Ms. Rana Khattak
Lecturer
Department of Software Engineering
Foundation University Islamabad
Rana Khattak is a dedicated lecturer in the Department of Software Engineering at Foundation University Islamabad, where she has been teaching since 2016. Currently pursuing a PhD in Information Security at MCS NUST Pakistan, Rana holds an MS in Computer and Communication Security from SEECS NUST Islamabad and a BS in Computer Science from UET Peshawar.
Rana's research interests include Information Security, Network Security, Data Mining Techniques, Federated Learning and Privacy preservation. Her work has been published in several international conferences, including INMIC and FIT.
She is passionate about problem-solving related to Cryptography and Network Security. Rana has also completed various online certifications in cybersecurity, enhancing her expertise in network security and database vulnerabilities.
- PhD (Information Security) — MCS, NUST Pakistan — Ongoing
- MS (Computer and Communication Security) — SEECS, NUST Islamabad
- BS (Computer Science) — UET Peshawar
- Information Security
- Privacy Preservation
- Federated Learning
- Data Mining
- R. Khattak and Z. Anwar, "D3TAC: Utilizing distributed computing for DDoS attack traffic analysis on the cloud," 2016 19th International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016, pp. 1-6.
- R. Khattak, S. Bano, S. Hussain and Z. Anwar, "DOFUR: DDoS Forensics Using MapReduce," 2011 Frontiers of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2011, pp. 117-120.
- Information Security
- Discrete Structures
- Computer Networks
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Analysis of Algorithms
- Probability and Statistics
- Data Security and Encryption
- Course Advisor
- Focal person for curricular & extracurricular activities
- Focal person for CR selection
- Member of Self-Assessment Report (SAR) committee