PUBLICATIONS

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Books (03):

1. Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  6G Security and Privacy: A Comprehensive Guide, Wiley, 2023
2. Aaron Yi Ding, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Mobile Edge Computing and Communications, Wiley, 2022
3. Chamitha de Alwis,  Quoc-Viet Pham, Madhusanka Liyanage,  6G Frontiers: Towards Future Wireless Systems, Wiley, 2022

Edited Books (04):

1. Rahim Tafazolli, Chin-Liang Wang, Periklis Chatzimisios, Madhusanka Liyanage,  The Wiley 5G REF: Security, Wiley, 2021
2. Madhusanka Liyanage,  An Braeken, Pardeep Kumar, Mika Ylianttila, IoT Security: Advances in Authentication, Wiley, 2019.
3. Madhusanka Liyanage, Ijaz Ahmed, Ahmed Bux Abro, Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila, A Comprehensive Guide to 5G Security, Wiley, 2018. 
4. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN): Beyond LTE Network Architecture, Wiley, 2015.

Journal Papers (101):

2025

1. Sadeep Batewela,  Pasika Ranaweera, Madhusanka Liyanage, Engin Zeydan,  Mika Ylianttila, "Addressing Security Orchestration Challenges in Next-Generation Networks: A Comprehensive Overview”, in IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society 2025 (Impact Factor: 5.7, Q1)
2. Sadeep Batewela, Madhusanka Liyanage, Engin Zeydan,  Mika Ylianttila, Pasika Ranaweera "Security Orchestration in 5G and Beyond Smart Network Technologies”, in IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society 2025 (Impact Factor: 5.7, Q1)
3. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Shalitha Wijethilaka, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Blockchain-Based Cross-Operator Network Slice Authentication Protocol for 5G Communication”, in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2025 (Impact Factor: 4.7, Q1)

2024

4. Chamara Sandeepa, Engin Zeydan, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Federated Learning for 6G Networks : Navigating Privacy Benefits and Challenges”, in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2024 (Impact Factor : 6.3, Q1)
5. Yushan Siriwardhana, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Samuel Marchal, Mika Ylianttila ”SHIELD - Secure Aggregation Against Poisoning in Hierarchical Federated Learning”, in IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2024 (Impact Factor: 7.000, Q1)
6. Engin Zeydan, Josep Mangues, Suayb S. Arslan,  Yekta Turk, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Generative Artificial Intelligence for Intent-Based Industrial Automation," in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine 2024 (Impact Factor: 3.7, Q2)
7. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha de Alwis, Uditha Wijewardhana, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Janaka Ekanayake  "Power Line Monitoring-based Consensus Algorithm for Performance Enhancement of Energy Blockchain Applications in Smart Grid 2.0", in IEEE Transactions of Smart Grid 2024 (Impact Factor: 8.6, Q1)
8. Engin Zeydan, Luis Blanco, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Suayb S. Arslan, Yekta Turk, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Blockchain-based Self-Sovereign Identity: Taking Control of Identity in Federated Learning", in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2024 (Impact Factor: 6.3, Q1)
9. Engin Zeydan, Suayb S. Arslan, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Managing Distributed Machine Learning Lifecycle for Healthcare Data in the Cloud," in IEEE Access 2024 (Impact Factor: 3.9, Q1)
10. Thulitha Senevirathna, Vinh Hoa La, Samuel Marchal, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Shen Wang "A Survey on XAI for 5G and Beyond Security: Technical Aspects, Challenges and Research Directions" in  IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials (IF 35.6, Q1) 
11. Shalitha Wijethilaka, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Blockchain-based Secure Authentication and Authorization Framework for Robust 5G Network Slicing", in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2024 (IF 5.3, Q1)
12. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Pasika Ranaweera Manoj Misra, Pradumn Kumar Pandey,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Secure Authentication Protocol for IoT-WLAN using EAP framework" in IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing  2024 (Impact Factor: 7.3, Q1) 
13. Chamara Sandeepa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Nicolas Kourtellis, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey on Privacy of Personal and Non-Personal Data in B5G/6G Networks", in ACM Computing Surveys, 2024 (Impact Factor: 16.6, Q1)
14. Shen Wang, M. Atif Qureshi, Luis Miralles-Pechuan, Thien Huynh-The, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Explainable AI for 6G Use Cases: Technical Aspects and Research Challenges" in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2024 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
15. Lavan Perera, Pasika Ranaweera, Sachitha Kusaladharma, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey On Blockchain for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing", in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2024 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
16. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha de Alwis, Uditha Wijewardhana, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Janaka Ekanayake ”Utilization of a blockchainized reputation management service for performance

17. Prabadevi Boopathy, Madhusanka Liyanage, Natarajan Deepa, Mounik Velavali, Shivani Reddy, Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, Neelu Khare, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Won-Joo Hwang, and Quoc-Viet Pham,  "Deep Learning for Intelligent Demand Response and Smart Grids: A Comprehensive Survey", in Elsevier Computer Science Review 2024 (Impact Factor: 12.9, Q1)

2023

18. Chamara Sandeepa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Rec-Def: A Recommendation-based Defence Mechanism for Privacy Preservation in Federated Learning Systems", in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 2023 (Impact Factor: 4.3, Q1)
19. Pasika Ranaweera, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Madhusanka Liyanage, Anca Jurcut ”A Novel Authentication Protocol for 5G gNodeBs in Service Migration Scenarios of MEC”,  in  IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing 2023  (Impact Factor: 7.3, Q1)
20. Chamitha de Alwis, Pawani Porambage, Kapal Dev, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey on Network Slicing Security: Attacks, Challenges, Solutions and Research Directions" in  IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials (IF 35.6, Q1) 
21. Ali Kashif Bashir, Nancy Victor, Sweta Bhattacharya, Thien Huynh-The,  Rajeswari Chengoden, Gokul Yenduri,  Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, Quoc-Viet Pham, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Federated Learning for the Healthcare Metaverse: Concepts, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions" in IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF 10.6, Q1) 
22. Pramitha Fernando, Keshawa Dadallage, Tharindu Gamage, Chathura Seneviratne, An Braeken, Arjuna Madanayake,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Distributed-Proof-of-Sense: Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms for Detecting Spectrum Access Violations of the Radio Spectrum" in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (IF 6.359, Q1) 
23. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Shalitha Wijethilaka, An Braeken, Manoj Misra,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "An Enhanced Cross-Network-Slice Authentication Protocol for 5G" in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing  2023 (IF: 4.908, Q1) 
24. Abdul Rehman Javed, Ayesha Saadia, Huma Mughal, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Muhammad Rizwan, Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, Mufti Mahmud, Madhusanka Liyanage, Amir Hussain,  "Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Health Assessment: State-of-the-Art, Open Challenges, and Future Directions" in Springer  Cognitive Computation  2023 (IF: 5.3, Q1) 
25. Madhusanka Liyanage, An Braeken, Shahriar Shahabuddin, Pasika Ranaweera, "Open RAN Security: Challenges and Opportunities", in Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications 2023 (Q1, IF=7.574)
26. Mohammad Borhani, Ioannis Avgouleas, Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, "KDC Placement Problem in Secure VPLS Networks", in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2023 (Q1, IF=7.231)
27. Marcel Volosin, Eugen Slapak, Zdenek Becvar, Taras Maksymyuk, Adam Petik, Madhusanka Liyanage, Juraj Gazda,  "Blockchain-based Route Selection with Allocation of Radio and Computing Resources for Connected Autonomous Vehicles", in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2023 (Q1, IF=9.551)
28.  Supun Karunarathna, Shalitha Wijethilaka, Pasika Ranaweera, Kasun Hemachandra, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "The Role of Network Slicing and Edge Computing in the Metaverse Realization", in IEEE Access Journal 2023 (IF: 3.476, Q1) 
29. Shalitha Wijethilaka, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "The Role of Security Orchestrator in Network Slicing for Future Networks", in The IEEE Journal of Communications and Networks 2023 (IF 3.908, Q1)
30. Raaj Anand Mishra, Anshuman Kalla, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage,  “Blockchain Regulated Verifiable and Automatic Key Refreshment Mechanism for IoT”,   in IEEE Access Journal 2023 (IF: 3.476, Q1) 
31. Shikha Mathur, Anshuman Kalla, Gürkan Gür, Manoj Kumar Bohra, Madhusanka Liyanage,  “A Survey on Role of Blockchain for IoT: Applications and Technical Aspects”,   in Elsevier Computer Networks 2023 (IF: 5.6, Q1) 
32. Thien Huynh-The, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Weizheng Wang, Gokul Yenduri, Pasika Ranaweera, Quoc-Viet Pham, Daniel Benevides da Costa,  Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Blockchain for the Metaverse: A Review”,  in Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems Journal  2023 (IF 7.307, Q1)

