Military College of Signals
Faculty Tauseef Ahmad Rana

Tauseef Ahmad Rana

Associate Professor
Summary

TAUSEEF RANA received the B.Eng. and M.Sc. degrees from London South Bank University, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester. He was with the software development industry for two years. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Computer Software Engineering Department, MCS [a constituent college of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)]. His research interests include software development, programming languages, and distributed systems. He has served on the program committees of numerous national/international conferences, including NSEC14, NSEC15, ComTech- 2017, FIT 2018, and ICOSST 2018. He is also the Co-Chair of organizing ComTech-2019.

Academic Background
PhD (Component-Based Developmed) University of Manchester October 07, 2007 - March 07, 2015
Honours and Awards
Faculty Development Progr PhD sponsorship October 07, 2007
Overseas Bursary Due to this local student fee was paid. October 07, 2007
Publications
Enhancing source code retrieval with joint Bi-LSTM-GNN architecture: A comparative study with ChatGPT-LLM April 25, 2024 Nazia Bibi, Ayesha Maqbool, Tauseef Ahmed Rana, Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences -
Reusable Component Retrieval: A Semantic Search Approach for Low Resource Languages April 25, 2024 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing - Accepted
Enhancing Semantic Code Search with Deep Graph Matching June 02, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Ayesha Maqbool, Tauseef Rana, Farkhanda Afzal, Ali Akgul, Sayed M. El Din, IEEE Access - Volume 11, Pages 52392-52411
An Intelligent Platform for Software Component Mining and Retrieval January 03, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, Farkhanda Afzal, Ali Akgul, Manuel De la Sen, Sensors - Volume 23, Issue 1, Article Number 525
Web semantics and ontologies-based framework for software component selection from online repositories January 01, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Ahmed Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, Alina Mirza, Zeshan Iqbal, Muhammad Attique Khan, Majed Alhaisoni, Usman Tariq, Robertas Damaševičius, International Journal of Web and Grid Services - Volume 19, No. 3, Pages 318-349
Devising a Usability Development Life Cycle (UDLC) Model for Enhancing Usability and User Experience in Interactive Applications December 25, 2022 Qurat Ul Ain, Tauseef Rana, Aamana, Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology - Volume 12, No. 2, Pages 81-94
Achieving Stepwise Construction of Cyber Physical Systems in EX-MAN Component Model November 02, 2022 Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, Toqir A.Rana, Alina Mirza, Zeeshan iqbal, Muhammad Attique Khan, Majed Alhaisoni, Abdullah Alqahtani, Ye Jin Kim, Byoungchol Chang, Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences - Article in Press
An Unsupervised Approach for Sentiment Analysis on Social Media Short Text Classification in Roman Urdu March 01, 2022 Toqir Ahmad Rana, Kiran Shazadi, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ahsan Arshad , Mohammad Tubishat, ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing - Volume 21, Issue 2, Article Number 28
A comparative analysis of consensus protocols for dealing power theft issue in Pakistan. November 12, 2021 Ayesha Maqbool, Sumaera Sattar, Amna Naheed, Sana Khalid, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Farkhanda Afzal, Murat Cacan, Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences - Volume 42(7), Pages 1523-1540
A survey on Common Criteria (CC) evaluating schemes for security assessment of IT products October 26, 2021 Mehreen Fatima, Haider Abbas, Tahreem Yaqoob, Narmeen Shafqat, Zarmeen Ahmad, Raja Zeeshan, Zia Muhammad , Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Shynar Mussiraliyeva, PeerJ Computer Science - Volume 7, Article Number e701
Efficient Prediction of Missed Clinical Appointment Using Machine Learning October 22, 2021 Zeeshan Qureshi, Ayesha Maqbool, Alina Mirza, Muhammad Zubair Iqbal, Farkhanda Afzal, Deborah Dormah Kanubala, Tauseef Rana, Mir Yasir Umair, Abdul Wakeel, Said Khalid Shah, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine - Volume 2021, Article ID 2376391, 10 pages
A Model-Driven Framework for the Development of MVC-Based (Web) Application August 23, 2021 Sheikh Israr Ahmad, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-15
Expertise based Skills Management System to Support Resource Allocation August 16, 2021 Nazia Bibi, Zeeshan Anwar, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, PLoS One - Volume 16(8), Article Number e0255928
Blockchain-based green big data visualization: BGbV August 10, 2021 Iqra Shehzad, Ayesha Maqbool, Tauseef Rana, Alina Mirza, Wazirzada Khan, Sung Won Kim, Yousaf Bin Zikria, Sadia Din, Complex & Intelligent Systems - Pages 1-12
Thermodynamics Inspired Co-operative Self-Organization of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles April 20, 2021 Ayesha Maqbool, Farkhanda Afzal, Tauseef Rana, Alina Mirza, Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing - Volume 28, No.3, Pages 653-667
Reverse Engineering of Object Oriented Systems to ALF April 01, 2021 Asad Nawaz, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Farooque Azam, Muhammad Waseem Anwar, International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering - Volume 31, No. 5, Pages 745-775
Monitoring social distancing under various low light conditions with deep learning and a single motionless time of flight camera February 25, 2021 Adina Raheem, Ayesha Maqbool, Tausseef Rana, PloS One - Volume 16(2), Article Number e0247440
PFE: A Visual Programming Framework for teaching Programming for Dummies or Beginners October 31, 2020 Mufti Anees-ur-Rahman, Rai Sabir, Umer Riaz, Tauseef Rana, University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology - Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 194- 198
A Component Model with Verifiable Composition for the Construction of Emergency Management Systems August 10, 2020 Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Muhammad Ali Imran, Abdullah Baz, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-10
