Saqib Khursheed

Dr. Saqib Khursheed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Liverpool, UK. He holds a PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Southampton (2010), where he later worked as a Senior Research Fellow on EPSRC-funded projects. His research focuses on reliability, testability, and hardware security of low-power/high-performance systems and 3D integrated circuits. He has served in leadership roles at major conferences such as IEEE DFT (General Co-Chair 2018) and ETS (Program Co-Chair 2017). Dr. Khursheed is a Senior Member of IEEE and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

His professional activities include roles as Guest Editor for IEEE Design & Test (2016) and IET Computers & Digital Techniques (2018). He currently chairs the Examinations Officer committee in his department and serves on multiple university-level committees (Senate Progress, Quality Assurance). He has organized workshops like the Friday Workshop on 3D Integration (2012-2015) and reviews for top-tier journals/conferences in his field.

Dr. Khursheed’s funded projects include the eFutures Sandpit Award (2018) for secure microelectronics design. His teaching responsibilities include coordinating modules like Advanced Low Power Computer Architecture (ELEC470) and Digital Electronics & Microprocessor Systems (ELEC211). His research has led to innovations in hardware security (e.g., PCB Trojan detection via machine learning), age estimation of ICs, and fault tolerance in 3D ICs.