Atta ur Rehman Khan (Urdu: عطا الرحمن خان) is a computer scientist and academician who has contributed to multiple domains of the field. According to a Stanford University report, he is among World's Top 2% Scientists. He is the founder of National Cyber Crime Forensics Lab Pakistan, which operates in partnership with NR3C. He has published numerous research articles and books. He is a senior member of IEEE and ACM.
Education
Khan was a Bright Sparks scholar and received his PhD degree in Computer Science from University of Malaya. He received his master's degree and bachelor's degree (with honors) in Computer Science from COMSATS University under COMSATS scholarship. He has also attended a summer camp on Advance Wireless Networks at Technische Universität Ilmenau under DAAD scholarship.
Experience
As of 2010, Khan is working as an associate professor at the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates. He has experience of teaching and research at different positions and has served at seven universities, namely Sohar University, Air University, King Saud University, COMSATS University, University of Malaya and Qurtuba University.
He was the founding director of National Cyber Crime Forensics Lab Pakistan and the Head of Air University Cybersecurity Center. He also developed Pakistan's first BS cybersecurity program approved by HEC.
Editorial boards
Atta ur Rehman Khan is an editor of the following journals:
Associate technical editor, IEEE Communications Magazine. Editor, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications. Associate editor, IEEE Access. Associate editor, Springer Journal of Cluster Computing. Editor, SpringerPlus. Editor, Ad hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. Editor, Oxford Computer Journal. Editor, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems. Associate editor, Springer Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences.
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Honors & Awards
Atta ur Rehman Khan has received numerous honors and awards, such as: Long-Term Research Achievement Award, 2023. World's Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, USA, 2022. World's Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, USA, 2020. Best Paper Award, SPECTS, 2018. Research Productivity Award, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016. GoT Award, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2014. Research Productivity Award, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2012. Best Research Poster Award, Vision ICT, Pakistan, 2010. Best Project Award, Vision ICT, Pakistan, 2009. Best Project Award, Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) Conference, Pakistan, 2008.
Books
Following is the list of books authored/co-authored/edited by Atta ur Rehman Khan:
"Internet of Things: Challenges, Advances, and Applications" by Chapman and Hall/CRC, , 2018.
Research publications
Following is the list of selected research papers authored/co-authored by Atta ur Rehman Khan: