Mr Mahmoud Shawky
- Affiliate (School of Engineering)
Biography
Mahmoud A. Shawky is a highly educated professional with a strong background in electronics and electrical engineering. He received his B.Sc. degree in 2012 from Air Defence College at Alexandria University, and then he received his M.Sc. (Eng.) in Authentication Mechanisms in Computer Network Protocols from the same institution.
Prior to his current Ph.D. studies at the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow in the UK, Shawky served as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Egyptian Air Defence College. His research interests include cryptography and number theory, digital signatures, physical layer security, authentication in wireless communications, and cyber security.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Shawky has demonstrated his leadership skills by chairing a session at the VTC Fall-2022 conference. He is a dedicated and knowledgeable professional with a passion for his field and a drive to continue expanding his knowledge and skills.
Research interests
- Cryptography and number theory.
- Physical layer security.
- Information security and applications.
- Communication security for vehicular ad hoc networks.
- Authentication protocols.
Publications
2024
Ahmed, M. M., Shawky, M. A. , Zahran, S., Moussa, A., EL-Shimy, N., Elmahallawy, A. A., Ansari, S. , Shah, S. T. and Abdellatif, A. G. (2024) An experimental analysis of outdoor UAV localisation through diverse estimators and crowd-sensed data fusion. Physical Communication, (Accepted for Publication)
Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abdrabou, M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2024) How secure are our roads? An in-depth review of authentication in vehicular communications. Vehicular Communications, 47, 100784. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2024.100784)
Shawky, M. A. , Abdellatif Ibrahim, A. G., Ahmed, M. M., Hadhouda, M., Zahran, S., Moussa, M., Zaghlool, A. S., Pervaiz, H. and Shah, S. T. (2024) Smart Contract-based Blockchain for Delegation of Trustworthiness between Intra-Communicating Vehicles in VANET. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt 2024), Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Shah, S. T. , Shawky, M. A. , Kazim, J. u. R. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Hasan, S. F., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Coded environments: data-driven indoor localisation with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Communications Engineering, 3, 66. (doi: 10.1038/s44172-024-00209-0) (PMCID:PMC11099138)
Kaur, J. , Zhang, W., Shawky, M. , Popoola, O. R. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Data Generation and Analysis of USRP and OptiTrack for the Moving UGV Localization. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Shawky, M. A. et al. (2024) Efficient Cross-Layer Handover Authentication for Secure Communication in VANETs. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Shah, S. T., Fazal, M., Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Faraz Hasan, S., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Throughput Optimization in Ambient Backscatter-Based Energy Constraint Cognitive Radio Networks. In: WS27 International Conference on Communications 2024 Workshop - XURLLC6G, Denver, CO, USA, 09-13 Jun 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Hafeez, S., Shawky, M. A. , Al-Quraan, M. , Mohjazi, L. , Imran, M. A. and Sun, Y. (2024) BETA-UAV: Blockchain-based efficient authentication for secure UAV communication [Pre-print]. arXiv,
2023
Abdellatifa, A. G., Salama, A. A., Zied, H. S., Elmahallawy, A. A. and Shawky, M. A. (2023) An improved indoor positioning based on crowd-sensing data fusion and particle filter. Physical Communication, 61, 102225. (doi: 10.1016/j.phycom.2023.102225)
Mitchell, D. et al. (2023) Lessons learned: symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments. IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics, 5(4), e12103. (doi: 10.1049/csy2.12103)
Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Cooperative intelligent transport systems for net-zero. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 167-191. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch8)
Farid, A. A., Khalil, A. T., Shawky, M. A. , Samrah, A. S. and Ibrahim, H. (2023) Optimized Performance of Attacks Detection in WSN based on Machine Learning Algorithms. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206348)
Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Fatima, A., Tahir, A., Khan, M. Z., Abbas, H. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Taha, A. (2023) Room-Level Activity Classification from Contextual Electricity Usage Data in a Residential Home. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206425)
Yun, C., Shawky, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Optimized Digital Signature Algorithm for Efficient and Secure Authentication in VANETs. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206284)
Shawky, M. A. , Bottarelli, M., Epiphaniou, G. and Karadimas, P. (2023) An efficient cross-layer authentication scheme for secure communication in vehicular ad-hoc networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(7), pp. 8738-8754. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3244077)
Kaur, J. , Shawky, M. , Mollel, M. S. , Popoola, O. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) AI-enabled CSI fingerprinting for indoor localisation towards context-aware networking in 6G. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491228 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118652)
