About
Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, Professor of Computer Science, Dean at College of Computer Science & Information Systems, and Acting Rector at Institute of Business Management, has received BSc (Hons) and M.Sc degrees in Computer Science from University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan and his PhD in Computer Applications from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. He has more than 28 years of extensive and diverse experience as an administrator, computer programmer, researcher and teacher. As an administrator, He served as Coordinator, Head of Department, Head of Faculty, Dean of Faculty, Head of Academic Affairs, Acting Rector and having wide experience in accreditation related matters, including ABET, HEC Pakistan and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates (UAE). His Research focus on GIS, IDNs, Distance Education, E-Commerce, Multimedia, UNICODE, WAP, P2P, Bioinformatics, ITIL, Cloud Computing, Green Computing, Big Data, IoT, Cybersecurity, Quality of Software, Telemedicine, VoIP, Databases, Programming and Higher Education. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He is Senior Member of IEEE since 2005, senior member IEEE computer society, IEEE education society and IEEE Member since 2000. He has been active member of IEEE Karachi Section (Region 10), served as Secretary IEEE Karachi Section, Chair GOLD affinity Group, Member Executive Committee 2014, & 2017-2022 and Branch Councilor region 10 and region 8. Also served as member IEEE R10 Education Activity Committee (EAC) for 2021. He is member Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs by Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG) of ICANN and Member Editorial Board of several research Journals and also served as Technical Program Committee Member of several national and international conferences. He also received the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF for 68th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Meeting. He is also IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2021-2023) and currently serving as Vice-Chair IEEE Karachi, Member Asian Council of Science Editors, 2019-22 and IEEE Computer Society R10 Southern Area Coordinator Computer Society 2020-21.
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- Ph.D. in Computer Applications, 1999, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou P.R. China – Exemplary Graduate (Recipient of Highest award from the University 1999)
- M.Sc in Computer Science, 1994, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan, 2nd Position
- B.Sc (Hons) in Computer Science, 1993, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan, 2nd Position
Teaching Experience:
- Professor, IoBM, Karachi, since August 2017
- Professor, SZABIST Dubai Campus, UAE, September 2014 to June 2017
- Professor, SMI University, Karachi, January 2014 to August 2014
- Assistant Professor, Al Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE, September 2009 to January 2014
- Assistant Professor, Fujairah College (Currently University of Fujairah), UAE, August 2006 to August 2009
- Assistant Professor, Ajman University of Science & Technology, UAE, September 2003 to June 2006
- Associate Professor, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad (Part time), September 2002 to August 2003
- Associate Professor, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, September 2001 to August 2002
- Assistant Professor, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, August 2000 to August 2001
- Assistant Professor, KASBIT, Karachi, March 2000 to August 2000
- Research Fellow, IMCS, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, March 1994 to November 1994
Administrative Experience:
- Rector, IoBM, Karachi since June 29, 2024
- Acting Rector, IoBM, Karachi, March 2021 to June 29, 2024
- Acting Director OGS, IoBM, Karachi December 2020 to February 2021
- Dean CCSIS, IoBM, Karachi, since May 2019 to January 2023
- Head of Department of Computer Science & MIS, September 2018 to May 2019
- Program Manager, SZABIST Dubai Campus, September 2014 to June 2017
- Dean Faculty of IT, SMI University, February 2014 to August 2014
- Head of Academic Affairs, SMI University, February 2014 to August 2014
- Head of Engineering & Science Department, Al Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE, September 2011 to December 2012
- Program Coordinator, Al Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE, September 2010 to September 2011
- Member College Planning Committee, College Disciplinary Committee, College Re-Accreditation Committee & Chair Course File Committee, Al Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE, (2010 to 2013) & Member ABET Committee (2013 to 2014)
- Program Coordinator & Coordinator Academic Affairs, Fujairah College (Currently University of Fujairah), UAE, (2006 to 2009)
- Member Curriculum Development Committee, Fujairah College (Currently University of Fujairah), UAE, (2008 to 2009)
- Chair & Member of several departmental level committees, Ajman University of Science & Technology, UAE, (2003 to 2006)
- Member PhD Admission Committee, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, (2002 to 2003)
- MS Program Coordinator and Member of several departmental level committees, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi (2000 to 2002)
- Head of Faculty, KASBIT, Karachi, March 2000 to August 2000
- Chair and Member of several departmental level committees, KASBIT, Karachi, March 2000 to August 2000
- Attended and participated in the IEEE Computer Society Region 10 Chapter Chair Congress from May 19-21, 2023, held in Malaysia.
