Scientific Research Published by Faculty Member in the Department of Information Networks on an Intelligent Mechanism for Detecting DDoS Attacks in Software-Defined Networks

Duhaa Fadill Abbas
As part of the Department of Information Networks’ ongoing efforts at the College of Information Technology – University of Babylon to advance scientific output in the fields of cybersecurity and intelligent networks, a distinguished research paper authored by Assistant Lecturer Taif Alaa Al-Ameedi, in collaboration with a group of international researchers, has been published in the prestigious journal Mobile Networks and Applications, issued by Springer Publishing.

The journal is indexed in the Clarivate Web of Science Q3 category with an impact factor of 2, and is ranked in Q1 in the Scopus database.

The research, entitled:

“A Deep Learning-Based Mechanism for Detecting Variable-Rate DDoS Attacks in Software-Defined Networks”

addresses one of the most critical challenges in Software-Defined Networks (SDNs) within cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and big data environments — namely, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, which can significantly affect the network’s control plane.

The researchers proposed an advanced AI-based security mechanism that integrates Ensemble Feature Selection techniques with a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) deep learning model, aiming to accurately detect variable-rate DDoS attacks.

Experimental evaluations of the proposed mechanism across six distinct scenarios demonstrated high performance in terms of accuracy, recall, and F1-score, with significant reductions in both false positives and false negatives. The approach also proved effective in identifying various types of DDoS attacks (e.g., TCP, UDP, and ICMP) across multiple intensities and traffic patterns.

The proposed system outperformed existing security solutions in terms of efficiency and detection precision, highlighting its potential for enhancing SDN protection against modern cyber threats.

The research team included:

- Dr. Abdullah Ahmed – Cybersecurity Research Center, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Prof. Dr. Mohammed Anbar – Cybersecurity Research Center, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam – Cybersecurity Research Center, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Asst. Lect. Taif Alaa Al-Ameedi – Department of Information Networks, College of Information Technology, University of Babylon
- Dr. Mohammed Al-Adayleh – University of Petra, Jordan
- Dr. Ali Abdelqader – Zhoukou Normal University, China


This scientific achievement represents a continuation of the college’s dedication to research excellence and exemplifies fruitful academic collaboration between the University of Babylon and global research institutions in the domain of advanced cybersecurity.

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