UII Informatics Student Presents Transformer Research for Cyber Attack Detection at IEEE ISRITI Conference 2025

On Thursday (11/12), Mohaned Mohamed Naji Hider, a 2022 student of the International Informatics Study Program at Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), successfully brought his scientific work to the international stage through his research entitled “An Encoder-Only Transformer with Features-as-Tokens for Robust Network Intrusion Detection.”

 

This research was presented at the IEEE International Seminar on Research of Information Technology and Intelligent Systems (ISRITI) 2025, a prestigious scientific conference that brings together researchers from various countries to share innovations and the latest research results in the field of technology and artificial intelligence.

 

Research on Combining Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence

In his research, Mohaned developed a compact Transformer model to detect cyber attacks on network traffic. This model uses the CICIDS2017 dataset, which is one of the global reference datasets in network intrusion detection research.

 

The approach used not only focuses on high accuracy, but also ensures reliable results and a leak free evaluation protocol. As a result, this model is capable of achieving near perfect detection performance while working two to three times faster than commonly used traditional detection models.

 

A Journey Full of Challenges and Lessons Learned

Mohaned admits that the journey to achieve these results was not always easy.

“At first, it was quite difficult because I had to learn a lot about Transformer architecture, evaluation methods, and how to explain research results scientifically. Sometimes I felt stressed and doubtful, especially when the experiments didn’t go as expected,” He said.

 

However, thanks to the intensive guidance of his supervisors, Ms. Fayruz Rahma, S.T., M.Eng. and Ms. Arrie Kurniawardhani, S.Si., M.Kom. He managed to overcome various challenges.

“The guidance and motivation from my two lecturers meant a lot, I became more confident. In the end, I was very grateful to be able to present this work at the IEEE International conference,” He added.

 

Motivation Behind the Research Topic 

Mohaned revealed that he was motivated to combine two ra[idly developing and equally important fields: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber Security.

“I saw a lot of intrusion detection research that was highly accurate, but didn’t reflect real network conditions. Together with my supervisors, we wanted to create a model that was not only academically sound, but also truly useful for protecting systems in the real world,” He explained.

 

Inspirational Message for UII Informatics Students

In closing, Mohaned delivered a motivational message to his fellow students.

“You don’t have to be perfect to start, you just have to start. Choose a topic that truly intrigues you and work on it consistently. Even if it’s just a little at a time. Don’t be afraid to fail, because failure is an important part of the learning process. Keep trying, ask for help from lecturers and friends, and have the courage to present your work. With patience, discipline, and openness to feedback, success will come step by step.”

 

This achievement clearly shows that UII International Informatics Study Program students are not only active in the academic field, but also contribute to the global scientific community through innovation and cross disciplinary collaboration.