- Invited Judge for Best Oral and Poster Presentations, Undergraduate Research Symposium (DURS2023), Dhanani School of Science and Engineering, Habib University, Karachi, May 16, 2023.
- R10 Southern Area Coordinator Computer Society 2020-2023
- IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor (2021)
- IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2021-2023)
- Member IEEE R10 Education Activity Committee (EAC) (2021)
- Participated in “Pakistan School on Internet Governance 2020”, August (17-20), 2020.
- Member Asian Council of Science Editors, 2019-23.
- Vice-Chair IEEE Karachi Section 2020-23
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 6th Civil Service Training Program (CSTP) IT and Research related training, November 2022.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 5th Civil Service Training Program (CSTP) IT and Research related training, May 2022.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 1st Senior Management Course (SMC), IT and Research related training, April-May 2022.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 1st Mid-Career Management Course (MCMC), IT and Research related training, August-September 2021.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 4th Civil Service Training Program (CSTP) IT related training, June 2021.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 2nd Civil Service Training Program (CSTP) IT related training, September-October 2020.
- Trainer at TMR (Training Management & Research) wing of Services, General Administration & Coordination Department (SGA&CD), Government of Sindh, 1st Civil Service Training Program (CSTP) IT related training, February 2020.
- Secretary IEEE Karachi Section 2018 & 2019
- Member IEEE Karachi Section Executive Committee 2017-2023
- Branch Counselor SZABIST Dubai, UAE, Student Branch (2016-2017)
- Branch Councilor IEEE MAJU Section, Karachi Pakistan (2002)
- Chairman IEEE GOLD Affinity Group, Karachi Section Pakistan (2002)
- Member Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs by Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG) of ICANN – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Teaching Interests
- Programming, Database Systems, Database Design, Advanced Database Systems, MIS, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Software Engineering I & II, Advanced Software Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Quality, Research Methodology, Multimedia Technology, Formal Specification and Design Methods, User Interface Design, Security of IS, Web Engineering, Internet Computing, Computer Ethics, Automata Theory, Compiler Constructions.
Research Interests
- Cybersecurity, GIS, IDNs, Distance Education, E-Commerce, Multimedia, UNICODE, WAP, P2P, Bioinformatics, ITIL, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Green Computing, IoT, Quality of Software, Telemedicine, Networking, VoIP, Databases, Programming, and Higher Education Quality.
Journal Publications
- Urooj Yousuf Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, and Zheng Kougen, FedFog- A federated learning based resource management framework in fog computing for zero-touch networks, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 42, No.3, 2023, pp.67-78, DOI: https://doi.org/10.22581/muet1982.2303.08, July 2023, Web of Science (ISI) (IF=0.6), EBSCO, Ulrich Global Serial Directory Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, https://publications.muet.edu.pk/index.php/muetrj/article/view/2769/709
- Mumtaz Hussain and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Social Media: An Exploratory Study of Information, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation, Applied Computer Systems, Volume 28, Issue 1, June 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2023-0002, Web of Science (ISI) (IF=1.0), EBSCO, Ulrich Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=*2255-8683, https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/acss-2023-0002
- Seema Rani, Anju, Anupma Sangwan, Krishna Kumar, Kashif Nisar, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Ag. Asri Ag. Ibrahim, Manoj Gupta, Laxmi Chand and Sadiq Ali Khan, A Review and Analysis of Localization Techniques in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks, Computers, Materials & Continua, Volume 75, No.3, 2023, pp.5697-5715, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.033007, June 2023, Web of Science (ISI) (IF=3.860), Scopus (Scopus IF=0.53 – Q2), Ei Compendex, EBSCOhost (EBSCO Publishing), ProQuest Central Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) W Category Journal, https://www.techscience.com/cmc/v75n3/52552/html
- Waqas Haider Bangyal, Kashif Nasir, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Ag Asri Ag Ibrahim, Ghulam Ali Mallah, Nafees Ul Hassan, and Najeeb Ur Rehman, An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Data Classification, Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010283, Web of Science (ISI) (IF = 2.838), ProQuest, EBSCO, Elsevier Database, Scopus (Scopus IF=0.51 – Q2), Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/283
