Dr. Taj Alam

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of Computer Science & Engineering and IT

taj.alam@jiit.ac.in | tajhashimi@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Computer Science) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in July, 2017.
M.Tech. (Computer Science & Technology) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in July, 2012.
B.Tech. (Information Technology) from Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow in Jun, 2009.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

UGC-NET (Computer Science & Application) in 2013
GATE (Computer Science & Information Technology) with 96.12 percentile in 2012
UGC-MANF-JRF from 2010-2012
UGC-MANF-SRF from 2012-2015.

BIOGRAPHY

I am working as An Assistant Professor (Sr. Grade)in the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Sector 62, Noida, U.P. I have Worked as Lecturer in Department of Information Technology, Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad from 21-07-2009 to 14-08-2010. I have taught Computer Organization & Architecture, Operating Systems and Systems Programming, Microprocessor & Microcontroller, Design and Analysis of Algorithm and Database Management System, Distributed Computing, Metaheuristic Modeling, Software Development Fundamentals etc. . I have guided many Ph.D., M. Tech and B. Tech projects in field of Distributed computing and Cloud computing. I have been actively participated in various conferences, faculty development programs, workshops and symposiums.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) Aug 2017 to Present

Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, NOIDA.

Assistant Professor (Grade I) Feb 2015 to July 2017

Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, NOIDA.

Lecturer Jul 2009 to Aug 2010

Department of Information Technology, Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ghaziabad.

INTEREST AREA(S)

Distributed Systems
Cloud Computing
Metaheuristic Modeling
Cloud security
Software Fundamental I & II Theory & Lab
Data Structures Theory & Lab
Data Structures Algorithm Lab
Database & Web Theory & Lab
Algorithm Problem Solving Theory & Lab
Computer Organization & Architecture Theory & Lab
Operating System & Systems Programming Theory & Lab
Microprocessor & Microcontroller
Computer Networks Theory & Lab
Distributed Computing Theory
Heuristic & Metaheuristic Optimization
Project based Learning I & II

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

T. Alam and Z. Raza, “A Dynamic Load Balancing Strategy with Adaptive Thresholds (DLBAT) for Parallel Computing System”, International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies, 5(1): 54-69, 2014, (ISSN-1947-3532, IF 1.38, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care). DOI: 10.4018/ijdst.2014010104.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “An Adaptive Threshold-based Hybrid Load Balancing Scheme with Sender and Receiver Initiated Approach using Random Information Exchange”, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Wiley, 28(9): 2729-2746, 2016. (ISSN 1532-0634, IF 2.0, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE) and UGC Care). DOI: 10.1002/cpe.3737.
T. Alam, P. Dubey, and A. Kumar, “Adaptive Threshold-based Scheduler for Batch of Independent Jobs for Cloud Computing System”, International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies, 9(4): 20-39, 2017. (ISSN-1947-3532, IF 1.38, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care) DOI: 10.4018/IJDST.2018100102.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “Quantum Genetic Algorithm based Scheduler for Batch of Precedence Constrained Jobs on Heterogeneous Computing Systems”, Journal of Systems and Software, Elsevier, 135(C): 126-142, 2018, (ISSN: 0164-1212, IF 3.5, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE) and UGC Care). DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.10.001.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “A Bacterial Foraging based Batch Scheduling Model for Distributed Systems”, International Journal of Bio-inspired Computations, Inderscience, 11(1): 16-26, 2018 (ISSN-1758-0374, IF 3.5, Scopus, Web of Science (SCIE) and UGC Care). DOI: 10.1504/IJBIC.2018.090062.
U.R. Saxena and T. Alam, “Role-based access control using identity and broadcast-based encryption for securing cloud data”, Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, 18, 171–182, 2021 (ISSN Number-2263-8733, IF 1.5, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care) DOI: 10.1007/s11416-021-00402-1.
U.R. Saxena and T. Alam, “Role-based access using partial homomorphic encryption for securing cloud data”, International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 14(3):950–966, 2023. (ISSN- 0975-6809, IF 2.0, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care).DOI: 10.1007/s13198-023-01896-2
U.R. Saxena and T. Alam, “Provisioning Trust-oriented Role-based Access Control for Maintaining Data Integrity in Cloud” in the Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 2023. Accepted and currently in press for the production process. (ISSN: 0975-6809, IF 2.0, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care).
U.R. Saxena and T. Alam, T., “Recommendation-Based Trust Computation and Rating Prediction Model for Security Enhancement in Cloud Computing Systems”, Journal of Service Oriented Computing and Applications, 2023. Accepted and currently in press for the production process. (ISSN: 1863-2394, IF 1.3, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care).
J. Chauhan & T. Alam, “Modified Tabu based Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm (TACO) for Energy efficient Cloud Computing Systems”, International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, 2023. Accepted and currently in press for the production process. (ISSN : 1741-8488,IF 0.5, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care).
J. Chauhan & T. Alam,” Adjustable Rotation Gate based Quantum Evolutionary Algorithm for Energy Optimization in Cloud Computing Systems”, International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, 2023. Accepted and currently in press for the production process. (ISSN: 1742-7193, IF 2.0, Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI) and UGC Care).

