A complete list of my publications is provided below.
2026
ConferenceCustomizable Interactive Textbooks for Teaching Programming to Information Systems Students: Classroom Evidence and an AI-Era Roadmap
Ramadan Abdunabi, Ilham AB Hbaci, Ahmet Kurt, and Sagar Bhatt.
Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals Conference (ISCAP 2026), 2026 (to appear).
Ramadan Abdunabi, Ilham AB Hbaci, Ahmet Kurt, and Sagar Bhatt.
Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals Conference (ISCAP 2026), 2026 (to appear).
ConferenceAgentic Cryptographic Agility for Post-Quantum Smart Grid Communications
Abdullah Aydeger and Ahmet Kurt.
IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm 2026), 2026 (to appear).
Abdullah Aydeger and Ahmet Kurt.
IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm 2026), 2026 (to appear).
ConferenceLNTest: A Testbed for Evaluating Bitcoin Lightning Network-Based Botnets
Thomas Bakaysa, Ahmet Kurt, Abdul-Salem Beibitkhan, Jesus Maria Romo Diaz de Leon, Tag Kalat, Joshua Kramer, Estela Rodriguez, Abraham Watkins, and Abdullah Aydeger.
21st International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2026), 2026 (to appear).arXiv
Thomas Bakaysa, Ahmet Kurt, Abdul-Salem Beibitkhan, Jesus Maria Romo Diaz de Leon, Tag Kalat, Joshua Kramer, Estela Rodriguez, Abraham Watkins, and Abdullah Aydeger.
21st International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2026), 2026 (to appear).arXiv
ConferenceAI-Enabled Cloud-Edge-IoT Continuum for Hyper-Distributed and Trustworthy Applications
Abdullah Aydeger, Engin Zeydan, and Ahmet Kurt.
35th Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2026) pp. 1-5, 2026.DOI
Abdullah Aydeger, Engin Zeydan, and Ahmet Kurt.
35th Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2026) pp. 1-5, 2026.DOI
2025
JournalCryptocurrency Forensics Automation: A Deep Learning and NLP-Based Approach for Mobile Platforms
Abhishek Bhattarai, Abdulhadi Sahin, Maryna Veksler, Ahmet Kurt, Devrim Aras, Carlos Imery, and Kemal Akkaya.
Discover Computing vol. 28, no. 1, art. 123, 2025.DOI
Abhishek Bhattarai, Abdulhadi Sahin, Maryna Veksler, Ahmet Kurt, Devrim Aras, Carlos Imery, and Kemal Akkaya.
Discover Computing vol. 28, no. 1, art. 123, 2025.DOI
2024
JournalD-LNBot: A Scalable, Cost-Free and Covert Hybrid Botnet on Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, Kemal Akkaya, A. Selcuk Uluagac, and Mumin Cebe.
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 2162-2180, 2024.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, Kemal Akkaya, A. Selcuk Uluagac, and Mumin Cebe.
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 2162-2180, 2024.DOI
JournalLNGate²: Secure Bidirectional IoT Micro-payments Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Threshold Cryptography
Ahmet Kurt, Kemal Akkaya, Sabri Yilmaz, Suat Mercan, Omer Shlomovits, and Enes Erdin.
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 6027-6044, 2024.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Kemal Akkaya, Sabri Yilmaz, Suat Mercan, Omer Shlomovits, and Enes Erdin.
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 6027-6044, 2024.DOI
2023
PatentSystems and Methods for Detecting Cryptocurrency Wallet Artifacts in a File System
Abhishek Bhattarai, Maryna Veksler, Ahmet Kurt, Abdulhadi Sahin, and Kemal Akkaya.
US 11,755,958 B1, 2023.Google Patents
Abhishek Bhattarai, Maryna Veksler, Ahmet Kurt, Abdulhadi Sahin, and Kemal Akkaya.
US 11,755,958 B1, 2023.Google Patents
ConferenceLNMesh: Who Said You Need Internet to Send Bitcoin? Offline Lightning Network Payments Using Community Wireless Mesh Networks
Ahmet Kurt, Abdulhadi Sahin, Ricardo Harrilal-Parchment, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE 24th International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2023) pp. 261-270, 2023.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Abdulhadi Sahin, Ricardo Harrilal-Parchment, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE 24th International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2023) pp. 261-270, 2023.DOI
ConferenceCrypto Wallet Artifact Detection on Android Devices Using Advanced Machine Learning Techniques
Abhishek Bhattarai, Maryna Veksler, Hadi Sahin, Ahmet Kurt, and Kemal Akkaya.