2022

33. Nisita Weerasinghe, Raaj Misra, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila,   "Proof-of-Monitoring (PoM): A Novel Consensus Mechanism for Blockchain-based Secure Service Level Agreement Management", in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management 2022 (IF 4.758, Q1)
34. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj Misra, Pradumn Kumar Pandey,  An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "An Improved and Provably Secure Symmetric-Key Based 5G-AKA Protocol" in Elsevier Computer Networks  2022 (Impact Factor: 5.493, Q1) 
35. Saqib Hakak, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Praveen KumarReddy Maddikunta,  Swarna Priya Ramu, Parimala M, Chamitha de Alwis,  Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Autonomous Vehicles in 5G and Beyond: A Survey”,  in Elsevier Vehicular Communications Journal  2022 (IF 8.373, Q1)
36. Chamitha de Alwis, Ansumaan Kalla, Quoc-Viet Pham, Pardeep Kumar,  Kapal Dev, Won-Joo Hwang,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Towards 6G: Key Technological Directions", in Elsevier ICT Express 2022 (Impact Factor: 4.754, Q1) 
37. Chamara Sandeepa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Nicolas Kourtellis, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey on Privacy for B5G/6G: New Privacy Challenges, and Research Directions", in Elsevier Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 2022 (Impact Factor: 11.718, Q1)
38. Anshuman Kalla, Chamitha de Alwis, Gurkan Gur, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey on the Use of Blockchain for Future 6G: Technical Aspects, Use Cases, Challenges and Research Directions", in Elsevier Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 2022 (Impact Factor: 11.718, Q1)
39. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj Misra, Pradumn Kumar Pandey,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "An EAP-Based Mutual Authentication Protocol for WLAN connected IoT devices" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics  2022 (Impact Factor: 11.648, Q1) 
40. T. Maksymyuk, J. Gazda, G. Bugar, V. Gazda,  M. Liyanage, M. Dohler “Blockchain-Empowered Service Management for the Decentralized Metaverse of Things”,   in IEEE Access Journal 2022 (Impact Factor: 3.476, Q1) 
41. Amila Saputhanthri, Chamitha De Alwis,  M. Liyanage, “Survey on Blockchain-based IoT Payment and Marketplaces”,   in IEEE Access Journal 2022 (Impact Factor: 3.476, Q1) 
42. Gurkan Gur, Aanshumaan Kalla, Chamitha de Alwis, Quoc-Viet Pham, Khac-Hoang Ngo, Madhusanka Liyanage, Pawani Porambage, ''Integration of ICN and MEC in 5G and Beyond Networks: Mutual Benefits, Use Cases, Challenges, Standardization, and Future Research”, in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society  2022  (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
43. Patrick Mcenroe, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Survey on the Convergence of Edge Computing and AI for UAVs: Opportunities and Challenges" in  IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022 (Impact Factor: 10.238, Q1) 
44. Premitha Fernando, Keshawa Dadallage, Tharindu Gamage, Chathura Seneviratne, Arjuna Madanayake,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Proof-of-Sense: A Novel Consensus Mechanism for spectrum Misuse Detection" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics  2022 (Impact Factor: 11.648, Q1) 
45. Tharaka Hewa,  Ivana Kovacevic, Pawani Porambage, Nisita Weerasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, Erkki Harjula , Mika Ylianttilla  "Blockchain-based Network Slice Broker to Facilitate Factory-as-a-Service" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics  2022 (Impact Factor: 11.648, Q1) 
46. Anshuman Kalla, Chamitha de Alwis, Sarada Prasad Gochhayat, Gurkan Gur, Madhusanka Liyanage, Pawani Porambage, "Emerging Directions for Blockchainized 6G", in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 2022 (Impact Factor: 4.135, Q1)
47. Tharaka Hewa, Pawani Porambage, Anshumaan Kalla,Diana Osorio, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, “Blockchain and Game Theory Convergence for Network Slice Brokering”, in IEEE Computer Magazine 2022 (Impact Factor: 2.256, Q1)
48. Tharaka Hewa, An Braeken,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila,  "Fog Computing and Blockchain-based SecurityService Architecture for 5G Industrial IoT enabled Cloud Manufacturing" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics  2022 (Impact Factor: 11.648, Q1) 
49. Pasika Ranaweera, Chamitha de Alwis, Anca Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Realizing Contact-less Applications with Multi-Access Edge Computing”,  in  Elsevier ICT Express 2022  (Impact Factor: 4.754, Q1)
50. Gurjot SinghGaba, Mustapha Hedabou, Pardeep Kumar, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Mamoun Alazab,  ”Zero knowledge proofs based authenticated key agreement protocol for sustainable healthcare”, in Elsevier Sustainable Cities and Society 2022  (Impact Factor: 10.696, Q1)
51. A. Y. Ding, E. Peltonen, T. Meuser, A. Aral, C. Becker, S. Dustdar, T. Hiessl, D. Kranzlmuller, Madhusanka Liyanage, S. Magshudi, N. Mohan, J. Ott, J. S. Rellermeyer, S. Schulte, H. Schulzrinne, G. Solmaz, S. Tarkoma, B. Varghese, L. Wolf,  ”Roadmap for Edge AI: A Dagstuhl Perspective”, in ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 2022  (Impact Factor: 1.256, Q1)
52. Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Gautam Srivastava, Madhusanka Liyanage, Iyapparaja M, Chiranji Lal Chowdhary, Srinivas Koppu, Praveen KumarReddy Maddikunta,  ”Hand Gesture Recognition based on a Harris HawksOptimized Convolution Neural Network”,  in Elsevier Computers and Electrical Engineering Journal  2022  (Impact Factor: 4.152, Q1)
53.  Madhusanka Liyanage, Quoc-Viet Pham, Kapal Dev, Sweta Bhattacharya, Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Gokul Yenduri,  ”Survey on Zero Touch Network and Service (ZSM) Management for 5Gand Beyond Networks”,  in Elsevier The Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2022  (Impact Factor: 7.574, Q1)

