International Journal of Networks and Communications

International Journal of Networks and Communications is a peer-reviewed, international, open access journal that publishes original research and review articles in all areas of computer networks and communications. It is an international, archival journal providing a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the computer communications networking area.


Mazdak Zamani

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Networks and Communications

Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Felician University, USA

Research Areas

Secure Communication, Multimedia Security

Education

2007-2010Ph.D.Artificial Intelligence, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
2004-2006M.Eng.Islamic Azad University (IAU), Iran
1998-2004B.Eng.Computer in Software Engineering, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Iran

Experience

2010-2011Professional Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2010-PresentProfessional Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2010-PresentVisiting Lecturer, Security Department, Advanced Informatics School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010-PresentExaminer, Security Department, Advanced Informatics School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009-presentResearcher, Multimedia Content Protection Technology Group (MPROTECH), K-Economy Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
2008-2010Researcher, Research Student Grant (RSG), Development of Digital Audio Information Hiding Systems for High-Embedding-Capacity Applications
2005-2006Part Time Lecturer, Computer Department, Payam Nour University, University of Applied Science and Technology, Isfahan, Iran
2004-2006Part Time Lecturer, Computer Department, Sama University, Isfahan, Iran

Academic Achievement

2001, Outstanding Project, Minesweeper International Competition, Tehran, Iran
2008, Innovative Project, Industrial Art and Technology Exhibition (INATEX), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
2008, Research Student Grant (RSG) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Membership

