Dr Sabih Rehman

Sabih works as a Senior Lecturer with the School of Computing and Mathematics at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Currently, Sabih is also serving as the Course Director for Post Graduate IT courses. He has extensive experience in delivering large scale networking solutions along with providing system administration, security and data integration services.

Sabih holds a doctorate in the area of wireless sensors networks for which he was the recipient of competitive scholarship from Charles Sturt University. Earlier, Sabih obtained his Bachelor's degree from University of South Australia, Adelaide in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering with Honours.

His research interests and expertise is in the areas of Wireless Communication, Network Planning, Routing & Switching and Information Security. Sabih’s current research is focused on the emerging areas of Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics and Big Data Analytics especially in the domains of Intelligent Transport Systems, Environmental Sustainability, E-Health and Precision Agriculture with the aim to positively influence social, economic and environmental sustainability of communities in rural Australia via digitally enabled solutions.

Sabih regularly publishes his research and serves as a reviewer for a number of respected journals and conferences. He is a member of Institute of Engineers Australia (IEAust), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Research

Sabih's research interests are in the areas of Wireless Communication, Network Planning/Designing, Routing & Switching, Information Security, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Internet of Things (IoT). Sabih's current research is focused on Quality of Service (QoS), Cross-layer Architectural Designing, Wireless Antennas and Propagation Modeling using mathematical/stochastic models.

Current HDR Students:

• Two PhD Students
• Two Honours Students

Teaching

I have been involved in teaching and/or development of the following subjects:

• ITC571 - Emerging Technologies and Innovation
• ITC595 – Information Security
• ITC560 – Internet of Things
• ITC561 – Cloud Computing
• ITC556 – Database Systems
• ITC314 – Virtualisation Technologies
• ITC542 – Internetworking with TCP/IP
• ITC212 – Internet Technologies
• ITC211 – System Analysis
• ITC359 – Computer & Network Security
• ITC711 – Research Issues in IT
• ITC712 – Research Methods in IT
• ITC714 – Research Project Development in IT

Professional Activities

• Member of Australian Computer Society (ACS)
• Member of IEEE Computer Society, IEEECS
• Member of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE
• Member of Institute of Engineers Australia, IEAust

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Arif, S., Khan, M.A, Rehman,S., Kabir, M.A and Imran,M.(2020) "Investigating Smart Home Security: Is Blockchain The Answer?". IEEE Access, 8, 117802-117816.
2. Mohammadzade B., Hashmi, R., Rehman, S., Abbasi, Q. (2019)“Recent Advances in Fabrication Methods for Flexible Antennas in Wearable Devices: State of the Art”; MDPI Sensors 19.10
3. Jafer, M., Khan,A., Rehman, S. and Zia, T. (2019) “Secure Communication in VANET Broadcasting”; ICST Transactions on Security and Safety, 5.(17)
4. Amin, F, Saleem, R., Shabbir, T., Rehman, S., Bilal, M. and Shafique, F. (2019) A Compact Quad-Element UWB-MIMO Antenna System with Parasitic Decoupling Mechanism; Journal of Applied Sciences, MPDI, 9.11, 2371.
5. Nasir, A., Saleem, R., Rehman, S. and Shafique,F. (2019) A High Density 16-bit Polarization-Independent Chipless Passive RFID Tag, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal 38(8)
6. Satti, A., Saleem, R., Rehman, S. and Shafique,F. (2019) Compact Quad Element UWB-MIMO Antenna with Electronically Reconfigurable WiMAX Band-Stop Capability, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal 38(8)
7. Hameed, Z., Saleem, R.,Shafique,F., and Rehman, S.(2019) Dielectric Resonator Antenna based Dual Port Multiple Input Multiple Output Antenna, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 38(8)
8. Shabbir, T. , Saleem, R., Rehman, S.. & Shafique, M.F., (2018). A Compact Single Layer Reflectarray Antenna Based on Circular Delay-Lines for X-band Applications. RadioEngineering, 27(2) , pp.441.
9. Paracha, K., Rahim, S.K.A., Chattha, H., Rehman, S, &Lo,Y.C, (2018). Low-Cost Printed Flexible Antenna by Using an Office Printer for Conformal Applications. Hindawi, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation.
10. Shabbir, T. , Saleem, R., Rehman, S.. & Shafique, M.F., (2018). A single layer delay-lines based Reflectarray for X-band applications. IEICE Electronics Express, 15(2), pp.20171150-20171150.
11. Sajeela.B.  Saleem, R. A, Quddus,A, Rehman, S. ,& Shafique, M. (2017). "Dual-Band Antenna for High Gain M2M Communication Using PRS." Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal 32, no. 11: 994-1000.
12. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., Imran, M., Zia, T. A., & Iftikhar, M. (2017). Enhancing Quality-of-Service Conditions Using a Cross-Layer Paradigm for Ad-Hoc Vehicular Communication. IEEE Access, 5, 12404-12416.
13. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., & Zia, T. A. (2015). A multi-hop cross layer decision based routing for VANETs. Wireless Networks, 21(5), 1647-1660
14. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., Zia, T. A., & Zheng, L. (2013). Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs)-An Overview and Challenges. Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications, 3(3), 29-38.
15. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., Zia, T. A., & Khokhar, R. H. (2013). A synopsis of simulation and mobility modeling in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE), e-ISSN, 2278-0661