2021

54. Charuka Moremada, Chamara Sandeepa, Nadeeka Dissanayaka, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Energy Efficient Contact Tracing and Social Interaction based Patient Prediction System for COVID-19 Pandemic" in IEEE Journal of Communications and Networks 2021 (Impact Factor 3.24, Q1) 
55. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha de Alwis, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Survey on Blockchain for Future Smart Grids: Technical Aspects, Applications, Integration Challenges and Future Research”, in Elsevier Energy Report 2021  (Impact Factor: 6.87, Q1)
56. Pasika Ranaweera, Anca Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”MEC Enabled 5G Use Cases: A Survey on Security Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures”,  in ACM Computing Surveys 2021  (Impact Factor: 10.282, Q1)
57. Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta, Quoc-Viet Pham, Prabadevi B, N Deepa, Kapal Dev, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Rukhsana Ruby, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Industry 5.0: A Survey on Enabling Technologies and Potential Applications”, in Elsevier Journal of Industrial Information Integration 2021  (Impact Factor: 10.063, Q1)
58. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha de Alwis, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Can Blockchain Strengthen the Energy Internet?”, in MDPI Network 2021  
59. Placide Shabisha, Chamara Sandeepa, Charuka Moremada, Nadeeka Dissanayaka, Tharindu Gamage, An Braeken, Kris Steenhaut, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Security enhanced Emergency Situation Detection System for Ambient Assisted  Living" in IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society 2021 (Impact Factor: 5.9, Q1)
60. Kuntal Gaur, Anshuman Kalla, Jyoti Grover, Mohammad Borhani, Andrei Gurtov, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "A Survey of Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS): Past, Present and Future" in Elsevier Computer Network Journal, 2020  (Impact Factor: 4.474, Q1)
61. Madhusanka Liyanage, Pawani Porambage, Aaron Yi Ding, Anshuman Kalla  "Driving Forces for Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) IoT Integration in 5G" in Elsevier ICT Express Journal, 2020  (Impact Factor: 4.317, Q1)
62. Pawani Porambage, Gürkan Gür, Diana Pamela Moya Osorio,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila,  "The Roadmap to 6G Security and Privacy", in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2021 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
63. Chamitha de Alwis, Ansumaan Kalla, Quoc-Viet Pham, Pardeep Kumar,  Kapal Dev, Won-Joo Hwang,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Survey on 6G Frontiers: Trends, Applications, Requirements, Technologies and Future Research", in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2021 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
64. Tharaka Hewa, Yining Hu, Madhusanka Liyanage, Salil S. Kanhere, Mika Ylianttila, "Survey on Blockchain based Smart Contracts: Technical Aspects and Future Research" in IEEE Access Journal 2021 (Impact Factor: 3.367, Q1) 
65. Arshee Ahmed, Haroon Rasheed, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Millimeter-Wave Channel Modeling in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network using Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) Code", in  MDPI Electronics, 2021 (Impact Factor:  2.397, Q2) 
66. Shalitha Wijethilaka,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Survey on Network Slicing for Internet of Things Realization in 5G Networks", in IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials, 2021 (Impact Factor: 25.249,, Q1)
67. Nisita Weerasinghe, Tharaka Hewa, Madhusanka Liyanage, Salil S. Kanhere, Mika Ylianttila,   "A Novel Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platform for Local 5G Operators", in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2021 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1)
68. Pasika Ranaweera, Anca Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Survey on Multi-Access Edge Computing Security and Privacy”, in IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials, 2021 (Impact Factor: 25.249,, Q1)
69. Yushan Siriwardhana, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila ”A Survey on Mobile Augmented Reality with 5G Mobile Edge Computing: Architectures, Applications and Technical Aspects”, in IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials, 2021 (Impact Factor: 25.249, Q1)
70. Raaj Mishra, Ansumaan Kalla, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Privacy Protected Blockchain-based Architecture and Implementation for Sharing of Students' Credentials", in  Elsevier Journal of Information Processing and Management, 2021 (Impact Factor: 6.222, Q1)

2020

71. Ahsan Manzoor, An Braeken, Salil Kanhere, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Proxy Re-encryption enabled Secure and Anonymous IoT Data Sharing Platform based on Blockchain", in  Elsevier The Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2020 (Impact Factor: 5.570, Q1) 
72. An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Highly Efficient Key Agreement for Remote Patient Monitoring in MEC enabled 5G Networks",  in Springer The Journal of Supercomputing 2020 (Impact Factor: 2.469, Q2)
73. Pasika Ranaweera, Madhusanka Liyanage, Anca Jurcut, "Novel MEC based Approaches for Smart Hospitals to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic", in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 2020 (Impact Factor: 4.016, Q1) 
74. Yushan Siriwardhana,  Gurkan Gur,  Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "The Role of 5G for Digital Healthcare against COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges" in Elsevier ICT Express Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 2.950, Q1) 
75. Tharaka Hewa, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage "Survey on Blockchain based Smart Contracts: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges" in Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications 2020 (Impact Factor: 5.570, Q1) 
76. An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Salil S. Kanhere, Sudhir Dixit "Blockchain and Cyberphysical Systems " in  IEEE Computer Magazine 2020 (Impact Factor: 4.419, Q1) 
77. Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Performance Analysis of Local 5G Operator Architectures For Industrial Internet " in  IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 9.936, Q1) 
78. Gurkan Gur,  Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Convergence of ICN and MEC for 5G: Opportunities and Challenges" in  IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2020 (Impact Factor: 4.99, Q1) 
79. Yushan Siriwardhana,  Chamitha de Alwis,  Gurkan Gur,  Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "The Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic with 5G Technologies" in  IEEE Engineering Management Review Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 0.39, Q3) 
80. Tanesh Kumar, Erkki Harjula, Muneeb Ejaz, Ahsan Manzoor, Pawani Porambage, Ijaz Ahmad, Madhusanka Liyanage,  An Braeken, and Mika Ylianttila, "BlockEdge: Blockchain-Edge Framework for Industrial IoT Networks " in IEEE Access Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 3.745, Q1) 
81. Anshuman Kalla,  Tharaka Hewa,  Raaj Anand Mishra,  Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "The Role of Blockchain to Fight Against COVID-19" in  IEEE Engineering Management Review Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 0.39, Q3) 
82. Gurjot Singh Gaba, Gulshan Kumar, Himanshu Monga , Tai-Hoon Kim, Madhusanka Liyanage, Pardeep Kumar, "Robust and Lightweight Key Exchange (LKE) Protocol for Industry 4.0 " in IEEE Access Journal, 2020 (Impact Factor: 3.745, Q1) 
83. Rabia Khan, Pardeep Kumar, Dush Nalin. Jayakody, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”A Survey on Security and Privacy of 5G Technologies: Potential Solutions, Recent Advancements and Future Directions”, in IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials, 2020 (Impact Factor : 23.700, Q1)

2019

84. Erkki Harjula, Pekka Karhula, Johirul Islam, Teemu Leppanen, Ahsan Manzoor, Madhusanka Liyanage, Chauhan Jagmohan, Tanesh Kumar, Ijaz Ahmad, Mika Ylianttila, "Decentralized iot edge nanoservice architecture for future gadget-free computing" in IEEE Access Journal 2019 (Impact Factor: 4.098, Q1) 
85. Tanesh Kumar, An Braeken, Anca Dulia. Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Mika Ylianttila ” AGE: Authentication in Gadget-Free Healthcare Environments”, in Springer  Information Technology and Management Journal, 2019 (Impact Factor : 1.265, Q4)
86. An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Pardeep Kumar, John Murphy, Novel 5G Authentication Protocol to Improve the Resistance against Active Attacks and Malicious Serving Networks,  in IEEE Access Journal 2019 (Impact Factor: 4.098, Q1)
87. Yining Hu, Ashan Manzoor, Parinya Ekparinya, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Kanchana Thilakarathna, Guillaume Jourjon, Aruna Seneviratne,   A Delay-Tolerant Payment Scheme Based on the Ethereum Blockchain ,  in IEEE Access Journal 2019 (Impact Factor: 4.098, Q1)
88. An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Anca Delia Jurcut, Anonymous Lightweight Proxy Based Key Agreement for IoT (ALPKA), in Springer Wireless Personal Communications, 2019 (Impact Factor: 1.200, Q3) 

2018

89. Pawani Porambage, Jude Okwuibe, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Tarik Taleb, Survey on Multi-Access Edge Computing for Internet of Things Realization,  in IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials  2018 (Impact Factor: 20.23, Q1) 
90. Tanesh Kumar, Pawani Porambage, Ijaz Ahmed, Madhusanka Liyanage, Erkki Harjula, Mika Ylianttila, Securing the Gadget-Free Digital Services ,  in IEEE Computer Magazine, 2018 (Impact Factor: 1.755, Q1) 
91. Ijaz Ahmed, Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage, Jude Okwuibe, Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila, Overview of 5G Security Challenges and Solutions ,  in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2018 (Impact Factor: 4.99, Q1) 

