He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University, UK, following a BS from GIKI. Before joining academia at full-time, he worked as a Software Engineer at Microsoft from 2008 to 2017. Under his leadership, the Blockchain Security Lab has launched projects including blockchain-powered trust management, secure identity authentication, and mitigation of vulnerabilities in blockchain systems.
Dr. Janjua has also received notable recognition through competitive research grants, publications in high-impact venues, and patents including work on automatic detection of fraudulent digital certificates. Some recent research from his lab includes “Storage State Analysis and Extraction of Ethereum Smart Contracts” and “Secure Storage of Crypto Wallet Seed Phrase using ECC and Splitting Technique”.
Join us in extending heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Umar Janjua for this well-earned achievement. His dedication to research, teaching, and building strong cybersecurity/blockchain research capacity at ITU continues to inspire students, colleagues, and the wider tech community.traction of Ethereum Smart Contracts” and “Secure Storage of Crypto Wallet Seed Phrase using ECC and Splitting Technique”.