Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Thesis and undergraduate projects supervised
Research grants and contracts
Honors and awards
Courses Taught
Publications
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Sadaf Tanvir

Islamabad

Summary

An enthusiastic Assistant Professor with a passion for nurturing student growth and fostering a collaborative learning environment. My teaching philosophy centers on creating engaging, interactive experiences that inspire curiosity and critical thinking.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Professor

Abasyn University
02.2022 - Current

Designed cutting-edge BS and MS courses in Machine Learning, Mobile Application Development, Distributed Data Processing, and Artificial Neural Networks. Additionally, played a key role in curriculum development and SAR submission, ensuring compliance with academic standards. Supervised over 12 Final Year Projects (FYPs), guiding students through complex research and development processes.

Assistant Professor

Iqra University
09.2015 - 01.2022

Led teaching, research, and departmental management as Acting Head of Department from 2016 to 2018. During this tenure, successfully secured accreditation for the department twice, demonstrating effective leadership and commitment to academic excellence.

Assistant Professor

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
01.2010 - 12.2015

Engaged in teaching, research, course mentoring, and the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Successfully published multiple research papers in high-impact W and X category journals, as well as ACM conference proceedings.

Ph.D. Candidate

LIG Lab
01.2006 - 12.2010

Developed three energy-efficient localization protocols for wireless sensor networks, focusing on optimizing power consumption while maintaining accurate positioning. Authored and presented two impactful conference papers, contributing innovative solutions to the field of wireless sensor networks.

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Networks

University of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
01.2010

M. Phil. (Master Research) - Computer Networks

University of Toulouse
Toulouse, France
01.2006

BS - Computer Science

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
01.2003

Skills

  • Department/Program Management
  • Conducting ethical research
  • Student Advising

Thesis and undergraduate projects supervised

PhD thesis(Co-Supervision): A Supervisory Protocol for Automatic Selection of Routing Protocols in Environment Aware Vehicular Ad hoc Networks, Ishtiaq Wahid, 08/01/20,

MS thesis: 1. Comparative Analysis of IoT protocols CoAP-RPL vs. HTTP-RPL, Ashraf, 2020,

2. Comparative analysis of M-CoAP with MQTT and AMQP for IoTs, Asad Farid, 2020,

3. TSC-LEACH: Two Step Clustering for Increased Network Lifetime, Siraj-ul-Munir, 06/01/13,

4. Energy Efficient Localization in WSNs using SMAC, Usman Ghani, 01/01/12,

5. Energy Efficient Localization in WSNs with noisy range measurements, Rizwana Manzoor, 02/01/12,

Notable Undergraduate Projects: Leaf disease detection using Deep Learning, AI based nutrition consultant system, ISkillHub, Career in your hands, Plant Disease Detection using Machine Learning, ProductsInfo, Precision Weeding, Network Management System

Research grants and contracts

1. Ignite Fund on Agriculture Monitoring System using Deep Learning and IoT. 2023

2. National Grass Root ICT Research Initiative, ICT RnD, Network Management System, 2012-2013

Honors and awards

  • HEC merit based MS leading to PhD scholarship, 2005 - 2010
  • Merit Scholarships, in seven semesters of BS- Computer Science

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

  • Mobile Application Development
  • Machine Learning
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Numerical Computing
  • Simulation and Modeling
  • Data Communication and Networks
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Programming Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Information and Communication Technology

Post Graduate

  • Distributed Data Processing
  • Advanced Artificial Neural Networks
  • Advanced Computer Architecture

Publications

International Peer-Reviewed Journals
I. Wahid, S. Tanvir, M. Ahmad, F. Ullah, A. S. AlGhamdi, M. Khan, and S. S. Alshamrani, "Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Routing Strategies for Intelligent Transportation System," Electronics, vol. 11, no. 15, p. 2298, 2022, doi: 10.3390/electronics11152298. (Impact Factor: 3.02)

I. Wahid, S. Tanvir, A. Hameed, and M. Ahmad, "Software-Defined Networks and Named Data Networks in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Routing: Comparative Study and Future Directions," Security and Communication Networks, vol. 2022, Article ID 1270180, 2022, doi: 10.1155/2022/1270180. (Impact Factor: 1.79)

H. Faheem, N. Ilyas, S. U. Muneer, and S. Tanvir, "Connected Dominating Set Based Optimized Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks," International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), vol. 7, no. 11, pp. 322–331, 2016.

S. Tanvir, M. I. Khan, and B. Ponsard, "Comparison of Proactive vs. Reactive Localization Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks," Journal of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, vol. 2, no. 3, 2013, doi: 10.4172/2324-9307.1000111.

F. Jabeen, S. Nawaz, S. Tanvir, and M. I. Khan, "Spatio-temporal Query Processing Over Sensor Networks: Challenges, State of the Art, and Future Directions," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS), vol. 6, no. 7, pp. xxx-xxx, July 2012. (Impact Factor: 0.5)

S. Tanvir, F. Jabeen, M. I. Khan, and B. Ponsard, "On Propagation Properties of Beacon-Based Localization Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks," Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 131-140, 2012.

International Peer-Reviewed Conferences

S. Khan, A. Wahid, and S. Tanvir, "Comparative Study of Routing Strategies in Software Defined Networking," in Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC '16), ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 696-702, 2016, doi: 10.1145/2851613.2851853.

S. Khan, S. Tanvir, and N. Javaid, "Routing Techniques in Software Defined Networks: A Survey," in 13th IEEE International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST), 2016.

S. Tanvir and H. Ahmad, "Pak AgriCloud – A Cloud-Based Crop Management System for Pakistan," in International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change, Rawalakot, Pakistan, Sept. 2014.

S. Tanvir and H. Ahmad, "Cloud Computing and Internet as an Emerging Technology for Livestock Management in Changing Climate," in International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change, Rawalakot, Pakistan, Sept. 2014.

S. Tanvir, E. Schiller, B. Ponsard, and A. Duda, "Propagation Protocols for Network-wide Localization Based on Two-Way Ranging," in Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Sydney, Australia, Apr. 2010.

Timeline

Assistant Professor

Abasyn University
02.2022 - Current

Assistant Professor

Iqra University
09.2015 - 01.2022

Assistant Professor

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
01.2010 - 12.2015

Ph.D. Candidate

LIG Lab
01.2006 - 12.2010

Ph.D. - Computer Networks

University of Grenoble

M. Phil. (Master Research) - Computer Networks

University of Toulouse

BS - Computer Science

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Sadaf Tanvir