Dr. Muhammad Kashif is an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at Arab Open University (AOU) in Muscat, Oman. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in Cybersecurity from Ozyegin University, Turkey (2024), an MS in Electrical Engineering from UET Taxila, and a BE in Electrical Engineering from UET Peshawar.
With over a decade of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Kashif is a dedicated researcher specializing in privacy-preserving security, particularly focusing on Blockchain-based frameworks for IoT and Medical IoT (MIoT) systems. His research interests broadly encompass Cryptography, Zero Trust Architecture, Differential Privacy, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Network Security. He has contributed significantly to the field with publications in high-impact journals and he is an active member of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society.
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TM129: Introduction to Operating Systems & Networks
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TM311: Information Security
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T316: Advanced Networking
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Introduction to Cybersecurity
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Introduction to Computer Systems
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Digital Forensics
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Ethical Hacking & Security
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Python Programming
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Data Science with Python
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2026 – Present
Role: Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity
Institution: Arab Open University, Muscat, Oman
2024 – 2026
Role: Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity
Institution: National University Science and Technology, Muscat, Oman
2022 – 2025
Role: Blockchain Reserach Consultant
Institution: Experilabs, Istanbul, Turkey
2019 – 2024
Role: Lab Instructor / Teaching Assistant
Institution: Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 – 2019
Role: Data Center Engineer
Institution: Islamabad Pakistan
- M. Kashif, "SBCDF: Smart Blockchain-Driven Framework for Mitigating Security and Privacy Risks in Medical IoT," Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), June 2026.
- M. Kashif, "Differential Privacy Preserving Based Framework using Blockchain for Internet-of-Things," Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2024.
- M. Kashif and K. Kalkan, "EPIoT: Enhanced Privacy Preservation Based Blockchain Mechanism for Internet-of-Things," Computer Networks, Vol. 238, Nov. 2023.
- M. Kashif, "Machine Learning Based Activity Learning for Behavioral Contexts in Internet of Things (IoT)," Programming and Computer Software, 46(8): 626–635, 2020
- M. Kashif, "Shared Hybrid ARQ with Incremental Redundancy (SHARQ-IR) in Overloaded MIMO Systems to Support Energy-Efficient Transmissions," IEEE Access, 2020.
- M. Kashif, "Semantic Labelling of Cognitive Visual Streams based on Learner Behaviour Analysis using Deep-Emotion-AI," ICETMI 2025, Muscat, Oman
- M. Kashif, "Blockchain and IoT in the Privacy Landscape: A Paradigm Shift for Privacy Protection," 2nd Int. Conf. on Marine Engineering & Technology (ICMET), 2025.
- M. Kashif, "AI meets Blockchain: A Secure Privacy-Preserved Framework for IoT Devices," IEEE AI2E, Muscat, Oman, 2025.
- M. Kashif and K. Kalkan, "BCPriPIoT: Blockchain Utilized Privacy-Preservation Mechanism for IoT Devices," IEEE BCCA 2021, pp. 201–209.
- M. Kashif, "Multiuser Detection Using Hybrid ARQ with Incremental Redundancy in Overloaded MIMO Systems," EAI CollaborateCom 2019, London, UK.
