Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers

1. H. Younus, F. Campean, S. Kabir, P. Bonnaud, D. Delaux and U. Yildirim. An ontological framework for the integration of system design and FMEA. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 39 (e31), 2025.

2. H. Younus, F. Campean, S. Kabir, P. Bonnaud and D. Delaux. Integrated Systems Ontology (ISOnto): Integrating Engineering Design and Operational Feedback for Dependable Systems. Computers, 14(11), 451, 2025.

3. H. Younus, S. Kabir, F. Campean, P. Bonnaud and D. Delaux. AI-and Ontology-Based Enhancements to FMEA for Advanced Systems Engineering: Current Developments and Future Directions. arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.17743, 2025.

4. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir, I. Awan, K. E. Hindi and A. Mahendran, "Non-Negative Matrix Factorization and Latent Semantic Analysis for Hybrid Feature Selection: A Proposed Machine Learning System for the Detection of Malicious Executable Files," IEEE Access,  13,  pp. 138867-138882, 2025.

5. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan.  Internet of Things Botnets: A Survey on Artificial Intelligence based Detection Techniques. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2025.

6. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Quantitative failure analysis for IoT systems: an integrated model-based framework. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 2025.

7. M. R. Karim, S. Kabir, C. Lei., R. Lefticaru, and M. A. Baset. A Combined Approach to Safety and Security of IoT by applying Fault Tree Analysis and Attack Trees with Minimal Cut Sets. Aviation Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Electricals, and Controls (AVITEC), 7(2), 2025.

8. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir, I. Awan, K. E. Hindi and A. Mahendran, "Latent Semantic Analysis and Graph Theory for Alert Correlation: A Proposed Approach for IoT Botnet Detection," IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.

9. V. Vasudevan, A. Abdullatif, S. Kabir, and  F. Campean. Certifiability Analysis of Machine Learning Systems for Low-Risk Automotive Applications. Computer, 57(9), pp. 45-56, 2024.

10. A. Abdulhamid, M. M. Rahman, S. Kabir, and I. Ghafir. Enhancing Safety in IoT Systems: A Model-Based Assessment of a Smart Irrigation System Using Fault Tree Analysis. Electronics, 13(6), 1156, 2024.

11. R. Yemson, S. Kabir, D. Thakker ,and S. Konur. Ontology Development for Detecting Complex Events in Stream Processing: Use Case of Air Quality Monitoring. Computers, 12(11), 238, 2023.

12. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. An Overview of Safety and Security Analysis Frameworks for the Internet of Things. Electronics, 12(14), 3086, 2023.

13. S. Kabir. A fuzzy data-driven reliability analysis for risk assessment and decision making using Temporal Fault Trees. Decision Analytics Journal, 8, 100265, 2023.

14. K. Gholamizadeh, E. Zarei,  S. Kabir, A. Mamudu, Y. Aala, and I. Mohammadfam. A Knowledge-Driven Model to Assess Inherent Safety in Process Infrastructure. Safety, 9(2), p.37, 2023.

15. J. A. Marquez, M. A. A. Al-Ja’Afreh, G. Mokryani, S. Kabir, F. Campean, C. Dao, and S. Riaz. Optimal planning and operation of distribution systems using network reconfiguration and flexibility services. Energy Reports, 9, pp.3910-3919, 2023.

16. F. Islam, T. Akand, and S. Kabir. Energy Efficient Real-Time E-Healthcare System Based on Fog Computing. Journal of Computational and Cognitive Engineering, 2023.

17. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan.  Unsupervised Learning for Feature Selection: A Proposed Solution for Botnet Detection in 5G Networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics,  2022.

18. S. Kabir, P. Gope and S.P. Mohanty. A Security-enabled Safety Assurance Framework for IoT-based Smart Homes. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2022.

19. A.H. Khoshakhlagh, S. Yazdanirad, M.M. Kashani, E. Khatooni, Y. Hatamnegad, and S. Kabir. A Bayesian network based study on determining the relationship between job stress and safety climate factors in occurrence of accidents. BMC public health, 21(1), pp.1-12, 2021.

