PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. M. Masroor Ahmed received his doctorate in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2009 and joined academia as a faculty member. He is currently serving as Professor, Head of the Department of Computer Science, and Director IT at the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad. Over the years, he has made substantial contributions to research and academic development across institutions in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. His research focuses on medical image processing, biometric systems, pattern recognition, and computational optimization. He has authored more than 25 research papers published in reputable international journals and conferences. Dr. Ahmed has also played a pivotal role in guiding research at the postgraduate level, co-supervising PhD and MS students in areas such as digital image watermarking, 3D modeling, and quantum cryptography. He has actively contributed to several industrial and academic research projects and continues to serve as a reviewer for leading scientific journals. He is a member of professional bodies including the International Association of Engineers (IAEng) and the Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society (SAIS). Through his academic leadership, research expertise, and administrative roles, Dr. Ahmed continues to play a vital role in advancing the university’s mission in academic excellence and technological innovation.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2024
Associate Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	2020 – 2024
Assistant Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	2018 – 2020
Assistant Professor	University of Management & Technology (UMT), Lahore	2015 – 2018
Assistant Professor	Jubail University College, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	2013 – 2015
Assistant Professor	University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia	2010 – 2013

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
HoD (CS)	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2025
Director IT	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2023

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
AJSE	Reviewer Arabian Journal of Science & Engineering
IJASCA	Reviewer International Journal for Advances in Soft Computing and its Applications
IAEng	International Association of Engineers
SAIS	Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
1.	Medical Image Processing
2.	Biometric Systems
3.	Pattern Recognition
4.	Computational Optimization and Scientific Visualization

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	PhD	Co-Supervised One PhD Student in the area of Digital Image Watermarking
2.	MS	Co-Supervised two Master students in the area of Medical Image Processing and 3D Modeling and Simulation
3.	MS	Contrast Optimization By Region Adaptation (COBRA)
4.	MS	Transition from Traditional to Modern Cryptography: Quantum Key Distribution

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	B. Ahmad, M. M. Ahmed, N. Anjum, M. Ur. Rehman, and N. Ramzan, “Energy efficient gateway based routing with maximized node coverage in a UAV assisted wireless sensor network,” PloS One (Accepted), 2023	2023
2	S. Nabi, M. M. Ahmed, M. Ibrahim, and H. Hamam, “AdPSO: adaptive PSO-based task scheduling approach for cloud computing,” Sensors, vol. 22, no. 3, p. 920, 2022	2022
3	S. Nabi and M. M. Ahmed, “PSO-RDAL: Particle swarm optimization-based resource-and deadline-aware dynamic load balancer for deadline constrained cloud tasks,” The Journal of Supercomputing, pp. 1–31, 2022	2022
4	S. Nabi, M. Aleem, M. M. Ahmed, M. A. Islam, and M. A. Iqbal, “RADL: A resource and deadline-aware dynamic load-balancer for cloud tasks,” The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 78, no. 12, pp. 14231–14265, 2022	2022
5	J. U. Arshed, M. M. Ahmed, T. Muhammad, M. Afzal, M. Arif, and B. Bazezew, “GAIRACE: Genetic algorithm-based improved resource aware cost-efficient scheduler for cloud fog computing environment,” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol.2022	2022
6	S. Nabi and M. M. Ahmed, “OG-RADL: Overall performance-based resource-aware dynamic load-balancer for deadline constrained cloud tasks,” The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 77, pp. 7476–7508, 2021	2021
7	J. U. Arshed and M. M. Ahmed, “RACE: resource aware cost-efficient scheduler for cloud fog environment,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 65688–65701, 2021	2021
8	M. M. Ahmed, S. Shehri, J. U. Arshed, M. U. Hassan, M. Hussain, et al., “A weighted spatially constrained finite mixture model for image segmentation,” Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 171–185, 2021	2021
9	M. Salman, M. M. Ahmed, and M. T. Afzal, “Assessment of author ranking indices based on multi-authorship,” Scientometrics, vol. 126, no. 5, pp. 4153–4172, 2021	2021
10	S. Mehrban, M. W. Nadeem, M. Hussain, M. M. Ahmed, O. Hakeem, S. Saqib, M. M. Kiah, F. Abbas, M. Hassan, and M. A. Khan, “Towards secure FinTech: A survey, taxonomy, and open research challenges,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 23391–23406, 2020	2020
11	M. Hussain, A. Zaidan, B. Zidan, S. Iqbal, M. M. Ahmed, O. S. Albahri, and A. S. Albahri, “Conceptual framework for the security of mobile health applications on android platform,” Telematics and Informatics, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1335–1354, 2018	2018
12	H. Tao, J. M. Zain, M. M. Ahmed, A. N. Abdalla, and W. Jing, “A wavelet-based particle swarm optimization algorithm for digital image watermarking,” Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 81–91, 2012	2012
13	H. Tao, J. M. Zain, M. M. Ahmed, and A. N. Abdalla, “Digital image watermarking using learning vector quantization and hyperanalytic wavelet packet transform,” Scientific Research and Essays, vol. 7, no. 14, pp. 1531–1543, 2012	2012
14	H. Tao, J. M. Zain, A. N. Abdalla, and M. M. Ahmed, “Hybrid particle swarm optimization for robust digital image watermarking,” Int J Phys Sci, vol. 6, pp. 7222–7232, 2011	2011
15	M. M. Ahmed and D. B. Mohamad, “Segmentation of brain MR images for tumor extraction by combining kmeans clustering and perona-malik anisotropic diffusion model,” International Journal of Image Processing, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 27–34, 2008	2008

