Saad Mubeen, Professor
Saad Mubeen is a Full Professor of Computer Scinece, specializing in Predictable Embedded Systems at the School of Innovation, Design and Engineering at Mälardalen University Sweden since August 2022. He holds a Master degree in Electrical Engineering specialization in Embedded Systems from Jönköping University, in 2009. He received his Licentiate and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Mälardalen University in 2012 and 2014 respectively. He received his Docent title (Associate Professor) in Computer Science with a focus on "Developing Predictable Vehicular Embedded Systems" in March 2018.
Saad's research focus is on model- and component-based software development of predictable embedded systems, modeling and timing analysis of on-board real-time communication, modeling and end-to-end timing analysis of distributed embedded systems.
Open positions
- No open positions at the moment.
Granted projects
- 2023-2026: SEINE: Automatic Self-configuration of Industrial Networks, ~8.5 MSEK
- 2023-2026: AORTA: Advanced Offloading for Real-Time Applications, ~20 MSEK (VINNOVA)
- 2021-2025: INTERCONNECT: Integrated Time Sensitive Networking and Legacy Communications in Predictable Vehicle-platforms, ~12.5 MSEK (VINNOVA)
- 2020-2024: PROVIDENT: Predictable Software Development in Connected Vehicles Utilising Blended TSN-5G Networks, ~11.3 MSEK (VINNOVA)
- 2019-2022: DESTINE: Developing Predictable Vehicle Software Utilizing Time Sensitive Networkings, ~13.5 MSEK (VINNOVA)
- 2018-2022: HERO: Heterogeneous systems - software-hardware integration, ~26 MSEK (KKS)
- 2016-2018: PreView: Developing Predictable Vehicle Software on Multi-core, ~3.7 MSEK (KKS)
- 2016-2017: SLA-IoT--Ensuring Quality of Service through Modeling of Service-level Agreements in Industrial IoT, ~1 MSEK (European Software Center, Chalmers University of Technology)
PhD and Licentiate defenses of supervised students
- PhD defense of Lukas Dust on 10th December 2025
- PhD defense of Zenepe Satka on 12th May 2025
- Licentiate defense of Aldin Berisa on November 14, 2024
- PhD defense of Shaik Salman on November 05, 2024
- PhD defense of Bahar Houtan on March 12, 2024
- Licentiate defense of Zenepe Satka on April 20, 2023
- PhD defense of Daniel Brahneborg on November 22, 2022
- Licentiate defense of Shaik Salman on March 30, 2022
- Licentiate defense of Bahar Houtan on December 16, 2021
- PhD defense of Nandinbaatar Tsog on November 18, 2021
- Licentiate defense of Daniel Brahneborg on June 02, 2020
- Licentiate defense of Nandinbaatar Tsog on December 18, 2019
- Licentiate defense of Husni Khanfar on November 27, 2019
- PhD defense of Alessio Bucaioni on January 12, 2018
- PhD defense of Matthias Becker on December 19, 2017
Community services
- Co-chair of the Track on Vehicular Embedded Systems at the 29th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2023
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 6th Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 29th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2024
- WIP Co-Chair of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS), 2024
- Co-chair of the Track on Vehicular Embedded Systems at the 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2023
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 5th Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2023
- General Co-Chair of the 25th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) 2022 to be held in Västerås, Sweden.
- Publication Chair of the 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022
- Co-chair of the Track on Vehicular Embedded Systems at the 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 4th Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022
- Publication Chair of the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
- Co-chair of the Track on Vehicular Embedded Systems at the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 3rd Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
- Co-chair of the Sub-committee on In-vehicle Embedded Systems within the IEEE-IES Technical Committee on Factory Automation, 2019 to date
- Guest Editor of the Journal of Computing, Springer, Special issue on Parallel and Distributed Processing: Advances and Perspectives on Architectures and Applications. 2020
- Guest Editor of the Journal of Systems Architecture, Elsevier, Special Issue on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing in Next-generation Embedded Systems, 2020
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 2nd Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 25th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2020
- Journal Special Issue Chair, 28th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Networked-based Processing (PDP). 2020
- Guest Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Special Section and Editorial on Embedded and Networked Systems for Intelligent Vehicles and Robots, 2019
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the 1st Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 24th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2019
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the Special Session on "Emerging Solutions for Vehicular Embedded Systems" at the 45th Annual Conference Of The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 2019
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the Special Session on "Emerging Solutions for Vehicular Embedded Systems" at the 44th Annual Conference Of The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 2018
- Co-organizer and co-chair of the Special Session on "Emerging Solutions for Vehicular Embedded Systems" at the 43rd Annual Conference Of The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 2017
- Guest Editor of the ACM SIGBED Review, Special Issue and Editorial on the Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS), 2016
- Co-organized and co-chaired 9th International Workshop on Compositional Theory and Technology for Real-Time Embedded Systems (CRTS), located at the IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2016
Saad's research focus is on model- and component-based software development of predictable embedded systems, modeling and timing analysis of on-board real-time communication, modeling and end-to-end timing analysis of distributed embedded systems.
Deploying an End-to-End CAN–TSN–5G Industrial Network: Practical Insights and Lessons Learned (Dec 2026) Zenepe Satka, Mohammad Ashjaei, William Rosales Mayta , Josefina Nord , Hans Lyngbäck , John Lundbäck , Saad Mubeen The 24th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2026)
Deployment of Hybrid WiFi–5G in Contained Outdoor Areas: A Road Construction Use Case (Dec 2026) Zenepe Satka, Reza Fachrizal, Mohammad Ashjaei, Saad Mubeen, Maher Azaza, Hailong Li The 24th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN 2026)
Remote Attestation for Secure Industrial Device Onboarding (Sep 2026) Volodymyr Trykoz, Björn Leander, Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei The 45th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP 2026)
A Position on Security Assurance for Compute-in-the-network Cyber-Physical Systems (Sep 2026) Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei, Per Erik Strandberg, Björn Leander The 45th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP2026)
Scheduling and Response-time Analysis of Multicore and Multi-GPU Heterogeneous Systems with Server-Based Approach (Aug 2026) Sahar Mobaiyen, Saad Mubeen, Mikael Sjödin, Nandinbaatar Tsog, Matthias Becker Journal of Control Science and Engineering (JCSE)
Timing‑Aware Configuration Framework for TSN and OPC UA in Industrial Automation Systems (Jun 2026) Kasra Ekrad, Bjarne Johansson, Ines Alvarez, Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei 29th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC)
Aldin Berisa
Bahar Houtan (former)
Husni Khanfar
Sahar Mobaiyen
Daniel Brahneborg (former)
Emil Persson
Kasra Ekrad
Lukas Dust
Madiha Umar
Matthias Becker (former)
Muhammad Waqas
Nandinbaatar Tsog (former)
Shaik Salman (former)
Volodymyr Trykoz