Dr Atif Jafri
- Reader (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317Biography
I did BSc in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore, Pakistan in 1999. From 1999 to 2006 I served as Embedded System Designer in Advance Engineering and Research Organization (AERO), Pakistan.
In pursuit of higher education and excellence, I ventured to France from 2007 to 2011, where I earned my M.S. in Embedded Systems from the Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis and a Ph.D. on Unified Turbo Receivers from Université de Bretagne Sud. During my time in France, I remained engaged with Eurecom and Telecom Bretagne where my research was focused on proposing flexible and high-throughput components for the physical layer of wireless communication systems.
Returning to Pakistan in 2011, I continued to contribute significantly, working as a Systems Engineer at AERO and concurrently serving as a visiting faculty member at Bahria University, Islamabad. In 2016, I became a full-time faculty member at Bahria University, dedicating my expertise to research areas such as hardware architectures for 5G communication waveforms, channel emulators, elliptic curve and ultra-lightweight cryptographic algorithms, and high-speed intrusion detection systems.
My leadership at the National Center for Cyber Security, where I led the hardware group in the Cyber Reconnaissance and Combat (CRC) Lab, highlights my commitment to cutting-edge research. My hands-on experience with Hardware Description Languages and realization of large-scale digital systems on FPGA further showcase my technical prowess.
From October 2023, I am part of Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering (ENE) Division of James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow.
Research interests
Hardware architecture for Qubit Control, Edge Computing, signal processing implementation of waveforms, high speed Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Publications
2026
Rizvi, S. N. R. et al. (2026) A volumetrically efficient dual-band MIMO antenna with linear/circular polarization allocation for future in-body telemetry systems. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, (Accepted for Publication)
Rizvi, Naheel Raza, Ahmad, Meraj, Khan, Hajra, Abbas, Syed Muzahir, Imran, Muhammad Ali 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2026)
A Study of RF-Bandwidth Effects in Microwave Pulse Shaping for Superconducting-Qubit Control.
In: IEEE International Microwave and Antenna Symposium (IMAS 2026), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 19-22 Oct 2026,
(Accepted for Publication)
Rizvi, Naheel Raza, Ahmad, Meraj, Shafique, Arslan, Heidari, Hadi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-8164, Weides, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-6795, Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2026)
A survey of microwave-implemented superconducting qubit control and readout circuits.
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, 7,
pp. 1-52.
(doi: 10.1109/TQE.2026.3659400)
2025
Elsayed, Mostafa, Ghadban, Nour ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4112-6286, Abbas, Hasan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5951-9603, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Abbasi, Qammer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-9969 and Le Kernec, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-6803
(2025)
Design and Implementation of an Agile L-Band Frequency Synthesiser for Modern Radar Systems.
In: 2024 International Radar Conference, Rennes, France, 21-25 October 2024,
ISBN 9798350362381
(doi: 10.1109/RADAR58436.2024.10993895)
2024
Manzoor, Habib Ullah, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336
(2024)
Adaptive single-layer aggregation framework for energy-efficient and privacy-preserving load forecasting in heterogeneous federated smart grids.
Internet of Things, 28,
101376.
(doi: 10.1016/j.iot.2024.101376)
2022
Umer, Usama, Rashid, Muhammad, Alharbi, Adel, Alhomoud, Ahmed, Kumar, Harish and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2022)
An efficient crypto processor architecture for side-channel resistant Binary Huff Curves on FPGA.
Electronics, 11(7),
1131.
(doi: 10.3390/electronics11071131)
Najam-ul-Islam, M., Tu Zahra, Fatima, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Shah, Roman, ul Hassan, Masood and Rashid, Muhammad
(2022)
Auto implementation of parallel hardware architecture for Aho-Corasick algorithm.
Design Automation for Embedded Systems, 26(1),
pp. 29-53.
(doi: 10.1007/s10617-021-09257-7)
2021
Khalid, Madiha, Mujahid, Umar, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Choi, Hongsik and ul Islam Muhammad, Najam
(2021)
An FPGA-based hardware abstraction of quantum computing systems.
Journal of Computational Electronics, 20(5),
pp. 2001-2018.
(doi: 10.1007/s10825-021-01765-w)
Umaid Ali, Syed, Aamir, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Subramaniam, Umashankar, Haroon, Faheem, Waqar, Asad and Yaseen, Muhammad
(2021)
Model predictive control—based distributed control algorithm for bidirectional interlinking converter in hybrid microgrids.
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 31(10),
e12817.
(doi: 10.1002/2050-7038.12817)
Imran, Malik, Bashir, Faisal, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Rashid, Muhammad and Najam ul Islam, Muhammad
(2021)
A systematic review of scalable hardware architectures for pattern matching in network security.
Computers and Electrical Engineering, 92,
107169.
(doi: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2021.107169)
Sajid, Asher, Rashid, Muhammad, Imran, Malik and Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2021)
A low-complexity Edward-Curve point multiplication architecture.
Electronics, 10(9),
1080.
(doi: 10.3390/electronics10091080)
Najam-Ul-Islam, M., Nauman, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Nadal, Jérémy, Abdel Nour, Charbel and Baghdadi, Amer
(2021)
Hardware implementation of overlap-save-based fading channel emulator.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 68(3),
pp. 918-922.
