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Dr. Muhammad Safyan

Dr. Muhammad Safyan

Associate Professor
Department: Computer Science
Email: safyanch@gcu.edu.pk
Research Interests: AI, Data Science, Deep Learning, Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web, and Context-Aware Intelligent Systems.
Biography

A senior-level Academician and IT professional with 25 years of experience in Research, Administration and Teaching at institutions of higher learning, Research and Development (R&D)
Experience in Teaching and research at Graduate and postgraduate levels.
Sound competencies of IT Governance, Project Management, and use of ICT in educational pedagogy development.

Education
2018  PhD in Data Science, Machine/Deep Learning, Knowledge Graph, UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT, PAKISTAN GUJRAT, PAKISTAN
2009  MS/MPhil in Information Technology (Research Interest: Semantic Web, Information Retrieval), National University Of Science And Technoloyg(NUST) Islamabad, Pakistan

Teaching Areas

Machine Learning/Deep Learning, Big Data Analytics, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structure & Analysis of Algorithms
Experience
From To Designation Firm/Institution
Aug 2025 Continue CHAIRPERSON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT DEPARTMENT GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Jan 2024 Continue CHAIRPERSON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Feb 2023 Continue ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Jul 2020 Oct 2022 ADDITIONAL CHARGE: DIRECTOR- DIRECTORATE OF IT GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Apr 2012 Feb 2023 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Dec 2004 Apr 2012 SYSTEM ANALYST GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE
Jul 2000 Dec 2004 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER GC UNIVERSITY , LAHORE

Journal Papers

Muhammad Ahmad Shahid, Muhammad Safyan, Abdullah Mustafa (2025). "Machine Learning based Emotion Recognition using Facial Action Units over Edge-based Academic Infrastructure." The Asian Bulletin of Big Data Management, 5 (1), 15-29.
Muhammad Ahmad Shahid, Muhammad Safyan, Abdullah Mustafa (2025). "MALWARE ANALYSIS AND DETECTION FOR MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES." Kashf Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2 (01), 57-69.
M Iqbal, S Sarwar, M Safyan, M Nasralla (2025). "Personalized and adaptive e-learning systems for semantic Web: a systematic review and roadmap." International Journal of Web Information Systems 21 (4), 327-352, 4 (21), 327-352. | Impact Factor: 0.571 [Link]
M Safyan, S Sarwar, M Kashif, S Rafiq, M Iqbal (2025). "Semantic labeling of Cognitive Visual Streams Based on learner Behavior Analysis Using Deep-Emotion-AI for Engaging Experience." East Journal of Human Science, 1 (5), 100-109.
MA Shahid, M Safyan, Z Pervez (2024). "Improvising the Malware Detection Accuracy in Portable Document Format (PDFs) through Machine Learning Classifiers." Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences, 7 (4), 201-221.
U Sikandar, M Taha, S Sarwar, M Safyan, ZU Qayyum, A Ali, M Iqba (2022). "A context‐aware and intelligent framework for the secure mission critical systems." Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 6 (33), e3954.
Sohail Sarwar, Saad Zia, Zia ul Qayyum, Muddesar Iqbal, Muhammad Safyan, Shahid Mumtaz, Raúl García‐Castro, Konstantin Kostromitin (2022). "Context aware ontology‐based hybrid intelligent framework for vehicle driver categorization." Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 33 (8), e3729.
M Rizwan, A Nadeem, S Sarwar, M Iqbal, M Safyan, ZU Qayyum (2022). "EkmEx-an extended framework for labeling an unlabeled fault dataset." Multimedia Tools and Applications, 81 (9), 12141-12156.
Farhan Ali, Sohail Sarwar, Qaisar M Shafi, Muddesar Iqbal, Muhammad Safyan, Zia Ul Qayyum (2022). "Securing IoT based maritime transportation system through entropy-based dual-stack machine learning framework." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 4 (2), 2482-2491.
M Rizwan, A Nadeem, M Iqbal, S Sarwar, M Safyan, ZU Qayyum (2021). "An adaptive software fault-tolerant framework for ubiquitous vehicular technologies." EEE Communications Standards Magazine, 4 (4) , 26-32.
AI Khan, SA Raza Kazmi, A Atta, MF Mushtaq, M Idrees, I Fakir, M Safyan, (2021). "Intelligent Cloud Based Load Balancing System Empowered with Fuzzy Logic.." Computers, Materials & Continua, 67 (1) , .
M Safyan, S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, M Iqbal, S Li, M Kashif (2021). "Machine learning based activity learning for behavioral contexts in Internet of Things." Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of the RAS, , .
Sohail Sarwar, Zia Ul Qayyum, Muhammad Safyan, Muddessar Iqbal, Yasir Mahmood (2021). "Muhammad Safyan Graphs Resemblance based Software Birthmarks through Data Mining for Piracy Control." Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of the RAS (Proceedings of ISP RAS), , .
M Safyan, S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, M Iqbal, S Li, M Kashif (2020). "Machine learning based activity learning for behavioral contexts in Internet of Things (IoT)." Programming and Computer Software, 46 (8) , 626-635.
A Hussain, M Iqbal, S Sarwar, M Safyan, Z ul Qayyum, H Gao, X Wang (2020). "Servicing delay sensitive pervasive communication through adaptable width channelization for supporting mobile edge computing." Computer Communications, , 152-159.
M Kashif, M Iqbal, Z Ullah, T Dagiuklas, S Sarwar, Z Ul-Qayyum, M Safyan (2020). "Shared hybrid ARQ with incremental redundancy (SHARQ IR) in overloaded MIMO systems to support energy-efficient transmissions." IEEE Access, , 111653-111659.
S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, M Safyan, M Iqbal, Y Mahmood (2019). "Graphs resemblance based software birthmarks through data mining for piracy control." Programming and Computer Software, , 581-589.
Abid Hussain, Muhammad Safyan, Sohail Sarwar, Zia Ul Qayyum, Muddessar Iqbal, Nazar Abbas Saqib (2019). "Mitigating MAC layer performance anomaly of Wi-Fi networks through adaptable channelization." Труды Института системного программирования РАН, , .
S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, R García-Castro, M Safyan, RF Munir (2019). "Ontology based E-learning framework: A personalized, adaptive and context aware model." Multimedia Tools and Applications, , 34745-34771.
M Safyan, Z Ul Qayyum, S Sarwar, M Iqbal, R Garcia Castro, A Al‐Dulaimi (2019). "Ontology evolution for personalised and adaptive activity recognition." IET Wireless Sensor Systems, , 93-200.
M Safyan, ZU Qayyum, S Sarwar, R García-Castro, M Ahmed (2019). "Ontology-driven semantic unified modelling for concurrent activity recognition (OSCAR)." Multimedia Tools and Applications, , 2073-2104.
S Sarwar, R García-Castro, Z Qayyum, M Safyan, F Munir, M Iqbal (2018). "Ontology Based e-Learning Systems: A Step towards Adaptive Content Recommendation." International Journal of Information and Education Technology, , 700-705.
S Sarwar, R García-Castro, ZU Qayyum, M Safyan, RF Munir (2017). "Ontology-Based Learner Categorization through Case Based Reasoning and Fuzzy Logic.." International Association for Development of the Information Society, , .
S Sarwar, R García-Castro, ZU Qayyum, M Safyan, F Latif (2016). "A Hybrid Intelligent System for Effective Learner Categorization in Semantic e-learning Systems." International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, , .
S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, M Safyan, A Kaleem (2016). "A HYBRID INTELLIGENT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE DATA PREPROCESSING.." Science International, , .
S Khan, M Safyan (2014). "Semantic matching in hierarchical ontologies." Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences, , .

