Lanier A. Watkins

57 papers B 3Misc 3Journal 9Unranked 42

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2025	J	`jnl`	AI Bill of Materials and Beyond: Systematizing Security Assurance through the AI Risk Scanning (AIRS) Framework. CoRR Samuel Nathanson, Alexander Lee, Catherine Chen Kieffer, Jared Junkin, Jessica Ye, Amir Saeed, Melanie Lockhart, Russ Fink, Elisha Peterson, Lanier A. Watkins
2025	—	`conf`	Applying Prompt-Based Mitigation of Gender-Role Bias in Large Language Models for Security. CNS Kyle Stein, Brandon Blackwell, Ernest Funue, Matthew Dees, Shari Watkins, Lanier A. Watkins
2025	—	`conf`	Dark Drones: Can They Be Automatically Detected and Mitigated? CNS Isaiah Henry-Simpson, Hortencia Mendoza, Anjie Shen, Xuecheng Wang, Yinzhi Cao, Lanier A. Watkins
2025	—	`conf`	Drone Security and Navigation Assurance Via Autonomic Cybersecurity. MILCOM Isaiah Henry-Simpson, Andrew Zitter, Wenda Shao, Xianglong Wang, Chinmay Lohani, Spencer Stevens, Denzel Hamilton, Yinzhi Cao, Lanier A. Watkins
2025	—	`conf`	From Packets to Pixels: A Vision Transformer & Few-Shot Learning Approach to Malicious Network Threat Detection. MILCOM Kyle Stein, Aron Price, Justin Donato, Michael Cui, Humberto Ontiveros Garcia, Lanier A. Watkins
2025	—	`conf`	Generative Model-Driven Code Creation and Vulnerability Analysis for Developmental Applications. MILCOM Noah Reneau, Kyle Stein, Brian Walker, Seth Vinson, Lanier A. Watkins
2024	—	`conf`	A Step Towards Modern Disinformation Detection: Novel Methods for Detecting LLM-Generated Text. MILCOM Samuel Nathanson, Yungjun Yoo, David Na, Yinzhi Cao, Lanier A. Watkins
2024	—	`conf`	Assuring Safe Navigation and Network Operations of Autonomous Ships. CCWC Luis Rivas, Spencer Stevens, Andrew Zitter, Vinayak Khandelwal, Amodini Vardhan, Chinmay Lohani, Chris Rouff, Lanier A. Watkins
2024	—	`conf`	Disinformation at Scale: Detecting AI-Human Composite Images via Convolution Ensembles. MILCOM Yungjun Yoo, David Na, Samuel Nathanson, Yinzhi Cao, Lanier A. Watkins
2024	—	`conf`	Eliciting and Measuring Toxic Bias in Human-to-Machine Interactions in Large Language Models. UEMCON Kyle Stein, Alexander Harvey, Aylanna Lopez, Uzma Taj, Shari Watkins, Lanier A. Watkins
2024	—	`conf`	Showcasing the Threat of Scalable Generative AI Disinformation through Social Media Simulation. INFOCOM (Workshops) David Na, Samuel Nathanson, Yungjun Yoo, Yinzhi Cao, Lanier A. Watkins
2023	—	`conf`	A Hasty Grid S&R Prototype Using Autonomous UTM and AI-Based Mission Coordination. INFOCOM Workshops Lanier A. Watkins, Denzel Hamilton, Chad Mello, Tyler A. Young, Sebastián A. Zanlongo, Barbara Kobzik-Juul, Randall Sleight
2023	J	`jnl`	Agile services and analysis framework for autonomous and autonomic critical infrastructure. Innov. Syst. Softw. Eng. Joseph Maurio, Paul Wood, Sebastián A. Zanlongo, Josh Silbermann, Tamim Sookoor, Alberto Lorenzo, Randall Sleight, James Rogers, Daniel Muller, Noah Armiger, Christopher A. Rouff, Lanier A. Watkins
2023	B	`conf`	Autonomic Cyber Security Enhanced with Survival Analysis (ACSeSA). LCN Taylor Bradley, Lanier A. Watkins, Elie Alhajjar
2023	—	`conf`	Explainable Autonomic Cybersecurity For Industrial Control Systems. CCWC Valeti Manoj, Shao Wenda, Sihan Niu, Christopher A. Rouff, Lanier A. Watkins, Aviel Rubin
2023	J	`jnl`	The Roles of Autonomy and Assurance in the Future of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in Low-Altitude Airspace Operations. Computer Lanier A. Watkins, Denzel Hamilton, Tyler A. Young, Sebastián A. Zanlongo, Louis L. Whitcomb, Andrew R. Spielvogel, Barbara Kobzik-Juul
2022	J	`jnl`	Assured Autonomy Survey. Found. Trends Priv. Secur. Christopher A. Rouff, Lanier A. Watkins
