Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Edge AI; computer vision; personalized video summarization and multimedia retrieval; passive acoustic sensing for counter-UAS; responsible AI and agentic large language models.
Appointments
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| Aug 2024 – Present | Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Data Sciences, Regis University, Denver, CO |
| Feb 2026 – Present | Founder and CEO, DroSonic (Koraiio LLC), Denver, CO |
| Apr 2023 – Jun 2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| Mar 2022 – Mar 2023 | Research Engineer, CJeS Gulliver Studio, Seoul, South Korea |
| Oct 2021 – Feb 2022 | Senior Researcher, DeltaX, Seoul, South Korea |
| Sep 2019 – Sep 2021 | Researcher, Multimedia Computing Systems Laboratory (MCSLab, now IMCLab), Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea |
| Mar 2018 – Jun 2021 | Graduate Research Assistant, Gachon University, South Korea |
| 2017 – 2018 | Lecturer, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan |
| 2016 – 2017 | Lecturer, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan |
| 2014 – 2015 | Lecturer, Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan |
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Gachon University, South Korea, 2021 (Summa Cum Laude; President’s Award for Academic Excellence). Advisor: Prof. Eun-Seok Ryu
- M.S., Computer Science, Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2016
- B.S., Computer Science, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 2013
Honors and Awards
- Elsevier–Stanford World’s Top 2% Scientists, 2025
- ICCV Doctoral Consortium Award
- Ph.D. Summa Cum Laude and President’s Award for Academic Excellence, Gachon University, 2021
- Outstanding Research Award, Multimedia Computing Systems Laboratory (MCSLab), Sungkyunkwan University, 2020
- ICT R&D Scholarship
Publications and Patents
Citation metrics: Google Scholar. Abstracts and previews: publications page.
- Gregory, T., & Mujtaba, G. (2026). Real Time Pixel Level Esports Prediction Using Edge AI. 54th Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop (AIPR), Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
- Mujtaba, G. (2026). Passive acoustic detection, classification, localization, and tiered defeat cueing of unmanned aerial systems. US Provisional Patent Application 64/148,522. [Link]
- Mujtaba, G., Ryu, E.-S., & Harb, R. (2026). Personalized semantic fast-forward videos for next generation streaming platforms. US Patent 12,695,963 B2. [PDF] [Link]
- Mujtaba, G., & Ryu, E.-S. (2025). EdgeVidSum: Real-Time Personalized Video Summarization at the Edge. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition(CVPR)-Demo. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2506.03171 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Khowaja, S. A., & Dev, K. (2025). EdgeAIGuard: Agentic LLMs for Minor Protection in Digital Spaces. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3574961 [PDF]
- Ali Khowaja, S., Nkenyereye, L., Mujtaba, G., Lee, I. H., Fortino, G., & Dev, K. (2024). FISTNet: Fusion of style-path generative networks for facial style transfer. Information Fusion. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2024.102572 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Ali Khowaja, S., Aslam Jarwar, M., Choi, J., & Ryu, E.-S. (2023). FRC-GIF: Frame Ranking-based Personalized Artistic Media Generation Method for Resource Constrained Devices. IEEE Transactions on Big Data, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBDATA.2023.3338012 [PDF]
- Ahmad, S., Umirzakova, S., Mujtaba, G., Amin, M. S., & Whangbo, T. (2023). Education 5.0: requirements, enabling technologies, and future directions. arXiv Preprint arXiv:2307.15846. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2307.15846 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Malik, A., & Ryu, E.-S. (2022). LTC-SUM: Lightweight Client-driven Personalized Video Summarization Framework Using 2D CNN. IEEE Access, 10, 103041–103055. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3209275 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Choi, J., & Ryu, E.-S. (2022). Client-driven lightweight method to generate artistic media for feature-length sports videos. SIGMAP: 19th International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications, 102–111. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011335300003289 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G. (2021). Lightweight client-driven personalized multimedia framework for next generation streaming platforms. PhD Dissertation. [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., & Ryu, E.-S. (2021). Human character-oriented animated gif generation framework. MAJICC: Mohammad Ali Jinnah University International Conference on Computing, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/MAJICC53071.2021.9526249 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Lee, S., Kim, J., & Ryu, E.-S. (2021). Client-driven animated gif generation framework using an acoustic feature. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-020-10236-6 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., & Ryu, E.-S. (2020). Client-driven personalized trailer framework using thumbnail containers. IEEE Access, 8, 60417–60427. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2982992 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., Tahir, M., & Soomro, M. H. (2019). Energy efficient data encryption techniques in smartphones. Wireless Personal Communications, 106(4), 2023–2035. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-018-5920-1 [PDF]
- Mujtaba, G., & Ryu, E.-S. (2019). Personalized Movie Trailer Using Thumbnail Containers. Proceedings of the 27th ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), 2716–2717.
