Phone : +92-937-9230454
Email : naveed@uetmardan.edu.pk
Address : Department of Telecommunication Engineering, UET Mardan.

Mar 2018-Date          Assistant Professor UET Mardan
Aug 2012-Mar 2018 Assistant Professor UET Peshawar
Jan 2007-Jul 2012     PhD Candidate/      University of 
                                  Researcher/TA        Leicester, UK
Nov 2006-Jan 2007   Lecturer                  UET Peshawar
Dec 2002-Oct 2006   Assistant Director   FAB Islamabad
Jul 2002-Nov 2002    Lecturer                     IET, Rawalpindi
 

• PhD-Engineering Research-University of Leicester UK
• BE-Electrical Engineering-National University of Sciences & Technology Pakistan
• CQAP-PIQC Pakistan Institute of Quality Pakistan
   

• Two projects (Telecommunication Engineering) won funding from Ignite, Pakistan for 2017-2018 
• One project (Cyber Security) was co-funded and co-supervised by Industry, 2017-2018 
• Three projects won distinctive positions in KP Invention to Innovation Summit 2017 
• Final Year Project on Radar, supervised by me, secured first position in Express Education Expo 2017 
• Consultant/Subject Expert for hiring of Engineers by Public Service Commission (2017 & 2016) 
• Three projects, supervised by myself, awarded NGIRI Grants Funds, Government of Pakistan 
• Travel Grants by the HEC to participate in IEEE-APWC 2016, IconSpace 2015, EuCAP2015 & 2013 
• Travel Grants by the EuCAP Committee for EuCAP2015 and EuCAP2013 
• Highest quartile student feedback score amongst faculty members within the university (across four departments) 
• Overseas Educational Scholarship winner to pursue PhD study in UK 
• Offered the role of Transmission Planning Team Leader by Warid Telecom 
• Multiple cash incentives for key to implement the Telecom De-Regulation Policy in Pakistan 
• Academic scholarships, NUST Quarter Master Student (NQMS), Member Dramatic Society, Chief Organizer Drama Festival at the College of E&ME, NUST 
• Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) Education Scholarship for Engineering Studies 
• Habib Bank Limited Scholarship based on educational performance in ‘O’ Levels Result 
• Winner and participant of public speaking and athletic competitions at school and college 
• Distinguished participant of Nationwide Physics Talent Camp 1998, PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad 
 

• Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Institute of Engineers, Pakistan (IEP) 
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU-TIES) 
• European Association on Antennas & Propagation (EurAAP)
 

Years               Degree            Name
2017-Date        PhD                 Lubna
2017-Date        PhD                 Saeed Ur Rehman
2016-2017        MSc                Lubna
2016-2018        MSc                Sundus Najib
2015-2016        MSc                Asadullah
2015-2016        MSc                Saeed Ur Rehman
2018-Date        MSc                Syed Muhammad Hammad
2017-Date        MSc                 Yaseen
Current*           MSc                Muhammad Asim
Current*           MSc                Muhammad Aatif
Current*           MSc                Imran Khan
Current*           MSc                Naseer
Current*           MSc                Uzair Sarwat
* - Supervision not yet notified/in process
2019-2020        BSc                 Cloud based Profiling of Air Quality using Wireless Sensor Network
2019-2020        BSc                 GSM Based Gas Leakage Detection and Accident Prevention System
2018-2019        BSc                 Investigating Vertical Profile of Atmospheric Refractivity Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
2018-2019        BSc                 Sensor Based Investigation of Radio Refractivity Behavior Within Troposphere
2017-2018        BSc                 Radio Frequency based Hardware Random Number Generator
2017-2018        BSc                 Remote Access of Robotic Vehicle via Internet
2016-2017        BSc                 Design of Speed Detection Radar with Advance Features
2016-2017        BSc                 Performance Analysis of RFID Based Toll System
2016-2017        BSc                 Location & Elimination of Electricity Power Theft on Secondary Distribution
2016-2017        BSc                 WLAN Configuration and Location Optimization on RSSI Basis
2016-2017        BSc                 Remote Control of Residential Meter Involving E-Billing

Memberships/Exam Committees
2015-Date        PhD/MSc        PREC
2016-2019        PhD                REC
2013-Date        BSc                 FYP Evaluation Committee

A.    Manager/Supervisor/Principal Investigator Of Postgraduate Research(Telecom)
B.    Technical Evaluation/Assessment Of Postgraduate Research Students (Telecom)
C.    Technical Evaluator/Assessor Of Postgraduate Research (Telecom)
D.    Research/Technical Proposals/Funding Grants
E.    Technical Program Committee/ Reviewer Of Research Journals/Conferences
F.    Technical Evaluator/Assessor (Panel Member) Of Final Year Design Projects
G.    Technical Evaluator/Assessor/Designer Of Semester Projects And Lab Exams
H.    Manager/Supervisor Of Final Year Engineering Design Projects
I.    Subject Expertise/Course Instruction
J.    Upgradation/Assessment Of Courses, Laboratories & Lab Manuals
K.    Accreditation, Program & Self-Assessment Teams
L.    Resource Person/Organizer/Facilitator
M.    Management Roles
N.    Hiring/Selection Committee/Team Member
O.    Consultancy Roles
P.    Policy Making/Statutory Bodies Roles
Q.    Mentoring And Volunteering
 

My research is mainly driven by industry application. I assign engineering design projects based on student interest and technical strengths. I prefer to suggest projects that have application or relevance to industry and/or that are targeting problems and offering potential solutions to those problems. 
I have conducted radio frequency measurements during my telecom industry experience, as well as during and after my PhD. I have remained involved in analysis of the results obtained and disseminating research at relevant fora. 
I am currently supervising research into radio signal propagation and its modelling, RF system performance evaluation and improvement, atmospheric profiling, Image Processing and Antenna Designing. 
With regards to radio signal propagation, channel modeling, propagation modelling, I am interested in extending my study and experience to millimeter and microwaves.
 

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 
• Alam, I., Mufti, N., Shah, S. A. A., & Yaqoob, M. (2016). The Effect of Refractivity on Propagation at UHF and VHF Frequencies. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2016. 
• Rehman, S. & Mufti, N. (2017, April). Investigations into the Occurrence of Evaporation Ducts near Karachi. International Conference on Communications Technologies (ComTech), 2017 
• Zeb, A., Asim, M., Ali, W. & Mufti, N. (2017, April). Performance Analysis of WLAN in the presence of Co-Frequency Microwaves. International Conference on Communications Technologies (ComTech), 2017 
• Mufti, N., & Siddle, D. R. (2016, September). Investigations into the occurrence of evaporation ducts within the English Channel. In Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on (pp. 212-216). IEEE. 
• Najib, S., Mehreen, R., & Mufti, N. (2016, September). Modelling of the vertical radio refractivity near Arabian Sea. In Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on (pp. 217-220). IEEE. 
• Abdullah, M., Ullah, H. E., Rasheed, H., & Mufti, N. (2016, September). An investigation of the radio refractive conditions in lowest portions of the troposphere near Margalla Hills, Pakistan. In Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on (pp. 225-228). IEEE. 
• Ullah, A., Rehman, S., & Mufti, N. (2016, September). A survey of different techniques of determining the refractive parameters. In Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on (pp. 274-277). IEEE. 
• Lubna, Khan, M. F., & Mufti, N. (2016, August). Comparison of various edge detection filters for ANPR. In Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH), 2016 Sixth International Conference on (pp. 306-309). IEEE. 
• Ullah, A., Rehman, S. U., & Mufti, N. (2015, August). Investigations into the occurrence of elevated ducts in lower atmosphere near Arabian Sea. In Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), 2015 International Conference on (pp. 128-131). IEEE. 
• ur Rehman, S., Ullah, A., & Mufti, N. (2015, August). Refractivity gradient in lowest layer of atmosphere near Arabian Sea. In Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), 2015 International Conference on (pp. 248-251). IEEE. 
• Mufti, N., Siddle, D., & Warrington, M. (2015, May). Statistical results from radio signal strength Measurement Campaign over two over-sea paths in Channel Islands, UK. In Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on (pp. 1-5). IEEE. 
• Mufti, N., Siddle, D., & Warrington, M. (2015, May). Further investigations into signal level enhancements over two over-sea radio paths. In Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on (pp. 1-4). IEEE. 
• Mufti, N., Ullah, H., Rehman, S., & Din, I. (2015, January). Analysis of tropospheric radio refractive conditions in Karachi, Pakistan. In Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), 2015 12th International Bhurban Conference on (pp. 617-619). IEEE. 
• Qadar, N., Khan, J., Farooq, U., & Mufti, N. (2014, December). Investigating the Effects of Microwave Oven on the Performance of Wi-Fi Network. In Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), 2014 12th International Conference on (pp. 34-36). IEEE. 
• Mufti, N., & Siddle, D. (2013, April). Investigations into the initial refractivity gradients and signal strengths over the english channel. In Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on (pp. 1691-1694). IEEE. 
 Mufti, N., & Siddle, D. R. (2012, November). Determination of the effective earth radius factor and its impact on propagation of signals on over-sea paths in the English Channel in Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough (pp. 1-4). IEEE. 
 

Completed
Date            Title                     Agency      Award amount
2017-2018   IoT                       Ignite
2017-2018   Cyber Security     Ignite
2017-2018   Cyber Security     NESCOM
2015-2016   UAV, UGV          NICTR&DF
2014-2015   UAV                     NICTR&DF
2016             Multiple               HEC
2015             Multiple               EuRAAP
2015             Multiple               HEC
2013             Multiple               EuRAAP
2013             Multiple               HEC

In Review
Date            Title                     Agency      Award amount
2019-2020   WSN                    Ignite
 

•    Broadest spectrum of award-winning final engineering design projects 
•    Recipient of the Highest number of research and travel grants in the University 
•    Nominated by the employer for conferment of National Civil Award 
•    Nominated as Subject Expert for Hiring of Telecommunication Engineers at other Government Department 
•    Highest Bonus/Cash Award for Critical role in implementing Telecommunication De-Regulation Policy 
•    Recognized by Rotary International for Distinguished Service 
•    Process optimization and improvement, Performance monitoring 
 

•    Design & Development of an Indigenous Speed Detection Radar with Advanced Features
•    Establishment of Huawei Authorised Information and Networking Academy (HAINA)
•    QEC Progress Presentation to HEC
•    Constructive Alignment of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
•    Investigations into the occurrence of evaporation ducts within the English Channel
•    Further investigations into signal level enhancements over two over-sea radio paths.