13th EAI International Conference on Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime (ICDF2C 2022) pp. 111-132, 2023.DOI
Abhishek Bhattarai, Maryna Veksler, Hadi Sahin, Ahmet Kurt, and Kemal Akkaya.
13th EAI International Conference on Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime (ICDF2C 2022) pp. 111-132, 2023.DOI
DissertationEnabling Third Layer Bitcoin Applications Using Lightning Network
Ahmet Kurt.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Florida International University, 2023.FIU Digital Commons
Ahmet Kurt.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Florida International University, 2023.FIU Digital Commons
2022
JournalCryptocurrency Solutions to Enable Micro-payments in Consumer IoT
Suat Mercan, Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 97-103, 2022.DOI
Suat Mercan, Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 97-103, 2022.DOI
2021
JournalDistributed Connectivity Maintenance in Swarm of Drones During Post-Disaster Transportation Applications
Ahmet Kurt, Nico Saputro, Kemal Akkaya, and A. Selcuk Uluagac.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 6061-6073, 2021.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Nico Saputro, Kemal Akkaya, and A. Selcuk Uluagac.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 6061-6073, 2021.DOI
Journal3-of-3 Multisignature Approach for Enabling Lightning Network Micro-payments on IoT Devices
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 53-67, 2021.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 53-67, 2021.DOI
ConferenceLNGate: Powering IoT with Next Generation Lightning Micro-payments Using Threshold Cryptography
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Omer Shlomovits, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
14th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec 2021) pp. 117-128, 2021.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Omer Shlomovits, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
14th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec 2021) pp. 117-128, 2021.DOI
ConferenceEnabling Micro-payments on IoT Devices Using Bitcoin Lightning Network
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2021) pp. 1-3, 2021.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Suat Mercan, Enes Erdin, and Kemal Akkaya.
IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2021) pp. 1-3, 2021.DOI
2020
ConferenceLNBot: A Covert Hybrid Botnet on Bitcoin Lightning Network for Fun and Profit
Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, Mumin Cebe, Kemal Akkaya, and A. Selcuk Uluagac.
25th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2020) pp. 734-755, 2020.DOI
Ahmet Kurt, Enes Erdin, Mumin Cebe, Kemal Akkaya, and A. Selcuk Uluagac.
25th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2020) pp. 734-755, 2020.DOI
ConferenceConnectivity Maintenance Extensions to IEEE 802.11s MAC Layer in ns-3
Ahmet Kurt and Kemal Akkaya.
Workshop on ns-3 (WNS3 2020) pp. 17-24, 2020.DOI
Ahmet Kurt and Kemal Akkaya.
Workshop on ns-3 (WNS3 2020) pp. 17-24, 2020.DOI
JournalMathematical Model of the Ventricular Action Potential and Effects of Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Rats
Sevgi Şengül Ayan, Ahmet K. Sırcan, Mohamedou Abewa, Ahmet Kurt, Uğur Dalaman, and Nazmi Yaraş.
European Biophysics Journal vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 323-342, 2020.DOI
Sevgi Şengül Ayan, Ahmet K. Sırcan, Mohamedou Abewa, Ahmet Kurt, Uğur Dalaman, and Nazmi Yaraş.
European Biophysics Journal vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 323-342, 2020.DOI
2019
ConferenceModeling and Analyzing Ca²⁺ Channel Dynamics During Cardiac Action Potential
Sevgi Şengül Ayan, Ahmet K. Sırcan, Ahmet Kurt, Hasan Özdoğan, and Nazmi Yaraş.
International Conference on Applied Analysis and Mathematical Modeling (ICAAMM 2019), 2019.Full text
Sevgi Şengül Ayan, Ahmet K. Sırcan, Ahmet Kurt, Hasan Özdoğan, and Nazmi Yaraş.
International Conference on Applied Analysis and Mathematical Modeling (ICAAMM 2019), 2019.Full text
2018
JournalComputational Bifurcation Analysis to Find Dynamic Transitions of the Corticotroph Model
Sevgi Şengül Ayan and Ahmet Kurt.
Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series A2-A3 Physical Sciences and Engineering vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 41-64, 2018.Full text
Sevgi Şengül Ayan and Ahmet Kurt.
Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series A2-A3 Physical Sciences and Engineering vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 41-64, 2018.Full text
ConferenceA Novel Low-Cost Beam Steering Method Using Dispersive Superstrate
Ahmet Kurt and Muhammed S. Boybay.
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI 2018) pp. 2547-2548, 2018.DOI
Ahmet Kurt and Muhammed S. Boybay.
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI 2018) pp. 2547-2548, 2018.DOI