Dr. Muhammad Riaz

Associate Professor

muhammad.riaz01@cust.edu.pk

PROFILE SUMMARY

MUHAMMAD RIAZ was born in Pakistan in 1977. He received the M.Sc. degree in electronics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2002, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, in 2009 and 2015, respectively. His PhD dissertation title is “Modeling and characterization of mobile-to-mobile communications channels”. After completion of PhD, he joined The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus as Assistant professor. Later, he was promoted as Associate Professor and worked as Head of Electrical Engineering Department. He has also served in the MY University Islamabad as Head of Electrical Engineering Department. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. He is a member of Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan. He is also with a research group the “Acme Center for Research in Wireless Communications”, at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. His research interests include Network Security, Modeling and Characterization of Cellular and Mobile-to-Mobile Communication Channels, Localization of Wireless Sensor Network, MIMO Communication Systems, and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications.

QUALIFICATION
PhD	lectronic Engineering	MAJU, Islamabade	2015
MS	Electronic Engineering	MAJU, Islamabad	2009

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor	MY University, Islamabad	2023-2024
Associate Professor	Ibadat International University, Islamabad	2021-2022
Assistant Professor	University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus	2016 – 2021

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Director HR	MY University, Islamabad	2023-2024
HoD	MY University, Islamabad	2023-2024
HoD	Ibadat International University, Islamabad	2021-2022
HoD	University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus	2016 – 2021

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
PEC	Register Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
1.	Network Security
2.	Modeling and Characterization of Mobile-to- Mobile Communication Channels
3.	Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	MS	Elliptical Channel Model Employing Propagation of Signals in 3D Space
2.	MS	Comparative Analysis of Spatial Characteristic of Geometric Channel Models
3.	MS	Design of Distribution Sub-Station With Cascaded Protection
4.	MS	Design of cost-effective and bandwidth efficient network for next generation mobiles
5.	MS	Vehicle to grid system for load and frequency management in smart grid

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	M. Yaqoob Wani, A. L. Lone, and M. Raiz, “Statistical analysis of mimo mobile-to-mobile communication channel employing elliptical scattering geometry,” International Journal of Electronics, vol. 108, no. 7, pp. 1198–1213, 2021.	2021
2	M. Y. Wani, M. Riaz, and N. M. Khan, “Geometrical modeling of scattering environment for highways in umbrella cell based mimo communication systems,” Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 101, pp. 59–74, 2018.	2018
3	G. Ahmed, S. U. Islam, M. Shahid, A. Akhunzada, S. Jabbar, M. K. Khan, M. Riaz, and K. Han, “Rigorous analysis and evaluation of specific absorption rate (sar) for mobile multimedia healthcare,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 29 602–29 610, 2018.	2018
4	M. Riaz, M. M. Khan, and Z. Ullah, “A three-dimensional geometrical scattering model for cellular communication environment,” Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 98, pp. 3443–3454, 2018.	2018
5	M. I. Khan and M. Riaz, “Comparison of different types of physical layer security techniques in wireless communication systems: a review,” European Journal of Engineering and Technology Vol, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017.	2017
6	Y. H. Khan, M. Riaz, and A. Bilal, “Performance enhancement of digital communication using reed solomon codes.” 2017.	2017
7	M. Y. Wani, M. Riaz, and N. M. Khan, “Modeling and characterization of mimo mobile-to-mobile communication channels using elliptical scattering geometry,” Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 91, pp. 509–524, 2016.	2016
8	A. Q. Khan, M. Riaz, and A. Bilal, “Various types of antenna with respect to their applications: a review,” International journal of multidisciplinary sciences and engineering, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1–8, 2016.	2016
9	H. Ali, M. Riaz, A. Bilal, and K. Ullah, “Comparison of energy harvesting techniques in wireless body area network,” Int J Multidiscip Sci Eng, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 20–24, 2016.	2016
10	S. J. Nawaz, M. Riaz, N. M. Khan, and S. Wyne, “Temporal analysis of a 3d ellipsoid channel model for the vehicle-to-vehicle communication environments,” Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 82, pp. 1337–1350, 2015.	2015
11	G. Aleem, M. Y. Wani, R. Ahmed, A. Mahmood, and G. Zaman, “Role of smart meter in demand side management for future smart grids,” International Journal of Technology and Research, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 7, 2015	2015
12	M. Riaz, N. M. Khan, and S. J. Nawaz, “A generalized 3-d scattering channel model for spatiotemporal statistics in mobile-to-mobile communication environment,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 4399–4410, 2014.	2014
13	M. Riaz, S. J. Nawaz, and N. M. Khan, “3d ellipsoidal model for mobile-to-mobile radio propagation environments,” Wireless personal communications, vol. 72, pp. 2465–2479, 2013.	2013

SR.	CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	S. J. M. Arshad, M. Riaz, “Energy Harvesting Mechanism Using Ions Movement In Human Nervous System”, NLPIR, HongKong, 2018.	2018
2	H. A. F. Durrani , M Riaz, M H Ahmad, S Durrani, “SCADA & PLC based fully automated pneumatic cutting machine: A test bench for industry and laboratory”, 2018 International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET), 2018.	2018
3	U. ur Rehman and M. Riaz, “Design and implementation of electronic load controller for small hydro power plants,” in 2018 International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET). IEEE, 2018, pp. 1–7.	2018
4	U. ur Rehman and M. Riaz, “Feasibility of the smart grid implementation for better load management in pakistan,” in 2018 5th International Multi-Topic ICT Conference (IMTIC). IEEE, 2018, pp. 1–5.	2018
5	S. Hayat, Y. Li, and M. Riaz, “Automatic recovery of broken links using information retrieval techniques,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval, 2018, pp. 32–36.	2018
6	U. ur Rehman and M. Riaz, “Vehicle to grid system for load and frequency management in smart grid,” in 2017 International Conference on Open Source Systems & Technologies (ICOSST). IEEE, 2017, pp. 73–78.	2017
7	T. Rashid, M. Riaz, M. Y. Wani, “ Safety of human in body area network: A review”, 2017 International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks, pp. 1-5, 2017.	2017
8	A. Waheed, M. Riaz, and M. Y. Wani, “Anti-theft mobile phone security system with the help of bios,” in 2017 International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks (ISWSN). IEEE, 2017, pp. 1–6.	2017
9	F. Ijaz, M. Riaz, N. M. Khan, and M. Y. Wani, “Elliptical channel model employing propagation of signals in 3d space,” in 2016 International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET). IEEE, 2016, pp. 1–5.	2016
10	S. Durrani, M. Riaz, and U. Khan, “Development of scada automated 230v power house as a testing platform,” in 2016 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube). IEEE, 2016, pp. 222–226.	2016
11	W. Ali, M. Riaz, and E. Tahir, “Design of distribution sub-station with cascaded protection,” in 2016 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube). IEEE, 2016, pp. 272–276.	2016
12	M. Riaz and M. Umar, “Design of cost-effective and bandwidth efficient network for next generation mobiles” 2016.	2016
13	T. Sajid, M. Riaz, M. Y. Wani, “Comparative Analysis of Spatial Characteristics of Geometric Channel Models”, 2015.	2015
14	I. J. Khan, M. Riaz, Y. H. Khan, and S. Rashid, “Design and implementation of solar power system for educational institutes in rural areas of khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan.” 2015.	2015
15	M. Riaz and N. M. Khan, “Closed-form expressions for correlation function and power density spectrum in mimo mobile-to-mobile channels using two-erose-ring model,” in 2011 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies. IEEE, 2011, pp. 1–5.	2011

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