Military College of Signals
Faculty Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal

Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal

Associate Professor
Summary

I am Dr. Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, currently employed as Associate Professor at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. Moreover, I have worked on various administrative positions (Training Officer, Coordination Officer, PG Prog Coordination) at Dept of Information Security (NUST) since 2012. Other than this, my professional services include, but not limited to Industry Consultation, Workshops Organizer/Resource Person (International Workshops/Seminars), Technical Program Committee member, Member Accreditation team, Conference Chief Organizer, Invited Speaker, Teaching (UG/PG/PhD) courses, Research & Development, and Guest Editor/reviewer for several international journals/conferences. I am an academician and researcher since 2012 and have published more than 70 scientific research articles (Impact Factor ~ 175) related to healthcare security, digital forensics, cryptography, IoT security etc in prestigious international journals (ISI-Indexed) like IEEE Comm Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ACM Computing Surveys, Future Generation Computer Systems, Multimedia Tools and Applications, IEEE Sensors, Systems Journal etc., along with reputed conferences like “ICC”. I am currently supervising 3 x PhD, 8 x MS and Co-Supervising 2 x PhD students. 20 MS students have already passed out under my Supervision. I have won 10 funded projects as Principal and Co-Principal investigator worth 226.8 M PKR from Industry, NUST Def RnD, and European Union (Erasmus+). Furthermore, I have conducted more than 15 CEH, CHFI, CSCU, and Forensics practical hands-on workshops for industry and public sector. I also have the honor of serving as Think Tank member at National Security Division on Cyber (Government of Pakistan). In recognition of my services, I was awarded Overall University Best Teacher Award.

Academic Background
PhD (Information Security) NUST, Islamabad February 23, 2017 - April 04, 2021
Honours and Awards
University Best Teacher Awarded Over All University Best Teacher October 05, 2016
Invited Speaker Invited Speaker for 7th International Conference on Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards, Almaty, Kazakhstan 19-23 Dec 2017 December 21, 2017
Scholarship Awarded Merit Based Scholarship throughout Bachelors Degree - Computer Science Department, University of Peshawar February 04, 2008
Publications
Demographical Based Sentiment Analysis for Detection of Hate Speech Tweets for Low Resource Language June 04, 2026 ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing -
Post-quantum cryptographic authentication protocol for industrial IoT using lattice-based cryptography March 26, 2026 Scientific Reports - Volume:16, Issue:1, Article Number: 9582
L2DAPT – LLMs and Linux: decoding advanced persistent threats December 12, 2025 The Journal of Supercomputing - Volume:81, Issue:18, Article Number 1645
Elevating e-health excellence with IOTA distributed ledger technology: Sustaining data integrity in next-gen fog-driven systems July 01, 2025 Future Generation Computer Systems - Volume:168, Article Number 107755
SLF-ADM: Securing Linux frontiers: Advanced persistent threat (APT) detection using machine learning June 04, 2025 Neural Computing and Applications - Pages 1-20
PRIDA-ME: A Privacy-Preserving, Interoperable and Decentralized Authentication Scheme for Metaverse Environment January 08, 2025 IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society - Volume: 6, Pages 493-515
PQCAIE: Post quantum cryptographic authentication scheme for IoT-based e-health systems October 01, 2024 Internet of Things - Volume:27, Article Number: 101228
CATcAFSMs: Context-based adaptive trust calculation for attack detection in fog computing based smart medical systems August 15, 2024 Expert Systems - Pages 1-20
Offensive Language Detection for Low Resource Language Using Deep Sequence Model August 02, 2024 IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems - Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 5210-5218
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and Intrusion Detection Evaluation Dataset for Linux Systems 2024 June 01, 2024 Data in Brief - Volume 54, Article Number 110290