Conference Publications

T. Alam and Z. Raza, “A Dynamic Load Balancing Strategy with Adaptive Threshold-based Approach”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing, IEEE, Solan, India, pp. 927-932, 2012 (ISBN: 978-1-4673-2925-5).doi: 10.1109/PDGC.2012.6449948.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “Load Balancing with Random Information Exchanged based Policy”, In Proceedings of International Advance Computing Conference, IEEE, Gurugram, India, pp. 690-695, 2014 (ISBN: 978-1-4799-2572-8).doi: 10.1109/IAdCC.2014.6779408.
S. Goel, et. al., “Collaborative Teaching in Large Classes of Computer Science Courses”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3), IEEE, NOIDA, India, pp. 397-403, 2015, (ISBN: 978-1-4673-7947-2).doi: 10.1109/IC3.2015.7346714.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “Batch Scheduling Model for Distributed System”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing, IEEE, Solan, India, pp. 79-83, 2016 (ISBN: 978-1-5090-3669-1).doi: 10.1109/PDGC.2016.7913119.
T. Alam and Z. Raza, “Distributed Minimum Spanning Tree-based Information Exchange Policy for Distributed Systems”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing, IEEE, Solan, India, pp. 84-89, 2016 (ISBN: 978-1-5090-3669-1).
R. Jain, J. Tyagi, S.K. Singh, and T. Alam, “Hybrid Context-Aware Recommender Systems”, In Proceedings of AIP Conference 1897, NOIDA, India, pp. 01-05, 2017. (ISSN: ISBN 978-0-7354-1585-0) DOI: 10.1063/1.5008707
T. Gandhi, Nitin, and T. Alam, “Quantum Genetic Algorithm with Rotation Angle Refinement for Dependent Task Scheduling on Distributed Systems”, In Proceedings of IC3 2017, IEEE, NOIDA, India, pp. 1-6, 2017 doi: 10.1109/IC3.2017.8284295. (ISBN: 978-1-5386-3077-8).
U. R. Saxena and Taj Alam, "Modified Identify and Broadcast-based Encryption Scheme to Secure Cloud," 2022 1st International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Sustainable Engineering Solutions (CISES), pp 289-294, 20-21 May, 2022. (ISBN:978-1-6654-8004-8), doi: 10.1109/CISES54857.2022.9844395.
U. R. Saxena and T. Alam, "Systematic Review on Recommendation Systems to select Trustworthy Cloud Services and ensure Data Integrity," 2022 2nd International Conference on Technological Advancements in Computational Sciences (ICTACS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2022, pp. 134-139, doi: 10.1109/ICTACS56270.2022.9987784. (ISBN:978-1-6654-7657-7).

Book Chapter

T. Alam, P. Dubey, and A. Kumar, “Adaptive Threshold-based Scheduler for Batch of Independent Jobs for Cloud Computing System”, Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing, 2246-2266, 2021. (ISBN: 9781799853398) DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5339-8
J. Chauhan & T. Alam, “Comparative Study of Metaheuristic Algorithms for Scheduling in Cloud Computing based on QoS Parameters” ICAISA Springer, 2023. Accepted and currently in press for the production process.

CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Academic Event Organized

Invited Lecture delivered at FDP on “Reimagining Computing: Engineering, Research and Education” held at JIIT Noida from 4-10 July 2018 on “ Single Objective to Multiobjective Optimization through Metaheuristic Techniques”.
Invited Lecture delivered at FDP of “Mathematics and Statistical Computations” held at JIIT Noida from 9-14 July 2018 on “Heuristic and Metaheuristic Optimization to Solve Complex Problems”.
Organized Short Term Course on Cloud & IoT based Systems, Tools, and Applications with Dr. Praksh Kumar from 1- 6 July 2019 held at JIIT Noida.
Organized Infosys LEX based Foundation Program for Students with Dr. Shikha Jain in 2019.
Local Organizing Committee Member of International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3) from 2015-2023 at JIIT Noida.

