Profiles
Dr Muhammad Asad
Lecturer in Computer Science
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Asad holds the position of Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Plymouth, UK. He also serves as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo.
Prior to these roles, he worked as a Project Researcher in the Department of Creative Informatics at the University of Tokyo. Dr. Asad completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, where he received the prestigious President’s Award in 2021-2022 for his outstanding research achievements. Earlier in his academic journey, Dr. Asad earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Dalian University of Technology, China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication and Networking from COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
His research primarily focuses on Federated Learning, Deep Learning, and a range of advanced networking technologies, including VANETs, ITS, WSNs, SDN, and IoT, showcasing his deep expertise and ongoing contributions to the field of computer science.
Qualifications
Ph.D.: Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Masters: Dalian University of Technology, China
Bachelors: COMSATS University Islamabad, WAH Campus, Pakistan
Masters: Dalian University of Technology, China
Bachelors: COMSATS University Islamabad, WAH Campus, Pakistan
Research
Research
Research interests
Federated Learning,
Deep Learning,
Software-Defined Networking (SDN),
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs),
Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANets),
Internet of Things (IoT).
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2024) 'Integrative Federated Learning and Zero-Trust Approach for Secure Wireless Communications' IEEE Wireless Communications 31, (2) 14-20 Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Secure and Efficient Blockchain-Based Federated Learning Approach for VANETs' IEEE Internet of Things Journal 11, (5) 9047-9055 Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Limitations and Future Aspects of Communication Costs in Federated Learning: A Survey' Sensors 23, (17) 7358-7358 Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'A Comprehensive Survey on Privacy-Preserving Techniques in Federated Recommendation Systems' Applied Sciences 13, (10) 6201-6201 Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Developing an Urdu Lemmatizer Using a Dictionary-Based Lookup Approach' Applied Sciences 13, (8) 5103-5103 Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'New Hybrid Deep Learning Models to Predict Cost From Healthcare Providers in Smart Hospitals' IEEE Access 11, 136988-137010 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'SHFL: K-Anonymity-Based Secure Hierarchical Federated Learning Framework for Smart Healthcare Systems' Future Internet 14, (11) 338-338 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'DAD-Net: Classification of Alzheimer’s Disease Using ADASYN Oversampling Technique and Optimized Neural Network' Molecules 27, (20) 7085-7085 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'A Robust Deep Model for Classification of Peptic Ulcer and Other Digestive Tract Disorders Using Endoscopic Images' Biomedicines 10, (9) 2195-2195 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'Multi‐hop similarity‐based‐clustering framework for IoT‐Oriented Software‐Defined wireless sensor networks' IET Wireless Sensor Systems 12, (2) 67-80 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'Adaptive Machine Learning Based Distributed Denial-of-Services Attacks Detection and Mitigation System for SDN-Enabled IoT' Sensors 22, (7) 2697-2697 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'Deep Learning-Based Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images: A Review' Remote Sensing 14, (4) 871-871 Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'ADD-Net: An Effective Deep Learning Model for Early Detection of Alzheimer Disease in MRI Scans' IEEE Access 10, 96930-96951 Publisher Site , DOI
(2021) 'THF: 3-Way Hierarchical Framework for Efficient Client Selection and Resource Management in Federated Learning' IEEE Internet of Things Journal 9, (13) 11085-11097 Publisher Site , DOI
(2021) 'CEEP-FL: A comprehensive approach for communication efficiency and enhanced privacy in federated learning' Applied Soft Computing 104, 107235-107235 Publisher Site , DOI
(2020) 'A Critical Evaluation of Privacy and Security Threats in Federated Learning' Sensors 20, (24) 7182-7182 Publisher Site , DOI
(2020) 'Application-Aware SDN-Based Iterative Reconfigurable Routing Protocol for Internet of Things (IoT)' Sensors 20, (12) 3521-3521 Publisher Site , DOI
(2020) 'FedOpt: Towards Communication Efficiency and Privacy Preservation in Federated Learning' Applied Sciences 10, (8) 2864-2864 Publisher Site , DOI
(2019) 'IoT enabled adaptive clustering based energy efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor networks' International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing 32, (2) 133-133 Publisher Site , DOI
(2018) 'Spiral Mobility Based on Optimized Clustering for Optimal Data Extraction in WSNs' Technologies 6, (1) 35-35 Publisher Site , DOI
(2018) 'Lifetime Maximization on Scalable Stable Election Protocol for Large Scale Traffic Engineering' International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications 9, (1) Publisher Site , DOI
(2017) 'Multihopping Multilevel Clustering Heterogeneity-Sensitive Optimized Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks' Journal of Sensors 2017, 1-14 Publisher Site , DOI
Conference Papers
(2023) 'Few Shot Learning for Medical Imaging: A Review of Categorized Images' 2023 IEEE 7th Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) 2-/-1/20232-/-1/2023IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) '6GENABLERS: A Holistic Approach to Establish Pervasive Trust in 6G Networks' 2023 IEEE 28th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD) 1-/-1/20231-/-1/2023IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Towards Privacy-Aware Federated Learning for User-Sensitive Data' 2023 Fifth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA) 0-/-1/20230-/-1/2023IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Edge Computing for the Metaverse: Balancing Security and Privacy Concerns' 2023 International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMETA) 9-/-0/20239-/-0/2023IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2023) 'Overcoming Environmental Challenges in CAVs through MEC-based Federated Learning' 2023 Fourteenth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN) 7-/-0/20237-/-0/2023IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2022) 'Resource and Heterogeneity-aware Clients Eligibility Protocol in Federated Learning' GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference 2-/-1/20222-/-1/2022IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2021) 'Evaluating the Communication Efficiency in Federated Learning Algorithms' 2021 IEEE 24th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD) 5-/-0/20215-/-0/2021IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2021) 'Toward Agent-based Interactive Systems to Support Rehabilitation Process' 2021 IEEE 24th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD) 5-/-0/20215-/-0/2021IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2021) 'PPCSA: Partial Participation-Based Compressed and Secure Aggregation in Federated Learning' Springer International Publishing 345-357 Publisher Site , DOI
(2020) 'Adaptive Machine learning: A Framework for Active Malware Detection' 2020 16th International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN) 2-/-1/20202-/-1/2020IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2020) 'Machine Learning Based SDN-enabled Distributed Denial-of-Services Attacks Detection and Mitigation System for Internet of Things' Springer International Publishing 180-194 Publisher Site , DOI
(2018) 'Heuristic Path-Reconfiguration Algorithm Using Multi-hop Opportunistic Routing in WSNs' 2018 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) 2-/-1/20182-/-1/2018IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2017) 'Energy Efficient Cubical layered Path Planning Algorithm (EECPPA) for acoustic UWSNs' 2017 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM) 8-/-0/20178-/-0/2017IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2017) 'MAHEE: Multi-hop advance heterogeneity-aware energy efficient path planning algorithm for wireless sensor networks' 2017 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM) 8-/-0/20178-/-0/2017IEEE Publisher Site , DOI
(2014) 'HADCC: Hybrid Advanced Distributed and Centralized Clustering Path Planning Algorithm for WSNs' 2014 IEEE 28th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA) 5-/-0/20145-/-0/2014IEEE Publisher Site , DOI