I’m an Assistant Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) working on intermittent computing, embedded security, and cyber-physical systems. I lead SysNet Lab and collaborate on projects in batteryless sensing and secure embedded intelligence.
Before joining LUMS, I was an ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Postdoctoral Fellow working with Prof. Thiemo Voigt at RISE-SICS in Stockholm. My research focuses on transiently powered platforms, embedded system security, and network forensics.
I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering (DEIB) at Politecnico di Milano in 2017, advised by Prof. Luca Mottola. Previously, I was a researcher at the Systems and Networks Lab at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, collaborating with Associate Professor Affan A. Syed. I hold an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Telecommunications from FAST-NUCES.
From resilient architectures to secure deployments, my research tackles the practical challenges of making ubiquitous computing sustainable.
Designing computing stacks that gracefully tolerate power failures, enabling batteryless devices to deliver dependable sensing and actuation in the wild.
Evidence: SenSys 2020 deployment of batteryless sensing at the Mithraeum of Circus Maximus.
Developing forensic techniques and protective mechanisms that secure constrained platforms without sacrificing responsiveness or usability.
Evidence: AsiaCCS 2025 work on temporal IMU misalignment attacks for eavesdropping.
Building field-ready, low-maintenance sensing systems for public infrastructure and heritage monitoring.
Evidence: Ongoing batteryless urban services work under the NRPU Cleanify project (2024–2026).
Recent projects with published results and field deployments.
LLM-powered approximate intermittent computing that accelerates batteryless intelligence without compromising system integrity.
Explore the publicationExposed how temporal misalignment in inertial sensors can be weaponized for eavesdropping, informing defenses for autonomous platforms.
Read the studyDeployed zero-maintenance sensing at the Mithraeum of Circus Maximus, safeguarding cultural heritage through sustainable CPS design.
Watch the project storyImagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress and giving birth to evolution.
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