Contact
raja.khan@ajman.ac.ae
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Ajman Campus
Raja Wasim Ahmad

Dr. Raja received the master’s degree in computer science from COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad Campus, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Center for Mobile Cloud Computing Research (C4MCCR), Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), University of Malaya, Malaysia. Currently, he is working as an Assistant professor of IT at department of IT at Ajman university. Dr. Raja served at Khalifa University of Science and Technology as a postdoctoral research fellow. At Khalifa University, he remained involved in various research projects that are mainly related to the digitization of various industries through immutable blockchain technology. The most important projects include the development of trustful systems for Telehealthcare, Aerospace engineering, Smart cities, Waste management, Automotive industry, Machine learning, and Aviation. He has published several research papers in leading journals and conferences. Most of his research contributions are published in top-cited journals, such as IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTING, IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL, IEEE ACCESS, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Journal of Grid Computing, Cluster Computing, International Journal of Communication Systems, International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Systems and Software, The Journal of Supercomputing, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. His research work is well acknowledged in national and international conferences. Many of his articles are enlisted in the most downloaded articles list of journals. One of his research articles received the Best Paper Award at SPECTS Symposium held in France, in 2018. He is also serving as a reviewer for several journals and conferences. He also served as a guest associate editor in the IEEE Access journal. Currently, he is serving as an Associate editor in Cluster Computing journal

Education
  • Ph.D., University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2017
  • MS (CS), COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011
  • BS (CS), University of AJK, Pakistan, 2007
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, UAE, 2022-present
  • Postdoc Research Fellow, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University, UAE, 2019-2022
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2018-2019
  • Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2017-2018
  • Research Assistant, FSKTM, University Malaya, Malaysia, 2013-2017
  • Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011-2013
Teaching Area
  • Computer Networks
  • Web Programming
  • JAVA Programming
  • Data Structures and Algorithims
  • Wireless Networks
  • Network Design and Management
  • Network Operating System
  • Operating System
  • Discrete Structures
Research
  • Blockchain
  • Green Computing
  • Mobile Cloud Computing
  • Distributed Computing
  • Cloud Computing
  • Internet-of-Things (IoT)
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • A methodology for impact evaluation of refactoring on external quality attributes of a software design
  • Performance assessment of dynamic analysis based energy estimation tools
  • Adaptive Opportunistic Routing over DTMANETS: Proposals and Issues
  • Blockchain-based Academic Degrees Issuance and Attestation
  • Online Cloud-Based Battery Lifetime Estimation Framework for Smartphone Devices
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Best Paper Award, (SPECTS 2018) France
  • Best Paper Award, (PGreSS 2015) Malaysia
  • Research Productivity Award, (CUI-2017, 2018, 2019) Pakistan
  • GoT Award, University of Malaya, 2017
  • BrightSparks Fellowship, 2013
  • COMSATS MeritScholarship MS (CS), 2009