Researcher
National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST)
31/01/2021 – Current
Gaithersburg, United States
5G core and ICN: Security and privacy challenges.
Modelling and analysis of a high-performance NDN forwarder with built-in
performance measurement.
Design and evaluation of new uses of high-performance networking (SONiC
platform).
Post Doctorate Scholar
KTH University
25/11/2020 – 29/01/2021StockholmSweden
Securing Coexistence of Future and existing Internet architecture.
Perform analysis of Dynamic adaptive streaming over Information Centric Networking and coexistence architecture.
Post Doctorate
University of Padova
01/04/2020 – 15/11/2020PadovaItaly
Associated with the Security and Privacy Through Zeal (SPRITZ) research group with Prof. Mauro Conti
Working on EU COLLABS - A COmprehensive cyber-intelligence framework for resilient coLLABorative manufacturing Systems (European Commission: ICT-08-H2020-Proposal number: 871518)
Scalable Remote attestation techniques for Mobile/Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)
Team Lead
Block Chain Lab, Computer Science Department, Information Technology University of the Punjab
04/09/2019 – 29/03/2020LahorePakistan
Modeling, verification, and analysis of distributed protocols/contracts in blockchain transaction systems.
Detecting and preventing security lapses, malicious fraudulent activities within the blockchain ecosystem.
Authentication, anonymity and cryptography issues Ease of building decentralized applications on various platforms.
Feasibility of blockchain for various industrial and governmental use cases and more.
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Funded PhD student
University of Padova
15/03/2016 – 03/10/2019Padova Italy
Contribute to the acquisition, security, set up, maintenance and integration of the Information-Centric Networking (ICN) infrastructures.
Security Network monitoring and measurement, including, e.g., resource provisioning, performance analysis and modelling of ICN.
Analysis of NDN/CCN based existing technologies, e.g., mobile networks, adaptive streaming, and identify vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures to preserve accountability.
Analysis of ICN Integrated with Blockchain and mobile data management and identify vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures to preserve accountability.
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Visiting Researcher
Chair of Privacy and Data Security, Technical University Dresden.
31/08/2018 – 02/12/2018
Securing multimedia streaming for Information-Centric Networks.
Designing coordinated caching strategy and adaptive source coding approach to mitigate attacks on the quality of experience during online video streaming.
15 Dec 2014–1 Jan 2016 Packet core BO Engineer LTE, Ericsson MSLD Pvt Ltd., Lahore (Pakistan)
Operation and maintenance of Warid 4G LTE project Packet core.
Performance optimization and Operation of Packet Core Nodes -SGSN, GGSN, MME, SGW, PGW.
Hands on experience on Cisco ASR 5x00 used as SGSN/MME, GGSN/SPGW.
Planning and configuration of Packet Core Nodes-GGSN, AAA, DNS, etc.
1 Mar 2014–30 Nov 2014 Project Engineer, Salam Mobile ApS, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Design, implementation, ongoing management and troubleshooting of Porta One class five switch, including Call Manager / Unified Messaging.
Implementation of all services for Salam cellular company regarding Porta One. e.g. Auto Attendant, call routing, tariff management, Access List, Device, IP, Gateway & Trunk Configuration.
Configuration of call signaling protocols on Voice Gateways H.323 ,MGCP and SCCP
1 Jan 2013–30 Dec 2013 VOIP Engineer Gurucom Inc. THE VOIP FACTORY, Lahaore (Pakistan)
Complete configuration and integration on VSC and VOS soft switches of different versions.
1 Jan 2011–15 Dec 2011 Network Communication Engineer BLUE STORM L.L.C, Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Managing all Datacom Maintenance Project.
Monitoring the network.
Working on the technologies like BGP, MPLS TE, MPLS/L2VPN, MPLS/L3VPN, MVPN,
Multicasting, OSPF, IP-Trunk, Eth-trunk.
15 Aug 2008–30 Nov 2010 BSS& NSS Engineer ELECTRONIC Traders Pvt. Ltd, Lahore (Pakistan)
O&M of Microwave links of different vendors (NEC, Dragon Wave) involving troubleshooting hardware replacement and configuration.
Certifications
CCNP TSHOOT Troubleshooting of computer networks (Version 6.0), CCNP SWITCH Implementing IP Switching (Version 6.0), CCNP ROUTE Implementing IP Routing(Version 6.0), Halmsatd, Sweden.
Training of Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Version 840-12), CORVIT Systems.
HAUWEI BTS & BSC Software Configuration and Hardware Implementation, U.E.T, Lahore.