Meet Our Team
Prof. Dr. Naveed Ikram
Associate Dean (Graduate Programs),
Director RISE
Ph.D. – Computer Science (UK)
M.Sc – Computer Science (UK),
Chartered IT Professional Senior Member ACM,
Member IEEE, AIS, CSP
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveed-ikram-26a99515/

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zubair
Dean Faculty of Computing
Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering (IIUI)
MS – Information Technology (Hamdard University)
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-muhammad-zubair-51a3b09/?originalSubdomain=pk

Obaid ur Rehman
Manager Security & Compliance
Certification : CEH
Expertise: Project Management, Auditing, Education, Information Security Specialist
Master in Computer Science, Associate Engineer Diploma, Certified Ethical Hacker.
Trained for: ISMS 27001 Lead Auditor (ISMS LA 27001:2013), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), CSOC - SIEM Installation, Configuration and Administration, CCNA, VMWare 3.5 ESX, ITIL v3 Foundation, PANDA Gate Defender Performa V3.02
URL:https://www.linkedin.com/in/obaidurrehman/

Prof. Dr. Saad Zafar
Research Professor
Founding Director (Riphah Int. University)
PhD from Griffith University, Australia
Certification : CISM
Specialties: Software Engineering; Security Engineering; Information Security Management and Auditing; Safety Engineering; Software Quality Management; Requirements Engineering; Formal Methods; Software Acquisition, Development and Implementation; Software Process Assessment and Improvement; Personal Software Process; and Software Project Management.
URL:https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-zafar-aaa9b32/?originalSubdomain=pk
Dr. Ahthasham Sajid
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor / Research In-Charge
PhD (Computing)
Editor and Reviewer of International Journals
Areas of Expertise: Wireless Networks, Information Security, Cloud and IOT Networks, Trainings, Research & Development,
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ahthasham-sajid-93379018b/
Dr. Muhammad Yousaf
PhD (Computer Engineering)
MS (Computer Engineering) (UET), Taxila
Certifications: CISSP
Expertise:
Cybersecurity,
Security Operations Center,
Cyber Incident Response,
Data Governance and Management,
Project Management.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhyousaf/
(Advisor)
Khurram Javed
PhD Scholar
Certifications:
CEH, CHFI, ECSA, LPT,CEI (EC-Council) , CCAI (CISCO)
Expertise: Auditing, Education, Project Management, Information Security Specialist
Specialization: Master Trainer, Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Prolific Mentor, Red Teamer, Active Researcher and Architect of various Cyber Security Awareness programs.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjaved3/
(Advisor)

Engr. Komal Batool
PhD scholar
Senior Lecturer
PGD (Professional Ethics and Teaching Methodology)
MS information security,
Certifications: CEH, CHFI, CASE, CSCU
Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) AG Islamabad Section
Areas of Expertise: complex networks, software security, network security, digital forensics, security audits and management, wireless and IOT security
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/komal-batool-066b2562/
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Afia Ishaq
Lecturer Data Science
Go high level Certified
MS Data Science (Gold Medalist)
Expertise: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, and AI.
URL:linkedin.com/in/afia-ishaq-5b98941aa

Rida Malik
Research Assistant
MS Information Security
Fields of Interest : Information Security.
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rida-malik-1b9345236/
Arslan Ali Khan
Senior Lecturer
PhD (Cyber Security) - In Progress
MS(Information Security)
Certifications: CHFI,PCAP
Research Interests:
Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Blockchain, Cryptography, Governance, Audit and Risk Compliance
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arslan-ali-khan-cys/?originalSubdomain=pk

Hummayun Raza Shakoor Watoo
Lecturer
MS Information Security
Certifications: CHFI eJPT CEH
Area of Interest
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering ,
Digital Forensic
Offensive Security Network Security
Security Audit & IT Governance
Arshad Mehmood
Research Assistant
MS (Information Security)
RISE, Riphah Int. University.
Expertise: Research & Development, Advance Programming, Trainings & Teaching, Cyber Security
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshad-mehmood-5664a3216/
Mamona Waheed
Research Assistant
MS in Electrical Engineering from Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad.
Expertise: Digital Image Processing, Deep Learning , Machine Learning.
URL:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamoona-waheed-03730a11a/


Usama Siraj
Assistant Program Executive
BBA
Expertise: SAP, Moodle and office automation
Riphah Institute of Systems Engineering
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