I am a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Software Engineering) at Carleton University, Canada with research focuses on Federated Learning, Federated Unlearning, and Semantic Communication. I am a recipient of the Canada Impact+ Research Training Award (CIRTA), a highly competitive doctoral research award supporting my PhD studies.

I received my M.S. in Computer Science and Technology from Dalian University of Technology, China, where I conducted research on federated learning and unlearning. My research has been published in journals and conferences including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, and IEEE/ACM IWQoS. I have also received several academic distinctions, including the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award and Outstanding Graduate Award, and serve as a reviewer for IEEE, Elsevier, and ACM journals and conferences.

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Research Interests

• Distributed machine learning
• Federated Learning
• Federated Unlearning
• Semantic Communication

Education

• Master of Science in Computer Science and Technology (MSCS)
  Dalian University of Technology, China
  Sep 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Thesis: Research on Model Robustness Optimized Federated Unlearning
  • Honors: Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award; Outstanding Graduate Award (Top 5%)
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
  Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  Feb 2017 – Feb 2021

Selected Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, School of Computer Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 2025
• Outstanding Graduate Award (Top 5%), School of International Education, Dalian University of Technology, 2025
• Special Prize, 17th Challenge Cup Competition, Liaoning Province, China, 2025
• First Prize, National International Graduate Academic Forum & 4th “Study at DUT” Forum, 2025
• Second Prize, “Artificial Intelligence+” Special Track, 19th China Mobile National Undergraduate Competition (Challenge Cup), 2025
• Gold Medal, 3rd Liaoning International Student Innovation Competition, 2024
• Academic Star Award, DUT International Student Comprehensive Incentive Evaluation, 2024
• Honorary Credential (Session Chair), IEEE International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN), 2024
• Chinese Government Scholarship (Type B), High-Level Postgraduate Program, 2023

Academic and Professional Services

Journal Reviewer

• IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS)
• IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (TSUSC)
• Neural Networks (Elsevier)
• Information Sciences (Elsevier)
• ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS)
• Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ)

Conference Reviewer

• IEEE International Conference on Computer, Information, and Telecommunication Systems (CITS)
• IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, and Energy Technologies (ICECET)

Conference Organization

• Session Chair, IEEE International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN)