Overview
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Shah FahdINFORMATiON

Information Security Professional
Islamabad

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Cryptographic Security Analyst

CyMax Technologies
Islamabad
07.2024 - Current
  • Design and Analysis of Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols

RESEARCHER

Government of Pakistan
Islamabad
2016.11 - 2024.06
  • Cryptographic Design and Security Evaluation of Random Number Generators
  • Supervision of Cryptographic Profiling for S‑Box Design and Evaluation
  • Cryptographic Evaluation Framework for the Block Ciphers
  • Supervision of BS and MS Level Projects on Cryptography
  • Promotion of Cryptographic Importance on the National Level
  • Organizing and Assisting the first ever National Level Cryptographic Challenge, Pak‑Crypt 2022
  • Upwork Pakistan
  • FREELANCE CRYPTOGRAPHiC RESEARCHER

Visiting Lecturer

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
Islamabad
10.2021 - 06.2024
  • Assistance in the Design of Cryptographic Curriculum for the MS level study
  • Teaching MS level courses on Cryptography and Security
  • Supervision of MS students in the Cryptographic Domain

Visiting Lecturer

Bahria University Islamabad Campus
Islamabad
02.2019 - 10.2019
  • Teaching MS level courses on Cryptography and Security
  • Supervision of MS students in the Cryptographic Domain

RESEARCH ASSiSTANT

National University of Science and Technology
Islamabad
10.2014 - 05.2016
  • Conducting the Labs on Cryptography and Information Security
  • Assisting the Supervisor in academic class assignments, quizzes and exams

Education

Ph.D. - Information Security

National University of Sciences And Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
10.2018 - 05.2024

Master of Science - Information Security

National University of Sciences And Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
09.2013 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Electronics

University of Peshawar
Peshawar, Pakistan
10.2009 - 10.2013

Interests

Cryptography

Cryptanalysis

Communication Security

Additional Information

  • INTERNATiONAL 2018 Resource Person, at 8th COMSATS‑ISESCO‑INIT International Workshop on “Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards”. Doha, Qatar AUGUST 12, 2024
  • National ICT & RD Award Pakistan 2014 Merit Scholarship, for MS Studies at NUST Pakistan

Timeline

Cryptographic Security Analyst

CyMax Technologies
07.2024 - Current

Visiting Lecturer

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
10.2021 - 06.2024

Visiting Lecturer

Bahria University Islamabad Campus
02.2019 - 10.2019

Ph.D. - Information Security

National University of Sciences And Technology
10.2018 - 05.2024

RESEARCHER

Government of Pakistan
2016.11 - 2024.06

RESEARCH ASSiSTANT

National University of Science and Technology
10.2014 - 05.2016

Master of Science - Information Security

National University of Sciences And Technology
09.2013 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Electronics

University of Peshawar
10.2009 - 10.2013
Shah FahdINFORMATiONInformation Security Professional