I work on reliable sensing, localization, and security for connected autonomous systems.

I am a PhD researcher in Autonomous Systems at the Telematics Lab, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Italy, and affiliated with the Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT). My work combines Bluetooth 6.0/BLE localization and machine-learning-based anomaly and attack detection.

Before Bari, I collaborated with research groups at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, USA, and worked as a Research Assistant at the ComSens Research Lab, COMSATS University Islamabad, where I completed my MS in Computer Science. I am interested in applying learning-based methods to the safety and robustness of autonomous and physical AI systems.

Research

Bluetooth 6.0 and BLE localization

Advertising, channel sounding, and localization in Bluetooth 6.0; presence and motion-state estimation from irregular BLE advertisement logs; throughput optimization for BLE extended advertising.

Learning-based anomaly and attack detection

Machine learning for detecting attacks and malicious nodes in IoT networks and wireless sensor networks, including boosting-based detectors and blockchain-backed data storage.

Publications

Journal articles

2024
A Blockchain-based Fish Supply Chain Framework for Maintaining Fish Quality and Authenticity S. Ismail, M. Nouman, H. Reza, F. Vasefi, H. K. Zadeh IEEE Transactions on Services Computing doi:10.1109/TSC.2024.3422897
2023
Malicious Node Detection using Machine Learning and Distributed Data Storage using Blockchain in WSNs M. Nouman, U. Qasim, H. Nasir, A. Khalid, A. Almasoud, M. Imran, N. Javaid IEEE Access doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3236983
2023
Towards a Lightweight Security Framework Using Blockchain and Machine Learning S. Ismail, M. Nouman, D. W. Dawoud, H. Reza Blockchain: Research and Applications doi:10.1016/j.bcra.2023.100174

Conference papers

2025
Machine Learning-Based Histogram Boosting Approach for Attack Detection in IoT Networks M. Nouman, N. Cordeschi, A. Fascista 16th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC), Leuven, Belgium, pp. 53–57 doi:10.23919/WMNC67099.2025.11299281
2025
Assessing Video Quality in Bridge Inspections with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles O. Pohudina, N. Cordeschi, M. Nouman, A. Fascista 15th IEEE International Conference on Dependable Systems, Services and Technologies (DESSERT), Athens, Greece Accepted

Experience

Nov 2024 – present

Researcher

Telematics Lab, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

  • Researching Bluetooth 6.0 advertising and localization across multiple low-power IoT standards.
  • Developed a machine-learning-based histogram boosting approach for attack detection in IoT networks.
  • Contributed to research on video quality assessment for UAV-based bridge inspections.
Jan 2023 – Aug 2024

International Research Collaboration

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota, USA  |  with Dr. Shereen Ismail

  • Worked with research groups on blockchain- and ML-based security frameworks.
  • Implemented experimental code, validated research findings, and contributed to two journal publications (IEEE TSC 2024, BCRA 2023).
Jul 2021 – Oct 2022

Research Assistant

ComSens Research Lab, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan  |  under the supervision of Prof. Nadeem Javaid

  • Conducted research on blockchain- and ML-based malicious node detection in wireless sensor networks.
  • Supervised student research projects, reviewed student work, and delivered lectures.

Education

2024 – 2027 (expected)

PhD in Autonomous Systems

Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Thesis: Methodologies and Protocols for Innovation and Interoperability between Internet of Things Standards in Home Automation.

2020 – 2022

MS in Computer Science

COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan

Thesis: Efficient Malicious Node Detection and Distributed Data Storage using Blockchain and IPFS in WSNs.

Summer schools and conferences

  • PhD Summer School on Autonomous Systems, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
  • Automatica.it 2025, Perugia and Assisi, Italy
  • Summer School: Shaping the Evolution of Machine Learning in the Fields of Information Engineering and Security, Brixen, Italy
  • 6th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing (ISM 2024), Prague, Czech Republic

Certifications

Contact

University email
m.nouman@phd.poliba.it
Personal email
noumansatti777@gmail.com
Address
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI)
Politecnico di Bari, Via Edoardo Orabona 4
70125 Bari, Italy
Languages
English, Urdu