- Iffrah Rehman and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Urdu Sentiment Analysis, Applied Computer Systems, Volume 27, Issue 1, June 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2022-0004, Web of Science (ISI), EBSCO, Ulrich Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=*2255-8683, https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/acss-2022-0004
- Khalid Bin Muhammad, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Jamshed Butt, Hussain Saleem, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Samina Saleem, IoT and Cloud based Smart Agriculture Framework to Improve Crop Yield meeting World’s Food Needs, International Journal of Computer Science and network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 415-422, June 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.22937/IJCSNS.2022.22.6.52, Web of Science (ISI), ProQuest, EBSCOHOST, CiteFactor Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, http://paper.ijcsns.org/07_book/202206/20220652.pdf
- Ehsan Rehman, M. Asghar Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Naser Taleb, M. A. Afifi and Taher M. Ghazal, Using Blockchain to Ensure Trust between Donor Agencies and NGOs in Under-Developed Countries, Computers 10(8), 98, August 2021, pp.1-20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/computers10080098, Web of Science (ISI) and Scopus (Scopus IF=0.4 – Q2) Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/10/8/98
- Faseeha Matloob, Taher M. Ghazal, Nasser Taleb, shabib Aftab, Munir Ahmad, M. Adnan Khan, Sagheer Abbas and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Software Defect Prediction using Ensemble Learning: A Systematic Literature Review, IEEE Access, Volume 9, pp.98754-98771, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3095559, Web of Science (ISI) (IF = 3.74) and Scopus (Scopus IF=0.59 – Q1) Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) W Category Journal, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9477596
- Urooj Yousuf Khan, M. Nawaz Brohi and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Fully Connected Travelling: A Step Towards Smart Cities, Pakistan Journal of Engineering Technology and Science (PJETS), Volume 9, No.1, June 2019 (Published June 21, 2021), http://jmsnew.iobmresearch.com/index.php/pjets/article/view/472/261
- Urooj Yousuf Khan and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Fog Networks: A Prospective Technology for IoT, International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, Volume 10, No.3, May-June 2021, pp.2024-2028, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30534/ijatcse/2021/761032021, May-June 2021, Scopus Indexed (Scopus Q4), (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, http://www.warse.org/IJATCSE/static/pdf/file/ijatcse751032021.pdf
- Taher M. Ghazal, Marrium Anam, M. Kamrul Hasan, Muzammil Hussain, M. Sajid Farooq, Hafiz M. Ammar Ali, Munir Ahmed and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Hep-Pred: Hepatitis C Staging Prediction Using Fine Gaussian SVM, Computers, Materials & Continua, Volume 69, No.1, 2021, pp.191-203, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2021.015436, June 2021, Web of Science (ISI) (IF=4.89), Scopus (Scopus IF=0.788 – Q1), Ei Compendex, EBSCOhost (EBSCO Publishing), ProQuest Central Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) W Category Journal, https://www.techscience.com/cmc/v69n1/42725
- Asim Iftikhar, Shahrulniza Musa, Muhammad Alam, Rizwan Ahmed, Tariq Rahim Soomro and Mazliham Mohd Su’ud, Risk Prediction with Regression in Global Software Development using Machine Learning Approach: A Comparison of Linear and Decision Tree Regression, Journal of Computer Science, Volume 17, No.2, 2021, pp. 67-89, DOI: 10.3844/jcssp.2021.67.89, March 2021, Scopus (Scopus IF=0.17 – Q4) Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, https://thescipub.com/pdf/jcssp.2021.67.89.pdf
- Muhammad Asghar Khan and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Visibility and Ethical Considerations of Pakistani Universities Researchers on Google Scholar, International Journal of advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), Vol.12, No.2, 2021, pp.201-211, March 2021, Web of Science (ISI), EBSCO Host, Scopus (Scopus IF =0.16 – Q4) Indexed (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, https://thesai.org/Downloads/Volume12No2/Paper_26-Visibility_and_Ethical_Considerations.pdf
- Shareen Irshad, M. Nawaz Brohi and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Block-ED: A Proposed Blockchain Solution for Effectively Utilizing Educational Resources, Applied Computer Systems, 5, June, 2020, Volume 25: Issue 1, pp.1-10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2020-0001, Web of Science (ISI), EBSCO, Ulrich Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=*2255-8683, https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/acss/25/1/article-p1.xml
- Sikander Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, M. Mansoor Alam, Application of Image Processing in Detection of Bone Diseases using X-rays, Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, March 2020, Vol.30, No.1, pp.97-107, DOI: 10.1134/S1054661820010071, ACM Digital Library, EBSCO, EI Compendex, Gale, INSPEC, ProQuest, SCImago, Scopus (Scopus IF =0.21 – Q3) Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal), Y Category Journal, https://hjrs.hec.gov.pk/index.php?r=site%2Fresult&id=278881#journal_result, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1054661820010071
