Csilla Farkas

 

 

Edited Book

1.       Research Directions in Data and Application Security XVIII, Editors: C. Farkas and P. Samarati, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2004.

 

LIST OF REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Journal and Book Chapters

1.       A. Brodsky, C. Farkas, S. Jajodia, “Secure Databases: Constraints, Inference Channels and Monitoring Disclosures,” IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 12(6): 900-919, 2000.  (PDF file)

2.       C. Farkas and M. Huhns, “Making Agents Secure on the Semantic Web,” IEEE Internet Computing, 6(6): 76-79, 2002. (PDF file)

3.       C. Farkas and S. Jajodia “The Inference Problem: A Survey,” SIGKDD Explorations, 4(2): 6-11, 2002. (PDF file)

4.       N. B. Kodali, C. Farkas and D. Wijesekera, “An Authorization Model for Multimedia Digital Libraries,” Journal of Digital Libraries, 4(3): 139-155, 2004. (PDF file)

5.       A. Stoica and C. Farkas, “Ontology guided Security Engine,” Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 23(3): 209-223, 2004. (PDF file)

6.       N.B. Kodali, C. Farkas, and D. Wijesekera, “Specifying Multimedia Access Control using RDF,” Journal of Computer Systems, Science and Engineering, 19(3), 2004. (PDF file)

7.       N.B. Kodali, C. Farkas, and D. Wijesekera, “Enforcing Semantics Aware Security in Multimedia Surveillance,” Journal on Data Semantics, 2: 199-221, 2005. (PDF file)

8.       V. Gowadia, C. Farkas, M. Valtorta, “PAID: A Probabilistic Agent-Based Intrusion Detection System,” Journal of Computers and Security, 2005. To appear. (in press) (PDF file)

9.       C. Farkas, “Data Confidentiality on The Semantic Web: Is There an Inference Problem?,” book chapter in Web and Information Security, Editors E. Ferrari and B. Thuraisingham, Idea Group Inc., 2005. To appear. (in press)

10.   G. Ziegler, C. Farkas, A. Lorincz, “A Framework for Anonymous but Accountable Self-Organizing Communities,” Journal of Information and Software Technologies. 2005. To Appear. (in press)

11.   V. Gowadia and C. Farkas, “Tree Automate for Schema-level Filtering of XML Associations,” Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology (JRPIT), 2005. Accepted. (PDF file)

12.   K. Alghathbar, D. Wijesekera, C. Farkas, “Secure UML Information Flow using FlowUML,” Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology (JRPIT), 2005. Accepted. (Word file)

13.   C. Farkas, A. Brodsky, and S. Jajodia, “Unauthorized Inferences in Semi-Structured Databases,”   Information Sciences, 2005. Accepted. (PDF file)

 

 

Submitted Journal Publications

1.       T. S. Toland, C. Farkas, C. M. Eastman, “Database Updates and the Inference Problem,” original submission to the Data and Knowledge Engineering Journal, original submission 2004; 1st revision will be submitted in August 2005.

2.       Zs. Palotai, C. Farkas, A. Lorincz, “Selection in Scale-Free Small World,” submitted to IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, January 2005.

 

Refereed Conference Publications

2000

1.       A. Brodsky, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera, S. X. Wang, “Constraints, Inference Channels and Secure Databases,” Proc. Sixth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming, 98-113, 2000. (Acceptance ratio 31 %) (PS file)

 

2001

2.       C. Farkas, T. Toland, C. Eastman, “The Inference Problem and Updates in Relational Databases,” Proc. 15th IFIP WG11.3 Working Conference on Database and Application Security, 181-194, 2001. (Acceptance ratio 50%) (PDF file)

3.       C. Farkas, M. Valtorta, S. Fenner, “Medical Privacy versus Data Mining,” Proc. 5th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 194-200, July 2001.

 

2002

4.       C. Farkas, G. Ziegler, A. Meretei, and A. Lorincz, “Anonymity and Accountability in Self-Organizing Electronic Communities,” Proc. Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society, in association with the 9th ACM CCS Conference, 81-90, 2002. 2002 (Acceptance ratio 27%) (PDF file)

5.       A. Stoica and C. Farkas, “Secure XML Views,” Proc. 16th IFIP WG11.3 Working Conference on Database and Application Security, 133-146, 2002. (Acceptance ratio 50%) (PDF file)

 

2003

6.       V. Gowadia, C. Farkas, and M. Valtorta, “Agent-Based Intrusion Detection with Soft Evidence,” Proc. of  IRMA International Conference, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 35%)

7.       C. Eastman and C. Farkas, “Information Systems Security in the Information Systems Curriculum,” Proc. of  IRMA International Conference, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 35%)

8.       C. Eastman and C. Farkas, “Information Systems Security: Distributed Modules or Centralized Course?,” Proc. of  ASEE Southeast Section Annual Conference, 2003.

