List of Publications

Journal Publications:

• Ali, M., Asif, R., “A Framework for creation of designs of varying complexity for use in weaving/printing of textiles”, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2019.
• Ali, S. A., Asif, R., Hina, S., Fatima, Z., “Cloud Based Remote Lab Platform: An Application of Internet of things (IoT)”, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, Vol. 37, No.4, Oct, 2018.
• Ahmed, S., Hina, S., Asif, R., “Detection of Sentiment Polarity of Unstructured Multi-Language Text from Social Media”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 9, Issue, 7, July, 2018.
• Asif, R., Merceron, A. Ali, S. A., Haider, N., “Understanding Students’ Performance at Degree Level”, Computers & Education Journal, Volume 113, October 2017, Pages 177-194
• Hina, S., Asif, R., Mushtaq, S., “Business Intelligence Solution for Food Industry", Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. Vol. 13, 2017.
• Ahmed, F., Asif, R., Hina, S, Muzammil, M., “Financial Market Prediction using Google Trends”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), Vol. 8, No. 7, July, 2017.
• Asif, R., Hina, S, Haque, S. I. “Predicting Student Academic Performance using Data Mining Methods”, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 17, No. 5, May 2017 .
• Hina, S, Asif, R., Wahab, A., Noman, U., Ahmed, W., “Secure Information Exchange of Patient’s Health Records Using Anonymization Techniques”, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 17, No. 5, May 2017 .
• Itrat, M., Ali, S. A., Asif, R., Khanzada, K., Rathi, M.K., "Automatic Language Identification for Languages of Pakistan”, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 17, No. 2, February, 2017.
• Asif, R., Haque, S. I., Zaheer, M. T., Hasan, M. A., “Football (Soccer) Analytics: A Case Study on the Availability and Limitations of Data for Football Analytics Research”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), Vol. 14, No. 11, November, 2016.
• Asif, R., Haider, N., Ali, S. A.” Prediction of Undergraduate Student’s Performance Using Data Mining Methods”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS), Vol. 14, No. 5, May, 2016.
• Ali, S. A., Andleeb, M., Asif, R., Rehman, D., “Performance Evaluation of Loss Functions for Margin Based Robust Speech Recognition”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), Vol. 7, No. 2, February, 2016.
• Asif, R., Merceron, A. & Pathan, M. “Predicting student academic performance at degree level: a case study” International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications (IJISA), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2015, 49-61. DOI: 10.5815/ijisa.2015.01.05.
• Hina, S., Asif, R., Ali, S. A.”Anonymisation framework for securing protected health information (PHI) in a complex dataset of medical narratives”, Accepted and to be published in Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology.

Peer Reviewed Conference Publications:

• Asif, R., Merceron, A. & Pathan, M. “Investigating Performance of Students: a Longitudinal Study”, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, March 16 - 20, 2015, 108-112. DOI: 10.1145/2723576.2723579.
• Asif, R., Merceron, A. & Pathan, M. “Mining Student’s Admission Data And Predicting Student’s Performance Using Decision Trees”, Proceedings of ICERI2012 Conference, Madrid, Spain, November 19-21, 2012 , 5121-5129, ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1
• Mustafa, R. “Characterization of Internal Learning Parameters in Artificial Neural Networks”, Proceedings of 2009 International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology - Spring Conference, Singapore, April 17-20, 2009. DOI: 10.1109/IACSIT-SC.2009.92

Workshop Publication:

• Asif, R., Merceron, A. & Pathan, M. “Investigating Performances’ Progress of Students”, Proceedings of the Workshop Learning Analytics, 12th e-Learning Conference of the German Computer Society (DeLFI 2014), Freiburg, Germany, September 15, 2014, 116-123.

