Passive Localization in GPS-Denied Environments via Acoustic Side Channels: Harnessing Smartphone Microphones to Infer Wireless Signal Strength Using MFCC Features

Khalid A. Darabkh, Oswa M. Amro, Feras B. Al-Qatanani

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DOI: 10.3390/jsan14060119
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@article{allodium:10.3390/jsan14060119,
  title = {Passive Localization in GPS-Denied Environments via Acoustic Side Channels: Harnessing Smartphone Microphones to Infer Wireless Signal Strength Using MFCC Features},
  author = {Khalid A. Darabkh and Oswa M. Amro and Feras B. Al-Qatanani},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks},
  doi = {10.3390/jsan14060119},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14060119}
}

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TI  - Passive Localization in GPS-Denied Environments via Acoustic Side Channels: Harnessing Smartphone Microphones to Infer Wireless Signal Strength Using MFCC Features
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AU  - Feras B. Al-Qatanani
PY  - 2025
JO  - Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
DO  - 10.3390/jsan14060119
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Darabkh, K. A., Amro, O. M., & Al-Qatanani, F. B. (2025). Passive Localization in GPS-Denied Environments via Acoustic Side Channels: Harnessing Smartphone Microphones to Infer Wireless Signal Strength Using MFCC Features. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14060119

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