About

I am a Lecturer in Computer Science, at the School of Computing, College of Science and Engineering at University of Derby, UK. I obtained my PhD degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China where I received the prestigious scholarship CGS-UP. I am involved in teaching Joint Programme in collaboration with Shenyang University of Technology China. Previously, I worked as Assistant Professor-Cyber Security, Secure Cyber Systems Research Group (SCSRG), WMG, at the University of Warwick. At the University of Warwick, I was involved in designing key Certifications for Professional Development (CPD) training courses under catapult and conceptualising the training materials based on data and research, testing, and reviewing training material. I was fully involved in managing the delivery schedules and organising sessions, open communication channels with delegates/clients, and maintaining a database of all training materials.

My research interests lie in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security and Machine Learning & Deep Learning solutions with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence based solutions for E-Healthcare, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoTs), Smart Farming, Smart Hospital and Food Security Management. I have authored/co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed papers including systematic literature reviews (SLR), state-of-the-art novel network protocols, scientific articles, book chapters in high-ranked academic journals and conference proceedings. I have also been a regular reviewer of top scientific international journals such as IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications & Networking, IEEE journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Cluster Computing & Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology etc.

Teaching responsibilities

Currently, I am the module leader of the following modules:

• Programming-I
• Computational Mathematics
• Web Scripting and Technologies
• Computer Systems, Data Structures and Data Management​

Previously, I taught the following courses:

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 
• Machine Learning for Data Science
• Object Oriented Programming
• Operational Security Management
• Network Security and Protocols
• Network Standards and Protocols

Research interests

I am an active research member of the Data Science Research Centre (DSRC) and working on AI-based innovative solutions for local and national industry. I am part of the Health and Wellbeing research group which is mainly focused on cross interdisciplinary research projects. Currently, I am focusing on following topics:

• AI in Agriculture: AI-based Smart Farming
• IoT for Telehealth and Telemedicine
• AI-based healthcare and predictive analysis for healthcare improvement
• Cognitive Health Assessment Applications
• Cyber Threats Intelligence Sharing in Future Smart City
• Lightweight Deep Learning Model for Digital Health Monitoring Systems

Membership of professional bodies

• Member: IEEE 
• Member: Joint Program Committee, University of Derby and SUT China 
• Member: HUST International Alumni

Qualifications

• Ph.D. Information and Communication Engineering – Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
• MS. Computer Science (MSCS)- CUI

Recent conferences

• Muhammad Rizwan, “Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural management”, International Workshop on Agriculture Management, December, 2023, Galaxy Rice Mills, Kamonki, Gujranwala, Pakistan
• Muhammad Rizwan, “Artificial Intelligence in Agribusiness and Food Security”, International Symposium on Agribusiness and Food Security Management, December, 2023, BNU, Lahore, Pakistan
• MA Hassan., Roofia J., Farhat U., Fabrizio G., Muhammad Rizwan, “Intelligent Transportation Systems in Smart City: A Systematic Survey.” 2023 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry  (ICRAI)
  10.1109/ICRAI57502.2023.10089543, March 2023
• Arfa A., Rabia A., AR Javed, Muhammad Rizwan, “Mobile Cloud Computing for Secure Data.” IEEE
  44th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP – IEEE Conference) July 26-28, 2021 // Virtual / Brno, Czech Republic The age of A.I. July 2021
• SB Sayyed, Aqsa R., Talha J., Singh A., Kepel D., Maurizio M., Muhammad Rizwan, “Performance
  Analysis of Cloud Computing for Distributed Data Center using Cloud-Sim.” IEEE International Conference on Communication (IEEE ICC) 14-23 June 2021 // Virtual / Montreal Connectivity – Security – Privacy DOI: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops50388.2021. 9473876, June 2021

Recent publications

An updated list of my publications can be found on My Google Scholar profile