Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Khan

Head Of Department Of Computer Science

Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Khan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science, committed to advancing education and research in the field. With extensive experience in higher education, he plays a key role in fostering innovation and academic excellence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science University of Malakand, Pakistan Thesis: Improving Energy Efficiency Using Content-based Adaptive and Dynamic Scheduling Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks.
( March 2015 – June 2023 (CGPA= 3.75/4.00) )
M.S. in Information Security Management (ISM) : Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABSIT), Islamabad, Pakistan Thesis: Light Weight Authentication Scheme in Pervasive Computing
(September 2011 – August 2013 (CGPA= 3.33/4.00))
M.S. in Information & Communication Technologies National University of Science & Technology (NUST), School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan Thesis: A Global Mobility Management Scheme for Reducing Overall Handover Latency in IP-based VANETs
(September 2009 – June 2011)
B.S. in Computer Science Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malakand, Dir Lower, Pakistan Thesis: Creating a Black-Jack Game in Java (Android-based)
March 2003 – August 2008 (CGPA= 3.75/4.00))

REFERENCES

Professor Inam Ullah,

Department of Computing Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea

Email: inam@gachon.ac.kr

Cell +92 349 1272038

Dr. Haseeb Ur Rahman,

Associate Professor

PhD, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moore’s University, UK

Email: Haseeburrahman@uom.edu.pk

Cell +92 346- 9116692

PAPER UNDER REVIEW

Khan, M.N., Shaikh A., . 2024. "Next-Generation Security for VANETs: Implementing Quantum Key Distribution to Combat Emerging Threats" (Submitted to: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Mrim M. A., Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2024. "Enhancing Quality of Experience for Visually Impaired University Students Using IoT-enabled Location-based Services in Smart Libraries" (Under review)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Qaisar, S. M., Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2023. "Self-Adaptive Localization and Dynamic Scheduling for Reducing Overhearing and Idle Listening in Underwater Acoustic Sensors Network" (Under review at IEEE Transaction on Networks and Service Management)

Khan, M.N., Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2024. "Enhancing IoT Security: Lightweight Mutual Authentication of Quantum IoT Devices" (Under review at IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology)

5. Khan, M.N., Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2024. "LiDAR Point Cloud Transmission: Adversarial Perspectives of Spoofing Attacks in Autonomous Driving" (Submitted) 6. Hussain, T, Khan, M.N., Rahman, and Yang, B. 2024. "LiDAR Point Cloud Transmission for Autonomous Vehicles using Verification Model" (Under review at IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Khan, M. Z, Qaisar, S. M., Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2023. "Dynamic and Adaptive Scheduling of Cognitive Sensors for Collaborative Target Tracking in Energy-Efficient IoT Environments" (Under review at IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, Khalil, I and Ullah, I. 2024. "CleanAll: Efficient Object Collection Route Planning from LiDAR Point Clouds in Cleaning Scenarios" (submitted to Elsevier IOT Journal)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Khan, Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2023. "Security Assessment of LiDAR Sensors: Adversarial Perspectives of Spoofing Attacks and an Optimized Path Selection in Autonomous Driving" (Submitted to IEEE Transaction on Communications)

Hussain, T., Hussain, A., Khan, M.N., and Yang, B. 2024. "Hybrid Point Cloud Compression (HPCC): Enabling Efficient and Reliable LiDAR Data Transfer in Autonomous Vehicles" (Submitted)

Hussain, T., Hussain, A., Khan, M.N., and Yang, B. 2024. "Hop-by-Hop Verification Scheme to Avoid Void Hole in IoT enabled UWSN" (Submitted to SIGCOMM-24)

PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPER

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Khan, Hussain, T. and Yang, B. 2024. "Enabling Trust in Automotive IoT: Lightweight Mutual Authentication Scheme for Electronic Connected Devices in the Internet of Things", 6 June 2024 (Early Access at IEEE Transaction on Consumer Electronics)) (Impact Factor = 4.3)

M.N. Khan, I. Khalil, I. Ullah, S. K. Singh, S. Dhahbi, H. Khan, A. Alwabli and M.A. AlKhasawneh, 2024. Self-adaptive and content-based scheduling for reducing idle listening and overhearing in securing quantum IoT sensors, 31 July 2024 (Article in Press. Elsevier Internet of Things) (Impact Factor = 6)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Khan, M.Z., Mehmood, G., Sulaiman, A., Shaikh, A. and Alqhatani, A., 2022. Energy-efficient dynamic and adaptive state-based scheduling (EDASS) scheme for wireless sensor networks. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(12), pp.12386-12403 (Impact Factor = 4.325)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Faisal, M., Khan, F. and Ahmad, S., 2021. An IoT-enabled information system for smart navigation in museums. Sensors, 22(1), p.312, (Impact Factor= 3.847)

. Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U. and Khan, M.Z., 2020. An energy-efficient adaptive scheduling scheme (EASS) for mesh grid wireless sensor networks. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 146, pp.139-157 ( Impact Factor = 4.542)

Khan, M.N., Rahman, H.U., Almaiah, M.A., Khan, M.Z., Khan, A., Raza, M., Al-Zahrani, M., Almomani, O. and Khan, R., 2020. Improving energy efficiency with content-based adaptive and dynamic scheduling in wireless sensor networks. IEEE Access, 8, pp.176495-176520,( Impact Factor = 3.90)

Khan, M.N. and Nazir, M., 2016. A Novel Light Weight and Automatic Authentication based on Centralized Approach for Pervasive Environment. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences, 53(3), pp.293-307, (Impact Factor = 0.26)

Faisal, M., Khan, M.N. and Mehmood, G., 2013. A Cooperative Hybrid Approach for Improving QoS in Wireless Sensor Networks. City University Research Journal, Volum 03. No.1, January 2013, Article 15, (Category X)

Khan, M.N., Khatak, M.I. and Wahid, I., 2012. Distributed intrusion detection system for ad hoc mobile networks. International journal of computer science and information security, 10(1), p.68, (Impact Factor =0.284)

Khan, M.N., Khatak, M.I. and Faisal, M., 2011. Intrusion Detection System for Ad hoc Mobile Networks. International Journal of Computer Applications, 975, p.8887, (Impact Factor= 0.381)

Khan, M.N., Wahid, I. and Ikram, A.A., 2012. The FastDES: A New Look of Data Encryption Standard. International Journal of Computer Applications, 975, p.8887, (Impact Factor =0.284)

Faisal, M. and Khan, M.N., 2012. An enhanced Scheme for Reducing Vertical handover latency. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 3(1), (Impact Factor= 0.284)

Khan, M.N., Wahid, I. and Mehmood, G., 2012. A global mobility management scheme for reducing overall handover latency in IP-based VANETs. International Journal of Ad Hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing, 3(1), (Impact Factor= 1.11)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Internet of Things (IoT) & E-Commerce

LiDAR Technology in Autonomous Vehicles

Deep Learning & Macine Learning

Low Energy Networks, MANETs, VANETs, WSNs

Computer Communication Security, Information Management Systems Delay Tolerated Networks

Distributed & Collaborative Computing

CERTIFICATION AND SEMINARS

Seminar on the concept and current state of E-Health in Pakistan at SEECS

Seminar on the commercialization of ideas

Seminar on essential Industrial Networks

Seminar on Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering

Many other seminars attended related to improvement in IT sector in education in Pakistan

PUBLICATIONS/ CITATIONS / IMPACT FACTOR

Total Articles Published in SCIE / SCI journals = 08

Articles in JCR Top 10 % Journal = 05

Article in SCIE /SCI Journal = 07

Under Review Articles in SCIE /SCI Journals = 06

NUMBER OF CITATIONS

Number of Citations = 155

H-index = 06

i10-index = 05

Total Impact Factor = 29.293

JOURNAL REVIEWER

Member of review board for International Journal of Computer Science & Communication Networks (IJCSCN) 2012 (www.ijcsns.com)

Reviewer for 2011 4th IEEE International Conference on Computer Science & Information Technology (ICCSIT) (13 Papers)

Reviewer for 2011 3rd International Conference on Computer Technology & Development (ICCTD) Chengdu China

Reviewer in Array Elsevier Journal

IEEE Access

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier)

IEEE Transactions On Wireless Communications

Reviewer in IEEE Transactions on Networks and Service Management

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine.

SKILL SETS & PROFICIENCY

Office Productivity Microsoft Office: Proficient

Machine Learning & Deep Learning: Proficient

MATLAB, OPNET, Python, Language: Proficient

Financial Research tools SPSS: Intermediate

Corporate reporting Tools Oracle SQL: Intermediate

Operating Systems and simulators Windows, Linux operating system: Proficient