Professional Memberships

• Senior Member of the IEEE (Membership No. 92086166).
• Registered Engineer with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) – registration COMP/7566.

Editorial & Review Activities

I regularly serve as a reviewer for leading IEEE and Elsevier journals and conferences.  My review portfolio includes:

• IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems (TVLSI)
• IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT‑J)
• IEEE Communications Letters
• Journal of Circuits, Systems & Computers
• IEEE Sensors Journal
• IEEE Access
• Elsevier Applied Soft Computing
• IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)
• FIT Conference and other international workshops

Skills & Tools

My technical expertise spans software development, simulation tools and hardware design:

• Programming: C/C++, Python; development environments such as Visual Studio, Eclipse and NetBeans.
• Tools: MATLAB, Synopsys Design Vision, Mentor Graphics, Xilinx toolchains, LaTeX/LyX and Microsoft Visio.
• Hardware: VHDL, Verilog HDL, FPGA implementation, ASIC design, and microcontroller programming (8051/89C51).

Conferences, Talks & Exhibitions

• IROS 2024 – exhibitor, Singapore.
• TII SSRC Summits (2022 & 2024) – Abu Dhabi.
• IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2024) – poster, Singapore.
• IEEE International Conference on Smart Network and Mobile Communications (SNAMS 2023) – Abu Dhabi.
• IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2018) – Abu Dhabi.
• Past events including PCS 2013, Euromicro DSD 2013 and SPACOMM 2013.
• Workshops and outreach: HEVC workshop (2015) and numerous national and institutional events.

Administrative & Outreach Activities

Beyond research and teaching, I actively contribute to institutional administration and community outreach:

• Convener and member on committees for PEC documentation, industrial visits, graduate programme management, internal audits and new‑student orientation.
• Founding counsellor of the IEEE student chapter at COMSATS University, mentoring student leadership and fostering professional development.
• Organised career counselling sessions, coordinated internship and alumni activities, and participated in tree‑plantation and clean/green initiatives.
• Supported ISO quality management system (QMS) trainings and served in accreditation focal roles to ensure compliance with national and international standards.

Languages

• Urdu – native language.
• English – fluent in speaking, writing and reading.
• Arabic – fluent in reading.