He is the Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine/IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Electronic Commerce Research (Springer), IEEE Access, Cluster Computing (Springer), KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, SpringerPlus, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. Dr. Abbas has received several research grants for ICT related projects from various research funding authorities and has been working on scientific projects in US, EU, KSA and Pakistan
His professional services include - but are not limited to - Journal Editorships, Industry Consultations, Workshops Chair, Technical Program Committee Member, Invited/Keynote Speaker and reviewer for several international journals and conferences. He has authored over 100 scientific research articles in prestigious international journals and conferences. Presently he is working as a Research Scientist at CoEIA, KSA and as a Graduate Faculty Member at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States.
He is also associated with NUST, Pakistan as an Assistant Professor and with Security Masons, Sweden as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He is the principal advisor for several graduate and doctoral students at King Saud University KSA, NUST Pakistan and Florida Institute of Technology United States. He also serves as Information Security Consultant for various multinational firms which include Government and Private organizations based in US, EU, Middle East and Pakistan.