Dr. Shehnila Zardari 

Articles in Peer-reviewed International Journals

• N.A. Khan, S. Zardari, A.A. Shaikh, M. Rafi, S. Shaukat (2017). Computer Vision Based Displacement Measurement of Shake Table. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Vol 17 (5), ISSN: 1738-7906. ISI indexed.
• Laghari, H. He, S. Zardari, M. Shafiq (2017). Systematic Analysis of Quality of Experience (QoE) Frameworks for Multimedia Services. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security Vol. 17 (6), ISSN: 1738-7906. ISI indexed
• S. Zardari, M.A. Sawand, N.A. Khan (2016). Dealing with Cloud Adoption Risks: a Goal-Oriented Requirements Negotiation Approach. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Vol. 14 (9), pp. 884-887, ISSN: 1947-5500. ISI indexed. Impact Factor (0.519)
• S. Zardari, M.A. Memon, N.A. Khan (2016). Systematic Analysis of Risks in Cloud Architecture. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Vol. 14 (11), ISSN: 1947-5500. ISI indexed. Impact Factor (0.519)
• N.A. Khan, S. Ali, S. Zardari, Y. Adnan, S. Saeed, S.H. Shamim (2016). Unsupervised Cancer Detection using Computer Vision Techniques. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Vol. 14 (10), pp. 724-732. ISSN: 1947-5500. ISI indexed. Impact Factor (0.519) 
• S. Katyara, M.A. Shah, S. Zardari, B.S. Chowdhry, W. Kumar (2016). WSN Based Smart Control and Remote Field Monitoring of Pakistan’s Irrigation System Using SCADA Applications. Wireless Personal Communications. Springer. ISSN: 0929-6212. ISI indexed. JCR listed. Impact Factor (0.701)
• M. A. Sawand, N.A. Khan, S. Zardari (2016). Combining Weak DFAs to Build Strong Hypothesis Using AdaBoost Classification Algorithm. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Vol. 14 (9), pp. 894-899. ISSN: 1947-5500. ISI indexed. Impact Factor (0.519)
• Najeed A. Khan, Shehnila Zardari, Shabeen Khan, Sehrish Saeed. A Method for Tumour Detection on Brain MRI Image by implementing SVM. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security Vol. 14 (8), ISSN: 1947-5500. ISI indexed. SCI Impact Factor (0.519)
• Syeda Uzma Gardazi, Shehnila Zardari. Realizing Compliance Tactics to Support Authentication: Bridging Gap Between Software Architecture and Regulatory Requirements. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Vol. 17 (6), ISSN: 1738-7906. ISI indexed.
• Articles in Peer Reviewed National Journals
• Mukhtiar Ali Unar, David J Murray-Smith, Shehnila Zardari, and Euan W. McGookin (2018). Simulation Studies Relating to Rudder Roll Stabilization of a Container Ship Using Neural Networks. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology. ISSN: 0254-7821. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal. (Accepted for Publication)
• S.F. Memon, M.A. Memon, S. Zardari (2017). Blind’s Eye: Employing Google Directions API for Outdoor Navigation of Visually Impaired Pedestrians.  Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 36 (3) . ISSN: 0254-7821.HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal.
• G.B. Narejo, F. Azeem, S. Zardari (2017). An Enery Policy Analysis and Proposed Remedial Actions to Reduce Energy Crises in Pakistan.  Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 36 (2). ISSN: 0254-7821. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal. 
• A.A. Siddiqui, G.B. Narejo, S.Zardari, M. Tariq, S. Andleeb (2017). Application of Image Processing Algorithms for Brain Tumor Analysis in 2D and 3D Leading to Tumor’s Positioning in Skull: Overview. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 36 (1). ISSN: 0254-7821. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal. 
• Z. Bhatti, I. A. Ismaili, S. Zardari, H.A.M. Malik, M. Karbasi (2016). Procedural Animation of 3D Humanoid Characters Using Trigonometric Expressions. The Journal of Bahria University Information and Communication Technologies, Vol. 9 (2).  ISSN: 1999-4974. HEC Recognized “Y” Category Journal
• Z. Bhatti, I.A. Ismaili, S. Zardari, W.J. Soomro, A.W. Mahesar (2016). Design and Development of Unicode based Sindhi language Thesaurus. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series),Vol. 48 (4). ISSN:1813-1743. ISI indexed. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal. 
• R.A. Khan, S. Memon, S. Zardari, L.D. Dhomeja, M. Usman (2016).Transposition Technique for Minimization of Path Loss in Wireless On-Body Medical Sensors. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series),Vol. 48 (4). ISSN: 1813-1743. ISI indexed. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal
• Parus Khuwaja, Sunder Ali Khowaja, Shehnila Zardari, Imdad Ali Ismaili. The
  effect of exchange rate volatility on current price and transitional behavior of brokers: A perspective from Agent-based modeling using financial market model. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series). ISSN: 1813-1743. ISI indexed. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal
• Nisar Ahmed Memon, Fatima Abbasi, Shehnila Zardari. Glyph Identification and Character Recognition for Sindhi OCR. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology. ISSN: 0254-7821. HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal
• Z. Hussain, S. Memon, S. Zardari, R.H. Shah, Z.A. Bhutto (2016). Systematic Analysis of Smart Meter Technologies and Their Implementation Challenges in Pakistan. Science International, Vol. 28 (4), pp.113-120. ISSN:1013-5316. ISI indexed. HEC Recognized “Y” Category Journal

