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– Research achievements in software testing and ML: Designed a grammar-based fuzzing framework for the automotive UDS protocol at Bosch and extended the FANDANGO fuzzer at CISPA to generate semantically valid PNG/SVG inputs, leading to deeper code coverage and discovery of edge-case bugs in real-world parsers. – Highly competitive international programs and awards: Selected for the Global UGRAD exchange program (51 students out of ~22,000 applicants) and for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (7 students from Pakistan out of ~27,000 applicants). In Canada and the US I completed research projects in ML for wireless sensor networks and data analytics, and my team placed 2nd in the MinneMUDAC 2023 data analytics competition. – Academic excellence and leadership: Maintained a top-10 rank in the Computer and Information Systems program at NEDUET, received a merit-based scholarship, and was elected Co-President of the IEEE NEDUET student branch, the largest undergraduate society on campus, where I led mentoring and technical events for hundreds of members.…– Research achievements in software testing and ML: Designed a grammar-based fuzzing framework for the automotive UDS protocol at Bosch and extended the FANDANGO fuzzer at CISPA to generate semantically valid PNG/SVG inputs, leading to deeper code coverage and discovery of edge-case bugs in real-world parsers. – Highly competitive international programs and awards: Selected for the Global UGRAD exchange program (51 students out of ~22,000 applicants) and for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (7 students from Pakistan out of ~27,000 applicants). In Canada and the US I completed research projects in ML for wireless sensor networks and data analytics, and my team placed 2nd in the MinneMUDAC 2023 data analytics competition. – Academic excellence and leadership: Maintained a top-10 rank in the Computer and Information Systems program at NEDUET, received a merit-based scholarship, and was elected Co-President of the IEEE NEDUET student branch, the largest undergraduate society on campus, where I led mentoring and technical events for hundreds of members.

Bushra Ashfaque

Data Scientist, Game Developer, AI Developer, +2

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– Research achievements in software testing and ML: Designed a grammar-based fuzzing framework for the automotive UDS protocol at Bosch and extended the FANDANGO fuzzer at CISPA to generate semantically valid PNG/SVG inputs, leading to deeper code coverage and discovery of edge-case bugs in real-world parsers. – Highly competitive international programs and awards: Selected for the Global UGRAD exchange program (51 students out of ~22,000 applicants) and for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (7 students from Pakistan out of ~27,000 applicants). In Canada and the US I completed research projects in ML for wireless sensor networks and data analytics, and my team placed 2nd in the MinneMUDAC 2023 data analytics competition. – Academic excellence and leadership: Maintained a top-10 rank in the Computer and Information Systems program at NEDUET, received a merit-based scholarship, and was elected Co-President of the IEEE NEDUET student branch, the largest undergraduate society on campus, where I led mentoring and technical events for hundreds of members.…– Research achievements in software testing and ML: Designed a grammar-based fuzzing framework for the automotive UDS protocol at Bosch and extended the FANDANGO fuzzer at CISPA to generate semantically valid PNG/SVG inputs, leading to deeper code coverage and discovery of edge-case bugs in real-world parsers. – Highly competitive international programs and awards: Selected for the Global UGRAD exchange program (51 students out of ~22,000 applicants) and for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (7 students from Pakistan out of ~27,000 applicants). In Canada and the US I completed research projects in ML for wireless sensor networks and data analytics, and my team placed 2nd in the MinneMUDAC 2023 data analytics competition. – Academic excellence and leadership: Maintained a top-10 rank in the Computer and Information Systems program at NEDUET, received a merit-based scholarship, and was elected Co-President of the IEEE NEDUET student branch, the largest undergraduate society on campus, where I led mentoring and technical events for hundreds of members.

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– Research achievements in software testing and ML: Designed a grammar-based fuzzing framework for the automotive UDS protocol at Bosch and extended the FANDANGO fuzzer at CISPA to generate semantically valid PNG/SVG inputs, leading to deeper code coverage and discovery of edge-case bugs in real-world parsers.

– Highly competitive international programs and awards: Selected for the Global UGRAD exchange program (51 students out of ~22,000 applicants) and for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (7 students from Pakistan out of ~27,000 applicants). In Canada and the US I completed research projects in ML for wireless sensor networks and data analytics, and my team placed 2nd in the MinneMUDAC 2023 data analytics competition.

– Academic excellence and leadership: Maintained a top-10 rank in the Computer and Information Systems program at NEDUET, received a merit-based scholarship, and was elected Co-President of the IEEE NEDUET student branch, the largest undergraduate society on campus, where I led mentoring and technical events for hundreds of members.

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Master’s Thesis Supervisor at Robert Bosch GmbH

August 1, 2025 - November 18, 2025

Built a grammar-based fuzzing framework (Fandango) for UDS with k-path exploration and session-aware oracles to verify ISO 14229 conformance; added a NIST-guided, real-time evaluator for SecurityAccess seed randomness; captured seeds and demonstrated replay risk from repeats/collisions; validated on mock servers, an ESP32 prototype, and a Bosch ECU; delivered reproducible .fan specs, logs, and reports, uncovering protocol issues and weak PRNG behavior.

Research Assistant at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

October 1, 2024 - November 18, 2025

Language-based fuzzer that leverages formal input specifications (grammars) combined with constraints to generate diverse sets of valid inputs for programs under test. Extended Fandango to handle valid test generation for PNGs, and SVGs.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship at University of Alberta

May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024

Conducted research on energy-harvesting wireless sensor networks (EHWSNs). Developed and evaluated node energy control methods using discrete-event simulation (OMNET++) with routing functionality. Executed simulation experiments, documented designs, and discussed results for improved energy management in EHWSNs.

Global UGRAD Program Supervisor at Minnesota State University

May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023

Researched IoT detection models (rule-based, unsupervised, supervised); identified specialized federated device models with superior accuracy, low false positives, and edge compatibility.

Research Assistant (Bachelor’s Thesis) at AEYE HEALTH

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024

Investigation of two main models on mobilev2net: standard transfer learning and Federated Averaging. Use of these models to develop a system for managing various medical institutions. Training the models using fundus images to detect DR or non-DR with high accuracy. Accuracy of the two models: standard model - 96.6%, FedAVG - 80%.