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2026 International Conference on Intelligent Multimedia, Networking, and Security

3-4 August, 2026

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

IMNS 2026 is Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE and IEEE Communication Society

Conference Program (Draft)

Venue: KSU Center, Kennesaw State University 3333 Busbee Drive NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA

Downloadable Program Schedule: IEEE_IMNS_2026_Conference_Program.pdf

Program at a Glance

Day 1 - Monday, August 3 Day 2 - Tuesday, August 4
Time Event Time Event
08:30-10:30 Registration, Opening, Keynote I, Coffee 09:00-10:10 Keynote III and Coffee
10:30-12:00 Parallel Sessions 1 & 2 10:10-11:40 Parallel Sessions 7 & 8
12:00-13:30 Lunch 11:40-13:10 Lunch
13:30-14:40 Keynote II and Coffee 13:10-14:20 Parallel Sessions 9 & 10
14:40-16:10 Parallel Sessions 3 & 4 14:20-14:40 Coffee
16:10-16:30 Coffee 14:40-15:50 Parallel Sessions 11 & 12
16:30-18:00 Parallel Sessions 5 & 6 15:50-16:00 Coffee
18:00-18:15 Coffee 16:00-17:00 Poster and Demo Session
18:15 Conference Banquet 17:00-17:30 Conference Closing Ceremony
Day 1 - Monday, August 3, 2026
Time / Order Room: KC400 Room: KC242
08:30-09:00 REGISTRATION - Conference Check-in
09:00-09:20 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME REMARKS - Darryl Ahner (KSU CCSE Dean)
Introduction by the Executive Chair (Shaoen Wu)
09:20-10:10 KEYNOTE SPEECH I - MAHMOUD DANESHMAND
Industry Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
• Presentation title to be confirmed
10:10-10:30 COFFEE BREAK - 20 minutes
10:30-12:00 Session 1: Secure and Trustworthy AIRoom: KC400 Session 2: Network Security and Threat DetectionRoom: KC242
1 Game-Theoretic Defense Against Hardware Trojans with Multi-Level StrategiesSoraya Partow (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA); Satyaki Nan (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA) Real-Time DDoS Detection by Integrated eBPF Telemetry and Machine Learning-enhanced SIEMZeeshan Ali (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Andrea Marotta (University of L'Aquila, Italy & WEST Aquila SRL, Italy); Walter Tiberti (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Carlo Centofanti (University of L'Aquila, Italy & WEST Aquila SRL, Italy); Dajana Cassioli (University of L'Aquila, Italy)
2 Joint Sensing-Security Optimization in Sensing-Integrated MLWE Under Noisy and Adversarial EnvironmentsSumit Chakravarty (Kennesaw State, USA); Aniket Chakraborty (The Heritage Academy, India) Are Temporal Graph Based Intrusion Detection Results Trustworthy? A Dataset Audit and Evaluation FrameworkYinning Zhang (KSU, USA); Sait Suer (KSU, USA); S M Tanvir Faysal Alam Chowdoury (KSU, USA); Shaoyuan Wu (Georgia Tech, USA); Jing (Selena) He (KSU, USA)
3 Bypassing Krum: Selection-Aware Backdoor Attacks in Federated LearningSrinivasan Subramanian (KSU, USA); Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan (KSU, USA); Kazi Aminul Islam (KSU, USA) When Logs Are No Longer Just Sequences: A Multi-view Bidirectional Graph Convolutional Network for Anomaly DetectionXianlang Hu (Harbin Engineering University, China); Guangsheng Feng (Harbin Engineering University, China); Pengxin Li (Harbin Engineering University, China); Xinling Huang (Harbin Engineering University, China); Xiangying Kong (Jiangsu Institute of Automation, China)
4 Multiverse Path Encryption: Securing Interpretation under Adversarial AccessShaoyuan Wu (Georgia Tech, USA); Yinning Zhang (KSU, USA) Integration of NIST PQC Round 2 Additional Digital Signatures into PKI and X.509Amrutvyasa Ramasamy (KSU, USA); Sanketh Chapaneri (KSU, USA); Ryan Slovensky (KSU, USA); Ken Lew (Anne Arundel Community College, USA); Uma Chinta (Texas Tech University, USA); Manohar Raavi (KSU, USA)
5 COALITION-VAST: Auditable Multi-Agent Alignment Under Byzantine GovernanceSoraya Partow (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA); Satyaki Nan (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA) Towards Scalable Low-Cost Framework for Wi-Fi 6 Packet CaptureAshikur Nobel (Yeshiva University, USA); Zhouzhou Li (Southeast Missouri State University, USA); Honggang Wang (Yeshiva University, USA); Hua Fang (Yeshiva University, USA)
6 Ada-MGNS: Enhancing Black-Box Transfer Attacks on Vision Transformers via Adaptive Momentum and Deep Attention GuidanceLei Lu (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China); Runhan Yao (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China); Qinghe Du (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China); Ping Wang (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China) A Hypergraph-Based Defense Framework Against Relational Inference in Mobile CrowdsensingHuang YiJiao (Fujian Normal University, China); Yuanyuan Zhang (Fujian Normal University, China); JiaYi Huang (Fujian Normal University, China); Renwan Bi (Minjiang University, China); Jinbo Xiong (Fujian University of Technology, China)
12:00-13:30 LUNCH BREAK - 90 minutes
13:30-14:20 KEYNOTE SPEECH II - JIAN REN
Michigan State University
• Title: Toward Robust Machine Learning Classification under Adversarial Attacks
14:20-14:40 COFFEE BREAK - 20 minutes
14:40-16:10 Session 3: Biomedical Imaging and DiagnosticsRoom: KC400 Session 4: Healthcare and Human-Centered AIRoom: KC242
