Phone: +92-937-9230452
Email: ibrar@uetmardan.edu.pk
Designation: Professor, Department of Computer Software Engineering, UET Mardan
Address: Department of Computer Software Engineering, UET Mardan.

• PhD in Networks, Brunel University, UK
• MSc. in Computer Systems Engineering, UET Peshawar
• BSc. in Computer Information Systems Engineering, UET Peshawar

1. Received and availed HEC/UET Peshawar scholarship for PhD studies in the UK.
2. Qualified for HEC’s MS leading to PhD scholarship to the Netherland in 2007.
3. Qualified for HEC’s MS scholarship to South Korea in 2006.
4. Received merit scholarship for four years BSc. studies at UET Peshawar.
5. First position in the HSSC(Pre-Engg) at college level.
6. Second position in the SSC (Science) in the school.
7. Best Paper Award, 6th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Communication (ICMC), Valencia Spain, 2010.

1. Member, Research Evaluation Committee (REC), Deptt. of Computer Software Engineering, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus), Pakistan.
2. Member, Project & Research Evaluation Committee (PREC), Deptt. of Computer Software Engineering, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus), Pakistan.
3. Member, Board of Faculty, UET Mardan.
4. Member, Academic Council, UET Mardan.
5. Member, Syndicate, UET Mardan (2019).
6. Member, Board of Advanced Studies & Research (BASAR), UET Mardan.
7. Member, Board of Studies, Deptt. of Computer Software Engineering, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus), Pakistan.
8. Member, Board of Studies, Deptt. of Software Engineering, University of Malakand, KPK, Pakistan.
9. Member, Board of Studies, Deptt. of Software Engineering, University of Science & Technology, Bannu, KPK, Pakistan.
10. External Evaluator, Quality Enhancement Cell, Deptt: Software Engineering, University of Malaknd, Pakistan.
11. Program Evaluator (PEV), Pakistan Engineering Council.
12. Convener, Admission Committee, UET Mardan- Session 2018-19.
13. Staff Proctor, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus)-(2014-2018).
14. Member, Institutional Discipline Committee, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus).
15. PC Member, IEEE ICET 20
16. PC Member, IEEE FIT 2017.
17. PC Member, IEEE FIT 2018.
18. Reviewer, Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
19. Professional Engineer (PEC Reg. No: COMP/2753)
20. HEC’s Approved Supervisor

1. Acting Registrar, UET Mardan (15-06-2020 to 14-12-2020)
2. Acting Controller of Examination, UET Mardan (24-01-2020 to 23-06-2020)
3. Acting Registrar, UET Mardan (11-06-2019 to 12-12-2019)
4. Chairman, Deptt: of Computer Software Engg, UET Mardan  ( January, 2019- till date)
5. Chairman, Department of Computer Science, UET Mardan (April 2018-February 2019)
6. Director (Academics), University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan. (January 2019-February 2019)
7. Coordinator (Academics), University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan. (August 2017-December 2018)
8. Advisor Postgraduate Studies, Deptt. of Computer Software Engineering, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus), Pakistan. (Year 2014 till date).
9. Semester Coordinator, Deptt. of Computer Software Engineering, UET Peshawar (Mardan Campus), Pakistan. ( Year-2005 to 2007 and Year 2013-Year 2018)
10. Incharge Examination, UET Mardan Campus, Pakistan (June, 2013-January, 2014)

My broad research interests encompass computer networks, cloud computing and information security. Currently, we are working in the cloud, fog and edge computing environments with a strong emphasis on efficient resource management across these distributed paradigms using evolutionary and intelligent optimization algorithms. In addition, my research interests include information security, particularly the security of communication networks and cloud-based infrastructures.

1. Zia Ullah, Ibrar Ali Shah, Fahim Ullah Khan, Faisal Nadeem, Mohsin Ali Khan, and Muhammad Ismail Mohmand. "Towards decentralized IoT access control scheme with gateway-level cache and blockchain-based trust infrastructure." Scientific Reports (2026).
2. Raheel Zaman, Ibrar Ali Shah, Javed Ali Khan, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, and Khursheed Aurangzeb. "An Explainable Detection and Classification of Breast Cancer Using a Novel Deep Learning Model by Using LIME on Histopathological Images." Computational Intelligence 42, no. 4 (2026): e70284.
3. Fahim Ullah Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Abdulaziz Y. Barnawi, and Shabir Ahmad. "CARS: Container-Aware Resource Scheduling in Heterogeneous Fog Computing based on DRL." IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2026.
