Biography
Dr. Adnan Anwar is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at the School of Information Technology. Previously he has worked as a Data Scientist at Flow Power. He has over 8 years of research, and teaching experience in universities and research labs including NICTA, La Trobe University, and University of New South Wales. He received his PhD and Master by Research degree from UNSW. He is broadly interested in the security research for critical infrastructures including Smart Energy Grid, SCADA system, and application of machine learning and optimization techniques to solve cyber security issues for industrial systems. He has been the recipient of several awards including UPA scholarship, UNSW TFR scholarship, best paper award and several travel grants including ACM and Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) travel grants. He has authored over 30+ articles including journal (mostly in Q1), conference articles and book chapters in prestigious venues. He is an active member of IEEE for over 9 years.
Read more on Adnan's profileResearch interests
Cyber Security for Industrial Systems, Smart Grid Security, SCADA security
Publications
Machine learning based cybersecurity defense at the age of Industry 4.0
S Vishavnath, A Anwar, M Ahmed
(2021), Vol. 971, pp. 355-368, Studies in computational intelligence, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Improving malicious PDF classifier with feature engineering: A data-driven approach
Ahmed Falah, Lei Pan, Shamsul Huda, Shiva Pokhrel, Adnan Anwar
(2021), Vol. 115, pp. 314-326, Future generation computer systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A secured privacy-preserving multi-Level blockchain framework for cluster based VANET
A Akhter, Mohiuddin Ahmed, A Shah, Adnan Anwar, Ahmet Zengin
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-25, Sustainability, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Blockchain-Based Authentication Protocol for Cooperative Vehicular Ad Hoc Network
A Akhter, Mohiuddin Ahmed, A Shah, Adnan Anwar, A Kayes, Ahmet Zengin
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-21, Sensors, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Vulnerability and Impact Analysis of the IEC 61850 GOOSE Protocol in the Smart Grid
H Reda, B Ray, P Peidaee, A Anwar, A Mahmood, A Kalam, N Islam
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-20, Sensors, Basel, Switzerland, C1
An architecture and performance evaluation of blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading
J Abdella, Z Tari, A Anwar, A Mahmood, F Han
(2021), pp. 1-15, IEEE transactions on smart grid, Piscataway, N.J., C1
B Ruhul Amin, M Hossain, A Anwar, S Zaman
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, Electronics, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Preprocessing of Breast Cancer Images to Create Datasets for Deep-CNN
A Beeravolu, S Azam, M Jonkman, B Shanmugam, K Kannoorpatti, A Anwar
(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 33438-33463, IEEE Access, Piscataway, NJ, C1
IoT-enabled smart energy grid: applications and challenges
S Abu Adnan Abir, A Anwar, J Choi, A Kayes
(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 50961-50981, IEEE access, Piscataway, N.J., C1
Md Hossain, Muhammad Kabir, Adnan Anwar, Md Islam
(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 1-13, Health Information Science and Systems, Berlin, Germany, C1
LCDA: Lightweight Continuous Device-to-Device Authentication for a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
S Shah, N Syed, A Shaghaghi, A Anwar, Z Baig, R Doss
(2021), Vol. 108, Computers and Security, C1
Bi-level poisoning attack model and countermeasure for appliance consumption data of smart homes
M Billah, A Anwar, Z Rahman, S Galib
(2021), Vol. 14, Energies, C1
Deep transfer learning based intrusion detection system for electric vehicular networks
S Mehedi, A Anwar, Z Rahman, K Ahmed
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-23, Sensors, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Do not get fooled: Defense against the one-pixel attack to protect IoT-enabled Deep Learning systems
Muhammad Husnoo, Adnan Anwar
(2021), Vol. 122, pp. 1-9, Ad Hoc Networks, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A novel multi-stage distributed authentication scheme for smart meter communication
Manjunath Hegde, Adnan Anwar, Karunakar Kotegar, Zubair Baig, Robin Doss