1 HIMLT: A Hybrid Interactive Machine Learning Tool for Whole Slide Image AnalysisDeepthi Kondreddy (KSU, USA); Shemonti Barua (KSU, USA); Siri Yellu (KSU, USA); Hamed Elghazzali (KSU, USA); Sanghoon Lee (KSU & Mayo Clinic, USA) Enhancing AD/ADRD Management Through iHelpCare: A Compliant and Culturally Sensitive AI-Driven Digital Healthcare PlatformSoarov Chakra Borty (KSU, USA); Trisha Bhowmick (KSU, USA); Md. Mehedi Hasan (KSU, USA); Mary Dioise Ramos (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, USA); Nazmus Sakib (KSU, USA)
2 A Factorial Analysis of Training Data Scope and Loss Function for Multi-Dataset Diabetic Retinopathy ScreeningAkifcan Ozbulut (KSU, USA); Mahmut Karakaya (KSU, USA); Ramazan Aygun (KSU, USA) Toward Low-Cost Parkinson's Disease Classification: A Comparative Study of VR and Clinical Eye-Tracking SystemsRyan Hall (East Carolina University, USA); Joseph Natter (KSU, USA); Meilun Wu (KSU, USA); Rui Wu (KSU, USA); Amy Wedge (East Carolina University, USA); Zhen Zhu (East Carolina University, USA); Gerardo Gonzales Rodriguez (East Carolina University, USA); Chia-Cheng Lin (East Carolina University, USA)
3 Lesion-Based Modeling for Robust Diabetic Retinopathy ScreeningSait Suer (KSU, USA); Mahmut Karakaya (KSU, USA); Ramazan Aygun (KSU, USA) A Scalable Interoperable Data Science System for Trauma-Informed Care: Enhancing ACE Interventions with Real-Time Analytics, AI-Powered Insights, and Clinical Decision SupportMohmmad Arif Shaik (KSU, USA); Nazmus Sakib (KSU, USA); Andrea Meyer Stinson (Resilient Georgia, USA); Nikki Warner (Resilient Georgia, USA); Audrey Idaikkadar (Resilient Georgia, USA)
4 A Lesion-Aware Knowledge-Guided Framework for Explainable Diabetic Retinopathy DiagnosisSait Suer (KSU, USA); Mahmut Karakaya (KSU, USA); Ramazan Aygun (KSU, USA); Zongxing Xie (KSU, USA) A Survey on Game-Based Learning Environment for AI Literacy: Taxonomy, Challenges, and Future DirectionsMd. Ashiqur Rahman (KSU, USA); Yi Li (KSU, USA); Jing (Selena) He (KSU, USA)
5 A Multi-Stage Framework for Pathology Microscopy Tile Reconstruction with Stain-Aware Features and Cross-Grid EvaluationYicai Yao (Southeast Missouri State University, USA); Zequn Yuan (Southeast Missouri State University, USA); Juefei Yuan (Southeast Missouri State University, USA); Zhouzhou Li (Southeast Missouri State University, USA); Ziping Liu (Southeast Missouri State University, USA) PinGAT: Hybrid GNNs for Customer Classification and Personalized Recommendation in Online RetailSymon Kimitei (KSU, USA); Sherry Ni (KSU, USA); Andrew Wilson (KSU, USA); Yan Huang (KSU, USA)
6 SMITE: Step-wise Memorization Inference with Two-channel Error for Membership Inference on Fine-Tuned Retinal Diffusion ModelsJoseph Richardson (KSU, USA); Ramazan Aygun (KSU, USA); Mahmut Karakaya (KSU, USA)
16:10-16:30 COFFEE BREAK - 20 minutes
16:30-18:00 Session 5: Vehicular Intelligence and SafetyRoom: KC400 Session 6: Wireless Sensing and RF IntelligenceRoom: KC242
1 A Resilient and Privacy-Preserving Distributed Learning Framework for Vehicular IntelligenceLa Chiara Landrum (Meharry Medical College, USA); Debashis Das (Meharry Medical College, USA); Pushpita Chatterjee (Meharry Medical College, USA); Uttam Ghosh (Meharry Medical College, USA); Eugene Levin (Meharry Medical College, USA) Geometry-Aware Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Human Thoracic and Locomotion SensingGowtham Ankolu (KSU, USA); Yaswitha Swarna (KSU, USA); Sumit Chakravarty (Kennesaw State, USA); Nazmus Sakib (KSU, USA)
2 Joint DQN Optimization of Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Low-AoI in IoVHe Chao (Chongqing Three Gorges College, China) Dual-Prior Generative Augmentation for Few-Shot Specific Emitter IdentificationWankang Zhang (Henan Institute of Science and Technology, China); Zhengwei Xu (Henan Normal University, China)
3 Real Time Machine Learning Based Detection of Aggressive Driving using Feature OptimizationIbnul Islam (BUET, Bangladesh); MD Sajid Mostafiz Noor (BUET, Bangladesh); Ashikur Rahman (BUET, Bangladesh); Raqeebir Rab (Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh); Abderrahmane Leshob (University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada) WaveMLP: Cross-Receiver-Day RF Fingerprinting with Learnable Complex WaveletsYu Wang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Meiyu Wang (Hangzhou Dianzi University, China); Juzhen Wang (Hangzhou Dianzi University, China)
4 Phantom Jam Sybil Attack Against Vehicular NetworksColby Cook (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Ahmed Mohamed (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Mengjun Xie (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA) ActiveGPR: Multi-Scale Geometric Reasoning for Adaptive Subsurface Sensing and ImagingYifan Liu (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Dalei Wu (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Yu Liang (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Dryver Huston (University of Vermont, USA); Tian Xia (University of Vermont, USA)
5 Distributed Fairness-Aware Joint Sensing and Communication in UAV Swarms via Hybrid MARL-ADMMJack Belawske (Georgia Tech, USA); Sumit Chakravarty (Kennesaw State, USA); Imtiaz Ahmed (Howard University, USA) RSSI Forecasting With Off-the-Shelf Smartphones For Proactive Mobile Wi-Fi Link AdaptationElmahedi Mahalal (University of New Haven, USA)
6 A Uberized Parking Application and Study of Economic Pricing ModelsHarry Li (San Diego Jewish Academy, USA); Wei Wang (San Diego State University, USA) Elastic TDMA Overlay for Dense Wi-Fi NetworksReuven Mueller (KSU, USA); Ying Xie (KSU, USA)
18:00-18:15 COFFEE BREAK - 15 minutes
18:15 CONFERENCE BANQUET - Evening Event