(doi: 10.1109/tcsii.2020.3020724)
2020
Rashid, Muhammad, Imran, Malik, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Mehmood, Zahid
(2020)
A 4-stage pipelined architecture for point multiplication of binary huff curves.
Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, 29(11),
2050179.
(doi: 10.1142/s0218126620501790)
2019
Imran, Malik, Rashid, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Kashif, Muhammad
(2019)
Throughput/area optimised pipelined architecture for elliptic curve crypto processor.
IET Computers and Digital Techniques, 13(5),
pp. 361-368.
(doi: 10.1049/iet-cdt.2018.5056)
Articles
Rizvi, S. N. R. et al. (2026) A volumetrically efficient dual-band MIMO antenna with linear/circular polarization allocation for future in-body telemetry systems. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, (Accepted for Publication)
Rizvi, Naheel Raza, Ahmad, Meraj, Shafique, Arslan, Heidari, Hadi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-8164, Weides, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-6795, Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2026)
A survey of microwave-implemented superconducting qubit control and readout circuits.
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, 7,
pp. 1-52.
(doi: 10.1109/TQE.2026.3659400)
Manzoor, Habib Ullah, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336
(2024)
Adaptive single-layer aggregation framework for energy-efficient and privacy-preserving load forecasting in heterogeneous federated smart grids.
Internet of Things, 28,
101376.
(doi: 10.1016/j.iot.2024.101376)
Umer, Usama, Rashid, Muhammad, Alharbi, Adel, Alhomoud, Ahmed, Kumar, Harish and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2022)
An efficient crypto processor architecture for side-channel resistant Binary Huff Curves on FPGA.
Electronics, 11(7),
1131.
(doi: 10.3390/electronics11071131)
Najam-ul-Islam, M., Tu Zahra, Fatima, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Shah, Roman, ul Hassan, Masood and Rashid, Muhammad
(2022)
Auto implementation of parallel hardware architecture for Aho-Corasick algorithm.
Design Automation for Embedded Systems, 26(1),
pp. 29-53.
(doi: 10.1007/s10617-021-09257-7)
Khalid, Madiha, Mujahid, Umar, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Choi, Hongsik and ul Islam Muhammad, Najam
(2021)
An FPGA-based hardware abstraction of quantum computing systems.
Journal of Computational Electronics, 20(5),
pp. 2001-2018.
(doi: 10.1007/s10825-021-01765-w)
Umaid Ali, Syed, Aamir, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Subramaniam, Umashankar, Haroon, Faheem, Waqar, Asad and Yaseen, Muhammad
(2021)
Model predictive control—based distributed control algorithm for bidirectional interlinking converter in hybrid microgrids.
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 31(10),
e12817.
(doi: 10.1002/2050-7038.12817)
Imran, Malik, Bashir, Faisal, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Rashid, Muhammad and Najam ul Islam, Muhammad
(2021)
A systematic review of scalable hardware architectures for pattern matching in network security.
Computers and Electrical Engineering, 92,
107169.
(doi: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2021.107169)
Sajid, Asher, Rashid, Muhammad, Imran, Malik and Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2021)
A low-complexity Edward-Curve point multiplication architecture.
Electronics, 10(9),
1080.
(doi: 10.3390/electronics10091080)
Najam-Ul-Islam, M., Nauman, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Nadal, Jérémy, Abdel Nour, Charbel and Baghdadi, Amer
(2021)
Hardware implementation of overlap-save-based fading channel emulator.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 68(3),
pp. 918-922.
(doi: 10.1109/tcsii.2020.3020724)
Rashid, Muhammad, Imran, Malik, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Mehmood, Zahid
(2020)
A 4-stage pipelined architecture for point multiplication of binary huff curves.
Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, 29(11),
2050179.
(doi: 10.1142/s0218126620501790)
Imran, Malik, Rashid, Muhammad, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317 and Kashif, Muhammad
(2019)
Throughput/area optimised pipelined architecture for elliptic curve crypto processor.
IET Computers and Digital Techniques, 13(5),
pp. 361-368.
(doi: 10.1049/iet-cdt.2018.5056)
Conference Proceedings
Rizvi, Naheel Raza, Ahmad, Meraj, Khan, Hajra, Abbas, Syed Muzahir, Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317
(2026)
A Study of RF-Bandwidth Effects in Microwave Pulse Shaping for Superconducting-Qubit Control.
In: IEEE International Microwave and Antenna Symposium (IMAS 2026), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 19-22 Oct 2026,
(Accepted for Publication)
Elsayed, Mostafa, Ghadban, Nour ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4112-6286, Abbas, Hasan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5951-9603, Jafri, Atif Raza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7475-9317, Abbasi, Qammer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-9969 and Le Kernec, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-6803
(2025)
Design and Implementation of an Agile L-Band Frequency Synthesiser for Modern Radar Systems.
In: 2024 International Radar Conference, Rennes, France, 21-25 October 2024,
ISBN 9798350362381
(doi: 10.1109/RADAR58436.2024.10993895)
Supervision
- Rizvi, Syed Maaz Ahmed
Low Power AI at the Edge for Next Generation Biomedical Diagnostics - Rizvi, Syed Naheel Raza
Low-Power Techniques for Digital Waveform Synthesis in Quantum Instrumentation
Teaching
VLSI Desing
Real-Time Computing Systems and Architectures
FPGA Based Sysetm Desing
Power Electronics
