Current Position
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Postdoctoral Researcher (WASP)
Umeå University, Sweden (May 2025 - Present)
Currently working in computer vision for different applications (e.g., open-set recognition, fire detection) and designing lightweight Transformer architectures for edge applications. Additionally, working in cybersecurity by mitigating backdoor attacks in federated learning environments.
Past Experience
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Postdoctoral Researcher
BrainAI Lab, Kyungpook National University, South Korea (Mar 2025 - Apr 2025)
Developed deep learning models for short-term energy forecasting and smart-grid optimization.
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IMLab Coordinator
Sejong University, South Korea (Jul 2024 - Mar 2025)
Led a dynamic research group of 8 members specializing in Energy Informatics and Computer Vision.
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Research Assistant
IMLab, Sejong University, South Korea (Sep 2019 - Jun 2024)
Conducted research and development for multiple projects funded by the NRF.
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Research Assistant
DIPLab, Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan (Jun 2017 - Aug 2019)
Oversaw research projects for bachelor students, focusing on Energy Informatics and IoT.
Languages
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Pashto
Native
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English
Fluent
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Urdu
Fluent