Biography!

Adeem Ali Anwar holds a PhD in Computer Science from the School of Computing at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He completed a Master's of Science in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan, and a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from the Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan.

Currently serving as a higher education lecturer in Information Technology at Kent Institute, Sydney, Australia, since July 2024, he brings a wealth of teaching experience. Previously, he served as a casual teaching position at Macquarie University College, delivering diploma courses and as a casual teaching assistant at the School of Computing at Macquarie University. His academic career began in Pakistan, where he spent 3.5 years as a lecturer at The University of Lahore and taught in other institutions as both a lecturer and visiting lecturer. With a teaching journey that spans since 2018, he has built strong capabilities in developing and delivering engaging course content and managing diverse classrooms.

His research focuses on Evolutionary Algorithms, Hyper-heuristics, Combinatorial Optimization, Search Heuristics, Multi- and Many-Objective Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, and Machine Learning. His research outputs include high-quality publications, and he has supervised numerous undergraduate final-year projects, enhancing his academic mentorship skills.

Adeem has contributed to the academic community through roles as a reviewer and organizing committee member for several high-impact conferences and journals. Currently, he is serving as the web chair for ADMA 2024. Beyond academic teaching and research, he has taken on leadership roles in organizing events, project exhibitions, and conferences, further sharpening his organizational and communication skills.

His commitment to fostering innovation and excellence is evident in both his academic and professional endeavors, and he remains dedicated to driving impactful contributions in his field.

Research Interests. My research interests are Evolutionary Algorithms, Hyper-heuristics, Combinatorial Optimization, Search Heuristics, Multi- and Many-Objective Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning.

Recent Publications

See my Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID, and ResearchGate for the complete publication list.

Journal/Conference Papers

• Solving Many-objective Optimization Problems using Selection Hyper-heuristics.
  A. A. Anwar, G. Liu, X. Zhang
  ICAART 2024 (Scitepress) , 2024.
• Reinforcement Learning based Hyper-heuristics for Many-objective Pickup and Delivery Problem.
  A. A. Anwar, X. Zhang
  ICDM 2023 (A*) (IEEE), 2023.
• A Preference-based Indicator Selection Hyper-heuristic for Optimization Problems.
  A. A. Anwar, I. Younas, G. Liu, X. Zhang
  ADMA 2023 (LNCS), 2023.
• A Cricket-based Hyper-heuristic Algorithm for Many-objective Optimization Problems.
  A. A. Anwar, I. Younas, G. Liu, A. Beheshti, X. Zhang
  ADMA 2022 (LNCS), 2022.
• A survey of Semantic Web (Web 3.0), its applications, challenges, future and its relation with internet of things (IoT).
  A. A. Anwar
  Web Intelligence, 2022.
• Bio-inspired motivational architecture for autonomous robots using glucose and insulin theories.
  A. S. Khan, A. A. Anwar, K. Azeem
  Evolutionary Intelligence, 2020.
• Many-objective BAT algorithm.
  U. Perwaiz, I. Younas, A. A. Anwar
  PLOS ONE, 2020.
• Optimization of Many Objective Pickup and Delivery Problem with Delay Time of Vehicle Using Memetic Decomposition Based Evolutionary Algorithm.
  A. A. Anwar, I. Younas
  International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 2020.

Research/ Professional Experience

Higher Education Lecturer at Kent Institute, NSW, Australia: (July 2024 – Current)

Teaching:

• OODP101 – Object-Oriented Design and Programming
• DSAA204 – Data Structure and Algorithms
• SYAD310 – System Analysis and Design
• SYSS202 – System Software
• CPRO306 – Capstone Project
• SENG205 – Software Engineering

Unit Coordination:

• DCAN202 – Data Communication and Networking
• DBFN212 – Database Fundamentals
• SYAD310 – System Analysis and Design
• TITP105 – The IT Professional

Diploma Teacher (Casual) at Macquarie University College, NSW, Australia:

• WCOM1000 – Introduction to Computer Programming (July 2023 – July 2024)
• WCOM1010 – Fundamentals of Computer Science (Dec 2022 – Nov 2024)

Sessional Teaching Academic at Macquarie University (School of Computing), NSW, Australia:

• COMP6010 – Fundamentals of Computer Science – Senior Teaching Assistant (July 2022 – June 2024)
• COMP1010 – Fundamentals of Computer Science – Senior Teaching Assistant (Feb 2023 – July 2023)

Exam Supervisor - In charge / Assistant Exam Supervisor (Casual) at Macquarie University (School of Computing), NSW, Australia:

• Zoom/ On campus invigilation (Sept 2022 – Nov 2023)

Research Assistant (Casual) at Macquarie University (School of Computing), NSW, Australia:

• Evolutionary Computations (April 2023 – Nov 2023)

External Instructor at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan:

• Web Programming (Aug 2018 – Dec 2018)

Lecturer at The University of Lahore, Pakistan: (Sep 2018 – March 2022)

• Introduction to Computer Programming
• Programming Fundamentals
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Design and analysis of algorithms
• Object Oriented Programming

Lecturer at Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Pakistan: (Feb 2018 – Sep 2018)

• Introduction to Computer Programming
• Programming Fundamentals
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Design and analysis of algorithms
• Object Oriented Programming

Teaching Assistant at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan: (Feb 2016 – Dec 2017)

• Programming Fundamentals
• Object Oriented Programming
• Computer Organization and Assembly Language

Research Student at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan:

• Evolutionary Computations (Aug 2015 – Jan 2018)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Macquarie University (School of Computing), Sydney, Australia (2021 – 2024)
• Masters of Science (Computer Science) from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan (2015 – 2018)
• Bachelor of Sciences in Software Engineering from Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan (2011 – 2015)

Honors & Awards

• Awarded full scholarship from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia for Ph.D. studies.
• Awarded Certificate and Shield at Soft-Expo, Lahore, Pakistan in 2015, for the work in Bachelor of Sciences in Software Engineering (Final year project).

Computing Skills

• Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Processing, LaTeX, SQL
• Tool/Platforms: Android Studio, Unity 3D, Wit.AI, MOEA Framework, Jmetal, CodeRunner
• Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, ajax, .net Framework
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Android, MAC
• Design: Adobe Photoshop
• Others: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, Rational Rose, End Note

Services & Memberships

Conference Organizing Committee

• ADMA 2024 (Created and Managing Website)
• WFAR 2019
• ICACS 2019

Conference/ Journal Reviewer

• DSAA 2023
• OR Spectrum
• Cluster Computing
• Social Network Analysis and Mining
• PLOS ONE
• The Journal of Supercomputing

Member

• S2MILE Research Lab at Macquarie University, Australia (July 2021 – Current)
• Data Science Research Lab at Macquarie University, Australia (July 2021 – Current)
• Accreditation Committee at University of Lahore, Pakistan (Sep 2018 – March 2022)
• Secretary of Final Year Projects Committee at University of Lahore, Pakistan (Sep 2018 – March 2022)
• Talent Hunt Committee at University of Lahore, Pakistan (Sep 2018 – March 2022)
• Events and Conference Organizing Committee at University of Lahore, Pakistan (Sep 2018 – March 2022)

Projects Supervision

Bachelors

• University Chatbot (Bleep Bloop): Maheen Sajid, Hamza Khalid, Mohsin Ijaz – 2022
• Predictive and Priority based Electoral System: Muhammad Rizwan Tayyab, Zahid Noor, Abdullah Iqbal – 2022
• NutriHealth: Syed Ali Murtaza Bukhari, Shahmeer Arif – 2022
• Lambo Taxi: Talal Ahmad, Sufian Zulfiqar – 2022
• WhatsApp Search: Aiza Bint-e-farooq, Tooba Saeed, Rafia Zafar – 2022
• Transformers: Haider Wasim, Muqadam Chaudhry, Abdul Ahad – 2022
• Licentious Racers: Qasim Shakeel – 2022
• Chatbot for Restaurant: Ahsan Farooq, Hussnain Afzal – 2021
• John Wick: Alina Khan, Muhammad Abdullah, Ali Pervaiz – 2021
• Archiworld: Ghasiqa Batool, Saad Naveed – 2021
• Animal Health Care: Mehreen Ishtiaq, Fatima Ejaz, Ahmed Mujtaba – 2020