Zaidi, B. A., Shawky, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Efficient Deep Learning-based Spectrum Awareness Approach for Vehicular Communication. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491235 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118615)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Blockchain-based secret key extraction for efficient and secure authentication in VANETs. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 74, 103476. (doi: 10.1016/j.jisa.2023.103476)
Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Hussein, M., Imran, M. A. , Hasan, S. F., Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) RIS enabled secret key generation for secured vehicular communication in the presence of denial-of-service attacks. Sensors, 23(8), 4104. (doi: 10.3390/s23084104)
Taha, A. , Barakat, B., Taha, M. M.A., Shawky, M. A. , Lai, C. S., Hussain, S. , Abideen, M. Z. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) A comparative study of single and multi-stage forecasting algorithms for the prediction of electricity consumption using a UK-NHS hospital dataset. Future Internet, 15(4), 134. (doi: 10.3390/fi15040134)
Hafeez, S., Shawky, M. A. , Al-Quraan, M., Mohjazi, L. , Imran, M. A. and Sun, Y. (2023) BETA-UAV: Blockchain-based Efficient and Trusted Authentication for UAV Communication. In: 2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Communication Technology (ICCT), Nanjing, China, 11-14 Nov 2022, ISBN 9781665470681 (doi: 10.1109/ICCT56141.2022.10072981)
Shawky, M. A. , Jabbar, A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Efficient blockchain-based group key distribution for secure authentication in VANETs. IEEE Networking Letters, 5(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/LNET.2023.3234491)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive chaotic map-based key extraction for efficient cross-layer authentication in VANETs. Vehicular Communications, 39, 100547. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100547)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive and Efficient Key Extraction for Fast and Slow Fading Channels in V2V Communications. In: IEEE 96th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Fall), London and Beijing, 26-29 September 2022, ISBN 9781665454681 (doi: 10.1109/VTC2022-Fall57202.2022.10012884)
2022
Jabbar, A. , Jamshed, M. A., Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ur Rehman, M. (2022) Multi-Gigabit Millimeter-Wave Industrial Communication: a Solution for Industry 4.0 and Beyond. In: 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 04-08 Dec 2022, pp. 5001-5006. ISBN 9781665435406 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10001125)
Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence on Contactless Human Activity Localization. In: 2022 International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt), Alexandria, Egypt, 26-28 Jul 2022, ISBN 9781665488082 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt55520.2022.9855712)
Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2022) Cross-Layer Authentication based on Physical-Layer Signatures for Secure Vehicular Communication. In: 33rd IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2022), Aachen, Germany, 4-9 June 2022, pp. 1315-1320. ISBN 9781665488211 (doi: 10.1109/IV51971.2022.9827444)
Articles
Ahmed, M. M., Shawky, M. A. , Zahran, S., Moussa, A., EL-Shimy, N., Elmahallawy, A. A., Ansari, S. , Shah, S. T. and Abdellatif, A. G. (2024) An experimental analysis of outdoor UAV localisation through diverse estimators and crowd-sensed data fusion. Physical Communication, (Accepted for Publication)
Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abdrabou, M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2024) How secure are our roads? An in-depth review of authentication in vehicular communications. Vehicular Communications, 47, 100784. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2024.100784)
Shah, S. T. , Shawky, M. A. , Kazim, J. u. R. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Hasan, S. F., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Coded environments: data-driven indoor localisation with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Communications Engineering, 3, 66. (doi: 10.1038/s44172-024-00209-0) (PMCID:PMC11099138)
Hafeez, S., Shawky, M. A. , Al-Quraan, M. , Mohjazi, L. , Imran, M. A. and Sun, Y. (2024) BETA-UAV: Blockchain-based efficient authentication for secure UAV communication [Pre-print]. arXiv,
Abdellatifa, A. G., Salama, A. A., Zied, H. S., Elmahallawy, A. A. and Shawky, M. A. (2023) An improved indoor positioning based on crowd-sensing data fusion and particle filter. Physical Communication, 61, 102225. (doi: 10.1016/j.phycom.2023.102225)
Mitchell, D. et al. (2023) Lessons learned: symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments. IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics, 5(4), e12103. (doi: 10.1049/csy2.12103)
Shawky, M. A. , Bottarelli, M., Epiphaniou, G. and Karadimas, P. (2023) An efficient cross-layer authentication scheme for secure communication in vehicular ad-hoc networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(7), pp. 8738-8754. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3244077)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Blockchain-based secret key extraction for efficient and secure authentication in VANETs. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 74, 103476. (doi: 10.1016/j.jisa.2023.103476)
Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Hussein, M., Imran, M. A. , Hasan, S. F., Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) RIS enabled secret key generation for secured vehicular communication in the presence of denial-of-service attacks. Sensors, 23(8), 4104. (doi: 10.3390/s23084104)
Taha, A. , Barakat, B., Taha, M. M.A., Shawky, M. A. , Lai, C. S., Hussain, S. , Abideen, M. Z. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) A comparative study of single and multi-stage forecasting algorithms for the prediction of electricity consumption using a UK-NHS hospital dataset. Future Internet, 15(4), 134. (doi: 10.3390/fi15040134)
