Derek Doran

About

Derek Doran is a leading researcher in the field of web robot detection and classification, with a career dedicated to understanding and mitigating the impact of automated traffic on web servers. His work addresses the growing challenge posed by web robots—from benign crawlers to malicious bots—which now dominate internet traffic and threaten server security, privacy, and performance. Doran’s major contributions include developing comprehensive frameworks to classify web robots by functionality and resource consumption, as well as pioneering detection techniques that leverage resource request patterns and soft computing methods. His seminal 2010 overview paper, "Web robot detection techniques: overview and limitations," has garnered 95 citations, establishing a foundational reference in the field. He has also advanced real-time and offline detection systems, with his 2017 paper on soft computing approaches earning 42 citations. Notably, Doran’s research extends to predicting request types for Internet of Things (IoT) traffic, reflecting his adaptability to emerging technologies. With over 250 total citations across his most-cited works, Doran’s impact is evident in shaping how researchers and practitioners identify and manage web robot traffic, ensuring safer and more efficient web ecosystems.

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1. 1
   Web robot detection techniques: overview and limitations

   95 citations · 2010
2. 2
   A soft computing approach for benign and malicious web robot detection

   42 citations · 2017
3. 3
   An integrated method for real time and offline web robot detection

   38 citations · 2016
4. 4
   A comparison of web robot and human requests

   33 citations · 2013
5. 5
   A classification framework for web robots

   20 citations · 2012
6. 6
   Discovering New Trends in Web Robot Traffic Through Functional Classification

   13 citations · 2008
7. 7
   Request Type Prediction for Web Robot and Internet of Things Traffic

   10 citations · 2015
8. 8
   Request type prediction for Web robot and Internet of Things traffic

   10 citations · 2015
9. 9
   Detecting Web Robots Using Resource Request Patterns

   10 citations · 2012
10. 10
    Searching for Heavy Tails in Web Robot Traffic

    8 citations · 2010

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