Participation at SAFECOMP

M. Muhammad and L. Al Sardy in front of KTH
M. Muhammad and L. Al Sardy in front of KTH

Successful Participation at SAFECOMP 2025 in Stockholm 🇸🇪

From September 9-12, 2025, members of the Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Lab at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) took part in the 44th edition of SAFECOMP, hosted at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

SAFECOMP is a premier international conference focused on computer safety, reliability, and security in critical systems. The event brought together researchers, industry experts, and policymakers to explore cutting-edge approaches to safety and trust in modern cyber-physical systems (CPS).

Our Lab contributed two peer-reviewed papers:

  1. “i7Fuzzer: Neural-Guided Fuzzing for Enhancing Security Testing of Stateful Protocols”
    📍 Presented by Dr.-Ing. Loui Al Sardy during the DECSoS’25 workshop (Sept 9)
    This work introduces a novel fuzzing framework that uses neural networks to intelligently guide test generation for stateful communication protocols, improving vulnerability detection in complex CPS environments.
    🔗 Open Access Download – SpringerLink
  2. “HyLLM-IDS: A Conceptual Hybrid LLM-Assisted Intrusion Detection Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems”
    📍 Presented by Mamdouh Muhammad during the DECSoS’25 workshop (Sept 9)
    This paper proposes a hybrid intrusion detection system that combines traditional detection methods with LLM-powered threat analysis using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to respond to both known and novel attacks in real time.
    🔗 Open Access Download – SpringerLink

We thank the SAFECOMP 2025 organisers for the excellent technical program and for providing a platform for fruitful exchange on the future of dependable and secure systems.