Dr. Muhammad Tariq

Faculty Member

Dr. Muhammad Tariq

Professor, HoS (Engineering) & HoD (CE)

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor
(+9251 111 128 128) 356
tariq.khan@nu.edu.pk

Education

PostDoc (Computer Science & Engineering), Princeton University, 2016

PhD (Computer Science & Engineering), Waseda University, 2012

MS (Electronics & Computer Engineering), Hanyang University, 2009

BSc (Computer Systems Engineering), University of Engineering & Technology, (UET), Peshawar, 2006

Summary

Dr. Muhammad Tariq is Professor and the Head of the School of Engineering at FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Previously, he served as the Head of the Department at Peshawar and Islamabad Campuses. In 2017, he was appointed as the youngest campus director at FAST NUCES, a position he held until December 31, 2020. With over 12 years of post-Ph.D. teaching, research, and academic administrative experience, and a total professional experience spanning more than 18 years, Dr. Tariq has established himself as a distinguished academic leader.
He completed his post-doctorate as a Fulbright Scholar under the supervision of the renowned American scientist Prof. H. Vincent Poor. His Ph.D. was funded by the Japanese government (MEXT), and his industrial MS was supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. Dr. Tariq has authored or co-authored over 100 research papers and articles, achieving an impact score of over 450. He co-authored the book “Smart Grid Standards, Specification, Requirements, and Technologies,” published by John Wiley and Sons in 2015, collaborating with leading researchers, including a Nobel Prize winner. Eight of his Ph.D. students have completed their doctorates under his supervision and are now serving in prestigious universities in Pakistan, Europe, and Canada. He has presented his research at various IEEE flagship conferences worldwide and has traveled to 25 different countries. Dr. Tariq has also served as the General Chair and Session Chair at several IEEE conferences and has contributed to numerous technical committees and editorial boards for high-impact journals and transactions. He is serving as editor and associate editor of several impact factor journals. In 2019, he was recognized as an Outstanding Associate Editor for IEEE Access. In 2017, 2019, and 2023, Dr. Tariq was thrice selected as a High-End Foreign Expert through the International Cooperation Project funded by the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, China. He has led several projects as Principal Investigator or Team Leader. In 2016, he became one of the youngest Program Evaluators (PEV) for the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). He is a Professional Engineer with PEC and a master trainer of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) for Washington Accord-based Level II Accreditation. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the Chair of the IEEE Peshawar Subsection and is currently the founding chairman of the Pukhtunkhwa Open Source Foundation.

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. A. Garba et al, A Digital Rights Management System based on a Scalable Blockchain, Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, vol.14, pp. 2665–2680, Nov., 2020, IF = 3.488 Q2
  2. M. Adnan, M. Tariq*, Z. Zhou, and H. V. Poor, Load Flow Balancing and Transient Stability Analysis in Renewable Integrated Power Grids, Elsevier International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 104, pp.744-771, June. 2018, IF = 5.659 Q1
  3. M. Tariq*, M. Macuha, Y. J. Park, and T. Sato, A Realistic Communication Model For Distributed Error-prone Wireless Sensor Networks, IEICE Transactions on Communication, vol. E94-B, pp. 2805-2816, Oct. 2011, IF = 0.598 Q3
  4. B. Tahir, A. Jolfaei, and M. Tariq*, Experience Driven Attack Design and Federated Learning Based Intrusion Detection in Industry 4.0, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Dec. 2021, IF = 11.648 Q1
  5. M. Tariq*, M. Adnan, G. Srivastava, and H. V. Poor, Instability detection and prevention in smart grids under asymmetric faults, IEEE Transaction on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 4510-4520, July-Aug. 2020, IF = 4.0 Q1
  6. D. Zhang*, M. Tariq, S. Mumtaz, J. Rodriguez and T. Sato, Integrating Energy Efficiency Analysis of Massive MIMO Based C-RAN, Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol.13, pp. 1-9, Dec. 2016, IF = 2.559Q3
  7. S. Nisar*, SM. A. Zuhaib, A. Ulasyar and M. Tariq, A Robust Tracking System for COVID-19 Like Pandemic Using Advanced Hybrid Technologies, Springer Computing, Mar, 2021, IF= 2.42 Q2
  8. F. Ahmed*, M. Tariq, and A. Farooq, A novel ANN-based distribution network state estimator, Elsevier International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 107, pp.200-2012, May. 2019, IF = 5.659 Q1
  9. K. S. Khan*, and M. Tariq, Accurate Monitoring and Fault Detection in Wind Measuring Devices through Wireless Sensor Networks, Sensors Nov. 2014, vol. 14-, pp. 22140-22158, IF =3.8 Q2
  10. M. Ali*, M. Tariq, F. Naeem, and G. Kaddoum, Federated Learning for Privacy Preservation in Smart Healthcare Systems: A Comprehensive Survey, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol.-, no.-, pp.-,June, 2022,IF = 7.0 Q1
  11. J. A. Ansere, M. Kamal, E. Gyamfi, F. Sam, M. Tariq and A. Mohammad,, Energy Efficient Resource Optimization in Cooperative Internet of Things Networks, Elsevier Internet of Things Journal, 2020, vol. 12, IF= 5.7 Q1
  12. S. Nisar* and M. Tariq, Dialect Recognition for Low Resource Language using an Adaptive Filter Bank, International Journal of Wavelets, Multi resolution and Information Processing, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2018, IF = 1.276 Q4
  13. S. Nisar*, SM. A. Zuhaib, A. Ulasyar and M. Tariq, A Privacy Preserved and Cost Efficient Control Scheme for Coronavirus Outbreak Using Call Data Record Analysis and Contact Tracing, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 104-110, March 2021, IF= 4.135 Q2
  14. M. Kamal* and M. Tariq, Light-weight Security and Blockchain Based Provenance for Advanced Metering Infrastructure, IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp.87345-87356, July. 2019, IF =3.47 Q2
  15. Y. Abbas*, M. Tariq, and O. U. Khan, Improving Object Localization via Accurate Distance Estimation in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, Plos One, vol. 10, pp. 1-18, Nov. 2015, IF = 3.752 Q2
  16. F. Naeem, G. Srivastava, and M. Tariq*, A Software Defined Network based Fuzzy Normalized Neural Adaptive Multipath Congestion Control for the Internet of Things, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, April, 2020, vol. 7, pp. 2155 - 2164, IF = 5.033 Q1
  17. M. Tariq* and H. V. Poor, Electricity Theft Detection and Localization in Microgrids, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, pp. 1920-1929, May. 2018, IF = 10.275 Q1
  18. F. Naeem, Z. Zhou, S. Siefullahi, and M. Tariq*, A Generative Adversarial Network Enabled Deep Distributional Reinforcement Learning for Transmission Scheduling in the Internet of Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 4550-4559, July, 2021, IF = 9.551 Q1
  19. Y. Lai and M. Tariq*, Group Enhancement for Matching of Multi-view Image with Overlap Fuzzy Feature, Springer Multimedia Tools and Application, vol.79, pp. 2069–2084, 2020, IF = 2.577 Q2
  20. J. Wu*. Dong, K. Ota, and M. Tariq, L. Guo, Cross-Domain Fine-Grained Data Usage Control Service for Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Access, vol.3, pp.2939-2949, 2015, IF = 3.47 Q2
  21. M. Ali, M. Adnan, M. Tariq*, and H. V. Poor, Load Forecasting through Estimated Parameterized based Fuzzy Inference System in Smart Grids, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, April, 2020, vol. 29, pp. 156 - 165, IF = 12.253 Q1
  22. M.Kamal* and M. Tariq, Lightweight Security and Data Provenance in Internet of Things, IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 34439-34448, June. 2018, IF =3.47 Q2
  23. M. Macuha*, M. Tariq and T. Sato, Data Collection Method for Mobile Sensor Networks based on the Theory of Thermal Fields, Sensors, 2011, vol. 11, pp. 7188-7203, IF =3.8 Q2
  24. M. Ali*, H. Karimipour, and M. Tariq, Integration of Blockchain and Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Recent Advances and Future Challenges, Elsevier Computers & Security, vol. 108, June, 2021, IF = 5.105 Q2
  25. U. Abbasi, A. Rashid, A. Basalamah, and M. Tariq*, Detection of Epilepsy Seizures in Neonatal EEG using LSTM Architecture, IEEE Access, vol.7, pp.179074-179084, Dec. 2019, IF = 3.47 Q1
  26. Y. Abbas* and M. Tariq, and T. Sato, A Novel Energy Efficient Object Detection and Image Transmission Approach for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, IEEE Sensor Journal, vol. 16, no. 15, pp. 5942-5949, Aug. 2016, IF = 4.325 Q1

