Dr. Kahraman Kostas

I'm the one with the glasses.

Kahraman Kostas

I hold a PhD in Computer Science from the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, where my research focused on IoT security, particularly device identification and attack detection. My broader interests include computer networks, indoor positioning, and the practical applications of machine learning. I previously worked as a Researcher at Huawei's Edinburgh R&D Centre, where I developed machine learning solutions for indoor positioning using geospatial data.

I hold an MSc in Computer Networks and Security (Distinction) from the University of Essex, with my thesis centered on using machine learning for network attack detection (Supervised by Martin Reed). My undergraduate background is in Computer Education and Instructional Technology from Marmara University.

I am open to postdoctoral research opportunities.

Before pursuing graduate studies, I spent seven years teaching computer science in Turkey and contributed to national education projects, including the Fatih Project, which aimed to integrate technology into public education. I am currently a National Education Specialist at the Ministry of National Education, focusing on educational systems for overseas students.

In addition to my professional work, I have a keen interest in Turkish literature, etymology, classical poetry, hiking, and photography.

News

JAN 2025
New publication🎉 Our paper (Individual Packet Features are a Risk to Model Generalisation in ML-Based Intrusion Detection) has been accepted to IEEE Networking Letters.
NOV 2024
Our new paper ready for publication (GeMID: Generalizable Models for Device Identification in IoT Networks).
SEP 2024
I have started a new position as a National Education Specialist at the Directorate General of Higher Education and Overseas Education.
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Publications

Individual Packet Features are a Risk to Model Generalisation in ML-Based Intrusion Detection
Kahraman Kostas, Mike Just, Michael A. Lones
IEEE Networking Letters, 2025
Semantic verbal fluency in native speakers of Turkish: A systematic review of category use, scoring metrics and normative data in healthy individuals
Rabia Yasa Kostas, Kahraman Kostas, Sarah E MacPherson, Maria K Wolters
JCEN, 2024
IoTGeM: Generalisable Models for Behaviour-Based IoT Attack Detection
Kahraman Kostas, Mike Just, Michael A. Lones
arXiv, 2023
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Teaching

Advanced Network Security
Heriot-Watt University
Teaching Assistant, Mike Just, 2021 & 2022
Computer Network Security
Heriot-Watt University
Teaching Assistant, Mike Just, 2020 & 2021
Software Development 1 (JAVA)
Heriot-Watt University
Teaching Assistant, Michael Lones, 2020
Data Communications and Networking
Heriot-Watt University
Teaching Assistant, Idris Skloul Ibrahim, 2020