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About Me
I am an Assistant Professor at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Alabama, USA. Recognized among the Top 2% Scientists globally (Stanford/Elsevier, 2025) and a Fellow NCERT Pakistan, my research specializes in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Secured Vehicular Networks, focusing on enhancing cybersecurity and privacy in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications through advanced machine-learning techniques.
With over a decade of academic and research experience, I have contributed to cutting-edge developments in 5G and beyond, specifically in areas like millimeter-wave and terahertz communication, autonomous vehicle systems, and blockchain-based trust mechanisms. My work has been published in top-tier journals and conferences, and I have co-authored a book on deep-learning applications in vehicle networks.
I am passionate about solving real-world challenges in intelligent communication systems, and I am eager to collaborate on projects that push the boundaries of technology and innovation.
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Research Publication
1. Muhammad Hamid,Anfal Tariq,Iftikhar Rasheed,Asjad Amin,. 2026. “A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CAN BUS INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS: GAPS IN EXPLAINABILITY.” Spectrum of Engineering Sciences 0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20521105
2. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala and Alahmari, Saad and AlTamimi, Saad Nasser. 2026. “Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted Terahertz Communications: Joint Impact of Antenna Misalignment and Imperfect CSI on Physical Layer Security.” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (IEEE) 15. 10.1109/LWC.2026.3707414
3. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala and Mohayudin, Ghulam. 2026. “XAI-CPS: An explainable hybrid deep learning framework for real-time anomaly detection and adaptive threat mitigation in networked Cyber–Physical Systems.” Computer Networks Elsevier BV 283. 10.1016/j.comnet.2026.112320
4. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala and Adeel, Muhammad and Alahmari, Saad and AlTamimi, Saad Nasser. 2026. “FedTransformer-Edge: A Unified Framework for Resource-Adaptive Federated Transformer Learning with Cross-Modal Attention in Heterogeneous IIoT Networks.” IEEE IoT Journal (IEEE) 0. 10.1109/JIOT.2026.3701221
5. Rasheed, Iftikhar. 2025. “Energy-Aware Integrated Communication and Control for AAV Swarm Formation With Communication Reliability Guarantees.” IEEE Wireless Comm. Letters (IEEE) 14. 10.1109/LWC.2025.3594038
6. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Awan, Ukasha and Adeel, Muhammad and Usama Tayyab, Muhammad. 2025. “Enhanced Security in 6G Cognitive Networks: A Multi-Objective Approach Against Advanced Threats.” IEEE Comm. Letters (IEEE) 29. 10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3593801
7. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala. 2025. “Mobility-Aware Predictive Split Federated Learning for 6G vehicular networks with ultra-low latency guarantees.” Computer Networks Elsevier BV 270. 10.1016/j.comnet.2025.111553
8. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala. 2025. “DeepBeam: A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for Predictive mmWave Beam Management in Dynamic V2X Networks.” IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology (IEEE) 74. 10.1109/TVT.2025.3574081
9. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala. 2025. “Adaptive SNR-Driven Fusion of CNN-GRU Networks for Enhanced Vehicle Velocity Estimation.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 29. 10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3566862
10. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala. 2025. “Federated learning-based anomaly detection for zero-day attack prevention in 6G network slices.” Computer Networks Elsevier BV 268. 10.1016/j.comnet.2025.111376
11. Rasheed, Iftikhar and Mostafa, Hala. 2025. “DAME-IoV: Dynamic Adaptive Multi-Edge authentication protocol with post-quantum security for Internet of Vehicles.” Vehicular Communications Elsevier BV 54. 10.1016/j.vehcom.2025.100933
12. Toorchi, Niloofar and Lyu, Weiqiang and He, Linsheng and Zhao, Jiamiao and Rasheed, Iftikhar and Hu, Fei. 2024. “Deep reinforcement learning enhanced skeleton based pipe routing for high-throughput transmission in flying ad-hoc networks.” Computer Networks Elsevier BV 244. 10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110330
13. Bilal Masood and Song Guobing and Jamel Nebhen and Ateeq Ur Rehman and Muhammad Naveed Iqbal and Iftikhar Rasheed and Mohit Bajaj and Muhammad Shafiq and Habib Hamam. 2022. “Investigation and Field Measurements for Demand Side Management Control Technique of Smart Air Conditioners located at Residential.” Energies / MDPI AG 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072482
14. Asad Saleem and Yan Xu and Rehan Ali Khan and Iftikhar Rasheed and Zain Ul Abidin Jaffri and Md Abu Layek. 2022. “Statistical Characteristics of 3D MIMO Channel Model for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications.” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing / Hindawi Limited 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9090494