Conference Papers

  1. J. Bai, Z. Zhou, S. Zhou, and M. Tariq, Distributed Energy Management in Smart Grid with Dominated Electricity Provider and Multiple Microgrids, proceeding of 13th IEEE POWERCONN, Oct. 2014, pp. 3249-3256, Chengdu, China
  2. Z. Zhou, M. Tariq, and T. Sato, Error Probability Bounds of JMLSE Based Single Antenna Interference Cancellation Algorithms for MQAM-OFDM Systems, proceeding of 72nd IEEE VTC 2010 Fall, pp. 1-5, Sep. 2010, Ottawa, Canada
  3. M. Kamal and M. Tariq, Light-weight Security for Advanced Metering Infrastructure, proceeding of 89th IEEE VTC, April, 2019, pp-, KL Malaysia
  4. M. Tariq, Z. Zhou, Y. J. Park, and T. Sato, Diffusion Based Self-deployment Algorithm for Mobile Sensor Networks, proceeding of 72nd IEEE VTC 2010 Fall, pp. 1-5, Sep. 2010, Ottawa, Canada
  5. M. Adnan, M. Ali, and M. Tariq, A Probabilistic Approach For Power Network Stability in Smart Grid, proceeding of 15th IEEE ICET, Dec., 2019, pp-, Peshawar, Pakistan
  6. L. Ochirmaa, M. Tariq, M. Macuha, and T. Sato, Accurate Localization in Short-Range Outdoor Environment, proceeding of IEICE General Conference, Sep. 2010, Osaka, Japan
  7. M. Macuha, M. Tariq, and T. Sato, Heat conduction-based opportunistic routing scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks , proceeding of 12th WPMC 2010, Oct. 2010, Recife, Brazil
  8. F. Naeem, G. Kaddoum, and M. Tariq, Digital Twin-empowered Network Slicing in B5G Networks: Experience-driven approach , proc. IEEE Globecom, 2021, Madrid, Spain
  9. M. Macuha, M. Tariq, and T. Sato, Energy Adaptive Proactive Routing Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, proceeding of IEICE General Conference, Sep. 2010, Osaka, Japan
  10. J. H. Kim, M. Tariq, Y. P. Kim, and Y. J. Park, A Radio-Aware Routing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks, proceeding of Korean Info. and Comm. Society Conference Aug. 2008, Seoul, South Korea
  11. M. Tariq, Y. P. Kim, J. H. Kim, and Y. J. Park, Energy Efficient and Reliable Routing Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks , proceeding of IEEE ICCSN, pp. 181-185, Feb. 2009, Macau, China