Verifiable Privacy-Preserving Image Retrieval in Multi-Owner Multi-User Settings April 01, 2024 IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence - Volume 8, Issue 2
Reliability through an optimal SDS controller’s placement in a SDDC and smart city March 17, 2024 Cluster Computing - Pages: 22
The reality of backdoored S-Boxes—An eye opener February 01, 2024 Journal of Information Security and Applications - Volume 80, Article Number 103674
An improved hybrid model for cardiovascular disease detection using machine learning in IoT December 19, 2023 Expert Systems - Pages 1-19
BSLPSDN: Base station location privacy via software-defined networking (SDN) in wireless sensor networks August 17, 2023 International Journal of Communication Systems - Volume: 36, Issue: 17, Articel Number: e5601 Pages: 25
Fall Detection in the Elderly using Different Machine Learning Algorithms with Optimal Window Size August 04, 2023 Mobile Networks and Applications - Pages 1-11
Identity-based attack detection using received signal strength in MIMO systems August 01, 2023 AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications - Volume 168, Article Number 154709
From trust to truth: Advancements in mitigating the Blockchain Oracle problem August 01, 2023 Journal of Network and Computer Applications - Volume 217, Article Number 103672
Context-Based Adaptive Fog Computing Trust Solution for Time-Critical Smart Healthcare Systems June 15, 2023 IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Early Access
Detection of non-trivial preservable quotient spaces in S-Box(es) June 03, 2023 Neural Computing and Applications - Pages 1-13
Privacy and security federated reference architecture for Internet of Things May 11, 2023 Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering - Volume 24, Pages 481-508
An Improved Multiexposure Image Fusion Technique March 16, 2023 Big Data - Pages 1-10
PCSS: Privacy Preserving Communication Scheme for SDN Enabled Smart Homes September 15, 2022 IEEE Sensors - Volume 22, Issue 18, Pages 17677-17690
A social qualitative trust framework for Fog computing September 01, 2022 Computers & Electrical Engineering - Volume 102, Article Number 108195
ARP Overhead Reduction Framework for Software Defned Data Centers May 26, 2022 Journal of Network and Systems Management - Volume 30, Article Number 50
A game model design using test bed for Malware analysis training April 11, 2022 Information and Computer Security - Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 1-18
Carving of the OOXML document from volatile memory using unsupervised learning techniques March 15, 2022 Journal of Information Security and Applications - Volume 65, Article Number 103096
Forensic analysis of image deletion applications February 16, 2022 Multimedia Tools and Applications - Pages 1-28
FBASHI: Fuzzy and Blockchain-Based Adaptive Security for Healthcare IoTs February 11, 2022 IEEE Access - Volume 10, Pages 15644-15656
An Efficient and Secure Revocation-Enabled Attribute-Based Access Control for eHealth in Smart Society January 03, 2022 Sensors - Volume 22(1), Article Number 336
CACS: A Context-Aware and Anonymous Communication Framework for an Enterprise Network using SDN December 02, 2021 IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Volume: 9, Issue: 14, Page(s): 11725 - 11736, 15 July 2022
Behavioral Based Insider Threat Detection Using Deep Learning October 27, 2021 IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 143266-143274
Hand-based Multibiometric Systems: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges October 07, 2021 PeerJ Computer Science - Volume 7, Article Number e707
Encryption and Re-Randomization Techniques for Malware Propagation October 04, 2021 IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 132522-132532
A novel trust management model for edge computing September 14, 2021 Complex & Intelligent Systems - Pages 1-17
Enhanced Metamorphic Techniques-A Case Study Against Havex Malware August 17, 2021 IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 112069-112080
Forensic Analysis of Social Networking Applications on an Android Smartphone July 23, 2021 Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing - Volume 2021, Article ID 5567592, 36 pages
Application Threats to Exploit Northbound Interface Vulnerabilities in Software Defined Networks July 13, 2021 ACM Computing Surveys - Volume 54, Issue 6, Article Number 121
