Dr Nabeel Khan PhD, MSc, BS, FHEA

School of Computer Science
Associate Professor and Cyber Security Programme Director

Contact details

Telephone: +00 971 0542143635
Email: n.khan.11@bham.ac.uk

Address: School of Computer Science
Main campus building, Dubai campus
University of Birmingham
Dubai International Academic City
P.O Box 341799
Dubai, UAE

Dr Nabeel Khan is an Associate Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Birmingham, Dubai, where he leads the MSc Cyber Security programme. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MSc in Networking and Data Communication from Kingston University, London. His research focuses on cloud and network security, IoT challenges, and the applications of machine learning in cyber security. Dr Khan has served in academic leadership roles, contributed to EU and UK research projects, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He also serves as an external examiner for cybersecurity programmes in the UK.

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Qualifications

PhD in Computer Science from Kingston University, London, UK
MSc in Networking and Data Communications from Kingston University, London, UK
BS in Electronics Engineering from SSUET, Karachi, Pakistan
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Biography

Dr Nabeel Khan is an Associate Professor of Cyber Security at the Dubai campus of the University of Birmingham, where he leads the MSc Cyber Security program. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from Kingston University, London, where his research was part of an industrial project funded by DoCoMo Eurolabs, Munich. He also holds an MSc in Networking and Data Communication from Kingston University, London. Dr Khan's research interests are centred around cyber security, particularly in the domains of cloud security, network security, and the application of machine learning to the cyber domain. His expertise extends to the security challenges posed by the Internet of Things (IoT), multimedia communications, and the compression and transmission of neuromorphic vision sensor data. Throughout his career, Dr Khan has held several academic and leadership positions, including his recent role as Senior Lecturer and Cybersecurity Program Director at the University of Chester. He has contributed to the advancement of cybersecurity education by continually enhancing curriculum, teaching methods, and research initiatives. Dr Khan has been a lead researcher in European Union's Research and Innovation projects (Horizon 2020) and leading UK Research councils such as EPSRC. His research has resulted in numerous high-quality publications, particularly on topics related to cloud and network security, video compression, and quality of experience (QoE) in multimedia services. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and is currently serving as an external examiner for cybersecurity programs at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and University of Roehampton, London. Additionally, Dr Khan is actively involved in supervising MSc and BSc students, mentoring their research in cloud security, machine learning, and secure system design.

Teaching

Designing and Managing Secure Systems
Forensics, Malware, and Penetration Testing
Secure Software and Hardware Systems
Network Security and Cryptography

Research

Cloud Computing and Cloud Security
Network Security
Internet of Things
Multimedia Communications
Wireless Networks
Applications of Machine Learning in Cyber Security

Publications

J. Adhuran, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Lossless Encoding of Time-aggregated Neuromorphic Vision Sensor Data based on Point Cloud Compression," Sensors, 2024.

L. Salat, M. Davis, and N. Khan, "DNS tunneling and exfiltration over cloud environments," Sensors, 2023.

M. G. Martini, J. Adhuran, and N. Khan, "Point Cloud based Lossless Compression of Neuromorphic Vision Sensor Data," IEEE Access, 2022.

N. Khan, K. Iqbal, and M. G. Martini, "Time Aggregation based Lossless Video Encoding for Neuromorphic Vision Sensor Data," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 596–609, 2021.

N. Khan, K. Iqbal, and M. G. Martini, "Lossless compression of data from static and mobile Dynamic Vision Sensors - Performance and trade-offs," IEEE Access, 2020, pp. 1–14.

P. E. Omiyi, M. M. Nasralla, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "An Intelligent Fuzzy Logic-Based Content and Channel Aware Downlink Scheduler for Scalable Video over OFDMA Wireless Systems," Electronics, vol. 9, no. 1071, pp. 1–20, 2020.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "Bandwidth modeling of silicon retinas for next generation visual sensor networks," Sensors, vol. 19, no. 8, 2019.

M. M. Nasralla, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Content-aware downlink scheduling for LTE wireless systems: A survey and performance comparison of key approaches," Computer Communications, vol. 130, pp. 78–100, 2018.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "QoE-driven multi-user scheduling and rate adaptation with reduced cross-layer signaling for scalable video streaming over LTE wireless systems," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2016, no. 93, pp. 1–23, 2016.

N. Khan, M. G. Martini, and D. Staehle, "QoS-aware composite scheduling using fuzzy proactive and reactive controllers," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2014, no. 138, pp. 1–21, 2014.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "Resource allocation and scheduling for video transmission over LTE/LTE-A wireless systems," in Resource Management in Mobile Computing Environments, pp. 551–578, 2014.

Conference Proceedings

J. Adhuran, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Lossy Encoding of Time-aggregated Neuromorphic Vision Sensor Data based on Point Cloud Compression," in European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), Milan, Italy, Sept. 2024.

K. Iqbal, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Performance Comparison of Lossless Compression Strategies for Dynamic Vision Sensor Data," in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Barcelona, Spain, May 2020.

M. G. Martini and N. Khan, "Challenges and Perspectives in Neuromorphic-based Visual IoT Systems and Networks," in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Barcelona, Spain, May 2020.

N. Barman, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Information Variation for 10-Bit and 8-Bit Video Sequences," in 2019 IEEE 24th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), pp. 1–6, Sept. 2019, DOI: 10.1109/CAMAD.2019.8858486.

H. Saki, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "Machine Learning Based Frame Classification for Videos Transmitted over Mobile Networks," in 2019 IEEE 24th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), pp. 1–6, Sept. 2019.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "Data rate estimation based on scene complexity for dynamic vision sensors on unmanned vehicles," in IEEE International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC), Barcelona, Spain, June 2018.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "QoE-based video delivery over LTE hierarchical architecture," in 2016 IEEE 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1–6, Sept. 2016.

N. Khan and M. G. Martini, "Hysteresis based rate adaptation for scalable video traffic over an LTE downlink," in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Workshop (ICCW), pp. 1434–1439, June 2015.

N. Khan, M. M. Nasralla, and M. G. Martini, "Network and user centric performance analysis of scheduling strategies for video streaming over LTE," in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Workshop (ICCW), pp. 1753–1758, June 2015.

N. Khan, M. G. Martini, and D. Staehle, "Opportunistic Proportional Fair Downlink Scheduling for Scalable Video Transmission over LTE Systems," in 2013 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), pp. 1–6, Sept. 2013.

N. Khan, M. G. Martini, and D. Staehle, "Opportunistic QoS-Aware Fair Downlink Scheduling for Delay Sensitive Applications Using Fuzzy Reactive and Proactive Controllers," in 2013 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), pp. 1–6, Sept. 2013.

N. Khan, M. G. Martini, and Z. Bharucha, "Quality-aware fair downlink scheduling for scalable video transmission over LTE systems," in 2012 IEEE 13th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), pp. 334–338, June 2012.

N. Khan, M. G. Martini, Z. Bharucha, and G. Auer, "Opportunistic packet loss fair scheduling for delay-sensitive applications over LTE systems," in 2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1456–1461, Apr. 2012.

C. T. E. R. Hewage, N. Khan, and M. G. Martini, "3D medical video transmission over 4G networks," in ACM International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL), pp. 1–5, Oct. 2011.

L. Nazaryan and N. Khan, "Performance evaluation of IPsec over WiMAX," in Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), pp. 1–5, Oct. 2009.

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