2022	—	`conf`	Measuring and Mitigating Bias in AI-Chatbots. ICAA Hedin Beattie, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Aviel D. Rubin, Shari Watkins
2022	—	`conf`	Trusted Virtualization-Based Programmable Logic Controller Resilience Using a Backfit Approach. Critical Infrastructure Protection James Cervini, Daniel Muller, Alexander Beall, Joseph Maurio, Aviel Rubin, Lanier A. Watkins
2021	—	`conf`	A Containerization-Based Backfit Approach for Industrial Control System Resiliency. SP (Workshops) James Schaffter, Aviel Rubin, Lanier A. Watkins
2021	—	`conf`	An Investigative Study Into An Autonomous UAS Traffic Management System For Congested Airspace Safety. ICC Workshops Lanier A. Watkins, Nick Sarfaraz, Sebastián A. Zanlongo, Joshua Silbermann, Tyler A. Young, Randall Sleight
2021	—	`conf`	Cost-Effective Mission Assurance Engineering Through Simulation. IoTaIS Karl Siil, Aviel Rubin, Matthew Elder, Anton Dahbura, Matthew Green, Lanier A. Watkins
2021	Misc	`conf`	SoK: Autonomic Cybersecurity - Securing Future Disruptive Technologies. CSR Christopher A. Rouff, Lanier A. Watkins, Roy Sterritt, Salim Hariri
2021	Misc	`conf`	Triaging Autonomous Drone Faults By Simultaneously Assuring Autonomy and Security. CISS Lanier A. Watkins, Denzel Hamilton, Kevin T. Kornegay, Aviel Rubin
2020	—	`conf`	A Black Box Approach to Inferring, Characterizing, and Breaking Native Device Tracking Autonomy. UEMCON Lanier A. Watkins, Kevin D. Fairbanks, Chengyu Li, Mengdi Yang, William H. Robinson, Aviel D. Rubin
2020	—	`conf`	A Capability for Autonomous IoT System Security: Pushing IoT Assurance to the Edge. SP (Workshops) Jeffrey S. Chavis, Anna L. Buczak, Aaron Kunz, Aviel D. Rubin, Lanier A. Watkins
2020	—	`conf`	Autonomous Navigation Assurance with Explainable AI and Security Monitoring. AIPR Denzel Hamilton, Kevin T. Kornegay, Lanier A. Watkins
2020	—	`conf`	Bio-Inspired, Host-based Firewall. CSE Lanier A. Watkins, James Ballard, Kevin Hamilton, Jay Chow, Aviel D. Rubin, William H. Robinson, Cleon Davis
2020	—	`conf`	Connected Home Automated Security Monitor (CHASM): Protecting IoT Through Application of Machine Learning. CCWC Jeffrey S. Chavis, Anna L. Buczak, Aviel D. Rubin, Lanier A. Watkins
2020	—	`conf`	Cyber-Resilient SCADA Systems via Secure State Restoration. Critical Infrastructure Protection Zachary Birnbaum, Matthew Davis, Salman Salman, James Schaffter, Lanier A. Watkins, Saikiran Yamajala, Shruti Paul
2020	—	`conf`	Identification of Botnet Activity in IoT Network Traffic Using Machine Learning. IDSTA Mandira Hegde, Gilles Kepnang, Mashail Al Mazroei, Jeffrey S. Chavis, Lanier A. Watkins
2020	—	`conf`	Mission Assurance for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles. SP (Workshops) Karl Siil, Aviel D. Rubin, Matthew Elder, Anton Dahbura, Matthew Green, Lanier A. Watkins
2020	—	`conf`	Privacy Violating Opensource Intelligence Threat Evaluation Framework: A Security Assessment Framework For Critical Infrastructure Owners. CCWC Adrian Cartagena, Gerald Rimmer, Thomas van Dalsen, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Aviel D. Rubin
2020	—	`conf`	Using Deep Learning to Identify Security Risks of Personal Mobile Devices in Enterprise Networks. UEMCON Lanier A. Watkins, Yue Yu, Sifan Li, William H. Robinson, Aviel D. Rubin
2018	—	`conf`	Network-based detection of mobile malware exhibiting obfuscated or silent network behavior. CCNC Lanier A. Watkins, Amritha Lal Kalathummarath, William H. Robinson
2018	—	`conf`	Who's driving you? CCNC Cherita L. Corbett, Jimmy Alexis, Lanier A. Watkins
2017	B	`conf`	A mobile two-way wireless covert timing channel suitable for peer-to-peer malware. PIMRC Forest C. Mead, Jeffrey M. Zielinski, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson
