J. Robert Boston

35 papers C 4Misc 3Journal 11Unranked 17
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2009 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.
Antonio Ferreira, J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki
2009 conf
WASPAA
Daniel M. Rasetshwane, J. Robert Boston, Ching-Chung Li, John D. Durrant, Gregory Genna
2007 J jnl
Signal Process.
Charturong Tantibundhit, J. Robert Boston, Ching-Chung Li, John D. Durrant, Susan Shaiman, Kristie Kovacyk, Amro El-Jaroudi
2007 conf
DSP
Daniel M. Rasetshwane, J. Robert Boston, Ching-Chung Li
2006 conf
EMBC
Antonio Ferreira, Shaohui Chen, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki
2006 conf
EMBC
Jill C. Slaboda, J. Robert Boston, Thomas E. Rudy
2006 conf
CDC
Shaohui Chen, Antonio Ferreira, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki
2006 conf
ICASSP (2)
Antonio Ferreira, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki
2006 conf
EMBC
Daniel M. Rasetshwane, J. Robert Boston, Ching-Chung Li
2006 conf
ICASSP (1)
Charturong Tantibundhit, J. Robert Boston, Ching-Chung Li, John D. Durrant, Susan Shaiman, Kristie Kovacyk, Amro El-Jaroudi
2005 conf
CDC/ECC
Antonio Ferreira, Shaohui Chen, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki
2005 C conf
ACC
Shaohui Chen, James F. Antaki, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston
2005 conf
ICASSP (1)
Sungyub Yoo, J. Robert Boston, John D. Durrant, Kristie Kovacyk, Stacey Karn, Susan Shaiman, Amro El-Jaroudi, Ching-Chung Li
2004 conf
CDC
Kwan-Woong Gwak, Michael Ricci, Shaun Snyder, Brad E. Paden, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
2004 conf
EUSIPCO
Sungyub Yoo, J. Robert Boston, John D. Durrant, Kristie Kovacyk, Stacey Karn, Susan Shaiman, Amro El-Jaroudi, Ching-Chung Li
2003 conf
CDC
James F. Antaki, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan
2003 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag.
J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki, Marwan A. Simaan
2003 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A
Leonardo A. Baloa, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
2001 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Seongjin Choi, James F. Antaki, J. Robert Boston, Douglas Thomas
2001 conf
Image-Guided Procedures
J. Kenneth Leader, J. Robert Boston, Thomas E. Rudy, Carol M. Greco, Hussein S. Zaki
2001 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.
Sungyub Yoo, J. Robert Boston, Thomas E. Rudy, Carol M. Greco, J. Kenneth Leader
2000 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part C
J. Robert Boston
2000 C conf
ACC
J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki, Yih-Choung Yu
2000 C conf
ACC
Leonardo A. Baloa, Dehou Liu, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
2000 C conf
BIBE
J. Robert Boston, James F. Antaki, Marwan A. Simaan
2000 conf
CDC
Yih-Choung Yu, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
2000 conf
CDC
Dehou Liu, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
1999 J jnl
Kybernetika
Yih-Choung Yu, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, Philip J. Miller, James F. Antaki
1998 conf
CIFEr
J. Robert Boston
1998 Misc conf
ICASSP
Yih-Choung Yu, Marwan A. Simaan, J. Robert Boston, Philip J. Miller, James F. Antaki
1998 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Yih-Choung Yu, J. Robert Boston, Marwan A. Simaan, James F. Antaki
1997 Misc conf
ICASSP
Raymond C. Vasko Jr., Amro El-Jaroudi, J. Robert Boston
1997 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Syst.
J. Robert Boston
1996 Misc conf
ICASSP
Raymond C. Vasko Jr., Amro El-Jaroudi, J. Robert Boston
1989 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.
J. Robert Boston
redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_imports.py
← Index redb/extractors/macho_extractors/macho_imports.py python
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.macho_extractor import MachOExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import MachOImport


class MachOImportExtractor(MachOExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        macho=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            macho,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-macho_imports"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.MACHO_IMPORT.value

    def _extract_imports(self, arch_name=None):
        """Extract import information from the MachO binary for a specific architecture.

