Usman Khalil – Ph.D.

USMAN KHALIL is associated with School of Digital Sciences as Eminent Visiting Professor (EVP) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in Brunei Darussalam. He is associated as a Researcher in Robotics Lab (RoboLab), School of Digital Science, UBD. He also worked with Faculty of Integrated Science as Eminent Visiting Professor (EVP) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) which is an Engineering School in Brunei Darussalam and the Virginia Tech Lab at UBD which is an international collaboration laboratory between UBD and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech-VT) United States. He obtained his Ph.D. and MS in Computer Science majoring in Cybersecurity and Data Science from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in 2024 and 2019 respectively. With over fourteen years of professional experience in the telecom industry in Pakistan and Malaysia, Usman Khalil previously worked as a Telecom professional. His research interests focus on exploratory pattern recognition algorithms for the analysis, data mining, clustering, integration of the Internet of Things with cloud computing, and the integration of the Internet of Things with Blockchain. He is serving as an invited Editor in the Innovative Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Research (IIAIR). He is also serving as an invited reviewer in reputed journals, including IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, IEEE Access, Scientific Reports, Blockchain: Research and Applications, Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, SN Applied Sciences, Bulletin of Electrical Engineering, and Informatics, PLOS ONE, Measurement Sensors, Cluster Computing, The Journal of Super Computing, Peer to Peer Networking and Applications etc.

Position (s) and affiliation (s): Eminent Visiting Professor (EVP) – School of Digital Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.

Researcher  –  RoboLab, School of Digital Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam.

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EDUCATION

– Ph.D. (Computer Science – Blockchain Architecture for NFT-based Secure Assets Authentication in Cyber-Physical Systems)

– MS – Research (Computer Science – Machine Learning in Health Care for Pattern Recognition),

– BS (Information Technology)

Certifications/Courses

– CCNA  (Cisco Certified Network Associate) from COMSATS Institute, Pakistan,

– Communications Skills from College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan,

– Team Building workshop by CMD.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cybersecurity & Forensics, Blockchain, Blockchain Tokenization, Network & Information Security, Machine Learning, Data Analytics/Big Data Analytics, Deep Learning,

FUTURE PROJECTS

  • BLOCKCHAIN FOR SECURING IOT ENABLED CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURES
  • BLOCKCHAIN FOR SECURE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
  • DEEP LEARNING/LLM, AND DATA ANALYTICS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS.

BOOK

  • U. Khalil, O.W. Hong, A. Tufail, and LC. De Silva, “ML Horizons: A Collection of Cutting-Edge Research Proposals” [Working on the book proposal and soon may be submitted to SPRINGER]

The projects related to decentralized networks in Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart City Architecture, Blockchain Tokenization, NFTs based authentication and authorization in Cyber-Physical Systems (such as health care, houses and Electric Grids etc.), and data analytics are available for discussion in domains specially digital healthcare.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Recent Chapters Publications (2025)

RECENT SUBMISSIONS (2025)

  • U Khalil et.al, “Securing Generative AI for Smart Infrastructures: A Systematic Review of Threats, Defenses, Applications, and Regulatory Challenges” has been submitted in the journal of [Artificial Intelligence Review – I.F 13.9]
  • U Khalil, M Uddin, “Extending ERC721: Design and Implementation of a Novel Secure NFT Framework for IoT Asset Authentication in Cyber-Physical Systems” has been submitted in the journal of  [Blockchain: Research and Applications – I.F. 5.6]
  • A Dandoush, V Kumarskandpriya, M Uddin, U Khalil, “Leveraging Large Language Models for Enhanced Network Slicing: A Multi-Agent System Approach” has been submitted in the [Journal of Network and Systems Management. IF: 3.9]

SUBMISSIONS in 2024

  • A Dandoush, M Uddin, U Khalil, Shankar K “Mapping the Post-Quantum Landscape for Enhanced Resilience: A Survey of Advancements” has been submitted in the [Submitted – EURASIP Journal on Information Security – IF. 4.677]

BOOK PUBLICATION

Certificate of Publication

Certificate_of_publication

The book is now available in multiple formats (Hardcover, Softcover, and E-Book) and can be accessed through the IGI Global InfoSci® platform, as well as the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC).