15. Iftikhar Rasheed. 2022. “An effective approach for initial access in 5G-millimeter wave-based Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication using Improved Genetic Algorithm.” Physical Communication / Elsevier BV 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2022.101619
16. Tahir, Tayyab and Khalid, Adnan and Arshad, Jehangir and Haider, Aun and Rasheed, Iftikhar and Rehman, Ateeq Ur and Hussen, Seada. 2022. “Implementation of an IoT?Based Solar?Powered Smart Lawn Mower.” Wiley 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1971902
17. Zhe Chu and Zhijing Ye and Jiamiao Zhao and Linsheng He and Iftikhar Rasheed. 2022. “Novel Framework-Based Routing for Task-Adaptive Mobile Networks of Unmanned Aerial Vehicular.” Electronics / MDPI AG 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030425
18. Bo Zhang and Lihui Zhang and Na Yang and Xuewen Zhao and Chengxiang Chen and Yonghong Cheng and Iftikhar Rasheed and Lifeng Ma and Jinying Zhang. 2022. “2D Young's Modulus of Black Phosphorene with Different Layers.” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C / American Chemical Society (ACS) 126. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c10187
19. Hongming Li and Dongxiu Ou and Iftikhar Rasheed and Meiting Tu. 2022. “A Software-Defined Networking Roadside Unit Cloud Resource Management Framework for Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks.” Journal of Advanced Transportation / Hindawi Limited 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5918128
20. Iftikhar Rasheed. 2022. “Dynamic mode selection and resource allocation approach for 5G-vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication using asynchronous federated deep reinforcement learning method.” Elsevier BV 38. 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100532
21. Iftikhar Rasheed and Muhammad Asif and Wali Ullah Khan and Asim Ihsan and Kalim Ullah and Md. Sadek Ali. 2022. “Blockchain-Based Trust Verification and Streaming Service Awareness for Big Data-Driven 5G and Beyond Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication.” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing / Hindawi Limited 2022. 10.1155/2022/7357820
22. Iftikhar Rasheed and Muhammad Asif and Asim Ihsan and Wali Ullah Khan and Manzoor Ahmed and Khaled M. Rabie. 2022. “LSTM-Based Distributed Conditional Generative Adversarial Network for Data-Driven 5G-Enabled Maritime UAV Communications.” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1. 10.1109/TITS.2022.3187941
23. Iftikhar Rasheed and Fei Hu and Yang-Ki Hong and Bharat Balasubramanian. 2021. “Intelligent Vehicle Network Routing With Adaptive 3D Beam Alignment for mmWave 5G-Based V2X Communications.” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 22. 10.1109/TITS.2020.2973859
24. Dongxiu Ou and Ran Liu and Iftikhar Rasheed and Lijuan Shi and Hongming Li. 2021. “Operation performance of tram lanes with intermittent priority with the coexistence of regular and automatic vehicles.” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems / Informa UK Limited 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2021.1891052
25. Muhammad Naveed Iqbal and Lauri Kütt and Bilal Asad and Noman Shabbir and Iftikhar Rasheed. 2021. “Time-dependent variations in current harmonic emission by LED lamps in the low-voltage network.” Electrical Engineering / Springer Science and Business Media LLC 0. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-020-01175-4
26. Muhammad Naveed Iqbal and Lauri Kütt and Bilal Asad and Noman Shabbir and Iftikhar Rasheed. 2021. “Time-dependent variations in current harmonic emission by LED lamps in the low-voltage network.” Electrical Engineering / Springer Science and Business Media LLC 0. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-020-01175-4
27. Iftikhar Rasheed and Fei Hu. 2021. “Intelligent super-fast Vehicle-to-Everything 5G communications with predictive switching between mmWave and THz links.” Vehicular Communications / Elsevier BV 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100303
28. Iftikhar Rasheed. 2021. “Enhanced privacy preserving and truth discovery method for 5G and beyond vehicle crowd sensing systems.” Vehicular Communications / Elsevier BV 32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2021.100395
29. Iftikhar Rasheed and Lin Zhang and Fei Hu. 2020. “A privacy preserving scheme for vehicle-to-everything communications using 5G mobile edge computing.” Computer Networks / Elsevier BV 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2020.107283
30. Iftikhar Rasheed and Fei Hu and Lin Zhang. 2020. “Deep reinforcement learning approach for autonomous vehicle systems for maintaining security and safety using LSTM-GAN.” Vehicular Communications / Elsevier BV 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100266
Research and Development Projects
1. 5G Vehicle-to-Everything Communications
With: The University of Alabama, USA, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) IUCRC Program (2017-08 - 2020-05)
Developed secure authentication protocols and intrusion detection systems for 5G vehicular networks. Research focused on deep reinforcement learning for autonomous vehicle security, privacy-preserving communications, and mmWave/THz beam management. Funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) IUCRC Program, Grant #1650564, under the Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies (CAVT).
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