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Barker,J, Rehman, S. Investigating the Use of Machine Learning for SMART Parking Application, in 11th IEEE conference on Knowledge and System Engineering, 2019
2. Greig, J., Rehman, S. U., Ul-Haq, A., Dresser, G., & Burmeister, O. K.  “Transforming Ageing in Community: addressing global ageing vulnerabilities through smart communities”, in proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities & Technologies-Transforming Communities (pp. 228-238). ACM.(2019)
3. Quddus,A., Saleem, R., Shafique, F. and Rehman, S.   Inverted P-shaped UWB antenna with dual/tri-band-notch characteristics in Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES) held in Denver, Colorado USA, in March 2018.
4. Jafer, M., Khan, M. A., Rehman, S., & Zia, T. A. "Exploring Secure Communication in VANET Broadcasting" In SecureComm International Workshops, Canada, 2017,  Springer International Publishing 2018, pp. 69-84
5. Jafer, M., Khan, M. A., Rehman, S., & Zia, T. A. "Broadcasting under Highway Environment in VANETs Using Genetic Algorithm." In Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2017 IEEE 85th, pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2017
6. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., Zia, T. A & Zomaya, A.  Joint Rate and Queue Based Routing for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks in 12^th IEEE International workshop on Performance & Management of Wireless and Mobile Networks  held in Dubai (UAE) in November 2016.
7. Jafer, M., Khan, M. A., Rehman, S. and Zia, T. A.  Optimizing Broadcasting Scheme for VANETs Using Genetic Algorithm in 12^th IEEE International workshop on Performance & Management of Wireless and Mobile Networks  held in Dubai (UAE) in November 2016.
8. Satti, A.,  Saleem, R., Rehman, S., & Shafique, M. F. Dual Port UWB Diversity/MIMO Antenna with Dual Band-Notch Characteristics in 10^th International conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems held in Gold Coast, Australia in December 2016.
9. Khan, M. A., Haq, M. A., Rehman, S.  A Practical Miniature Antenna Design for Future Internet of Things Enabled Smart Devices in 10^th International conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems held in Gold Coast, Australia in December 2016.
10. Quddus,A., Saleem, R., Rehman, S., and Shafique, F. Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Quad Band Rejection Characteristics in International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP) held in October Okinawa (Japan) in October 2016.
11. Shabbir, T., Saleem, R., Rehman, S., & Shafique, M. F. A Single Layer Reflectarray with Octagonal-Ring Delay Line for X-band Applications in  Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) held in Shanghai, China in September 2016.
12. Sharif, A., Chattha, H. T., Aftab, N., Saleem, R., & Rehman, S. A tree shaped monopole antenna for GPR applications. In 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP) held in Hobart, Australia (pp. 1-3) in November 2015.
13. Saleem, R., Shabbir, T., Rehman, S., & Shafique, M. F.  Elliptical UWB antenna with quad band notch functionality. In 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP) held in Hobart, Australia (pp. 1-3) in November 2015.
14. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., Zia, T. A., & Jafer, M. (2015, June). Quality of service based cross layer routing protocol for VANETs. In 2015 16th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD) held in Japan. (pp. 1-6).
15. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., & Zia, T. A. (2014, December). Wireless transmission modeling for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks. In 2014 20th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS) held in Taiwan. (pp. 398-403). IEEE.
16. Rehman, S., Khan, M. A., & Zia, T. A. (2014, June). Cross layer routing for VANETs. In 2014 IEEE 15^th International Symposium,  World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM) held in Sydney, Australia (pp. 1-4)
17. Rehman, S., Zia, T., & Zheng, L. (2012). A Border Base Directional Routing (BBDR) Protocol for VANETs. Proceedings of the 7th IB2COM, held in Sydney 26-31.