Brief Bio.

Rana Asif Rehman (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, in 2010, the M.S. degree in Computer Science from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Hongik University, South Korea, in 2016, under the supervision of Prof. Byung-Seo Kim. He began his academic career in 2013 as a Lecturer at the University of Sargodha, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. From July 2016 to August 2021, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST–NUCES), Chiniot–Faisalabad Campus, Pakistan. He subsequently served as an Assistant Professor at FAST–NUCES, Lahore Campus, from September 2021 to June 2022, followed by an appointment as an Associate Professor at the FAST School of Computing from July 2022 to August 2025. From September 2025 to September 2026, he served as a Senior Lecturer at Muscat University, Oman. He is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Technology at Muscat University, Oman.

His research interests include cybersecurity for wireless and next-generation networks; secure and energy-efficient routing protocols; cross-layer security architectures; intrusion detection and prevention mechanisms; secure caching and forwarding strategies; privacy preservation in cognitive radio and ad hoc networks; and security frameworks for wireless systems based on Named Data Networking (NDN). Dr. Rana is a member of the Korean Society for Internet Information (KSII), the IEEE Computer Society, the IEEE Communications Society, the IEEE Signal Processing Society, and IEEE Young Professionals. He also holds professional certifications as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).

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