Planetary Scientific Research Center

Publications: Journals

[1]  Mazdak Zamani, Hamed Taherdoost, Azizah A. Manaf, Rabiah B. Ahmad, and Akram M. Zeki. "An Artificial-Intelligence-Based Approach for Audio Steganography". MASAUM Journal of Open Probelms in Science and Engineering (MJOPSE). Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: October 2009. ISSN: 2077-1118. Pages 64-68.
[2]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Farhang Jaryani, Hamed Taherdoost, Saman Shojae Chaeikar, and Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo. "A Novel Approach for Genetic Audio Watermarking". Journal of Information Assurance and Security 5 (2010). ISSN: 1554-1010. Pages 102-111.
[3]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Farhang Jaryani, Hamed Taherdoost, Saman Shojae Chaeikar, and Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo. "Genetic Audio Steganography". International Journal on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology [IJRTET], Volume 3, Issue 2, 2010. ISSN: 2158-5563. Pages 89-91. (Impact factor: 0.2)
[4]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo, and Saman Shojae Chaeikar. "Genetic Subtitution-Based Audio Steganography for High-Capacity Applications". International Journal for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (IJITST). Pages 97-110. ISSN 1748-569X (Print), ISSN: 1748-5703 (Online). Volume 3 Issue 1, April 2011. Inderscience Publishers, Geneva, Switzerland. Doi:10.1504/IJITST.2011.039681. (Indexed by Academic OneFile, ACM Guide to Computing Literature, Computer and Information Systems, Computer Database, Google Scholar, InfoTrac Custom Journals, Inspec, Scirus).
[5]  Mazdak Zamani; Azizah Abdul Manaf. "Genetic-concept-based algorithm for audio steganography". IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing. Manuscript received on November 7, 2011. Manuscript ID is T-ASL-03504-2011. (Under Revision; Impact factor: 1.668)
[6]  Hamed Taherdoost, Mazdak Zamani, Meysam Namayandeh, Maslin Masrom and Alaeddin Kalantari. "Investigation of User Awareness Influence on Smart Card Technology Acceptance". MASAUM Journal of Open Probelms in Science and Engineering (MJOPSE). Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: October 2009. ISSN: 2077-1118. Pages 6-10. (Indexed by Microsoft Academic Research)
[7]  Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Bt Ahmad, Mazdak Zamani and Saman Shojae Chaeikar. A Proposed Framework for P2P Botnet Detection. IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology (IJET), Vol.2, No.2, April 2010, ISSN 1793-8236.
[8]  Farnaz Arab, Harihodin Selamat, Suhaimi Ibrahim, and Mazdak Zamani. A Survey of Success Factors for CRM. Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science. ISSN 20780958. EISSN 20780966. 2010. Volume 2187. Issue 1. Pages 1121-1125.
[9]  Shahidan M. Abdullah, Azizah A. Manaf, and Mazdak Zamani. Recursive Reversible Image Watermarking Using Enhancement of Difference Expansion Techniques. Journal of Information Security Research. Volume 1 Number 2. June 2010. Pages 64-70. PrintISSN: 0976-4143. Online ISSN: 0976-4151.
[10]  Neda Jalaliyoon, Hamed Taherdoost, & Mazdak Zamani. Utilizing the BSC and EFQM as a Combination Framework; Scrutinizing the Possibility by TOPSIS Method. International Journal of Business Research and Management, (IJBRM), ISSN: 2180-2165. Volume (2): Issue (1). (Indexed by: Google Books, Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scribd, OpenJ-Gate, Docstoc, PDFCAST, Academic Index, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), refSeek, Microsoft Academic Search, iSEEK, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory)
[11]  Akram M. Zeki, Azizah A. Manaf, Adamu A. Ibrahim and Mazdak Zamani. A Robust Watermark Embedding in Smooth Areas. Research Journal of Information Technology. Year: 2011. Volume: 3. Issue: 2. Page No.: 123-131. DOI: 10.3923/rjit.2011.123.131. ISSN: 2151-7959. (Indexed by: ASCI-Database, Google Scholar, SCIMAGO, SCOPUS)
[12]  Farhang Jaryani, Shamsul Sahibudin, Mazdak Zamani, Maslin Masrom, Samaneh Salehy & Jamshid Jamshidi. E-Learning Effects on Learning Quality: a Case Study of Iranian Students. Journal of Management Development (JAD). Volume 1, Issue 3 September-December 2552. 17-29. ISSN: 1906-4950.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, and Rabiah Ahmad. "Knots of Substitution Techniques of Audio Steganography". The 2009 International Conference on Telecom Technology and Applications. ISBN: 978-1-84626-017-9. Pages 415-419. June 6-8, 2009. Manila, Philippines. (Indexed by ISI; Published by World Academic Union-World Academic Press)
[2]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, and Rabiah Ahmad. "Current Problems of Substitution Techniques of Audio Steganography". The 2009 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition. ISBN: 978-1-60651-007-0. Pages 154-160. 13-16 July 2009. Orlando, Florida, USA. (Indexed by INSPEC; Published by Worthington, OH USA; Orlando, FL USA: ISRST)
[3]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Akram Zeki, and Shahidan Abdullah. "Genetic Algorithm as an Approach to Resolve the Problems of Substitution Techniques of Audio Steganography". The 2009 International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Methods. 13-16 July 2009. ISBN: 1-60132-106-6 and 1-60132-092-2. Pages 170-175. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (Indexed by INSPEC, DBLP, PubZone, BibSonomy, Microsoft Academic Research, CSB; Published by World Academic Union-World Academic Press)
