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Dr. Nawaz Abdullah Malla

Assistant Professor

Qualification
B.Tech (CSE), M.Tech (CSE), Ph. D - University of Florence and University of Camerino, Italy

Professional Exp.
2 Years

About

Dr. Nawaz Abdullah Malla is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science specializing in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Florence and University of Camerino, Italy, and has international research experience, including a Visiting Research Fellow at Brunel University London. His research focuses on smart contracts, distributed systems, trustworthy computing, BPMN-based business process automation, and AI-assisted smart contract engineering. His current work explores the reliability and security of AI-generated smart contracts through formal methods and automated verification. He is also interested in blockchain applications, decentralized systems, and secure software engineering.

Research Areas: Blockchain & DLT • Smart Contracts • Distributed Systems • Trustworthy Computing • BPMN • AI-assisted Software Engineering • Decentralized Applications

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D in Computer Science(Blockchain and DLT) from University of Florence and University of Camerino, Italy in 2026.
  • M.Tech in Computer Science Engineering from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad in the year 2021.
  • B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad in the year 2019.
  • Intermediate from Boys Higher Secondary, Anantnag.

Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor,  ACE Engineering College, Ankushapur – 1st  August  2026 to Till Date.
  • Assistant  Professor,  Maulana Mukhtar Ahmad Nadvi Technical Campus Feb 2022 to Nov 2022.
  • Visiting Researcher,  Brunel University London, United Kingdom from October 2024 to April 2025.
  • Visiting Researcher,  University of Camerino, Italy  from Jan 2024 to June 2024.

Professional Credentials:

  • Worked as Doctoral Student Representative at University of Camerino for 3 Years.
  • Worked as Placement Coordinator at MMANTC
  • Worked as University Audit Member At MANUU
  • Worked as member for various committees (i.e. disciplinary, anti raging, Fresher’s day and other committees)
  • Associate Editor at Clareus Scientific Publications
  • Reviewer at Science Publications

Subjects Taught:

  • Blockchain Technology
  • Operating system
  • Database Management Systems
  • Principles of Programming Languages
  • Web Technologies
  • C Programming
  • computer networks
  • unified modeling language

Core Research Domains:

  • Blockchain
  • Business processes
  • Smart Contracts
  • Decentralized Applications
  • Distributed Systems

Journals and Conferences:

  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Rumyana Neykova, Giuseppe Destefanis, and Francesco Tiezzi. “LLM-Based Translation of Ethereum Solidity Contracts to Algorand Python.” In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Decentralized Applications and Infrastructures (DAPPS), pp. 7-12. IEEE, 2025.
  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Alessandro Marcelletti, Andrea Morichetta, and Francesco Tiezzi. “An Algorand-based Approach for Flexible Execution of BPMN Choreographies.” (2025).
  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Alessandro Marcelletti, Andrea Morichetta, and Francesco Tiezzi. ” A Blockchain-based, Semantics-driven, Modular Implementation of BPMN Choreographies.” In Proceedings of the Society 5.0 conference 2025, Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Khaleel Ahmad, Jameel Ahamed, and Halimjon Khujamatov. “Implementing Flexible Business Processes with Algorand Blockchain.” In Fostering Machine Learning and IoT for Blockchain Technology: Smart Cities Applications, Volume 1, pp. 215-227. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2025.
  • Malla, Nawaz, Alessandro Marcelletti, Andrea Morichetta, and Francesco Tiezzi. “Algorand’s Path to Flexibility in Decentralized Applications.” In International Conference on Data Analytics & Management, pp. 177-188. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.
  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Khaleel Ahmad, Laura Ricci, and Khairol Amali Bin Ahmad. “The pandemic: blockchain-based e-voting system, the way forward.” In Diagnosis and Analysis of COVID-19 Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-based Techniques, pp. 381-392. Academic Press, 2024.
  • Malla, Nawaz Abdullah, Alessandro Marcelletti, Andrea Morichetta, and Francesco Tiezzi. “Unveiling Algorand Storage Peculiarities.” In Proceedings of the Sixth Distributed Ledger Technology Workshop DLT, vol. 3791, CEUR-WS. org, 2024.

Achievements

  • Gold Medalist (M.Tech)
  • European PNRR funded fellowship winner
  • Member of SmartBridgeLab London

Research Guidance:

  • Guidance at Post Graduate level: No. Completed: 1
  • Guidance at Under Graduate level: No. Completed: 5