2017

92. An Braeken,  Pardeep Kumar,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  Thi Kim Hue Ta "An efficient anonymous authentication protocol in multiple server communication networks (EAAM)", published in Springer Journal of Supercomputing (SUPE), 2017 (Impact Factor: 1.326, Q2) 
93. Ijaz Ahmed,  Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Timo Koskela,  Timo Braysy,  Mika Ylianttila, Juha-Pekka Soininen, Antti Anttonen,  Vesa  Pentikäinen,  Jyrki Huusko, "Towards Gadget-Free Internet Services: A Roadmap of the Naked World", published in Elsevier  Journal on Telematics and Informatics, 2017 (Impact Factor: 3.398, Q1) 
94. Madhusanka Liyanage, Ijaz Ahmed, Jude Okwuibe, Mika Ylianttila, Hammad Kabir, Jesús Llorente Santos, Raimo Kantola, Oscar López Pérez, Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia, Edgardo Montes de Oca, Enhancing Security of Future Software Defined Mobile Networks , published in IEEE Access, 2017 (Impact Factor: 3.244, Q1) 
95. Madhusanka Liyanage, An Braeken, Anca Delia Jurcut, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Secure Communication Channel Architecture for Software Defined Mobile Networks , published in Elsevier Journal on Computer Networks (COMNET), 2017 (Impact Factor: 2.516, Q1)

2013-2016

96. Andrei Gurtov, Madhusanka Liyanage, Dmitry Korzun, Secure Communication and Data Processing Challenges in the Industrial Internet , to be appear in Baltic Journal of Modern Computing (BJMC), 2016  
97. Madhusanka Liyanage, Pradeep Kumar, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Novel Secure VPN Architectures for LTE Backhaul Networks , published in Security and Communication Networks- Wiley Online Library, 2016 (Impact Factor: 1.067, Q2) 
98. Madhusanka Liyanage, Ahmed Bux Abro, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Opportunities and Challenges of Software-Defined Mobile Networks in Network Security Perspective , published in IEEE Security and Privacy, Auguest 2016 (Impact Factor: 1.382, Q1)
99. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Secure Hierarchical VPLS Architecture for Provider Provisioned Networks , published in IEEE Access, 2015 (Impact Factor: 3.244, Q1)
100. Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Securing Virtual Private LAN Service by Efficient Key Management , published in Security and Communication Networks- Wiley Online Library, 2013 (Impact Factor: 1.067, Q2)
101. Suneth Namal, Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Realization of Mobile Femtocells: Operational and Protocol Requirements, published in Wireless Personal Communications, Springer 2012 (Impact Factor: 0.951, Q3)

Conference Papers (142):

2025

1. Engin Zeydan, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Yekta Turk, Abdullah Aydeger, Madhusanka Liyanage, “Optimizing Network Services with Quantum Dynamic Programming and Grover’s Search,” in Proc. of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR 2025), Crete, Greece, August 2025
2. Shashidhar R,  Yushan Siriwardhana,  Manoj Misra, Madhusanka Liyanage, "DBFFL - Defending against Dynamic Poisoning Attacks in Federated Learning in 5G and Beyond Systems" in Proc. of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2025)  in Montreal, Canada, June 2025
3. Seifu Birhanu Tadele, Binayak Kar, Frezer Guteta Wakgra, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Optimizing AoI in Mobility-based Vehicular Fog Networks: A Dueling-DDQN Approach" in Proc. of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2025)  in Montreal, Canada, June 2025
4.  Frezer Guteta Wakgra, Binayak Kar, Seifu Birhanu Tadele, Krishna M Sivalingam, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Mobility-Aware Multi-Objective Offloading Optimization in MEC and Vehicular-Fog Systems: A Waited-Ratio Based TD3 Approach" in Proc. of 2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2025)  in Montreal, Canada, June 2025
5. Sanoj Liyanage, Venuranga Weerawardhane, Jalitha Kheminda, Yushan Siriwardhana, Thilina Weerasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, “SecFLH: Defending Federated Learning-Based IoT Health Prediction Systems Against Poisoning Attacks,” in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
6. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha De Alwis, Uditha Wijewardhana, Madhusanka Liyanage, “A Multi-Factor Reputation Management Approach Integrated with Blockchain for Smart Grid 2.0,” in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
7. Engin Zeydan, Luis Blanco, Sadeep Batewela, Pasika Ranaweera, Madhusanka Liyanage, “Advances in Network Orchestration for Security, Scalability, and Sustainability,” in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
8. Abdullah Aydeger, Engin Zeydan, Luis Blanco, Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Tharaka Hewa, Madhusanka Liyanage, “Identity Management for Enhanced Security in Industrial Automation and Control Systems,” in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
9. Charuka Moremada, Vidura Ravihansa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, An Braeken, Quoc-Viet Pham, Yushan Siriwardhana, Basak Ozan Ozparlak, Eirini Kanaki, Periklis Chatzimisios, Gurkan Gur, Madhusanka Liyanage, “ENSURE-6G: Advancing Security and Privacy with AI in 6G Networks,” in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
10. Chamara Sandeepa, Charuka Moremada, Madhusanka Liyanage, “ARMOR: Adversarial Resistance and Model Optimization for Robustness for B5G/6G Open Radio Access Networks,”  in Proc. of 2025 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC & 6G Summit), June 2025​
11. Tharaka Hewa, An Braeken, Engin Zeydan, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Jari Iinatti, Mika Ylianttila, “RepuChain: A Privacy-Preserving Reputation Consensus for Medical IoT Data Formulation,” in Proc. of 19th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, Florence, Italy, May 2025
12. Rashmi Ratnayake, Madhusanka Liyanage, Liam Murphy``Evaluating Data Trust in Blockchain-Based IoT Systems Using Machine Learning Techniques",  in Proc. of 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2025
13. Nisita Weerasinghe, Pawani Porambage, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Non-Fungible Token Enabled Resource Trading Marketplace for 6G Network Slicing" in Proc. of 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2025
14. Rashmi Ratnayake, Madhusanka Liyanage, Liam Murphy``Demo: Enabling Trustworthy Cold Chain Logistics through Blockchain and Machine Learning",  in Proc. of 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2025
15. Nisita Weerasinghe, Pawani Porambage, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Demo: Blockchain-Based NFT Resource Marketplace for Efficient 6G Network Slicing" in Proc. of 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2025

