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Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers (Total IF = 18.0)

[J1] Abdinasir Hirsi, L. Audah, A. Salh, M. A. Alhartomi and S. Ahmed, "Detecting DDoS Threats Using Supervised Machine Learning for Traffic Classification in Software Defined Networking," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 166675-166702, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3486034. (URL)

[J2] Abdinasir et al., "Security Control and Data Planes of SDN: A Comprehensive Review of Traditional, AI, and MTD Approaches to Security Solutions," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 69941-69980, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3393548. (URL)

[J3] Abdinasir et al., "Comprehensive Analysis of DDoS Anomaly Detection in Software-Defined Networks," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 69941-69980, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3535943 . (URL)

[J4] Abdinasir et al., "Corrections to “Security Control and Data Planes of SDN: A Comprehensive Review of Traditional, AI, and MTD Approaches to Security Solutions”," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 162107-162108, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3486825. (URL)

[J5] Abdinasir et al. "Enhancing SDN Security Using Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Approach for DDoS Attack Detection," Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, [S.l.], v. 38, n. 2, p. 1073-1085, may 2025. ISSN 2502-4760. Available at: (URL)

[J6] S.A, N.A, N. Ali, GM, Ardhi, Abdinasir Hirsi and Altaf. "Lightweight AES Design for IoT Applications Optimizations in FPGA and ASIC with DFA Countermeasure Strategies," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 69941-69980, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3533611 . (URL)

International Conference Papers

[C1]  Abdinasir Hirsi, L. Audah, A. Salh, N. M. Sahar, S. Ahmed and M. A. Alhartomi, "DDoS Anomaly Detection in Software-Defined Networks: An Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Traffic Classification and Prediction," 2024 International Conference on Future Technologies for Smart Society (ICFTSS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2024, pp. 100-105, doi: 10.1109/ICFTSS61109.2024.10691328.  (URL)

[C2]  Abdinasir Hirsi, L. Audah, A. Salh, N. M. Sahar, M. A. Alhartomi and S. Ahmed "Detecting Low-Rate DDoS Attacks in SDN Using Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques," 2024 IEEE 22nd Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD), Selangor, Malaysia, 2024, pp. 299-304, doi: 10.1109/SCOReD64708.2024.10872742.  (URL)

[C3] Abdinasir Hirsi, L. Audah, A. M. Omar and M. J. Abdiaziz, "Design and Simulation of a Secured Enterprise Network Architecture for All Departments at East Africa University (EAU), Somalia," 2024 4th International Conference of Science and Information Technology in Smart Administration (ICSINTESA), Balikpapan, Indonesia, 2024, pp. 552-557, doi: 10.1109/ICSINTESA62455.2024.10747898. (URL)

[C4] Abdinasir Hirsi, Abdi and H. Rasheed, "Performance Analysis of Outdoor Massive MIMO on Ultra-High Frequency Bands (73 GHz and 100 GHz)," 2022 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Shenzhen, China, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISNCC55209.2022.9851799. (URL)

[C5] A. F. Samatar, Abdinasir Hirsi, A. M. Omar and M. J. Abdiaziz, "Investigating DDoS Attack Mitigation Strategies and Simulation Tools Using GNS3," 2024 FORTEI-International Conference on Electrical Engineering (FORTEI-ICEE), Badung, Indonesia, 2024, pp. 142-147, doi: 10.1109/FORTEI-ICEE64706.2024.10824613.  (URL)

Peer Reviewed Journals

I am an active reviewer for Elsevier, IEEE, and PeerJ (published by PeerJ Inc.). I have reviewed articles for journals such as IEEE Access, Heliyon, and PeerJ. To date, I have reviewed more than 22+ articles, which can be verified on my Publons and ORCID profiles (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8543-6134). Below is a list of journals where I have participated in the peer-review process: 

[1] IEEE Access - (Q1 Scopus and Q2 Web of Science Indexed with 3.4 IF in 2023)

[2] Heliyon (Alsevier) - (Q1 Scopus and Q1 Web of Science Indexed with 3.4 IF in 2023)
[3] Peerj Computer Science- (Q1 Scopus and Q2 Web of Science Indexed with 3.8 IF in 2023)

[4] IEEE Computer Scociety- (Q2 Scopus and Q3 Web of Science Indexed with 2.0 IF in 2023)

Peer Reviewed International Conferences

[1] IEEE 4th Internation Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI2025) - USA (https://www.icmiconf.com/) 

[2] 1st Conference on Secure IoT, Assured and Trusted Computing (SATC2025)- USA (https://www.aconf.org/conf_212889.html) 

[3] 3rd International Conference on New Trends in Computing Science (ICTCS25) - Jordan (https://ictcs.psut.edu.jo/) 

[4] 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Blockchain and Communication Technologies (ISBCOMTECH25) - Egypt (https://www.isbcomtech.com/) 

[5] 12th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT2025) - Jordan (https://icit.zuj.edu.jo/Home/) 

Currently Working Lab

Advance Telecommunication Research Ceneter (ATRC), FKEE, UTHM University, Malaysia

Invited Talk

[IT-1] Training session entitled "Systematic Literature Review: The Journey to Produce Credible Thesis and High Impact Publication, UTHM University Organized by GSA Postgraduate student Society, UTHM, Malaysia on 27th Vo 2024, Sena Block B1, Siminar Hall.


[IT-2] Training session entitled "Final Year Project Success: A Comprehensive Training Workshop for EAU Somalia Students"  Organized by Foculty of Telecommunication Engineering , EAU, Somalia on 24th Nov 2024, Microsoft Teams (Recorded Lecture on YouTube: Click her to watch ).


[IT-3] Training session entitled "Fostering a Research Culture: Inspiring Postgraduate Students at Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKEE), UTHM University" Organized by EECLIPS Postgraduate student Society of FKEE, UTHM, Malaysia on 30th May 2024, Sena Lab QB.


[IT-4] Training session entitled "Career Path Industry 4.0 for Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Cybersecurity for Future Jobs" Organized by T-Hub Innovation Center Somalia on 30th Feb 2023, Gorowe, Somalia. (Recorded Lecture on YouTube: Click her to watch ).


[IT-5] Training session entitled "Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Personal Information Safety" Organized by IEEE student branch Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia on 5th Dec 2022.


[IT-6] Symposium entitled "9th IEEE Symposium on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (SASSP 2021)" Organized by IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter & Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)


[IT-7] Workshop training session entitled "Fundamental of Telecommunications" Organized by faculty of Engineering, EAU, Somalia on 13th Oct 2022.


[IT-8] Workshop training session entitled "Cybersecurity Awareness" Organized by Golis University and T-Hub Innovation Center Somalia on 17th-18th  Nov 2022.

Research Interest