Summary
Research Scientist University of Nevada Reno, USA, PhD University of Central Florida, MS Software Engineering NUST, Pakistan, BE Software Engineering NUST Pakistan
Academic Background
PhD
(Computer Science) University of Central Florida
August 23, 2010 - May 07, 2015
Honours and Awards
Senior Member of the IEEE
November 01, 2016
President's Gold Medal
Secured the Top position in MS Software Engineering Program.
October 01, 2004
Member UPE
Inducted as a member of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) International Honor Society for the Computing Disciplines
October 01, 2014
Publications
Security Assessment and Evaluation of VPNs: A Comprehensive Survey
April 20, 2024
Haider Abbas, Naina Emmanuel, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Tahreem Yaqoob, Muhammad Atiquzzaman, Zafar Iqbal, Narmeen Shafqat, Waleed Bin Shahid, Ali Tanveer, Umer Ashfaq,
ACM Computing Surveys - Just Accepted
Circumventing Google Play vetting policies: a stealthy cyberattack that uses incremental updates to breach privacy
January 28, 2023
Zia Muhammad, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Javed, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu,
Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing - Pages 1-10
PCSS: Privacy Preserving Communication Scheme for SDN Enabled Smart Homes
September 15, 2022
Mian Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Haider Abbas, Bilal Rauf, Yawar Abbas, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Ahmed Hemani,
IEEE Sensors - Volume 22, Issue 18, Pages 17677-17690
HLSBD2: a quantum secure hybrid level source based data deduplication for the cloud
May 17, 2022
Waqas Ajmal Khan, Fawad Khan, Shahzaib Tahir, Yinghui Zhang, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Jawad Ahmad,
Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing - Pages 1-14
CACS: A Context-Aware and Anonymous Communication Framework for an Enterprise Network using SDN
December 02, 2021
Bilal Rauf, Haider Abbas, Ahmed Muqeem Shehri, Waseem Iqbal, Yawar Abbas Bangash, Mahmoud Daneshmand, Muhammad Faisal Amjad,
IEEE Internet of Things Journal - Volume: 9, Issue: 14, Page(s): 11725 - 11736, 15 July 2022
Cybersecurity Standards in the Context of Operating System: Practical Aspects, Analysis, and Comparisons
May 15, 2021
Syed Wasif Abbas Hamdani, Haider Abbas, Abdul Rehman Janjua, Waleed Bin Shahid, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Jahanzaib Malik, Malik Hamza Murtaza, Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Abdul Waheed Khan,
ACM Computing Surveys - Volume 54, Issue 3, Article Number 57
AdS : An Adaptive Spectrum Sensing Technique for Survivability under Jamming Attack in Cognitive Radio Networks
April 15, 2021
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Hammad Afzal, Haider Abbas, Abdul B. Subhani,
Computer Communications - Volume 172, Pages 25-34
Evaluating the Harmonized Digital Forensic Investigation Process based on Call Detail Records
June 01, 2020
Khaweris Khaula, Khaweris Khaula, Imran Touqir, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Muhammad Riaz Mughal, Muhammad Riaz Mughal,
IEEEP New Horizons - Volume No.102, Issue 1, Pages 35-40
Auto-MeDiSine: an auto-tunable medical decision support engine using an automated class outlier detection method and AutoMLP
April 01, 2020
Maham Jahangir, Hammad Afzal, Mehreen Ahmed, Khawar Khurshid, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Raheel Nawaz, Haider Abbas,
Neural Computing and Applications - Volume:32, Issue:7, Page:2621-2633
On the efficiency of software implementations of lightweight block ciphers from the perspective of programming languages
March 01, 2020
Abdur Rehman Raza Khan, Khawir Mahmood, Muhammad Faisal Amjad , Haider Abbas, Mehreen Afzal ,
Future Generation Computer Systems - Volume:104, Page:43-59
Smarter World, Bigger Threats: Understanding the Internet of Things
January 28, 2020
Abdul B. Subhani, Muhammad Faisal Amjad,
Smarter World, Bigger Threats: Understanding the Internet of Things - Pages 1-146, Publisher: Abbott Press
Fog computing in internet of things: Practical applications and future directions
September 13, 2019
Rida Zojaj Naeem, Saman Bashir, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Haider Abbas, Hammad Afzal,
Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications - Volume 12, pages 1236–1262
AdDroid: Rule-Based Machine Learning Framework for Android Malware Analysis
August 19, 2019
Anam Mehtab, Waleed Bin Shahid, Tahreem Yaqoob, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Haider Abbas, Hammad Afzal, Malik Najmus Saqib,
Mobile Networks and Applications - Pages 1-13
Accelerated Dynamic MRI Using Kernel-Based Low Rank Constraint
July 05, 2019
Omar Arif, Hammad Afzal, Haider Abbas, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Jiafu Wan, Raheel Nawaz,
Journal of Medical Systems - Volume 43, Pages 1-11
Framework for Calculating Return on Security Investment (ROSI) for Security Oriented Organizations
June 01, 2019
Tahreem Yaqoob, Azka Arshad, Haider Abbas, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Narmeen Shafqat,
Future Generation Computer Systems - Volume 95, Pages 754-763
Forensic Analysis of Tor Browser: A Case Study for Privacy and Anonymity on the Web
May 01, 2019
Abid Khan Jadoon, Waseem Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Hammad Afzal, Yawar Abbas Bangash,