Shawky, M. A. , Jabbar, A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Efficient blockchain-based group key distribution for secure authentication in VANETs. IEEE Networking Letters, 5(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/LNET.2023.3234491)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive chaotic map-based key extraction for efficient cross-layer authentication in VANETs. Vehicular Communications, 39, 100547. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100547)
Book Sections
Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Cooperative intelligent transport systems for net-zero. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 167-191. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch8)
Conference Proceedings
Shawky, M. A. , Abdellatif Ibrahim, A. G., Ahmed, M. M., Hadhouda, M., Zahran, S., Moussa, M., Zaghlool, A. S., Pervaiz, H. and Shah, S. T. (2024) Smart Contract-based Blockchain for Delegation of Trustworthiness between Intra-Communicating Vehicles in VANET. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt 2024), Cairo, Egypt, 22-25 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Kaur, J. , Zhang, W., Shawky, M. , Popoola, O. R. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Data Generation and Analysis of USRP and OptiTrack for the Moving UGV Localization. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Shawky, M. A. et al. (2024) Efficient Cross-Layer Handover Authentication for Secure Communication in VANETs. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Shah, S. T., Fazal, M., Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Faraz Hasan, S., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Throughput Optimization in Ambient Backscatter-Based Energy Constraint Cognitive Radio Networks. In: WS27 International Conference on Communications 2024 Workshop - XURLLC6G, Denver, CO, USA, 09-13 Jun 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Farid, A. A., Khalil, A. T., Shawky, M. A. , Samrah, A. S. and Ibrahim, H. (2023) Optimized Performance of Attacks Detection in WSN based on Machine Learning Algorithms. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206348)
Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Fatima, A., Tahir, A., Khan, M. Z., Abbas, H. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Taha, A. (2023) Room-Level Activity Classification from Contextual Electricity Usage Data in a Residential Home. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206425)
Yun, C., Shawky, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Optimized Digital Signature Algorithm for Efficient and Secure Authentication in VANETs. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206284)
Kaur, J. , Shawky, M. , Mollel, M. S. , Popoola, O. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) AI-enabled CSI fingerprinting for indoor localisation towards context-aware networking in 6G. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491228 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118652)
Zaidi, B. A., Shawky, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Efficient Deep Learning-based Spectrum Awareness Approach for Vehicular Communication. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491235 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118615)
Hafeez, S., Shawky, M. A. , Al-Quraan, M., Mohjazi, L. , Imran, M. A. and Sun, Y. (2023) BETA-UAV: Blockchain-based Efficient and Trusted Authentication for UAV Communication. In: 2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Communication Technology (ICCT), Nanjing, China, 11-14 Nov 2022, ISBN 9781665470681 (doi: 10.1109/ICCT56141.2022.10072981)
Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive and Efficient Key Extraction for Fast and Slow Fading Channels in V2V Communications. In: IEEE 96th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Fall), London and Beijing, 26-29 September 2022, ISBN 9781665454681 (doi: 10.1109/VTC2022-Fall57202.2022.10012884)
Jabbar, A. , Jamshed, M. A., Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ur Rehman, M. (2022) Multi-Gigabit Millimeter-Wave Industrial Communication: a Solution for Industry 4.0 and Beyond. In: 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 04-08 Dec 2022, pp. 5001-5006. ISBN 9781665435406 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10001125)
Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence on Contactless Human Activity Localization. In: 2022 International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt), Alexandria, Egypt, 26-28 Jul 2022, ISBN 9781665488082 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt55520.2022.9855712)
Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2022) Cross-Layer Authentication based on Physical-Layer Signatures for Secure Vehicular Communication. In: 33rd IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2022), Aachen, Germany, 4-9 June 2022, pp. 1315-1320. ISBN 9781665488211 (doi: 10.1109/IV51971.2022.9827444)
Grants
He was awarded research funding for his Ph.D. studies from the Egyptian Government.
Research datasets
2024
Taylor, W., Pinkerton, S., Khan, M. T., Taha, M. M.A. , Barakat, B., Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Taha, A. (2024) WiPE-FaLl: Wi-Fi-based Prediction and Estimation of Fall Likelihood. [Data Collection]
Kaur, J. , Shawky, M. , Mollel, M., Popoola, O. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. and Abbas, H. (2024) Indoor Position Estimation Using Machine Learning. [Data Collection]
2023
Zaidi, S. B. A., Shawky, M. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. , Imran, M. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Efficient Deep Learning-based Spectrum Awareness Approach for Vehicular Communication. [Data Collection]