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Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ayyaz

Dean | Professor | Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Ph.D. Computer Engineering (Minor Computer Science) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA, (1996)
MS  Computer Engineering Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA, (1991)
M.Sc. Computer Engineering UET Lahore, Pakistan, (1984)
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Specialization in Communication) UET Lahore, Pakistan, (1980)

Email

mnayyaz@qu.edu.pk

Introduction
Research & Publications

Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ayyaz

Dean | Professor | Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Dr. Muhammad Naeem Ayyaz recently served as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Namal University, Mianwali, bringing extensive academic and administrative experience to his roles. His academic journey began with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore, followed by an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the same institution. He further advanced his education with an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, USA. Over the years, Dr. Ayyaz has held prominent academic positions, including serving as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering at UET Lahore, as well as holding a visiting faculty position at LUMS.

His research interests span across computer engineering, multiprocessor systems, and machine learning, and he has contributed significantly to high-impact international journals and conferences. As an administrator and project leader, Dr. Ayyaz has overseen major academic initiatives, including acting as the Director of the Center for System Simulation and Visual Analytics Research at UET Lahore. He has also directed the development of large-scale systems, such as an automated university management system and an OMR-based Entry Test Management system for UET admissions. His leadership and research endeavors, including managing significant grants like the Dengue-View project, reflect a strong commitment to technological innovation and academic excellence.

Education
Ph.D. Computer Engineering (Minor Computer Science)

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA, 1996

Dissertation: “Resource Management Schemes for Multiprocessors based on Multistage
Interconnection Networks”. Advisor: Dr. C. Y. Roger Chen.
MS  Computer Engineering

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA, 1991
M.Sc. Computer Engineering

UET Lahore, Pakistan, 1984

Thesis: “Design and Implementation of a Portable Universal Cross Assembler”. Advisor: Dr. Shahid H. Bokhari.
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Specialization in Communication)

UET Lahore, Pakistan, 1980
Academic/Industry Experience
Designation/Institution From To
Dean, Department of Computer Science, Qarshi University, Lahore Present
Professor, Department of Computer Science, Qarshi University, Lahore
Professor, Department of Computer Science, Namal University, Mianwali Jan 2016 Aug 2021
Professor, Dept. of EE, UET Lahore, Pakistan Oct 2002 Dec 2015
Research Consultant, Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, UET Lahore Nov 2002 Aug 2006
Associate Professor, Dept. of EE, UET Lahore, Pakistan Oct 1998 Oct 2002
Visiting Faculty, LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan 1998 2000
Assistant Professor, Dept. of EE, UET Lahore, Pakistan Jan 1997 Oct 1998
Research/Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University, USA Jan 1993 Sep 1996
Graduate Assistant, Academic Computing Services, Syracuse University, USA Jan 1991 Dec 1992
Assistant Professor, Dept. of EE, UET Lahore, Pakistan Sep 1984 Aug 1988
Administrative Experience
Designation/Institution From To
Director, Center for System Simulation and Visual Analytics Research, UET Lahore 2010 2015
Chairman, Dept. of Electrical Engineering (EE) UET Lahore, Pakistan Oct 2009 Dec 2015