4. Saqib Muhammad, Ibrar Ali Shah, Ijazul Haq, Muhammad Faisal Abrar, Sadaqat Jaan, and Muhammad Faisal Nadeem. "Deciphering software outsourcing impeding factors (IFs) using multidimensional analytical techniques." Information and Software Technology, 2026: 108124.
5. Zohaib Ali Shah, Ibrar Ali Shah, Muhammad Usman, and Bilal Khan. "Automatic Text Summarization by Using Deep Learning Models."- Book Chapter In Computational Intelligent Systems: Applications of AI and Machine Learning, pp. 161-172. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2026.
6. Salman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Woong-Kee Loh, Javed Ali Khan, Alexios Mylonas, and Nikolaos Pitropakis. "Sensor Driven Resource Optimization Framework for Intelligent Fog Enabled IoHT Systems." Sensors 26, no. 1: 348, 2026.
7. Asad Ullah, Zia Ullah, Sanam Shahla Rizvi, Ibrar Ali Shah, and Se Jin Kwon. "Decentralized trust optimization in VANETs: A blockchain-driven hybrid PoS-PBFT architecture for enhanced security and energy-efficient communication." Plos one 20, no. 12: e0338618, 2025.
8. Spogmay Yousafzai, Ibrar Ali Shah, Aziz Ahmad, Khyber Yousafzai, Khalid Khan, and Ilyas Nawab. "Machine and Deep Learning Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease Classification with EEG Signals and MRI Images." VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering 13, no. 4: 26-35, 2025.
9. Salman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Shabir Ahmad, Javed Ali Khan, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, and Khursheed Aurangzeb. "A Comprehensive Survey on Multi‐Facet Fog‐Computing Resource Management Techniques, Trends, Applications and Future Directions." Expert Systems 42, no. 4: e70019, 2025.
10. Fahim Ullah Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Sadaqat Jan, Shabir Ahmad, and Taegkeun Whangbo. "Machine learning-based resource management in fog computing: A systematic literature review." Sensors, no. 3 (2025): 687.
11. Zia Ullah, Ghassan Husnain, Abid Iqbal, Ibrar Ali Shah, Ali Saeed Alzahrani, Ramasamy Srinivasaga Naidu, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, and Mohammed S. Al‐Zahrani. "TrustChain‐VANETs: Blockchain and IPFS Integration for Reliable and Secure Vehicular Communication in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)." IET Intelligent Transport Systems 19, no. 1 (2025): e70051.
12. Mohim Bacha, Ibrar Ali Shah, Muhammad Faisal Abrar, and Muhammad Yaseen. "Practices of critical challenges during requirements implementation in global software development: A systematic literature review." VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering 12, no. 3 (2024): 166-176.
13. Salman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Shabir Ahmad, Javed Ali Khan, and Muhammad Shahid Anwar. "Energy-efficient task scheduling using fault tolerance technique for IoT applications in fog computing environment." IEEE Internet of Things Journal 11, no. 24 (2024): 39009-39019.
14. Raheel Zaman, Ibrar Ali Shah, Naeem Ullah, and Gul Zaman Khan. "A Robust Deep Learning-Based Approach for Detection of Breast Cancer from Histopathological Images." Engineering Proceedings 56, no. 1 (2023): 313.
15. Gul Zaman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Inam Ullah, Muhammad Ihtesham, Hazrat Junaid, Spogmay Yousafzai, and Fouzia Sardar. "An Efficient Deep Learning Model based Diagnosis System for Lung Cancer Disease." In 2023 4th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023.
16. Gul Zaman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Muhammad Abul Hassan, Hazrat Junaid, and Fouzia Sardar. "Intelligent Systems for Early Malaria Disease Detection in Patient Cells Using Transfer Learning Approaches." In 2023 4th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023.
17. Salman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Faisal Nadeem, Sadaqat Jan, T. K. Wangbo, S. Ahmad “Optimal Resource Allocation and Task Scheduling in Fog Computing for IoMT Applications using Evolutionary Algorithm”, Human Centric Computing and Information Sciences Journal.
18. Salman Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Nasser Tairan, Habib Shah, and Muhammad Faisal Nadeem. "Optimal Resource Allocation in Fog Computing for Healthcare Applications." CMC-computers materials & continua, vol. 71, no. 3 (2022): 6147-6163 (IF: 3.7).
19. Hafeez G Khan I, Jan S, Shah IA, Khan FA, Derhab A. A novel hybrid load forecasting framework with intelligent feature engineering and optimization algorithm in smart grid. Elsevier Applied Energy, Volume: 299 (2021), IF:9.76).
20. Atta Ullah, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad F. Abrar, Najeeb Ullah, Ibrar A. Shah, and Muhammad F. Nadeem. "Systematic performance, and Security evaluation of. NET models for accessing database.", VFAST Transaction on Software Engineering, Volume 9, Number 4, pp. 18-24 (2021).
21. Hunzai S, Shah IA. Impact of Elicitation Techniques on Requirement Validation in Software Industry in Pakistan. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS). 2021;19(3).
22. Ullah, Kalim, Sajjad Ali, Taimoor Ahmad Khan, Imran Khan, Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar Ali Shah, and Ghulam Hafeez. "An Optimal Energy Optimization Strategy for Smart Grid Integrated with Renewable Energy Sources and Demand Response Programs." Energies 13, no. 21, 2020 (IF: 2.72).
23. Faisal A., Muhammad, M. Sohail, Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Faran Majeed, Ibrar Ali Shah, Nasir Rashid, and Naimat Ullah. "De‐motivators for the adoption of agile methodologies for large‐scale software development teams: An SLR from management perspective." Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, Wiley, 2047-7481, 2020 ( IF: 1.17).
24. Malka, S., S. Jan, and I. A. Shah. "Sentiment Analysis Based on Abbreviations In Text." Pakistan Journal of Science 71, no. 4, 2019.
25. Muhammad Ali Shah, Ibrar Ali Shah, Duck-Gyu Lee, and Shin Hur, “Design Approaches of MEMS Microphones for Enhanced Performance”, Journal of Sensors, Vol. 2019, Pp. (IF: 2.057).
26. Alamgir Khan, Haneef Hamza, Mehboob Alam, Imran Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Sada, Muhammad Usman and Haroon Rasheed, “Performance Analysis of Amplify Zoom and Forward Cooperative Relaying Protocol’’, BUJICT, Volume 9, issue 2, 2016.
27. Muhammad Ali Shah, Faisal Iqbal, Ibrar Ali Shah, and Byeungleul Lee " Modal Analysis of a Single-Structure Multi-Axis MEMS Gyroscop", Journal of Sensors, Vol. 2016, Pp. 1-8, 2016. (IF: 0.712)
28. Bilal Younis, M. Faraz Uddin, AsimIhsan, Imran Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Sadaqat Jan “SCH Protocol for Wireless Microsensor Networks”, BUJICT Journal, Vol 9 Issue-I, pp. 98-102, 2016.
29. Mahmood, Mohammad A., Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar A. Shah, and Imran Khan. "Growth Parameters for Films of Hydrothermally Synthesized One-Dimensional Nanocrystals of Zinc Oxide." In International Journal of Photoenergy, Vol. 2016, Pp. 1-12, 2016. (IF: 1.226)
30. Humaira Rehman, Imran Khan, Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar Ali Shah, and Muhammad Abbas Mahmood “Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing based Power Line Communication in Smart Grids Using Least Square Channel Estimation”, ITEE Journal, Volume 5, Issue 3, ISSN: - 2306-708X, Pp 24-31, 2016.
31. Siddiqi, SadiaJabeen, Sadaqat Jan, Imran Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, and Muhammad Abbas Mahmood. "Bayesian Inference as a Problem Solving Tool in Proactive Routing Protocols.",BUJICT Journal, Volume 8, Issue. 2, pp. 42-49, ISSN: 1999-4974, 2015.
32. Muhammad Adnan, Zeshan-U-Islam, Khalid Bashir, Sajad Ali, Imran Khan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Muhammad Abbas Mahmood and Sadaqat Jan, “Performance of Double Threshold Energy Detection in Cooperative-Cognitive Networks over Rayleigh and Rician Fading Channels with Path Loss Effect”, BUJICT Journal, Volume VII, Issue 1, ISSN: 1999-4974, pp: 37-40, 2014.
33. Khan, M. Sheraz, R. Khan, I. Khan, I. A. Shah, M. A. Mehmood, S. Jan, “Performance Analysis of Various Relay Selection Schemes in Rayleigh, Rician and Nakagami Fading Channels with Parallel AF Relays”, SURJ(Science Series), Vol 46(2),  pp. 201-204, ISSN: 1813-1743, 2014.
