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Muhammad Aamir Cheema

Professor,
Head of Department,
Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity,
Faculty of Information Technology,
Monash University,
Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA

Office: 2.04F, 20 Exhibition Walk (Alan Finkel Building), Monash University, Clayton 3168 VIC
Phone: +61 3 9905 9662
Email:



Introduction

Bio: Muhammad Aamir Cheema is Professor and Head of the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity at Monash University. He is also the founder of the Urban Computing Lab. He is an ACM Distinguished Speaker and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the 2012 Malcolm Chaikin Prize for Research Excellence in Engineering, the 2013 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), the 2014 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, the 2018 ARC Future Fellowship, the 2018 Monash Student Association Teaching Award, the 2019 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award, and 2025 Dean's Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). His research has received multiple best paper recognitions, including two CiSRA Best Research Paper Awards (2009 and 2010), two "One of the Best Papers of ICDE" awards (2010 and 2012), the Best Vision Paper Award at ACM SIGSPATIAL 2024, and Best Paper Awards at ICAPS 2020, WISE 2013, and ADC 2010. He serves as Associate Editor for Knowledge-Based Systems, GeoInformatica, Intelligent Computing, and Distributed and Parallel Databases, and previously served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (2018–2025). His other professional service includes serving as Program Committee Co-Chair for ADC 2015, ADC 2016, and the ACM SIGSPATIAL 2026 Vision Track; Area Chair/Vice PC Chair for ICDE 2025, ACM SIGSPATIAL 2026, and DASFAA 2027; a member of the SSTD Endowment Board of Directors (2026–2030); and a Steering Committee Member for DASFAA. He has also served as Publication Co-Chair for ICDE 2019 and DASFAA 2015, Tutorial Co-Chair for MDM 2019 and APWeb 2017, Publicity Co-Chair for ACM SIGSPATIAL 2017 and 2018, Workshop Co-Chair for the International Workshop on Social Computing (IWSC), the International Workshop on Management of Spatial Temporal Data (MSTD), and the ACM SIGSPATIAL Indoor Spatial Awareness Workshop, and Local Organisation Co-Chair for APWeb 2013.

Research interests: My research interests lie in the areas of data management, data analytics, cloud computing and edge computing. Specifically, I focus on the application of these technologies in Urban Computing, with a particular emphasis on the development of sustainable transportation systems and smart buildings. By leveraging cutting-edge data management and analytics techniques, my research aims to contribute to the creation of cities that are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable, in alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11. Some examples of my current research projects are: 1) using electric vehicles and bidirectional charging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, e.g., charging using excess renewable energy and supplying power back to grid/homes when renewable energy is scarce; 2) using big spatiotemporal data collected from smartphones mounted in vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on roads and improve road safety by automatically identifying risky road conditions and unsafe driving behaviors (this is our ARC Discovery Project 2023); 3) indoor data management for smart buildings, including pathfinding, emergency evacuation, location-based services, mobility analytics etc. to improve the functionality and safety of buildings (this is related to my ARC Future Fellowship Project); 4) Using autonomous vehicles to support public transportation by offering first/last leg connectivity, enabling more flexible and sustainable transport options that complement traditional transit systems; 5) using digital twins to reduce carbon footprint of cities and buildings. This includes creating digital replicas of cities and buildings to simulate the impact of various interventions on energy consumption and emissions.

If your research aims/interests are similar and you are interested in exploring collaboration opportunities, please reach out to me.

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Hobbies

I love playing different sports (especially Badminton and Table Tennis), and writing in my free time. Here are some highlights in reverse chronological order.