Dr. Salman Raza

Dr. Salman Raza

Dr. Salman Raza

Assistant Professor

  •  Address: Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad - 37610, Pakistan
  •  Phone: +92-41-9230081-82 Ext: 314
  •  Fax: +92-41-9230098
  •  Email: [email protected]
  • No. of Journal Publications: 25
  • No. of Conference Papers: 0


Biography

Salman Raza received the MCS degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, with a distinction (Gold Medal) in Computer Science in 2009, the M.S degree from the G.C. University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, in Computer Science in 2014. He has completed his Ph.D. degree from the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, in 2021. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at National Textile University Faisalabad, Pakistan. His current research interests include mobile edge computing, vehicular networks, task offloading, and Deep Reinforcement Learning.


  1. PhD
    Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,, China 
  2. MSCS
    G.C. University, Faisalabad, , Pakistan 
  3. MCS
    Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan 

Mobile Edge Computing, Vehicular Networks, Task Offloading, and Deep Reinforcement Learning.


  1. Assistant Professor (TTS)
    National Textile University Faisalabad (28-06-2022 to date)

    Teaching, Research, and Administrative Responsibilities


  2. Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc)
    National Textile University Faisalabad (08-04-2022 to 27-06-2022)

    Teaching, Research, and Administrative Responsibilities


  3. Lecturer
    National Textile University Faisalabad (07-10-2021 to 07-04-2022)

    Teaching, Research, and Administrative Responsibilities



2025

1

Khan, Najeeb Mahmood and Ullah, Muhammad Aman and Khan, Javaria Ahmad and Raza, Salman, "Modified Ridge Regression With Cook’s Distance for Semiparametric Regression Models", Wiley Online Library, Vol. 2025, No. , (2025), pp.

2

Ahmed, Manzoor and Soofi, Aized Amin and Raza, Salman and Khan, Feroz and Ahmad, Shabeer and Ullah, Wali and Asif, Muhammad and Xu, Fang and Han, Zhu, "Advancements in RIS-Assisted UAV for Empowering Multi-Access Edge Computing: A Survey", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. , No. , (2025), pp.

2024

3

Salman Raza, "Optimizing Energy and Delay in Task Offloading for Connected Vehicles with Proximal Policy Optimization", IETI Transactions on Data Analysis and Forecasting, Vol. 2, No. , (2024), pp.

4

Ahmed, Manzoor and Raza, Salman and Ahmad, Haseeb and Khan, Wali Ullah and Xu, Fang and Rabie, Khaled, "Deep reinforcement learning approach for multi-hop task offloading in vehicular edge computing", Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Vol. 59, No. , (2024), pp.

5

Ahmed, Manzoor and Raza, Salman and Soofi, Aized Amin and Khan, Feroz and Khan, Wali Ullah and Xu, Fang and Chatzinotas, Symeon and Dobre, Octavia A and Han, Zhu, "A survey on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces assisted multi-access edge computing networks: State of the art and future challenges", Computer Science Review, Vol. 54, No. , (2024), pp.

6

Ahmed, Manzoor and Raza, Salman and Soofi, Aized Amin and Khan, Feroz and Khan, Wali Ullah and Abideen, Syed Zain Ul and Xu, Fang and Han, Zhu, "Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Expanding the Frontiers of Wireless Communication-A Survey", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. , No. , (2024), pp.

7

Tariq, Muhammad Naqqash and Wang, Jingyu and Raza, Salman and Siraj, Mohammad and Altamimi, Majid and Memon, Saifullah, "Towards Optimal Resource Allocation: A Multi-agent DRL based Task Offloading Approach in Multi-UAV-Assisted MEC Networks", IEEE Access, Vol. , No. , (2024), pp.

2023

8

Israr Khan, Salman Raza, Razaullah Khan, Waheed ur Rehman, GM Shafiqur Rahman, Xiaofeng Tao, "Distributed Multi-Agent Approach for Achieving Energy Efficiency and Computational Offloading in MECNs Using Asynchronous Advantage Actor-Critic", Electronics, Vol. 12, No. 22, (2023), pp.22

9

Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Junsheng Yu, Salman Raza, Moez Krichen, Manzoor Ahmed, Wali Ullah Khan, Khaled Rabie, Thokozani Shongwe, "DRL-assisted delay optimized task offloading in Automotive-Industry 5.0 based VECNs", Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. , No. , (2023), pp.

10

Manzoor Ahmed, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Salman Raza, Haseeb Ahmad, Fang Xu, Wali Ullah Khan, Qing Lin, Zhu Han, "Vehicular Communication Network Enabled CAV Data Offloading: A Review", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 24, No. 8, (2023), pp.8

11

Israr Khan, Salman Raza, Razaullah Khan, Kiran Nahida, Xiaofeng Tao, "A Deep Learning-Based Algorithm for Energy and Performance Optimization of Computational Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing", Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2023, No. , (2023), pp.

