Rizwan Munir

Experienced academic and researcher with a Ph.D. in Electronic Science and Technology, specializing in 5G RAN slicing, reinforcement learning, and AI-based wireless optimization. Adept at developing intelligent systems to improve network performance and energy efficiency. Passionate educator with strong command over AI, ML, computer vision, and wireless communication. Consistently recognized for impactful publications, student mentorship, and conference engagements. Excels in blending theory with practical applications to produce scalable, real-world solutions.

• Strong Decision Making & Critical Thinking Skills
• Intercultural & Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Excellent Communication and Mentoring Abilities
• Proven Research Capabilities in AI & Wireless Systems
• Strong Academic Leadership & FYP Management
• Committed to Ethical Practice and Lifelong Learning

• Intelligent Resource Allocation in 5G/B5G
• Reinforcement Learning for Network Optimization
• Multi-Access Edge Computing & RAN Slicing
• Cognitive Radio & Spectrum Sharing
• Smart Healthcare Systems & IoT in Medicine
• AI in Surveillance & UAV-based Monitoring
• Pattern Recognition & Image Processing

• Assistant Professor, Iqra University, Karachi, 02/2022 - Present, Delivered advanced courses in ML, CV, DL, and Wireless Networks., Supervised 30+ FYPs, with several shortlisted for national competitions., Managed FYP workflows, evaluations, and interdisciplinary research., Organized AI webinars and student workshops.
• Lecturer, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Lahore, 09/2016 - 08/2018, Introduced practical ML labs and mentored final year projects., Received 'Teaching Excellence Award' for innovative course delivery.
• Support Engineer, 360 Technologies, Islamabad, 07/2013 - 07/2016, Assisted in infrastructure planning and cloud-based deployments., Troubleshot enterprise-level academic systems and provided automation support.

• Chinese Government Scholarship – BUPT, China
• Keynote Speaker – AI-Driven Assessment Tools (2024)
• Best Research Paper – CRN Optimization (EJIT, 2022)
• Best FYP Mentor Award – IQRA University (2023)
• Teaching Excellence Award – BZU Lahore (2018)

• An Intelligent Network Slicing Framework for Dynamic Resource Sharing, Munir, R. et al., 2023, Latin American Applied Research
• Dynamic Resource Allocation in B5G RAN Slicing Using DDPG, Munir, R. et al., 2022, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
• Big Data of Home Energy Management in Cloud Computing, Munir, R. et al., 2020, Journal of Quantum Computing
• Energy Efficiency in CRNs Using Hybrid Spectrum Handoff, Arshid, K., Munir, R., 2022, Egyptian Informatics Journal
• Smartphone-Based Cardiovascular Disease Detection using ECG/PPG, Shabaan, M., Munir, R., 2020, BMC Medical Informatics

• AI-Powered RAN Slicing – Implemented DRL-based agent for bandwidth allocation in 5G environments.
• Smart Healthcare App – Designed mobile-based diagnostic model using deep CNNs for ECG/PPG analysis.
• NLP Chatbot System – Developed contextual chatbot using NLTK & seq2seq architecture.
• Spam Detection via Sentiment Mining – Built classifier for multilingual spam using hybrid NLP pipeline.
• Price Forecasting Model – Built regression-based engine to predict prices in laptop/car datasets.

• Supervised 50+ undergraduate and MS projects
• Member, Curriculum Review and Program Assessment Committees
• Organized 5+ FYP exhibitions and innovation expos

• Emerging Technologies in Wireless Networks
• UAV-based Surveillance & Smart Cities
• Astronomy, Travel, Ancient Civilizations
• Scientific Storytelling & Tech Outreach