Summary
https://seecs.nust.edu.pk/faculty/rizwan.html
Academic Background
PhD
(Communication Networks) Victoria University
May 01, 2006 - April 30, 2010
Honours and Awards
Publications
Energy Efficiency and Latency Optimization for IoT URLLC and mMTC Use Cases
February 08, 2024
OSAMA ELGARHY, LUCA REGGIANI, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Ahmed Zoha, Rizwan Ahmad, ALAR KUUSIK,
IEEE Access - Volume:12, Page:23132-23148
The Role of Machine Learning in UAV-Assisted Communication
January 31, 2024
Sadaf Javed, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Shams Qazi, Ahsan Saadat, Waqas Ahmed,
Applications of Machine Learning in UAV Networks - Chapter: 01, Pages: 26
Indoor PV Modeling Based on the One-Diode Model
January 03, 2024
Christopher Jun Qian Teh, Micheal Drieberg, Khairul Nisak Md Hasan, Abdul Latif Shah, Rizwan Ahmad,
Applied Sciences - Volume: 14, Issue: 01, Article Number: 427
Enhanced Border Surveillance through a Hybrid Swarm Optimization Algorithm
November 15, 2023
Mahnoor Tariq, Ahsan Saadat, Rizwan Ahmad, Zainab Abaid, Joel Rodrigues,
IEEE Sensors Journal - Volume 23, Issue 22, Pages 28172-28181
A UAV-Assisted Edge Framework for Real-Time Disaster Management
September 11, 2023
Haris Ijaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Rehan Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Yan Kai, Wu Jun,
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing - Volume 61, Article Number 1001013
Fuzzy-Layered Recurrent Neural Network based Hybrid SWIPT Protocol for Cooperative Networks
August 01, 2023
Rubab Zahra Batool, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Ayman Radwan,
IEEE Communications Letters - Volume: 27, Issue: 8, Page(s):2247-2251, INSPEC Accession Number: 23552399
A DRL Strategy for Optimal Resource Allocation Along With 3D Trajectory Dynamics in UAV-MEC Network
June 07, 2023
Tayyaba Khurshid, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Rizwan Ahmad, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Ayman Radwan,
IEEE Access - Volume 11, Pages 54664-54678
A novel consensus-oriented distributed optimization scheme with convergence analysis for economic dispatch over directed communication graphs
June 05, 2023
Um-E-Habiba Alvi, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Rizwan Ahmad, Ayman Radwan,
Soft Computing -
UAV trajectory planning for disaster scenarios
February 01, 2023
Sadaf Javed, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues,
Vehicular communication - Volume:39, Article Number:100568
On Coverage of Critical Nodes in UAV-Assisted Emergency Networks
February 01, 2023
Maham Waheed, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Maurizio Magarini,
Sensors - Volume 23, Issue 3, Article Number 1586
An Insight into the Machine-Learning-Based Fileless Malware Detection
January 05, 2023
Osama Khalid, Subhan Ullah, Tahir Ahmad, Saqib Saeed, Dina A. Alabbad, Mudassar Aslam, Attaullah Buriro, Rizwan Ahmad,
Sensors - Volume 23(2), Article Number 612
Getting Smarter about Smart Cities: Improving Data Security and Privacy through Compliance
November 30, 2022
Mudassar Aslam, Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, Tauqeer Khalid, Rafi Us Shan, Subhan Ullah, Tahir Ahmad, Saqib Saeed, Dina A. Alabbad, Rizwan Ahmad,
Sensors - Volume 22, Issue 23, Article Number 9338
Prevention of Cryptojacking Attacks in Business and FinTech Applications
October 22, 2022
Subhan Ullah, Tahir Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Mudassar Aslam,
Handbook of Research on Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges for Business and FinTech Applications - Chapter 14, Pages 266-287
Investigation of Trust Models to Alleviate the Authentication Challenge in FinTech
October 22, 2022
Naveed Naeem Abbas, Rizwan Ahmad, Shams Qazi, Waqas Ahmed,
Handbook of Research on Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges for Business and FinTech Applications - Chapter 9, Pages 174-191
Impact of Deepfake Technology on FinTech Applications
October 22, 2022
Naveed Naeem Abbas, Rizwan Ahmad, Shams Qazi, Waqas Ahmed,
Handbook of Research on Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges for Business and FinTech Applications - Chapter 12, Pages 225-242
Data Protection and Privacy of the Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHTs)
February 12, 2022
Jahanzeb Shahid, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani, Tahir Ahmad, Saqib Saeed, Abdullah M. Almuhaideb,
Applied Sciences - Volume 12, Issue 4, Article Number 1927
Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan
November 22, 2021
Khurram Pervez, Rizwan Ahmad, Mina Farmanbar, Muhammad Anser Bashir, Sajid Mehmood, Muhammad Sajid Khan, Muhammad Umer Saeed,
Buildings - Volume 11(11), Article Number 566
Analytical modelling of false blocking problem in wireless ad hoc networks
October 02, 2021
Wai Kheong Chong, Micheal Drieberg, Varun Jeoti, Rizwan Ahmad,
Peer-to-Peer Network Applications - Pages 1-25
ProSe Direct Discovery: Experimental Characterization and Context-Aware Heuristic Approach to Extend Public Safety Networks Lifetime
September 28, 2021
Ali Masood, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Yannick Le Moullec , Luca Reggiani , Davide Scazzoli, Maurizio Magarini , Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 130055-130071
UAV-Assisted Wireless Localization for Search and Rescue
September 01, 2021
Muhammad Atif, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Linag Zhao, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues,
IEEE Systems Journal - Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 3261-3272
Simple PV Modeling Under Variable Operating Conditions
July 14, 2021
Christopher Jun Qian Teh, Micheal Drieberg, Socheatra Soeung, Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 96546-96558
A Reinforcement Learning Routing Protocol for UAV Aided Public Safety Networks
June 15, 2021
Hassan Ishtiaq Minhas, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Maham Waheed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Sufi Tabassum Gul,
Sensors - Volume 21(12), Article Number 4121
Power Optimization in Device-to-Device Communications: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Dynamic Reward
March 01, 2021
Zelin Ji, Adnan K. Kiani, Zhijin Qin, Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters - Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 508-511
Content-driven networking in smart cities: Key issues and open challenges
February 01, 2021
Junling Shi, Junling Shi, Liang Zhao, Liang Zhao, Ahmed Al-Dubai, Ahmed Al-Dubai, Rizwan Ahmad, Jie Li, Jie Li,
Internet Technology Letters - Volume 4, Issue 1, Article Number e264
UAV and SWIPT Assisted Disaster Aware Clustering and Association
November 20, 2020
Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Maurizio Magarinni, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
IEEE Access - Volume 8, Pages 204791-204803
Latest Research Trends in Gait Analysis Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning: A Systematic Review
September 24, 2020
Abdul Saboor, Triin Kask, Alar Kuusik, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Yannick Le Moullec, Imran Khan Niazi, Ahmed Zoha, Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE Access - Volume 8, Pages 167830-167864
Dynamic Slot Allocation using Non Overlapping Backoff Algorithm in IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN
September 15, 2020
Abdul Saboor, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Adnan Khalid Kiani, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Alar Kuusik, Yannick Le Moulec,
IEEE Sensors Journal - Volume 20, Issue 18, Pages 10862-10875
Surveying pervasive public safety communication technologies in the context of terrorist attacks
August 01, 2020
Ali Masood, Davide Scazzol, Navuday Sharma, Yannick Le Moulec, Rizwan Ahmad, Luca Reggiani, Maurizio Magarini, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
Physical Communication - Volume 41, Article Number 101109
Energy and environmental performance of a higher education sector – a case study in the United Kingdom
February 01, 2020
Khuram Pervez Amber, Rizwan Ahmad, Ghulam Qadir Chaudhery, Muhammad Sajid Khan, Bilal Akbar , Muhammad Anser Bashir,
International Journal of Sustainable Energy - Volume 39, Issue 5, Pages 497-514
Interference and Priority Aware Coexistence (IPC) Algorithm for Link Scheduling in IEEE 802.15.6 Based WBANs
December 05, 2019
Fawad Nawaz Khan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Micheal Drieberg,
IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 168736-168751
Access Control for Fog/Cloud Enabled IoTs
September 01, 2019
Amna Riaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani, Shahzad Saleem,
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security - Volume 17, No. 9, Pages 48-63
A Machine Learning Approach to Achieving Energy Efficiency in Relay-Assisted LTE-A Downlink System
August 20, 2019
Hammad Hassan, Irfan Ahmed, rizwan Ahmad, Hedi Khammari, Ghulam Bhatti, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
Sensors - Sensors 2019, 19, 3461; doi:10.3390/s19163461
Network coding and hierarchical modulation for energy efficient cooperative WBAN
July 01, 2019
Maham Waheed, Sadaf Talha, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan Khalid Kiani, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Waqas Ahmed,
International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST) - Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 90-110
Soft Computing techniques for dependable cyber physical systems
May 31, 2019
MUHAMMAD ATIF, SIDDIQUE LATIF, RIZWAN AHMAD, ADNAN K. KIANI, JUNAID QADIR, ADEEL BAIG, HISAO ISHIBUCHI, WASEEM ABBAS,
IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 72030-72049
An Energy-Aware Transmission Target Selection Mechanism for UAV Networking
May 22, 2019
JIEHONG WU, JIAN MA, YINGYING ROU, LIANG ZHAO, Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE ACCESS - Volume 7, Pages 67367-67379
A low complexity online controller using fuzzy logic in energy harvesting WSNs
April 01, 2019
Talha Azfar, Waqas Ahmed, Abdul Haseeb, Rizwan Ahmad, Sufi Tabassum Gul, Fu-Chun Zheng,
Science China Information Sciences - April 2019, Vol. 62 042305:1–042305:10
Integration of millimeter-wave and optical link for duplex transmission of hierarchically modulated signal over a single carrier and fiber for future 5G communication systems
March 05, 2019
Afnan Riaz, Salman Ghafoor, Rizwan Ahmad,
Telecommunication Systems - DOI 10.1007/s11235-019-00558-8, pp. 1-9
On Research Challenges in Hybrid Medium Access Control Protocols for IEEE 802.15.6 WBANs
November 28, 2018
Abdul Saboor, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Adnan K. Kiani, Yannick Le Moullec, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
IEEE Sensors Journal - -
A QoS MAC protocol for prioritized data in energy harvesting wireless sensor networks
October 24, 2018
Sohail Sarang, Micheal Drieberg, Azlan Awang, Rizwan Ahmad,
Computer Networks - NULL
On Achieving Throughput Optimality with Energy Predication-based Power Allocation in 5G Networks
October 01, 2018
Syed Fasih Ali Gardazi, Rizwan Ahmad, Hassaan Khaliq Qureshi, Waqas Ahmed,
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies - Volume:29, Issue:10, Special Issue: SI, Article Number:e3438
Intelligent techniques for forecasting electricity consumption of buildings
August 15, 2018
K.P. Amber , Rizwan Ahmad, M.W. Aslam, A. Kousar, M. Usman, M.S. Khan,
Energy - NULL
A unified approach of energy and data cooperation in energy harvesting WSNs
August 01, 2018
Roomana Yousaf, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas AHMED, Fu-chun ZHENG,
Springer Science China Information Sciences - NULL
The Significance of a Building's Energy Consumption Profiles for the Optimum Sizing of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System?A Case Study for a Student Residence Hall
June 19, 2018
Khuram Pervez Amber, Antony R. Day, Naeem Iqbal Ratyal, Rizwan Ahmad , Muhammad Amar,
Sustainability - NULL
Techno, Economic and Environmental Assessment of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System?A Case Study for a University Campus
May 03, 2018
Khuram Pervez Amber, Tony Day, Naeem Iqbal Ratyal, Adnan Khalid Kiani, Rizwan Ahmad,
Energies - NULL
Towards Efficient Wireless Body Area Network Using Two-Way Relay Cooperation
February 13, 2018
Maham Waheed, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Micheal Drieberg, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
Sensors - NULL
Fuzzy Power Allocation for Opportunistic Relay in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks
August 29, 2017
Roomana Yousaf, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Abdul Haseeb,
IEEE Access - Volume 5, Pages 17165-17176
MICPA: A Client-Assisted Channel Assignment Scheme for Throughput Enhancement in WLANs
November 01, 2011
Micheal Drieberg, Fu-Chun Zheng, Rizwan Ahmad,