- Saqib Muhammad Ghulam and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Current Status of Urdu on Twitter, Sukkur IBA University Journal of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (SJCMS), Vol.3, No.1, pp (28-33), January – June 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30537/sjcms.v3i1.397, DOAJ, AcademicKeys, CrossRef Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) Y Category Journal, http://journal.iba-suk.edu.pk:8089/SIBAJournals/index.php/sjcms/article/view/397/153
- Z. Hayat, Tariq Rahim Soomro, N. Zafar Azeemi, Cloud Data Security Enhancement Approach for Redundant Server Failure, Al Dar Research Journal for Sustinability, Vol.3, No.2, May 2019, http://adrjs.aduc.ac.ae/Papers/Vol3no2/ADRJS%20Vol.%203,%20No.%202,%20May%2019%20Issue.pdf#page=2
- Tariq Rahim Soomro and Mumtaz Hussain, Social Media-Related Cybercrimes and Techniques for their Prevention, Applied Computer Systems, May 2019, Vol.24, No.1, pp. 9-17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2019-0002, Web of Science, ISI, EBSCO, ProQuest, UlrichsWeb Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=*2255-8683, https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/acss/24/1/article-p9.xml
- Shahbaz Ali Syed, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Achieving Software Release Management and Continuous Integration using Maven, Jenkins and Artifactory, International Journal of Experiential Learning & Case Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2018, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/ijelcs.v3i2.2451, CiteFactor, Crossref Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal), Z Category Journal, http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/JELCS/article/view/2451
- Saadia Karim, Tariq Rahim Soomro, S.M. Aqil Burney, Spatiotemporal Aspects of Big Data, Applied Computer Systems, December 2018, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 90-100, DOI: 10.2478/acss-2018-0012, Web of Science, EBSCO, ProQuest, UlrichsWeb Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=EX&ISSN=*2255-8683, https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/acss/23/2/article-p90.xml
- Zubair Ali Syed and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Compression Algorithms: Brotli, Gzip and Zopfli Perspective, Indian Journal of Science & Technology, Volume 11, Issue 45, December 2018, DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2018/v11i45/117921, Web of Science, Scopus (Scopus IF =0.14 – Q4), EBSCO, INDEX XOPERNICUS, UlrichsWeb, J-Gate, i-Scholar Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?ISSN=0974-6846&PC=MASTER, http://www.indjst.org/index.php/indjst/article/view/117921/98133
- Khalid Bin Muhammad and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Spatiotemporal Applications of Big Data, International Journal of Computer Applications, 181(21):5-10, October 2018, DOI: 10.5120/ijca2018917921, EBSCO, ProQuest, INFORMATICS, CiteSeer, UlrichWeb Indexed, https://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume181/number21/muhammad-2018-ijca-917921.pdf
- Zulqarnain Hayat and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Implementation of Microsoft SQL Server using ‘AlwaysOn’ for High Availability and Disaster Recovery without Shared Storage, International Journal of Experiential Learning & Case Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, June 2018, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/ijelcs.v3i1.1891, CiteFactor, Crossref Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal), Z Category Journal, http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/JELCS/article/view/1891
- Zafar Ali and Tariq Rahim Soomro, An Efficient Mining Based Approach Using PSO Selection Technique for Analysis and Detection of Obfuscated Malware, Journal of Information Assurance & Cybersecurity, Vol. 2018, February 2018, DOI: 10.5171/2018.836339, EBSCOHost, ProQuest, Ulrich, J-Gate, INSPEC, WorldCat Indexed, http://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JIACS/2018/836339/836339.pdf
- Shareen Irshad and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Identity Theft and Social Media, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol 18, No. 1, January 2018, 43-55, Web of Science, ProQuest, EBSCOHost, CiteFactor Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List Clarivate Analytics, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=1738-7906, http://paper.ijcsns.org/07_book/201801/20180106.pdf
- Urooj Yousuf and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Envisioning Internet of Things using Fog Computing, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), Volume 9, No. 1, 2018, Web of Science, EBSCO Host, Index Copernicus, GetCITED, CiteSeer, UlrichsWeb Indexed, (HEC Recognized Journal) X Category Journal, Master Journal List, http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=2158-107X, http://thesai.org/Downloads/Volume9No1/Paper_61-Envisioning_Internet_of_Things_using_Fog_Computing.pdf
- Muhammad Saad and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Cyber Security and Internet of Things, Pakistan Journal of Engineering Technology and Science (PJETS), Volume 7, No. 1, June 2017, (HEC Recognized Journal), Z Category Journal, http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/PJETS/article/view/2084/367
