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Ayaz Ahmad
PeerJ Editor & Author
1,735 Points

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Author 100
Editor 1,635

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Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Computer Networks and Communications
Emerging Technologies
Security and Privacy
Human-Computer Interaction
Network Science and Online Social Networks
Optimization Theory and Computation
Neural Networks
Blockchain
Autonomous Systems
Scientific Computing and Simulation
Internet of Things
Algorithms and Analysis of Algorithms
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems
Distributed and Parallel Computing
Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
Real-Time and Embedded Systems
Software Engineering

Ayaz Ahmad

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Ayaz Ahmad is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad – Wah Campus, Pakistan. Prior to that he was anAssistant Professor in the same university. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2006, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wireless Communication from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (Supelec), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. From 2006 to 2007, he was a Faculty Member with the Department of Electrical Engineering, FAST-NUCES, Peshawar, Pakistan. He is the recipient of best research paper award from Higher Education Commission, Pakistan for the years 2015 -2016, National Research Productivity Award from Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PSCT) in 2017, best research paper award in IEEE IEMCON 2018 held in Canada, and Publon Top Peer Reviewer award in 2019. He has several years of research experience and has authored or co-authored several scientific publications in various refereed international journals and conferences. He has also authored or co-authored several book chapters, and is the leading Co-Editor of the book Smart Grid as a Solution for Renewable and Efficient Energy published in 2016. He is Associate Editor with IEEE Access, Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences, PeerJ Computer Science and Frontiers in Smart Grids. He has twice served as Guest Editor for the IEEE ACCESS. He is regularly serving as a TPC member for several international conferences, including IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE ICC and IEEE PIMRC, and as a reviewer for several renowned international journals. He is Senior Member IEEE and Associate Fellow of Advance HE, UK. He is a member of the IEEE Communication Society. He is expert in Outcome Based Education system. His research interests include resource allocation in wireless communication systems, energy management in smart grid, and the application of optimization methods to engineering problems.

Computer Networks & Communications

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ Computer Science

Past or current institution affiliations

King Faisal University

Work details

Assistant Professor

COMSATS Univeristy Islamabad - Wah Campus
Electrical & Computer Engineering

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Edited 11
February 9, 2023
Isolation of multiple electrocardiogram artifacts using independent vector analysis
Zahoor Uddin, Muhammad Altaf, Ayaz Ahmad, Aamir Qamar, Farooq Alam Orakzai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1189

Academic Editor on

July 18, 2025
PSLDV-Hop: a robust localization algorithm for WSN using PSO and refinement process
Bhupinder Kaur, Deepak Prashar, Arfat Ahmad Khan, Seifedine Kadry, Jungeun Kim
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.2770
June 24, 2025
Intelligent reflective surfaces in 5G and beyond: optimizing uplink satellite connectivity for IoT
Callistus Odinaka Obidiozor, Adeeb Sait, Tawfik Al-Hadhrami, Eman H. Alkhammash, Faisal Saeed
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.2726
December 12, 2024
Optimized energy management and small cell activation in ultra-dense networks through a data-driven approach
Amna Shabbir, Safdar Rizvi, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Mazliham Mohd Su’ud
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.2475
October 9, 2024
Federated learning for millimeter-wave spectrum in 6G networks: applications, challenges, way forward and open research issues
Faizan Qamar, Syed Hussain Ali Kazmi, Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui, Rosilah Hassan, Khairul Akram Zainol Ariffin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.2360
November 29, 2023
Blockchain technology and application: an overview
Shi Dong, Khushnood Abbas, Meixi Li, Joarder Kamruzzaman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1705
November 6, 2023
A comparison of vehicle emissions control strategies for smart cities
Carolina Tripp-Barba, Pablo Barbecho, Luis Urquiza, José Alfonso Aguilar-Calderón
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1676
June 26, 2023
Hybrid computational and real data-based positioning of small cells in 5G networks
Flávio Henry Ferreira, Fabrício José Brito Barros, Miércio Cardoso de Alcântara Neto, Evelin Cardoso, Carlos Renato Lisboa Francês, Jasmine Araújo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1412
January 12, 2023
Achievable rate as affected by active elements distribution in reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for wireless communication
Dongming Li, Sixu Li, Guilu Wu, Chunxi Zhao
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1207
March 11, 2022
Joint user grouping and power control using whale optimization algorithm for NOMA uplink systems
Bilal ur Rehman, Mohammad Inayatullah Babar, Arbab Waheed Ahmad, Muhammad Amir, Waleed Shahjehan, Ali Safaa Sadiq, Seyedali Mirjalili, Amin Abdollahi Dehkordi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.882
April 8, 2021
IoT-CCAC: a blockchain-based consortium capability access control approach for IoT
Mohammed Amine Bouras, Boming Xia, Adnan Omer Abuassba, Huansheng Ning, Qinghua Lu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.455
April 8, 2021
Delay minimization based uplink resource allocation for device-to-device communications considering mmWave propagation
Marcus V.G. Ferreira, Flávio Henrique Teles Vieira
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.462