Academic Event Attended

Attended Workshop on “QIP” from 19- 20 June 2010 held at IIT, Kanpur.
Attended 1 Day ACM Delhi NCR Chapter on March 17, 2012.
Attended 1 Day Workshop on “How to write and get publishing” by Springer and Edanz on 27 August 2012 held at JNU, New Delhi.
Attended Second International Conference on Parallel Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC), December 6-8, 2012, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waghnaghat.
Attended Internation Advance Computing Conference (IACC-14), February 21-22, 2014, ITM University, Gurgaon.
Attended 2 Day Imternational Research Workshop on Cloud Computing “RWCC” Workshop from 26-27 Sep 2014 held at JNU, New Delhi.
Attended 2 Day Mini “VLSI” Workshop from 12-13 Jan 2015 held at JNU, New Delhi.
Attended Faculty Deveopment Program on Research Innovationand Engineering in CS from from 18-23 July 2015 held at JIIT, Noida.
Attended Fourth International Conference on Parallel Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC), December 22-24, 2016, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waghnaghat.
Attended FDP 2016 from 17-24 Jan 2016 held at JIIT, Noida.
Attended 3 Days National Symposium on “Intelligent System Techniques and its Research Applications” from 20-22 December 2018 held at JIIT Noida.
Attended Faculty Enablement Program(FEP) on "LEX based Foundation Program“ held at Infosys, Chandigarh through webinar from 18 - 25 Jan 2019.
Attended Two Days Workshop on “IoT: Systems, Tools and Applications” from 15-16 March 2019 held at JIIT Noida.
Attended 3 Days Workshop on “Computational Methods for Medical Image Analysis Workshop” from 18-20 April 2109 held at JIIT Noida.
Attended 1 Week Short Term Course on Cloud & IoT based Systems, Tools, and Applications with Dr. Praksh Kumar from 1- 6 July 2019 held at JIIT Noida.
Attended Leadership Talk Series Session with Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, Founder, Chairman, Praj Industries Limited, and Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer MHRD Innovation Cell, 1-2 PM, 16th May, 2020.
Attended a talk on Resource Provisioning in Fog Integrated Cloud delivered by rof. D.P. Vidyarthi held at Amity University Haryana on 30 June, 2021.
Attended First International Conference on Informatics, 14-16 April 2022, JIIT Noida.
Attended Faculty Development Programme on Graph Analytics & Appication (GAA-2022), from 25-31 July , 2022 held at JIIT, Noida.
Served as a session chair during the 14^th International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3- 2022) held from 4th – 6th August, 2022 at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT, Noida).
Atended International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3) from 2015-2023 at JIIT Noida.

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Department Responsibilities

Coordinator of Department Tagging Team at JIIT, NOIDA since Dec 2017.
Coordinator for Elective Orientation For B.Tech and MTech Programme since 2017.
Coordinator for Cloud Computing Research Group JIIT, NOIDA in July 2018-19.
Coordinator of Short Term Course on Cloud & IoT based Systems, Tools, and Applications on 1- 6 July 2019 held at JIIT Noida.
Subject coordinator of Computer Organization & Architecture (Odd 2017 and Odd 2018, SPLSEM 2021, Odd 2022, Even 2023),
Subject coordinator of Operating System & Systems Programming Lab (Even 2017, Even 2021)
Subject coordinator of Heuristic & Metaheuristic Optimization for one semester (Even 2018),
Subject coordinator of Computer Networks Lab for One semester (Odd 2019),
Subject coordinator of Project based Learning (Even 2020, Even 2022).
Subject coordinator of Data Structures Lab (Odd 2023)
One PhD submitted for Work Assessment and Second Ph.D. nearing on completion for Work.
First DPMAC (Doctoral Program Monitoring and Advisory Committee) Panel Member for 4 PhD Scholars, Details: Kashav Ajmera (Supervisor: Dr. Tribhwan K. Tewari), Malti Nagle (Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Kumar), Mr. Manish Kumar (Supervisor: Dr. Hema N.), Mr. Prantik Biswas (Supervisor: Dr. Tribhwan K. Tewari & Dr. Pawan Updhyay).
Guided Two PG Dissertations and Six Industrial Desertation.
Guided Thirty Six Undergraduate Projects.
Module Coordinator of ECE-BT NBA OBE for CSE since 2018.
Developed Syllabus for Computer Organization & Architecture.
Developed Syllabus for Operating System & Systems Programming.
Developed Syllabus for Heuristic & Metaheuristic Optimization.
Developed Syllabus for Problem Solving and Design.
Developed Syllabus for Multimedia and Animation Workshop.
Developed Syllabus for Unix Workshop,
Developed Syllabus for Competetive Programming.
Reviewer for Departemnt flagship conferences IC3 and ICI.
Local Organizing Committee Member of International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3) from 2015-2023 at JIIT Noida.
Examiner for Ph.D. and M.Tech Entrance Test at JIIT in CSE Deaprtment for Quiestion Paper and Answer Sheet Checking.