20. M. Pouyakian, F. Laal, M. J. Jafari, F. Nourai, and S. Kabir. Fuzzy Bayesian estimation and consequence modeling of the domino effects of methanol storage tanks. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2021.2011656

21. A.H. Khoshakhlagh, S. Yazdanirad, Y. Hatamnejad, E. Khatooni,  S. Kabir, and A. Tajpoor. The relations of job stress dimensions to safety climate and accidents occurrence among the workers. Heliyon, 7(9), p.e08082, 2021.

22. K. Aslansefat, S. Kabir, A. Abdullatif, V. Vasudevan, Y. Papadopoulos. Toward Improving Confidence in Autonomous Vehicle Software: A Study on Traffic Sign Recognition Systems. Computer, 54(8), pp. 66-76, 2021.

23. S. Kabir. Internet of Things and Safety Assurance of Cooperative Cyber-Physical Systems: Opportunities and Challenges. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 4 (2), 74-78, 2021.

24.  P Gope, Y Gheraibia, S Kabir, B Sikdar. A Secure IoT-based Modern Healthcare System with Fault-tolerant Decision Making Process. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 25 (3),  pp.862 - 873, 2021.

25. S Kabir, Y Papadopoulos. Computational Intelligence for Safety Assurance of Cooperative Systems of Systems. Computer, 53(12), pp. 24-34, 2020.

26. S Kabir, K Aslansefat, I Sorokos, Y Papadopoulos, S Konur. A Hybrid Modular Approach for Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis. IEEE ACCESS, 8, pp. 97175-97188, 2020.

27.  S Kabir, T. K. Geok, M. Kumar, M. Yazdi, F. Hossain. A Method for Temporal Fault Tree Analysis Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set and Expert Elicitation. IEEE ACCESS, 8, pp. 980-996, 2020.

28. P Gope, H Ghayvat, Y Cheng, S Kabir. An enhanced secure delegation-based anonymous authentication protocol for PCSs. International Journal of Communication Systems, 2019.

29. Y Gheraibia, S Kabir, K Aslansefat, I Sorokos, Y Papadopoulos. Safety + AI: A Novel Approach to Update Safety Models using Artificial Intelligence. IEEE ACCESS, 7, pp. 135855-135869, 2019.

30. M Yazdi, S Kabir, M Walker. Uncertainty handling in Fault Tree Based Risk Assessment: state of the art and future perspectives. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 131, pp. 89-104, 2019.

31. K Aslansefat, M B Gogani, S Kabir, M A Shoorehdeli, M Yari. Performance Evaluation and Design for Variable Threshold Alarm Systems through Semi-Markov Process. ISA Transactions, (Forthcoming)., 2019.

32. S Kabir, M Taleb-Berrouane, Y Papadopoulos. Dynamic Reliability Assessment of Flare Systems by Combining Fault Tree Analysis and Bayesian Networks. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2019.

33. S Kabir, Y Papadopoulos. Applications of Bayesian Networks and Petri Nets in Safety, Reliability, and Risk Assessments: A review. Safety Science, 115, pp. 154-175, 2019.

34. M Yazdi, S Kabir. Fuzzy evidence theory and Bayesian networks for process systems risk analysis. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 26(1), pp.57-86, 2018.

35. Y Gheraibia, S Kabir, A Moussaoui, S Mazouzi. Optimised cost considering Huffman code for biological data compression. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 13(3), pp.275-290, 2018.

36. S Kabir, M Yazdi, J I Aizpurua, Y Papadopoulos. Uncertainty-aware dynamic reliability analysis framework for complex systems. IEEE ACCESS, 6(1), pp. 29499-29515, 2018.

37.  S Kabir, Y Papadopoulos. A review of applications of fuzzy sets to safety and reliability engineering. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 100, pp. 29–55, 2018.

38.  Y Gheraibia, S Kabir, K Djafri, H Krimou. An Overview of the Approaches for Automotive Safety Integrity Levels Allocation. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 18 (3), pp. 707–720, 2018.

39. J Lampe, E Rüde, Y Papadopoulos, S Kabir. Model-Based Assessment of Energy-Efficiency, Dependability, and Cost-Effectiveness of Waste Heat Recovery Systems Onboard Ship. Ocean Engineering, 157, pp. 234-250., 2018.