Conference Publications
- Engr. Urooj Yousuf Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Overview of iFogSim: A Tool for Simulating Fog Networks of the Future, 14th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), IEEE Sponsored Conference, November 12-13, 2022, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, DOI: 10.1109/MACS56771.2022.10023395, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10023395
- M. Adil Khan, Kashif Nisar, Ehtisham Lodhi, Jawad Khan, Muhammad Imran Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Sana Nasir, Prototype Model of an IoT-based Digital and Smart Door Locking System with Enhanced Security, 14th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), IEEE Sponsored Conference, November 12-13, 2022, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, DOI: 10.1109/MACS56771.2022.10023385, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10023385
- Sumit Kumar Rana, Sanjeev Kumar Rana, Arun Kumar Rana, Kashif Nisar, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Sana Nasir, A Survey on Blockchain Technology Supported Approaches for Healthcare System, Open Issues and Challenges, 14th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), IEEE Sponsored Conference, November 12-13, 2022, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, DOI: 10.1109/MACS56771.2022.10023472, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10023472
- Mohit Lalit, Sunil Kumar Chawla, Arun Kumar Rana, Kashif Nisar, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Muhammad Asghar Khan, IoT Networks, Security Vulnerabilities of Application Layer Protocols, 14th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), IEEE Sponsored Conference, November 12-13, 2022, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, DOI: 10.1109/MACS56771.2022.10022971, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10022971
- Urooj Yousuf Khan, T. Rahim Soomro and M. Nawaz Brohi, iFogSim: A Tool for Simulating Cloud and Fog Applications, International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR), IEEE Sponsored Conference, October 6-7, 2022, Dubai, UAE, pp. 01-05, DOI: 10.1109/ICCR56254.2022.9996018, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9996018
- A. Ali, K. F. Khan Ghouri, H. Naseem, T. R. Soomro, W. Mansoor and A. M. Momani, Battle of Deep Fakes: Artificial Intelligence Set to Become a Major Threat to the Individual and National Security, International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR), IEEE Sponsored Conference, October 6-7, 2022, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/ICCR56254.2022.9995821, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9995821
- F. Khaliq, M. F. Khan, M. S. Farooq, M. R. Pradhan, M. A. Khan and T. R. Soomro, An Intelligent Model to Predict Pneumonia Using Deep Extreme Machine Learning, International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR), IEEE Sponsored Conference, October, 6-7, 2022, Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1109/ICCR56254.2022.9995786, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9995786
- Rafia Imran and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Mapping of Agile Processes into Project Management Knowledge Areas and Processes, International Conference on Business Analytics for Technology and Security (ICBATS), IEEE Sponsored Conference, February 16-17, 2022, Dubai, UAE, DOI: 10.1109/ICBATS54253.2022.9759013, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9759013
- Muhammad Suleman, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Taher M. Ghazal and Muhammad Alshurideh, Combating Against Potentially Harmful Mobile Apps, the 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AICV2021), June 28-30, 2021, pp154-173, Morocco, publication by Springer in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, AISC, Volume 1377, Scopus (Scopus IF= 0.184 – Q3) Indexed, 10.1007/978-3-030-76346-6_15, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-76346-6_15
- Rabab Naqvi, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Haitham M. Alzoub, Taher M. Ghazal and Muhammad Alshurideh, The Nexus between Big Data and Decision-Making: A Study of Big Data Techniques and Technologies, the 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision (AICV2021), June 28-30, 2021, pp838-853, Morocco, publication by Springer in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, AISC, Volume 1377, Scopus (Scopus IF= 0.184 – Q3) Indexed, 10.1007/978-3-030-76346-6_73, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-76346-6_73
- Iffraah Rehman and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Proposed Framework for HEC Pakistan Data Warehouse, 2nd International Conference on Information Science & Communication Technology 2020, 8-9 February 2020, IEEE Computer Society Sponsored Conference, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9080040
- Rafia Imran and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Role of Data Mining in Social Media, 1st International Conference on Business & Technological Trends, 21-22 January 2020, American College of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, https://conference.rtsolz.com/index.php/ICBTT/ICBTT/paper/view/23