ALAM: Anonymous Lightweight Authentication Mechanism for SDN Enabled Smart Homes June 06, 2021 IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Volume 8, Issue 12, Pages 9622-9633
Background subtraction in videos using LRMF and CWM algorithm May 17, 2021 Journal of Real-Time Image Processing - Pages 1-12
On GPS spoofing of aerial platforms: a review of threats, challenges, methodologies, and future research directions May 06, 2021 PeerJ Computer Science - Volume 7, Article Number e507
Enterprise Integration Patterns in SDN: A Reliable, Fault-Tolerant Communication Framework April 15, 2021 IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Volume 8, Issue 8, Pages 6359-6371
An In-Depth Analysis of IoT Security Requirements, Challenges and their Countermeasures via Software Defined Security October 01, 2020 IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Volume 7, Issue 10, Pages 10250-10276
Kleptographic Attack on Elliptic Curve Based Cryptographic Protocols August 11, 2020 IEEE Access - Volume 8, Pages 139903-139917
SS7 Vulnerabilities - A Survey and Implementation of Machine Learning vs Rule Based Filtering for Detection of SS7 Network Attacks April 01, 2020 IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials - Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 1337-1371
MARC: A Novel Framework for Detecting MITM Attacks in eHealthcare BLE Systems October 16, 2019 Journal of Medical Systems - Volume 43, Issue 11, Article Number 324
Delay Reduction Through Optimal Controller Placement to Boost Scalability in an SDDC October 01, 2019 IEEE Systems Journal - -
CATSWoTS: Context Aware Trustworthy Social Web of Things System July 12, 2019 Sensors - Volume: 19, Issue: 14, Article Number: 3076,
Forensic Analysis of Tor Browser: A Case Study for Privacy and Anonymity on the Web May 01, 2019 Forensic Science International - Volume 299, Pages 59-73
AndroKit: A Toolkit for Forensics Analysis of Web Browsers on Android Platform October 09, 2018 Future Generation Computer Systems - Volume 94, Pages 781-794
A Secured Data Management Scheme for Smart Societies in Industrial Internet of Things Environment July 03, 2018 IEEE Access - NULL
Secure sensors data acquisition and communication protection in eHealthcare: Review on the state of the art July 02, 2018 Telematics and Informatics - Volume:35, Issue:4, Page:702-726
Correlation power analysis of modes of encryption in AES and its countermeasures June 01, 2018 Future Generation Computer Systems - NULL
USB Storage Device Forensics for Windows 10 May 01, 2018 Journal of Forensic Sciences - Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 657-983
Forensic Investigation to detect forgeries in ASF Files of Contemporary IP Cameras April 26, 2018 The Journal of Supercomputing - Page 1–22
Privacy Preservation in e-Healthcare Environments: State of the Art and Future Directions February 14, 2018 IEEE Access - Volume:6, Page:464-478
A Survey of Authentication Schemes in Telecare Medicine Information Systems January 01, 2017 Journal of Medical Systems - Vol.41:14, Pages 1-26
Conferences
Leveraging Cryptographic Primitives of Blockchain for Trust in Smart Systems October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024 Hafiz Asif Khalil, Ammar Hassan, Mian Waseem Iqbal, Muhammad Atif Khalil, The International Conference on Computing Research (ICCoR 2024)
Revolutionizing Data Center Networks: Dynamic Load Balancing via Floodlight in SDN Environment February 19, 2024 - February 20, 2024 HASSAN ISAR, Dr Waseem Iqbal, Dr. Yawar Abbas Bangash, Mir Yasir Umair, Abdul Wakeel, 5th International Conference on Advancements in Computational Sciences (ICACS)
Robustness of Affine and Extended Affine Equivalent Surjective S-Box(es) against Differential Cryptanalysis December 12, 2022 - December 14, 2022 Shah Fahd, Mehreen Afzal, Dawood Shah, Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Atiya Hai, 15th International Symposium on Foundations & Practice of Security (FPS – 2022)
Vulnerability Assessment of Pakistan Government Websites September 21, 2021 - September 22, 2021 Imama Ghazanfar, Haider Abbas, Waseem Iqbal, Imran Rashid, 2021 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Smart Secure USB SSU-256 January 14, 2021 - January 15, 2021 Muhammad Ehsan ul Haq, Zeeshan Ali, Muhammad Taimoor Ali, Ruqiya Fazal, Waseem Iqbal, Mehreen Afzal, ICGS3 2021 : 13th International Conference on Global Security, Safety & Sustainability
