Biography

Dr. Yasir Faheem is an Associate Professor of Cyber Security and Computer Science at the Canadian University Dubai, where he also serves as Program Coordinator for the BSc Cyber Security program. With over 14 years of international academic and research experience across the UAE, Pakistan, and France, he specializes in cybersecurity, computer networks, IoT systems, and AI-enabled digital infrastructures. He successfully led the preparation of the program’s ABET Self-Study Report and coordinated the visit of ABET Program Evaluators for the BSc Cyber Security program, overseeing documentation, curriculum alignment, and continuous-improvement processes.

His scholarly work appears in reputable IEEE and Elsevier journals, supported by competitive funding including Asi@Connect (EU–APAN) and HEC NRPU grants. Dr. Faheem has contributed to curriculum modernization, the development of new graduate programs, and the supervision of numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. His current research focuses on secure IoT ecosystems, smart mobility, and generative AI–driven digital transformation, closely aligned with the UAE’s digital future and global sustainability priorities.

Selected Publications

• [J17] F. Namee, M. Ali, G. Kaddoum, Y. Faheem, M. Debbah, Y. Zhang, "A Survey on Generative AI-Driven Digital Twins: Towards Intelligent 6G Networks and Metaverse Systems , IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2025, Accepted [IF = 6.1]
• [J16] Saadia, A. Saadat, Y. Faheem, Z. Abaid, M. M. Fraz, Cloud Security in the Age of Adaptive Adversaries: A Game Theoretic Approach to Hypervisor-based Intrusion Detection, Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture, 2024 [IF=3.7]
• [C] M. B. Islam, Y. Faheem, A. Ahmad, M. M. Fraz, From measured pH to hidden BOD: Quasi real-time estimation of key indirect water quality parameters through direct sensor measurements, 9th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, UK, 2024
• [J15] M. M. Qirtas, Y. Faheem, M. H. Rehmani, A Cooperative Mobile Throwbox-Based Routing Protocol for Social-Aware Delay Tolerant Networks, Springer Wireless Networks, 2020 [IF = 2.4]
• [J14] R. Niazi, Y. Faheem, A Bayesian Game-Theoretic Intrusion Detection System for Hypervisor-Based Software Defined Networks in Smart Grids , IEEE Access, 2019 [IF=4.09]
• [J13] A. Haq, Y. Faheem, A Peer-to-Peer Communication based Content Distribution Protocol for Incentive-Aware Delay Tolerant Networks, Springer Wireless Networks, 2019 [IF = 2.4]
• [J12] S. Ali, A. Ahmad, Y. Faheem, M. Altaf, H. Ullah, Energy-efficient RRH-association and resource allocation in D2D enabled multi-tier 5G C-RAN, Springer Telecommunication Systems, 2019 [IF = 1.7]
• [J11] H. Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla, Y. Faheem, R. Hussain, A. Ksentini, Named Data Networking in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks: State of the Art and Challenges, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 2019 [ IF= 22.97]
• [J10] M. Fahimullah, Y. Faheem, N. Ahmad, A Bi-Objective Game-Theoretic Model for Collaboration Formation Between Software Development Firms, PLOS ONE, 2019, [IF = 2.77]
• [J9] M. Fahimullah, Y. Faheem, N. Ahmad, Collaboration Formation and Profit Sharing Between Software Development Firms: A Shapely Value Based Cooperative Game, IEEE Access, 2019, [IF = 4.09]
• [J8] N. Islam, Y. Faheem, I. U. Din, et. al., A Blockchain-based Fog Computing Framework for Activity Recognition as an Application to e-Healthcare Services, Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems, 2019 [IF = 5.7]
• [J7] S. Khan, N. Islam, Z. Jan, I. Din, A. Khan, Y. Faheem, An e-Health Care Services Framework for the Detection and Classification of Breast Cancer in Breast Cytology Images as an IoMT Application, Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems, 2019 [IF = 5.7]
• [J6] M. U. Hassan, M. H. Rehmani, Y Faheem, Performance Evaluation of Broadcasting Strategies in Cognitive Radio Networks, Springer Wireless Networks, 2017. [IF = 1.98]
• [J5] R. Ullah, Y. Faheem, B. S. Kim, Energy and Congestion-Aware Routing Metric for Smart Grid AMI Networks in Smart City, IEEE Access, July 2017 [IF = 3.24]
• [J4] M. Qirtas, Y. Faheem, M. H. Rehmani, Throwboxes in Delay Tolerant Networks: A Survey of Placement Strategies, Buffering Capacity, and Mobility Models, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2017 [IF = 3.50]
• [J3] Y. Faheem. S. Boudjit, Duty-Cycle SN-MPR Algorithm for Mobile Sink Wireless Sensor Networks, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, 2015 [ISI indexed]
• [J2] Z. A. Khan, Y. Faheem, Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks: Smart Communication for Smart Grids - A Case Study of Pakistan, Elsevier Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 [IF = 5.62]
• [J1] M. A. Qureshi, M. I. Khan, Y. Faheem et. al., Reactive GTS Allocation Protocol for Sporadic Events Using the IEEE 802.15.4, Hindawi's Journal of Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014 [IF = 1.08]