Junaid Farooq

Junaid Farooq is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He specializes in Wireless Communications, Cybersecurity, and AI-Driven Network Management, focusing on secure and resilient NextG networks, cyber-physical systems, and ultra-reliable low-latency communications.

• Education
  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, New York University (2020)
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2015)
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (2013)

His research explores network slicing, resource orchestration, and cyber risk management, addressing challenges in 5G/6G security, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure. Recent work includes dynamic resource allocation, fog computing, and energy-efficient network designs.

Junaid has published extensively on topics like botnet mitigation in IoT, stochastic vehicular communication models, and green virtualization. Notable works include 2025 publications in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society and the IEEE WoWMoM 2025 CCNI Workshop.

Scientific Awards

• Dante Youla Award for graduate research excellence (2020)
• NSF Travel Award (2019)
• ICERM Travel Award (2019)
• Athanasios Papoulis Award for teaching (2018)
• Outstanding Reviewer for Elsevier Computer Communications (2018)
• Ernst Weber Fellowship (2016-2018)
• President’s Gold Medal at NUST (2014)

He advises students like Xingqi, Ritesh, and Yuhui, and serves as a technical reviewer for journals such as IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. In 2025, he was elevated to IEEE Senior Member.