TOP PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

  • A Comparative Analysis on Blockchain versus Centralized Authentication Architectures for IoT-Enabled Smart Devices in Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review, Recent Advances, and Future Research Directions has been published in MDPI Journals – Sensors I.F. 3.487. Available at Sensors 2022, 22(14), 5168; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22145168 & https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35890848/.
  • A Blockchain Footprint for Authentication of IoT-Enabled Smart Devices in Smart Cities: State-of-the-Art Advancements, Challenges and Future Research Directions has been published in IEEE ACCESS – I.F. 3.476.  Available at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9827661/authors#authors, Page(s):76805 –76823, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3189998
  • Decentralized Smart City of Things: A Blockchain Tokenization-enabled Architecture for Digitization and Authentication of Assets in Smart Cities has been published in CCIOT ’22: Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Internet of Things, September 2022, Pages 38–47 Available at https://doi.org/10.1145/3569507.3569513 in the Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library.
  • Khalil, O. A. Malik, O. W. Hong, and M. Uddin, “Leveraging a novel NFT-enabled blockchain architecture for the authentication of IoT assets in smart cities” has been published in Scientific Reports I.F. 4.997, 131, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–26, Nov. 2023. Available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45212-1
  • K, Usman and Malik, Owais Ahmed and Ong, Wee Hong, and Uddin, Mueen, Dscot: An Nft-Based Blockchain Architecture for the Authentication of Iot-Based Smart Devices in Smart Cities. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4355848 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4355848
  • Usman Khalil, Owais Ahmed Malik, Ong Wee Hong, and Mueen Uddin. 2022. DSCOT: An NFT-Based Blockchain Architecture for the Authentication of IoT-Enabled Smart Devices in Smart Cities. Available at arXiv 1, 1: 1–14. Retrieved March 30, 2023 from https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.04803v1
  • Khalil, O. A. Malik, O. W. Hong, and M. Uddin, “A Novel NFT Solution for Assets Digitization and Authentication in Cyber-Physical Systems: Blueprint and Evaluation.” has been published in the IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society I.F. 5.9, vol. 5, pp. 1–12, 2024. Available at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10474129
  • U Khalil, M Uddin, “Extending ERC721: Design and Implementation of a Novel Secure NFT Framework for IoT Asset Authentication in Cyber-Physical Systems” has been submitted in the [Blockchain: Research and Applications – I.F. 6.9]
  • A Dandoush, V Kumarskandpriya, M Uddin, U Khalil, “Leveraging Large Language Models for Enhanced Network Slicing: A Multi-Agent System Approach” has been submitted in the [Journal of Network and Systems Management]
  • Khalil and M. Uddin “NFTs for the Unassailable Authentication of IoT Devices in Cyber-Physical Systems: An Implementation Study” has been published in Conference Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Creativity, Technology, And Sustainability (CCST 2024). Available at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-8588-9_9
  • U. Khalil, O. A. Malik, D. Lai and O. S. King, “Profiling Obese Subgroups in National Health and Nutritional Status Survey Data using Categorical Principal Component Analysis – A Case Study from Brunei Darussalam” Available at https://biomedres.us/fulltexts/BJSTR.MS.ID.007641.php
  • U. Khalil, O. A. Malik, D. Lai and O. S. King, “Cluster Analysis for Identifying Obesity Subgroups in Health and Nutritional Status Survey Data.” Available at https://www.ukm.my/apjitm/article/ec8ce6abb3e952a85b8551ba726a1227/DMO 
  • U. Khalil, O. A. Malik, D. Lai and O. S. King, “Identifying sub-groups of the obese from national health and nutritional status survey data using machine learning techniques,” 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2018 (BICET 2018), Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 2018, pp. 1-4. Available at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8732967

BOOKS

  • Khalil, O. A. Malik, A Dandoush, and M. Uddin, “Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Smart Cities: Advancements and Security Challenges” [PUBLISHED]
  • U. Khalil, O.W. Hong, A. Tufail, and LC. De Silva, “ML Horizons: A Collection of Cutting-Edge Research Proposals” [Working on the book proposal and soon may be submitted to SPRINGER]

BOOK CHAPTERS

ACADEMICS EXPERIENCE

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

 

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