Dr. Rafiullah Khan

Education

1. Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
2. PhD in Computer Science - Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2020
3. MS in Information Technology - Institute of Management Sciences (IM Sciences), Peshawar, Pakistan
4. BS (Hons.) in Computer Science - Islamia College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Professional Profile

Dr. Rafiullah Khan is an Associate Professor (BPS-20) at the Institute of Computer Sciences & Information Technology (ICS/IT), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship and Visiting Fellowship at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Privacy-Preserving Computing, Natural Language Processing, Data Science, Internet of Things, and Web Search Privacy. He has more than 18 years of teaching experience and extensive experience in research, postgraduate supervision, curriculum development, and academic administration.

Area of Specialization

User Privacy, Machine Learning, IoT, and Sentiment Analysis.

Professional Responsibilities

1. Coordinator, BS Cyber Security
2. Coordinator, BS Software Engineering
3. Member, Board of Studies
4. Member, Purchasing Committee
5. Member, Proctorial Board
6. ORIC Focal Person
7. Participation in academic, curriculum, accreditation, and institutional committees

Current Position

1. Associate Professor (BPS-20), ICS/IT, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
2. Coordinator, BS Cyber Security
3. Coordinator, BS Software Engineering

Academic & Professional Experience

1. Associate Professor, ICS/IT, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar  (2026-Present)
2. Lecturer, ICS/IT, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (2011-2026)
3. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (2023-2025)
4. Visiting Fellow & Casual Academic, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
5. More than 18 years of teaching experience

Research Interests

1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2. Cybersecurity
3. Privacy-Preserving Computing and Web Search Privacy
4. Natural Language Processing
5. Data Science
6. Internet of Things (IoT)
7. AI for Cybersecurity
8. Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis

Research Profile & Metrics

1. Citations: 650+
2. h-index: 12
3. i10-index: 20
4. Publications: 47+

Research Projects

1. Identifying Vulnerabilities in Privacy Protocols Using Machine Learning Techniques — Macquarie University / S2MILE
2. Roman Urdu Opinion Mining System (RUOMiS-II)
3. AI-Driven SMS Intelligence Framework for Detecting Fraud, Disinformation, and Threat Patterns in Pakistan’s Communication Networks
4. EduGenBench: A Standardized Multimodal Educational Benchmark for Evaluating Free Generative AI Systems
5. XIP Rank: Social Media Influence Analytics
6. Research in privacy-preserving information retrieval, PIR protocols, machine learning, cybersecurity, and IoT

Research Supervision

1. 3 PhD scholars currently under supervision
2. Co-supervision of more than 30 MRes and PhD theses
3. 20 MPhil/MRes students supervised
4. 100+ undergraduate students supervised

Selected Research Contributions

1. Web Search Privacy and Privacy-Preserving Information Retrieval
2. Distributed Privacy-Preserving Protocols in Private Web Search
3. Roman Urdu Opinion Mining and Sarcasm Detection
4. Machine Learning for Cybersecurity and Malicious Code Detection
5. Deep Learning for Sensors Fault Classification and Faulty Signal Reconstruction
6. AI-driven SMS fraud, disinformation, and threat detection
7. Multimodal benchmarking of free generative AI systems for education
8. Social-media influence analytics and XIP Rank

Awards

1. HEC Approved Supervisor (since 2020)
2. Keynote Speaker, Member Organizing Committee and Reviewer of “1st International Conference on Computing Technologies, Tools and Applications (ICTAPP-23), The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan”.
3. Web Chair, Member Organizing Committee, Reviewer of 20th International Conference Advanced Data Mining and Applications 2024, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.
4. Reviewer of Various International Journals (IEEE Access, Scientific Reports, Computer & Security, Complexity, Scientific Programming, CMC (Computers, Materials & Continua),  IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, ACM Transactions on the Web, CCPE journal, IJIST, IASC, IGI Global, IAES, International Journal of Artificial, IEEE Systems Journal, Intelligence (IJ-AI), CSSE-Computer Systems Science and Engineering    
5. Reviewer of Various International Conferences (FIT ’23, ICTAPP-23, ADMA-24, DSAA-2023)

International Research Experience

1. Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
2. Visiting Fellowship, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
3. Research affiliation with the S2MILE research group, Macquarie University
4. Research collaboration in privacy, machine learning, cybersecurity, and related areas

Professional Service

1. Reviewer for international journals and conferences
2. Conference and academic research service
3. Postgraduate thesis supervision and evaluation
4. Academic curriculum and program development
5. Participation in university committees and academic boards

Research Profiles & Link

1. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=iHW8mAkAAAAJ&hl=en
2. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-7747
3. ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rafiullah-Khan-7?ev=hdr_xprf
4. Scopus Author Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193629483
5. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafiullah-khan-49359a127/?isSelfProfile=true
6. Personal / Research Website: https://rafiyz.github.io/

Publications

Dr. Rafiullah Khan has 47+ research publications across journals, conferences, book chapters, and books.

1. Total publications: 47+
2. Journal papers: 26+
3. Conference papers: 12+
4. Book chapters: 4+
5. Books: 1

The complete and updated publication list should be provided through the university profile/CV link. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=iHW8mAkAAAAJ&hl=en

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