2024

16. Shalitha Wijethilaka, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Framework for Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN)"  in Proc. of 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, December 2024
17. Lavan Oshada Perera, Pasika Ranaweera, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Spect-NFT: Non-Fungible Tokens for Dynamic Spectrum Management"  in Proc. of 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, December 2024
18. Sumudith Sadeepa, Keshara Kavinda, Emmanuel Hashika, Chamara Sandeepa, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "DisLLM: Distributed LLMs for Privacy Assurance in Resource-Constrained Environments"  in Proc. of 2024 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), Taipei, Taiwan, October 2024
19. Engin Zeydan, Awaneesh Kumar, Pasika Ranaweera, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Securing IoT with Resilient Cloud-Edge Continuum” in the International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Communication, Networking and Services (ICCNS2024), Dubrovnik, Croatia September 2024
20. Abdullah Aydeger, Engin Zeydan, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Kasun T. Hemachandra, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Towards a Quantum-Resilient Future: Strategies for Transitioning to Post-Quantum Cryptography” in Proc. of 15th International Conference on Network of the Future (IEEE NoF), Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain, October 2024
21. Patrick J McEnroe, Shen Wang,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Towards Latency Efficient DRL Inference: Improving UAV Obstacle Avoidance at the Edge Through Model Compression" in Proc. of 27th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2024) in Edmonton, Canada, September 2024
22. Kavini Kushani, Isuru Lakshan, Lakshan Pathiraja, Chamara Sandeepa, Tharindu Gamage, Thilina Weerasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Learning Platform for Privacy-Preserved Federated Learning in Industrial Internet" in Proc. of 56th Meeting of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN56) in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 2024
23. Abdul-Rasheed Ottun, Rasinthe Marasinghe, Toluwani Elemosho, Mohan Liyanage, Mohamad Ragab, Prachi Bagave, Marcus Westberg, Mehrdad Asadi, Michell Boerger, Chamara Sandeepa, Thulitha Senevirathna, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Madhusanka Liyanage, Vinh Hoa La, Manh-Dung Nguyen, Edgardo Montes de Oca, Tessa Oomen, Joao Fernando Ferreira Goncalves,  Illija Tanaskovic, Sasa Klopanovic, Nicolas Kourtellis, Claudio Soriente, Jason Pridmore, Ana Rosa Cavalli, Drasko Draskovic, Samuel Marchal, Shen Wang, David Solans Noguero, Nikolay Tcholtchev, Aaron Yi Ding and Huber Flores, "The SPATIAL Architecture: Design and Development Experiences from Gauging and Monitoring the AI Inference Capabilities of Modern Applications" in Proc. of 2024 44th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (IEEE ICDCS), New Jersey, USA, July 2024  (Core A)
24. Bartlomiej Siniarski, Chamara Sandeepa, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, Cem Ayyildiz, Veli Can Yildirim, Hakan Alakoca, Fatma Gunes Kesik, Betul Guvenc Paltun, Giovanni Perin, Michele Rossi, Stefano Tomasin, Arsenia Chorti, Pietro G. Giardina, Alberto Garcıa Perez, Jose Marıa Jorquera Valero, Tommy Svensson, Nikolaos Pappas, Marios Kountouris, "ROBUST-6G: Smart, Automated, and Reliable Security Service Platform for 6G" in Proc. of 2024 Fifteenth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN), Budapest, Hungary, July 2024
25. Sachitha Kusaladarma,  Raviraj Adve, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Q-Learning based Transmission Management Strategy for Energy Harvesting Sensors" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2024)  in Denver, USA, June 2024
26. Madhusanka Liyanage, Pawani Porambage, Engin Zeydan, Thulitha Senevirathna, Yushan Siriwardhana, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Bartlomiej Siniarski "Advancing Security for 6G Smart Networks and Services" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
27. Lavan Oshada Perera, Pasika Ranaweera, Sachitha Kusaladharma, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Unlocking Spectrum Potential: A Blockchain-Powered Paradigm for Dynamic Spectrum Management" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
28.  Shen Wang, Chamara Sandeepa, Thulitha Senevirathna, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Manh-Dung Nguyen, Samuel Marchal, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Towards Accountable and Resilient AI-Assisted Networks: Case Studies and Future Challenges" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
29. Janani Kehelwala, Yushan Siriwardhana, Tharaka Mawanane Hewa , Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila "Decentralized Learning for 6G Security: Open Issues and Future Directions" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
30.  Shen Wang, M. Atif Qureshi, Luis Miralles-Pechuan, Thien Huynh-The, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Transparent Intelligence: XAI for 6G Networks" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
31.  Bartlomiej Siniarski, Chamara Sandeepa, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, Cem Ayyildiz, Veli Can Yildirim, Hakan Alakoca, Fatma Gunes Kesik, Betul Guvenc Paltun, Giovanni Perin, Michele Rossi, Stefano Tomasin, Arsenia Chorti, Pietro G. Giardina, Alberto Garcıa Perez, Jose Marıa Jorquera Valero, Tommy Svensson, Nikolaos Pappas, Marios Kountouris, "ROBUST-6G: Smart, Automated, and Reliable Security Service Platform for 6G" in Proc. of 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Antwerp, France, June 2024
32. Chamara Sandeepa, Thulitha Senavirathne, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Navigating Explainable Privacy in Federated Learning" in Proc. of 1st International Workshop on Trustworthy and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Networks (TX4Nets) 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2024
33. Chamara Sandeepa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "SHERPA: Explainable Robust Algorithms for Privacy-Preserved Federated Learning in Future Networks to Defend Against Data Poisoning Attacks" in Proc. of 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P2024) in San Francisco, May 2024 (Core A*)
34. Rashmi Ratnayake, Madhusanka Liyanage, Liam Murphy``Machine Learning for Data Trust Evaluations in Blockchain-Enabled IoT Systems",  in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2024) in Dublin, Ireland, May 2024
35. Pramitha Fernando, Madhusanka Liyanage, ``Demo: Radio Spectrum Data Collection with Distributed-Proof-of-Sense Blockchain Network",  in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2024) in Dublin, Ireland, May 2024
36. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha De Alwis, Uditha L. Wijewardhana, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Dedicated Consensus Algorithm for Improving Performance of Futuristic Energy Blockchain" in Proc. of IEEE 42nd International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE 2024)  in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024
37. Thulitha Senavirathne,  Bartlomiej Siniarski,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Shen Wang, "Deceiving Post-hoc Explainable AI (XAI) Methods in Network Intrusion Detection" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024
38. Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Samuel Marchal, Mika Ylianttila, "Robust Aggregation Technique Against Poisoning Attacks in Multi-Stage Federated Learning Applications" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024
39. Rashmi Thennakoon, Arosha Wanigasundara, Sanjaya Weerasinghe,  Chatura Seneviratne, Yushan Siriwardhana,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Decentralized Defense: Leveraging Blockchain against Poisoning Attacks in Federated Learning Systems" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024
40. Patrick J McEnroe, Shen Wang,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Towards Faster DRL Training: An Edge AI Approach for UAV Obstacle Avoidance by Splitting Complex Environments" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024
41. Nivin Viraj Madawalage, Tharani Thalgahagoda, Inushi Gunatilake, Pramitha Fernando, Geeth Priyankara Wijesiri, Chatura Seneviratne,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain-Enabled RF Radiation Exposure Level Measurement in Wireless Mobile Networks" in Proc. of 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) in Las Vegas, USA, January 2024

2023

42. Gürkan Gür, Pawani Porambage, Diana Pamela Moya Osorio, Attila Altay Yavuz, Madhusanka Liyanage, "6G Security Vision - A Concise Update" in Proc. of 2023 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF 2023) in Baltimore, USA, November 2023
43. Chamara Sandeepa, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "FL-TIA: Novel Time Inference Attacks on Federated Learning" in Proc. of 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023) in Exeter, UK, November 2023
44. Shalitha Wijethilaka, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Novel Blockchain-based Decentralized Multi-party Certificate Management Framework" in Proc. of 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security, and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023) in Exeter, UK, November 2023
45. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj Misra, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Secure Blockchain-based Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for 5G Roaming" in Proc. of 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security, and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023) in Exeter, UK, November 2023
46. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha De Alwis, Uditha L. Wijewardhana, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Utilization of a Blockchain-based Reputation Management System for Energy Trading in Smart Grid 2.0" in Proc. of 2023 IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM 2023)  in Panama City, Panama, November 2023
47. Pramitha Fernando, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Breaking Chains, Empowering IoT: A Comparative Study of Holochain and Blockchain" in Proc. of 2023 IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM 2023)  in Panama City, Panama, November 2023
48. Lakshan Pathiraja, Isuru Lakshan, Kavini Kushani, Chamara Sandeepa, Tharindu D. Gamage, Thilina Weerasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Privacy-preserved Collaborative Federated Learning Platform for Industrial Internet of Things" in Proc. of 2023 IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM 2023)  in Panama City, Panama, November 2023
49. Nisita Weerasinghe, Tharaka Hewa, Anshumaan Kalla, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain enabled Private 5G Networks: A Primer" in Proc. of The Fifth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2023) in Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 2023
50.  Thiwanka Silva, Madhushika Bamunuge, Dilusha Dissanayake, Chatura Seneviratne, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Proof of Equation: A Novel Consensus Algorithm for Dynamic Spectrum Access" in Proc. of  IEEE AFRICON 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, September 2023
51. Chamara Sandeepa, Thulitha Senavirathne, Bartlomiej Siniarski, Manh-Dung Nguyen, Vinh-Hoa La, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage, "From Opacity to Clarity: Leveraging XAI for Robust Network Traffic Classification" in Proc. of 56th Meeting of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN56) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 2023
52. Rashmi Ratnayake, Madhusanka Liyanage, Liam Murphy``Trust Management and Bad Data Reduction in Internet of Vehicles Using Blockchain and AI",  in The 2023 IEEE 97th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2023-Spring in Florence, Italy, June 2023
53. Chamara Sandeepa, Shen Wang, Madhusanka Liyanage,  ``Privacy of the Metaverse: Current Issues, AI Attacks, and Possible Solutions",  in IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (IEEE MetaCom 2023) in Kyoto, Japan, June 2023
54. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav,  An Braeken, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage,  ``A Blockchain based Authentication Protocol for Metaverse Environments using a Zero Knowledge Proof",  in IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (IEEE MetaCom 2023) in Kyoto, Japan, June 2023
55. Yasintha Rumesh,  Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Comprehensive Analysis over Centralized and Federated Learning-based Anomaly Detection in Networks with Explainable AI (XAI)" in Proc. of  IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2023) in Rome, Italy, June 2023
56. Dinaj Attanayaka, Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Peer-to-Peer Federated Learning based Anomaly Detection for Open Radio Access Networks" in Proc. of  IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2023) in Rome, Italy, June 2023
57. Tharaka Hewa, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Towards Attack Resistant Federated Learning with Blockchain in 5G and beyond Networks" in Proc. of 2023 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2023
58. Nisita Weerasinghe, Raaj Misra, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Novel Consensus Mechanism for Blockchain-based Service Level Agreement Management Systems" in Proc. of 2023 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2023
59. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, An Braeken, Manoj  Misra, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Provably Secure and Efficient 5G-AKA Authentication Protocol using Blockchain" in  Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2023(IEEE CCNC 2023), Las Vegas, USA, January 2023

