Naveed Anwar Bhatti Assistant Professor

Activities at a glance

I teach systems and cybersecurity courses and support the embedded systems community through reviewing and program committees.

Teaching footprint

14 distinct undergraduate and graduate courses taught since 2019 (Air University + LUMS).

Competitive funding

Rs. 24.47 million in grants as PI since 2021 (NCCS + NRPU).

Community service

Reviewing and program committee contributions across ACM, IEEE, Elsevier, and Springer venues.

Teaching

Funding

Cleanify: AI-Based Waste Management

NRPU Research Fund · Rs. 9.5 Million · Principal Investigator (2024 – 2026)

Batteryless IoT for sustainable urban services.

Video

SCYDES: Self Cyber Defense Evaluation System

NCCS Research Fund · Rs. 14.972 Million · Principal Investigator (2021 – 2023)

Automation for cyber ranges and national preparedness.

Closure Certificate

ReCyP:HER

Erasmus+ Research Fund · Research Associate (2021 – 2024)

Human-centered cybersecurity capacity building for Pakistan.

Service to the Community

Peer review, editorial support, and program committee leadership across premier venues.

  • 2024-2025

    Distinguished Reviewers, ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (TIoT).

  • 2024

    Technical Program Committee, ACM ENSsys 2024.

  • 2022

    Reviewer, Elsevier Computers & Security.

  • 2021

    Reviewer, ACM Computing Surveys.

  • 2020

    Reviewer, Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT).

  • 2019

    Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT).

  • 2019

    Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems (TVLSI).

  • 2019

    TPC Member, IEEE ICPADS 2019.

  • 2019

    TPC Member, Springer AlgoSensor 2019.

  • 2019

    TPC Member, IEEE ISIOT 2019.

  • 2019

    TPC Member, ACM/IEEE IoTDI 2019 Posters & Demos.

  • 2019 & 2018

    Web & Social Chair, ACM/IEEE IPSN 2019 & IPSN 2018.

  • 2019

    Reviewer, Springer Swarm Intelligence.

  • 2019

    Reviewer, IET Electronic Letters.

  • 2019, 2018 & 2016

    Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN).

  • 2015

    Reviewer, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (IJDSN).

  • 2015

    Reviewer, ACM Internetware 2015.

Tool for the Community

A lightweight, open-source utility that saves time for researchers during evaluation, hiring, and self-assessment.

Google Scholar Venue Ranker (GSVR)

A free Chrome extension that augments Google Scholar profiles with year-aware CORE conference tiers and SJR journal quartiles, so venue context is visible instantly—no manual lookups.

  • Year-aware venue quality context: CORE conference tiers (A*, A, B, C) and SJR quartiles (Q1–Q4) are shown inline while browsing.
  • Smarter venue matching: DBLP-assisted name resolution helps map venue names to the right conference or journal entries.
  • Instant profile-level snapshot: A compact ranking summary panel shows the overall distribution at a glance.
Install Chrome Extension View on GitHub
Google Scholar Venue Ranker showing inline venue badges and a ranking summary panel on a Google Scholar profile

Inline rank badges + a summary breakdown panel integrated into Google Scholar.

Awards & Achievements

Recognitions for scholarship, leadership, and community impact.

  • 2022

    Vice Chancellor Commendation Award, Air University — Best Faculty.

  • 2018

    ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Postdoctoral Fellowship.

  • 2016

    Best Ph.D. Forum Presentation, IPSN 2016.

  • 2014

    Indigenous Ph.D. Scholarship, Politecnico di Milano.

  • 2013

    Gold Medal, FAST-NUCES MSc Class of 2011.

Mentoring & Supervision

Coaching scholars to explore resilient, secure, and human-aware computing.

Current Ph.D. mentees

1

M.S. students supervised

4

B.S. students supervised

30

M.Sc. Graduates

Undergraduate Capstone Projects

2026

2025

2024

2022

2021

2020

Workshops & Talks

Sharing knowledge through tutorials, guest lectures, and maker-style engagements.

  • 2018

    Tutorial on Transiently Powered Embedded Systems — IPSN 2018, Porto, Portugal.

  • 2017

    Invited talk on Transiently Powered Embedded Systems — RISE-SICS, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • 2016

    Internet of Things Workshop — ComSys Lab, RWTH Aachen, Germany.

  • 2015

    Interactive lecture on Embedded Sensing — Politecnico di Milano (Campus Bovisa).

  • 2015

    Aerial drone showcase — Polifactory, Politecnico di Milano.

  • 2013

    Tutorial labs on TelosB, mbed, and MSP430 platforms — EE522 Advanced Embedded Systems, FAST-NUCES.

  • 2012

    Workshop on Bro NIDS deployment — CS411 Network Security, FAST-NUCES.