arXiv Machine Learning

Explainable Hybrid Feature Selection for Intrusion Detection in Internet of Medical Things Environments

arXiv:2608. 00869v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) networks are hard to protect: devices are heterogeneous, computing resources are scarce, and traffic must be analyzed in real time.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 24

Enhancing Multiclass Malware Classification in Resource-Constrained Environments

The paper presents a lightweight machine‑learning approach for multi‑class malware detection on resource‑constrained devices. Using a LightGBM classifier with SMOTE oversampling, SOM‑US undersampling, and Genetic‑Algorithm feature selection, the authors achieve 89.1 % accuracy on four malware families and 76 % on 16 individual malware types. A second Random‑Forest model further improves family classification to 91.2 % and individual classification to 78.7 %.

By Abdul Khalek Alve, Alif Rahman, Saadman Zaman, Sazzad Hossen Himel, Muhammad Iqbal Hossain
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 Machine Learning
Jul 13

XAI and Statistical Analysis for Reliable Intrusion Detection in the UAVIDS-2025 Dataset: From Tree to Hybrid and Tabular DNN Ensembles

arXiv:2605. 13922v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: During thDuring the last few years, the term Mechanistic Interpretability, a specific area, under the umbrella of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI), has been introduced, to explain the decisions made by complex machine learning (ML) models in critical systems like UAV intrusion detection systems (UAVIDS).

By Iakovos-Christos Zarkadis, Christos Douligeris