"The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but the birds live according to the natural law of God who causes the earth to turn around the sun" - Kahlil Gibran
Short Bio
I am currently associated, as Assistant Professor (since Sep. 2020), to the Faculty of Computer Science, the Free University of Bolzano (UNIBZ). Before that, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher (from Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2020) at UNIBZ and the University of Trento (between Mar. 2017 - Aug. 2019). My teaching and research interests include (but are not limited to) Biometrics (physical/behavioral), authentication and access control using human behaviors, Machine learning, Data mining, and Generative Adversarial Networks.
Research Interests
Biometrics (Behavioral Biometrics)
Generative Adversarial Network applications in cybersecurity, Computer visions and Biometrics.
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Data Mining
Information Fusion
Network Security
Education
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) - Information & Communication Technologies (awarded Feb - 2017), University of Trento, Italy.
M.E. (Masters of Engineering) - Telecommunications (awarded Mar-2012), NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
B.E. (Bachelors of Engineering)- Electronics (awarded Oct-2001), Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
MOOC Certifications
Learning From Data (Introductory Machine Learning course), CaltechX/CS1156x/Fall2013, California Institute of Technology, through Edx, USA. [Certificate]
More Data Mining With WEKA, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. [Certificate]
Principles of Written English, ColWri2.2x, University of California, Berkeley through edX, USA. [Certificate]
Understanding Research Methods, University of London, through Coursera, London, UK. [Certificate]
Statistical Learning, Stanford University, USA. [Certificate]
Experience
Assistant Professor: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca Foscari University of Venezia, Venice, Italy (Oct 2023 - todate)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy (Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2020)
Visiting Research Scholar: DistriNET group, University of KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium, (Oct 2016 - Dec 2016).
Teaching Assistant (Network Security), University of Trento, Trento, (Feb 2016 - June 2016).
Communication Engineer: Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi, (July 2007 - May 2017).
Visiting Faculty: Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Karachi, (Aug 2009 - Oct 2012).
Honors & Awards
Recipient of Post-Doctoral Funding from EIT-Digital through Hyperspectral Images for Imaging Applications (EFRE/FESR 1111), Sep 2019 - Aug 2022.
Recipient of Post-Doctoral Funding from EIT-Digital through SecurePhone project, March 2017- August 2019.
Recipient of Doctoral Fellowship, University of Trento, Italy, Dec 2013 - Feb 2017.