        Handles machofile v2026.2.4+ API where get_imported_functions() returns:
        Dict[str, List[Dict]] where each dict has {'name': str, 'sources': [str, ...]}
        """
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        if not self.macho:
            return None

        try:
            # Get imported functions using API for specific architecture
            imported_functions = self.macho.get_imported_functions(arch=arch_name)
            if not imported_functions:
                return None

            # Keep the library→functions mapping (like PE does)
            library_names = []
            imports_with_mapping = []  # List of {library: [(name, source), ...]}

            for dylib_name, functions in imported_functions.items():
                # v2026.2.4+: dylib_name is already str, but handle bytes for compatibility
                if isinstance(dylib_name, bytes):
                    dylib_name = dylib_name.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
                library_names.append(dylib_name)

                # Process function entries
                func_list = []
                for func_entry in functions:
                    # v2026.2.4+: func_entry is {'name': str, 'sources': [str, ...]}
                    if isinstance(func_entry, dict):
                        func_name = func_entry.get('name', '')
                        # Join sources if multiple, take first if single
                        sources = func_entry.get('sources', [])
                        import_source = sources[0] if sources else None
                        func_list.append((func_name, import_source))
                    else:
                        # Legacy format: func_entry is str or bytes
                        if isinstance(func_entry, bytes):
                            func_entry = func_entry.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
                        func_list.append((func_entry, None))

                imports_with_mapping.append({dylib_name: func_list})

            # Count total functions
            total_functions = sum(len(list(d.values())[0]) for d in imports_with_mapping)

            # Create import dataclass with mapping preserved
            macho_import = MachOImport(
                macho_imports_total=total_functions,
                macho_import_libraryName=library_names if library_names else None,
                macho_import_functions=imports_with_mapping if imports_with_mapping else None
            )

            return macho_import

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting MachO imports for arch {arch_name}: {e}")
            return None

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            # Get architectures (macho is already parsed in base class)
            architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
            if len(architectures) > 1:
                # FAT binary - return list of imports for each architecture
                results = []
                for arch_name in architectures:
                    imports = self._extract_imports(arch_name)
                    if imports:
                        imports.arch_identifier = arch_name
                        results.append(imports)
                return results
            else:
                # Single architecture - return single result
                return self._extract_imports(architectures[0] if architectures else None)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting MachO imports: {e}")
            return None

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.extract()
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            if not self.macho:
                return None

            # Get architectures (macho is already parsed in base class)
            try:
                architectures = self.macho.get_architectures()
                is_fat = len(architectures) > 1
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Could not get architectures: {e}")
                return None

            # Flatten the data - one row per function import (like PE imports)
            data = []
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            # Loop through each architecture (1 for single, multiple for FAT)
            for arch_name in architectures:
                # Get architecture-specific sha256
                try:
                    arch_general_info = self.macho.get_general_info(arch=arch_name)
                    arch_header_raw = self.macho.get_macho_header(arch=arch_name)
                    arch_sha256 = arch_general_info.get('SHA256', self.sha256)
                    arch_cputype_raw = arch_header_raw.get('cputype', 0) if arch_header_raw else 0
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Could not get arch-specific data for {arch_name}: {e}")
                    arch_sha256 = self.sha256
                    arch_cputype_raw = 0

                # Get imports for this architecture
                macho_import = self._extract_imports(arch_name)
                if not macho_import or not macho_import.macho_import_functions:
                    continue

                # Flatten to one row per (library, function) pair
                for lib_funcs in macho_import.macho_import_functions:
                    for lib, funcs in lib_funcs.items():
                        for func_name, import_source in funcs:
                            data.append([
                                arch_sha256,        # sha256 (arch-specific)
                                lib,                # library_name
                                func_name,          # function_name
                                import_source,      # import_source (chained_fixups, bind_opcodes, symtab)
                                current_time,       # analysis_date
                            ])

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'library_name', 'function_name', 'import_source',
                'analysis_date'
            ]

            if not data:
                return None

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(Nullable(String))',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

        return None

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_macho_imports"