muhammad.waqar@mnu.edu.mv

Dr. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, PhD

Assistant Professor (Department of Computer Science)

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Waqar Aziz has more than 20 years of rich experience in academia and research. He served as Lecturer at University of Peshawar; as an Assistant Professor at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, and as Associate Professor and Professor at CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan and as Professor at Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan.

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Computer Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

MSc in Computer Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

BSc in Computer Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Specialization

  1. Electrical Engineering, Digital Signal Processing
  2. Biomedical Signal Processing, Renewable Energy Systems

Fields of Interest

  1. Software Design

  2. Embedded Real-Time Software development

Research Interests

  1. Application of ML and data science in agriculture, and health

  2. Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)

Research Projects & Grants

  1. Principal Investigator, “Service-Oriented Software Engineering Approach for Precision Farming Systems”, funded by Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan, PKR 680,000. (2025)
  2. Supervisor, “Dana: Food Donation App”, funded by National Grassroot ICT Research Initiative (NGIRI), Pakistan, PKR 63,000. (2022)
  3. Supervisor, “Real-time Smart Water Dispenser”, funded by NGIRI, Pakistan. (2021)
  4. Supervisor, “Smart Mirror”, funded by NGIRI, Pakistan, PKR 42,550. (2019)
  5. Supervisor, “Automated Railway Level Crossing System”, funded by NGIRI, Pakistan, PKR 52,750. (2019)
  6. Supervisor, “Wireless gesture-based robot control system”, funded by NGIRI, Pakistan, PKR 43410. (2018)
  7. PhD researcher, “Design and Verification of Safety Critical Systems”, funded by National Science Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP), KACST, Saudi Arabia, SAR 1,005,000. (2015 – 2016)
  8. Co-Investigator, “Timing Analysis of Parallel Real-Time Applications”, funded by NSTIP, KACST, Saudi Arabia, SAR 1,192,600. (2013 – 2015)
  9. Principal Investigator, “Smart Space Development Framework for Crowd size estimation”, funded by TCMCore, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, SAR 104,800. (2014)

Supervision

Student Supervision

Year

Description

2021

Supervisor for “Ali Haider”, “Electroencephalogram-based Emotion Detection and Recognition System”, MSSE, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan

2021

Co-Supervisor for “Umm Habibah”, “Pet Hole Detection System”, MSSE, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan

2020

Supervisor for “Maha Maqbool”, “ResolDepMirror: A Smart Mirror for Mental Health Monitoring”, MSSE, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan

2020

Supervisor for “Usama Musharaf”, “Microservices-Oriented Analysis and Design Approach for Internet of Things- based System of Systems”, MSSE, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan

Student Examination

Year

Description

 

Examiner/External Examiner/External Reviewer for “Name of student”, “Thesis, dissertation or project title”, “Course name”, “ University”.

 

Advisor/Mentor/Referee for “Name of student/ event”, “Thesis, dissertation or project title”, “Course name (if applicable)”, “ University/organizer”.

Publications

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Najeeb Ullah, Muhammad Rashid, A process model for Service-Oriented Development of Embedded Software Systems. IT Professional, 2021, 10.1109/MITP.2021.3057164
  2. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Syed Abdul Baqi Shah, Evolutionary Testing for Timing Analysis of Parallel Embedded Software, International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 2019
  3. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Farhan Naeem, Muhammad Hamad Alizai, Khan Bahadar Khan, Automated Solutions for Crowd Size Estimation, Social Science Computer Review, 10.1177/0894439317726510
  4. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Radziah Mohamad, Dayang N.A. Jawawi, Rosbi Mamat, Service based Meta-Model for the development of Distributed Embedded Real-time Systems, Real-Time Systems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11241-013-9179-z
  5. Mohamad, R., Aziz, M. W., Jawawi, D. N. A., Ghazali, M., Arbaie, M. Z., Ibrahim, N., Service identification guideline for developing distributed embedded real-time systems, IET Software, https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-sen.2010.0159

 

Selected Conference Proceedings

  1. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Shah, S., Worst Case Execution Time Calculation of Parallel Embedded Real-Time Software, ICOSE 2016, Tokyo, Japan, 2016
  2. Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Muhammad Rashid “Domain Specific Modeling Language for Cyber Physical Systems, ICISE 2016, Los Angeles, USA, 2016
  3. Muhammad Aziz, Adil Amjad Sheikh, Emad A. Felemban, Requirement Engineering Technique for Smart Spaces, ICC 2016, Cambridge, UK, 2016
  4. Muhammad Aziz, Radziah Mohamad, Dayang N. A. Jawawi, SOA4DERTS: A UML Profile for Distributed Embedded Real-Time Systems, ISCI 2012, Pinang, Malaysia, 2012
  5. Fida Hussain, M. Waqar Aziz, Extended Transformational Model for Legacy Systems into UML, IAIT 2007, Bangkok, Thailand, 2007

Patents and Copyrights

Granted or filed patents

Registered software, copyrights, or intellectual property

“Service Discovery and Selection Algorithm.” Muhammad Waqar Aziz, Radziah Mohamad, Dayang N. A. Jawawi.

Copyright @ UTM, Malaysia (2013).

Professional Service & Affiliations

  1. Head of Department, Department of Engineering Technology, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan 2025 – 2026
  2. Member, all statutory bodies (Board of Studies, Board of Faculty, Academic council, BASR) 2019 – 2026
  3. Professor, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan 2025
  4. Program Evaluator, National Computing, Education and Accreditation Council, Pakistan 2023
  5. Head of Department, Department of Computer Science, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan 2022 – 2023
  6. PhD Approved Supervisor, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan2019, 2022
  7. Professor, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan2021
  8. Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan 2020 – 2022