Day 2 - Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time / Order Room: KC400 Room: KC242
09:00-09:50 KEYNOTE SPEECH III - HAMID SHARIF
Charles J. Vranek College of Engineering Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• Title: From Concealed to Self-Sovereign: Rethinking Identity Privacy for 6G and Future Networks
09:50-10:10 COFFEE BREAK - 20 minutes
10:10-11:40 Session 7: Blockchain, Finance and TrustRoom: KC400 Session 8: Multimedia and Image CompressionRoom: KC242
1 Behavioral Analysis of Ethereum Fraudulent Transactions Using Supervised COFAIS FrameworkRaqeebir Rab (Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh); Rizoan Hossain; Faiyaz Noor; Mehzabin Afroz (Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh); Abderrahmane Leshob (University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada); Ashikur Rahman (BUET, Bangladesh) MEMMAX: Memory-Parallel FPGA Optimization for Bandwidth-Bound IoT Image ProcessingBenjamin Mikailenko (Washington State University, USA); Rubayet Rongon (Washington State University, USA); Xiaokun Yang (University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA); Xuechen Zhang (KSU, USA)
2 Attention-Guided Subgraph Analysis for Interpretable Cryptocurrency Anti-Money LaunderingWadduwage Shanika Perera (Sam Houston State University, USA); Ahsan Ul Islam (Sam Houston State University, USA); Min Kyung An (Sam Houston State University, USA); Hyuk Cho (Sam Houston State University, USA) Learned Image Compression via Unevenly Grouped Channel Context and Gaussian Mixture Entropy ModelingZhiyuan Zhu (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Lin Huang; Shihang Ding (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Yang Bai (TAL Education Group, China)
3 Whispers of Wealth: A Systematic Red-Teaming Study of the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)Tanusree Debi (University of Georgia, USA); Wentian Zhu (University of Georgia, USA); Pranjol Sen Gupta (KSU, USA) An Evaluation of Super-Resolution Algorithms for Real-Time High-Quality Video StreamingEmma Hubbell (Southern Connecticut State University, USA); Hao Wu (Southern Connecticut State University, USA); Yulei Pang (Southern Connecticut State University, USA)
4 D2S-BFT: A General Performance Evaluation Framework for Sharded Blockchain NetworksJiqiang Liu (Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China); Lijun Sun; Xiao Chen (University of Leicester, UK); Wang Jingjing Batch Size in Deep Learning for Distributed Multimedia Systems: A SurveyYinning Zhang (KSU, USA); Jing (Selena) He (KSU, USA)
5 Blockchain-Empowered Trustworthy Task Offloading for UAV-Assisted NetworksQin Wang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Jiaxing Gu; Yi Song; Guan Gui (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China) Task-Aware Semantic Selection for Scene Graph-Based Semantic CommunicationChen Zhang (University of Electro-Communications, Japan); Lei Zhong (Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan); Jiale Wu; Yangfei Lin (University of Electro-Communications, Japan); Soufiene Djahel (Coventry University, UK); Celimuge Wu (University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
6 AIS Trajectory-Based Semi-Supervised Vessel Type Recognition via Entropy-Guided Adaptive Thresholding and Contrastive Feature AlignmentWang Shihao (Harbin Engineering University, China); Yun Lin (Harbin Engineering University, China); Jie Liu (Harbin Engineering University, China); Sicheng Zhang (Harbin Engineering University, China) ECG Time-Series Modeling Under Dataset Shift: A Structured Survey of Methods, Benchmarks, and Reliability ChallengesMahira Tabassum Khan (KSU, USA); Jing (Selena) He (KSU, USA)
11:40-13:10 LUNCH BREAK - 90 minutes
13:10-14:20 Session 9: 3D Sensing and Generative MediaRoom: KC400 Session 10: Networked Systems and AI OperationsRoom: KC242
