Dr. Muhammad Akram

Lecturer and head of quality assurance unit

Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science & Information Systems

Dr. Muhammad Akram received a PhD degree in Information and Communication Technology from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia, an MS degree in Computer Science from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, and an MCS degree from the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. He is currently serving as a Lecturer and Head of the Quality Assurance Unit at the College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With over 17 years of teaching and research experience, he has made significant contributions to academia and quality assurance in higher education. His research focuses on Human–Computer Interaction, web accessibility, usability, information and network security, cryptography, and machine learning. Dr. Akram has authored two books and published more than 40 scholarly articles in reputed journals and conferences. He actively reviews high-impact journals such as IEEE Access, Cognitive Computation, PLoS One, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, and Alexandria Engineering Journal. He is also a member of the Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Advanced Computer Systems and Software Engineering (IJACSSE). Under his leadership, Najran University’s QA Unit has advanced its ABET and NCAAA accreditation efforts, emphasizing outcome-based education and continuous quality improvement. His work continues to integrate innovation, academic excellence, and institutional quality enhancement.

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المؤهلات العلمية

PhD (Information and Communication Technology), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajan, Selangor, Malaysia -2025

Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS), Blekinge Tekniska H?gskola (BTH), Karlskrona, Sweden (2007-2009)

Master of Computer Science (MCS), University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan (2002-2004)

الخبرات

October 2009 - to date
Lecturer & Head of Quality Assurance (QA) Unit, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

التخصصات والمهارات

Technical and research skills in the field of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction

Skills in designing, developing and evaluating undergraduate and graduate academic programs
 

الدورات التدربية

Asean Research Talk Series 2025, The Inquisitive Mindset for Researchers, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

Asean Research Talk Series 2025, Write to Publish Practical Strategies for Crafting Research Articles Ready for Journal

, Asean Research Talk Series 2025, Ethical, Efficient: AI in research & publishing, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia

 

Research Publications

 

Total Publication Count = 41 Published 38, [Under review: 3]
Cumulative Impact Factor (CIF): 66.097
ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-3461
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8ZrAwm4AAAAJ&hl=en
Web of Science https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAA-8671-2021

Books Authored / Co-Authored
Akram, M. & Shafi, M.I., Functional Approach towards Approximation Problems, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, 2010.

Riaz, F., Akram, M., & Mehmood, R., WiMAX Cryptographic Suit Up-gradation: An Advanced Approach to Efficient and Secure WiMAX, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, 2010.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
 Akr am M, Ali S, Alqahtani J, Iqbal N, Alqahtani A, Ikram A (2024), FOPBIE: Multi-image cipher based on the random walk of fleet of pawns on the large hypothetical chessboard and chaotic system. PLoS ONE 19(6):  e0295060. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295060, June 2024.

Ehtisham, M.; Hassan, M.u.; Al-Awady, A.A.; Ali, A.; Junaid, M.; Khan, J.; Abdelrahman Ali, Y.A.; Akram, M. “Internet of Vehicles (IoV)-Based Task Scheduling Approach Using Fuzzy Logic Technique in Fog Computing Enables Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET)”. Sensors 2024, 24, 874. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030874 [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]


Fatima et al., "Enhancing Grid-Connected Microgrid Power Dispatch Efficiency Through Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithms," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 23578-23594, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3360340. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]

Hassan, M.U; Al-Awady, A.A.; Ali, A.; Sifatullah; Akram, M.; Iqbal, M.M.; Khan, J.; Abdelrahman Ali, Y.A. “ANN-Based Intelligent Secure Routing Protocol in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Using Enhanced AODV”. Sensors 2024, 24, 818.  https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030818 [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]

Hassan, M.U.; Al-Awady, A.A.; Ali, A.; Iqbal, M.M.; Akram, M.; Jamil, H. “Smart Resource Allocation in Mobile Cloud Next-Generation Network (NGN) Orchestration with Context-Aware Data and Machine Learning for the Cost Optimization of Microservice Applications”. Sensors 2024, 24, 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030865 [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]

J. Alqahtani, M. Akram, G. A. Ali, N. Iqbal, A. Alqahtani and R. Alroobaea, "Elevating Network Security: A Novel S-Box Algorithm for Robust Data Encryption," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 2123-2134, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3348144. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]

Adel Rajab, Hira Farman, Noman Islam, Darakhshan Syed, M. A. Elmagzoub, Asadullah Shaikh, Muhammad Akram, and Mesfer Alrizq. 2023. "Flood Forecasting by Using Machine Learning: A Study Leveraging Historic Climatic Records of Bangladesh" Water 15, no. 22: 3970. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15223970. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.40, 2023]

Mahmood ul Hassan, Asaad Alzayed, Amin A Al-Awady, Nadeem Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Atif Ikram, “A Novel RGB Image Obfuscation Technique Using Dynamically Generated All Order-4 Magic Squares”, IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 46382-46398, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3275019. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 3.90, 2023]

Mahmood ul Hassan, Amin A. Al-Awady, Abid Ali, Muhammad Munawar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Jahangir Khan and Ali Ahmad AbuOdeh, “An efficient dynamic decision-based task optimization and scheduling approach for microservice-based cost management in mobile cloud computing applications”, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Volume 92, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2023.101785. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor, 4.30, 2023].

