Curriculum Vitae – Syed Yasir Imtiaz
“To obtain a position that will enable me to use my skills and educational background within my field of
expertise and ways to improve myself and the projects I am in.
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Syed Yasir Imtiaz
Born: August 18, 1983, in Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Marital Status: Married with one child
Address: House # B-97 Lala Rukh, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Phone: +92 333 5311857
E-mail: syedyasirimtiaz@gmail.com
2. EDUCATION
MS in Computer Science (Communication and Interactivity) – 2006 – 2008
CGPA 4.10 / 5, Linköping University, Sweden
BS in Computer Science - 2001 – 2005
CGPA 3.4 / 4, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.
3. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1st July 2013 to date: Assistant Professor at Center for Advanced Studies in Telecommunications (CAST),
COMSATS Institute of Information technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
1st July 2013 to 31st December 2014: Co-PI for ICT R&D funded project on “Automatic Monitoring and
Detection System (AMDS) for Grey Traffic”
November 2008 to June 2013: Lecturer at Center for Advanced Studies in Telecommunications (CAST),
COMSATS Institute of Information technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Leading Application Development Group where I work on mobile and web based applications for
Android handheld devices.
Devise research proposals and programs based within the field of Science and Technology and
coordinate the work between different labs and phases of the research for maximum efficiency and
progress.
Oversee the scientific functions within Science and Technology including basic and applied research
projects, as well as the development of new processes, technologies or products in order to get
funding from different national and international funding organizations.
Project management of ICT R&D funded project on “Automatic Monitoring and Detection System
(AMDS) for Grey Traffic”
Research projects on IT and Telecom Solutions including disaster management simulator system and
SMS filtering.
Conduct industrial courses, seminars and training workshops on Android/iPhone application
development and UML diagrams.
Project supervision of students working on Android application development.
4. PRACTICAL SKILLS
Programming
Web Programming
Database Programming
C/C++, Visual C++, OPENGL, Java, Android and Matlab
HTML, XML, PHP, JAVASCRIPT, SOAP, AJAX, YUI and Code Igniter.
SQL/PL-SQL, My SQL, PostGre SQL.
5. RESEARCH WORK
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
 Syed Yasir Imtiaz, Dr. Mahmood Ashraf Khan, Dr. Mustafa Shakir, “Telecom sector of Pakistan: Potential,
Challenges & Business Opportunities”, Accepted for publication, Telematics and Informatics Journal –
Elsevier. Impact factor=1.120
 Mahmood A. Khan, Syed Yasir Imtiaz, Mustafa Shakir, “Automatic Monitoring & Detection System (AMDS)
for Grey Traffic”, World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCES 2015), Vol II, pp. 696-700,
October 21-23, 2015, San Francisco, USA.
 Syed Yasir Imtiaz, Abdul Hameed and Nasro Min-Allah, “Multi-core technology: An overview” in
proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence KI-2009, September 2009
 Syed Yasir Imtiaz and Rego Granlund, “Data processing and analysis in a Multi-Cultural Collaborative
Disaster Management Training System” (in review, Cognition, Technology and Work (Springer) Journal).
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Automatic Monitoring and Detection System (AMDS) for Grey Traffic (Funded project – 14.5million PKR)
2. Real time SMS filtering and monitoring in telecom networks (submitted for ICT R&D funding – 17 million
PKR)
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
ANALYSIS OF TEAM WORK IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SIMULATOR SYSTEM (MASTER’S THESIS)
A research project in which the goal was to create a team training environment in emergency management
tasks. It involved technical skills like visualization, simulation and troubleshooting coupled with data
management and analysis.
AUTOMATIC NUMBER PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM (BS PROJECT)
A license plate recognition system using image processing techniques of Region growing, Hough transform
and Connected Components algorithms for the license plate extraction and neural network for recognition.
6. ACTIVITIES
 Got first position at my college level doing Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)
 Awarded tuition fee scholarship throughout my BS program for remaining in top 3 positions
 Participated in different “In-Campus Quiz & On Spot Programming Competitions” organized by ITSociety of my University and got 2nd position in all Pakistan NASCON 2005 quiz competition
 Main organizer of Mobile Monday Activities in Pakistan from its inauguration in 2010 till now
 Got 3rd position in Best Mobile Innovation in Pakistan (BMIP-2010)
 Interested to play Cricket, Football and Table Tennis.
 Hobbies of Stamp & Coins collection, Book reading, Sketching and Photography
7. REFERENCES
References will be available on request