Ruben Rios

 Domain of interest and research

• Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
• Covert Communication Channels

Current research

• Design of Privacy Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor Networks.

Education

• MSC in Computer Science (University of Málaga, Spain, 2008)
• BSc in Computer Science (University of Skövde, Sweden, 2007)

Relevant publications

• R. Rios, and J. Lopez, "(Un)Suitability of Anonymous Communication Systems to WSN", In IEEE Systems Journal, In Press.
• R. Rios, J. A. Onieva, and J. Lopez, "HIDE_DHCP: Covert Communications Through Network Configuration Messages", In IFIP SEC2012: Proceedings of the IFIP TC 11 27th International Information Security Conference, D. Gritzalis, and S. Furnell Eds., Springer, June 2012, In Press.
• J. Cuellar, M. Ochoa, and R. Rios, "Indistinguishable Regions in Geographic Privacy", In Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC'12), ACM, 26-30 March 2012.
• R. Rios, and J. Lopez, "Exploiting Context-Awareness to Enhance Source-Location Privacy in Wireless Sensor Networks", In The Computer Journal, vol. 54, issue 10, pp. 1603-1615, 2011, ISI JCR Impact Factor 2010: 1.363.
• R. Rios, and J. Lopez, "Analysis of Location Privacy Solutions in Wireless Sensor Networks", In IET Communications, vol. 5, issue 17, pp. 2518 - 2532, 2011, ISI JCR Impact Factor 2010: 0.963.
• R. Rios, I. Agudo, and J. L. Gonzalez, "Implementación de un esquema de localización privada y segura para interiores", In IX Jornadas de Ingeniería Telemática (JITEL'10), Y. Dimitriadis, and M. J. V. Pérez Eds., pp. 237 - 244, Sept., 2010.

Attended courses and seminars

• Control Systems Security Models, Malaga, Spain
  (31 May - 4 June, 2010)
• Verificación de Protocolos de Servicios, Malaga, Spain.
  (19 - 23rd April, 2010)
• IPICS 2009: Intensive Programme on Information and Communication Security. Viena, Austria
  (26 July – 7 August, 2010)
• SWING 2009: 4th Bertinoro PhD School on Security of Wireless Networking. Bertinoro (Forli-Cesena), Italy
  (5 - 10 July, 2009)
• Security and Privacy for wireless resource constrained devices, University of Malaga, Spain
  (10 - 12 June, 2009)
• SWING 2008: 3rd Bertinoro PhD School on Security of Wireless Networking. Bertinoro (Forli-Cesena), Italy
  (27 July - 1 August, 2008)

Scientific Activities

• Program committee member:
  • 2012: Future Tech, WPS, WTA, ACSA, STA, ATC 
  • 2011: ATC, WTA, STA, IWCS, SmartPhone
  • 2010: SmartPhone

Presentations

• Source Location Privacy Considerations in Wireless Sensor Networks, 4th International Symposium of Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence (UCAmI'10)