Machine Learning and Location Verification in Vehicular Networks

Location information will play a very important role in emerging wireless networks such as Intelligent Transportation Systems, 5G, and the Internet of Things. However, wrong location information can result in poor network outcomes. It is therefore critical to verify all location information before further utilization in any network operation. In recent years, a number of information-theoretic Location Verification Systems (LVSs) have been formulated in attempts to optimally verify the location information supplied by network users. Such LVSs, however, are somewhat limited since they rely on knowledge of a number of channel parameters for their operation. To overcome such limitations, in this work we introduce a Machine Learning based LVS (ML-LVS). This new form of LVS can adapt itself to changing environments without knowing the channel parameters. Here, for the first time, we use real-world data to show how our ML-LVS can outperform information-theoretic LVSs. We demonstrate this improved performance within the context of vehicular networks using Received Signal Strength (RSS) measurements at multiple verifying base stations. We also demonstrate the validity of the ML-LVS even in scenarios where a sophisticated adversary optimizes her attack location.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

Artificial Intelligence and Location Verification in Vehicular Networks

Location information claimed by devices will play an ever-increasing role in future wireless networks such as 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT). Against this background, the verification of such claimed location information will be an issue of growing importance. A formal information-theoretic Location Verification System (LVS) can address this issue to some extent, but such a system usually operates within the limits of idealistic assumptions on a-priori information on the proportion of genuine users in the field. In this work we address this critical limitation by using a Neural Network (NN) showing how such a NN based LVS is capable of efficiently functioning even when the proportion of genuine users is completely unknown a-priori. We demonstrate the improved performance of this new form of LVS based on Time of Arrival measurements from multiple verifying base stations within the context of vehicular networks, quantifying how our NN-LVS outperforms the stand-alone information-theoretic LVS in a range of anticipated real-world conditions. We also show the efficient performance for the NN-LVS when the users' signals have added Non-Line-of-Site (NLoS) bias in them. This new LVS can be applied to a range of location-centric applications within the domain of the IoT.Comment: 6 Pages, 5 figure