arXiv AI

Teacher-free Latent Self-distillation and Class-separable Representations for Lightweight IoT Attack Detection

arXiv:2403. 15509v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Knowledge distillation (KD) has been widely used to improve lightweight AI models by transferring soft-label knowledge from a large teacher model to a student model.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 25

Unmasking Shortcut Learning in IoT Intrusion Detection: A Forensic, Multi-Paradigm Evaluation of Feature Dependence and Data Leakage

The paper investigates whether machine learning models for IoT intrusion detection truly learn attack patterns or rely on dataset shortcuts. Using the CyberFlowIoT-GICAP benchmark, the authors evaluate four learning paradigms across different feature sets and split strategies, finding that performance is largely driven by feature representation and that tree-based models can exploit temporal artifacts. The study also highlights asymmetric attack detectability and proposes a four-point protocol checklist for realistic evaluation.

By Uday Shankar Roy, Mahbuba Jahan Minu
arXiv AI
Jul 3

Generative AI and Federated Learning for Intrusion Detection Systems: A Survey

arXiv:2607. 01305v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) are essential for monitoring network traffic and identifying malicious activities in modern cyber-physical, Internet of Things (IoT), enterprise, and distributed network environments.

By Jiefei Liu, Abu Saleh Md Tayeen, Pratyay Kumar, Qixu Gong, Wenbin Jiang, Huiping Cao, Satyajayant Misra, Jayashree Harikumar
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 10

FedTransKD-IDS: Robust Federated Transfer Learning with Knowledge Distillation for Intrusion Detection in IoT

arXiv:2608. 06447v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In modern distributed network environments, particularly in Internet of Things infrastructures and 5G networks, stringent privacy preservation and scalability requirements have created significant challenges for intrusion detection systems.

By Mohammad Hosssein Gholamrezazadeh, Ahmadreza MontazerolghaemAhmadreza Montazerolghaem
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 24

Reliable Federated TinyML Deployment for IoT Security

The paper explores how to combine Federated Learning with TinyML model compression techniques—such as knowledge distillation, structured pruning, and quantization—to create lightweight, privacy‑preserving intrusion detection systems for IoT devices. It evaluates these strategies within a federated training pipeline and finds that training stability is crucial; a server‑coordinated cosine learning‑rate schedule boosts Attack Recall from 46.7% to 93.85% while still allowing significant model compression and efficient edge deployment.

By Younsoo Park, Seokhyoen Bae, Shasi Kumar Ramachandran Prabhu, Suman Saha, Peilong Li