] [TDSC 2022] [ICDCS 2020]
• AI & ML Applicaitons: [NIPS 2022] [INFOCOM 2020b]

Student Publication

• [ISOC NDSS 2025] SketchFeature: High-Quality Per-Flow Feature Extractor Towards Security-Aware Data Plane
• [USENIX Security 2024] Enhancing Network Attack Detection with Distributed and In-Network Data Collection System
• [ISOC NDSS 2023] A Robust Counting Sketch for Data Plane Intrusion Detection
• [ACM CCS 2022] A Scalable and Dynamic ACL System for In-Network Defense