University Responsibilities

Cloud Computing Research Group Coordinator at JIIT, NOIDA in July 2018-19.
Theatre Hub: Sarcasm Society Coordinator at JIIT, NOIDA since Dec 2017
Theatre Hub: Thespian Circle Coordinator at JIIT, NOIDA since Dec 2017
Counseling and Registration Member at JIIT, NOIDA for the counseling, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Member of Anti-ragging, 2016-2023.
NAAC Central Team Member for Filing for 2022.
Mentoring Students for there acedamic performance.
Organized First Year Induction in Collaboration with JYC for 2022 and 2023.
Organized Impressions Fest in Collaboration with JYC for 2020 & 2023.
Organized many cultural social events as Coordinator of Theatre Hub like, Shikshak Diwas, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Gandhi Jayanti etc.
Examiner in Cyber Srishti, B.Tech./M.Tech. Projects Exhibition & Evaluation, Jaypee Institute Information Technology, Noida-62, 2019.
Examiner in PhD Entrance Examination, Jaypee Institute Information Technology, Noida-62, 2017-23 (Nature of Work: Objective/ Subjective Question Paper Setting & Evaluation)
professional bodies member & reviewer
Reviewer for International Journal for Pervasive Computing and Communication, Emerald Publication.
Reviwever for Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Elsevier.
Reviewer for ICC SEMS, JSSATE, 2020.
Reviewer for SMART COM 2020, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering & Technology.
Reviewer for 3rd International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Signal Processing (MISP 2021), NIT Arunachal Pradesh, India
Reviewer for International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3) from 2015-2023.
Reviewer for International conference Confluence Amity University Noida from 2018-2023.
Reviwer for International Conference on Informatics, JIIT Noida, 2022.
Member for International Association of Engineers.
List of PhD, M Tech & B.Tech Projects

Ph. D. – Submitted

Mrs Urvashi Rahul Saxena (18403009):- Title of Thesis: Design And Analysis Of Secure Access Control Policies For Cloud Computing Systems In 2023

Ph. D. – Ongoing

Jyoti Chauhan (19403007):- Domain: Analysis Of Energy Efficient Scheduling Models For Cloud Computing Systems.

Completed M. Tech Projects

Anu Singh (16318001), Novel Approach For Vm Scheduling Using Reinforcement Learning, May 2018.
Shivam Saxena (13503889), The Perfect Future Technologies, 2018.
Rukaiya Naim (17303007, Design And Analysis Of Cloud Based Pso-Mlfq Schdeling Algorithm,May 2019.
Akshat Ameesh (18803034), An Image Processing Using Machine Learning, May 2023.
Aakash Verma (15803001), Lex Industrial Training At Infosys, May 2020.
Manas Aggarwal 15803015, Optimum, May 2020.
Chandna Gupta 16803013, Amazon And Flipkart Advertising Using Concepts Of Digital Marketing, May 2021.
Manubhav Jain 16803022, Cyber Security Operations Assessment, May 2021.

