Dr. Ansar Munir Shah is currently working as Associate Professor at ISP Multan. I am HEC approved supervisor for PhD and Head of SAR, Assessment and Evaluation as well as Curriculum Committee in ISP. My PhD is in Computer Science from University of Technology Phenom Penh , Cambodia. I am glad being a professional teacher and researcher in computer science Field. My career start from EM&E College (NUST) , Rawalpindi . After that I joined King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia and teach graduate students. Being valuable and active member of different committees, I won many prizes and shields in KKU. After 7 year teaching at KKU , I started my PhD. After completion of my PhD, I have joined ISP and started my professional career. I am teaching to graduate and undergraduate level students as well as supervising research students. I taught courses in computer networks and communication, Advance Computer Networks, Complex Networks, Cyber Security, Mobile Computing, Parallel and dist
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Computer Science
2015 – 2018
IIC University of Technology , phnom penh, Cambodia
Thesis: 3-Tier Energy-efficient& priority model (3EEPM) for e-health WBAN
MSCS., Computer Networks
2014 – 2015
Virtual University Islamabad
MSCS., Computer Science
2005 – 2007
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad
PGD., Computer Science
1999 – 2000
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Computer Science, Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Science Applications, Sensory Systems
Big Data Meets Jugaad: Cultural Innovation Strategies for Sustainable Performance in Resource-Constrained Developing Economies Xuemei Liu, Assad Latif, Mohammed Maray, Ansar Munir Shah, Muhammad Ramzan Sustainability Switzerland, 2025 This study investigates the role of Big Data Analytics Capabilities (BDACs) in ambidexterity explorative innovation (EXPLRI) and exploitative (EXPLOI) innovation for achieving a sustainable performance (SP) in the manufacturing sector of a resource-constrained developing economy. While a BDAC has been widely linked to innovation in developed economies, its effectiveness in developing contexts shaped by indigenous innovation practices like Jugaad remains underexplored. Anchored in the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities (DC) theory, we propose a model where the BDAC enhances both EXPLRI and EXPLOI, which subsequently leads to an improved sustainable performance. We further examine the Jugaad capability as a cultural moderator. Using survey data from 418 manufacturing firms and analyzed via Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), results confirm that BDA capabilities significantly boost both types of innovations, which positively impact sustainable performance dimensions. Notably, Jugaad positively moderates the relationship between EXPLOI and financial, innovation, and operational performance but negatively moderates the link between EXPLRI and innovation performance. These findings highlight the nuanced influence of culturally embedded innovation practices in BDAC-driven ecosystems. This study contributes by extending the RBV–DC framework to include cultural innovation capabilities and empirically validating the contingent role of Jugaad in enhancing or constraining innovation outcomes. This study also validated the Jugaad capability measurement instrument for the first time in the context of Pakistan. For practitioners, aligning data analytics strategies with local innovative cultures is vital for sustainable growth in emerging markets.
An efficient connectivity restoration technique (ECRT) for wireless sensor network Mahmood ul Hassan, Shahzad Ali, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, Amin Al-Awady, et al. Computers Materials and Continua, 2021 : Node failure in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is a fundamental problem because WSNs operate in hostile environments. The failure of nodes leads to network partitioning that may compromise the basic operation of the sensor network. To deal with such situations, a rapid recovery mechanism is required for restoring inter-node connectivity. Due to the immense importance and need for a recovery mechanism, several different approaches are proposed in the literature. However, the proposed approaches have shortcomings because they do not focus on energy-efficient operation and coverage-aware mechanisms while performing connectivity restoration. Moreover, most of these approaches rely on the excessive mobility of nodes for restoration connectivity that affects both coverage and energy consumption. This paper proposes a novel technique called ECRT (Efficient Connectivity Restoration Technique). This technique is capable of restoring connectivity due to single and multiple node failures. ECRT achieves energy efficiency by transmitting a minimal number of control packets. It is also coverage-aware as it relocates minimal nodes while trying to restore connectivity. With the help of extensive simulations, it is proven that ECRT is effective in connectivity restoration for single and multiple node failures. Results also show that ECRT exchanges a much smaller number of packets than other techniques. Moreover, it also yields the least reduction in field coverage, proving its versatility for connectivity restoration.
A cluster-based mitigation strategy against security attacks in wireless sensor networks Jahangir Khan, Ansar Munir, Babar Nawaz, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Kashif, et al. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2020 Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) applications range across distinct application comprising of event detection at real-time. WSNs can be deployed for not only mobile nodes but also for static sensor nodes (SNs) for various applications which may include health care system, smart parking, environmental monitoring etc. Sensor nodes in WSN are constrained in terms of energy contents of each node and can be accessible by other nodes in a wireless medium are more likely to be susceptible to various categories of attacks. Wireless Network are more likely prone to various kinds of security attacks, one such type of attack caused by a malicious attacker, which can result to decay in the lifetime of the network and an adverse scenario can even lead to congestion in the entire network. This paper presents the overview of various attacks and their consequences on different layers and evaluates defense strategy used to mitigate the various categories of attacks on Wireless Sensor Networks. This study proposes a cluster-based approach for each node of a WSN where the nodes of network constrained by energy can organize and perform network duties as per the network performance for this one node performs the role of cluster head (CH) which is elected on the basis of the "Reputation" of a node which is an indicator of nodes individual behavior in the network and "Net_Credit_Score" which determines the cooperating behavior of sensor node in the cluster. Further, this study highlights few parameters which can be implemented to further enhance the defense strategy by taking into account the factors such as Cluster count, Stability factor of both the Cluster and Cluster Head and Intra-Cluster topology which can be crucial. This will result in formulating a road map for designing a secure and resistant reputation-based system for WSN to overcome the various security related attacks.
Congestion control techniques in WSNs: A review Babar Nawaz, Khalid Mahmood, Jahangir Khan, Mahmood ul, Ansar Munir, et al. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2019 Congestion control has a great importance in wireless sensor network (WSN), where efficient application of congestion control mechanisms can prolong the network lifetime. Thus, proper examination is needed to improve more refine way to address the congestion occurrence and resolution. While designing congestion control techniques, the maximum output can be achieved by efficient utilization of required resources within WSN. From last few years several approaches have been brought in, that consist of routing protocols which provide support with congestion control, congestion prevention, and reliable data routing. In old schemes the topology reset and extent traffic drop take place because sink node executes the congestion avoidance. Therefore, node level congestion avoidance, detection, congestion preventing, and resolution mechanisms have been proposed during past few years. Our paper provides a brief overview and performance comparison of centralized and distributed congestion control algorithms in WSN.
Connectivity restoration techniques for Wireless Sensor and Actor Network (WSAN), A review International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2018
