Dr Maheen Hasib

Role
Assistant Professor
Section
School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
Email
Maheen Hasib

About

Dr. Maheen Hasib is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus. She is the Global Programme Director for BSc Data Sciences. Dr. Maheen completed her undergraduate and PhD in Telecommunications from Queen Mary, University of London. Her specialization includes Statistical Modelling, Categorical Data Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Computing, Data Analytics, Educational Data Mining, Inference, and Simulation. She is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Association of Data Scientists (ADaSci). She is also an ambassador for Women in Data Science (WiDS).

Her teaching areas include Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Statistical Models, Data Analytics, Calculus, Python, Research Methods, Machine Learning, Statistical Computing, Statistical Inference, Sampling Techniques and Survey Methods, Software Engineering, Generalized Linear Modelling, and the Application of Statistical and Linear Algebra techniques for data compression.

Biography

Academic Leadership and Affiliations:

  • Year 2 Coordinator for Statistical Data Science and Data Sciences
  • Career and Internship Coordinator
  • Global Programme Director for BSc Data Sciences
  • Senior Fellow (Advanced HE)

Qualifications:

  • BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Queen Mary, University of London, 2002
     
  • PhD Telecommunications Engineering
    Queen Mary, University of London, 2002
     
  • Graduate Teacher Program, Teacher Training
    University of Hertfordshire, 2013
Research
  • Application of AI tools to solve problems across industry verticals which include education, computer networks and healthcare.
  • Development of real-world and synthetic datasets towards the advancement of Learning Analytics for Educational Data Mining
  • Impact on pedagogy brought about by the evolution of classroom technologies.
Publications

M. Hasib, J. Schormans, “Limitations of Active and Passive Methods in Packet Networks”, LCS 2003 Conference, UCL, London

M. Hasib, J. Schormans, “Probing Limitations for Packet Loss Probability Measurement on Buffered Access Links”, Journal, IEE Communications Letters, Sept. 2004, vol. 40, Issue 20, pp 1315-1316.

M. Hasib, J. Schormans, “Limitations for Measuring Packet Loss Probability Using Active Probing Techniques”, LCS 2004 Conference, UCL, London

M. Hasib, “Analysis of Packet Loss Probing in Packet Networks ”, Doctoral Thesis, QMUL, London, 2006

M. Hasib, J. Schormans, “Accuracy of Packet Loss Monitoring over Networked CPE”, Journal, IET Communication Proceedings, June 2007, vol. 1, Issue 3, pp 507-513.

S. Gopalan, D. Ravikumar, D. Linekar,M. Hasib,A. Raza  "Balancing Approaches towards ML for IDS: A Survey for the CSE-CIC IDS Dataset." 2020 International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA). IEEE, 2021.

A. Raza, M. Hasib, S.A. Alvi, "Towards the use of Containerization Technology to Educate the Cybersecurity Engineers of Tomorrow"; EDULEARN 2020.

H.Abbas, S.Gupta, M.Hasib, A.Raza, “The role of continuing professional development and learning management systems in the successful rollout of Python in the Gulf Cooperation Council”, EDULEARN 2021.

Alvares, C, Hasib, M  et al. "Dataset of attacks on a live enterprise VoIP network for machine learning based intrusion detection and prevention systems." Computer Networks, Elsevier (2021): 108283.