2022

60. Pasika Ranaweera, Awaneesh Kumar Yadav,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  Anca Jurcut, ``Service Migration Authentication Protocol for MEC",  in IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022
61.  Shalitha Wijethilaka,  Madhusanka Liyanage, ''A Federated Learning Approach for Improving Security in Network Slicing",  in IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022
62. Shalitha Wijethilaka,  Madhusanka Liyanage, ''A Novel Network Slicing based Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) Framework for Private 5G Networks",  in IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (IEEE Latincom 2022), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2022
63. Yehan Ukwaththage, Mohamed Yaseer, Chamitha de Alwis,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Novel Method for Network Quality based Navigation for Seamless Mobile Services" in Proc. of2022 International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC), Hanoi Capital, Vietnam, October 2022
64. Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Robust and Resilient Federated Learning for Securing Future Networks" in Proc. of 2022 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Grenoble, France, June 2022
65. Suwani Jayasinghe, Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Federated Learning based Anomaly Detection as an Enabler for Securing Network and Service Management Automation in Beyond 5G Networks" in Proc. of 2022 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Grenoble, France, June 2022
66. Charithri Yapa, Chamitha de Alwis, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain-enabled Smart Grid 2.0" in Proc. of 2022 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Grenoble, France, June 2022
67. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj  Misra, Pradumn Kumar Pandey,  Kuljit Kaur, Sahil Garg,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "LEMAP: A Lightweight EAP based  Mutual Authentication Protocol  for IEEE 802.11 WLAN " in  Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022, Seoul, South Korea May 2022  
68. Gayan Dilanka, Lakshan Viranga, Rajitha Pamudith, Tharindu D. Gamage, Pasika. S. Ranaweera, Indika. A. M.  Balapuwaduge, Madhusanka Liyanage, "MEC-RHA: Demonstration of Novel Service Request Handling Algorithm for MEC" in Proc. of IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022), Budapest, Hungary, April 2022  
69. Tharaka Hewa,  Nisita Weerasinghe, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Demo: Blockchain-based Secured and Federated Slice Broker (SFSBroker)" in Proc. of IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2022), Budapest, Hungary, April 2022  
70. Gayan Dilanka, Lakshan Viranga, Rajitha Pamudith, Tharindu D. Gamage, Pasika. S. Ranaweera, Indika. A. M.  Balapuwaduge, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Novel Request Handler Algorithm for Multi-access Edge Computing Platforms in 5G" in Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2022 (IEEE CCNC 2022), Las Vegas, USA, January 2022  
71. Shalitha Wijethilaka, Pawani Porambage,  Chamitha de Alwis, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Comprehensive Analysis on Network Slicing for Smart Hospital Applications" in Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2022 (IEEE CCNC 2022), Las Vegas,  USA, January 2022
72. Rakshitha De Silva, Yushan Siriwardhana, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila,  ”Deployment Options of 5G Network Slicing for Smart Healthcare”,  in Proc. of   IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2022 (IEEE CCNC 2022), Las Vegas, USA, January 2022  

2021

73. Thisuri Umagiliya, Shalitha Wijethilaka, Pawani Porambage,  Chamitha de Alwis, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Network Slicing Strategies for Smart Industry Applications" in Proc. of 2021 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking  (IEEE CSCN 2021), Virtual, December 2021
74. Vashish Imrith, Pasika Ranaweera,  Sneha Damree, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Enabling Fog Computing based Dynamic Security Service Function Chaining for 5G IoT" in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems 2021 (IEEE ANTS 2021), Hyderabad, India, December 2021  
75. Gayan Dilanka, Lakshan Viranga, Rajitha Pamudith, Tharindu D. Gamage, Pasika. S. Ranaweera, Indika. A. M.  Balapuwaduge, Madhusanka Liyanage, "A Novel Server Selection Strategy for Multi-access Edge Computing" in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems 2021 (IEEE ANTS 2021), Hyderabad, India, December 2021  
76. Taras Maksymyuk, Marcel Vološin, Juraj Gazda, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain-based Decentralized Service Provisioning in Local 6G Mobile Networks" in Proc. of Third ACM International Workshop on Blockchain-enabled Networked Sensor Systems Co-located with SenSys-2021, Coimbra, Portugal, November 2021  
77. Tharaka Hewa, Pawani Porambage, Ansumaan Kalla, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "How DoS Attacks Can Be Mounted on Network Slice Broker and Can They Be Mitigated Using Blockchain?" in Proc. of 2021 IEEE 32nd Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Helsinki, Finland, September 2021
78. Pawani Porambage, Gürkan Gür, Diana Pamela Moya Osorio,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "6G Security Challenges and Potential Solutions" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
79. Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "AI and 6G Security: Opportunities and Challenges" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
80. Janitha Rupasena, Tharaka Hewa,  Kasun Hemachandra  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Scalable Storage Scheme for Blockchain-Enabled IoT Equipped Food Supply Chains" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
81. Tharaka Hewa, Nisita Weerasinghe, Pawani Porambage, Ansumaan Kalla, Xilouris Georgios, Maria Christopoulou,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "SFSBroker: Secure and Federated Network Slice Broker for 5G and Beyond" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
82. Shalitha Wijethilaka,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Security Orchestration Framework for Federated Network Slicing" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
83. Pasika Ranaweera, Anca Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage, "Identifying Factors Enabling the Enhancement of Service Migration of Multi-Access Edge Computing" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
84. Amila Saputhanthri, Chamitha de Alwis,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Emergence of Blockchain based IoT Marketplaces" in Proc. of 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021
85. Shalitha Wijethilaka,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Realizing Internet of Things with Network Slicing: Opportunities and Challenges", in Proc. of 3rd International Workshop on Industrial Issues and Solutions such as Scalability and Reliability for Software Defined Networking (SRSDN’21) in  IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC) 2021, Las Vegas, USA; January 2021 
86. Nisita Weerasinghe, Tharaka Hewa, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain-based Roaming and Offload Service Platform for Local 5G Operators", in Proc. of  IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC) 2021, Las Vegas, USA, January 2021
87. Yushan Sririwardhane,  Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, "Performance Analysis of Softwarized Local Mobile Networks", in Proc. of  IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC) 2021, Las Vegas, USA,  January 2021

