Khaled Serag

About Me

I am a scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). My broad research area is CPS security, especially automotive and ICS security. Previously, I worked at Purdue University as a research assistant, where I obtained my Ph.D. in August 2023. I also have industrial research experience through working with Boeing as a cyber security researcher, where I was involved in several security research projects pertaining to avionic networks, mesh networks, IoT, and other areas.

Research Interests

Network Security: Serial Buses, Mesh Networks, Ethernet, Wireless Networks
Cyber Physical Systems Security: ICS security, Automotive Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Avionic Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), IoT Devices

Publications

ERACAN: Defending Against an Emerging CAN Threat Model (Distinguished Paper Award)
Zhaozhou Tang, Khaled Serag, Saman Zonouz, Z. Berkay Celik, Dongyan Xu, Raheem Beyah
ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS ’24). [PDF]
ZBCAN: A Zero‑Byte CAN Defense System
Khaled Serag, Rohit Bhatia, Akram Faqih, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Vireshwar Kumar, Z. Berkay Celik, Dongyan Xu
In Proceedings of the 32𝑛𝑑 USENIX Security Symposium, 2023 (USENIX 2023). [PDF]
Attacks on CAN Error Handling Mechanism
Khaled Serag, Vireshwar Kumar, Z. Berkay Celik, Rohit Bhatia, Mathias Payer, Dongyan Xu.
In Proceedings of the NDSS’ Fourth International Workshop on Automotive and Autonomous Vehicle Security (AutoSec 2022). [PDF]
Exposing New Vulnerabilities of Error Handling Mechanism in CAN
Khaled Serag, Rohit Bhatia, Vireshwar Kumar, Z. Berkay Celik, Dongyan Xu
In Proceedings of the 30𝑡ℎ USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX 2021). [PDF]
Evading Voltage‑Based Intrusion Detection on Automotive CAN
Rohit Bhatia, Vireshwar Kumar, Khaled Serag, Z. Berkay Celik, Mathias Payer, and Dongyan Xu
In Proceedings of the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS 2021). [PDF]

Patents

Multiple Security Level Monitor for Monitoring a Plurality of MIL‑STD‑1553 Buses with Multiple Independent Levels of Security
Josh D Eckhardt, Thomas E Donofrio, Khaled Serag
United States Patent No.: US10685125B2, 2020. [PDF]
Bus data monitor
Josh D Eckhardt, Thomas E Donofrio, Khaled Serag
United States Patent No.: US10691573B2, 2020. [PDF]
System and Method of Monitoring Data Traffic on a MIL‑STD‑1553 Data Bus
Josh D Eckhardt, Thomas E Donofrio, Khaled Serag
United States Patent No.: US10467174B2, 2019. [PDF]

Research Experience

Scientist
Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, Qatar
2024-Present
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
2023-2024
Research Assistant
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
2017-2023
Cyber Security Researcher (Summer Only)
Boeing, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.
2017-2022
Cyber Security Researcher (Full Time)
Boeing, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.
2015-2017
Graduate Student
The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.
2014-2015

Curriculum Vitae

A copy of my C.V. could be obtained through this link