Emmanuel Ahene
Research activities at this scholar span multiple domains, blending technological innovation with real-world applications across diverse fields. The work delves into vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), leveraging blockchain-based solutions for security in vehicle-to-infrastructure communication; advancing hydrological forecasting through machine learning tailored to Ghana’s ecological zones; and exploring cryptographic techniques for secure systems, such as deniable authentication and advanced signal processing methods. These areas are characterized by their focus on enhancing safety, efficiency, and security in critical technologies like power transfer systems and data storage solutions. The scholar also contributes to software-defined networks by addressing challenges in privacy and resource management, while maintaining a global perspective with studies that span social sciences and engineering disciplines.
Faculty Biography
Emmanuel Ahene is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science, a Licensed Cybersecurity Professional and the Co-Founder of Cyberpass Consult, specializing in cyber security and machine learning. He obtained his doctoral and master's degrees in Computer Science and Technology in 2019 and 2016, respectively.His research extends to developing innovative technologies that harness the power of cyber security and machine learning to address critical challenges such as Cyber-attack Detection, equal access to Healthcare and Education. Dr Ahene leads as the PI for the Secure AI project, with the ultimate goal of developing privacy-preserving frameworks for AI agents with impact in defense, healthcare, agriculture, and beyond. His ongoing efforts have led to more than 20 research articles published in high-impact journals. He is also the PI for the SignTalk project. The outcome of the SignTalk project will be a secure deep learning model that will enhance doctor-to-patient conversation in Ghana for speech and hearing-impaired folks. In addition, he serves as the PI for the Deep Learning for food sustainability project, the CO-PI for the MESTI mHealth Project for inclusive and secure health systems and also serves as the Project lead Consultant for GIZ on the "Training under Careers in Modern lT Fields project". In 2023, he received the Vice Chancellors award for creativity and innovation in KNUST, Ghana.As an advocate for building human capacity, Dr Ahene has provided hands-on training programs for IT professionals in public and private institutions. His efforts have impacted more than 500 IT professionals nationwide.Within the academic community, he serves as the Guest Editor for two special issues: Special Issue on Security and Reliability in Future Intelligent Mobile Communication, Computer Communications, Elsevier and Special Issue on Frontiers in Cyber Security, Journal of Systems Architecture, Elsevier. He served as the program committee chair for the international conference on "Frontiers in Cyber Security" in December, 2022He is a reviewer for several high-impact journals, including IEEE Internet of Things, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Access, Computers and Electrical Engineering (Elsevier), KSII Transactions on Internet & Information Systems and has received awards as an outstanding reviewer from reputable journals, such as KSII Transactions on Internet & Information Systems (2020) and Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier (2017).He is a member of IEEE, GSA, and the KNUST Young Researcher’s Forum, demonstrating his commitment to continuous learning and collaboration within the academic community. He has given talks at international and local conferences on cyber security and AI in several Asian and African countries.Find more:Professional Talks LinkedIn featured Research publications
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption
Cloud Computing and Resource Management
Cloud Data Security Solutions
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Cryptography and Data Security
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
Digital and Cyber Forensics
Emotion and Mood Recognition
Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Recommender Systems and Techniques
Software-Defined Networks and 5G
Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
Wireless Power Transfer Systems
Barriers to assistive technology uptake among persons with disabilities in selected urban districts in Ghana
Open AccessThe Data Behind AI Coastal Forecasting: Inputs, Sources, and Preprocessing Approaches
Open AccessP2P-CKKS: enhancing homomorphic encryption efficiency via dynamic power-of-two vector padding
Open AccessHybrid Firefly–Particle Swarm Optimization for Parameter Tuning of XGBoost: Network Intrusion Detection
Open AccessMEN: leveraging explainable multimodal encoding network for precision prediction of CYP450 inhibitors
Open AccessUsing the Power-Of-Two Vector Padding to Enhance Efficiency and Speed in CKKS Homomorphic Encryption
Open AccessAutomatic lithology identification in meteorite impact craters using machine learning algorithms
Open AccessAn Enhanced Subsampling Technique in Compressive Sensing using Linear Interpolation and Random Measurement Matrix
Open AccessGuest editorial: Special issue on frontiers in cyber security
Dynamic Programming-based Adversarial Windows Payload Generator
Open AccessEnhanced network load balancing technique for efficient performance in software defined network
Open AccessAn Enhanced Subsampling Technique for Signal Reconstruction in Compressive Sensing Using Linear Interpolation and Random Measurement Matrix
Open AccessDeit-Mi: Advancing Malware Detection and Classification with Data-Efficient Image Transformers
Open AccessCold Boot Attack on Encrypted Containers for Forensic Investigations
Open AccessImplicit optimal variational collaborative filtering
Open AccessEfficient deniable authentication and its application in location-based services
Heterogeneous signcryption with proxy re-encryption and its application in EHR systems
Threat Landscape Across Multiple Cloud Service Providers Using Honeypots as an Attack Source
Evaluation of Conversational Agents: Understanding Culture, Context and Environment in Emotion Detection
Open AccessCorrections to “Evaluation of Conversational Agents: Understanding Culture, Context and Environment in Emotion Detection”
Open AccessFrontiers in Cyber Security
Rainfall Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms for the Various Ecological Zones of Ghana
Open AccessEfficient Authentication Protocol and Its Application in Resonant Inductive Coupling Wireless Power Transfer Systems
Open AccessA blockchain-based certificateless public key signature scheme for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication in VANETs
Efficient Signcryption With Proxy Re-Encryption and its Application in Smart Grid
CLIBDA: A Deniable Authentication Scheme for Pervasive Computing Environment
A certificateless signcryption with proxy re-encryption for practical access control in cloud-based reliable smart grid
Certificateless deniably authenticated encryption and its application to e-voting system
Secure Energy Encryption for Wireless Power Transfer
A Multi-objective Optimization Approach to Workflow Scheduling in Clouds Considering Fault Recovery
Open AccessFault-Tolerant Resource Provisioning with Deadline-Driven Optimization in Hybrid Clouds
Open AccessApplication of residue number system (RNS) to image processing using orthogonal transformation
A Pairing-free Key-insulated Certificate-based Signature Scheme with Provable Security
Department of Computer Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology