Sep 2023 - Present
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Cryptography
Department of Computing and Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
Responsibilities:
Delivering lectures, designing modules, and conducting lab sessions related to cyber cryptography, ensuring students gain a solid understanding of the subject.
Engaging in research activities, publishing academic papers, writing project proposals and contributing to the advancement of research related to post-quantum cryptography.
Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
Research Fellow
Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Project: The EPSRC Quantum Communication Hub
Research Theme:
Integrating post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution to create robust solution for secure communication in the post-quantum era.
Bridging the gap between data encryption and key exchange.
Mar 2020 - Feb 2023
Research Associate
Information Security and Machine Learning Lab, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Project: Design and Implementation of Cryptographic Algorithms based on GPU/ASIC
Data Protection Technology for Reliability Enhancement in Smart Computing Environment
Research Theme:
Implementation and optimization of lightweight and post-quantum cryptographic protocols for hardware platforms.
Creating application-specific hardware implementations in specific domains like IoTs and RFID applications.
Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Teaching
Computer Engineering Department, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Unit Title: The Latest Digital Convergence
Deliver Lectures.
Design assignments, exam preparations and grading.
Assign and evaluate semester projects and discussion sessions during office hours.
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Research Assistant
Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering, Hongik University, Sejong, Republic of Korea
Research Theme:
Implementation of lightweight cryptographic protocols for the FPGA platform.
Making the implementations suitable for various applications in a smart city environment.
Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
Project Engineer
R&D Department, National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) , Haripur, Pakistan
Responsibilities:
I have gained hands-on expertise with various FPGAs, as well as becoming adept at utilizing an array of signal generators, power analysers, and other essential tools.
Part of crypto research group to develop hardware designs for cryptographic applications.
Design and customization of the printed circuit boards (PCBs) for FPGAs.
• Design of PCBs for GHz radio frequency application.
Sep 2016 - Jul 2017
Lab Engineer
Engineering Resource Centre, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan
Unit Title: Digital Logic Design (DLD) and Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
Responsibilities:
Instructing students at DLD laboratory and VLSI laboratory.
Supervise and evaluate students’ semester projects.
Draft quizzes, conduct discussion sessions during office hours, prepare exam.