Forensic Science International - FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL Volume: 299 Pages: 59-73
Auto-MeDiSine: An Auto-Tunable Medical Decision Support Engine using an automated Class Outlier Detection method and AutoMLP
April 08, 2019
Maham Jahangir, Hammad Afzal, Mehreen Ahmed, Khawar Khurshid, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Raheel Nawaz, Haider Abbas,
Neural Computing and Applications - Pages 1–13
A Framework to Estimate the Nutritional Value of Food in Real Time Using Deep Learning Techniques
December 27, 2018
RAZA YUNUS, OMAR ARIF, HAMMAD AFZAL, MUHAMMAD FAISAL AMJAD, HAIDER ABBAS, HIRA NOOR BOKHAR, SYEDA TAZEEN HAIDER, NAUMAN ZAFAR, RAHEEL NAWAZ,
IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 2643-2652
AndroKit: A Toolkit for Forensics Analysis of Web Browsers on Android Platform
October 09, 2018
Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Waseem Iqbal, Hammad Afzal, HAIDER ABBAS, Yin Zhang,
Future Generation Computer Systems - Volume 94, Pages 781-794
Exploring Nested Ensemble Learners using Over-production and Choose Approach for Churn Prediction in Telecom Industry
August 18, 2018
Mahreen Ahmed , Hammad Afzal, Imran Siddiqi, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Khawar Khurshid,
Neural Computing and Applications - Neural Computing and Applications
An Evolutionary Routing Game for Energy Balance in Wireless Sensor Networks
June 19, 2018
Afraa Attiah, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Mainak Chatterjee, Cliff Zou,
Computer Networks - Volume: 138, Pages: 31-43
Defence Against PUE Attacks in Ad hoc Cognitive Radio Networks: A Mean Field Game Approach
May 29, 2018
Saim Bin Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Haider Abbas, Narmeen Shafqat, Hammad Afzal,
Telecommunication Systems - Volume: 70 Issue: 1 Pages: 123-140 Published: JAN 2019
Gateway independent user-side wi-fi Evil Twin Attack detection using virtual wireless clients
May 01, 2018
Omar Nakhila, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Eric Dondyk, Cliff Zou,
Computers & Security - COMPUTERS & SECURITY Volume: 74 Pages: 41-54
Forensic Investigation to detect forgeries in ASF Files of Contemporary IP Cameras
April 26, 2018
Rashid Masood Khan, Waseem Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, HAIDER ABBAS, Hammad Afzal, Abdul Rauf, Maroof Pasha,
The Journal of Supercomputing - Page 1–22
Algebraic Side Channel Attack on Trivium and Grain Ciphers
October 25, 2017
ASIF RAZA KAZMI, Mehreen Afzal, MUHAMMAD FAISAL AMJAD, HAIDER ABBAS, XIAODONG YANG,
IEEE Access - Volume 5, Pages 23958-23968
Evolutionary Non-Cooperative Spectrum Sharing Game: Long Term Coexistence for Collocated Cognitive Radio Networks
October 01, 2016
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Mainak Chatterjee, Omer Nakhila, Cliff Zou,
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing - Volume 16, Issue 15, Pages 2166-2178
High Capacity Multi-Layer Framework for Highly Robust Textual Steganography
September 01, 2016
Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Sohaib, Muhammad Faisal Amjad,
SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL - SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL Volume 28(5) Pages 4451-4457, 2016
Coexistence in heterogeneous spectrum through distributed correlated equilibrium in cognitive radio networks
April 07, 2016
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Mainak Chatterjee, Cliff Zou,
Computer Networks - Volume 98, Pages 109-122
Towards trustworthy collaboration in spectrum sensing for ad hoc cognitive radio networks
April 01, 2016
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Baber Aslam, Afraa Attiah, Cliff C. Zou,
Wireless Networks - WIRELESS NETWORKS Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Pages: 781-797, April 2016
Conferences
VADSEC-A LIGHTWEIGHT PROTECTION SCHEME FOR SECURE TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY
December 15, 2023 - December 17, 2023
Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Yawar Abbas Bangash,
12th International Conference on Networks, Communication and Computing (ICNCC)
CNN-HMM Model for Real Time DGA Categorization
July 10, 2023 - July 12, 2023
Aimen Mahmood, Haider Abbas, Faisal Amjad,
21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography
The Implementation of Encryption Algorithms in MQTT Protocol for IoT Constrained devices
December 04, 2022 - December 06, 2022
Yasir Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Fawad Khan, Haider Abbas,
2022 14th IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks, CICN 2022
A Systematic Evaluation of Android Anti-Malware Tools for Detection of Contemporary Malware
October 20, 2021 - October 22, 2021
Zia Muhammad, Dr. Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Dr. Haider Abbas, Zafar Iqbal, Anique Azhar, Ahsan Yasin, Hasan Iesar,
2021 IEEE 19th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC)
Inter Cloud Interoperability Use Cases and Gaps in Corresponding Standards
August 17, 2020 - August 22, 2020
Dr Abdul Rauf, Dr. Haider Abbas, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Syed Imran Akhtar, Dr Abdul Rauf, Dr. Haider Abbas, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Syed Imran Akhtar,
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
Cuckoo's Malware Threat Scoring and Classification: Friend or Foe?