Conference Papers

International Conference for Artificial Intelligence, Applications, Innovation and Ethics (AI2E) (2025), IEEE. Muscat, Oman. M Kashif, S Sarwar, M Safyan. , Paper: "AI Meets Blockchain: A Secure Privacy Preserved Framework for IoT Devices Using Blockchain"
International Conference on Human-Centered Cognitive Systems (HCCS) (2023), IEEE. Cardiff, United Kingdom. R Akhtar, M Safyan, M Iqbal, S Sarwar. , Paper: "Descriptive Exam Evaluation through Semantic Mining and Analysis"
Human-Centered Cognitive Systems (HCCS) (2022), IEEE. Shanghai, China. Muhammad Rizwan, Zulfiqar Habib, Sohail Sarwar, Muddesar Iqbal, Muhammad Safyan, Dhafer Almakhles. , Paper: "An Exploratory Framework for Intelligent Labelling of Fault Datasets"
International Conference on Advances in Education and Social Sciences (2018), OCERINT (International Organization Center of Academic Research). Istanbul, Turkey. S Sarwar, ZU Qayyum, M Safyan, M Iqbal. , Paper: "A multi agent framework for effective change management of learning contents in semantic e-learning"
International Conference on Advances in Education and Social Sciences (2018), IEEE. UK. Sohail Sarwar, Zia Ul Qayyum, M Safyan, Muddessar Iqbal. , Paper: "A multi agent framework for effective change management of learning contents in semantic e-learning"
IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) (2017), IEEE. UK. M Safyan, ZU Qayyum, S Sarwar, M Iqbal, M Ahmed. , Paper: "Context-aware personalized activity modeling in concurrent environment"
International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (2008), IEEE. UK. M Safyan, S Khan, K Latif, A Masood. , Paper: "Bridging hierarchical ontologies for interoperability and query reformulation"