Publication

Conference:

1. SPEC5G: A Dataset for 5G Cellular Network Protocol Analysis

Imtiaz Karim, Kazi Samin Mubasshir, Mirza Masfiqur Rahman, Elisa Bertino, (under submission). [github] [dataset]

2. BLEDiff: Scalable and Property-Agnostic Noncompliance Checking for BLE Implementations

Imtiaz Karim, Abdullah Al Ishtiaq, Syed Rafiul Hussain, and Elisa Bertino,  The 44th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P),        2023. [github] [website]

3. VWAnalyzer: A Systematic Security Analysis Framework for the Voice over WiFi Protocol

Hyunwoo Lee, Imtiaz Karim, Ninghui Li, and Elisa Bertino, The 17th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS), 2022. [github]

4. AI-powered Network Security: Approaches and Research Directions

Elisa Bertino and Imtiaz Karim, The 8th International Conference on Networking, Systems, and Security (NSysS), 2021.

(Research directional paper)

5. Noncompliance as Deviant Behavior: An Automated Black-box Noncompliance Checker for 4G LTE Cellular Devices

Imtiaz Karim*,  Syed Rafiul Hussain*, Abdullah Al Ishtiaq, Omar Chowdhury, and Elisa Bertino, The 28th ACM Conference on Computer (CCS), 2021 (*joint first authors)  [github] [video]

6. ProChecker: An Automated Security and Privacy Analysis Framework for 4G LTE Protocol Implementations 

Imtiaz Karim, Syed Rafiul Hussain, and Elisa Bertino, The 41st IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), 2021.  

Best paper award nomination 

7. Opening Pandora’s Box through ATFuzzer: Dynamic Analysis of AT Interface for Android Smartphones 

Imtiaz Karim, Fabrizio Cicala, Syed Rafiul Hussain, Omar Chowdhury, and Elisa Bertino, The 35th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC), 2019. [github] 

Distinguished paper award 

8. 5GReasoner: A Property-Directed Security and Privacy Analysis Framework for 5G Cellular Network Protocol 

Syed Rafiul Hussain, Mitziu Echeverria, Imtiaz Karim, Omar Chowdhury, and Elisa Bertino, The 26th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), 2019. [github] 

Journal:

1. ATFuzzer: Dynamic Analysis Framework of AT Interface for Android Smartphones 

Imtiaz Karim, Fabrizio Cicala, Syed Rafiul Hussain, Omar Chowdhury, and Elisa Bertino, ACM Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP), 2020.  [github]

2. Maximizing Heterogeneous Coverage in Over and Under Provisioned Visual Sensor Networks 

Abdullah Al Zishan, Imtiaz Karim, Sudipta Saha Shubha, Ashikur Rahman, The Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier (JNCA), Volume 124, 15 December 2018, Pages 44-62. 

Book:

Imtiaz Karim, et. al., including Elisa Bertino, Machine Learning Techniques for Cybersecurity, Part of the book series: Synthesis Lectures on Information Security, Privacy, and Trust (SLISPT), Springer Nature, May 2023.

Thesis:

Imtiaz Karim,  A Systematic Framework for Analyzing The Security And Privacy of Wireless Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Industrial Conference and Talks:

1.  ProChecker:  An Automated Security and Privacy Analysis Framework for Communication Protocol Implementations

 Imtiaz Karim, Sayak Ray, Arun Kanuparthi, and Jason M. Fung, Intel Software Practitioners Conference, (Intel SWPC) 2020 and talk at The second annual Side Channel Academic Program (SCAP) workshop, Intel 2020.

2. Utilizing Symbolic Execution for Property-Guided Security and Privacy Testing in Communication Protocol Implementations,

Imtiaz Karim, Sayak Ray, Arun Kanuparthi, Stephan Heuser and Jason M. Fung, Intel Software Practitioners Conference, (Intel SWPC) 2020

Bug reports and CVDs/CVEs:

1. BLEDiff: Scalable and Property-Agnostic Noncompliance Checking for BLE Implementations, (IEEE S&P), 2023

• Google/Android Security bug bounty reward of $10,000 USD 

• Huawei Security bug bounty and acknowledgments: HWPSIRT-2022-56262, HWPSIRT-2022-13244, HWPSIRT-2022-96208

• Security advisory from STMicroelectronics (TN1436-ST-PSIRT)

• High and medium-severity CVE's assigned to some of the implementation issues we found in different BLE implementations: CVE-2022-40480, CVE-2022-41768, CVE-2022-45190, CVE-2022-45192, CVE-2022-45191

2. Noncompliance as Deviant Behavior: An Automated Black-box Noncompliance Checker for 4G LTE Cellular Devices, (CCS), 2021

• Inducted to GSMA Mobile Security  Research Acknowledgements (formerly Hall of Fame) [GSMA CVD-2021-0050]

• Google Bug Bounty Reward, Samsung Bug Bounty Reward, MediaTek Security Acknowledgements, Qualcomm Security Bulletins

• High-severity CVE's assigned to some of the implementation issues we found in different UE implementations: CVE-2021-25471, CVE-2021-25480, CVE-2021-40148, CVE-2021-30344,  SVE-2021-22327, SVE-2021-22324

3. ProChecker: An Automated Security and Privacy Analysis Framework for 4G LTE Protocol Implementations, (ICDCS), 2021. 

• Inducted to GSMA Mobile Security Research Hall of Fame [GSMA CVD-2021-0043]

4. Opening Pandora’s Box through ATFuzzer: Dynamic Analysis of AT Interface for Android Smartphones, 2019. [github]

• Samsung Bug Bounty Reward

• CVE: CVE-2019-16401, CVE-2019-16400

5. 5GReasoner: A Property-Directed Security and Privacy Analysis Framework for 5G Cellular Network Protocol, (CCS), 2019. 

• Inducted to GSMA Mobile Security Research Hall of Fame [GSMA CVD-2019-0029]