The School of Computing

Profile

Academic Qualifications

PhD, PgC, BSc (Hons)

Roles

MSc Forensic IT Course Leader

Teaching Interests

Primarily I am teaching on the Digital Forensics and Cryptography units; however, I am also involved with the first year programming and web units.

Research Interests

My primary interest lies in automating aspects of reverse engineering of binary executables.  I also have an interest in vehicular ad hoc networks and automated traffic information systems - with a focus on self-organising systems. I am a member of the Parallel and Distributed Systems Research Group.

PhD Supervision Topics

I am willing to supervise prospective PhD students in any of the following areas:

• Binary Analysis / Reverse Engineering
• Computer Security (particularly threat/exploit related)
• Ad hoc networks / VANETS

Publications

• Owen, G. H. (2012). Automated Forensic Extraction of Encryption Keys Using Behavioural Analysis. IEEE/TCS International Conference on Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare and Digital Forensics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Owen, G. H. and M. Saternus (2010). Nav++: Vanet Traffic Detection and Dissemination Using Mobile Agents. International Journal on Latest Trends in Computing.
• Owen, G. H. (2009). SOLS: Self-Organising Distributed Location Server for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks. International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC): 17-30.
• Chadwick, D., G. Beitis, Owen, G. (2008). Adding Authorisation to Eduroam. TERENA Networking Conference, Brugge, Belgium.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M. (2008). Storing Data in Ad Hoc Networks. Challenges in Higher Education & Research.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M. (2007). A Fault and Mobility Tolerant Location Server for Large-Scale Ad-hoc networks. IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Budapest, Hungary.
• Owen, G. H. (2007). A Self Organising Distributed Location Server for Ad Hoc Networks. School of Computing, University of Portsmouth. PhD thesis
• Adda, M., Martin, J.-B., Owen, G. (2006). Simulation of a Wireless Senor Network for Image Processing. IADAT Journal of Telecommunication and Communication Networks.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Analysis of Modulo-Channel Selection in AODV. International Conference on Telecommunications and Computer networks, Portsmouth, UK.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Geographically Static Quorums in Ad-Hoc Networks and their Performance as Location Servers. 3rd International conference on Telecommunications and Computer networks, Portsmouth, UK.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Modulo and Grid-based Channel Selection in Ad Hoc Networks. International Conference on Telecommunications and Computer networks.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Quorum-based Geographically Static Data Storage in Ad-Hoc Networks. International Network Conference, Plymouth, UK.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Self-Organizing Quorum Systems for Ad-Hoc Networks. International Conference on Communication, Network, and Information Security, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2006). Simulation of Quorum Systems in Ad -Hoc Networks. 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology, Malaysia.
• Owen, G. H., Adda, M.(2005). Feasibility of Geographically Static Data Storage in Ad-hoc Networks. International Conference on Telecommunications and Computer Networks.