40. S Kabir, M Walker, Y Papadopoulos. Dynamic System Safety Analysis in HiP-HOPS with Petri Nets and Bayesian Networks. Safety Science, 105, pp. 55-70, 2018.

41. M Yazdi, S Kabir. A Fuzzy Bayesian Network approach for Risk Analysis in Process Industries. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 111, pp. 507-519, 2017.

42. S Kabir. An overview of fault tree analysis and its application in model based dependability analysis. Expert Systems with Applications, 77, pp. 114-135, 2017.

43. S Kabir, M Walker, Y Papadopoulos, E Rüde, P Securius. Fuzzy temporal fault tree analysis of dynamic systems. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 77, pp. 20-37, 2016.

44.  Y Gheraibia, A Moussaoui, Y Djenouri, S Kabir, P Y Yin. Penguins search optimisation algorithm for association rules mining. Journal of Computing and Information Technology, 24(2), pp. 165-189, 2016.

45. Y Papadopoulos, M Walker, D Parker, S Sharvia, L Bottaci, S Kabir, L Azevedo, I Sorokos. A synthesis of logic and bio-inspired techniques in the design of dependable systems. Annual Reviews in Control, 41, pp. 170-182, 2016.

46. Y Gheraibia, A Moussaoui, S Kabir, S Mazouzi. Pe-DFA: Penguins Search Optimisation Algorithm for DNA Fragment Assembly. International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing (IJAMC), 7(2), pp. 58-70, 2016.

47. S Kabir. A Compressed Representation of Mid-Crack Code with Huffman Code. International Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing, 7(10), pp. 11-18, 2015.

48. S Kabir, A Alam, T Azad. Evaluation of Load Balancing Performance of Parallel Processing Linear Time-Delay Systems. International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business, 7(3), pp. 1-10, 2015.

49. Y Gheraibia, A Moussaoui, Y Djenouri, S Kabir, P Y Yin, S Mazouzi. Penguin search optimisation algorithm for finding optimal spaced seeds. International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence (IJSSCI), 7(2), pp. 85-99, 2015.

50.  L Al-Qora’n, N Gordon, M Walker, S Sharvia, S Kabir. A Safety Analysis Approach to Clinical Workflows: Application and Evaluation. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science & Applications, 1(4), pp. 82-91, 2014.

51. S Kabir, A Alam. Hardware Design and Simulation of Sobel Edge Detection Algorithm. International Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing, 6(5), pp. 10-18, 2014.

Book Chapters

52. M. Yazdi,  S. Kabir, M. Kumar,  I. Ghafir, F. Islam Reliability Analysis of Process Systems Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set Theory. In: Garg, H. (eds) Advances in Reliability, Failure and Risk Analysis. Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Springer, Singapore, 2023.

53. S. Kabir and F. Campean. A model-based reliability analysis method using Bayesian network. In: Jansen T., Jensen R., Mac Parthaláin N., Lin CM. (eds) Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems.  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1409. Springer, Cham, pp 483-495, 2021.

54. V. Vasudevan, A. Abdullatif, S. Kabir, and F. Campean. A framework to handle uncertainties of Machine Learning Models in compliance with ISO 26262. In: Jansen T., Jensen R., Mac Parthaláin N., Lin CM. (eds) Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems.  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1409. Springer, Cham, pp 508-518, 2021.

55. K Aslansefat, S Kabir, Y Gheraibia, Y Papadopoulos. Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis: State-of-the-Art in Modeling, Analysis, and Tools. In Reliability Management and Engineering, CRC Press, pp. 73-112, 2020.

56.  S Kabir, K Aslansefat, I Sorokos, Y Papadopoulos, Y Gheraibia, J Reich, M Saimler, R Wei. A Runtime Safety Analysis Concept for Open Adaptive Systems. In IMBSA’19, pp 332-346, 2019.

57. S Kabir, K Aslansefat, I Sorokos, Y Papadopoulos, Y Gheraibia. A Conceptual Framework to Incorporate Complex Basic Events in HiP-HOPS. In IMBSA’19, pp 109-124, 2019.