1 LLM-supported 3D Modeling Tool for Radio Radiance Field ReconstructionChengling Xu (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA); Huiwen Zhang (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA); Haijian Sun (University of Georgia, USA); Feng Ye (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Robust Joint Sensing and Task Inference for Resource-Constrained IoT AgentsJie Liu; Yun Lin; Shihao Wang (Harbin Engineering University, China); Wei Wang (Sun Yat-Sen University, China); Sicheng Zhang (Harbin Engineering University, China)
2 Hybrid Dense-Sparse Networks for 3D Object Segmentation in GPR-based Subsurface ImagingAlireza Ghaffarnia (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Dalei Wu (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Yu Liang (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA); Dryver Huston (University of Vermont, USA); Tian Xia (University of Vermont, USA) Characterizing Predictability-Latency Trade-offs of KV-Cache SSD Offloading in LMCache for LLM Serving SystemsYing He; Dingsen Shi; Yanbo Dai; Donger Chen; Harry Fu (University of North Texas, USA); Chris Tsu (Initio Corporation, USA); Wang Feng (University of North Texas, USA); Song Fu (University of North Texas, USA)
3 Scene-Level Planning for Temporally Coherent AI Video Generation Using Multimodal RepresentationsJing Chen (Foothill College, USA & YCB Strategy, USA) Design and Implementation of a Heterogeneous End-to-End Load Balancing SystemBrandon Allen (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA); Satyaki Nan (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA)
4 IMAP: Integrating Technical, Behavioral, and Affective Interview Assessment within a Unified Multimodal 3D Avatar PlatformSilvia Sanjana (KSU, USA); Yi Li (KSU, USA); Jing (Selena) He (KSU, USA) Orchestrating High-Performance Quantum Applications in Distributed EnvironmentsAlejandro Olvera (University of North Texas, USA); Harry Fu (University of North Texas, USA); Song Fu (University of North Texas, USA)
14:20-14:40 COFFEE BREAK - 20 minutes
14:40-15:50 Session 11: LLM Agents and Network AutomationRoom: KC400 Session 12: Federated Learning and PrivacyRoom: KC242
1 Agent-Side SNMP Trap Consolidation: Reducing Trap Storms via Time-Window AggregationVivek Singh (HPE, USA) FedLEAF: Bi-directional Prototype Adaptation for Heterogeneous Federated LearningZhiyuan Zhu (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Siyi Deng; Dapeng Wu (CQUPT, China); Ruyan Wang (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China)
2 TERMINET: A Decision-Theoretic Framework for Autonomous Termination in LLM-Based Network Management AgentsMd Istiak Morsalin (KSU, USA); Tasnim Akter Onisha (KSU, USA); Yiming Ji (KSU, USA) A Multi-Modal Federated Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving School Safety AnalyticsDebashis Das (Meharry Medical College, USA); La Chiara Landrum; David Lockett; Pushpita Chatterjee; Eugene Levin; Uttam Ghosh (Meharry Medical College, USA)
3 Security Rule Embedding and Static-Analysis-Guided Repair for LLM-Based Intelligent Multimedia UI Code GenerationShuning Ping (Southeast University, China); Guangchi Liu (Southeast University, China) 4D-KDE: A Lightweight Defense Framework Against Data Poisoning Attacks in Crowdsensing with Local Differential PrivacyHaishui Zhong (Fujian Normal University, China); Yuanyuan Zhang (Fujian Normal University, China); JiaYi Huang (Fujian Normal University, China); Renwan Bi (Minjiang University, China); Jinbo Xiong (Fujian University of Technology, China)
4 RIN: Resilient-Influential Node Detection in Complex NetworksAfra Kurudirek (KSU, USA); Ibrahim Filik (KSU, USA); Sravan Sakhamuri (KSU, USA); Mehmet Emin Aktas (KSU, USA) Evaluating Multimodal Steganalysis for Split-Payload Audiovisual SteganographyPrateek Paudel (KSU, USA); Nitin Jha (KSU, USA); Abhishek Parakh (KSU, USA)
15:50-16:00 COFFEE BREAK - 10 minutes
16:00-17:00 POSTER AND DEMO SESSION
17:00-17:30 CONFERENCE CLOSING CEREMONY
Best Paper Awards, Closing Remarks

