PhD Computer Engg, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, 2013

• Thesis Topic: AN AUTONOMOUS AND SELF-DIRECTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM USING PREDICTIVE NETWORK TECHNIQUES

MS Computer Engg, Center for Advance Studies in Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2006

• Area of Specialization: COMPUTER NETWORKS

M.Sc. (Computer Science)  University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2001

Current Supervision

Supervising 04 PhD Students and 04 MS Students

PhD Students

1. Samira Kanwal
2. Rehan Tariq
3. Ali Raza
4. Tehseen Nawaz

MS Students

1. Muhammad Sohaib Ajmal
2. Umair Basit
3. Saqlain Hassan
4. Asiya Ashraf

Software Defined Networks

Network Function Virtualisation

Information Centric Networks

Routing Protocols Optimisation

Cloud Computing - Systems And Networks

1. Traffic Load Balancing Using Software Defined Networking (SDN) Controller as Virtualized Network Function, (IEEE Access, 2019) (IF: 3.557)
2. Parental Prioritization Based Task Scheduling in Heterogeneous Systems, (Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2018) (IF: 1.092)
3. Network function virtualization: Challenges and prospects for modernization, International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET), 2018
4. E-Assessment and Computer-Aided Prediction Methodology for Student Admission Test Score, (EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, July 2017) (IF: 0.903)
5. A novel image retrieval based on visual words integration of SIFT and SURF, (PLoS ONE 11(6), June 2016)
   (IF: 3.057)
6. An Advancement to QoS on Traffic Prediction over Vehicular AdHoc Networks using CRM Nomenclature (International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 2016) (IF: 0.519)
7. A Cloud based GIS Application framework to Analyze Road Accidents using windows azure (International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), 14 (1), pg 38, 2016)
8. Content-Based Image Retrieval Based on Late Fusion of Binary and Local Descriptors (International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), 14 (11), Nov 2016)
9. A Novel Approach for Optimal Rule Creation and Classification in Autonomous, Self-directed, Ant-optimized Adaptive Learning-based Intelligent Network Architecture (Global Journal on Technology 2015 (8), 159-166, 2015)
10. Network-Congestion Based Traffic Investigation for Estimating QoS in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks using Diverse Routing Protocols (JBASR, Vol. 4, No. 9, Sept. 2014)
11. An Autonomous, Self-directed, Ant-optimized Adaptive Learning-based Intelligent Network Architecture (ASAALI). (JBASR, Vol. 3. No. 9, Sept. 2013)
12. Implementation of VANET-based Warning Generation System using Cellular Networks, GPS, and Passive RFID Tags (Smart Computing Review 2 (6), 2012)
13. Performance Analysis of VoIP over Wireless LAN USING RSVP (ICIIT, October 2010, Pakistan)
14. Implementing an NMS Based Integrable Environment in Multi-domain Networks (ICIIT, October 2010, Pakistan)
15. Comparative Evaluation of Header vs. Payload based Network Anomaly Detector (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, Vol 2176, Issue 1, Pp 515-519 (2009))

Establishment of Huawei Lab at Computer Science Department

1. Focal Person, Huawei Lab, Department of Computer Science
2. Director, Post-Graduate Studies, Department of Computer Science
3. Administrator, Official UET Taxila- Department of Computer Science Facebook page

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAXILA, PAKISTAN - At Present
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ATTOCK, PAKISTAN, NOV. 2010 – APRIL 2015
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAXILA, PAKISTAN, NOV. 2006 - OCT. 2010
• SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAXILA, PAKISTAN, JUNE 2003 -OCT 2006
• NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, BARANI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN, OCT. 2001 - MAY 2003

• Technical Reviewer, Malaysian Journal of Computer Science (MJCS)
• Technical Reviewer, Network Protocols and Algorithm Journal (NPA)
• Technical Reviewer, FIT Islamabad
• Member, Internet Society (ISOC) [Member ID: 62697]
• Member, ACM [Membership No.: 6397023]
• Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA [Member # 90932735]
• Member, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK [Membership # 70729597]
• Member, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), USA
• Member, International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT), Singapore

Current Courses:

• Distributed Computing (UG Level)

Previously Taught:

• Cloud Computing
• Grid and Cloud Computing
• Parallel and Distributed Systems
• Network Management and Virtualization
• Network Performance Evaluation
• Advance Networking
• Topics in Computer Networking
• Distributed Computing
• Computer Communication Networks
• Data Communications
• Telecom Network Design
• Management Information System
• Advance Database Management System
• Database Management System
• Wireless Networks

Assistant Professor

Optimization of Link Reliability in VANET using evolutionary algorithms

(Student Name: Ghulam Abbas)

PhD Students:

1. Rehan Tariq
2. Samira Kanwal

MS Students:

1. Momina Masood
2. Sohaib Ajmal
3. Sikandar Ejaz
4. Muhammad Shehzad Arif 

SDN Group