9.       C. Farkas and A. Stoica, “Correlated Data Inference in Ontology Guided XML Security Engine,” Proc. of  IFIP 17th  WG 11.3 working conference on Data and Application Security, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 53% ) (PDF file)

10.   V. Gowadia, C. Farkas, “RDF Metadata for XML Access Control,” Proc. Workshop on XML Security, in association with the 9th ACM CCS Conference, 39- 48, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 75% ) (PDF file)

11.   N. Kodali, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera,  “Multimedia Access Control using RDF-Metadata,”  Proc. Workshop on Metadata for Security, in connection to ODBASE, 718-731, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 45%) (PDF file)

12.   N. Kodali, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera, “Enforcing Integrity in Multimedia Surveillance,” Proc. IFIP 6th WG 11.5, Working Conference  on Data Integrity and Control in Information Systems, 2003. (Acceptance ratio 50%) (PDF file)

 

2004

13.   C. Farkas, T.C. Wingfield, J.B. Michael, D. Wijesekera, “THEMIS: Threat Evaluation Metamodel for Information Systems,” Proc. of the 2nd Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics, 2004. (Acceptance ratio 60% ) (PDF file)

14.   N. Kodali, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera, “SECRETS: A Secure Real-Time Multimedia Surveillance System,” Proc. of the 2nd Symposium on Intelligence and Security Informatics, 2004. (Acceptance ratio 60%  ) (PDF file)

15.   N. Kodali, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera, “Creating non-decomposable Multimedia Stream bundles in Multimedia Surveillance,” Proc. of Workshop on Secure Web Services, in association with the 10th ACM CCS Conference, 2004. (Acceptance ratio 43%) (PDF file)

 

2005

16.   V. Gowadia and C. Farkas, “Tree Automate for Schema-level Filtering of XML Associations,” Proc. of Workshop on Security in Information Systems, 136-145, 2005 (Acceptance ratio 59%)

17.   Zs. Palotai, C. Farkas, A. Lorincz, “Selection in Scale-Free Small World,” accepted as a short paper for the 4th International Central and Eastern European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (CEEMAS'05), 2005, to appear. (Acceptance ratio 57%) (PDF file)

18.   K. Alghathbar, D. Wijesekera, C. Farkas, “Secure UML Information Flow using FlowUML,” Proc. of Workshop on Security in Information Systems, 229-238, 2005 (Acceptance ratio 59%)

19.   I. Youn, C. Farkas, B. Thuraisingham, “Multilevel Secure Teleconferencing over Public Switched Telephone Network,” accepted for IFIP 19th  WG 11.3 working conference on Data and Application Security, 2005 (Acceptance ratio 54%)  (PDF file)

20.   Toland, C. Farkas, and C. Eastman, “Dynamic Disclosure Monitor (D2Mon): An Improved Query Processing Solution,” Accepted to the Secure Data Management Workshop, in connection with VLDB, 2005, to appear. (Acceptance ratio 50%) (PDF file)

21.   Zs. Palotai, C. Farkas, and A Lorincz, “Is selection optimal for scale- free small worlds?,” accepted for European Conference for Complex Systems, 2005, to appear.

 

Other Publications

1.     C. Farkas, “The Inference Problem in Databases,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Information Technology, George Mason University, 2000. (PS file)

2.     D. A. Buell, C. Farkas, M. N. Huhns, J. R. Rose, and M. Valtorta, “Information Reputation in and Environment of Ubiquitous Computing,” Phoenix Conference on Information Warfare, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2001

3.     E. Eastman and C. Farkas, “Information Systems Security: Distributed Modules or Centralized Course?,” SIGCSE 2002, Faculty Poster

4.     S. De, C. Eastman, and C. Farkas, “Secure Access Control in a Multi-User Database,” ESRI User Conference, 2002

Technical Reports:

5.     C. Farkas, A. Stoica, and P. Talekar, “APTA: an Automated Policy Translation Architecture,” USC CSCE 2001-007

6.     C. Farkas, S. Fenner, and M. Tiwari, “Incorporating Role Templates in Role-Based Access Control,” USC CSCE 2001-006  

7.     V. Gowadia, C. Farkas, and M. Valtorta, “Intrusion Analysis with Soft Evidential Updates,” USC CSCE 2001-005

 

Publications to be Submitted

1.       A. Jain and C. Farkas, “RDF Access Control Language,” to be submitted to IEEE Internet Computing, (70 % completed).

2.       C. Farkas and A. Jain, “XML Security: Normal Form,” to be submitted to the Journal on Data Semantics, (70 % completed).

3.       C. Farkas, R. Deepanwita, and V. Gowadia, “Secure XML Data Model,” to be submitted to ACM Trans. on Information and System Security, (60% completed).

4.       V. Gowadia and C. Farkas, “Security Policy and Compliance,” to be submitted to Journal of Computer Security, (40 % completed).

5.       M. Jafari-Lafti and C. Farkas, “Trust Management for P2P Networks,” to be submitted to IEEE Dependable and Secure Computing, (70 % completed).

6.       A. Stoica and C. Farkas, “Secure XML Views – The Role of Ontologies,” to be submitted to Journal of Computers and Security, (85 % completed).

7.       K. Alghathbar, C. Farkas, D. Wijesekera, “Enforcing Security Policies in Requirement Engineering using AFUML,” to be submitted to the Journal on Software and Systems Modeling, (85 % completed).

8.       M. Sharif, D. Wijesekera, and C. Farkas, “Performance Evaluation of Voice Privacy Services”, to be submitted to The Journal of Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, (80 % completed).