2020

88. Awaneesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj Misra, Madhusanka Liyanage, Gaurav Varshney "Secure and User Efficient EAP-based Authentication Protocol for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs " in Proc. of  The 17th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (IEEE MASS - 2020), Delhi NCR, India, December 2020
89. Tharaka Hewa, An Braeken, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Multi-Access Edge Computing and Blockchain-based Secure Telehealth System Connected with 5G and IoT ", in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom) 2020, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020
90. Raaj Anand Mishra, Kaustubh Shukla, Anshuman Kalla, Avishek Nag, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "B-VNF: Blockchain-enhanced Architecture for VNF Orchestration in MEC-5G Networks", in Proc. of  The 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF'20), Virtual Event, September 2020
91. Rakshitha De Silva, Yushan Siriwardhana, Tharaka Samarasinghe, Mika Ylianttila, Madhusanka Liyanage, ”Local 5G Operator Architecture for Delay Critical Telehealth Applications”,  in Proc. of  The 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF'20), Virtual Event, September 2020  
92. Chamara Sandeepa, Charuka Moremada, Nadeeka Dissanayaka, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Social Interaction Tracking and Patient Prediction System for Potential COVID-19 Patients" in Proc. of  The 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF'20), Virtual Event, September 2020
93. An Braeken, Pawani Porambage, Amirthan Puvaneswaran, Madhusanka Liyanage, "ESSMAR: Edge Supportive Secure Mobile Augmented Reality Architecture for Healthcare " in Proc. of  5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence: Technologies and Applications (CloudTech'20), Marrakesh, Morocco, November 2020
94. Alcardo Alex Barakabitze, Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrew Hines, "QoESoft: QoE Management Architecture for Softwarized 5G Networks" in Proc. of Third Workshop on Ultra-high speed, Low latency and Massive Communication for Futuristic 6G Networks (ULMC6GN) at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
95. Pramitha Fernando, Lasitha Gunawardhana, Wishva Rajapakshe, Mahesh Dananjaya, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Blockchain-based Wi-Fi Offloading Platform for 5G" in Proc. of 2nd Workshop on Blockchain for IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
96. Chamara Sandeepa, Charuka Moremada, Nadeeka Dissanayaka, Tharindu Gamage, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "An Emergency Situation Detection System for Ambient Assisted Living" in Proc. of  Third International Workshop on IoT Enabling Technologies in Healthcare  at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
97. Vashish Imrith, Pasika Ranaweera,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Dynamic Orchestration of Security Services at Fog Nodes for 5G IoT ", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
98. Pasika Ranaweera, Vashish Imrith, Madhusanka Liyanage, Anca Jurcut, "Security as a Service Platform Leveraging Multi-Access Edge Computing Infrastructure Provisions", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
99. Tharaka Hewa, An Braeken, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage, "Blockchain-based Automated Certificate Revocation for 5G IoT ", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020
100. Tharaka Hewa, Gurkan Gur, Anshuman Kalla, An Braeken, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "The Role of Blockchain in 6G: Challenges, Opportunities and Research Directions ", in Proc. of 6G Wireless Summit 2020, Levi, Finland, March 2020
101. Tharaka Hewa, Anshuman Kalla, Avishek Nag, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Blockchain for 5G and IoT: Opportunities and Challenges ", to be appeared in The 8th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Networking ( IEEE ComNet'2020), Hammamet, Tunisia, March 2020
102. Raaj Anand Mishra, Anshuman Kalla, Nimer Amol Singh,  Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Implementation and Analysis of Blockchain Based DApp for Secure Sharing of Students' Credentials ", in Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2020 (CCNC 2020), Las Vegas, USA, January 2020

2019

103. Hamid Malik,  Ahsan Manzoor, Mika Ylianttila,  Madhusanka Liyanage,   "Performance Analysis of Blockchain based Smart Grids with Ethereum and Hyperledger Implementations ", in Proc. of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), Goa, India, December 2019
104. Avishek Nag, Anshuman Kalla, Madhusanka Liyanage,  "Blockchain-over-Optical Networks: A Trusted Virtual Network Function (VNF) Management Proposition for 5G Optical Networks", in Proc. of Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2019), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, N0ovember 2019
105. Pasika Ranaweera, Anca Delia Jurcut,  Madhusanka Liyanage,   "Realizing Multi-Access Edge Computing Feasibility: Security Perspective",  in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN 2019), Granada, Spain, October 2019
106. Pawani Porambage, Yoan Miche, Aapo Kalliola,  Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila  "Secure Keying Scheme for Network Slicing in 5G Architecture",  in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN 2019), Granada, Spain, October 2019
107. Ahsan Manzoor, Madhusanka Liyanage, A. Braeken, S. Kanhere, M. Ylianttila, "Blockchain based Proxy Re-Encryption Scheme for Secure IoT Data Sharing", in Proc. of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2019) , Seoul, South Korea, May 2019
108. Archana Rajakaruna, Pawani Porambage, Ahsan Manzoor , Madhusanka Liyanage , Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila ,  "Enabling End-to-End Secure Connectivity for Low-Power IoT Devices with UAVs"   in Proc. of 2nd Workshop on Intelligent Computing and Caching at the Network Edge at 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019.  
109. Anca Delia Jurcut , Jinyong Chen, Anshuman Kalla, Madhusanka Liyanage, John Murphy, "A Novel Authentication Mechanism for Mobile Satellite Communication Systems"   in Proc. of Workshop in Satellite-terrestrial Interworking: a pillar of forthcoming 5G systems at 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019.  
110. Pawani Porambage, Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage, Juha Partala, Lauri Loven, Mika Ylianttila, Tapio Seppanen, ”Sec-EdgeAI: AI for Edge Security Vs Security forEdge AI”,  in Proc. of 1st 6G Wireless Summit, Levi, Finland April 2019. 
111. Pawani Porambage, Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage, Juha Partala, Lauri Loven, Mika Ylianttila, Tapio Seppanen, ”Sec-EdgeAI: A Vision for using Artificial Intelligence for Securing the Edge”,  in Proc. of 10th Nordic Workshop on System and Network Optimization for Wireless (SNOW 2019), Ruka, Finland April 2019.  
112. Yushan Siriwardhana, Pawani Porambage, Madhusanka Liyanage , J. S. Walia, Marja Matinmikko-Blue and Mika Ylianttila, ”Micro-Operator driven Local 5G Network Architecture for Industrial Internet”,  in Proc. of 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019.  
113. Pawani Porambage, Ahsan Manzoor , Madhusanka Liyanage , Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila ,  Managing Mobile Relays for Secure E2E Connectivity of Low-Power IoT Devices,  in Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, USA. January 2019.  

2018

114. Vidhya Ramani, Tanesh Kumar, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Secure and Efficient Data Accessibility in Blockchain based Healthcare Systems, in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018 
115. Madhusanka Liyanage, Jukka Salo, An Braeken, Tanesh Kumar, Suranga Seneviratne, Mika Ylianttila,  5G Privacy: Scenarios and Solutions, in Proc. of 2018 IEEE 5G World Forum (5GWF),  California, USA, July 2018
116. Ashan Manzoor, Yining Hu, Madhusanka Liyanage,  Parinya Ekparinya, Kanchana Thilakarathna, Guillaume Jourjon, Aruna Seneviratne, Salil Kanhere, Mika Ylianttila,  Demo: A Delay-Tolerant Payment Scheme on the Ethereum Blockchain,  in Proc. of IEEE 18th International Symposium on "A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks" (WoWMoM) , Chania, Greece, June 2018  
117. Ahsan Manzoor , Pawani Porambage , Madhusanka Liyanage , Mika Ylianttila , Andrei Gurtov,  DEMO: Mobile Relay Architecture for Low-Power IoT Devices,  in Proc. of IEEE 18th International Symposium on "A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks" (WoWMoM) , Chania, Greece, June 2018  
118. Anca Delia Jurcut, Madhusanka Liyanage, Jinyong Chen, Cornelia Gyorodi, Jingsha He,  On the Security Verification of a Short Message Service Protocol  in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2018) , Barcelona, Spain, April 2018 

2017

119. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov,  Software Defined VPLS Architectures: Opportunities and Challenges  in Proc. of IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2017),  Montreal, Canada , October 2017 
120. Ijaz Ahmed, Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage, Jude Okwuibe, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov,  5G Security: Analysis of Threats and Solutions , in Proc. of the  2017 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), Helsinki, Finland, September 2017 
121. Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila, Fast Transmission Mechanism for Secure VPLS Architectures, in Proc. of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT-2017) , Helsinki, Finland, August 2017 
122. Madhusanka Liyanage,  Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Enhancing Security, Scalability and Flexibility of Virtual Private LAN Services,  in Proc. of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT-2017) , Helsinki, Finland, August 2017 
123. Madhusanka Liyanage, Jude Okwuibe, Ijaz Ahmed, Mika Ylianttila, Oscar López Pérez, Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia, Edgardo Montes de Oca, Software Defined Monitoring (SDM) for 5G Mobile Backhual Networks , in Proc. of the 23th IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), Osaka, Japan, June 2017 
124. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mahesh Dananjaya, Jude Okwuibe, Mika Ylianttila, SDN based Operator Assisted Offloading Platform for Multi-Controller 5G Networks , in Proc. of the 23th IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), Osaka, Japan, June 2017 
125. Tanesh Kumar, Madhusanka Liyanage, Ijaz Ahmad, An Braeken, Mika Ylianttila, From Gadget to Gadget-Free Hyperconnected World: Conceptual Analysis of User Privacy Challenges , in Proc. of 2017 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Oulu, Finland. June 2017. 
126. Ijaz Ahmad, Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila, Analysis of Deployment Challenges of Host Identity Protocol , in Proc. of 2017 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Oulu, Finland. June 2017

