Umair Ullah Tariq

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About Me

I received my BSc. (Hons.) degree in Computer Engineering from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Pakistan in 2008, an MSc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Taxila in 2013, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of New South Wales in 2018.

Currently, I am working as a Lecturer-ICT at the College of Information and Communication Technology (School of Engineering and Technology), CQUniversity Sydney campus. Before this, I worked as a Digital Transformation Engineer at BlueScope Steel Port Kembla and as a Sessional Academic at CQUniversity Sydney campus.

My area of research includes Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning, Energy-Aware Scheduling, the Internet of Things, and Wireless Sensor Networks. I have published 2 book chapters and more than 20 refereed papers that include high-impact journal and conference papers.

General

Universities Studied At

PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
MSc in Computer Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan
BSc in Computer Engineering, COMSATS Institue of Information Technology, Pakistan

Universities Worked At

Federation University, Australia
Swinburne University of Technology, Sydney Campus
Edith Cowan University Sydney
Australian Catholic University Sydney
Victoria University Sydney

Awards

Best paper award for the paper titled "Energy-aware Multimedia Applications Scheduling on VFI-NoC-MPSoC using as an Edge-device in IoT" at the 10th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing (BDCloud-2020)
University International Postgraduate Award, University of New South Wales Sydney Australia

Previous teaching

Taught various ICT units at::

Federation University, Australia
Swinburne University of Technology, Sydney Campus
Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT), Sydney, Australia
Victoria University Sydney
Edith Cowan University Sydney
Australian Catholic University Sydney

Professional Experience

Digital Transformation Engineer BlueScope Steel Limited Port Kembla Australia

Professional Memberships

Member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Computer Software

Java
C/C++
C#
Python
Matlab
R

Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

4099 Other Engineering
4603 Computer vision and multimedia computation
4611 Machine learning
4602 Artificial intelligence

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Current Supervision

Master of Research

AI-Driven Threat Detection and Risk Assessment for Cybersecurity

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

Using Machine Learning to Predict and Prevent Perishable Food Waste in Supermarkets Based on Customer Behaviour and Store Data

Principal Supervisor

Master of Research

Assessing the Challenges of Cross-border Recruitment: A Blockchain-based Solution for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Initiative

Principal Supervisor

Doctor of Philosophy (Industry)

Commercial Confidentiality Preserving Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Integration

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

Enhancing Cybersecurity through AI and ML

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

AI-Driven Threat Detection and Risk Assessment for Cybersecurity

Associate Supervisor

Master of Research

Assessing the Challenges of Cross-border Recruitment: A Blockchain-based Solution for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Initiative

Principal Supervisor

Doctor of Philosophy (Industry)

Blockchain smart contracts for supply chain: Improvement in system-driven contract negotiation and mapping the innovation possibilities for the smart contract in the supply chain.

Associate Supervisor