University of Guelph · Canada Cyber Foundry
The Cyber Science Lab conducts cutting-edge research across AI security, autonomous cyber defence, and agri-food security — training the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
The Cyber Science Lab (CSL) at the University of Guelph advances the science and practice of cybersecurity through rigorous research, open datasets, and hands-on training.
What we do
The Cyber Science Lab brings together researchers across disciplines to tackle the most pressing challenges in cybersecurity.
Advancing machine learning for threat detection, malware analysis, and autonomous defence.
Building self-adaptive systems that detect, reason about, and respond to attacks in real time.
Securing the connected infrastructure behind Canada’s agriculture and food supply.
Publishing malware datasets and tools that accelerate research across the community.
Research
Securing the connected infrastructure behind agriculture and the food supply — from smart farms to processing and distribution.
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A national, multi-disciplinary NSERC CREATE training program developing Cybersecure, Reliable, and Equitable AgFoodTech, connecting Computer Science and Agri-Food across Canada.
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A self-healing AI security framework that autonomously detects, neutralizes, and preemptively defends LLMs against evolving adversarial and data-integrity threats.
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A secure, end-to-end threat-intelligence pipeline turning raw LLM invocation logs into real-time, graph-aware defenses for Canadian security-operations centres.
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LLMs enhanced with Retrieval-Augmented Generation to strengthen monitoring and compliance within Preventative Control Plans in meat processing facilities.
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An advanced vectorization, embedding, and cybersecurity analytics toolkit for scalable intelligence.
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Elnaz Rabieinejad, Abbas Yazdinejad, Reza M. Parizi, Ali Dehghantanha
Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice · 2023
Read paperZahra Moti, Sattar Hashemi, Hadis Karimipour, Ali Dehghantanha, Amir Namavar Jahromi, Lida Abdi, Fatemeh Alavi
Ad Hoc Networks · 2021
Read paperAbbas Yazdinejad, Reza M. Parizi, Gautam Srivastava, Ali Dehghantanha
2020 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps · 2020
Read paperSteven Walker-Roberts, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Omar Aldabbas, Mehmet Aydin, Ali Dehghantanha
The Journal of Supercomputing · 2019
Read paperYour support funds student researchers, open datasets, and the tools that keep communities and critical infrastructure secure.