[4]  Mazdak Zamani, and Azizah Abdul Manaf. "Azizah’s Formula to Measure the Efficiency of Steganography Techniques". 2nd International Conference on Information and Multimedia Technology (ICIMT 2010). December 28-30, 2010. Hong Kong, China. (Indexed by ISI, IEEEXplore, INSPEC, Ei Compendex; Published by IEEE Computer Society)
[5]  Mazdak Zamani, and Azizah Abdul Manaf. "Mazdak’s Method to Estimate the PSNR of Audio Steganography Techniques". International Conference on Computer and Computational Intelligence (ICCCI 2010). December 25-26, 2010. Nanning, China. (Indexed by ISI, IEEEXplore, Ei Compendex; Published by IEEE Computer Society)
[6]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Akram Zeki, and Shahidan Abdullah. "A Genetic-Algorithm-Based Approach for Audio Steganography". International Conference on Communities and Communications. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 54 2009. ISSN: 2070-3740. Pages: 359-363. 24-26 June 2009. Paris, France. (Published by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology)
[7]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, and Akram Zeki. "An Approach to Improve the Robustness of Substitution Techniques of Audio Steganography". 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4244-4520-2 and 978-1-4244-4519-6. IEEE Catalog Number: CFP0957E-CDR. Library of Congress: 2009903791. Volume 2. Pages 5-9. 8-11 August 2009. Beijing, China. (Indexed by ISI, INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE Computer Society: Piscataway, NJ USA; Beijing China: IEEE)
[8]  Mazdak Zamani, Hamed Taherdoost, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, and Akram Zeki. "Robust Audio Steganography via Genetic Algorithm". Third International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies ICICT2009. ISBN: 9781424446087. Pages 149-153. 15-16 August 2009. Karachi, Pakistan. (Indexed by ISI, INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by Piscataway, NJ USA; Karachi Pakistan: IEEE)
[9]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Akram Zeki, and Pritheega Magalingam. "A Novel Approach for Audio Watermarking". Fifth International Conference on Information Assurance and Security. ISBN: 978-0-7695-3744-3. Pages 83-86. 18-20, August 2009. Xi'an, China. (Indexed by ISI, IEEEXplore, INSPEC, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information, DBLP, ACM DL, CSB, PubZone, BibSonomy, Microsoft Academic Research; Published by IEEE Computer Society: Piscataway, NJ USA; Xi'an China: IEEE)
[10]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Ahmad, Farhang Jaryani, Hamed Taherdoost, and Akram Zeki. "A Secure Audio Steganography Approach". The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions. ISBN: 978-0-9564263-1-4. Pages 501-506. 9-12 November 2009. London, UK. (Indexed by INSPEC, Scopus, IEEEXplore, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by Piscataway, NJ USA; London UK: IEEE)
[11]  Hamed Taherdoost, Mazdak Zamani, and Meysam Namayandeh. "Study of Smart Card Technology and Probe User Awareness about It: A Case Study of Middle Eastern Students". The 2009 International Conference on Management Technology and Applications. ISBN: 978-1-4244-4520-2. IEEE Catalog Number: CFP0957E-CDR. Library of Congress: 2009903791. Volume 5. Pages 334-338. 8-11 August 2009. Beijing, China. (Indexed by ISI, INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE Computer Society: Piscataway, NJ USA; Beijing China: IEEE)
[12]  Saman Shojae Chaeikar, Shukor Abd Razak, Shohreh Honarbakhsh, Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo, Mazdak Zamani and Farhang Jaryani. Interpretative Key Management (IKM), A Novel Framework. 2010 International Conference on Computer Research and Development (ICCRD 2010). May 7-9, 2010. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Indexed by ACM, INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[13]  Farhang Jaryani, Shamsul Sahibudin, Maslin Masrom, Babak Zandi, Mazdak Zamani and Samaneh Salehy. Framework of a Reflective E-portfolio Supported by Outcome Based Education and Problem Based Learning. 2010 International Conference on Computer Research and Development (ICCRD 2010). May 7-9, 2010. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Indexed by ACM, INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[14]  Akram M. Zeki, Azizah A. Manaf, and Mazdak Zamani. Bit‐Plane Model: Theory and Implementation. Engineering Conference 2010 (EnCon2010). 14-16 April 2010. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
[15]  Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo, Azizah Abdul Manaf, Payam Vahdani Amoli, Farzaneh Tabatabaei and Mazdak Zamani "Botnet Detection Based on Traffic Monitoring". IEEE, International Conference on Networking and Information Technology, Manila, Philippines, Jun 2010. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[16]  Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo, Mohammad Jorjor Zadeh shooshtari, Payam Vahdani Amoli, M. Safari and Mazdak Zamani, "A Taxonomy of Botnet Detection Techniques".International Conference on the 3nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology. Chengdu, China, July 2010. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[17]  Maziar Janbeglou, Mazdak Zamani, and Suhaimi Ibrahim. Redirecting Network Traffic toward a Fake DNS Server on a LAN. 2010 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT 2010). July 9-11, 2010. Chengdu, China. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[18]  Maziar Janbeglou, Mazdak Zamani, and Suhaimi Ibrahim. Redirecting Outgoing DNS Requests toward a Fake DNS Server in a LAN. IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Service Science (ICSESS2010). July 16-18, 2010, Beijing, China. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[19]  Hamed Taherdoost, Meysam Namayandeh, Neda Jalaliyoon, Kaveh Ahmadi, Mazdak Zamani, and Mohammad Zargar. Study of Internet Protocol Television in Iran. 2010 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology. 9 – 11 July 2010, Chengdu, China. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[20]  Nuha Omran Abokhdair, Azizah Bt Abdul Manaf, Mazdak Zamani. Integration of Chaotic Map and Confusion Technique for Color Medical Image Encryption. 6th International Conference on Digital Content, Multimedia Technology and its Applications (IDC2010). 16-18 August 2010. Seoul, Korea. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[21]  Farnaz Arab, Harihodin Selamat, and Mazdak Zamani. An Overview of Success Factors for CRM. 2010 2nd IEEE International Conference on Information and Financial Engineering. 17 – 19 September 2010. Chongqing, China. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[22]  Shahidan M. Abdullah, Azizah A. Manaf, and Mazdak Zamani. Capacity and Quality Improvement in Reversible Image Watermarking Approach. 6th International Conference on Networked Computing and Advanced Information Management. 16-18 August 2010. Seoul, Korea. (Indexed by INSPEC, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[23]  Farnaz Arab, Harihodin Selamat, Suhaimi Ibrahim, and Mazdak Zamani. A Survey of Success Factors for CRM. International Conference on Computer Science and Applications (ICCSA'10). 20-22 October 2010. San Francisco, USA. (Indexed by IET INSPEC, EBSCO, ISI Thomson Scientific, Engineering Information (Ei) Compendex, The Technology Research Databases (TRD) of CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), DBLP, Scopus, Google Scholar, CiteSeerX, and Computer Science Bibliographies for indexing.)
[24]  Shohreh Honarbakhsh, Maslin Masrom, Mazdak Zamani, Saman Shojae Chaeikar, and Roza Honarbakhsh. "A Trust Based Clustering Model for Dynamic Monitoring in Ad hoc Network". International Conference on Computer and Computational Intelligence (ICCCI 2010). December 25-26, 2010. Nanning, China. . (Indexed by IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[25]  Hamed Taherdoost, Arash Forghani, Meysam Namayandeh, Mazdak Zamani and Neda Jalaliyoon. Adoption Framework Expansion based on the Computer Ethics' Related Research Models and Ethical Scenarios Analysis. International Conference on Economics, Business and Management – ICEBM 2010. 4-5 December 2010. Manila, Philippines. (Indexed by IEEEXplore, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information; Published by IEEE)
[26]  Shima Beigzadeh, Mazdak Zamani, Suhaimi Ibrahim, and Maslin Masrom. Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Database-Centric Management Information System for a Social Community. 2011 International Conference on Information Systems and Computational Intelligence (ICISCI 2011). January 18, 2011. Harbin, Northeastern China. (Published by IEEE, and indexed by EI Compendex, INSPEC, Thomson ISI, IEEE Xplore),
[27]  Shima Beigzadeh, Mazdak Zamani, Suhaimi Ibrahim. Development of a Web-Based Community Management Information System. The Fourth International Conference on Information and Computing (ICIC2011). 25-27 April 2011. Phuket Island, Thailand. (Published by CPS, World Academic Press of WAU; delivered for ISTP and EI citation/index.)
[28]  Saeed Yazdanpanah, Saman Shojae Chaeikar, Mazdak Zamani and Reza Kourdi. Security Features Comparison of Master Key and Ikm Cryptographic Key Management for Researchers and Developers. 2011 3rd International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2011). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 12-13, 2011. (Published by ASME Press, included in ASME Digital Library, and indexed by EI Compendex, Thomson ISI Proceedings.)
[29]  Maryam Gharooni, Mazdak Zamani, and Mehdi Mansourizadeh. A Confidential RFID Model to Prevent Unauthorized Access. The 3rd International Conference on Information Science and Engineering (ICISE2011). Sep.29th to Oct.1st, 2011. Yangzhou, China. (Published by IEEE, included in the IEEE eXplore, and indexed by Ei Compendex.)
[30]  Somayeh Nikbakhsh, Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Abdul Manaf, and Maziar Janbeglou. A Novel Approach for Rogue Access Point Detection on the Client-Side. The 26th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2012). Fukuoka, Japan, March 26-29, 2012. (Published by CPS)

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Mazdak Zamani, Azizah Bt Abdul Manaf, Rabiah Bt Ahmad, Farhang Jaryani, Saman Shojae Chaeikar and Hossein Rouhani Zeidanloo. "Genetic Audio Watermarking". International Conference on Recent Trends in Business Administration and Information Processing. March 26-27, 2010. Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Volume 70, Book: Information Processing and Management, Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: 978-3-642-12213-2. 514-517. (Indexed by ISI, Scopus, Elsevier Engineering Information, MetaPress; Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg)