Asad Irfan

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Pakistan 3 February 1993

G/13, Block G, Navel Complex, E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan
+92 323 9273991
asad_393@live.com

Summary
Having about 2 years of experience in the domain of SDN Research and Development with International Publication in IEEE. I have complete basic grasp on the concepts of SDN and NFV and I have
programmed security architecture for Smart Grid Networks using the SDN technology with the
use of Python AES encryption library. One of my article was also accepted for publication in
largest SDN community - ONS - Open Networking Summit.

Work Experience
Current

Network Support Engineer at Nayatel. Pvt. Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan

Complete basic grasp and troubleshooting of FTTH architecture and access layer
devices. Moreover, troubleshooting skills in Nayatel triple pay services i.e Analog
and HD Video services, POTS services and Internet Services. Basic level skillset on
BRAS troubeshooting for PPPoE customer and L2 and L3 circuits, HOSTEX and SIP
Services and VPNs over ASR 9010.

Jun 2014-March 2015

Research Assistant at CISNR, Peshawar, Pakistan

Research on Cyber Security in Smart Grids & Studied Software Defined Networks
- SDN related technologies: OpenFlow, SDN Controllerse (POX, Floodlight, Open
Daylight).

July 2015-August 2015

Freelance Researcher at Upwork.com, USA

Writing Research Paper with Prof. Jeffery P. Bigham of Carnegie Mellon University
on crowdsourcing, human computation, artificial intelligence, social computing,
computer vision, machine learning, and language technologies

Nov 2015-Dec 2015

Technical Ghost Writer Upwork.com,, ONS, USA

Writing Blog Articles about Conferences and Technical Workshops happening at
Open Networking Summit

Education
September 2015

BS Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar

First Class | Major: Communications

Gpa: 3.0/4.0

| Detailed List of Exams

June 2011

F.Sc in Pre-Engineering
Grade A-1 Basic Engineering Math, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar
| Detailed List of Exams
Percentage: 80%

March 2009

Matriculation Examination at Peshawar Model School, Peshawar

Percentage: 89%
| Detailed List of Exams

Projects
Feb 2012
June 2013
Jan 2014
June 2015

Design and Implementation of ATM Machine using Sequential Logic

A Small Database Design for Students Data using Objected Oriented Approach in C++
Design and Implementation of a Digital Thermometer using 8051 Microcontroller
Design of a Novel SDN/LTE Architecture for Smart Grid Electrical Network Security

Awards And Certificates

- Secured 18th Position in SSC Peshawar Board
- Guest Speaker for the Seminar on Google Searching Techniques in IEEE Section
- 1st Position in Inter Debate Contest at School Level among all Branches of PMS

Seminars
One Day Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Construction Supervisory License arranged by
PEC at CUSIT on 8th February 2016, worth 1 PEC Credit Point

Co-Curricular Activities
President Debating Society
Responsible for arranging debate competition and looking after affairs of society
Head Graphic Design Team
Responsible for designing Event Posters and Advertisements
Head Technical Team
Responsible for technical measures in Society Events

Languages
English:
Urdu:
Arabic:

Fluent
Mothertongue
Basic Knowledge

Computer Skills
Basic Knowledge:
Intermediate Knowledge:

php, mysql, html, Linux, Ubuntu, LATEX

, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Interests and Activities

Technology, Open-Source, Programming in Python, Book Reading,
Football, Travelling

Publications
Asad Irfan, Nayab Taj, S.A. Mahmud
A Novel Secure SDN/LTE Based Architecture for Smart Grid Security
Published in: Computer and Information Technology; Ubiquitous Computing and Communications; Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing; Pervasive Intelligence and
Computing (CIT/IUCC/DASC/PICOM), 2015 IEEE International Conference on on , vol., no.,
pp.762-769, 26-28 Oct. 2015