Research & Publications

Other Academic and Research Activities
[1] About eight years of experience of managing software engineering projects at UET Lahore.
[2] Directed design and development of an open source based, general-purpose automated management system for universities at UET Lahore (under the PTCL Thematic Research Grant).
[3] Directed design and development of the OMR-based Entry Test Management system for UET admissions (still operational).
[4] About fifteen M.Sc. Engineering theses supervised.
[5] Invited talks at the 1st Int. Conf. on Open-Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST), 2006 and 2007.
[6] Talk at Purdue Univ., USA, on “The State of Infectious Disease Surveillance & Response in Pakistan”, 2011.
[7] Chair Organizing Committee, 1st Workshop on Electronic Disease Surveillance and Response Systems, UET Lahore, 27-28 December 2012.
[8] Multiple times contributed to the design and/or improvement of the curricula of EE, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering, between 2009 and 2021, at the UET, Lahore, and Namal University, Mianwali.
Research Grants
[1] Dengue-View: Dengue Epidemic Surveillance Modeling, Visualization, and Response Management System (April 2013, National ICT R&D Fund, GoP, Rs. 15M).
[2] “Development of a Real-Time Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response System for Pakistan”. (August 2011 to July 2014, through Purdue University, USA, US$ 0.2M.)
[3] “Automated Management System for Universities”. (PTCL Thematic Research Grant, 2003, Rs 1.6M)
Publications (National Journals)
[1] M. N. Ayyaz, Imran Javed, W. Mehmood, Handwritten Character Recognition Using Multiclass SVM Classification with Hybrid Feature Extraction, Pak. J. Engg. & Appl. Sci., Vol. 10, Jan 2012. (ISSN: 1995-1302; Impact Factor: 0.50)
Publications (International Journals)
[1] M. N. Ayyaz, Dikran S. Meliksetian, C. Y. Roger Chen: Partitionable Multistage Interconnection Networks. Part 1: Dynamic Subcube Compaction. Telecommunication Systems Journal, 10(1): 79-106, USA, 1998. (DOI: 10.1023/A:1019106814571; Impact Factor: 1.793)
[2] M. N. Ayyaz, Dikran S. Meliksetian, C. Y. Roger Chen: Partitionable Multistage Interconnection Networks. Part 2: Task Migration Schemes. Telecommunication Systems Journal, 13(1): 45-67, USA, 2000. (DOI: 10.1023/A:1019123502218; Impact Factor: 1.793)
[3] W. M. Ahmed, M. N. Ayyaz, Arif Ghafoor, Semantic Analysis of Biological Imaging Data: Challenges and Opportunities, International Journal of Semantic Computing, vol. 1, no. 1, USA, 2007. (ISSN: 1793-351X; Impact Factor: 0.82)
[4] M. Ahmed, S. Leavesley, B. Rajwa, M. N. Ayyaz, A. Ghafoor, J. P. Robinson, State of the Art in Information Extraction and Quantitative Analysis for Multi-Modality Bio-molecular Imaging, Proceedings of the IEEE, USA, March 2008. (ISSN: 0018-9219; DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2007.913556; Impact Factor: 10.694)
[5] Farooq-i-Azam, M., M. N. Ayyaz, Akhtar, S. Connectivity Based Technique for Localization of Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks, Przeglad Elektrotechniczny, 2013. (ISSN: 0033-2097; Impact Factor: 0.56)
[6] Maria Aslam, M. N. Ayyaz, Real-Time Delivery of 4G Services with Cross-Layered and Power-Optimized Cognitive Radio Architecture, IEEE Systems Journal, USA, 2015. (ISSN: 1932-8184; Impact Factor: 5.28)
[7] M. R. Fazal, Z. Abbas, M. Kamran, I. U. Haq, M. N. Ayyaz, M. Mudassar, Modified Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Partial Shading Conditions, IJRER, 2019. Impact Factor: 5.127
Publications (International Conferences)
[1] Muhammad Umer Arshad, M. N. Ayyaz, “Mining N-most Interesting Itemsets using Support-Ordered Tries,” 4th ACS/IEEE Int’l Conf. on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA’ 06), Dubai/Sharjah, March 8-11, 2006. (ISBN:1-4244-0211-5; DOI:10.1109/AICCSA.2006.205150)
[2] Muhammad Umer Arshad, M. N. Ayyaz, Projective Clustering using Itemset Discovery for Multi-Dimensional Data Analysis, 17th IASTED Int’l Conf. on Modeling and Simulation (MS’ 06), Montreal, Canada, May 24-26, 2006. (ISBN~ISSN:1021-8181, 0-88986-592-2)
[3] Muhammad Umer Arshed, M. N. Ayyaz, XML and Object-relational modeling of Multimedia Digital Libraries, 2nd IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE’ 06), Shanghai, China, Oct 24-26, 2006. (ISBN:0-7695-2645-4)
[4] Imran Javed, M. N. Ayyaz, W. Mehmood, Efficient Training Data Reduction for SVM based Handwritten Digits Recognition, IEEE International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2007), Lahore, Pakistan, 2006. (ISBN:1-4244-0893-8; DOI:10.1109/ICEE.2007.4287360)
[5] M. N. Ayyaz, M. R. Suddle, S. Zahid, Systems Design of An Economical and General-Purpose On-Board Computer for Low-Earth-Orbit Micro-Satellites, 2nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2008), Lahore, Pakistan (ISBN: 978-1-4244-2292-0; 10.1109/ICEE.2008.4553947)
[6] Bilal Wajid, Ali Riza Ekti, Amina Noor, Erchin Serpedin, M. N. Ayyaz, Hazem N. Nounou, Mohamed N. Nounou, Supersonic MiB. GENSiPS, 86-87, 2013.
Publications (Miscellaneous)
[1] Imran Sarwar, Zafar Imran, M. N. Ayyaz, Intra-Operable e-Government for Pakistan: Issues and the Solution, 3rd Int’l Conf. on e-Governance, LUMS, Lahore, December 9-11, 2005.
[2] M. N. Ayyaz, Shahid Ikram: New Heuristic Algorithms for Logic Minimization, International Workshop on Logic Systems (IWLS-99), 1999, USA.
[3] M. N. Ayyaz, Resource Management Schemes for Multiprocessors Based on Multistage Interconnection Networks, Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, USA, 1996. (ISBN:0-591-47816-1)
[4] M. N. Ayyaz, Design and Implementation of a Portable Universal Cross-Assembler, M.Sc. Engineering Thesis, UET, Lahore, Pakistan, 1984.
Professional Affiliations
[1] Member PEC.
[2] Remained a member of IEEE Computer Society, USA, for many years.