Improving Security and Energy Efficiency in IoT Networks: A Practical Guide
暫譯: 提升物聯網網路的安全性與能源效率：實用指南

一份實用指南，透過跨層框架、輕量級加密技術和基於機器學習的入侵檢測，設計安全且能源高效的物聯網（IoT）網絡，《改善物聯網網絡的安全性和能源效率》為讀者提供可行的策略，以平衡資源受限的物聯網環境中的安全性和能源效率。該書提供經過模擬和硬體測試平台驗證的實用框架，涵蓋自適應路由、輕量級加密和基於機器學習的異常檢測。還包括迷你專案、複習問題和可重現的配置，以支持實際部署。

主要特點：
- 透過跨層設計原則有效平衡安全性和能源效率。
- 全面整合輕量級加密、自適應路由和基於機器學習的異常檢測。
- 透過模擬、硬體測試平台和實作迷你專案實際驗證概念。
- 附加資源包括配置檔、腳本和實驗筆記，以支持可重現性和課堂使用。

本書非常適合物聯網從業者、網絡工程師、網絡安全專業人士以及尋求安全且可持續的物聯網系統實用解決方案的研究人員。同樣適合網絡、嵌入式系統和網絡安全課程的講師和學生。

Rashid Mustafa is a Lecturer in Cybersecurity at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Sciences (New Zealand) and holds a PhD in Cybersecurity from Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Over 20+ years across academia and industry, he has supervised 40+ Master's projects and leads hands-on, lab-first teaching across network security, Microsoft Azure/cloud, Cisco/Fortinet systems, data communications, IoT, and software development (NZQA L5-L7). His research targets secure, energy-efficient cross-layer IoT architectures, ML-assisted intrusion detection, and cloud-enabled network defence, with recent outputs in Sensors (MDPI) and at ICOIN. He builds practical capability with tools such as Snort, Nessus, Wireshark, Burp Suite, and Kali Linux, drawing on prior roles at Saudi Telecom and PARCO Oil Refinery. Alongside Azure training and adult-education delivery, he contributes to curriculum design, industry engagement, and mentoring, helping students translate security concepts into deployable solutions.

Nurul I. Sarkar is a distinguished academic and computer scientist specialising in network design, modelling, and performance evaluation. He currently serves as a Professor and Director of the Networking and Security Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. He is a keynote speaker, chair, and committee member for various national and international fora. Professor Sarkar has over 30 years of teaching experience in universities at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has taught a wide range of subjects, including next-generation networking, computing technologies in society, Cisco networking, Internet of Things (IoT), data communications, and wireless networks. He earned his PhD in electrical, computer, and software engineering (wireless networks) from the University of Auckland. He is a research assessor for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and The Royal Society of New Zealand. Professor Sarkar has authored over 230 research articles (including more than 20 Q1 journal publications since 2018) in the areas of networking and communications. His work has appeared in leading journals such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, IEEE Transactions on Education, Ad Hoc Networks, Computer Communications, and Computer Networks. Improving the Performance of Wireless LANs: A Practical Guide (Taylor & Francis, 2014) is his second book. His first book, Tools for Teaching Computer Networking and Hardware Concepts (IGI Global, 2006), has received worldwide commendation. He has undertaken periods of research leave in South Korea, China, Japan, and Malaysia in recent years. Professor Sarkar has served on the editorial review boards of several prestigious journals and was a Guest Editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine. He was the Conference General Co-Chair for ITNAC 2019 and CECNet 2018, and TPC Co-Chair for ICOIN 2024-2026 and IEEE ICC 2014. He was a co-recipient of the 2017 Best Paper Award from the 31st ICOIN for his work on mobility-aware network selection for V2I communication over LTE-A networks. Professor Sarkar is a Member of the ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and the Australasian Association for Engineering Education. His research interests include wireless network protocols, cognitive radio ad hoc networks, IoT, and fog computing.

拉希德·穆斯塔法是新西蘭懷特克里夫藝術與科學學院的網路安全講師，並持有奧克蘭科技大學（AUT）網路安全的博士學位。在超過20年的學術和產業經驗中，他指導了40多個碩士專案，並在網路安全、Microsoft Azure/雲端、Cisco/Fortinet系統、數據通信、物聯網（IoT）和軟體開發（NZQA L5-L7）等領域進行實作為主的教學。他的研究目標是安全且節能的跨層物聯網架構、機器學習輔助的入侵檢測以及雲端啟用的網路防禦，最近的研究成果發表於《Sensors》（MDPI）和ICOIN會議上。他使用Snort、Nessus、Wireshark、Burp Suite和Kali Linux等工具來建立實用能力，並曾在沙烏地阿拉伯電信和PARCO石油煉油廠擔任相關職位。除了Azure培訓和成人教育的授課外，他還參與課程設計、產業合作和指導，幫助學生將安全概念轉化為可部署的解決方案。

努魯爾·I·薩卡爾是一位傑出的學者和計算機科學家，專注於網路設計、建模和性能評估。他目前擔任新西蘭奧克蘭科技大學（AUT）網路與安全研究中心的教授及主任。他是多個國內外論壇的主題演講者、主席和委員會成員。薩卡爾教授在大學擁有超過30年的教學經驗，涵蓋本科和研究生層級，教授的科目包括下一代網路、社會中的計算技術、Cisco網路、物聯網（IoT）、數據通信和無線網路。他在奧克蘭大學獲得電氣、計算機和軟體工程（無線網路）博士學位。他是新西蘭商業、創新與就業部（MBIE）和新西蘭皇家學會的研究評估員。薩卡爾教授在網路和通信領域發表了超過230篇研究文章（自2018年以來有超過20篇Q1期刊出版物）。他的研究成果出現在《IEEE Communications Magazine》、《IEEE Internet of Things Journal》、《IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology》、《IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management》、《IEEE Transactions on Education》、《Ad Hoc Networks》、《Computer Communications》和《Computer Networks》等領先期刊中。《改善無線局域網性能：實用指南》（Taylor & Francis, 2014）是他的第二本書。他的第一本書《教學計算機網路和硬體概念的工具》（IGI Global, 2006）獲得了全球的讚譽。近年來，他曾在南韓、中國、日本和馬來西亞進行研究休假。薩卡爾教授曾擔任多個知名期刊的編輯審查委員會成員，並擔任《IEEE Communications Magazine》的客座編輯。他是ITNAC 2019和CECNet 2018的會議總共主席，以及ICOIN 2024-2026和IEEE ICC 2014的TPC共同主席。他因在LTE-A網路上針對V2I通信的移動感知網路選擇的研究而共同獲得2017年第31屆ICOIN最佳論文獎。薩卡爾教授是ACM的會員，並且是IEEE通信學會、IEEE車輛技術學會和澳大拉西亞工程教育協會的資深會員。他的研究興趣包括無線網路協議、認知無線自組網、物聯網（IoT）和雲端計算。