- Iffraah Rehman and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Data Mining For Forecasting OGDCL Share Prices Using WEKA, 13th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial science, Computer science & Statistics, IEEE Sponsored Conference, 14-15 December 2019, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9024780
- Syed Moiz Ali and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Comparative Study of API Management Solutions, 6th International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology, Whitelands College Roehampton University, London, United Kingdom, 26-28 July 2019, http://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6-F204.pdf
- Tariq Rahim Soomro, STEM Education: United Arab Emirates Perspective, ACM Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT) 2019, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 02-04 March 2019, DOI: 10.1145/3318396.3318414, ACM Sponsored Conference, https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3318396.3318414
- Urooj Yousuf Khan and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Application of IoT: Mobile Edge Computing Perspectives, 12th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial science, Computer science & Statistics, IEEE Sponsored Conference, 24-25 November 2018, Karachi, Pakistan, DOI: 10.1109/MACS.2018.8628388, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8628388
- Saqib Muhammad Ghulam and Tariq Rahim Soomro, Twitter and Urdu, International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (ICoMET) 2018, 3-4 March 2018, IEEE Sponsored Conference, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8346370
Book Chapters
- Moattar Farrukh, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Taher M. Ghazal, Haitham M. Alzoubi, and Muhammad Alshurideh, Perspectives of Online Education in Pakistan: Post-Covid Scenario, pp 519-550, February 9, 2023, The Effect of Information Technology on Business and Marketing Intelligence Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1056. Springer, Cham., Springer, Scopus (Scopus IF = 0.24 – Q4) Indexed, DoI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_28, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_28
- Amber Aziz, M. Nawaz Brohi, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Taher M. Ghazal, Haitham M. Alzoubi, and Muhammad Alshurideh, Aircraft Turnaround Manager (ATM): A Solution to Airport Operations, pp 679-702, February 9, 2023, The Effect of Information Technology on Business and Marketing Intelligence Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1056. Springer, Cham., Springer, Scopus (Scopus IF = 0.24 – Q4) Indexed, DoI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_36, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_36
- Taher M. Ghazal, Nidal A. Al-Dmour, Raed A Said, Alireza Omidvar, Urooj Yousuf Khan, Tariq Rahim Soomro, Haitham M. Alzoubi, Muhammad Alshurideh, Tamer Mohamed Abdellatif, Abdullah Moubayed and Liaqat Ali, DDoS Intrusion Detection with Ensemble Stream Mining for IoT Smart Sensing Devices, pp 1987-2012, February 9, 2023, The Effect of Information Technology on Business and Marketing Intelligence Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1056. Springer, Cham., Springer, Scopus (Scopus IF = 0.24 – Q4) Indexed, DoI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_109, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_109
- Hammad Khawar, Tariq Rahim Soomro and Muhammad Ayoub Kamal, Machine Learning for Internet of Things-Based Smart Transportation Network, IGI Global Platform, Machine Learning for Societal Improvement, Modernization and Progress, August 2022, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4045-2.ch006, https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/machine-learning-for-internet-of-things-based-smart-transportation-networks/309758
- Saadia Karim, Tariq Rahim Soomro, What is Cloud Computing? IGI Gloabal Platform, Cloud Computing Applications and Techniques for E-Commerce, December 2019, https://www.igi-global.com/book/cloud-computing-applications-techniques-commerce/232291
- Saadia Karim, Tariq Rahim Soomro, What is Cloud Computing? IGI Global Platform, Cloud Computing Applications and Techniques for E-Commerce, January 2020, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1294-4.ch001, https://www.igi-global.com/book/cloud-computing-applications-techniques-commerce/232291
- Tariq Rahim Soomro, GIS Enabling Smart Agriculture, OMICS Group eBooks, Smart Agriculture: An Approach Towards Better Agriculture Management, February 2015, https://www.esciencecentral.org/ebooks/ebookdetail/smart-agriculture-an-approach-towards-better-agriculture-management
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of “10+ Years Achievement Award”, by Project Management Institute (PMI), Karachi Chapter, Pakistan, August 15, 2023.
- Participated in Professional Development Program for Vice-Chancellors / Pro Vice-Chancellors, by Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) in collaboration with British Council, Karachi, August 21-23, 2023.
- Participated in Capacity Building Workshop for Vice Chancellors / Pro Vice Chancellors, Organized by Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC), Karachi, October 26-27, 2022.
