Faculty

Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (BS Electrical Engineering (Sep 2014 – Aug 2018))
Kyungpook National University, Korea (Masters Combined Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (Sep 2019 – Feb 2025))

- Vehicle-to-Everything Communications (V2X)
- 3GPP C-V2X / NR-V2X Standards
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning
- Resource Allocation
- Non-Terrestrial Networks

- Enhancements of 3GPP NR-V2X Resource Allocation Protocols
- Cooperative Resource Scheduling in 5G Beyond NR-V2X
- Experimental Evaluation of 5G Cognitive Cells Deployment using SDR
- High Altitude Platform (HAP-UAV) for Provision of Backhaul Communication

1) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Federated Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for
Resource Allocation in NR-V2X Mode 2”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, July 2025.
2) Mahnoor Ajmal, Seri Park, Malik Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Ashar Tariq, and Dongkyun
Kim, “Content-Aware AP Selection with LSTM-enabled Proactive Caching in Cell-Free
Massive MIMO Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, June
2025.
3) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Twin Delayed DDPG (TD3)-based Edge Server Selection for
5G-Enabled Industrial and C-ITS Applications”, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications
Society, February 2025.
4) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Knowledge-Empowered Distributed Learning Platform in
Internet of Unmanned Aerial Agents to Support NR-V2X Communication”, IEEE Internet of
Things Journal, January 2025.
5) Ayesha Siddiqa, Junho Seo, Malik Muhammad Saad, and Dongkyun Kim, “Optimizing
Spectral Efficiency: An SNV Scheme for IoT-Enabled CF mMIMO Networks”, IEEE
Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, January 2025.cc
6) Mahnoor Ajmal, Muhammad Ashar Tariq, Malik Muhammad Saad, Sunghyun Kim and
Dongkyun Kim, Scalable Cell-free Massive MIMO Networks Using Resource-Optimized
Backhaul and PSO-driven Fronthaul Clustering, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,
January 2025.
7) Muhammad Toaha Raza Khan, Yalew Zelalem Jembre, Malik Muhammad Saad, Safdar
Hussain Bouk, Syed Hassan Ahmed, Dongkyun Kim, “Proactive Content Retrieval Based on
Value of Popularity in Content-centric Internet of Vehicles”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, August 2024.
8) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Edge Discovery within
the 3GPP Framework for C-ITS”, ICUFN 2024, Hungary, Budapest, July 2024.
9) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Non-Terrestrial Networks: An Overview of 3GPP
Release 17 & 18”, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1, January
2024
10) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Analytical Models for Distributed Resource Allocation in
NR-V2X Mode 2”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023.
11) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Piggybacked based collaborative resource selection
in C-V2X”, ICTA 2023, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, December 2023.
12) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “Age-of-Information Aware Intelligent MAC for
Congestion Control in NR-V2X”, ICUFN 2023, France, Paris, July 2023.
13) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., “An overview of 3GPP Release 17 & 18
Advancements in the Context of V2X Technology”, ICAIIC 2023, Bali, January 2023.
14) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., "Cooperative Vehicular Networks: An Optimal
Stopping and Machine Learning Approach", Elsevier Computers and Electrical
Engineering, October 2022.
15) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al., "Dynamic positioning of UAVs to improve network
coverage in VANETs", Vehicular Communications, Volume 36, August 2022.
16) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al. "Advancements in Vehicular Communications
Technologies: C-V2X and NR-V2X Comparison."  IEEE Communications Magazine,
August 2021.
17) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al. "Air‐interface virtualization using filter bank
multicarrier and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing configurations."
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (2020): e4154.
18) Saad, Malik Muhammad, et al. "Collaborative Multi-Agent Resource Allocation in C-
V2X Mode 4," 2021 Twelfth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future
Networks (ICUFN), 2021.


[ Book Chapter ]
1. Malik Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Ashar Tariq, and Dongkyun Kim, Elevating Connectivity: Integrating Satellite Access Networks in 3GPP NTN Vision, in the book on "Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks", Springer Nature, September 2024 (ISBN 9783031637049).

2.Malik Muhammad Saad, Rutvij H. Jhaveri, and Dongkyun Kim, AI-enabled Dynamic Resource Scheduling in Integrated TN-NTN Systems, in the book on "Artificial Intelligence for Integrated and Non-Terrestrial Networks", Springer Nature, Accepted, July 2025.

3.Malik Muhammad Saad, Idris A. Abdulhameed, and Dongkyun Kim, Achieving the Sustainability in IoT Network using Software Defined Radios and Virtualization, in the book on "Design and Analysis of Green and Sustainable IoT Technologies for Future Wireless Communications", Elsevier, Accepted, August 2025.

- Resource Allocation Method Based on Context Awareness and System Supporting The Same (10-2025-0006853)
- AI-Enabled Onboard Unit for Adaptive Resource Scheduling in NR-V2X Systems