The Smart Software Systems & Security is a research group dedicated to advancing research in the areas of design, development, and protection of intelligent, cloud-enabled, and edge-driven software systems. Our research explores how smart technologies, intelligent automation, and secure software engineering principles can be integrated to build adaptive, reliable, and trustworthy systems across distributed computing environments.
Core Research Areas
Intelligent Software Engineering
AI-assisted development and software maintenance
Predictive software analytics and self-healing mechanisms
Model-driven and autonomous software lifecycle management
Software Security and Dependability
Secure software architecture and practices
Threat modeling, attack surface reduction, and verification
Software assurance and formal security validation
Resilience and fault-tolerant system design
Cloud and Edge Software Systems
Cloud-based software design and solutions
Edge computing frameworks for low-latency applications
Distributed intelligence across cloud–edge–IoT environments
Containerization, virtualization, and resource optimization
Data-Driven Software Analytics
Big data-driven decision systems
Software quality prediction
Real-time performance analytics and anomaly detection
Secure and Intelligent IoT Ecosystems
IoT middleware design and sensor integration
Lightweight cryptography for constrained devices
Secure communication in cyber-physical systems
Edge intelligence for privacy and efficiency
Dr Mumajjed Ul Mudassir (Head of Group)
Assistant Professor
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