Dr. Ghulam Mustafa

info@stmu.edu.pk +92-51-884-0606

Assistant PROFESSOR / Head of department

OF computer science

ghulam.mustafa.ssc@stmu.edu.pk

Profile Summary

PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Ghulam Mustafa holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan. He earned his MS in Computer Science with distinction from the Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, where he was awarded a Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance. Additionally, he received two Gold Medals during his BS in Software Engineering at COMSATS University, Abbottabad, securing 1st position at the campus level and ranking first among all seven campuses of CUI in 2017. With over seven years of experience in academia and industry, he is currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Computing at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad. Previously, he spent five years as an Associate and Junior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad. In addition to his academic roles, he has industry experience as a Frontend Web Designer and Backend Developer at A&F Solution Software House. Beyond academia and industry, he has been an active freelancer for the past couple of years, working on projects in multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, and C++.

QUALIFICATION
Ph.D.	Computer Science	University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (UET)	2025
M.S.	Computer Science	Capital university of Science and Technology Islamabad.	2020
BS	Software Engineering	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad.	2017

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor	Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	Since June, 2025
Senior Lecturer	Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	March, 2022- May, 2025
Associate Lecturer	Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad.	July, 2020 – Feb, 2022
Junior Lecturer	Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad.	Sep, 2017 – June, 2020

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Head of Department	Department of Computer Science, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	Since Oct, 2025
Associate Program Head	Department of Computer Science, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	2022 – 2025
Admission Head	Department of Computer Science, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad	2022 – 2025

HONORS & AWARDS
1.	Awarded Gold Medal in MS Computer Science degree by Capital University of Science and Technology.
2.	Awarded Chancellor’s Honor Roll for achieving 4 GPA in first semester of MS Computer Science.
3.	Awarded Dean’s Honor Roll for achieving more than 3.5 GPA in second semester of MS Computer Science.
4.	Awarded Campus Gold Medal by COMSATS Abbottabad for the year 2017.
5.	Awarded Institute Gold Medal by COMSATS Abbottabad for the year 2017.
6.	Awarded Best Performance Certificate by COMSATS Abbottabad in consecutive seven semesters on the basis of my academic performance.
7.	Awarded a laptop in Prime Minster laptop Scheme by HEC on the basis of my Academic record.

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

Scientometrics
Data Mining
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Information Retrieval
Document Classification
Generative AI
Autonomous Vehicle
Industrial Maintenance
AI in Medical Domain

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	PhD in Progress	An Empirical Study on Developing a Novel Social Network-Based Author Ranking Index/Index’s Using Statistical Analysis and Deep Learning.
2.	PhD in Progress	Tracing Retractions in Academic Publications: A Structural and Semantic Approach to Enhance Publication Integrity
3.	PhD in Progress	Optimizing Multi-Objective Test Suite Reduction for Efficient Regression Testing Using Search Algorithms
4.	PhD in Progress	A Robust Multi-Domain Framework for Sentiment Analysis with Sarcasm and Irony Interpretation
5.	MS Completed	Proposing Novel Indices for Identifying Influential Authors Across Domain: A Framework Integrating Bibliometric metrics with Statistical Models.
6.	MS Completed	Detecting the Cascade of Article Retractions Through the Identification error flow of Methodological.
7.	MS Completed	A Scientometrics Approach to Researcher Impact Assessment using Publication Venues Rankings
8.	MS in Progress	Mental Health Analytics via Psychoinformatics: Leveraging Generative AI and Behavioral Data for Early Detection of Psychological Disorders.
9.	MS in Progress	Explainable Edge-Deployable Transformers with Adaptive Compression and Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Predictive Maintenance in GenAI-Enhanced Digital Twins
10.	MS in Progress	GlassBox news: An interpretable RAG Framework for synthesising and audit conflicting news sources
11.	MS in Progress	Improving Ethical Decisions of Self-Driving Cars in Rain and Fog: Using Image Enhancement and YOLO to Solve the Trolley Problem