MAD-Malicious Activity Detection Framework in Federated Cloud Computing December 14, 2020 - December 17, 2020 Akash Gerard, Rabia Latif, Seemab Latif, Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Tanzila Saba , Naqash Gerard, Waseem Iqbal, IEEE 13th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE)
DTMSim-IoT: A Distributed Trust Management Simulator for IoT Networks August 17, 2020 - August 22, 2020 Naima Altaf, Syed Wasif Abbas Hamdani, Abdul Waheed Khan, Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal , 2020 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech)
Detection and Prevention of a Malicious Activity in Industrial Federated Cloud Computing Paradigm July 16, 2020 - July 20, 2020 Naqash Gerard, Ahmed Husnain, Umer Asgher, Akash Gerard, Rabia Latif, Waseem Iqbal, Rabia Latif, 11th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Enhanced Lightweight Cloud-assisted Mutual Authentication Scheme for Wearable Devices August 27, 2019 - August 29, 2019 Mehmood Hassan, Khwaja Mansoor, Shahzaib Tahir, Waseem Iqbal, 2019 International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (ICAEM)
A Framework to Determine Applications’ Authenticity August 19, 2019 - August 21, 2019 Rida Zojaj Naeem, Haider Abbas, Narmeen Shafqat, Kashif Saleem, Waseem Iqbal, The 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC)
Framework for Calculating Applications’ Authenticity using Free Tools August 19, 2019 - August 21, 2019 Haider Abbas, Narmeen Shafqat, Kashif Saleem, Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Rida Zojaj Naeem, Rida Zojaj Naeem, 16th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC)
Analysis of Windows OS's File Carving Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review April 01, 2019 - April 03, 2019 Noor Ul Ain Ali, Waseem Iqbal, Narmeen Shafqat, 16th International Conference on Information Technology-New Generations (ITNG 2019)
Forensic Analysis of LinkedIn?s Desktop Application on Windows 10 OS April 01, 2019 - April 03, 2019 Saman Bashir, Haider Abbas, Narmeen Shafqat, Waseem Iqbal, Kashif Saleem, 16th International Conference on Information Technology-New Generations (ITNG 2019)
Integrated Security Model for Managing the Security Non-functional Requirements at Architectural Design of Internet-Based Systems December 17, 2018 - December 19, 2018 Muhammad Babar, Shahid Azeem, Fahim Arif, Waseem Iqbal, 2018 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT)
Decentralized Authentication for Secure Cloud Data Sharing June 27, 2018 - June 29, 2018 Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal , Subas Khan, Bilal Rauf , Imran Rashid , 27th International Conference on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE-2018)
Enhancing E-Healthcare Privacy Preservation Framework through L-Diversity June 25, 2018 - June 29, 2018 Adeel Shah, Haider Abbas, Waseem Iqbal, Rabia Latif, 2018 14th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC)
Internet of things (IoT) design considerations for developers and manufacturers May 21, 2017 - May 25, 2017 Bilal Javed, Mian Waseem Iqbal, Haider Abbas, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)
Internet of Things (IoT) Design Considerations for Developers and Manufacturers May 21, 2017 - May 25, 2017 Bilal Javed, Mian Waseem Iqbal, Haider Abbas, ICC2017: WT04-5thIEEE International Workshop on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms
A comprehensive people, process and technology (PPT) application model for Information Systems (IS) risk management in small/medium enterprises (SME), April 19, 2017 - April 21, 2017 Muhammad Imran Javaid, Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, IEEE 2017 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Big Data-An evolving concern for forensic investigators November 10, 2015 - November 12, 2015 Dr. Shahzaib Tahir, Dr. Waseem Iqbal, 2015 1st International Conference on Anti-Cybercrime, ICACC 2015
Feasibility Analysis for Incorporating/Deploying SIEM for Forensics Evidence Collection in Cloud Environment June 28, 2015 - July 01, 2015 Muhammad Irfan, Haider Abbas, Waseem Iqbal, 2015 IEEE/ACIS 14th International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS)