Department of Computer Science
Dr. M Abdul Qadir
Twenty five years of my career can be categorized into three main areas as industry, academia and management. I am currently actively involved in teaching / R&D and academic management. I have been teaching and doing research in the development of simple and efficient algorithms to solve real-life problems by using soft computing. From times to times, I have been focusing on problems in different domains. My current focus is on semantic web, multimedia semantics, Ontologies, distributed systems and bioinformatics as is clear from more than 80 research publications in international refereed proceedings and journals. I have been playing a leading role in the management of industry and academia and have produced significant results in achieving the goals of these R&D organizations. I have played a pivotal role in the organization of three international conferences in Pakistan. I am also on the program committees of various international conferences. I have presented myscholarly work in many conferences all over the world. In the first five years of my carrier I was involved in the design and development of systems in the areas of Electronic (analogue & digital), Integration of Electronics with Optics, Development of interfaces between heterogeneous electronics systems / modules by different vendors, system level production facility design and management, understanding the ballistic computing systems for main battle tanks, Integration of thermal imaging system with existing ballistic computers, and successful tests & field trials of these systems in the main battle tanks. My multi-dimensional experience of work in industry, academia, management and consultancy in different sectors has been an excellent help to solve high-tech challenging problems as well as to lead projects & organizations. I enjoy an exceptional combination of technical and communication skills which have always been helpful in getting work done from all the team members. I am very much interested in utilization of my energies in the development of higher education, research institutions and technical organizations in developing countries like Pakistan.
Dr. Abdul Basit Siddiqui
Dr. Abdul Basit completed PhD in Computer Science in 2010 from National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES) FAST Islamabad. Later he worked in different universities in Pakistan on different positions. In 2014, he joined Dept. of Computer Science in Saudi Electronics University, Jeddah and after serving almost two years there, he travelled to Canada for further research. He joined Capital University of Science & Technology in 2018. Dr. Siddiqui has been member of different university and HEC level committees including National Curriculum and Revision Committee for Computer Science in 2012-2013. He earned scholarships at different stages of education which include Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) scholarship in 2000 and HEC MS leading to PhD scholarship. Dr. Siddiqui has authored more than 20 international conferences and journal publications. He is also co-author of two international books. There are a number of MS and PhD scholars working under his supervision.
Dr. Nayyer Masood
Nayyer Masood has been teaching at university level for more than 25 years. He started his career from Bahauddin Zakariay Unviersity, Multan and is among the pioneer teachers of the department. He played pivotal role in initiating different programs in the Department of Computer Science at the BZU Multan. Later he did his PhD from University of Bradford, UK and rejoined BZU Multan. Meanwhile he also served at different universities or degree awarding institutes like Barani Institute of Information Technology, Rawalpindi and COMSATS Wah. Later he served at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad as Associate Professor and Head of Computer Science Department. for more than eight years. Currently he is serving as HoD Computer Science at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. He is mainly involved in teaching Database related courses.
Dr. Amir Qayyum
Self motivated and ambitious, having both management and technical expertise with leadership skills to effectively lead a team; creative and visionary thought leader, numerous publications and co-author of an RFC in IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) about mobile ad hoc networks; Fifteen years of teaching experience at Masters and Ph.D. level, including professional trainings, seminars and conferences in the area of networking; also supervising many MS and Ph.D students in their research; Ten years of administration and management experience as Dean Faculty of Engineering, Head of Electronic Engineering Department and Chairman of Computer Engineering department; plus more than eight years of experience as Project Director of many R&D projects, managing all activities including project planning, budget planning and management, HR management and development and other technical activities; Seven years of industry experience, including four years as technical team lead, in networks and data communications, protocol stack development and system design; Actively involved with IEEE Islamabad Section (since 2005); Chair IEEE Computer Society Islamabad Chapter (since June 2009), Secretary and Treasurer IEEE Islamabad Section (2011 - 2013); Chair Executive Council Internet Society (ISOC) Islamabad Chapter; Expertise in network routing protocols, IPv4 and IPv6, Wireless and Mobile networking, IEEE 802.11 and 802.16, QoS, VoIP, IPSec and Network Security; good understanding of project management, HR development with personal leadership, finance, industrial psychology, organizational leadership, professional ethics, etc.; Multi-cultural personality with understanding of many languages and having done extensive tourism all around the world.
Dr. M. Masroor Ahmed
Dr. M. Masroor Ahmed received MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He joined academia in 2010 and has worked in various positions. He is currently working as Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad. He has participated in numerous research and industrial projects both as a researcher and as a team lead. He has published more than 25 research papers in renowned scientific journals and conferences. His research focuses on medical image processing, biometric systems, pattern recognition and computational optimization.
Dr. Muhammad Riaz
Dr. Muhammad Riaz is currently working as an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. He has been working in different private and public university in electrical and electronics engineering departments. His research area is microelectronics.
Dr. M. Siraj Rathore
Dr. Siraj has blend of experience both from academia and IT industry. He completed his Master of Computer Science in 2001 from University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi. Then he started his professional career and served as a software engineer at Pakistan International Computer Limited (PICL). He contributed in various software development projects at PICL. Meanwhile he also enrolled in MS Computer Engineering program at Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE, UET Taxila) and completed degree in 2005. After that, Dr. Rathore started his academic career as a faculty member at UET Taxila. Later he joined KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden as a PhD student. At KTH, he worked at networked systems laboratory and actively participated in international ICT research projects. He also served as a consultant at Ericsson Stockholm. He came back to Pakistan in 2019 and joined Barani Institute of Information Technology Rawalpindi as an Assistant Professor. Currently he is working as an Assistant Professor at Capital University of Science and Technology. He is the member of Advanced Network and Security research group and published several research articles in the prestigious international journals and conferences.
Dr. S. Saqib Raza Rizvi
Dr. Syed Saqib Raza Rizvi completed his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the National College of Business Administration Economics, Lahore Pakistan, in 2020 in the field of Machine Learning. He joined academia in 2012 where he worked in different positions including Lecturer and Assistant Professor and Head of Department in well-reputed institutes of the country. He also provides consultancy to different institutes and research students locally and abroad. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of higher education and the IT industry. Dr. Syed Saqib Raza’s research interests are in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision etc. He has supervised numerous MS and currently co supervising one Ph.D. research thesis. He authored eight ISI-indexed and impact factor research papers and four conference publication.
Mr. Fahim Shahzad
Mr. Fahim Shahzad completed the MS degree in Personal, Mobile Satellite Communications from the University of Bradford, U.K., and joined academia. His research interests are in Computer Networks and the Internet of Things.
Dr. Bilal Ahmad
I completed my masters in 2010 and bachelors in 2006. I have strong interest in computer networks. In my career I have worked with various groups that were involved in establishing and configuring networks. I am capable of configuring and deploying CISCO switches, router, firewalls, red hat linux server, squid proxy server, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, active directory server, dhcp servers, establishing VPN connections. Above all this I love teaching as a professional career as this open my mind towards new dimensions.
Mr. Salman Ahmed
Mr. Salman Ahmed is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science Department of Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, where he is also coordinating the department labs. He did his MS(CS) degree in Software Engineering from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad. During his MS(CS) degree he was appointed as a Junior Lecturer in 2011. He has been allied with academia from the last 4 years. His research area is Mobile agents Communication and RDF Graphs. He was also associated with Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) as a web developer in 2010.
Ms. Rifhat Hashim
Rifhat has extensive experience of Six years as Lecturer of Computer Science and skilled developer of Web Application. In addition, She exhibits expertise in Mobile Application Development using React Native, Web Application Development using React js, Node js , Mongo Db ,many other languages like flutter,C#,asp.net mvc , java and documented history of successful teaching.
Ms. Rabea Saleem
Ms. Rabea Saleem currently serves as an Senior Lecturer in the Computer Science department at CUST. She completed her master’s degree in computer science from Air University,Multan Campus in 2018. With almost 9 years of extensive experience in both college and university. Her research areas include NLP, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
Mr. M. Zeeshan Sabir
Mr. Zeeshan Sabir completed the Master degree in Information Security from the Riphah institute of System Engineering (RISE), Islamabad and have done Software Engineering from UET.He worked at various positions including software engineer in Pakistan Telecommunication Cooperation Ltd Islamabad, Web developer in Dewintec, Network administrator in Asian Building System (ABS) making him a perfect fit to join academia. He worked as lecturer in Riphah International University and now working in Capital university of Science and Technology Islamabad to make quality factor sustainable in its educational services. During his career he has completed several exciting projects in information systems.
Fizza Asif
Ms. Fizza Asif earned her MPhil in Computer Science from Quaid-i-Azam University. She has worked as a Lecturer at Federal University and served as a Visiting Lecturer at Quaid-i-Azam University, Federal University, and Siblee College Faisalabad. Currently, she is a Lecturer at Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad. Her research interests lie in Natural Language Processing (NLP), with a focus on exploring applications in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. She is actively enhancing her expertise in advanced data engineering and Teradata, specializing in large-scale data management.
Ms. Yafra Khan
Ms. Yafra Khan completed the MSc degree in Computer Science (By Research) in 2018 and joined academia in 2020. She worked as a visiting lecturer from 2020 to 2021 at Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus and now working in CUST as a permanent lecturer. Her research interests include Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics. She has also worked as a Software Engineer in F3 Technologies and cloud technologies instructor remotely. She also has conference and journal publications.
Hina Shoaib
Ms. Hina Shoaib completed her M.Sc. in Software Engineering from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences ,earning a silver medal. Her research thesis, sponsored by QUEST Lab, focused on "An Automated Approach for Detection and Refactoring of Android Application Performance-Based Code Smells."She is currently serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at CUST. Alongside teaching, she has been actively involved in research, with a keen interest in Software engineering Architecture and development , Software Testing. she has been actively involved in research, particularly in artificial intelligence, machine learning. She has worked on "A Prediction Approach for Home Appliance Energy Consumption," as well as “Deep learning applications such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) for malaria detection from microscopic images, optimizing supply chain resilience”.
Ms. Rida Haya
Rida Haya completed the MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Haripur, Pakistan, in 2021, and joined academia where she worked as Lecturer and Associate Lecturer. Rida Haya's research interests are in Information-Centric Networking and IoT.
Fouzia Qureshi
Mis. Fouzia Qureshi holds an M.Phil-CS degree from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She is currently serving as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the Capital University of Science and Technology (C.U.S.T.). In addition to her teaching role, she is actively engaged in research at the Computer Science Lab, Department of Computer Science, Quaid-i-Azam University. Her research primarily focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP), with a particular emphasis on Word Sense Disambiguation in the Urdu language.
Ms. Snober Naseer
Ms. Mamoona Bilal
Ms. Mamoona Bilal is currently working as an Associate Lecturer in Computer Science Department of Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. After the completion of bachelor’s degree from FJWU, Rawalpindi, she worked for a year in International Islamic University, Islamabad as an Administraror. She completed the MS degree in computer science from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST), Islamabad in 2020.She also worked as a lecturer at Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology for two years and joined Capital University of Science and Technology as an Associate Lecturer. Her research areas are Machine Learning, Energy Optimization, Green Computing.
Mr. Abdul Haseeb
Abdul Haseeb completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from COMSATS university Islamabad. He has completed Master of Science in Computer Science from COMSATS university Islamabad. He also worked as research assistant at HITEC university Taxila Cantt. Currently he is working as associate lecturer in computer science at Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad.
Ms. Iqra Javed
Miss Iqra Javed completed the MS degree in Information Security from Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Technology Rahim Yar khan and joined academia where she started working at the position of Associate Lecturer. Her research work is in the Domain of Machine Learning . She has Highest CGPA from her whole Batch . She has interests in Information Security, Machine Learning, Networking Technologies, Security Technologies.
Mr. Islam Ud Din
Mr. Islam Ud Din completed his M. Phil from Quaid-i-Azam University, under the HEC Merit Based Scholarship. Presently working as an Associate Lecturer at CS Department, Capital University of Science and Technology, C.U.S.T. He has also been working as a researcher at CS Lab, department of computer science QAU. His research area focuses on Facial Expression Recognition and classification. He has worked on Autism detection as well. His research work is to apply FER in diverse application areas especially in medical sciences.
Ms. Mahin Malik
Ms. Mahin Malik completed the MS degree in Computer Science (By Research) in 2021 and joined academia in 2019. She worked as a visiting lecturer from 2019 to 2020 at University of Sargodha, and worked as a Permanent lecturer in University of Lahore. Now she is working in CUST as a permanent lecturer. Her research interests include Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Compiler Construction, Human Computer Interaction. She also has journal publication.
Ms. Samra Naseer
Ms. Samra Naseer obtained her MPhil in Computer Science from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, in 2022. Throughout her studies, she actively engaged in freelance projects, enhancing her practical skills in the field. She is currently an associate lecturer at the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST). Ms. Samra Naseer has successfully published a research paper in a prestigious international journal, with several more in progress. Her primary research interests encompass Multimedia Information Retrieval, computer vision, and Artificial Intelligence, highlighting her commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation in these areas
Ms. Asia Shahab
Ms. Asia Shahab completed her MS degree in Computer Science from Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad in 2020, and joined academia. She has more than 2 years of teaching experience at different universities. She has supervised numerous BS research projects and authored 1 research paper. Her research interests are in Software Testing, project management and Software Engineering.
Hamza Ishaq
Hamza Ishaq is a skilled Web developer and professional IoT developer. He has a strong background in both theory and practical application of Web and IOT’s and specializes in leveraging advances in REACT JS, NODE JS etc.
Ms. Fatima Khurshid
Ms. Fatima Khurshid has completed Bachelors of Science in Computer Science form CUST Islamabad. She is enthusiastic about sharing her expertise with students and bring industry knowledge to classroom. She is passionate about guiding and inspiring students in the classroom and outside classroom.
Mr. Rafah Ahmed
Mr. Rafah Ahmed completed the BS degree in Computer Science from KICSIT affiliated with UET in 2023. He joined Capital University of Science and Technology as Lab Instructor in 2024.
Mr. Ibtisam Zia
Mr. Ibtisam Zia completed the BS degree in Computer Science from CUST in 2024 and recently started his MS degree in Artificial Intelligence from CUST. He joined Capital University of Science and Technology as a Lab Instructor.
Mr. Muhammad Daniyal
Mr. Muhammad Daniyal is a skilled and driven Computer Science professional who completed his BS degree from Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST) in 2024. He quickly transitioned into academia, joining CUST as a Lab Instructor, where he applies his technical expertise to guide students in practical programming and problem-solving. During his academic journey, he worked on diverse projects, exploring multiple domains such as data science, image processing, artificial intelligence (AI), operating systems (OS), and databases (DB). His dedication to learning and hands-on experience in these fields reflect his passion for solving real-world problems through innovative technology solutions.
Ms. Hira Firdous
Ms. Hira has completed her bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering and is currently working as a Lab Instructor at the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST). During her academic journey, she worked on an IoT-based project that involved both web and mobile Application. This project allowed her to apply her technical skills to solve practical problems, showcasing her understanding of modern technology and development tools. Ms. Hira is passionate about teaching and enjoys creating a friendly and engaging environment where students feel encouraged to learn and explore. She believes in connecting theory with practice to make learning more effective and meaningful for her students. She continues to look for ways to grow as a teacher and a professional, aiming to inspire students and contribute positively to the field of education and technology
Mr. Imran Javed
Zohaib Ahmed
Zohaib Ahmed is a highly skilled Software Engineer and Graphic Designer with over 10 years of design experience. His passion for design began in childhood, and over the years, he transitioned into coding, combining his artistic vision with technical expertise. Zohaib’s dream is to create products that excel in both usability and reliability, firmly believing that design and quality profoundly impact our daily lives. Throughout his career, Zohaib has prioritized standardized quality in every project, whether it involves software design or product reliability. His time at Capital University of Science & Technology was a significant milestone, where he thrived in an environment that valued quality and where he confidently delivered work that aligned with their expectations. Zohaib's dedication to excellence and his focus on creating impactful, high-quality solutions define the beauty of his projects.
Ms. Arooba Sadaqat
Arooba Sadaqat has completed BS degree in Software Engineering from Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad in 2021. She has completed MS degree in computer science from Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad. Her research interests are in Data Science, Machine Learning and Software Testing.
Mr. Muhammad Waqas
Mr. Muhammad Waqas is a skilled and professional Electrical Engineer who completed his MS degree from Institute of Space Technology (IST) in 2024. He is currently working as a Lab Instructor at CUST where he applies his technical expertise to guide students in practical application of theoretical concepts and problem-solving. During his academic journey, he worked on diverse projects, including circuit design, embedded systems, and microcontroller programming, which complements the interdisciplinary demands of computer science education. His dedication to learning and hands-on experience in these fields reflect his passion for solving real-world problems through innovative technology solutions.
Nayab Tariq
Ms. Nayab Tariq holds a BS in Computer Science from Air University, Islamabad. Currently, she serves as a Lab Engineer in the Computer Science Department at Capital University of Science and Technology (C.U.S.T.). With a passion for education, she has also contributed as a Computer Science teacher at Roots International School & College and DHAI Education System, Islamabad. Her research interests lie in the dynamic field of Cyber Security. Notably, she successfully developed a project titled "Text File Hiding using Audio and Image Steganography" in 2023 at Air University, showcasing her expertise in secure data concealment techniques.