Department of Computer Science

Dr. Usman Ahmad
Dr. Usman Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (Data Communication and Networks) (Ph.D)
    University Technology Malaysia.
    2012-2017

  • Master of Philosophy in Computer Science (M.Phil)
    University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
    2005-2007

  • Masters in Computer Science (M.Sc)
    University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
    2003-2005

Experience

  • Assistant Professor

  • Lahore College for Women University Lahore

    (07-07-2022 – to date)

  • Assistant Database Administrator

  • Lahore Collage for Women University Lahore.

    (18-09-2009- 06-07-22)

  • Assistant Network Administrator

    Lahore Collage for Women University Lahore.

    (01-11-2008 to 17-09-2009)

  • Network Engineer

  • Bismillah Sizing Industries Faisalabad.
    (04-03-2004 to 26-05-2007)

Professional Certifications

  • One Year diploma in Computer Science (2001-2002)
  • Certificate of Merit in FLASH Commerce (Oct. 20. 2003)
  • Linux Administration Training (25-05-2007 to 28-05-2007)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional Training (MCSE 2003)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate Training (CCNA 2008)
  • CCNA certified for Networking for Home and Small Businesses
  • CCNA certified for Routing and Switching in Enterprise (2010)
  • CCNA certified for designing and supporting computer networks

Awards & Honors Received 

  • Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing for the Journal of “Sustainable Cities and Society” ELSEVIER (awarded in  December, 2017).
  • Certificate of Reviewing for the Journal of “Sustainable Cities and Society” (awarded in November, 2017).
  • Certificate of Reviewing for the Journal of “Computers and Electrical Engineering” (awarded in November, 2017).
  • Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing for the Journal of “Computers and Electrical Engineering” ELSEVIER (awarded in February, 2018).
  • Certified reviewer for the Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society and the Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering.
  • Certified reviewer for the Journal of Concurrency and Computation : Practice and Experience (awarded in 2018)
  • HONORABLE JUDGE at National University of Computer and Emerging Science, Lahore (SOFTEC 22).

External Examiner

  • Government College University, Lahore (gcu.edu.pk)
  • Government College University, Faisalabad  (gcuf.edu.pk)
  • Comsats University Islamabad, (www.comsats.edu.pk)

Attended Workshops 

  • IEEE National Workshop on Smart Grid. April 10, 2018. Lahore Garrison University.
  • 5 Days workshop on Cloud Computing held at Arfa Software Technology Park.
  • Research Methods Training Workshop held in Information Technology University of the Punjab.
  • Workshop on “Documentation and Development of Small projects using latest tools and technologies” (April 22, 2018). 

Attended Conferences

  • 5th International Science Postgraduate Conference in University Technology Malaysia (March 2017).
  • ASIA International Multidisciplinary Conference in University Technology Malaysia (May 2017).
  • ASIA International Conference 2016 (ICSEMSS) in University Technology Malaysia.
  • International Conference on innovation & management (icim2016) in University Technology Malaysia.
  • International Conference in Multidisciplinary Method and Model (ICMM2016) in University Technology Malaysia.
  • 2nd ASIA International Conference (AIC2015) on Entrepreneurship and Business Management in University Technology Malaysia.
  • International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology (IICIST2015) in University Technology Malaysia.
  • International Conference on Software Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICSEET-2022)

Journal Reviewer

  • The Journal of “Supercomputing” (SUPE) (Springer).
  • International Journal of “Computer & Electrical Engineering” (Elsevier).
  • International Journal of “Sustainable Cities and Society”.
  • International Journal of “Computer Science and Information System (ComSIS).
  • International Journal of “Multimedia Tools and Applications” (Springer).
  • Journal of “Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing” (Springer).
  • “Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience”. (Wiley).
  • EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing (Springer).
  • International Journal of “Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control” (TELKOMNIKA).
  • EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (Springer)
  • International Journal of Parallel Programming (IJPP) (Springer).
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Access (IEEE Access).
  • Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies(ETT).

Publications

  1. Ahmad, U., Raza, S. A., Mustafa, T., & Nazir, M. (2012). Experimental Analysis of Performance of Wireless LAN.International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, 10(2), 168.
  1. Ahmad, Mudassar, Asri Bin Ngadi, Ambreen Nawaz, Usman Ahmad, Tasleem Mustafa, and Ahsan Raza. "A SURVEY ON TCP CUBIC VARIANT REGARDING PERFORMANCE." In Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2012 15th International, pp. 409-412. IEEE,
  1. Usman, G., Ahmad, U., & Ahmad, M. (2013). Improved K-means clustering algorithm by getting initial cenroids. World Applied Science Journal, 27(4), 543-51.
  1. Ahmad, Usman, Md Asri Bin Ngadi, and Ismail Fauzi Bin Isnin. "SURVEY ON END TO END CONGESTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES IN DIFFERENT NETWORK SCENARIOS."Journal of Theoretical & Applied Information Technology3 (2015).
  1. Ahmad, Usman, and Md Asri Bin Ngadi. "PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF LINUX TCP CONGESTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES."Science International4 (2015).
  1. Ahmad, Usman, Md Asri Bin Ngadi, and Ismail Fauzi Bin Isnin. "FAIRNESS EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF CURRENT CONGESTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES."Indonesian journal of Electrical engineering and computer science1 (2016): 176-181. 
  1. Mudassar, A., Asri, N. M., Usman, A., Amjad, K., Ghafir, I., & Arioua, M. (2018). A new Linux based TCP congestion control mechanism for long distance high bandwidth sustainable smart cities.Sustainable Cities and Society, 37, 164-177.
  1. Mirza, M. A., Ahmad, M., Habib, M. A., Mahmood, N., Faisal, C. N., & Ahmad, U. (2018). CDCSS: cluster-based distributed cooperative spectrum sensing model against primary user emulation (PUE) cyber-attacks. The Journal of Supercomputing, 1-17. 
  1. Ahmad, M., Ahmad, U., Ngadi, M. A., Habib, M. A., Khalid, S., & Ashraf, R. (2018). Loss Based Congestion Control Module for Health Centers Deployed by Using Advanced IoT Based SDN Communication Networks.International Journal of Parallel Programming, 1-31.
  1. Ashraf, R., Ahmed, M., Ahmad, U., Habib, M. A., Jabbar, S., & Naseer, K. (2018). MDCBIR-MF: multimedia data for content-based image retrieval by using multiple features. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 1-27.
  1. Ahmad, M., Ahmad, U., Ngadi, M. A., Habib, M. A., Faisal, C. N., & Mahmood, N. ARFC: Advance response function of TCP CUBIC for IoT‐based applications using big data.Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, e4927.
  1. Ahmad, Usman, et al. "Survey on Internet of Things (IoT) for Different Industry Environments." Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC), Print ISSN (2019): 2516-0281.