(2021), Vol. 7, PeerJ Computer Science, United States, C1
SDN-IoT empowered intelligent framework for industry 4.0 applications during COVID-19 pandemic
A Rahman, C Chakraborty, A Anwar, M Karim, M Islam, D Kundu, Z Rahman, S Band
(2021), pp. 1-18, Cluster Computing, Berlin, Germany, C1
CVSS based attack analysis using a graphical security model: review and Smart Grid case study
T Duy Le, M Ge, P The Duy, H Do Hoang, A Anwar, S Loke, R Beuran, Y Tan
(2021), Vol. 354, pp. 116-134, SGIoT 2020 : Proceedings of the 4th European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) International Conference on Smart Grid and Internet ofThings, TaiChung, Taiwan, E1
Machine Learning and Data Analytics for the IoT
Erwin Adi, Adnan Anwar, Zubair Baig, Sherali Zeadally
(2020), pp. 1-29, Neural Computing and Applications, Berlin, Germany, C1
Machine learning to ensure data integrity in power system topological network database
A Anwar, A Mahmood, B Ray, M Mahmud, Z Tari
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-17, Electronics, Basel, Switzerland, C1
GridAttackSim: a cyber attack simulation framework for smart grids
Tan Le, Adnan Anwar, Seng Loke, Razvan Beuran, Yasuo Tan
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-21, Electronics, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Abdullah Alsaedi, Nour Moustafa, Zahir Tari, Abdun Mahmood, Adnan Anwar
(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 165130-165150, IEEE ACCESS, Piscataway, N.J., C1
Echo-ID: Smart user identification leveraging inaudible sound signals
Syed Shah, Arash Shaghaghi, Salil Kanhere, Jin Zhang, Adnan Anwar, Robin Ram Mohan Doss
(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 194508-194522, IEEE Access, Piscataway, N.J., C1
DistB-Condo: Distributed Blockchain-based IoT-SDN Model for Smart Condominium
A Rahman, M Islam, Z Rahman, M Reza, A Anwar, M Mahmud, M Nasir, R Noor
(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 209594-209609, IEEE Access, Piscataway, N.J., C1
A spatiotemporal data summarization approach for real-time operation of smart grid
Z Shah, A Anwar, A Mahmood, Z Tari, A Zomaya
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 624-637, IEEE transactions on big data, Piscataway, N.J., C1-1
S Abir, Shama Islam, Adnan Anwar, Abdun Mahmood, Aman Oo
(2020), Vol. 1, pp. 506-528, IoT, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Towards a lightweight continuous authentication protocol for device-to-device communication
S Shah, N Syed, A Shaghaghi, A Anwar, Z Baig, R Doss
(2020), pp. 1119-1126, Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 19th International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom 2020, E1
Adnan Anwar, S Abir
(2020), pp. 767-774, TrustCom 2020 : Proceedings of IEEE's 19th International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, Guangzhou, China (part-virtual), E1
Smart Grid Co-Simulation Tools: Review and Cybersecurity Case Study
T Le, A Anwar, R Beuran, S Loke
(2019), pp. 39-45, icSmartGrid 2019 : Proceedings of the 7th Intrenational Conference on Smart Grid, Newcastle, New South Wales, E1
Distinguishing between cyber injection and faults using machine learning algorithms
B Amin, A Anwar, M Hossain
(2018), pp. 19-24, IEEE TENSYMP 2018 : Impact of the Internet of Things : Proceedings of the IEEE Region 10 Symposium, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
A Anwar, A Mahmood, Z Tari
(2017), Vol. 13, pp. 3299-3311, IEEE transactions on industrial informatics, Piscataway, N.J., C1-1
A Anwar, A Mahmood, J Taheri, Z Tari, A Zomaya
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 1446-1459, IEEE transactions on smart grid, Piscataway, N.J., C1-1
A Anwar, A Mahmood, M Pickering
(2017), Vol. 83, pp. 58-72, Journal of computer and system sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Anomaly detection in electric network database of smart grid: graph matching approach
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2016), Vol. 133, pp. 51-62, Electric power systems research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Estimation of smart grid topology using SCADA measurements
A Anwar, A Mahmood, M Pickering
(2016), pp. 539-544, SmartGridComm 2016 : Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
Stealthy and blind false injection attacks on SCADA EMS in the presence of gross errors
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2016), pp. 1-5, PESGM 2016 : Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Boston, Mass., E1-1
