- Cyber Security, Cognitive and Intelligent Communication, IoT Security, Big Data and Cloud Security
- Smart Grid, Mobile Healthcare Systems, Body Area Networks, E-Health
- Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning, Swarm Intelligence
- Wireless Ad hoc & Sensor Networks (Routing, Management, Performance Analysis, Security)
1. Dr. Arif Jamal Malik (Graduated: May 2014)
Thesis Title: Optimized Feature Selection and Decision Tree Pruning using Particle Swarm Optimization for Network Intrusion Detection
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Foundation University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2. Dr. Aftab Ali (Graduated: October 2015)
Thesis Title: Development and Performance Analysis of Key Agreement Schemes in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs)
Current Position: Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Computing, University of Ulster, UK.
3. Dr. Hamid Ali (Graduated: August 2018)
Thesis Title: Development and Performance Analysis of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms and their Applications in Communication Networks
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
4. Dr. Ashfaq Hussain Farooqi (Graduated: August 2018)
Thesis Title: A Specification-based Distributed Intrusion Detection Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
5. Dr. Muhammad Imran (Graduated: November 2019) (Co-Supervised)
Thesis Title: Denial of Service Attacks Detection in Software Defined Networks
Current Position: Researcher, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
MS Thesis Supervised:
Ali Nattaf Alanezi (2025). Title: Secure Federated Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for Smart Cities
Mohammed Bin Rashed (2022). Research Title: Indicators of Compromise Management System
Rawan Alamri (2019): Title: Security and Privacy in Fog Computing. (Co-supervised)
M. Shafiq Gondal (2015). Title: Diversity and Weighted Diversity-based Centroid for Network Intrusion Detection using Evolutionary Algorithms
Mansoor Ul Haq (2013). Title: Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks using Particle Swarm Optimization
Muhammad Imran (2012). Title: A Detection and Prevention System against Wormhole Attacks in Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Umer Farooq (2012). Title: Designing Scalable and Robust Animated and 3D static CAPTCHAs for web services
Ramsha Rizwan (2011). Title: Intrusion Detection in WSNs using Artificial Immune System
Farhatullah Mehmood (2011). Title: Image Segmentation for the Detection of Urban Areas in Satellite Images
Saad Mansur (2011). Title: BitTorrent Protocol for Android Phones
Muhammad Imran (2011). Title: Optimized Multicast Routing in Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks
Muhammad Asif (2010). Title: Rule Induction Techniques for Anomaly Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sarah Irum (2011). Title: A Hybrid Key Management Scheme for Intra and Inter-WBAN Communication
Afshan Ahmed (2011). International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan. Title: Binding Update Schemes for Inter-Domain Mobility Management in Hierarchical Mobile IPv6. (Co-supervised)
Safdar Ali (2010). Title: Intrusion Detection using Bi-Classifier based Genetic Algorithm
Faisal Siraj (2010). Title: Trust-Based Computation of AODV Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Aftab Ali (2009). Title: An Improved Key Management Scheme for Body Area Networks
Abdul Hameed (2010). Title: Finding an Efficient VLAN Topology using Traffic Analysis
Raees Khan (2009). Title: Sensor Network Reliability and Congestion Control Protocol
Salabat Khan (2009). Title: Cryptanalysis of Data Encryption Standard using Optimization Techniques