Atif Ikram, Masita Abdul Jalil, Amir Bin Ngah, Adel Sulaiman, Muhammad Akram and Ahmad Salman Khan, Offshore Software Maintenance Outsourcing Process Model Validation: A Case Study Approach, CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA, [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor, 3.10, 2023].

Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, Aqsa Naz, Asadullah Shaikh, Mesfer Alrizq, Muhammad Akram, and Abdullah Alghamdi. Investigating the Impact of IoT-Based Smart Laboratories on Students’ Academic Performance in Higher Education. Universal Access in the Information Society. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor, 2.40, 2022].

Adel Sulaiman, Hameedur Rahman, Numan Ali, Asadullah Shaikh, Muhammad Akram, Wei Hong Lim. An Augmented Reality PQRST based Method to Improve Self-Learning Skills for Preschool Autistic Children, Evolving Systems, pp. 1-14. https://doi-org.sdl.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s12530-022-09472-y. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor, 3.20, 2022].

Muhammad Akram, Ghassan Ahmed Ali, Adel Sualaiman and Mehmood ul Hassan, "Accessibility evaluation of Arabic University websites for compliance with success criteria of WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0." Universal Access in the Information Society (2022): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-022-00921-8.  [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 2.40, 2022]

Adel Sulaiman, Marium Sadiq, Yasir Mehmood, Muhammad Akram, and Ghassan Ahmed Ali. 2022. "Fitness-Based Acceleration Coefficients Binary Particle Swarm Optimization (FACBPSO) to Solve the Discounted Knapsack Problem" Symmetry 14, no. 6: 1208. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14061208. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 2.70, 2021]

Ghassan Ahmed Ali, Thamer Mitib Ahmad Al sariera, Muhammad Akram, Adel Sulaiman and Fekry Olayah, Detection and Classification of Hemorrhages in Retinal Images, Computer Systems Science and Engineering, vol. 44, no.2, pp. 1601–1616, 2023 [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 4.397, 2021]

Mahmood ul Hassan, Shahzad Ali, Khalid Mahmood, Sami Dhahbi, Muhammad Akram, Safdar Zaman, Muhammad Kashif Saeed & Mohammed Maray, Connectivity Restoration by Clustering for Mobile Sensor Networks, Wireless Personal Communication, 124, 3445–3459 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-022-09520-5. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 2.20, 2022]

Saleem, Hajira, Faisal Riaz, Asadullah Shaikh, Khairan Rajab, Adel Rajab, Muhammad Akram, Al Reshan, and Mana Saleh. "Optimizing Steering Angle Predictive Convolutional Neural Network for Autonomous Car", CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA 71, no. 2 (2022): 2285-2302. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor, 3.86, 2021]

Marya Rasib, Muhammad Atif Butt, Faisal Riaz, Adel Sulaiman, and Muhammad Akram. "Pixel Level Segmentation Based Drivable Road Region Detection and Steering Angle Estimation Method for Autonomous Driving on Unstructured Roads" IEEE Access 9 (2021): 167855-167867. [ISI Thomson Reuters, Impact Factor: 4.34, 2023]

Shah Murtaza Rashid Al Masud, Mahmood ul Hassan, Khalid Mahmood and Muhammad Akram, “An M/M/1 Preemptive Queue-based Priority MAC Protocol for WBSN to Transmit Pilgrims’ Data”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 11(10), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0111023 [ISI & Scopus indexed, Impact Factor: 0.90]

Shah Murtaza Rashid Al Masud, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Akram, Preemptive Queue-Based Modified MAC Superframe for WBSN to Efficiently Transmit Pilgrims' Heterogeneous Data at Ritual Sites, An Analytical Approach, IJCSNS International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, VOL.20 No.10, October 2020 [ISI indexed]

Muhammad Akram and Rosnafisah Bt Sulaiman, "Comparative Web Accessibility Evaluation of Saudi Government Websites for compliance with WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0 using Automatic Web Accessibility Tools". Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, Volume 97, Issue 10, May 2019. [Scopus]

Muhammad Akram and Rosnafisah Bt Sulaiman, “A Systematic Literature Review to Determine the Web Accessibility Issues in Saudi Arabian University and Government Websites for Disabled People” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 8(6), 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080642 [ISI & Scopus indexed, Impact Factor: 0.90]

Mohammed Arif Siddiqui, MD Kafil uddin, Muhammad Akram, PASSMA: Fingerprint Payment System: A New Way to E-Pay, International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (ISSN: 2279 – 0764) Volume 04, Issue 06, November 2015.