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1.	Mustafa, G., Usman, M., Yu, L., Afzal, M. T., Sulaiman, M., & Shahid, A. (2021). Multi-label classification of research articles using Word2Vec and identification of similarity threshold. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 21900.
2.	Shah, S. M. A. H., Ullah, A., Iqbal, J., Bourouis, S., Ullah, S. S., Hussain, S., … & Mustafa, G. (2023). Classifying and localizing abnormalities in brain MRI using channel attention based semi-Bayesian ensemble voting mechanism and convolutional auto-encoder. IEEE Access, 11, 75528-75545.
3.	Usman, M., Mustafa, G., & Afzal, M. T. (2021). Ranking of author assessment parameters using logistic regression. Scientometrics, 126(1), 335-353.
4.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., Ahmed, B., Afzal, M. T., Akhunzada, A., & Alharthi, S. Z. (2023). Comprehensive evaluation of publication and citation metrics for quantifying scholarly influence. IEEE Access, 11, 65759-65774.
5.	Mustafa, G., Usman, M., Afzal, M. T., Shahid, A., & Koubaa, A. (2021). A comprehensive evaluation of metadata-based features to classify research paper’s topics. IEEE Access, 9, 133500-133509.
6.	Ahmed, B., Wang, L., Mustafa, G., Afzal, M. T., & Akhunzada, A. (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of author-count based metrics in measuring scientific contributions. IEEE Access, 11, 101710-101726.
7.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., Al-Shamayleh, A. S., Sulaiman, M., Alrawagfeh, W., Afzal, M. T., & Akhunzada, A. (2023). Optimizing document classification: unleashing the power of genetic algorithms. IEEE Access, 11, 83136-83149.
8.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., Al-Shamayleh, A. S., Ahmed, B., Alrawagfeh, W., Afzal, M. T., & Akhunzada, A. (2023). Exploring the significance of publication-age-based parameters for evaluating researcher impact. IEEE access, 11, 86597-86610.
9.	Ahmed, B., Wang, L., Al-Shamayleh, A. S., Afzal, M. T., Mustafa, G., Alrawagfeh, W., & Akhunzada, A. (2023). Machine learning approach for effective ranking of researcher assessment parameters. IEEE access, 11, 133294-133312.
10.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., Al-Shamayleh, A. S., Afzal, M. T., Waqas, A., & Akhunzada, A. (2024). Defining quantitative rules for identifying influential researchers: Insights from mathematics domain. Heliyon, 10(9).
11.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., & Afzal, M. T. (2024). GK index: bridging Gf and K indices for comprehensive author evaluation. Knowledge and Information Systems, 66(9), 5203-5238.
12.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., & Afzal, M. T. (2025). Enhancing author assessment: an advanced modified recursive elimination technique (MRET) for ranking key parameters and conducting statistical analysis of top-ranked parameter. International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 20(2), 1461-1483.
13.	Ahmed, B., Wang, L., Hussain, W., Mustafa, G., & Afzal, M. T. (2025). Investigating scholarly indices and their contribution to recognition patterns among awarded and non-awarded researchers. International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 1-18.
14.	Mustafa, G., Rauf, A., & Tanvir Afzal, M. (2024). MRET: Modified Recursive Elimination Technique for ranking author assessment parameters. PLoS One, 19(6), e0303105.
15.	Adnan, S. M., Ahmad, W., Mahmood, I., Mustafa, G., & Dattana, V. (2024). Enhancing text mining efficiency using an effective topic modeling approach. Technical Journal, 29(01), 39-46.
16.	Kanwal, A., Masood, N., Mustafa, G., Ghafoor, M. A., & Ayaz, S. (2025). Mk-smote and m-smote: enhanced techniques for handling class imbalance problem. Iran Journal of Computer Science, 1-19.
17.	Mukhtiar, H. Z., Mustafa, G., & Afzal, M. T. (2025). Enhancing researcher evaluation in computer science: a novel index for impact assessment. Knowledge and Information Systems, 1-18.
18.	Mustafa, G., Afzal, M. T., Rauf, A., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Beyond publication numbers: a novel approach to academic ranking using evolutionary programming. Evolutionary Intelligence, 18(3), 62.
19.	Mustafa, G., Afzal, M. T., & Khalid, Y. N. (2025). Knowledge discovery through interpretable decision rules: a framework for ranking researchers from bibliometric data, Knowledge and Information Systems, 1-30.
20.	Mustafa, Ghulam & Afzal, Muhammad Tanvir (2025) Formulating rules to identify key researchers in computer science : A quantitative approach, COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management , 19:1, 91–122.
21	Mustafa, G., Khattak, M. S., Afzal, M. T., Akhunzada, A., Konecki, M., & Ivković, N. (2025). Combining citation and productivity metrics through harmonic mean enhances researcher ranking accuracy. Scientific Reports (Accepted).