34. Adnan, Z. U. Islam, K. Bashir, S. Ali, I. Khan, I. A. Shah, M. A. Mahmood, S. Jan, “Performance of two Algorithms of Energy Detection in Cooperative-Cognitive Networks with Path Loss Effects over AWGN Channel”, SURJ(Science Series), Vol 46(1), pp.5-8, ISSN: 1813-1743, 2014.
35. Shah, Ibrar Ali, Sadaqat Jan, Imran Khan, Muhammad Abbas Mehmood, and Muhammad Ali Shah. "Qos Based Joint Channel Assignment and Routing in Wireless Mesh Networks." World Applied Sciences Journal 31, no. 10, ISSN: 1809-1827, 2014.
36. A. Jadoon, Z.A. Khan, M. A. Shah, I. Khan, I. A. Shah, S. Jan, M. A. Mahmood, SER and Outage Probability Analysis of Network Coding over Identical Terrestrial and Non-identical Satellite-terrestrial Fading Channels, SURJ(Science Series), Vol 46(1), pp. 19-24, ISSN: 1813-1743, 2014.
37. Ali, B. Hussain, A. Ahmad, I. Khan, S. Jan, I. A. Shah and M. A. Mahmood, “Cyclostationary-Spectrum Sensing in Cooperative Cognitive Networks”, BUJICT Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 8-13,ISSN: 1999-4974, 2013.
38. Shakeel A. Waqas, M. Jawad, Imran Khan, M. Abbas Mahmood, Ibrar Ali Shah and Sadaqat Jan, Path(s) Finding and Selection Technique for Multi-Hop Mesh Cooperative Networks, BUJICT Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 50-54,ISSN: 1999-4974 , 2013.
39. Jan, I. Khan, I. A. Shah, G. Ahmad, A. Khattak, G. A. AL-Sultany An Overview of Concept Comparison Practices used in Ontology Alignment, SURJ (Science Series), Volume 45, No. 1, pp 11-14,. ISSN: 1813-1743, 2013.
40. R. Tanoli, R. Abbasi, I. Khan, S. Jan, I. A. Shah, A. Khattak Comparative Analysis of Fixed-Gain Relaying Schemes for Inter-relay Communication over Nakagami-m Fading Channel, SURJ (Science Series), Volume 45, No. 1, pp 65-69,. ISSN: 1813-1743, 2013.
41. Zarin, I. Khan, S. Jan, L. Hasan, I. A. Shah, M. Usman Performance Analysis of MRC and SLC in Energy Detector for Cognitive Radio Networks Over Nakagami Fading Channels, SURJ (Science Series), Volume. 44, No. 4, pp 617-622,. ISSN: 1813-1743, 2013.
42. Jan, I.A. Shah and I. Khan “A Comparative Study of Routing Protocols in e-Health Applications for Heterogeneous Interfaced Mobile Ad-Hoc Grid” International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 40– No.14, 2012.
43. Shah, S. Jan and I. Khan, "Optimized Placement of Gateways for Routing Protocols in Wireless Mesh Networks," International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications Volume 3, Issue 4, ISSN: 2047-3338, 2012.
44. Alshomrani, S., S. Qamar, S. Jan, I. Khan, and I. A. Shah. "QoS of VoIP over WiMAX Access Networks." International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications 3, no. 4, 2012.
45. Shah, I. A., S. Jan, I. Khan, and S. Qamar. "An Overview of Game Theory and its Applications in Communication Networks." Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2012 International Journal Of Multidisciplinary Sciences And Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2012.
46. Jan, I.A. Shah, I. Khan, F. Khan and M. Usman, “Similarity Measures and their Aggregation in Ontology Matching”, International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Volume 3, No. 5, pp. 52-57, 2012.
47. Jan, M. Li, G. Al-Sultany, H. Al-Raweshidy and I.A Shah “Semantic file annotation and retrieval on mobile devices”, International Journal of Mobile Information System, volume. 7, issue no. 2, pp. 107-122, issn: 1574-017X, 2011. (IF: 2.432)
48. Ibrar Shah, Sadaqat Jan, Kok-Keong Loo, “Selfish Flow Games in Non-Cooperative Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks in Interference constrained topology ”, International  Journal of Advances in Telecommunications. Volume 4, Number 2, issn: 1942-2601, 2011.
49. Campbell Carlene E-A, Shah Ibrar A,Loo Kok-Keong “Medium Access Control and Transport protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks: An overview”, International Journal of Applied Research on Information Technology and Computing Volume : 1, Issue : 1 Print ISSN : 0975-8070. Online ISSN : 0975-8089, 2010.