SR.	CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	M. M. Ahmed, J. M. Zain, and M. Rana, “Context independent expectation maximization algorithm for segmentation of brain mr images,” in 2012 International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies (ACSAT). IEEE, 2012, pp. 436–441.	2012
2	Ahmed, M. Mahmood, Zain, Jasni. Mohammd, Ahmed, M. Masroor. Nov 26-28, 2012 “A study on the validation of HE as a contrast enhancement technique.” International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies (ACSAT 2012) article 130	2012
3	Ahmed, M. Mahmood, Zain, Jasni. Mohammd, Ahmed, M. Masroor. Dec 03-05, 2012 “Image partitioning methods in spatial and frequency domain.” International conference on computational science and information management (ICoCSIM 2012) 1:152-157	2012
4	H. Tao, J. Mohamad Zain, M. M. Ahmed, and A. Abdalla, “Geometrically invariant watermarking based on local generalized orthogonalized complex moments,” in Software Engineering and Computer Systems: Second International Conference, ICSECS 2011, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, June 27-29, 2011, Proceedings, Part I 2. Springer, 2011, pp. 600–611.	2011
5	S. Khatun, K. F. Rabbi, C. Y. Yaakub, M. F. Klaib, and M. M. Ahmed, “Ps2way: an efficient pairwise search approach for test data generation,” in Software Engineering and Computer Systems: Second International Conference, ICSECS 2011, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, June 27-29, 2011, Proceedings, Part III 2. Springer, 2011, pp. 99–108.	2011
6	M. M. Ahmed, D. B. Mohamad, and M. S. Khalil, “Segmentation and validation of anatomical structures in t1-weighted normal brain mr images by calculating area of the segmented regions.”	2009
7	M. M. Ahmed, D. B. Mohamad, and M. S. Khalil, “A hybrid approach for segmenting and validating t1-weighted normal brain mr images by employing acm and ann,” in 2009 International Conference of Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition. IEEE, 2009, pp. 239–244.	2009
8	M. M. Ahmed, D. B. Mohamad “A Statistical Method for Segmentation of Brain MR Images” Post Graduate Annual Research Seminar (PARS), 2009. Faculty of Computer Science & Information System, University Technology Malaysia.	2009
9	M. M. Ahmed, D. B. Mohamad, “Tissues Segmentation of Brain MR Images by Utilizing Artificial Neural Network” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology and Systems. ICTS August 5, 2008, Surabaya – Indonesia. Volume 1, Number 1.	2008
10	D. D. Muhammad, M. S. Khalil, and M. M. Ahmed, “Extracting fingerprint local features,” in Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology and Systems, vol. 1, 2008, p. 1.	2008
11	M. M. Ahmed, D. B. Mohamad “An Un-Supervised Segmentation Technique for Brain MR Images” Post Graduate Annual Research Seminar (PARS), 2008. Faculty of Computer Science & Information System, University Technology Malaysia.	2008
12	M. M. Ahmed, A. M. B. Ahmed “A Survey on State of the Art Speech Processing Techniques” Post Graduate Annual Research Seminar (PARS), 2005. Faculty of Computer Science & Information System, University Technology Malaysia.	2005
13	M. M. Ahmed, A. M. B. Ahmed, “Speech Recognition for Physically Disabled”, 2nd National Conference on Computer Graphics and Multimedia, ESSET, Selangor, Malaysia 8 – 10 Dec, 2004.	2004