• Early Detection of Cyberbullying on Social Media Networks 

      López-Vizcaíno, Manuel F.; Nóvoa, Francisco; Carneiro, Víctor; Cacheda, Fidel (Elsevier BV, 2021-05)
      [Abstract] Cyberbullying is an important issue for our society and has a major negative effect on the victims, that can be highly damaging due to the frequency and high propagation provided by Information Technologies. ...
    • Early Detection of Depression: Social Network Analysis and Random Forest Techniques 

      Cacheda, Fidel; Fernández, Diego; Nóvoa, Francisco; Carneiro, Víctor (J M I R Publications, Inc., 2019-06-10)
      [Abstract] Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) or depression is among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, affecting more than 300 million people globally. Early detection is critical for rapid intervention, ...
    • IoT Dataset Validation Using Machine Learning Techniques for Traffic Anomaly Detection 

      Vigoya, Laura; Fernández, Diego; Carneiro, Víctor; Nóvoa, Francisco (MDPI, 2021)
      [Abstract] With advancements in engineering and science, the application of smart systems is increasing, generating a faster growth of the IoT network traffic. The limitations due to IoT restricted power and computing ...
    • Low Cost Automated Security Audit System 

      Fernández-Arruti Gallego, Pedro; Estévez Pereira, Julio Jairo; Nóvoa, Francisco; Dafonte, Carlos; Fernández, Diego (MDPI, 2021)
      [Abstract] In recent years, a quick transition towards digitization has been observed in most organizations. Along with it, certain inherent problems have appeared, such as the increase in cyber threats. Large organizations ...
    • Network Anomaly Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques 

      Estévez Pereira, Julio Jairo; Fernández, Diego; Nóvoa, Francisco (MDPI AG, 2020-08-19)
      [Abstract] While traditional network security methods have been proven useful until now, the flexibility of machine learning techniques makes them a solid candidate in the current scene of our networks. In this paper, we ...
    • Network Data Flow Clustering based on Unsupervised Learning 

      López-Vizcaíno, Manuel F.; Dafonte, C.; Nóvoa, Francisco; Garabato, D.; Álvarez, M. A.; Fernández, Diego (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)
      [Abstract]: Network communication data analysis is crucial in order to provide an adequate security level in computer infrastructures. As the volume of data and the number of features rise, the difficulties associated with ...
    • Site agnostic approach to early detection of cyberbullying on social media networks 

      López-Vizcaíno, Manuel F.; Nóvoa, Francisco; Artieres, Thierry; Cacheda, Fidel (MDPI, 2023-05)
      [Abstract]: The rise in the use of social media networks has increased the prevalence of cyberbullying, and time is paramount to reduce the negative effects that derive from those behaviours on any social media platform. ...
    • Time-Aware Detection Systems 

      López-Vizcaíno, Manuel F.; Vigoya, Laura; Cacheda, Fidel; Nóvoa, Francisco (MDPI AG, 2019-08-05)
      [Abstract] Communication network data has been growing in the last decades and with the generalisation of the Internet of Things (IoT) its growth has increased. The number of attacks to this kind of infrastructures have ...