{"id":198803,"date":"2026-02-04T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lineact.cesi.fr\/?p=198803"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:52:13","slug":"phd-thesis-mortada-termos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lineact.cesi.fr\/en\/phd-thesis-mortada-termos\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Thesis \u2013 Mortada Termos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wrapper__inner is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group editorial__picture editorial__aside editorial__aside--big editorial__aside--picture is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lineact.cesi.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Soutenance-Mortada-TERMOS-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198806\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group editorial__chapo is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading title--5\"><span><span class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> In this page:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#topicofinterest\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#topicofinterest\">Topic of interest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#results\" type=\"internal\" id=\"#results\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>On Wednesday, 21 January, Mortada TERMOS successfully defended his PhD in Computer Science before a distinguished academic panel. His research addresses intrusion detection in next-generation networks, an area central to today\u2019s cybersecurity challenges and to the digital transformation underpinning smart cities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"title--2 is-style-title-cesi-underline\">Topic of interest <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This work was carried out under a joint PhD agreement (cotutelle) between CESI and the Lebanese University, marking a significant milestone: it is the first doctoral partnership between the two institutions in the field of cybersecurity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Supervised by Mourad ZGHAL and Ali JABER, and supported by Zakariya Ghalmane, Ahmad FADALLAH and Amine BRAHMIA, Mortada TERMOS developed an approach that focuses on relationships between devices rather than examining each individual exchange in isolation. This perspective improves the detection of attacks in Internet of Things environments and, crucially, enhances the model\u2019s ability to transfer from one network to another, maintaining strong performance despite diverse settings and data<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"title--2 is-style-title-cesi-underline\">Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The results show a clear boost in the accuracy, robustness and generalizability of intrusion detection by leveraging the communication structure of IoT networks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Congratulations to Mortada TERMOS on earning his PhD, and sincere thanks to the entire supervisory team for the success of this ambitious research project<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 21, Mortada Termos defended his PhD in cybersecurity, jointly supervised by CESI and Universit\u00e9 Libanaise. 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