Shafiq Ahmed

Biography

Shafiq Ahmed is a PhD Scholar in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex, United Kingdom, working under the supervision of Dr. Hossein Anisi. His research is centered on cybersecurity, privacy preservation, and authentication protocols, with a particular focus on Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) communications, Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, and post-quantum cryptographic solutions. His ongoing doctoral thesis, titled "Enhanced AI-Based Provably Secure and Cost-Effective Authentication Protocols for Demand Response Power Management in Vehicle to Intelligent Grid Paradigm," aims to develop advanced secure frameworks for next-generation energy and vehicular networks. Prior to commencing his PhD, Mr. Ahmed earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from COMSATS University Islamabad (Sub-Campus Sahiwal), where he specialized in network security, algorithm analysis, and theoretical computation. His master's research involved designing an anonymous key-agreement protocol tailored for the V2G environment within the Social Internet of Vehicles. He also holds an earlier Master of Computer Science degree and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, where he focused on programming, software engineering, and algorithm design. Mr. Ahmed possesses extensive academic experience, having served as a Lecturer at Bahria University Lahore, where he taught courses in programming fundamentals, object-oriented programming, and data structures, etc. He also contributed to curriculum development, accreditation processes, and student mentorship. Previously, he worked as a Junior Lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad and a Research Assistant in the Network Security Research Group, where he contributed to projects focused on privacy-preserving infrastructures and network security frameworks. His research contributions have been published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Cyber Physical Systems, IEEE Systems Journal, Journal of Information Security and Applications, Frontiers of Computer Science and IEEE Access. His work addresses critical challenges in post-quantum secure communications, privacy-enhanced authentication protocols, and cyber-physical system security. Notably, Mr. Ahmed was recognized with an appreciation award and a cash prize for his outstanding research achievements at Bahria University. His skillset encompasses cybersecurity, cryptographic protocol design, network security analysis, software engineering, and academic administration. In addition to his academic pursuits, he holds several certifications from Google and LinkedIn in areas such as Cryptography, Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography, Java development, and Springboot. Committed to research excellence and innovation, Mr. Ahmed aspires to bridge theoretical advancements with real-world applications in cybersecurity and Industrial IoT systems.

Qualifications

• MSCS COMSATS University Islamabad (2020)

• M.Sc Computer Science COMSATS University Islamabad (2017)

• B.Sc Computer Science Bahauddin Zakariya University (2015)

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