Upgrading a power grid to a smart grid is a challenging task. For example, since power grids
were originally developed to support unidirectional communications, the migration process …

Deep packet inspection (DPI) is widely used in content-aware network applications such as
network intrusion detection systems, traffic billing, load balancing, and government …

BACKGROUND [0002] A computer netWork is a collection of intercon nected computing
devices that exchange data and share resources. In a packet-based network, such as the …

Protection of confidential data from being leaked to the public is a growing concern among
organisations and individuals. Traditionally, confidentiality of data has been preserved using …

There is a growing demand for network devices capable of examining the content of data
packets in order to improve network security and provide application-specific services. Most …

Pattern matching over event streams is increasingly being employed in many areas
including financial services, RFIDbased inventory management, click stream analysis, and …

Directly modeling the inherent hierarchy and shared structures of human behaviors, we
present an application of the hierarchical hidden Markov model (HHMM) for the problem of …

BACKGROUND Computers and software running on computers include Vulnerabilities that
are often exploited by computer hackers as well as by malicious programmers seeking to …

Middleboxes play a major role in contemporary networks, as forwarding packets is often not
enough to meet operator demands, and other functionalities (such as security, QoS/QoE …

The ongoing network softwarization trend holds the promise to revolutionize network
infrastructures by making them more flexible, reconfigurable, portable, and more adaptive …