Poster and Demo Session

Tuesday, August 4 | 4:00-5:00 PM | Room: KC400

# Title and Authors
1 Demo Abstract: Real-Time Hybrid Multipath-Aware RFID Reader for Spatial Intelligence on USRP X310Bernard Amoah (Auburn University, USA); Jian Zhang (KSU, USA); Shiwen Mao (Auburn University, USA); Senthilkumar Periaswamy (Auburn University, USA); Justin Patton (Auburn University, USA)
2 Reproducible Recency-Aware Ensembles for e-Commerce Customer RetentionAkhilesh Keshap (USA); Kshtij Sharma (Independent Researcher, USA); Raju Dandigam (Navan, USA)
3 Poster: Benchmarking the NVIDIA GB10 Against the NVIDIA DGX-1Joseph Richardson (KSU, USA); Ramazan Aygun (KSU, USA); Mahmut Karakaya (KSU, USA)
4 Player-Driven QA in Heterogeneous Game Environments: An Empirical Study of Feedback SystemsVolodymyr Bondarenko (Dresden Technical University, Germany); Juan A. Cabrera (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Frank H.P. Fitzek (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
5 EvidenceFusion-MM: A Multimodal Forensic Framework for Detecting AI-Generated Text, Document Image Tampering, and PDF Structural AnomaliesShreya Srikanth (Georgia Southern University, USA); Nithish Kumar N (Georgia Southern University, USA); Mofeoluwa Akintobi (Georgia Southern University, USA); Lei Chen (Georgia Southern University, USA)
6 Evaluating Prompt Injection Risk and Guardrails in LLM-Enabled Home IoT AssistantsShazid Bin Zaman (East Carolina University, USA); Sohan Gyawali (East Carolina University, USA); Ciprian Popoviciu (East Carolina University, USA); Yili Jiang (Georgia State University, USA); Jiaqi Huang (University of Central Missouri, USA)
7 Demo: Lowering the Barrier to Traffic Simulation Through a Prompt-to-Config AgentWilliam Phong (San Diego State University, USA); Jianshu Liu (San Diego State University, USA); Patrick Simpauco (San Diego State University, USA); Audio Antuna (San Diego State University, USA); Logan Moreno (San Diego State University, USA)

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Date Announcement
07/17/2026 The IMNS 2026 Conference Program is now available.
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