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Tooba Shaikh

Senior Lecturer

  • PhD (Green Networking – Computer and Information Systems Engineering), Ned University.
  • Master of Engineering (Computer Networks & Performance Evaluation – Computer & Information Systems), Ned University.
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer & Information Systems), NED University.

About

Tooba Shaikh is an accomplished Senior lecturer in the Software Engineering department, bringing over six years of experience in teaching and mentoring students from diverse cultural backgrounds. With a solid foundation in software development and computer science, she excels in research and project management. Her current research interests include Networking, Green Computing, Intrusion Detection, and Artificial Intelligence.

Tooba is currently pursuing her PhD in Green Networking at NED University of Engineering and Technology, expected to be completed in December 2024. She holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Networks and Performance Evaluation, securing the first position in her cohort, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Information System.

Her proficiency in various software tools, including MS Office, Visual Studio Code, SQL Server Management Studio, Jupyter Notebook, and Google Colab, complements her extensive research projects, which range from criminal database management to image segmentation using K-means clustering. Tooba’s academic contributions are enhanced by certifications from IBM and Google, along with notable projects assessing the mangroves in the Indus Delta region and using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for site selection in Karachi.

Tooba’s interpersonal skills, including strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and effective time management, make her a valuable asset in the academic field.

Area of Expertise

  • Networking
  • Green Computing
  • Intrusion detection
  • Artificial Intelligence.

Publications & Research Work

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management at Iqra University, Karachi. He holds more than 17 years of full-time university teaching, research, mentorship, and graduate thesis supervision experience. Additionally, he has been serving as the Cluster Head (Management) since January 2020 at the Main Campus. He is currently a member of the advisory and review boards of 18 national and international scholarly journals. 

He has presented various research ideas at international conferences abroad and has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals with 700+ Google citations. He has also authored a monograph on Leadership and Strategy published in Germany. He is an HEC-approved PhD supervisor and five Ph.D. candidates are going to complete their doctoral thesis under his sole supervision. In addition to supervising several industrial projects, 32 MPhil and hundreds of MBA students have successfully passed their research thesis in the Management discipline under his sole supervision. His research interests include the dark side of leadership, workplace mistreatment, multilevel modeling, and creative performance in higher education. He completed a ten-day comprehensive Training of Trainers conducted by Sindh HEC in May 2023.

Dr. Shahnawaz earned his Ph.D. degree in Management from an AACSB and AMBA-accredited business school of Malaysia in 2021. Earlier, he received his MPhil from Iqra University, a ‘triple-crown’ (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS-accredited) MBA from Newcastle University (UK), Postgraduate Diploma from Stratford College London (UK), and B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, UK. He has secured seven consecutive distinctions in his academic career and has clinched First Class First Position at Sindh Board of Technical Education. He has been associated with Iqra University as a permanent faculty member in the Department of Business Administration since August 2008. His main hobbies include horse-riding, playing scrabble, cooking, bird-farming, and long driving.