Faiza Iqbal (Ph.D., NUST, Pakistan) directs multiple IoT-based software development initiatives. She received Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission Indigenous Scholarship for MS leading to Ph.D degree. She is presently working with the Department of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Her current research interests include IoT based smart applications network optimization modelling and data analytics for high-performance protocol design. She has published more than thirty five scientific research publications in top-tier international journals and conferences with a cumulative impact factor of 50+. Professionally, she serves as member of the program committee, technical committee, and reviewer panel for numerous international journals and conferences.