2016

127. Tanesh Kumar, An Braeken, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila Identity Privacy Preserving Biometric Based Authentication Scheme for Naked Healthcare Environment , in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Communications: ICC 2016, Paris, France. June 2016 
128. Jude Okwuibe, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila Provider Assisted Wi-Fi Offloading Leveraging on SDN , in Proc. of 22nd European Wireless conference, Oulu, Finland, May 2016. 
129. Madhusanka Liyanage, Pardeep Kumar, Simone Soderi, Mika Ylianttila and Andrei Gurtov, Performance and Security Evaluation of Intra-Vehicular Communication Architecture , in Proc. of IEEE ICC 2016 - Workshop on Convergent Internet of Things (Convergent IoT), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. May 2016. 
130. Ijaz Ahmad, Madhusanka Liyanage, Suneth Namal, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Marcus Eckert, Thomas Bauschert, Zoltan Faigl, Laszlo Bokor, Ece Saygun, Hasan Anil Akyildiz, Oscar Lopez Perez, Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia, Berna Ozbek and Aydin Ulas, New Concepts for Traffic, Resource and Mobility Management in Software-Defined Mobile Networks , in Proc. of 12th Wireless On-demand Network systems and Services Conference (WONS), Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. January 2016. 
131. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Improving the Tunnel Management Performance of Secure VPLS Architectures with SDN , in Proc. of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, USA. January 2016. 

2015

132. Madhusanka Liyanage, Ijaz Ahmad, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Ahmed Bux Abro, Edgardo Montes de Oca Leveraging LTE Security with SDN and NFV , in Proc. of 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial & Information Systems (ICIIS), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, December 2015. 
133. Jude Okwuibe, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila Performance Analysis of Open-Source Linux-Based HIP Implementations , in Proc. of 10th IEEE International Conference on Industrial & Information Systems (ICIIS), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, December 2015. 
134. Madhusanka Liyanage, Ijaz Ahmed, Mika Ylianttila, Jesús Llorente Santos, Raimo Kantola, Oscar López Pérez, Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia, Edgardo Montes de Oca, Asier Valtierra, Carlos Jimenez, Security for Future Software Defined Mobile Networks , in Proc. of 9th International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST,2015), Cambridge, UK. September 2015. Received the Best Paper Award 
135. Jose Costa-Requena, Jesús Llorente Santos, Vicent Ferrer Guasch, Kimmo Ahokas, Gopika Premsankar, Sakari Luukkainen, Ijaz Ahmed, Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Oscar López Pérez, Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia, Edgardo Montes de Oca, SDN and NFV Integration in Generalized Mobile Network Architecture , in Proc. of European Conference on Networks and Communications (EUCNC), Paris, France. June 2015. 
136. Madhusanka Liyanage, Jude Okwuibe, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Secure Virtual Private LAN Services: An Overview with Performance Evaluation , in Proc. of IEEE ICC 2015 - Workshop on Advanced PHY and MAC Techniques for Super Dense Wireless Networks, London, UK. June 2015. 

2014

137. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Securing the Control Channel of Software-Defined Mobile Networks , in Proc. of IEEE 15th International Symposium on World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Sydney, Australia. June 2014. 
138. Madhusanka Liyanage, Julia V. Chirkova, Andrei Gurtov, Access Point Selection Game for Mobile Wireless Users , in Proc. of IEEE 15th International Symposium on World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Sydney, Australia. June 2014. 
139. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, A Novel Distributed Spanning Tree Protocol for Provider Provisioned VPLS Networks , in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Communications: ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia. June 2014. 

2013

140. Madhusanka Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, Secure Hierarchical Virtual Private LAN Services for Provider Provisioned Networks , in Proc. of IEEE 1st Conference on Communications and Network Security: CNS 2013, Washington DC, USA. October 2013. 
141. Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, A Scalable and Secure VPLS Architecture for Provider Provisioned Networks , in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communication and Networking Conference: WCNC 2013, Shanghai, China. April 2013. 

2012

142. Madhusanka Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Secured VPN Models for LTE Backhaul Networks , in Proc. of IEEE 76th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2012-Fall, Québec City, Canada. September 2012. 

Thesis (02):

1. Phd Thesis : Madhusanka Liyanage, Enhancing security and scalability of Virtual Private LAN Services , Doctor of Science (Technology), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 
2. Master Thesis : Madhusanka Liyanage, TCP Behavior over Wireless Links: Possible Improvements with Scheduling and Network Coding , Masters of Science(Msc), Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France 

Patent (02):

1. Madhusanka Liyanage, Arjuna Madanayake, “Consensus Method and Spectrum Allocation”, 2022 Patent Pending, Application number: GB2205389.
2. Madhusanka Liyanage, Pradeep Kumar, Andrei Gurtov, Zone-based Security Architecture for Intra-Vehicular Wireless Communication , Patent office : USA, 2015 (US20160143070A1). 

Book Chapters (08):

1. T. Maksymyuk, J. Gazda,  O. Karpin, M. Liyanage, E. Amhoud, M. Jo, M. Dohler “Metaverse of Things in 6G Era: An Emerging Fusion of IoT, XR, Edge AI and Blockchain Technologies”,  Book Chapter, In: M. Klymash, A. Luntovskyy, M. Beshley, I. Melnyk, A. Schill. (eds) "Emerging Networking in the Digital Transformation Age". Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 965. Springer, 2023
2. T. Maksymyuk, J. Gazda, M. Liyanage, L. Han, B. Shubyn, B. Strykhaliuk, O. Yaremko, M. Jo, M. Dohler “AI-Enabled Blockchain Framework for Dynamic Spectrum Management in Multi-operator 6G Networks”,  Book Chapter, In: Klymash M., Beshley M., Luntovskyy A. (eds) "Future Intent-Based Networking". Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 831. Springer, 2021
3. C.L. van Veldhuizen, M. Liyanage, K. R. Choo, N. Le-Khac “The Bitcoin-Network Protocol from a Forensic Perspective”,  Book Chapter, in N. Le-Khac and K. R. Choo (Eds.), "Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks", 2020
4. M. Borhani, M. Liyanage, A. H. Sodhro, P. Kumar, A. Gurtov, A. D.Jurcut “Secure and Resilient Communications in the Industrial Internet”,  Book Chapter, in j. Rak, D. Hutchison, (Eds.), "Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks", 2019 
5. C. Mas Machuca, F. Musumeci, P. Vizarreta, D. Pezaros, S. Jouet, M. Tornatore, A. Hmaity, M. Liyanage, A. Gurtov, A. Braeken “Designing reliable SDN solutions”,  Book Chapter, in j. Rak, D. Hutchison, (Eds.), "Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks", 2019 
6. P. Porambage, M. Liyanage, “Security in Network Slicing” ,  Book Chapter, in "Wiley 5G Ref", 2019 
7. M. Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, A case study on security issues in LTE backhaul and core networks , Book Chapter, in B. Issac (Eds.) "Case Studies in Secure Computing – Achievements and Trends"- Taylor & Francis, 2013. 
8. M. Liyanage, Mika Ylianttila, Andrei Gurtov, IP based Virtual Private Network implementations in Future Cellular Networks, Book Chapter, in M.A. Matin (Eds), "Handbook of Research on Progressive Trends in Wireless Communications and Networking"- IGI Global Publications, 2013. 

White Papers (03):

1. 6G White paper: Research challenges for Trust, Security and Privacy, 2020.
2. Key drivers and research challenges for 6G ubiquitous wireless intelligence , 2019.
3. Software-Defined and Virtualized Mobile Networks, 2016.