About Me
Disclaimer: This is my personal blog. Any views expressed on these pages are mine alone and not those of my employer(s).
I am a security researcher and a post graduate student in the Information Security Group at the Royal Holloway University of London. I am currently working on Smart Cards and Trusted Platforms. My adviser is Professor Chris J. Mitchell.
Currently I am a Research Intern at Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA in the Security Incubation Group.
From 2007 - 2008 I worked at Sun Microsystems UK as a Campus Ambassador working on SunSPOTs, JavaCards and their applications.
From 2005 to 2007 I was working with NCR Corporation as a Software Design Engineer and ebanking Technical Consultant in the Financial Solutions Division working on PCI, ATMs, POS Terminals, Electronic Cheque processing systems.
Before that (2001 to 2005) I did my Bachelors in Computer Science from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU) Pakistan.
My interests include:
- Operating Systems, Virtualization and Trusted Platforms.
- Smartcards, financial security and EMV.
- Reverse Engineering, malware, Exploit Development and Honeynets.
- Mobile Security, NFC and RFID.
- Privacy, anonymity and traffic analysis.
In my free time I am either playing soccer or doing some photography.
I am currently looking for full time employment. A copy of my CV is here.
