Dr. Asif Muhammad
Dr. Asif Muhammad
Assistant Professor
Education
PhD (CS), Capital University of Science and Technology, 2023
PMBA (MS), Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, 2011
MS (SE), Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, 2009
Summary
Dr. Asif Muhammad, PhD, is an accomplished academic and professional in the field of computer science, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the FAST School of Computing, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES), Islamabad. With a career spanning academia, research, and industry, he has developed a strong reputation as an educator, researcher, and innovator. Dr. Asif began his academic journey with a BS in Computer Science from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in 2003, followed by an MS in Software Engineering from SZABIST in 2009. In 2011, he complemented his technical expertise with a PMBA, reflecting his interest in the intersection of technology and business. His pursuit of advanced knowledge culminated in a PhD in Computer Science from the Capital University of Science and Technology in 2023, with research contributions that address critical challenges in computing. In parallel with his academic achievements, Dr. Asif has built a diverse professional career. He has held key positions as a Lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad, Team Lead at Exotic Solutions, and Senior Software Engineer in various software development companies. These experiences allowed him to bridge the gap between theory and practice, strengthening his ability to guide students with insights grounded in real-world applications. As Co-founder of The Neuron Gorge, Dr. Asif actively contributes to building platforms for innovation and collaboration in the computing community. His role as a reviewer for prestigious journals such as PeerJ Computer Science and The Journal of Supercomputing highlights his engagement with the global research community and his commitment to advancing scholarly excellence. Dr. Asif’s professional memberships, publications, and research interests reflect his dedication to both teaching and research. He is deeply invested in mentoring students, fostering their growth as future computing professionals, and inspiring them to explore cutting-edge areas in technology. His career exemplifies a balance of academic rigor, professional expertise, and visionary leadership, making him a valued contributor to the field of computer science and higher education in Pakistan.
Publications
Journal Papers
- Recommender Systems for Improving Personalised Research Assistance and Literature Discovery. 2026. Engineering Reports.
- SR-SAAD: A social rank-based routing protocol for enhanced efficiency in delay tolerant networks. 2025. IET Communications.
- WG-Storm: A resource-aware scheduler for distributed stream processing engines. 2025. PeerJ Computer Science.
- Artificial intelligence for sustainable agriculture: A comprehensive review of AI-driven technologies in crop production. 2025. Sustainability.
- Evaluating machine unlearning: Applications, approaches, and accuracy. 2025. Engineering Reports.
- Enhancing performance of movie recommendations using LSTM with meta-path analysis. 2023. IEEE Access.
- MF-Storm: A maximum flow-based job scheduler for stream processing engines on computational clusters to increase throughput. 2022. PeerJ Computer Science.
- BAN-Storm: A bandwidth-aware scheduling mechanism for stream jobs. 2021. Journal of Grid Computing.
- TOP-Storm: A topology-based resource-aware scheduler for stream processing engines. 2021. Cluster Computing.
- A3-Storm: Topology-, traffic-, and resource-aware storm scheduler for heterogeneous clusters. 2021. The Journal of Supercomputing.
- Semantic-based e-learning recommender system. 2015. European Scientific Journal.
- A step towards real-time customer relationship management (CRM). 2013. International Journal of Future Computer and Communication.
- An XML-based framework for bidirectional transformation in model-driven architecture (MDA). 2009. ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes.
Conference Papers
- Microservices Architecture for Computer Vision Applications. 2025. 2025 International Conference on Engineering & Computing Technologies (ICECT).
- Exploring the Power of Resilience and Fault Tolerance in Software Architectures. 2025. 2025 International Conference on Engineering & Computing Technologies (ICECT).
- Random Walk-Driven Encounter Routing for Enhanced Delivery Efficiency in DTNs. 2025. Annual Methodological Archive Research Review.
- Vision transformer-based approach for classification of Buddhist and non-Buddhist heritage sites in Taxila. 2025. 2025 International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing, and Communication (ICETECC).
- Semantic enrichment and personalised learning-based research paper recommendation. 2025. 2025 International Conference on Data-Driven Social Change (ICDDSC).
- Enhanced synthetic images classification with vision transformers and effective data augmentation techniques. 2024. 2024 26th International Multitopic Conference (INMIC).
- TezNet: An efficient convolutional neural network for optical coherence tomography classification. 2024. 6th International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI).
- Performance evaluation of matrix multiplication in virtual machine. 2017. International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital Systems (C-CODE).
- Analytical framework for studying the effects of user participation in DSS development. 2010. 4th International Conference on New Trends in Information Science and Service Science.