- Selected as first cohort of IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors 2021
- IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2021-2023)
- Recipient of Outstanding Scientist Award, an International Scientist Award on Engineering, Science and Medicine, held on 28 & 29-August 2021, Trivandrum, India, Organized by VDGOOD Professional Association
- Recipient of Global CSR Achievers Certificate, February 25, 2021
- HEC Approved PhD Supervisor (Since 14/12/2020)
- Recipient of Global CSR Leadership Award November 1, 2020
- Receive the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF to attend the 68th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Meeting. This meeting took place at Prague Czech Republic from 18 to 23 March 2007, was fully sponsored by ISOC (Internet Society).
- Acted as Subject Expert for Cadet College Larkana, Government of Pakistan 2001
- Exemplary Graduate Student, Zhejiang University China, 1999 (Highest award of the University)
- Exemplary Foreign Student, Zhejiang University China, 1998 (Annual Highest Award of the University for foreign students only)
- Received scholarship from China to do Ph.D. under Cultural Exchange Program (1996-1999)
- Acted as Subject Expert for Ministry of Education Government of Pakistan, for the Posts of school teacher (computer science) for Embassy School Turkey in 1995
- Nominated for Presidential Award "Azaz-E-Subqat" award by President of Pakistan for academic year 1992 (Annual Academic Award by President of Pakistan)
- Winner of 2nd Prize in Second All Pakistan Intervarsity Prof. A. L. Shaikh Software Competition and Exhibition 1993, University of Sindh, Pakistan
- Ex: Editor and Ex: Representative of SPECTRUM published by Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
- Participated in Third All Pakistan Dr. A. Q. Khan Software Competition and Exhibition. (Islamabad, Pakistan)
- Won Prizes on T.V. Quiz Programs & Won Prizes in Debates
- Speaker, “Achieving Professionalism”, Faculty Development Program, at DHA Suffa University, Karachi, August 30, 2023.
- DVP Talk: Role of Chat GPT in Academia, IEEE Computer Society EXA DVP Event, Online Talk, June 3, 2023.
- Speaker, “Role of ChatGPT in Academia”, at International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, May 15-16, 2023, Organized by Computer Society, IEEE Karachi Section and University of Karachi.
- Resource Person, 0.5 Continuing Professional Development, Workshop conducted on “Achieving Course Learning Outcomes, Salim Habib Center of Learning and Teaching, at Salim Habib University, December 15, 2022.
- Panelist, 1st International Conference of Education (ICE-2022), IoBM, Karachi, 19-20 November 2022.
- Keynote Speaker, IEEE International Conference on Computing 2022 (ICOCO 2022), 14-16 November 2022, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, on topic “Cybersecurity Challenges”.
- Speaker, IEEE Future Directions Symposium on Telepresence, 09-10 November 2022, Virtual Event, Track on Human Experience and Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Societal Impacts, on topic “Telepresence Challenges: Developing Countries Perspective”.
- Chief Guest, 2nd Mohammad Ali Jinnah International Conference on Computing (MAJICC), 27-28 October 2022.
- Panelist, 2nd Mohammad Ali Jinnah International Conference on Computing (MAJICC), 27-28 October 2022, topic on “Metaverse”.
- Guest of Honor, IEEE Karachi Section R10 POCO Workshop, organized by IEEE Karachi Section, at IoBM, Karachi, September 17, 2022.
- Panelist, IEEE Karachi Section R10 POCO Workshop, organized by IEEE Karachi Section, at IoBM, Karachi, September 17, 2022, on topic “Organizing IEEE Conferences”.
- Speaker, IEEE Karachi Section R10 POCO Workshop, organized by IEEE Karachi Section, at IoBM, Karachi, September 17, 2022, on topic “Conference Review Process and Tools (EasyChair etc.)” and “Avoiding Plagiarism – Tools Vs. Techniques”.
- Panelist, at Workshop-cum-Symposium 2022, 3rd Academic Award Program, organized by Academic Award Forum and Co-organized by Sindh Higher Education Commission, Government of Sindh, September 14, 2022, on topic “Role of Digital Technologies in Achieving Academic Excellence”.
- Speaker, ENOWATE World EXPO 2023, Karachi, September 8, 2022, organized by the ENOWATE.
- Speaker, IEEE Student Chapter – Purpose, Benefits and Registration Process, organized by Department of Software Engineering, SMI University, Karachi, March 24, 2022.
- Reviewer, Pre-Accreditation visit of NCEAC at Indus University, Karachi, December 21, 2021.