Data-driven stealthy injection attacks on smart grid with incomplete measurements
A Anwar, A Mahmood, M Pickering
(2016), Vol. 9650, pp. 180-192, PAISI 2016 : Proceedings of the 11th Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics 2016, Auckland, N.Z., E1-1
Adnan Anwar, Abdun Mahmood, Zahir Tari
(2015), Vol. 53, pp. 201-212, Information systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Mohiuddin Ahmed, Adnan Anwar, Abdun Mahmood, Zubair Shah, Michael Maher
(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 1-16, EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, Gent, Belgium, C1-1
A data-driven approach to distinguish cyber-attacks from physical faults in a smart grid
A Anwar, A Mahmood, Z Shah
(2015), pp. 1811-1814, CIKM 2015 : Proceedings of the 24th ACM International on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
False data injection attack targeting the LTC transformers to disrupt smart grid operation
A Anwar, A Mahmood, M Ahmed
(2015), Vol. 153, pp. 252-266, SecureComm 2014 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks 2014, Beijing, China, E1-1
Vulnerabilities of smart grid state estimation against false data Injection attack
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2014), pp. 411-428, Green energy and technology, Singapore, B1-1
Swarm intelligence based multi-phase OPF for peak power loss reduction in a smart grid
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2014), pp. 1-5, 2014 IEEE PES : Charting the course to a new energy future : Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, National Harbor, Md., E1-1
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2014), pp. 1130-1135, ICIEA 2014 : Proceedings of the 2014 9th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Hangzhou, China, E1-1
A Anwar, A Mahmood
(2014), pp. 1136-1140, ICIEA 2014 : Proceedings of the 2014 9th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Hangzhou, China, E1-1
CHPSO - a new collaborative hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm
A Anwar, A Mahmood, R Islam
(2014), pp. 1768-1773, ICIEA 2014 : Proceedings of the 2014 9th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Hangzhou, China, E1-1
N Roy, H Pota, A Anwar
(2012), pp. 296-301, 2012 IEEE International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2012 - Conference Proceedings, E1-1
Optimum capacity allocation of DG units based on unbalanced three-phase optimal power flow
A Anwar, H Pota
(2012), IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, San Diego, CA, E1-1
Optimum allocation and sizing of DG unit for efficiency enhancement of distribution system
A Anwar, H Pota
(2012), pp. 165-170, PEOCO 2012 : Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, Melaka, Malaysia, E1-1
Comparative study of power grid centrality measures using complex network framework
A Nasiruzzaman, H Pota, A Anwar
(2012), pp. 176-181, PEOCO 2012 : Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, Melaka, Malaysia, E1-1
Design a unified power quality conditioner using V2G technology
F Islam, H Pota, A Anwar, A Nasiruzzaman
(2012), pp. 521-526, 2012 IEEE International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2012 - Conference Proceedings, Melaka, Malaysia, E1-1
A Nasiruzzaman, H Pota, A Anwar, F Islam
(2012), pp. 159-164, 2012 IEEE International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference, PEOCO 2012 - Conference Proceedings, Melaka, Malaysia, E1-1
Voltage stability analysis with optimum size and location based synchronous machine DG
A Anwar, N Roy, H Pota
(2011), 2011 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2011, E1-1
A Anwar, H Pota
(2011), pp. 1-6, AUPEC 2011 : Proceedings of the 2011 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Zero Trust Architectures for Australia's Critical Infrastructure Security.
Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss, Dr Zubair Baig, Dr Adnan Anwar, Dr Arash Shaghaghi
- 2020: $60,741
Cybersecurity Training and Innovation for IoT-Enabled Smart Energy Grids for Australian and Japanese Researchers
Dr Adnan Anwar, Dr Mengmeng Ge, Prof Seng Loke, Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss
- 2021: $15,000
Industry and Other Funding
Small-scale Home/Office Secure Energy Management based on Individual Power Consumption Data Analysis
Prof Jinho Choi, Dr Adnan Anwar, Prof Seng Loke, Prof Arkady Zaslavsky
- 2021: $20,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report