Muhammad Akram, Ahmad M. Taleb and Md. Kafil Uddin, A Qualitative Research Approach to Ensure the Copyright of Multimedia data by using Watermarking Techniques, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering (IJARCSSE), Volume 03, Issue 06, June 2013.

Md. Kafil Uddin, Ahmad M. Taleb and Muhammad Akram, SMS: Development of an Intelligent Sensor Middleware System for Health Care Management, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering (IJARCSSE), Volume 03, Issue 05, May 2013.

Ali Al-Hamdi, Muhammad Akram, Ahmed Monjurul Hassan, "Development of and ICT-based layer model for improving managerial decision making on water issues in arid and semi-arid regions", International Journal of Computer and Information Technology, Volume 01, Issue 02, November 2012, pages 11-16, ISSN: 2279-0764.

Muhammad Imran Shafi, Muhammad Akram, Sikandar Hayat, and Imran Sohail, “Effectiveness of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in Fast Networks”, Journal of Computing, Volume 2, Issue 6, June 2010, pages 78-84, USA, ISSN: 2151-9617.

Muhammad Akram, Imran Sohail, Sikandar Hayat, M. Imran Shafi, and Umer Saeed, “Search Engine Optimization Techniques Practiced in Organizations: A Study of Four Organizations”, Journal of Computing, Volume 2, Issue 6, pages 134-139, June 2010, USA, ISSN: 2151-9617.

K.M Hasan, M. Saleem Mian, M. Riaz Moghal, Yasir Saleem, Faisal Riaz, Muhammad Akram, Waseem K. Qureshi, “Man Brain is Finite Automata Machine” New Horizons, Journal of IEEEP, Volume 45, July-Sep 2004.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Muhammad Akram and Rosnafisah Bt Sulaiman, An Empirical Study to Evaluate the Accessibility of Arabic Websites by Low Vision Users, 8th International Conference on Information Technology and Multimedia (ICIMU), August 2020, Selangor, Malaysia

Ali Al-Hamdi, Ahmed Manjour, Muhammad Akram, “WSN-Based Support for Irrigation Efficiency Improvements in Arab Countries”, International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ISSN: 0857-1812, pp: 256-264, December 11-14, 2011.

Muhammad Imran Shafi, and Muhammad Akram, “An explorative study on applying functional language for approximation algorithms”, Second International Conference on Business, Technology and Engineering (ICBTE-2010), 23-24 January 2010.

Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Imran Shafi, Muhammad Hamid Fayaz, and Sikandar Hayat, “Implementation of Web Security using Packet-Scrutinizing Router”, Second International Conference on Business, Technology and Engineering (ICBTE-2010), 23-24 January 2010.

Muhammad Akram, M. Hamid Fayaz, M. Imran Shafi, M. Usman Shafique, & Imran Ali, “Qualitative and Quantitative study for Requirement Change Management Model”, Second International Conference on Business, Technology and Engineering (ICBTE-2010), 23-24 January 2010.

Muhammad Akram and Sikandar Hayat, “Qualitative & Quantitative analysis of tiered architecture of web applications” Proc. of 9th National Research Conference on Management and Computer Science, SZABIST Islamabad Pakistan. 25 June 2009.

M. Riaz Moghal, M. Waris, M. Shabir, Muhammad Akram, Yasir Mehmood, Faisal Riaz, “Reduction & Control of Automobile Pollution in Vehiclized Engine Using Simulative Techniques”. 1st Kashmir International Science Conference, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, September 2005.

Dr. M. Riaz Moghal, Muhammad Qassim, Akhlaq A. Khan, Yasir Mehmood, Muhammad Akram, “Bottom-up-Approach for Generating Spatial Database for Land Revenue Department”, 1st Kashmir International Science Conference, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, September 2005.

Mohammad Riaz Moghal, Faisal Riaz, Muhammad Akram, Waseem K Qureshi, M. Shabbir, N. Hussain, “Man is Deterministic or Non-Deterministic Machine”, 4th International Science Conference, The University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, October 6-9, 2004.



 

 

Undergraduate Course


First Semester 2025/2026
227CSS-3 & 332CSS-3, Operating Systems
516CSS-3, Simulation and Modelling
465CIS-3, Distributed Information Systems
444CIS-3, Human Computer Interaction
571CSS-2, Graduation Project - I

Second Semester 2024/2025
227CSS-3 & 332CSS-3, Operating Systems
456CIS-3 Decision Support System
342CSS-3 & 451CSS-3, Software Engineering
281CSS-3 & 414CSS-3, Computer Graphics
 

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