January 07, 2019 - January 09, 2019
Aaron Walker, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Shamik Sengupta,
IEEE 9th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)
A Multi-Classifier Framework for Open Source Malware Forensics
June 27, 2018 - June 29, 2018
Naeem Amjad, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Hammad Afzal, Farrukh Aslam Khan,
Proceedings - IEEE 27th International Conference on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE 2018)
Feasibility analysis for deploying national healthcare information system (NHIS) for Pakistan
October 12, 2017 - October 15, 2017
Tahreem Yaqoob, Faiza Mir, Dr. Haider Abbas, Waleed Shahid, Dr. Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Narmeen Shafqat,
2017 IEEE 19th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom)
An Evolutionary Game for Efficient Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks
December 04, 2016 - December 08, 2016
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, mainak chatterjee, cliff zou, afraa attiah,
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) held from 4-8 Dec 2016 in USA
ADP: An adaptive feedback approach for energy-efficient wireless sensor networks
February 15, 2016 - February 18, 2016
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, afraa attiah, omar nakhila,
2016 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) held from 15-18 Feb 2016 in USA
User-Side Wi-Fi Evil Twin Attack Detection Using SSL/TCP Protocols
January 09, 2015 - January 12, 2015
omar nakhila, eric dondyk, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, cliff zou,
User-Side Wi-Fi Evil Twin Attack Detection Using SSL/TCP Protocols
Inducing Voluntary Cooperation for Optimal Coexistence in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Game Theoretic Approach
October 06, 2014 - October 08, 2014
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, mainak chatterjee, cliff zou,
2014 IEEE Military Communications Conference
DS3: A dynamic and smart spectrum sensing technique for cognitive radio networks under denial of service attack
December 09, 2013 - December 13, 2013
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, baber aslam,
IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2013 held from 9-13 December 2013 in Atlanta, United States
PMTR: Privacy-enhancing Multilayer Trajectory-based Routing Protocol for Vehicular ad hoc Networks
November 18, 2013 - November 20, 2013
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, baber aslam, Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, baber aslam,
IEEE Military Communications Conference held from 18-20 Nov 2013 in USA
Reputation aware collaborative spectrum sensing for mobile cognitive radio networks
November 16, 2013 - November 20, 2013
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff C. Zou, Baber Aslam,
IEEE Military Communications Conference
Transparent cross-layer solutions for throughput boost in Cognitive Radio Networks
January 11, 2013 - January 14, 2013
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, baber aslam,
10th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference held from 11-14 Jan 2013 in USA
Optimal Roadside Units Placement in Urban Areas for Vehicular Networks
July 01, 2012 - July 04, 2012
Muhammad Faisal Amjad, Cliff zou, baber aslam,
2012 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)
Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11 DCF in Comparison with IEEE 802.11e EDCA
November 09, 2009 - November 12, 2009
Dr. Bilal Rauf, Dr. Faisal Amjad, Dr. Kabeer Ahmed,
4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions held from 9-12 Nov 2009 in UK
Associate Professor
National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan
March 20, 2020 - April 09, 2021
Assistant Professor
National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan
February 19, 2019 - March 20, 2020
Research Scientist
University of Nevada Reno, USA
October 18, 2018 - February 18, 2019
Assistant Professor
National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan
June 01, 2015 - October 17, 2018
Instructor
University of Central Florida, USA
January 01, 2014 - May 04, 2014
Instr Cl-B
MCS
January 01, 2006 - July 30, 2010