Professional Memberships
- Senior Member of the IEEE (Membership No. 92086166).
- Registered Engineer with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) – registration COMP/7566.
Editorial & Review Activities
Associate editor: IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society (Since January 2026)
Associate editor: IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society (Since January 2026)
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
- 21st International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing (IWCMC) Conference 2026 – Paper presentation, Abu Dhabi.
- UMEX 2026 – exhibitor, Abu Dhabi.
- 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.