Lab facilities

Research resources

Workstations, test devices and data-collection tools for research. Contact us to discuss availability and access.

01Preparation · simulation · small models

Research compute

Multicore research workstations support data preparation, feature extraction, simulation and classical machine learning, with GPU acceleration for lightweight inference and small-model experiments.

Python workflowsGPU-assisted experimentsReproducible evaluation
02AI & Data Mining facilities

Shared departmental labs

Access to shared departmental workstations can be coordinated for approved projects. The facilities support database systems, machine learning, deep learning and network-security experimentation.

Supervised accessProject allocationLab scheduling
03Collection tools · analysis · evaluation

VPN & encrypted-traffic research

Collection and preparation tools distinguish original traffic, imported benchmarks and synthetic examples. Java and Python components support feature extraction, classical machine-learning and neural-network experiments, split checks and experiment records. The public Android companion uses the PCAPdroid capture engine.

Traffic collectionVPN analysisMobile instrumentation
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04Original captures · third-party benchmarks · synthetic examples

Datasets & benchmarks

Research inputs are tracked as original collection, imported benchmarks or synthetic examples. Derived features, split assignments and experiment records support analysis and traceability. See the encrypted-traffic categories below for availability and access.

ProvenanceSplit documentationControlled sharing
05Android · rooted-device setups

Controlled device studies

Controlled Android test devices, including rooted-device setups where a study requires them, support approved instrumentation and traffic-collection experiments. Device requirements and access are agreed for each project.

Test-device accessInstrumentationApproved experiments
06Additional capacity by requirement

Project-specific support

Compute, data and device access are allocated to approved projects. Additional capacity depends on the project’s requirements and funding.

Compute planningSoftware requirementsResearch support
Data & research tools

Encrypted-traffic data and research tools

Four categories describe where the research inputs come from and how they are prepared.

Original research collection

Volunteer-contributed everyday traffic

Traffic contributed by Ayush Kumar and volunteers during normal device use, without prescribed application tasks. The study has documented consent and institutional ethics approval.

Public edition in preparation

A truncated public edition is prepared locally and has not been published. Requests for raw research access from trusted researchers and organisations are reviewed for the proposed study.

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Imported benchmark

External VPN/non-VPN benchmark

The research also uses ISCXVPN2016 material from the University of New Brunswick’s Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity. This is an external benchmark, kept separate from the team’s original collection.

Access through the original provider

Use the original provider’s dataset page for access information and the required citation.

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Generated inputs

Synthetic research examples

Clearly labelled generated examples support experimental input preparation and pipeline checks. They are kept separate from observations of volunteers.

Research use; no public release

Requirements and availability are reviewed for the proposed study.

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Prepared data and experiment records

Derived features and provenance

Prepared features, split assignments, input and script hashes, code revisions and runtime records support analysis and traceability. These artifacts remain derivatives of their source data.

Availability reviewed by study

Tell us which features, data sources or evaluation support your study needs.

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Tell us your research question and the data, software or evaluation support you need. The team reviews access against the study’s consent, ethics, licensing and privacy requirements.

Access & support

Request lab resources

Tell us about your project, software, data size, compute needs and timeline. We’ll check what is available.

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  1. 01 · ScopeResearch question, workflow and practical requirements.
  2. 02 · AllocateMatch available resources, supervision and funding.
  3. 03 · EvaluateAgree the data rights, experiments and reproducibility record.

Shared facilities are scheduled, not exclusively allocated. Dataset sharing and additional capacity are confirmed for each approved project.