Professional Experience

October 2012 - to date
Assistant Professor (Regular)
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi Pakistan

February 2013 - January 2017
Incharge Department of Software Engineering
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi Pakistan

July 2010 - October 2012
Assistant Professor (Leave Vacancy)
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi Pakistan

April 2009 - July 2010
Lecturer (Contract) Department of Software Engineering
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi Pakistan

November 2005 - April 2009
Lecturer (Contract) Department of Computer Sciences
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi Pakistan

August 2001 - October 2005
IT Officer - ADFS Flt Safety
Pakistan Air Force

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES

·       "Soft-Mesh: A Robust Routing Architecture for Hybrid SDN and Wireless Mesh Networks," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 87715-87730, 2021

·       "SDNMesh: An SDN Based Routing Architecture for Wireless Mesh Networks," in IEEE Access Journal, vol. 8, pp. 136769-136781, 2020

·       "SDNHybridMesh: A Hybrid Routing Architecture for SDN Based Wireless Mesh Networks" published in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), Springer, Cham, 2020, volume 1150, pp. 366-375.

·       "Indoor Mobile Localization Using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)” published in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), Springer, Cham, 2020, volume 1150, pp. 341-351.

·       "Miracle: An Agile Colocation Platform for Enabling XaaS Cloud Architecture" published in 2019 19th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGRID), pp. 604-610. 2019.

·       "QoENGN: A QoE Framework for Video Streaming over Next Generation Mobile Networks" published in Proceedings of the 2019 4th International Conference on Multimedia Systems and Signal Processing, pp. 109-113. 2019.

·       "MMCDN: A Novel Architecture for Multimedia Content Delivery Networks" published in Proceedings of the 2019 4th International Conference on Multimedia Systems and Signal Processing, pp. 99-103. 2019.

·       “A Comparative Analysis of Hybrid Routing Schemes for SDN based Wireless Mesh Networks” published in proceedings of The 20th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2018), organized by University of Exeter, United Kingdom (UK), June 28 – 30, 2018. 

·       “Evaluating Predictive Algorithms using Receiver-Operative Characteristics for Coronary Illness among Diabetic Patients”, published in International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2017

“A Survey on Techniques of Defect Analysis for Software Project Management System” published in Global Journal of Engineering Science and Researches, July 2015

·       “A Comparative Study of Quality Measurement in Agile and Waterfall Model” published in Global Journal of Engineering Science and Researches, July 2015

·       “Introducing Economic Order Quantity Model for Inventory Control in Web based Point of Sale Applications and Comparative Analysis of Techniques for Demand Forecasting in Inventory Management”, published in International Journal of Computer Applications, Vol 107, No. 19, 2014

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wireless Networks

Software-Defined Networks (SDNs)

Internet-of-Things (IoT)

Cyber Security,

Cloud Computing

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ACHIVEMENTS

·     Jan 20, 2025 – Apr 20, 2025: “Women Empowerment and Mentorship Program (WEMP)”- Volunteered in WEMP as mentee, a collaborative initiative by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Higher Education Development Program (HEDP); it was introduced by NAHE and is designed exclusively for female employees of public sector universities across Pakistan.

·       Sep 11, 2023 – July 20, 2024: “PEC Financing Scheme for Final Year Design Project” – Received funding of PKR 300K for 3 FYDPs of Session 2019 – 2023.

·       Jan 12, 2023: “Engineering Capstone Expo 2023” – Won 2^nd Prize for the final year project “Travel Friends: An Android Application” and received cash prize PKR 75K.

·     Jun 25, 2018 – Jul 5, 2018: “Punjab HEC International Travel Grant for Conference” – Received international travel grant of PKR 297K from Punjab HEC for Paper presentation at “The 20th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2018)” organized by University of Exeter, UK

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

·       Workshop on System Verilog for Verification, organized by NUST-SEECS and IEEE, held on March 12-13, 2020.

·       Network Security Training and Workshop, organized by Riphah International University and FJWU, held on Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2020.

·       Workshop on Employee Ability Skills Enhancement, organized by Pakistan Engineering Council, held on Oct 27, 2020.

·       3^rd Engineering Capstone Expo-2023 (Final Year Design Project Exhibition), organized by Pakistan Engineering Council, held on Jan 12, 2023.

 

·       International Conference CPEC, Sustainable Tourism Development for Women Empowerment in Pakistan, organized by collaboration of Karakoram International University, Higher Education Commission and FJWU, held on Sep 15, 2023.

·       2^nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, ICETST-2023, organized by Faculty of Science and Technology, FJWU and Higher Education Commission, held on Oct 2-6, 2023.

·       Workshop on Parallel Computing Platform and CUDA Software for Big Data Simulation, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Dec 20, 2023.

·       Workshop on The P’s in Medicine, a roadmap for Computer Science, Medicine and Engineering, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Dec 23, 2023.

·       2^nd Federal Engineering Capstone Expo-2024 (Final Year Design Project Exhibition), organized by Pakistan Engineering Council, held on Jan 23, 2024.

·       Workshop on Harnessing Data Science and AI for Intelligent Environmental Monitoring and Climate Adaptation, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Feb 16, 2024.

·       Workshop on Big Data Visualization Challenges and Tools, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Feb 27, 2024.

·       Mastering Data Analysis: A hands-on workshop on SPSS Fundamentals, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Mar 8, 2024.

·       Summit on Trailblazing in STEM: A Journey of Leadership and Legacy, organized by FJWU in collaboration with Organization of Women in Science for Developing World (OWSD), held on Nov 22, 2024.

·       Workshop on Harnessing the Power of AI for Scientific Research, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Dec 6, 2024.

·       International Conference on AI Integration in Transforming Higher Education, Research and Entrepreneurship, organized by FJWU and Huston-Tillotson University, USA, held on Dec 16-18, 2024.

·       Workshop on The AI Driven Third Millenium Smart World, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Dec 19, 2024.

·       Workshop on Python for Beginners: A Hands-on Learning Experience, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Jan 15, 2025.

·       Workshop on Effective Research Writing: Writing Quality Research Papers, Indexing and increasing citations, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Jan 25, 2025.

·       Workshop on Learning in the Age of AI: If we can Learn, Machines can Learn, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Feb 8, 2025.

 

·       Workshop on Learning in the Age of AI: If we can Learn, Machines can Learn, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Feb 8, 2025.

·       How to Develop an AI Agent: Hands-on AI Agent Creation Workshop, organized by Elite Global Excellence Research and Innovation Center, held on Feb 22, 2025.

·       Training Workshop on Women Empowerment and Mentorship Program, organized by National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) Higher Education Commission (HEC) and FJWU, held on Jan 20 – Apr 20, 2025.

·       A Hands-on Training Workshop on Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence for Tech Entrepreneurs (Summer School 2025), organized by Center of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (CAID), Namal University, Mianwali, held on August 29 – 31, 2025.

·       A 03-Day Boot-Camp on Artificial Intelligence & Data Science | PASTIC National Centre, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, held on October 29 – 3, 2025.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

·       Participated in PHC Peridot Project - “Framework for Control and Monitoring of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) using Software-Defined Networking (SDN)” in collaboration with Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST) Pakistan, LIP Laboratory ENS de Lyon France, French Embassy and Higher Education Commission Pakistan from Jan, 2016 – Dec, 2018.

·       Participated in “Faculty Exchange and Mentorship Program” in collaboration with American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, HEC and Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from Jan, 2013 – Dec, 2015.

·     Participated in British Academy Project - “Research Capacity Building through International Partnership for Mapping Women Academic Career in Pakistan” in collaboration with University of Leicester, UK and Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi from Jan, 2013 – Dec, 2015.