Keynotes and Invited Talks
- Keynote, 54th Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition (AIPR) Workshop, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (October 2026) · Read more
- Invited talk, “DroSonic: Passive Acoustic Detection and Cueing of Fiber-Optic and Radio-Silent UAS on Low-Cost Edge AI Hardware”, NDIA Emerging Technologies for Defense, Washington, D.C. (September 2026)
- Keynote, “Delivering Personalized Content on EdgeAI”, International Conference on Computing & Innovation (ICCI-2025), Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan (December 2025) · Read more
- Demo, “EdgeVidSum: Real-Time Personalized Video Summarization at the Edge”, IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2025) (June 2025) · Paper
- Keynote, “Artificial Intelligence in Accounting: Trends, Technologies, and Applications”, Regis University with the IMA Boulder Valley Chapter, Denver, CO (April 2025) · Read more
- Keynote, “AI for Environmental Monitoring”, 1st International Symposium on Eco-Nexus, University of Mirpurkhas, Sindh, Pakistan (April 2025) · Read more
- Guest webinar, “AI and Emerging Technologies”, SZABIST Gharo Campus, Karachi, Pakistan (virtual) (February 2024) · Read more
Teaching
Regis University
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Data Sciences • Denver, CO, USA • 2024 - Present
Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS), Anderson College of Business and Computing
MSDS 688
Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2026
MSDS 621
Data Wrangling
Fall 2026
MSDS 650
Data Analytics
Fall 2026
MSDS 692
Data Science Practicum
Summer 2026Spring 2026 (2 sections)Summer 2025
MSDS 696
Data Science Practicum II
Spring 2026 (2 sections)Summer 2025Spring 2025
MSDS 684
Reinforcement Learning
Spring 2026
MSDS 686
Deep Learning
Spring 2025Fall 2024
MSDS 640
Ethics, Privacy, and Social Justice in Data Science
Summer 2025Spring 2025Fall 2024 (3 sections)
MSDS 600
Introduction to Data Science
Spring 2025Fall 2024
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
Lecturer • Karachi, Pakistan • 2017 - 2018
Fall 2018
CS-350: Operating Systems
Fall 2018
CS-101: Computer Programming
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari
Lecturer • Karachi, Pakistan • 2016 - 2017
Spring 2016
CS-420: Multimedia Systems
Fall 2016
CS-350: Automata Theory
Indus University
Lecturer • Karachi, Pakistan • 2014 - 2015
Spring 2015
CS-202: Object Oriented Programming
Fall 2014
CS-201: Data Structures and Algorithms
Student Mentoring
- Supervise MSDS practicum (capstone) projects, including Faculty Choice and Student Choice Award winners (2025)
- Co-authored the AIPR 2026 paper with graduate student Trevor Gregory
Professional Service and Memberships
- IEEE Senior Member (since 2023); IEEE Computer Society Member
- ACM Member (since 2024)
- Reviewer for IEEE journals and conferences
- Coordinator, industry guest speaker series for the Regis MSDS program (2024–2025)