Korea Univ.-Kookmin Univ. joint research team wins top vehicle security award
A research team jointly led by Korea University’s Hacking and Countermeasure Research Lab (HCRL) and Kookmin University’s Mobility Cybersecurity Lab has received the Best Artifact Award at USENIX VehicleSec 2026, the universities said Wednesday. The two-day international symposium, regarded as a leading academic forum for vehicle cybersecurity, was held in Baltimore, Maryland, earlier this week.…
A research team led by Korea University's Hacking and Countermeasure Research Lab (HCRL) and Kookmin University's Mobility Cybersecurity Lab has been awarded the Best Artifact Award at USENIX VehicleSec 2026, the universities announced on Wednesday. This two-day international symposium, considered a premier academic conference for vehicle cybersecurity, took place in Baltimore, Maryland, earlier in the week.
The honor comes as automakers increasingly adopt advanced and connected technologies, heightening concerns over vehicle hacking and boosting the demand for AI-powered systems skilled at identifying cyberattacks on in-vehicle networks. The team earned recognition for creating the AutoHack Dataset, a vehicle cybersecurity dataset generated from real-world driving data collected from cars.
This dataset is intended to assist AI-based security systems in distinguishing between regular vehicle operations and malicious attacks. The team's findings were outlined in a paper titled "AutoHack: A Physically Verified Multi-Bus CAN Dataset for Intrusion Detection System Evaluation." This paper was deemed outstanding and received all accolades.
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