- DVP Talk: Guest Speaker for the IEEE Computer Society Region 10 Webinar on the topic “Achieving Professionalism”, December 18, 2021.
- Guest of Honor, Industry-Academia Dialogue Forum on Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0 & Skill Development for the Youth, Organized by MUET, Jamshoro, in collaboration with IEEE IES Karachi Section & Telecommunication Engineering Society MUET Jamshoro, November 26, 2021.
- Chief Guest, 1st Inter Collegiate/University Girls Netball Championship 2021, IoBM in collaboration with Pakistan Netball Federation, 19-20 November 2021.
- Invited Speaker, Webinar on “Information Technology Trends 2020” organized by Department of Computer Science, Government College University Hyderabad, July 1, 2021.
- Session Chair, 10th International Virtual Conference on Emerging Trends & Technology in Computing and Software Engineering-2021 (IVCETTCSE-2021), May 21-22, 2021.
- DVP Talk: Distinguished Speaker, CS SAMEEKSHA 2021, webinar organized by IEEE Hyderabad Section and IEEE Hyderabad Section Computer Society Chapter, “Healthcare IoT: Cybersecurity Challenges”, May 9, 2021.
- DVP Talk: Distinguished Speaker, Webinar on LET’s Talk Digital Health, organized by IEEE Malta Section and IEEE Malta Section Computer Society, “Healthcare IoT: Cybersecurity Challenges”, April 30, 2021.
- Invited Speaker at SMEDA Karachi, Webinar on Entrepreneurial Environment for Engineering Graduates in Pakistan, April 29, 2021.
- Guest Speaker, Webinar on “Writing a Successful Funding Proposal”, April 9, 2021.
- Keynote Speaker, IEEE Karachi Section, R10 Panel of Conference Organizers (POCO), November 21, 2020.
- Invited Speaker at Bath Spa University, Ras Al Khaima, United Arab Emirates, September 20, 2020.
- Keynote Speaker at 5th International Conference on Engineering Management (ICEM 2020), Changsha, China, “Challenges of Cyber Security”, September 19, 2020.
- Keynote Speaker at VoLT SPAA, organized by Student Activity Committee, IEEE Karachi Section, July 25-26, 2020.
- Panelist, Technological Disruption, ICBTT-2020, American College of Dubai, January 21-22, 2020.
- Session Chair, ICICT-2019, IBA Karachi, November 16-17, 2019.
- Invited Speaker, Awareness Session of IEEE Student Branch Development in Universities, Barrett Hodgson University, Karachi, October 16, 2019.
- Technical Collaborator, 2nd International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET 2019), January 30-31, 2019.
- Invited Speaker, IoBM Seminar, Turnitin Usage and Plagiarism, December 1, 2018.
- Session Chair, 21st INMIC-2018, Hamdard University, Karachi, November 1-2, 2018.
- Keynote Speaker at VoLT SPAA, organized by Student Activity Committee, Iqra University Karachi, IEEE Karachi Section, August 12, 2018.
- Keynote Speaker at VoLT SPAA, organized by Student Activity Committee, IoBM, Karachi, IEEE Karachi Section, August 12, 2018.
- Session Chair, iCoMET 2018, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, March 3-4, 2018.
- Guest Speaker, KSYWC 2017, Usman Institute of Technology (UIT), Karachi, IEEE Karachi Section, December 30, 2017.
- Invited Speaker, Seminar on “Power of Ruby” on December 17, 2005, at Ajman University of Science & Technology, Al-Ain, UAE.
- Invited Speaker, Seminar on “Search Engine: Tool to Hack” on December 5, 2004, at Ajman University of Science & Technology, Al-Ain, UAE.
- Life Member, Computer Society of Pakistan (CSP), since 1999
- Life Member, Sindh Graduates Association (Pakistan), since 1999
- Founder Member & President, Sindh University Computer Scientists Association (SUCSA), Pakistan, since 1999
- Member, IEEE USA, since 2000
- Member, Computer Society IEEE USA, since 2002
- Senior Member, IEEE USA, since 2005
- Senior Member, Computer Society IEEE USA, since 2005
- Senior Member, Geosciences & RS Society IEEE USA, 2005-2021
- Senior Member, Education Society IEEE USA, since 2021
- Global Member, Internet Society (ISOC) USA, since 2006
- Member, Project Management Institute (PMI) USA, since 2007
- Senior Member, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT), since 2012
- Member, ACM, since 2019