Completed B. Tech Projects

Gaurav(12103437), Archit Gupta(12103439), Information Hunt, May 2015.
Paritosh Dubey 13103620, And Ankit Kumar 13103605, Adaptive Threshold-Based Scheduler For Batch Of Independent Jobs For Cloud Computing System, May 2017.
Rajshree Jain 13103497, Jaya Tyagi 13103654, Hybrid Context-Aware Recommender Systems, May 2017.
Palak Mehrotra 14102109, Parv Saxena 14103187, Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm For Task Scheduling, Dec 2017.
Praman Gupta 14103124, Sahib Dewan 14103289, Restaurant App- A React Native Based Framework. May 2018.
Rohan Bhatia 14103097, Task Allocation On A Cloud Computing System Using Nature Inspired Algorithms, May 2018.
Abhshek 15103287, Trello Web Application Using Nodejs, Dec 2018.
Gagan Deep Pahuja 15104039, Joy Sachdeva 15103145, Securing Medical Records, Dec 2018.
Sarthak Kapoor 15103103, Utkarsh Tripathi 15103225, Design Your Room, Dec 2018.
Aditya Aggarwal 15103185, Shikhar Jain 15103105, Rishabh Govil 15103151, Facial Mouse Tracker, Dec 2018.
Abhishek 15103287, Project Manager Application Using Nodejs, May 2019.
Aditya Aggarwal 15103185, Shikhar Jain 15103105, Rishabh Govil 15103151, Facial Mouse Tracker, May 2019.
Gagan Deep Pahuja 15104039, Joy Sachdeva 15103145, Securing Medical Records, May 2019.
Shivam Rajput (17803004), Ashutosh Singh (17803010), Shourya Sarogi (17803019), Kisaan Suraksha Yojna, Nov 2019.
Gaurav Prakash Singh (17104013), Rohit Kumar Sharma(17104053), Ashutosh Rathour (17104066), Event Lister Using Cors, May 2020.
Chirag Bhatti 17103236, Sunil Narwaria 17103244, Scratch And Dent Detection In Vehicles, May 2020.
Sanyam Jain 17104037, Mayank Joshi 17104042, Ayush Mishra 17104058, Entertainment Recommendation System, May 2020.
Tanya Goyan (17103153), Prakhar Yadav (17103156), Dynamic Threshold Based Load Balancer For Batch Of Independent Jobs, May 2020.
Ayan Goel 18103010, Yogendra Singh 18103029, Khushi Agarwal 18103014, Health Care Service Provider Online Platform, May 2021.
Deepak Sati (18103011), Saarthak Aggarwal (18103021), Vaibhav Gupta (18103296), Hotel Booking Demand Analysis And Cancellations Prediction, May 2021.
Abhishek Arora (19104028), Shubham Upadhyay (19104020), Suraj Dwivedi (19104040), Realtime Order Placing And Table Booking Web App For Dine Inn, Dec 2021.
Srejan Kumar Bera (19103011) Vaibhav Chawla (19103027), Akarshpuri (19103028), Decentralised Voting Web Application Through Blockchain, Dec 2021.
Khushi Agarwal 18103014, Yogendra Singh 18103029, Vani Singhal 18103180, Real Estate Price Prediction Analysis System, Dec 2021.
Khushi Agarwal 18103014, Yogendra Singh 18103029, Vani Singhal 18103180, Kisan Mitra, May 2022.
Shubham Singh Rana 18103057, Anupriya Verma 18103156, Abhishek Kamal 18103182, Jiit Meet, May 2022.
Vineet Mathur 20102123, Arayan Garg 20103315, Dhruv Gupta 20103305, Reverse Backdoor, Dec 2022.
Shiv Kushwaha 19103117, Arnav Jain 19103100, Ritik Dhiranan 19103094, Policy Risk Management Application, Dec 2022.
Vaibhav Prakhar 18803035, Mehul Porwal 19803004, Harshit Gupta 19104051, E-Commerce Website Using Recommending System, Dec 2022.
Swati Kumari 19104032, Vaibhav Chawla 19103027, Akarsh Puri 19103028, Securing Cloud Transaction Using Blockchain For Preventing Dos, Ddos, On/Off And Sybil Attack, Dec 2022.
Abjijeet Bonde 19103002, Abhishek Pundir 19103016, Kanupriya Marwaha 19103315, Building A Song Recommendation System With Spotify, Dec 2022.
Vasu Verma 20103299, Chaitanya Yadav 20103309, Shaivam Gupta 20103308, Data Leakage Detection, May 2023.
Vineet Mathur 20103123, Aryan Garg 20103315, Dhruv Gupta 20103305, Arp Spoofing & Man In The Middle Attacks Execution & Detection, May 2023.
Shiv Kushwaha 19103117, Arnav Jain 19103100, Ritik Dhiranan 19103094, Financial Portfolio Optimization, May 2023.
Swati Kumari 19104032, Vaibhav Chawla 19103027, Akarsh Puri 19103028, Securing Cloud Transaction Using Blockchain For Preventing Dos, Ddos, On/Off And Sybil, Man In The Middle And Insider Attacks, May 2023.
Abjijeet Bonde 19103002, Abhishek Pundir 19103016, Kanupriya Marwaha 19103315, Reflectify: A Aria2c Secure Mirrring Bot In Python, May 2023.
Vaibhav Prakhar 18803035, Mehul Porwal 19803004, Harshit Gupta 19104051, Hand Sign Recognition Using Open Cv, May 2023.