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Dr. Zia ul Rehman

Dr. Zia ul Rehman

Assistant Professor
Department: Computer Science
Email: ziaulrehman@gcu.edu.pk
Research Interests: Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Office Location: Professor Room 30
Personal Website : https://gcu.edu.pk/faculty-profile.php?id=32
Biography

Dr. Zia Ul Rehman is a result focused, forward thinking and proactive academic professional with over 15 years of teaching, research, and industry experience in well-reputed national and international organizations. He earned his BS in Information Technology with distinction, followed by an MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Computer Science with a research focus on machine learning. His research interests span data science, machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Zia has supervised numerous undergraduate final-year projects and master’s theses, and currently supervises three PhD students. He remains committed to academic excellence, professional development, and advancing the field of computer science through innovative research and quality teaching.

Education
2021  PhD in Computer Science, National College Of Business Administration & Economics Lahore Pakistan
2012  MS/MPhil in Computer Science, National University Of Computer & Emerging Sciences NUCES-FAST Lahore Pakistan
2009  BA/BSc(Hons) in Information Technology, The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Microsoft Certified Professional

Coursera Certifications:

Python for Data Analysis: Pandas & NumPy
Introduction to Data Analytics
Python for Data Visualization: Matplotlib & Seaborn
Processing Data with Python
Sentiment Analysis with Deep Learning using BERT
Fake News Detection with Machine Learning
Data Cleaning in Snowflake: Techniques to Clean Messy Data
Unity for Absolute Beginners - Getting Started

Teaching Areas

Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Programming
Experience
From To Designation Firm/Institution
Nov 2023 Continue Assistant Professor Government College University Lahore
Sep 2022 Nov 2023 Assistant Professor Kinnaird College For Women Lahore
Feb 2017 Sep 2022 Assistant Professor Bahria University Lahore
Sep 2013 Feb 2017 Lecturer University Of Sargodha
Sep 2012 Sep 2013 Software Quality Assurance Engineer I2c Inc. Pakistan
Aug 2009 Aug 2010 Software Developer MDTotal Software Inc. Pakistan

Journal Papers

Numan Aslam, Muhammad Khurram Ehsan, Zia Ul Rehman, Muhammad Hanif & Ghulam Mustafa (2023). "A modified form of different applied median filter for removal of salt & pepper noise.." Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, 82 (1), 7479–7490. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13289-x | Impact Factor: 3.6 [Link]
Nadeem Iqbal, Muhammad Hanif, Zia Ul Rehman & Muhammad Zohaib (2022). "On the novel image encryption based on chaotic system and DNA computing." Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, 81 (1), 8107–8137. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-11912-5 | Impact Factor: 3.9 [Link]
Nadeem Iqbal, Muhammad Hanif, Sagheer Abbas, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Zia Ul Rehman (2021). "Dynamic 3D scrambled image based RGB image encryption scheme using hyperchaotic system and DNA encoding." Journal of Information Security and Applications, Elsevier, 58 (1), 102809. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2021.102809 | Impact Factor: 3.7 [Link]
Muhammad Hanif, Sagheer Abbas, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Nadeem Iqbal, Zia Ul Rehman (2020). "A novel and efficient multiple RGB images cipher based on chaotic system and circular shift operations." IEEE Access, 8 (1), 146408-146427. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3015085 | Impact Factor: 3.6 [Link]

Conference Papers

2019 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC) (2019), IEEE. Lahore, Pakistan. Hira Fayyaz, Zia Ul Rehman, Sagheer Abbas. , Paper: "An IoT enabled framework for smart buildings empowered with cloud & fog infrastructures"
2016 sixth international conference on innovative computing technology (INTECH) (2016), IEEE. Dublin, Ireland. Zia Ul Rehman, Imran Sarwar Bajwa. , Paper: "Lexicon-based sentiment analysis for Urdu language"

Projects

Title Role Funded by Amount Year Status
Automated Cyberbullying Detection Principal Investigator NGIRI Ignite 79000.00 2020 Completed

Thesis/Research Supervisions

Waqas Anjum (2022), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "A Novel Image Encryption Scheme Using Chaotic System" (Completed)
Farwa Khalid (2021), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Cyberbullying detection from social networks" (Completed)
Irfan Latif (2020), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Sentiment Analysis from social networks" (Completed)
Asad Kamal (2019), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Aspect-level sentiment analysis of Pakistani Universities" (Completed)
Ridha Maryum (2023), BS. Thesis: "AI-Recruit Mentor – Chatbot" (Completed)