VU Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad Awan
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology


PhD (Computer Science)


Internet Protocols and Congestion Control
I completed PhD (Computer Science) from University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. I have vast experience in Software Industry as well as in academia. I am currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology at the Virtual University (VU) in Pakistan. I joined VU as a Lecturer (Computer Science) in Research & Development department and supervised students in their projects. Before joining VU, I have served in Software Quality Assurance Department as a Software Quality Engineer in various software houses. There, I worked on CRM (Customer Relation Management), Biomaterial Tracking and Management System, and E-commerce related software applications.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Feb 13, 2015 To present
Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From May 23, 2009 To Feb 13, 2015
Instructor / e-Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Nov 22, 2008 To May 21, 2009
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Rich Applications Consulting, Lahore, Pakistan
From May 01, 2008 To Nov 20, 2008
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Cognizo Solution, Lahore, Pakistan
From Oct 01, 2007 To Apr 30, 2008
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
SigmaTec Solution, Lahore, Pakistan
From Jun 08, 2005 To Oct 31, 2007
Instructor / e-Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Nov 05, 2003 To Jun 20, 2005
Publications
Category: Journal
Pervez, M. T., N. Aslam, S. Muhammad, N. Naveed, S. Qadri, and S. Ahmad. "A METHODOLOGY TO ENHANCE PROGRAMMING SKILLS OF E-LEARNING STUDENTS." Pakistan Journal of Science 67, no. 1 (2015).
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Tariq, M. P., M. Aslam, A. Sarfraz, M. S. Faisal, and U. Saqib. "EMMCGID: A METHODOLOGY FOR E-LEARNING UNIVERSITIES."
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Category: Journal
Ahmed, Hasnain, Muhammad Junaid Arshad, Shah Muhammad, Sarfraz Ahmad, and Amjad Hussain Zahid. "Queue length-based load balancing in data center networks." International Journal of Communication Systems 33, no. 14 (2020): e4472.
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Category: Journal
Awan, S. A., M. J. Arshad, and S. S. Muhammad. "Analysis of FAST TCP for Multiple-Streams Implementation." University of Engineering and Technology Taxila. Technical Journal 22, no. 1 (2017): 136.
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Category: Journal
Ahmad, Sarfraz, and Muhammad Junaid Arshad. "Enhanced Multistream Fast TCP: Rapid Bandwidth Utilization after Fast-Recovery Phase." Applied Sciences 9, no. 21 (2019): 4698.
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Category: Journal
Ahmad, Sarfraz, and Muhammad Junaid Arshad. "Enhancing fast TCP’s performance using single TCP connection for parallel traffic flows to prevent head-of-line blocking." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 148152-148162.
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