VU Virtual University of Pakistan
Department of English
Dr. Saima Munawar
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology


PhD (Computer Science)


Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Saima Munawar has been working as an Assistant Professor in the department of computer science, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore. She graduated from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore in 2020. She has several publications on various technical subjects in international and national HEC recognized journals. Her current research interests are Artificial Intelligence and Smart Learning.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Jan 14, 2021 To present
Instructor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Nov 10, 2010 To Jan 13, 2021
Honors And Awards
HEC Approved Ph.D. Supervisor
Year: 2021
HEC Reviewer (Engineering and Technology)
Year: 2021
Award HEC IRSIP (International Research Support Initiative Program) Scholarship for PhD Research in University De Montreal, Canada.
Year: 2018
Appreciation Certificate from Virtual University of Pakistan
Year: 2017
First position (Shield holder) in B.Sc (Science)
Year: 2005
Content Development for VU Course Artificial Intelligence for IT and Non-IT professionals Project Collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning,Canada
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QB Research Project, Virtual University of Pakistan
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Publications
Category: Conference Proceedings
Haseeb Aslam, Saima Munawar (2023). Smart Energy Conservation in Data Centers Using Machine Learning Based Software-Defined Networking,2023 6th (ICECE), 15-16 March 2023, conference proceedings published by IEEE
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Category: Conference Proceedings
A. Asghar, S.Munawar (2023). Smart Irrigation System Utilizing Fuzzy Logic Control: A Case Study for Sugarcane Crops,(ICES2023), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 06-08 February 2023, conference proceedings published by Springer
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Category: Conference proceedings
S. Munawar, N.Naveed, A. Ilyas (2023). Smart Pedagogy Drives Technology Enabled Learning Assessment: A Case Study of Designing and Implementing Learning Outcomes of e-Learning Courses, (ICES2023), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Springer
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Category: Book
Saima Munawar, Nasir Naveed, Pedagogical Agent-Based Cognitive Architecture: Intelligent Virtual Laboratory for Smart Learning Environment,2020, https://www.amazon.com/Pedagogical-Agent-Based-Cognitive-Architecture-Munawar/dp/6138945174
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Category: Journal
Atif Usman, Nasir Naveed, Saima Munawar, Intelligent Anti-Money Laundering Fraud Control using Graph-based Machine Learning Model for Financial Domain, Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT), 20 January 2023, DOI: 10.4018/JCIT.316665
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Category: Journal
Ejaz, M. A., M. N. Asghar, A. Ahmed, Saima Munawar, M. S. Javed, and S. Abdullah. "INTELLIGENT VIDEO ENCODER SELECTION SYSTEM FOR SMART DEVICES." Pakistan Journal of Science 70, no. 2 (2018): [HEC]
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Category: journal
Abid Hussain, Saima Munawar, Nasir Naveed, “Near-optimal energy-aware approach through instant-off and never-off clustering by fuzzy logic for wireless sensor networks”, JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS, pp.1-15,2021[HEC]
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Category: journal
Muhammad Junaid Arshad, Muhammad Umair, Saima Munawar, Nasir Naveed,.."Improving Cloud Data Encryption Using Customized Genetic Algorithm", International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications(IJISA), Vol.12, No.6, pp.46-63, 2020[HEC]
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Category: journal
Khawar, Khubaib, Saima Munawar, and Nasir Naveed. “Fuzzy Logic-Based Expert System for Assessing Programming Course Performance of E-Learning Students”. Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Robotic Applications,Vol.11, No.1,2020[HEC]
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Category: journal
Hamid, Muhammad, Furkh Zeshan, Adnan Ahmad, Farooq Ahmad, ...., Saima Munawar,. "An Intelligent Recommender and Decision Support System (IRDSS) for Effective Management of Software Projects." IEEE Access (2020)[HEC]
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Category: journal
Hamid, Muhammad, Furkh Zeshan, Adnan Ahmad, Saima Munawar,..An intelligent decision support system for effective handling of IT projects,Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems Preprint (2020): 1-13[HEC]
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Category: journal
Hamid, M., Yousaf, R., & Munawar, S. (Dec. 2017).Extended Scrum Process Model Using Software Reliability Engineering Concerns. Journal Of Information Communication Technologies And Robotics Applications (Jictra), V. 8, P. 1-10, ISSN 2226-3683 [HEC]
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Category: journal
Munawar, S., Toor, S. K., Aslam, M., & Hamid, M. (2018). Move to Smart Learning Environment: Exploratory Research of Challenges.... eLearning Technology. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(5), 1645-1662[HEC].
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Category: Journal
N. Hameed, S. Khan, S. Munawar, and S. Saeed, “Predicting the Quality of Ice cream using Neuro-Fuzzy,” Sci.Int.(Lahore), vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 3493–3497, 2016.[HEC]
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Category: Journal
S. Munawar, M. Hamid, M. S. Khan, A. Ahmed and N. Hameed, "Health Monitoring Considering Air Quality Index Prediction Using Neuro Fuzzy Inference Model: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan," Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, vol. 13, 2017 [HEC]
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Category: journal
Munawar, S., Hamid, M., & Aziz Lodhi, S. (2017). Quantum Bayesian Game Modeling for Intrusion Detection. The Nucleus, 54(4),214-218.[HEC]
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Category: Journal
Munawar, S., Nosheen, M., & Babri, H. A. (2012). Anomaly Detection through NN Hybrid Learning with Data Transformation Analysis. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 3 (1), 200-205
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Category: Book
Munawar, S. (2012). Detection and Classification of Normal and Anomaly IP Packet: Network intrusion detection through Neural Network Hybrid Learning with Data Transformation Analysis. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,
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Category: Chapter
Saima Munawar, S.K.T., Muhammad Hamid Designing an Intelligent Virtual Laboratory Using Intelligent Agent Technology: Move to Smart ELearning Environment, in Cases on Smart Learning Environments,December, 2018, IGI Global p. 360.
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Category: Journal
K. Ijaz, S. Munawar, and N. Naveed, “IMPROVING THE USABILITY TESTING: FUZZY BASED EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TEST CASE GENERATION ON WEB GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE”, jictra, pp. 52-67, Jun. 2019.[HEC]
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Category: Conference proceedings
Munawar, S. et al., 2017. Pedagogical Agent-based Cognitive Architecture for an Intelligent Virtual Laboratory Cloud-based HCI E-learning Environment.International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE),Hong Kong SAR, pp. 303-318.[HEC]
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Category: Journal
Munawar, S.; Khalil Toor, S.; Aslam, M.; Aimeur, E. PACA-ITS: A Multi-Agent System for Intelligent Virtual Laboratory Courses. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5084[HEC].
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Presentation
1 Paper Presentation as the first author: Pedagogical Agent-based Cognitive Architecture for an Intelligent Virtual Laboratory, http://icoie2017.ouhk.edu.hk/, Hong Kong [HEC AWARD Travel Grant].
2 Paper Presentation as the first author: Smart Pedagogy Drives Technology Enabled Learning Assessment: A Case Study of Designing and Implementing Learning Outcomes of e-Learning Courses, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,2023, Springer [HEC AWARD Travel Grant].