Dr. Yassir Farooqui
Assistant Professor In Computer Science And Engineering
Vadodara
Work Preference
Summary
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering with over 16 years of extensive academic experience in higher Technical education, specializing in Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Cryptography. Demonstrates a strong research profile with numerous publications in reputed international journals and conferences, including contributions to emerging and interdisciplinary domains. Proven ability to develop and lead innovative research initiatives, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to the growth of academic programs. Experienced in teaching and mentoring undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students, with a strong focus on outcome-based education and curriculum development aligned with global standards. Expert at academic leadership, research supervision, and fostering industry–academic collaboration, with a commitment to advancing impactful research and securing competitive funding in dynamic cybersecurity domains.
Overview
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Certifications
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16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor and Academic Head in Computer Science Engineering
Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Parul University
06.2019 - Current
- Achieved a high level of excellence in teaching and mentoring students in Computer Science Engineering programs at B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD levels through lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials.
- Academic Head for monitoring and ensuring smooth execution of academic activities, including timetable planning, coordination of courses, and adherence to academic policies.
- Development and continuous improvement of curriculum for Computer Science courses in alignment with industry trends, accreditation requirements, and institutional objectives.
- Mentoring and evaluation of students through guidance in academic and research projects, supervision of dissertations/theses, and grading of assessments to ensure learning outcomes.
- Coordination of institutional processes as MIS Coordinator and MOOC Course Coordinator, including data management, reporting, and integration of online learning platforms.
- Increased academic achievement by providing one-on-one mentoring and support to struggling students.
- NBA (National Board of Accreditation) Coordinator, overseeing accreditation processes, documentation, and quality assurance compliance.
Assistant Professor in Computer Science Engineering
Babaria Institute of Technology, BITS
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Science Engineering at BITS, with a focus on core and advanced subjects.
- Design and development of course curriculum, syllabus, lecture materials, assignments, and assessments aligned with academic standards and program outcomes.
- Academic mentoring and guidance of students, including support in academic planning, skill development, and career pathways within Computer Science Engineering.
- Supervision and advising of graduate theses and student research projects, including problem definition, methodology selection, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Leadership and participation in research projects within the department, contributing to the strengthening of the institute’s research culture and output.
- Active contribution to the academic environment, including participation in departmental activities, continuous improvement of teaching practices, and support for student growth and engagement in the field.
Assistant Professor/ In Charge Head of Department
Saraswati Institute of Technology
02.2010 - 08.2018
- Leadership of the department as Assistant Professor/Head of Department for 8.5 years, with responsibility for academic administration, staff coordination, and overall departmental management at Saraswati Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
- Development and implementation of strategic plans for the department, including academic roadmaps, quality initiatives, and alignment with institutional objectives, while monitoring departmental budgeting and resource allocation.
- Delivery of lectures and tutorials, curriculum design and management, and assessment of student performance, ensuring academic rigor and adherence to regulatory and institutional standards.
- Academic advising and mentoring of students on progress, performance, and career pathways, including guidance for internships, projects, and higher education opportunities.
- Mentoring and onboarding of newly joined faculty members, including support in teaching methodologies, evaluation processes, adherence to departmental policies, and participation in faculty performance evaluation.
- Handling of Training and Placement Officer responsibilities, including industry interaction and collaboration for student placements, coordination of campus recruitment activities, and strengthening of institute–industry relations.
Education
Ph.D. - Computer Science & Engineering
Parul University
Vadodara, India 04.2001 -
M.E - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, India01.2015
B. E - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, India01.2009
Diploma - Computer Engineering
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
Thane, India01.2005
Skills
Mentoring
Leadership
Problem Solving
Research
Affiliations
- Lifetime Membership of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) India 2023 -
- Lifetime member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
Certification
Visiting Portugal for Erasmus and Staff Mobility program at University of Minho (UMinho): UMoveME24, Braga, Portugal
Interests
Playing Cricket, Listening Music, Tracking
Timeline
Assistant Professor and Academic Head in Computer Science Engineering
Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Parul University
06.2019 - Current
Assistant Professor in Computer Science Engineering
Babaria Institute of Technology, BITS
08.2018 - 05.2019
Assistant Professor/ In Charge Head of Department
Saraswati Institute of Technology
02.2010 - 08.2018
Ph.D. - Computer Science & Engineering
Parul University
04.2001 -
Diploma - Computer Engineering
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
B. E - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
M.E - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
INTERNSHIPS
- Delivering seminars and workshops at various Institutes and universities
- Started a Blockchain Club in Parul University with more than 300 students updating themselves on latest technologies and hands-on sessions.
COURSES
- Blockchain Certification Course, Coursera 2023
- Blockchain Training Course, Udemy 2022
- Computer Security, Coursera 2022
- Software Defined Network, Coursera 2021
- Cryptography, Coursera 2022
PATENT
- Design Patent on "Online Fake Detection system". Design number: 428598-001 India August 2024 -
- UK design Patent on "AI- Powered Cyber security Detection and Prevention Devices". Design number: 6435772 United Kingdom April 2025 -
- Design Patent on "Personalized Learning AI Equipment for Education". Design number: 457795-001 India May 2025 -
SEMINARS/FTP/STTP/WORKSHOPS
Organized and Attended many Seminars, FTP, STTP, Workshops and webinars.
1. Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme on Refresher Course in Artificial Intelligence Tools in Teaching and Learning (Multidisciplinary) for 14 days.
2. ATAL Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Blockchain & Industry 5.0: The Future of Secure & Smart Factories for 14 days.
3. Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Artificial Intelligence in The Pharmaceutical Industry and Academia: Transforming Drug Discovery, Development & Education for 5 days.
4. Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Generative AI in Academia: Transforming Teaching, Research and Administration for 5 days.
5. Short Term Training Program(STTP) on Holistic Cybersecurity: Hardware, IoT & Information Security Practices
6. Certified on SWAYAM-NPTEL-MOOCs on Database Management System
7. Certified on SWAYAM-NPTEL-MOOCs on Introduction to Operating System
8. Short Term Training Program(STTP) on Big Data Analytics: From NoSQL to Scalable Distributed Processing for 5 days.
9. Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Security in Blockchain and Cyber Physical System Design for 6 days.
10. Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Linux Hands on with security.
11. Faculty Development Program(FDP) on Outcome based Education for 1 week.
12.Workshop Hands on workshop on Big Data Analytics: Unleashing Insights for 1 week.
13. Workshop on Blockchain Unlocked
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 50 staff members.
- Achieved result by completing task with accuracy and efficiency.
- Author, Reviewer and Editor of Various reputed Journals.
- Started Blockchain Club where in students are engaged in sharing ideas by workshop etc.
- Mentoring newly joined Faculty.
PAPER PUBLICATIONS
- Explainable Fuzzy Logic in AI: Enhancing Transparency and Trust in Deep Learning Models. Journal of Machine and Computing, vol.5, no.4, pp. 2241-2253, October 2025, doi: 10.53759/7669/jmc202505174.
- A Secure Framework for Decentralized Digital Lockers Using Blockchain Technology. Journal of Computer Science, 21(9), 2105-2112.DOI:10.3844/jcssp.2025.2105.2112
- An Effective Supply Chain Model using Blockchain in IoT with Trust Enabled Hybrid Consensus Algorithm, International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and CommunicationISSN: 2321-8169 Volume: 11 Issue: 10DOI: https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i10.8484
- Re-ranking of Webpages in the Search Engine using hybrid Shuffle Attention deep high-order attention Forward Fractional Net. Computer Science Review. ISSN-1574-0137. Accepted and it's in Publication Phase.
- Secure and Transparent Supply Chain Managementusing Blockchain and IoT.International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and CommunicationISSN: 2321-8169 Volume: 11 Issue: 11sDOI: https://doi.org/10.17762/ijritcc.v11i11s.8064
- MANAGEMENT ETHICS IN THE AI-ART ECOSYSTEM, ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts Special Issue on Reimagining Visual Arts, Media, and Cultural Pedagogy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 2025 6(1s), Page 400-409
- Deep Learning and Multimodal AI for Depression Detection: Dataset Perspectives and Translational Challenges", Accepted in Springer Nature BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making and it is in Publication phase
- ZARL-C2D: Zero Proof of Stake Adaptive Error Selection and Credential-Based Crystal Dilithium Scheme for Secure Electronic Healthcare Record sharing in Blockchain is accepted in Scientific reports and its in publication phase
- IOT-ENABLED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: LEGAL STANDARDS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND USAGE. (2025). Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government, 23(S2), 394-405.
- Homophily and Sentiment Analysis for Twitter in Indian Political Issues. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management. Page no. 1244-1254. vol 10. 42s.ISSN: 2468-4376
- Towards a Decentralized Future: The Role of DeVerse in Publishing Evolution, 2024 Parul International Conference on Engineering and Technology (PICET), Vadodara, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PICET60765.2024.10716143.
- Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Identification in HIV Infected Patients using Machine Learning.2021 5th International Conference on Computing Methodologies and Communication (ICCMC).08-10 April 2021.DOI: 10.1109/ICCMC51019.2021.9418430.ISBN:978-1-6654-4775-1
- Hybrid Feature based Prediction of Suicide Related Activity on Twitter. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS 2020) IEEE Xplore Part Number:CFP20K74-ART; ISBN: 978-1-7281-4876-2
- Innovative Financial Services Driven by AI and Blockchain Synergy for Decentralized Trust and Personalized Solutions.2024 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Innovations in High Speed Communication and Signal Processing (IHSCSP).10.1109/IHCSP63227.2024.10959960
- Advancing Healthcare with Federated Learning: Strengths, Challenges, and Recommendations.2025 6th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics (ICMCSI).10.1109/ICMCSI64620.2025.10883585
- MANAGING SELFISHNESS AND FALSE ALARM IN REPLICA ALLOTMENT OVER MANET.International Journal of Advances in Electronics and Computer Science, ISSN: 2393-2835 Volume-3, Issue-3, Mar.-2016
- Skin Melanoma Classification from Dermoscopy Images: A Review.2025 6th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics (ICMCSI).10.1109/ICMCSI64620.2025.10883602
- Homophily and Sentiment Analysis for Political Issues Related Discussions in Twitter. 2024 4th International Conference on Sustainable Expert Systems (ICSES).10.1109/ICSES63445.2024.10769276
- DDOS using Intrusion Detection System in Wireless Mobile Ad hoc Network.International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijetst/v3i01.09
- A Novel Architecture of Supply Chain Model Using Blockchain in IoT. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems.Vol.28 No.12.ISSN 1006-5911
- An Analysis of Internet of Things(IoT) Architecture. SERI Conference Proceedings. Promoting Cybersecurity Education, Research and Innovation
- SafePass : Reinventing Digital Access with Visual Cryptography, Steganography, and Multi-Factor Authentication. International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology.ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp.120-128, March-April-2024.
- BANGALORE HOUSE PRICE PREDICATION. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT). ISSN: 2320-2882. Volume 12, Issue 3 March 2024
- E-Voting System Using Blockchain. International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET) ISSN: 2321-9653; IC Value: 45.98; SJ Impact Factor: 7.538 Volume 12 Issue III Mar 2024.
- Towards a Smarter Workplace: IOT-Enabled Intelligent Office Appliances, International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management (IJSREM) Volume: 09 Issue: 11,Nov - 2025
- Disease Prediction and Treatment Recommendation Using Machine Learning,International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET). Volume 11 Issue III Mar 2023
- Enhancing Deep Fake Detection Using Targeted Facial Region Analysis in Visual Data. 2025 International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Communication Systems (ICKECS).10.1109/ICKECS65700.2025.11035887
- Blockchain-based Secure Communication Model or Protecting Sensor Network Data Integrity in Smart Agriculture Systems. 2023 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Information System (ICDSIS). 10.1109/ICDSIS65355.2025.11071714
- Using fine-tune CNN for classifying skin melanoma from dermoscopy images. Parul University International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2025 (PiCET 2025). 10.1049/icp.2025.1297
- Privacy-preserving federated learning for heart disease prediction using FedAvg and SHAP -based interpretability. Parul University International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2025 (PiCET 2025). 10.1049/icp.2025.1322
- IoT Enabled Intelligent Switching System, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181,Vol. 14 Issue 11, November 2025
- Hybrid Deep Learning Optimization for Predicting the Spread of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2025 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Information System (ICDSIS). 10.1109/ICDSIS65355.2025.11071045
- Efficient Encryption Techniques for Secure Transmission of Dynamic Image. 2025 International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Communication Systems (ICKECS). 10.1109/ICKECS65700.2025.11035137
- Assessing Machine Learning Models for Natural Language Processing Tasks. 2025 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Information System (ICDSIS). 10.1109/ICDSIS65355.2025.11070567
- Optimization of vehicle routing using metaheuristic algorithms for efficient logistics management. THE 16th INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES (ICCCNT) July 6 - 11, 2025, IIT - Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Development of an autonomous navigation system for unmanned aerial vehicles.THE 16th INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES (ICCCNT) July 6 - 11, 2025, IIT - Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- CARPRICE PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. pp1637-1643, March-2025.
- Edge-AI Empowered Health IoT: Towards Secure, Real Time, and Energy Aware Patient Monitoring, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advances in Computing Research On Science Engineering and Technology (ACROSET). IEEE, Sep 2025.
- Design and Development of a Regional News Application Using PHP and Android, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology. ISSN : 2456-3307,Volume 11, Issue 2,Page no 2336-2342.
- Chaincare: a Blockchain-Based decentralized Platform for transparent insurance, 5th International Conference(ICTBIG) at Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore, Dec 2025
- Integrating Differential Privacy Techniques in Data Mining for Healthcare Applications,2025 International Conference on Intelligent Communication Networks and Computational Techniques (ICICNCT), IEEE Sep 2025.
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References
- Anwar, Shaikh, Principal, sanwark7@gmail.com, 9881045209, Sindphana Public School, Gadhi Road, Phule Pimpalgaon, Majalgaon, Beed, Maharashtra
- D.R, Suroshe, Principal & Professor, digambersuroshe05@gmail.com, 9869546211, Saraswati Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai, India
- Pratik K., Patel, Director, Information Technology & Computer Science, Vadodara, Gujarat, Online Degree Programs, Centre for Continuing Education and Online Learning
Software
Programming: Python Java, C
Blockchain: Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Solidity
Databases: MySQL, MongoDB
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Urdu
Upper intermediate (B2)
Marathi
Advanced (C1)
Arabic
Intermediate (B1)
Gujarati
Intermediate (B1)