An Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT), Sohar University, Sultanate of Oman. Also, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan since September 2021. Previously, was a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan from September 2010 to September 2021. Core member and Program Director iFuture: a leading research group in the Department of Computer science, AWKUM [www.ifuture.org.pk], affiliated with the CLOUDS Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia, and Internet of Things Lab, Cardiff University, UK.
Has a PhD in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey, UK (August 31, 2017).
Has spent four years in the Secure Systems Research Group [University of Surrey] which is affiliated with Surrey Centre for Cyber Security (SCCS).
Research interests include cloud computing, energy efficient resource management and scheduling etc.
Included in the world’s top 2% scientists list for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
An expert and owns strong programming skills, particularly in Java.
TPC member of several international conferences including FIT, CCGrid, and GECON.
Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan approved supervisor
Senior Member IEEE (SMIEEE)
Associate Member Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Has secured:
(1) COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) fellowship for MS in Computer Science degree program,
(2) University of Surrey, UK and AWKUM sponsorship for doctoral study.
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