I received the B.E. degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan, in December 2010, the M.Sc. degree (with Distinction) in Networks and Performance Engineering from the University of Bradford, U.K., in December 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in March 2018. I was a member of the High-Performance Computing (HPC) Research Group at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT), King Abdulaziz University, from 2014 to 2018.
Following completion of my Ph.D., I joined the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad, as an Assistant Professor under the Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) program of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, in August 2018. In August 2019, I joined the Faculty of Computing, Riphah International University, Malakand Campus, as Assistant Professor and Head of Department. Subsequently, in November 2019, I was appointed as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track System) at the University Institute of Information Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. I resigned from this position in February 2020 and relocated to Saudi Arabia, where I re-joined the HPC Research Group at King Abdulaziz University as a part-time member (where I conducted research from 2020 to 2022).
From September 2020 to August 2023, I served as an Assistant Professor at Jeddah International College, Saudi Arabia. Since September 2023, I have been working as an Assistant Professor at The Arab Open University, Saudi Arabia.
My current research interests include energy-aware algorithms, high-performance computing, GPU computing, human–computer interaction, artificial intelligence, smart cities, and performance modeling.
O. A. Abdulkader, B. A. A. Al Ghadmi, and M. J. Ikram, “Enhancing cybersecurity through blockchain technology,” in Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology (ICICT 2025), X.-S. Yang, R. S. Sherratt, N. Dey, and A. Joshi, Eds., Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1443. Singapore: Springer, 2025, pp. 123–134, doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-6935-6_10.
O. A. Abdulkader and M. J. Ikram, “Federated public key infrastructure management for secure Internet of Things interoperability,” International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 792–802, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.11591/ijece.v15i1.pp792-802.
A. Riaz, O. Abdulkader, M. J. Ikram, and S. Jan, “Exploring topic modelling: a comparative analysis of traditional and transformer-based approaches with emphasis on coherence and diversity,” International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1933–1948, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.11591/ijece.v15i2.pp1933-1948.
A. Riaz, M.
J. Ikram, and N. Asadullah. “Using Blockchain to overcome the issues
in Land Registry Management: A Systematic Literature Review,” in IEEE
First International Conference on Advanced Innovations in Smart
Cities, January 2023.
J. M.
Qurashi, M. J. Ikram, K. Jambi, F. E. Eassa and M. Khemakhem.
“Autonomous Vehicles: Challenges and Game-theory-based Countermeasures,” in IEEE
First International Conference on Advanced Innovations in Smart
Cities, January 2023.
M. T. Zamir, M.
A. Ayub, J. Khan, M. J. Ikram, N. Ahmad and K. Ahmad.
“Document Provenance and Authentication through Authorship Classification,” in IEEE
First International Conference on Advanced Innovations in Smart
Cities, January 2023.
T. Himdi, M.
Ishaque, M. J. Ikram. “Cyber Security Challenges in Distributed
Energy Resources for Smart Cities,” in 9th IEEE International
Conference on Computing for Sustainable Global Development (INDIACom), pp.
788-792, March 2022.
M. J. Ikram, M. E. Saleh, M. A. Al-Hashimi, and O. A.
Abulnaja, “Investigating the Effect of Block Size on Power and Energy
Consumption of GPU Kernels,” The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 10, pp.
1-21. 2022. (ISI web of science Impact Factor: 2.6)
S.
S. Hassan, Z. Iqbal, M. J. Ikram, and M. Ishaque, “Henon Chaotic
Map based Image Encryption
Scheme using Bit-Level Circular Shift,” Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 2022. (ISI
web of science)
O.
A. Abulnaja, M. J. Ikram, M. A. Al-Hashimi, and M. E. Saleh,
“Analyzing Power and Energy Efficiency of Bitonic Mergesort based on
Performance Evaluation,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 42757-42774,
2018. (ISI web of science Impact Factor: 4.098)
M.
A. Al-Hashimi, O. A. Abulnaja, M. E. Saleh and M. J. Ikram,
“Evaluating Power and Energy Efficiency of Bitonic Mergesort on Graphics
Processing Unit,” IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 16429- 16440,
2017. (ISI web of science Impact Factor: 4.098).
M. J. Ikram, O. A. Abulnaja M. E. Saleh and M. A.
Al-Hashimi, “Measuring Power and Energy Consumption of Programs Running on
Kepler GPUs,” in IEEE 5th International Conference on Advanced Control
Circuits and Systems, and IEEE 4th International Conference on New Paradigms in
Electronics & Information Technology, Alexandria, Egypt, November
2017.
M. J. Ikram, “Performance and Security Modeling of Mobile Wireless Ad hoc Networks using Petri Nets,” in 6th Scientific Forum for KAU Students, December 2015.
K.
M. Jambi, A. A. Hadi, M. J. Ikram, O. A. Abdulkader, “A Novel
Chaos-based Image Encryption Using Circular Shift,” in 6th Scientific
Forum for KAU Students, December
2015.
M. J. Ikram and J. Cazalas, “Efficient Collaborative
Technique using Intrusion Detection System for Preserving Privacy in
Location-based Services,” International Journal of Computer Networks
and Applications, vol. 2, no. 5, 2015.
M. J. Ikram and K. Ahmad, “Investigation of
Performance-Security Tradeoff in Robotic Mobile Wireless Ad hoc Networks
(RANETs) using Stochastic Petri Nets,” International Journal of
Computer Applications, vol. 62, no. 18, pp. 34-41, 2013.
K. Ahmad, N. Ahmad, K. Haider and M. J. Ikram, “Effect of Salient Features in Object Recognition,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 62, no. 18, pp. 34-41, 2013.