58. S Kabir, Y Papadopoulos, M Walker, D Parker, J I Aizpurua Unanue, J Lampe, E Rüde. A model-based extension to HiP-HOPS for dynamic fault propagation studies. In International Symposium on Model-Based Safety and Assessment, Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10437. Springer, pp. 163-178, 2017.

59.  S Sharvia, S Kabir, M Walker, Y Papadopoulos. Model-based Dependability Analysis: State-of-the-art, Challenges, and Future Outlook. In Software Quality Assurance: In Large Scale and Complex Software-intensive Systems, pp. 251-278, 2015.

60. S Kabir, M Walker, Y Papadopoulos. Reliability Analysis of Dynamic Systems by Translating Temporal Fault Trees into Bayesian Networks. In Model-Based Safety and Assessment, Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8822. Springer, pp. 96-109, 2014.

61. S Kabir, E Edifor, M Walker, N Gordon. Quantification of Temporal Fault Trees Based on Fuzzy Set Theory. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems DepCoS-RELCOMEX, Springer, pp. pp. 255-264, 2014.

Conference Papers

62. M. R. Karim, S. Kabir, C. Lei., and R. Lefticaru. Safety-Security Interaction in IoT. 15th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies (ACIT’2025), 2025.

63. M. M. Rahman, A. Abdulhamid, M. Lefoane, S. Kabir,  and I. Ghafir.  Internet of Things: Innovation, Threats, and Consequences. International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME 2025), 2025.

64. M. R. Karim, S. Kabir, C. Lei., and R. Lefticaru. Quantifying Security Events in IoT. 5th International Conference on Emerging Trends and Technologies on Intelligent Systems, 2025.

65. M. Hamza, M. M. Rahman, M. L. Kabir, and  S. Kabir. Machine Learning Face-Off: Performance Analysis for Breast Cancer Detection. 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT),  2024.

66. Neeraj, M. M. Rahman, M. L. Kabir, and S. Kabir. Detectability Analysis of AI-generated Research Articles. 27th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT),  2024.

67. M. R. Karim, S. Kabir, C. Lei., and R. Lefticaru. A Combined Approach to Safety and Security of IoT Based on Fault Attack Tree. International Conference of Adisutjipto on Aerospace Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICAAEEI), 2024.

68. R. Omowaiye, I. Ghafir, M. Lefoane, S. Kabir, A. Qureshi, M. R. Daham. Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for the Detection of Fake News on Social Media. 4th International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), 2024.

69. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Navigating IoT Security Assessment: Current Methods, Challenges and Future Directions. 14th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies, 2024.

70. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan.  Latent Semantic Analysis for Feature Selection: A Proposed Approach for Anomaly Detection in Network Traffic. 14th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies, 2024.

71. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan. Non-Negative Matrix Factorisation for Feature Selection: A Proposed Approach for the Detection of Multi-Stage Attacks. 14th International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies, 2024.

72. H. Younus, A. Doikin, F. Campean, S. Kabir, A. Abdullatif, D. Delaux, and P. Bonnaud. An Extended Function-Behaviour-Structure Ontology to support FMEA within a System Engineering Context. 34th CIRP Design Conference, pp. 644-649, 2024.

73. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Reliability Assessment of IoT-enabled Systems using Fault Trees and Bayesian Networks. 5th International Conference on Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning (ICADCML),  2024.

74. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan. Sequential Pattern Mining: A Proposed Approach for Intrusion Detection Systems. The 7th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems, 2023.

75. A. H. Omopintemi, I. Ghafir, S. Eltanani, S. Kabir,  and M. Lefoane. Machine Learning for Malware Detection in Network Traffic. The 7th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems, 2023.

76. M. M. Rahman, A. Abdulhamid, and  S. Kabir. Qualitative Failure Analysis of IoT-enabled Industrial Fire Detection and Prevention System. 26th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 1-6, 2023.

77. M. M. Rahman, A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, and P. Gope. Failure Analysis of IoT-based Smart Agriculture System: Towards Sustainable Food Security. 5th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 5.0 (STI), pp. 1-6, 2023.

78. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan.  Latent Dirichlet Allocation for the Detection of Multi-Stage Attacks. 24th International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2023),  pp. 1-7, IEEE, 2023.

79. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Adaptation of Model Transformation for Safety Analysis of IoT-based Applications. The UNIfied Conference of DAMAS, IncoME and TEPEN Conferences,  2023.

80. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Developing Dependable IoT Systems: Safety Perspective. The UNIfied Conference of DAMAS, IncoME and TEPEN Conferences,  2023.

81. M. R. Karim, S. Kabir, C. Lei., R. Lefticaru, and M. A. Baset. IoT Integrated Fire Prevention and Alert Systems for Garments Industries in Bangladesh. 6th Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Bangladesh Conference, pp. 944-953, 2023.

82. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan.  Multi-stage Attack Detection: Emerging Challenges for Wireless Networks. International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets),  pp. 1-5, IEEE, 2022.

83. S. Riaz, S. Kabir, F. Campean, G. Mokryani, C. Dao, J. A. Marquez, and M. A. A. Al-Ja’Afreh. Challenges with Providing Reliability Assurance for Self-Adaptive Cyber-Physical Systems.  6th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS), pp. 394-399, 2022.

84. J. A. Marquez, M. A. A. Al-Ja’Afreh, G. Mokryani, S. Kabir, F. Campean, C. Dao, and S. Riaz. Analytical Reliability-based Investment and Operation Model for Post-Failure Network Reconfiguration, 6th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS), pp. 405-411, 2022.

85. A. Abdulhamid, S. Kabir, I. Ghafir, and C. Lei. Dependability of the Internet of Things: Current Status and Challenges. Proc. of the International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), pp. 1-6, IEEE,  2022.

86. S. Kabir, K. Aslansefat, P. Gope, F. Campean, and Y. Papadopoulos. Combining Drone-based Monitoring and Machine Learning for Online Reliability Evaluation of Wind Turbines. In 2022 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), pp. 53-58,  IEEE, 2022.

87. A. Korsunovs, A. Doikin, F. Campean, S. Kabir, E. Hernandez, D. Taggart, S. Parker, G. Mills. Towards a Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach for Robotic Manufacturing Process Modelling with Automatic FMEA Generation. Proceedings of the Design Society, 2, 1905-1914, 2022.

88. M. Lefoane, I. Ghafir, S. Kabir,  and I. U. Awan. Machine Learning for Botnet Detection: An Optimized Feature Selection Approach. 5th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems, pp. 195-200. 2021

89. F. Campean, S. Kabir, C. Dao, Q. Zhang and C. Eckert. Towards a Resilience Assurance Model for Robotic Autonomous Systems. Proceedings of the Design Society, 1, pp. 3189-3198, 2021. 

90. E. Armengaud, D. Schneider, J. Reich, I. Sorokos,  Y. Papadopoulos,  M. Zeller,  G. Regan, G. Macher,  O. Veledar, S. Thalmann,  and S. Kabir. DDI: A novel technology and innovation model for dependable, collaborative and autonomous systems. Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference, pp. 1626-1631, 2021.

91. S Kabir, Y Gheraibia, T Azad. Switching optimisation in Huffman code for power efficient data transmission. 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT), IEEE, pp.1-6., 2016.

92. S Kabir, T Azad, M Walker, Y Gheraibia. Reliability analysis of automated pond oxygen management system. 18th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), IEEE, pp.144-149., 2015.

93.  S Kabir, M Walker, Y Papadopoulos. Quantitative evaluation of Pandora Temporal Fault Trees via Petri Nets. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(21), pp.458-463., 2015.

94. S Kabir, A Alam, T Azad. Performance Evaluation of Parallel-processing Networked System with Linear Time Delay. 13th Australasian Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Sydney, Australia, pp.97-100, 2015.

95.  S Kabir, T Azad, A Alam, M Kaykobad. Effects of unequal bit costs on classical Huffman codes. 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), IEEE, pp.96-101., 2014.

96. S Kabir, T Azad, A Alam. Freeman chain code with digits of unequal cost. 8th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA), IEEE, pp.1-6., 2014.

97. Kabir, S., Azad. T, and Alam, A. A.(2014). Freeman Chain Code with Digits of Unequal Cost. 8th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA). pp.1-6, IEEE.

PhD Thesis

S Kabir. Compositional dependability analysis of dynamic systems with uncertainty. PhD Thesis, University of Hull, 2016.