Mr Khizar

Highly motivated and diligent Information Technology professional with a Post-Graduate degree in Information Technology and demonstrated expertise with a track record of success in effectively planning, designing, managing, deploying and securing the systems/protocols, along with resolving technical problems and providing support for the range of hardware and software systems. Proven ability to lead teams, solve complex problems, and deliver innovative solutions while managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments. Aim to utilize technical experience and analytical skills to assist and support the technical activities of a dynamic organization, with a focus on maintaining data integrity and achieving operational support and excellence.

• Full-time working rights
• Visa subclass 485
• Expire at April 12, 2027

• Subclass 190
• Application Status- In-progress

• Expire at October 18, 2028

• Received a Research Grant of 40,450 PKR from the Ignite - National Technology Fund - Pakistan. This grant was awarded to design and implement the project titled "A collaborative intelligence framework for smart campus: The case of the disastrous situation", a significant contribution to the technology field.
• Successfully competed for and was awarded a highly competitive, Fully Funded Australian/Tasmanian Government Scholarship. This scholarship covered tuition fees (AUD 124,000) and living expenses (AUD 100,000) for my PhD studies in Australia.
• Attained the 1st position in MS (Computer Sciences) and passed with the highest distinction in COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan, recognising my academic prowess and dedication.
• Selected for a Master of Science in Computer Science based on merit and Received a laptop through the Prime Minister Laptop Scheme 2014.
• Maintained a CGPA above 3.2 in each semester of BS Hons in (Computer Sciences) and Received a laptop from the Punjab Government in the Punjab Youth Initiative Scheme 2012 based on merit.
• Selected as a Team Ambassador for the University of Gujrat to represent UOG in the Punjab Youth Festival 2012 held in Lahore, Pakistan.
• Received a Merit Fee Scholarship in each semester at the University of Gujrat, Pakistan, based on my semester results.

• Attended Workshop on "Building Bridges between Government, Academia and Industry for Energy Security" organized by the Punjab Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency (PEECA) and University of Management and Technology, Sialkot, Pakistan, 2018.
• Successfully Completed the One-Day Training Workshop on How to Develop Beautiful Minds for faculty of the University of Management and Technology Sialkot dated 18 January 2017.
• Participated as an Organizing Committee Member of the University of Management and Technology Convocation, Sialkot, Pakistan, dated 19 Dec 2017.
• Successfully Completed the One-Day Training Workshop on MEP (Moodle, Excel, and PIMS) for faculty of the University of Management and Technology Sialkot with the collaboration of the Computer Science Department dated 17 April 2017.
• Successfully Completed the Training Program for faculty of the University of Management and Technology Sialkot with the collaboration of George Mason University, USA, in February 2017.
• Served as an active Academic Reviewer for several well-reputed Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, and Hindawi journals and top leading IEEE conferences.
• Presented a Research Paper titled "Secure Provenance in Wireless Sensor Networks- A Survey of Provenance Schemes" at IEEE International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital Systems (C-CODE) held in Islamabad, Pakistan, 2017.
• Presented a Research Paper titled "Today's Social Network Sites: An Analysis of Emerging Security Risks and their Countermeasures" at IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology (ComTech), held at Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2017.
• Presented Research Ideas at the International Conference on Science, Technology and Management (ICSTM) organized by the Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists (The IRES) dated 29-30 January held in Islamabad, Pakistan, 2017.
• Participated as the Technical Committee Member of Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), 2015 13th International Conference dated 14-16 Dec 2015 held at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Attended Web Mining & Semantic Workshop organized by Centre for Distributed & Semantic Computing (CDSC), Department of Computer Sciences, held at Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Participated as a Technical Committee Member of Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), 2014 12th International Conference dated 17-19 Dec 2014, held at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Participated as an Organizing Committee Member at the 3rd Vice Chancellors' Forum, Universities in the Islamic World Facing Global Challenges, held at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Attended Workshop on Cyber Security Bill 2015 organized by the Ministry of Information Technology held at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) Islamabad, Pakistan

• Dr Muhammad Bilal Amin, Senior Lecturer, School of Information and Communication Technology, University of Tasmania, Australia, bilal.amin@utas.edu.au, +61 411 314 024, Post-Graduate Supervisor
• Dr. Ranesh Naha, Senior Lecturer, School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, ranesh.naha@qut.edu.au, +61 406 598 986, Post-Graduate Fellow

• AWS Cloud Quest-Cloud Practitioner
• Azure: Create a Virtual Machine and Deploy a Web
  Server (Coursera)