50. Zafar A. Shah, Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar Ali Shah “ Towards the Optimal Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Text Mining: A Quick Review”, Accepted in ICTIET, 2022.
51. Huma Gul, Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar Ali Shah, Shams Ur Rahman “A Taxonomy of Text Mining”, Accepted in ICTIET, 2022.
52. Yasir, Muhammad, Muhammad Usman, Imran Khan, and Ibrar Ali Shah. "Empirical Study of Variable BO and SO under different Performance Metrices in the IEEE 802.15. 4." In 2019 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital systems (C-CODE), pp. 64-68., 2019, IEEE.
53. A Sajid, S Jan, IA Shah, “Automatic Topic Modelling for Single Document Short Texts”, FIT, 2017, IEEE.
54. Ali, Qazi, Malika Bakhtawar, Omama Sohail, Daim Hussain, Sadia Siddiqi, Ibrar Shah, and Shakeel Waqas. "Reconfigurable Cluster Head Selection Protocol for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensors." In 2017 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), pp. 310-314, 2017, IEEE.
55. Humaira Rehman, Imran Khan, Sadaqat Jan, Ibrar Ali Shah and Muhammad Abbas Mahmood “OFDM based Power Line Communication in Smart Grids Using Adaptive Least Square Channel Estimation” in NACTICT, 2016, Karachi Pakistan.
56. Muhammad Sohail, Imran Khan, Sadaqat Jan and Ibrar Ali Shah “Performance Analysis of WiMax LDPC Based Cooperative Communication Using TWRN”, NACTICT, 2016, Karachi Pakistan, 2016.
57. Khan, Muhammad Humayun, Sadaqat Jan, Imran Khan, and Ibrar Ali Shah. "Evaluation of linguistic similarity measurement techniques for ontology alignment." In Emerging Technologies (ICET), International Conference on, pp. 1-6, 2015, IEEE.
58. Khan, Nasir Ullah, Saif Ullah Khan, Saad Iqbal, Imran Khan, Sadaqat Jan, and Ibrar Ali Shah. "Analysis of campus wide Wireless LAN using an advanced training system." In Emerging Technologies (ICET), 2015 International Conference on, pp. 1-4, 2015, IEEE.
59. Khan, FahimUllah, Ibrar Ali Shah, Sadaqat Jan, Imran Khan, and Muhammad Abbas Mehmood. "Fuzzy logic based cluster head selection for homogeneous wireless sensor networks." In 2015 International Conference on Open Source Systems & Technologies (ICOSST), pp. 41-45, 2015, IEEE.
60. Rahman, A., Haq, A. U., Adnan, M., Khan, I., &Shah, I. A., Performance of double threshold energy detection in cooperative-cognitive networks over Nakagami-m fading channels using square law combining technique. In Emerging Technologies (ICET), International Conference on(pp. 118-121), 2014, IEEE.
61. Muhammad Adnan, SibghatUllah, Imran Khan and Ibrar Ali Shah, Outage and Detection Probabilities of Cognitive-Cooperative Network over Rayleigh Fading Channel, INMIC, 2014, IEEE.
62. Ibrar, M., Shah, J., Ali, A., Khan, I., Shah, I. A., & Jan, A Fuzzy Logic based best relay (s) diversity selection in dual-hop networks. In Open Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST), International Conference on (pp. 128-131), 2014, IEEE.
63. Sofian Hamad, HadiNoureddine, NazarRadhi, Ibrar Shah and Hamed Al-Raweshidy “Efficient Flooding Based on Node Position for Mobile Ad Hoc Network”, Seventh International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology - Information Communication Technologies, 2011, IEEE.
64. Ibrar Shah, Sadaqat Jan, Kok-Keong Loo, “Selfish Flow Games in Non-Cooperative Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks With Imperfect Information”, The Sixth IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications (ICWMC), Valencia, Spain, Pages: 219 – 225, Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-8021-0, 2010, IEEE.
65. A. Shah, S.Jan, S.A.Mahmud, H. S. Al-Raweshidy , “Optimal Path Discovery with Mobility Management in Heterogeneous Mesh Networks” Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Future Computer and Communication, Malysia Pages: 57-61, ISBN:978-0-7695-3591-3, 2009, IEEE.
66. Sadaqat Jan, I. A. Shah, Hamed Al-Raweshidy “Performance Analysis of Proactive and Reactive Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad-hoc Grid in e-health Applications”, 2009 International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, Macau, China, ISBN: 978-0-7695-3522-7, 2009, IEEE.