Security and Data Reliability in Cooperative Wireless Networks

Following a detailed overview of cooperative communications and the physical layer security, this book proposes relay and jammer selection schemes for security in one-way cooperative networks and to improve physical layer security in two-way cooperative networks. It also proposes a Cooperative Hybrid Self-Healing scheme to enhance the confidentiality of the data collected by UWSN. It ends with a proposal called Self-Healing Cluster Controlled Mobility (SH-CCM) scheme based on hybrid cooperation between both Proactive and Reactive peers and the sick sensors at both network and cluster levels to guarantee the security in UWSN.

Dr. Emad S. Hassan received his B.Sc. (Honors), M.Sc., and Ph.D. from Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt, in 2003, 2006, and 2010, respectively. In 2008, he joined the Communications Research Group at Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK, as a Visitor Researcher to finish his Ph.D research. Now, he is a Lecturer at Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt. Dr Hassan has been a full-time Demonstrator (2003-2006), Assistant Lecturer (2007-2010) at Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University. He was a Visitor Researcher at Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK, (2008-2009), a Teaching Assistant at the University of Liverpool, UK (2008-2009), Lecturer (2010-date) at Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, and a part-time Lecturer at many respectable private engineering universities in Egypt (2010-2011). He co-supervises 6 M.Sc. and 1 PhD students, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University (2010-date). Dr Hassan is a reviewer for many international journals and conferences. He was a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member for many international conferences. He has published more than 60 scientific papers in national and international conference proceedings and journals and two books in CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. His current research areas of interest include image processing, digital communications, cooperative communication, cognitive radio networks, OFDM, SC-FDE, MIMO and CPM based systems.

Part 1: Security in Cooperative Wireless Networks. 1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Cooperative Communications in Wireless Systems. 3. Physical Layer Security in Wireless Networks. 4. A New Relay and Jammer Selection Schemes for Secure One-Way Cooperative Networks. 5. Relay and Jammer Selection Schemes for Improving Physical Layer Security in Two-Way Cooperative Networks. Part 2: Security and Data Reliability in Wireless Sensor Networks. 6. Overview of Sensor Networks. 7. Cooperative Hybrid Self-Healing Randomized Distributed Scheme for Underwater Wireless Sensor Network Security. 8. Self-Healilng Cluster Controlled Mobility of Self-Healing Enhancement. 9. Self-Healing Single Flow Controlled Mobility within a Cluster for Energy Aware Self-Healing. 10. Conclusion and Future Work. Appendixes: MATLAB® Simulation Codes.