2017	—	`conf`	Using network traffic to infer compromised neighbors in wireless sensor nodes. CCNC J. M. Chandramouli, Juan Ramos, Lakshmi Srinivasan, Prahlad Suresh, Prashanth Kannan, Garth V. Crosby, Lanier A. Watkins
2017	—	`conf`	Using network traffic to verify mobile device forensic artifacts. CCNC Nikunj Malik, Jayanarayan Chandramouli, Prahlad Suresh, Kevin D. Fairbanks, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson
2017	—	`conf`	Using network traffic to verify mobile device forensic artifacts. CCNC Nikunj Malik, Jayanarayan Chandramouli, Prahlad Suresh, Kevin D. Fairbanks, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson
2017	—	`conf`	Using semi-supervised machine learning to address the Big Data problem in DNS networks. CCWC Lanier A. Watkins, Sean Beck, Jared Zook, Anna L. Buczak, Jeffrey S. Chavis, William H. Robinson, Jose Andre Morales, Samuel Mishra
2017	—	`conf`	Using sequential pattern mining for common event format (CEF) cyber data. CISRC Anna L. Buczak, Daniel S. Berman, Sean W. Yen, Lanier A. Watkins, Lien T. Duong, Jeffrey S. Chavis
2016	—	`conf`	Detection of Tunnels in PCAP Data by Random Forests. CISRC Anna L. Buczak, Paul A. Hanke, George J. Cancro, Michael K. Toma, Lanier A. Watkins, Jeffrey S. Chavis
2016	—	`conf`	Securing commercial WiFi-based UAVs from common security attacks. MILCOM Michael Hooper, Yifan Tian, Runxuan Zhou, Bin Cao, Adrian P. Lauf, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Wlajimir Alexis
2016	J	`jnl`	The Next Generation of Scientific-Based Risk Metrics: Measuring Cyber Maturity. Int. J. Cyber Warf. Terror. Lanier A. Watkins, John S. Hurley
2015	—	`conf`	Remotely inferring device manipulation of industrial control systems via network behavior. LCN Workshops Georgios Lontorfos, Kevin D. Fairbanks, Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson
2015	J	`jnl`	Using Network Traffic to Infer Hardware State: A Kernel-Level Investigation. ACM Trans. Embed. Comput. Syst. Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Raheem A. Beyah
2015	—	`conf`	Using inherent command and control vulnerabilities to halt DDoS attacks. MALWARE Lanier A. Watkins, Kurt Silberberg, Jose Andre Morales, William H. Robinson
2014	—	`conf`	Constructing timing-based covert channels in mobile networks by adjusting CPU frequency. HASP@ISCA Mengchao Yue, William H. Robinson, Lanier A. Watkins, Cherita L. Corbett
2014	—	`conf`	Fighting banking botnets by exploiting inherent command and control vulnerabilities. MALWARE Lanier A. Watkins, Christina Kawka, Cherita L. Corbett, William H. Robinson
2014	Misc	`conf`	Using network traffic to infer power levels in wireless sensor nodes. ICNC Lanier A. Watkins, Garth V. Crosby, Afsana Sharmin
2011	J	`jnl`	A Passive Solution to the CPU Resource Discovery Problem in Cluster Grid Networks. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distributed Syst. Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Raheem A. Beyah
2010	J	`jnl`	A Passive Solution to the Memory Resource Discovery Problem in Computational Clusters. IEEE Trans. Netw. Serv. Manag. Lanier A. Watkins, William H. Robinson, Raheem A. Beyah
2009	J	`jnl`	Using link RTT to passively detect unapproved wireless nodes. Int. J. Secur. Networks Lanier A. Watkins, Raheem A. Beyah, Cherita L. Corbett
2008	—	`conf`	Passive Identification of Under-Utilized CPUs in High Performance Cluster Grid Networks. ICC Lanier A. Watkins, Raheem A. Beyah, Cherita L. Corbett
2007	B	`conf`	A Passive Approach to Rogue Access Point Detection. GLOBECOM Lanier A. Watkins, Raheem A. Beyah, Cherita L. Corbett
2007	—	`conf`	Using network traffic to passively detect under utilized resources in high performance cluster grid computing environments. GridNets Lanier A. Watkins, Raheem A. Beyah, Cherita L. Corbett