Imran Nawar

Co-authored "NeuroShield-IoE: a cognitive, quantum-resilient cybersecurity framework for the Internet of Energy", published in IEEE Network (Impact Factor: 6.3, Q1). Co-authored a second paper on "Democratizing autonomous driving research via economical hardware", currently under review at IJVAS. Contributed to a UKRI-EPSRC NIA proposal on AI risk modelling and differential privacy for healthcare systems (APP86824), with Dr.

Maqsood

Mahmud (Ulster University), currently under review.

Research Assistant at Digital Image Processing (DIP) Lab (2024-07 – Present)

• Co-authored "NeuroShield-IoE: a cognitive, quantum-resilient cybersecurity framework for the Internet of Energy", published in IEEE Network (Impact Factor: 6.3, Q1).
• Co-authored a second paper on "Democratizing autonomous driving research via economical hardware", currently under review at IJVAS.
• Contributed to a UKRI-EPSRC NIA proposal on AI risk modelling and differential privacy for healthcare systems (APP86824), with Dr. Maqsood Mahmud (Ulster University), currently under review.
• Worked as Teaching Assistant for five courses: Data Visualization (DSC 635), Digital Image Processing (COMP416), Information Retrieval (COMP423), Artificial Intelligence (COMP315) and Advanced Machine Learning (CSC 731).

Undergraduate Student Researcher at Digital Image Processing (DIP) Lab (2023-11 – 2024-06)

• Designed and built an autonomous navigation prototype on Jetson Nano edge hardware for BS thesis research.
• Developed an RFID-based door lock system using an Arduino microcontroller.

Artificial Intelligence Instructor at Corvit Networks (2024-12 – 2025-08)

• Designed and delivered the Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning & Deep Learning) course at Corvit Networks, under the Prime Minister's Special Initiative for Youth in collaboration with NAVTTC, training 20 students (Dec 2024 - Mar 2025).
• Delivered the HCCDA-AI (Huawei Cloud Certified Developer Associate - Artificial Intelligence) course at Corvit Networks, as part of Huawei's mission to empower youth across Pakistan in collaboration with NAVTTC, training 50 students (May 2025 - Aug 2025).

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Islamia College Peshawar (2020-09 – 2024-07)