Kahraman Kostas
Scholar

Kahraman Kostas

Google Scholar ID: XjOogr0AAAAJ
Heriot-Watt University
IoTDevice IdentificationNetwork SecurityMachine LearningIndoor Positioning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
197
 
H-index
6
 
i10-index
3
 
Publications
11
 
Co-authors
7
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Paper 'GeMID: Generalizable Models for IoT Device Identification' accepted for publication in the Elsevier IoT journal
  • - Paper 'IoTGeM: Generalizable Models for Behaviour-Based IoT Attack Detection' accepted for publication in the Computer Networks journal
  • - Paper 'Graph-Based Floor Separation Using Node Embeddings and Clustering of WiFi Trajectories' accepted to the IPIN 2025 conference
  • - Paper 'Individual Packet Features are a Risk to Model Generalisation in ML-Based Intrusion Detection' accepted to IEEE Networking Letters
Research Experience
  • - Researcher at Huawei's Edinburgh R&D Centre, developing machine learning solutions for indoor positioning using geospatial data
  • - Teaching Assistant at Heriot-Watt University, teaching Advanced Network Security, Computer Network Security, Software Development 1 (JAVA), and Data Communications and Networking
Education
  • - PhD in Computer Science from the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, focusing on IoT security, particularly device identification and attack detection
  • - MSc in Computer Networks and Security (Distinction) from the University of Essex, with a thesis on using machine learning for network attack detection (Supervised by Martin Reed)
  • - BSc in Computer Education and Instructional Technology from Marmara University
Background
  • Research interests include IoT security, device identification, and attack detection. Broader interests also include computer networks, indoor positioning, and practical applications of machine learning.
Miscellany
  • Keen interest in Turkish literature, etymology, classical poetry, hiking, and photography