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology - Volume: 60, Issue 9, Pages 4497 – 4508
Minimum neighbour and extended Kalman filter estimator: a practical distributed channel assignment scheme for dense wireless local area networks
October 15, 2010
Micheal Drieberg, Fu-Chun Zheng, Rizwan Ahmad,
IET Communications - Volume: 4, Issue 15, Pages 1865 - 1875
Modeling Energy Consumption of dual-hop Relay based MAC Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks
November 01, 2009
Rizwan Ahmad, Fu-Chun Zheng, Micheal Drieberg,
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking - Volume 2009, Article Number 968323, 11 pages
Conferences
Task Classification for Optimal Offloading and Resource Allocation in Vehicular Edge Computing
September 18, 2023 - September 20, 2023
Memona Mubashir, Rizwan Ahmad, Ahsan Saadat, Saqib Rasool Chaudhry, Adnan K Kiani, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
2023 Eighth International Conference on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing (FMEC)
Power Aware ON/OFF Switching Schemes for Energy Efficient Phantom Cellular Networks
October 04, 2022 - October 06, 2022
M Naveed Anjum, Rizwan Ahmad, Ali Hassan, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference, BEC
Analyzing and Investigating encrypted traffic for social media application Instagram
October 04, 2022 - October 06, 2022
Hameed Iqbal, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Shams Qazi, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
2022 18th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC)
Improvement of QoS through Relay Selection For Hybrid SWIPT Protocol
January 09, 2021 - January 12, 2021
Rizwan Ahmad, Ali Hasan, Rubab Zahra Batool, Waqas Ahmed,
2021 IEEE 18th Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)
Effects of Major Air Pollutants on Millimeter Wave Spectrum
November 25, 2020 - November 27, 2020
Rizwan Ahmad, Vandana Bassoo, Durjan Sheena,
3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering (ELECOM) 2020
Managing Critical Nodes in UAV assisted Disaster Networks
October 06, 2020 - October 08, 2020
Rizwan Ahmad, Ali Hasan, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Maurizio Magarinni,
17th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC) 2020
Performance Analysis of Interference and Priority aware Coexistence in IEEE 802:15:6 based WBANs
October 06, 2020 - January 08, 2021
Rizwan Ahmad, fawad khan, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
17th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC) 2020
Semi-Static ON/OFF Switching Schemes for Energy Efficient Phantom Cellular Networks
October 21, 2019 - October 23, 2019
Natasha Niaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Liang Zhao, Shahryar Saleem, Natasha Niaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Liang Zhao, Shahryar Saleem,
18th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications
A Primer On Public Safety Communication in the Context of Terror Attacks: The NATO SPS “COUNTER-TERROR” Project
September 17, 2019 - September 18, 2019
Rizwan Ahmad, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Yannick Le Moullec, Maurizio Magarinni, Luca Regiani,
NATO Science for Peace and Security 'Cluster Workshop on Advanced Technologies'
On The Impact Of Clustering For Energy Critical Public Safety Networks
August 28, 2019 - October 29, 2019
Hassan Ishtiaq Minhas, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Maurizio Magarani,
2019 International Symposium on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering (RAEE)
Device-to-Device Discovery and Localization Assisted by UAVs in Pervasive Public Safety Networks
July 02, 2019 - July 05, 2019
Ali Masood, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Rizwan Ahmad, Navuday Sharma, M. Mahtab Alam, Yannick Le Moullec,
ACM MobiHoc workshop on innovative aerial communication solutions for FIrst REsponders network in emergency scenarios
Evolution of Wireless Standards for Health Monitoring
March 13, 2019 - March 15, 2019
Abdul Saboor, Adeel Mustafa, Rizwan Ahmad, Muneeb Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Haris, Rashid Hameed,
2019 9th Annual Information Technology, Electromechanical Engineering and Microelectronics Conference (IEMECON)
Performance Evaluation of Energy Harvesting Enabled Phantom Cellular Network
October 17, 2018 - October 18, 2018
Natasha Niaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed,
International Symposium on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering - 2018
Energy Efficiency for Bisection based Power Allocation with Proportional Fairness in Relay-assisted LTE-A Downlink System
October 08, 2018 - October 10, 2018
Hammad Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Irfan Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
2018 16th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC)
A Unique Backoff Algorithm in IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN
August 27, 2018 - August 30, 2018
RIZWAN AHMAD, Abdul Saboor, Dr. Rizwan Ahmad, Dr. Waqas Ahmad,
88th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Network Coding for Energy Efficient Transmission in Wireless Body Area Networks
September 18, 2017 - September 20, 2017
Sadaf Talha, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani, Muhammad Mahtab Alam,
The 7th International Conference on Current and Future Trends of Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare (ICTH 2017)
Network Adaptive Interference Aware routing metric for hybrid Wireless Mesh Networks
September 05, 2016 - September 09, 2016
Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani, Ubaid Ullah, Raja Farrukh Ali,
2016 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC)
Achieving energy efficiency through load balancing: A comparison through formal verification of two WSN routing protocols
January 12, 2016 - January 16, 2016
Rizwan Ahmad, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Adnan K. Kiani, Kashif Saghar, Centres of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies,
13th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST)
RAEED-EA: A formally analysed energy efficient WSN routing protocol
January 12, 2016 - January 16, 2016
Navedd Ahmed Khan, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani, Kashif Saghar,
2016 13th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST)
Priority Based Energy Aware (PEA) Routing Protocol for WBANs
September 06, 2015 - September 09, 2015
Sadaf Talha, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan K. Kiani,
2015 IEEE 82nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2015-Fall)
Performance of two way opportunistic MAC protocol in non-saturated ad hoc networks
June 10, 2012 - June 15, 2012
Rizwan Ahmad, Mazen Hasna, Adnan Abu Daya,
2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
Joint Hierarchical Modulation and Network Coding for Two Way Relay Networks
May 06, 2012 - May 09, 2012
Rizwan Ahmad, Mazen Hasna,
2012 IEEE 75th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring)
Two way opportunistic MAC protocol for Ad Hoc networks
December 05, 2011 - December 09, 2011
Rizwan Ahmad, Mazen Hasna, Adnan Abu Daya,
2011 IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops (GC Wkshps)
Minimum neighbour with extended Kalman filter estimator (MINEK): Performance evaluation
August 17, 2011 - August 19, 2011
Micheal Drieberg, Fu-Chun Zheng , Rizwan Ahmad,
2011 6th International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China (CHINACOM)
Delay Analysis of Enhanced Relay-Enabled Distributed Coordination Function
May 16, 2010 - May 19, 2010
Rizwan Ahmad, Fu-Chun Zheng , Micheal Drieberg,
2010 IEEE 71st Vehicular Technology Conference
Impact of interference on throughput in dense WLANs with multiple APs
September 13, 2009 - September 16, 2009
Micheal Drieberg, Rizwan Ahmad, Fu-Chun Zheng , Michael Fitch,
2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
Performance of Asynchronous Channel Assignment Scheme in Non-Uniform and Dynamic Topology WLANs
September 13, 2009 - September 16, 2009
Micheal Drieberg, Rizwan Ahmad, Fu-Chun Zheng , Michael Fitch,
2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
An Enhanced Relay-Enabled Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
May 11, 2008 - May 14, 2008
Rizwan Ahmad, Micheal Drieberg, Fu-Chun Zheng , Sveirrir Olaffson,
VTC Spring 2008 - IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Postdoc Research Fellow
Qatar University
December 01, 2010 - October 31, 2012
Research Assistant
Stuttgart Technology, Center Sony International
September 22, 2003 - September 30, 2004