12

Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Yu Junsheng, Salman Raza, Manzoor Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Azeem Irshad, Neeraj Kumar, "MCLA task offloading framework for 5G-NR-V2X-based heterogeneous VECNs", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 24, No. 12, (2023), pp.12

13

Fang Xu, Sajed Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmed, Salman Raza, Feroz Khan, Yi Ma, Wali Ullah Khan, "Beyond encryption: Exploring the potential of physical layer security in UAV networks", Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. , No. , (2023), pp.

14

Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Junsheng Yu, Manzoor Ahmed, Salman Raza, Wali Ullah Khan, Fang Xu, Ali Nauman, "DRL-driven zero-RIS assisted energy-efficient task offloading in vehicular edge computing networks", Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 10, (2023), pp.10

2022

15

Salman Raza, Manzoor Ahmed, Haseeb Ahmad, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Muhammad Asif Habib, Shangguang Wang, "Task offloading in mmWave based 5G vehicular cloud computing", Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Vol. , No. , (2022), pp.

16

Manzoor Ahmed, Salman Raza, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Abdul Aziz, Manzoor Ahmed Khan, Wali Ullah Khan, Jianbo Lia and Zhu Hang, "A survey on vehicular task offloading: Classification, issues, and challenges", Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. , No. , (2022), pp.

2021

17

Yanmei Zhang, Wenqiang Yu, Ziyu Li, Salman Raza, and Huaihu Cao, "Detecting Ethereum Ponzi Schemes Based on Improved LightGBM Algorithm", IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Vol. , No. , (2021), pp.

18

Muhammad Rizwan Anwar, Shangguang Wang, Muhammad Faisal Akram, Salman Raza, and Shahid Mahmood, "5G Enabled MEC: A Distributed Traffic Steering for Seamless Service Migration of Internet of Vehicles", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, (2021), pp.1

19

Salman Raza, Shangguang Wang, Manzoor Ahmed, Muhammad Rizwan Anwar, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, and Wali Ullah Khan, "Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for IoV using 5G NR-V2X Communication", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. , No. , (2021), pp.

20

Salman Raza, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Shahbaz Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Babar Rasheed, and Yazeed Ghadi, "A vehicle to vehicle relay-based task offloading scheme in Vehicular Communication Networks", PeerJ Computer Science, Vol. 7, No. , (2021), pp.

2020

21

Guijuan Sun, Chunhui Yuan, Muhammad Hafeez, Salman Raza, Liu Jie, Xiaodan Liu, "Does regional energy consumption disparities assist to control environmental degradation in OBOR: an entropy approach", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 27, No. 7, (2020), pp.7

22

Salman Raza, Wei Liu, Manzoor Ahmed, Muhammad Rizwan Anwar, Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Qibo Sun, and Shangguang Wang, "An efficient task offloading scheme in vehicular edge computing", Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, Vol. 9, No. , (2020), pp.

2019

23

Salman Raza, Shangguang Wang, Manzoor Ahmed, and Muhammad Rizwan Anwar, "A Survey on Vehicular Edge Computing: Architecture, Applications, Technical Issues, and Future Directions", Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. , No. , (2019), pp.

24

Muhammad Hafeez, Chunhui Yuan, Khuram Shahzad, Babar Aziz, Kashif Iqbal, Salman Raza, "An empirical evaluation of financial development-carbon footprint nexus in One Belt and Road region", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 26, No. , (2019), pp.

2018

25

Muhammad Rizwan Anawar, Shangguang Wang, Muhammad Azam Zia, Ahmer Khan Jadoon, Umair Akram, and Salman Raza, "Fog Computing: An Overview of Big IoT Data Analytics", Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2018, No. , (2018), pp.


2024

1 MS/MPhil Optimized Task Offloading and Resource Utilization in UAV-Assisted MEC Systems
2 Bachelor Attend-Pro: AI-based Real-Time Attendance Checker
3 MS/MPhil Optimized Generative Adversarial Networks for Steganography
4 Bachelor Next-Gen: Traffic Optimization using Deep Reinforcement Learning
5 MS/MPhil Optimized LSTM Networks with Evolutionary Algorithm for Stock Price Prediction
6 Bachelor Admito.ai
7 Bachelor AI-Driven Analysis of Cotton Fields for Production Estimation
8 Bachelor Social Swap: Your Crypto Companion
9 Bachelor Plantify.AR: Design, Buy, and Grow

2023

10 Bachelor NeuroCare.AI
11 Bachelor Rental Services Website
12 Bachelor PetPal
13 Bachelor MasjidMax

2022

14 Bachelor Plant Disease Detection
15 Bachelor Analysis of Dental Radiographs Using “Visual Computing” Techniques
16 Bachelor Stock Management Web Application
17 Bachelor Caustic Concentration and Level Control System
18 Bachelor Gesture Detector system
19 Bachelor Eve Maker
20 MS/MPhil 3D Reconstruction of Human Gestures from Videos using Machine Learning
1
Awarded distinction (Gold Medal) for MCS from Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bahauddin Zakariya University  (2009)