Multi-level knowledge-based approach for implicit aspect identification July 29, 2020 Toqir Ahmad Rana, Yu-N Cheah, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Applied Intelligence - Pages 1-16
A Generalised Coordination Design Pattern for the EX-MAN Component Model July 02, 2020 Tauseef Ahmed Rana, Abdullah Baz, IEEE Access - Volume 8, Pages 115461-115475
EX-MAN Component Model for Component Based Software Construction April 01, 2020 Tauseef Ahmed Rana, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 45, Pages 2915–2928
A Blockchain-Based Solution to Control Power Losses in Pakistan March 18, 2020 Sana Khalid, Ayesha Maqbool, Tauseef Rana, Amna Naheed , Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-13
Incremental Construction for Scalable Component-Based Systems March 06, 2020 Tauseef Rana, Abdullah Baz, Sensors - Volume 20, Issue 5, Article Number 1435
Incremental Composition Process for the Construction of Component-Based Management Systems February 29, 2020 Tauseef Rana, Yawar Abbas Bangash, Abdullah Baz, Toqir Ahmad Rana, Muhammad Ali Imran, Sensors - Volume 20 Issue 5, Article Number 1351
A preliminary survey on software testing practices in Khyber PakhtunKhwa region of Pakistan January 27, 2020 Bushra Latif, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences - Volume 28, Pages 575–589
Flow Constraint Language for Coordination by Exogenous Connectors October 04, 2019 Tauseef Rana, Yawar Abbas Bangash, Haider Abbas, IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 138341-138352
Secure Architecture for E-Commerce Websites June 25, 2019 Tooba Ahmad, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology - Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 13-17
Incast Mitigation in a Data Center Storage Cluster Through a Dynamic Fair-Share Buffer Policy January 07, 2019 YAWAR ABBAS BANGASH, TAUSEEF RANA, HAIDER ABBAS, MUHAMMAD ALI IMRAN, ADNAN AHMED KHAN, IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 10718-10733
Conferences
A Pragmatic Decision Making Mechanism for Reusable Source Code Snippets Retrieval using Semantic Approach August 24, 2023 - August 25, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Ahmed Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, Qurat-ul-Ain, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology
Exploring the Effectiveness of Joint Bi-LSTM-GNN vs ChatGPT-LLM in Source Code Retrieval August 24, 2023 - August 25, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Ayesha Maqbool, Tauseef Ahmed Rana, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology
A Study on Identifying, Categorizing and Reporting Usability Bugs and Challenges March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023 Qurat Ul Ain, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Aamana, 4th International Conference on Communication Technologies, ComTech 2023
Bi-Directional LSTM-Based Search Engine for Source Code Retrieval March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, 4th International Conference on Communication Technologies, ComTech 2023
Interaction with Media Players through Hand Gesture Recognition March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023 Maryam Saleem, Zainab Yousaf, Iqra Arshad, Maria Abubaker, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, 4th International Conference on Communication Technologies, ComTech 2023
Categorization of User Experience and Usability Issues (UXUIs) and their Prioritization w.r.t Categorization for Improving the UXU of Interactive System (IS) September 21, 2021 - September 22, 2021 Tayyba Farooqui, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, 2021 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Conceptual Model for Component Selection: A Research Review on Existing Techniques September 21, 2021 - September 22, 2021 Nazia Bibi, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Qurat Ul Ain, Ayesha Naseer, 2021 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Programmer Experience: An HCI Perspective September 21, 2021 - September 22, 2021 Umer Farooq Khan, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Capturing Users Requirements Using a Data Mining Approach September 20, 2021 - September 21, 2021 Muhammad Zeeshan Qureshi, Anique Azhar, Qazi Abubakar, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Ayesha Maqbool, International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
A Comparative Analysis of Consensus Protocols for Dealing Power Theft Issue in Pakistan March 04, 2021 - March 05, 2021 Ayesha Maqbool, Amna Naheed, Sana Khalid, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Farkhanda Afzal, Communications in Combinatorics, Cryptography & Computer Science
Quality Based Software Architectural Decision Making March 20, 2019 - March 21, 2019 Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Tehreem Aslam, Marwa Batool, Amna Naheed, Asma Andaleeb, 2019 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Microservices Architecture: Challenges and Proposed Conceptual Design March 20, 2019 - March 21, 2019 Raja Mubashir Munaf, Jawwad Ahmed, Faraz Khakwani, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, 2019 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech)
Impact of Human-Centered Design Process (HCDP) on Software Development Process March 06, 2019 - March 07, 2019 Tayba Farooqui, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Fakeeha Jafari, 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital systems (C-CODE)
Singular Adaptive Multi-role Intelligent Personal Assistant (SAM-IPA) for Human Computer Interaction December 19, 2018 - December 21, 2018 Khawir Mahmood, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Abdur Rehman Raza, 12th International Conference on Open Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST)
Virtual Reality for Disabled People: A Survey December 19, 2018 - December 21, 2018 Ayesha Tariq, Tauseef Ahmad Rana, Maryum Nawaz, International Conference on Open Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST)
Incremental construction: A study of refinement and composition based approaches November 11, 2014 - November 12, 2014 Tauseef Ahmad Rana, National Software Engineering Conference
Manager Ideal Solutions Limited July 05, 2001 - August 05, 2002
Programmer/Analyst ESP Business Solutions Limited May 05, 2000 - April 05, 2001