Book Chapters

• S.Zardari, F. Faniyi, R. Bahsoon (2015). Using Obstacles for Systematically Modelling, Analysing and Mitigating Risks in Cloud Adoption. In the book on Cloud Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, IGI Global
• S.Zardari, F. Faniyi, R. Bahsoon (2012). Using Obstacles for Systematically Modelling, Analysing and Mitigating Risks in Cloud Adoption. In the book on Aligning Enterprise, System and Software Architectures.PDF
• Conference/Workshop Publications
• S. Zardari, R. Bahsoon, A. Ekart (2014). Cloud Adoption: Prioritizing Obstacles and Obstacles Resolution Tactics Using AHP. Requirements Engineering Track, The 29th ACM Symposium On Applied Computing, Gyeongju, Korea March 24 – 28, 2014.  (Selection rate 24%) PDF
• S.Zardari and R.Bahsoon (2011). Cloud Adoption: A Goal-Oriented Requirements Engineering Approach. In the Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Cloud Software Engineering, the ACM/IEEE 33rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Hawaii, USA.PDF

Ms. Asma Khan

• “Modeling and simulation of Mean Square Error for Packet Loss Criterion in Multiplexing   Environment”, published in Mehran University of Engg. & Technology Research Journal, Volume 22, Number 2, April, 2003, pp 129-132.
• “Sensitivity of compressed speech signal energies in relation to human perception”, published in Sindh University Research Journal.(Sci.Ser), Vol: 34-B(02) September 2002 pp.117-119.
• “Analysis of MANNET Routing Protocols using scenario based Mobility Models”, has been published in International Conference at Pakistan Navy Engineering College.
• “A study of software protection techniques”, has been published in CISSE 2007(International Conference)
• “Modeling and Simulation of LPC Envelop difference Criterion”, in process for publication.
• “An improved Numerical Technique for the Solution of Integration” , in process for publication
• “Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols under TCP VEGAS with Mobility Consideration” , has been   published in IMTIC'08  11- 12 April 2008  (International Conference )
• “Performance comparison of  Non Criterion based Schemes for  low bit rate speech based multiplexer Architetecture” ,has been presented in IEEE  Sconest 2003 at Bahria University Karachi
• “Time Synchronization for mobile wireless sensor network” International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2014
• “Analysis of Proactive and Reactive MANnet routing protocols under selected TCP variants”.

International Journal of Ad hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (IJASUC) Vol.4, No.4,      August 2013.

• “Information Leakage in Cloud “, has been presented in IEEE ICOSST 2014, 8^th international Conference on open Source Systems and Technologies .
• “Designing of dual band patch antenna using U-slot technique for wireless communication” has been published in Bahria University Research Journal BUJICT.
• HEPO: The hepatitis ontology for abductive medical diagnostic systems

A Khan, A Sadia, S Ahmed, H Tabassum, MS Khan

Communication, Computing and Digital Systems (C-CODE), International …

• Smart Tutor an Intelligent Tutoring System for C Sharp Programming

 Asma Khan,Junaid Quadri

International Journal of Computer Applications 180 (180(27):28-33), 6

• SUMRATE PERFORMANCE OF PRECODING TECHNIQUES IN MULTIUSER MIMO SYSTEMS

Asma Khan Aisha Danish,Farukh Shahid

ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 2 (1), 6

Ms. Shumaila Ashfaque

• "Design of Fast Parallel Adders using Memristors " in ICCEEE  Aug,2017

Mr. Faraz Hyder

• H. Ahmed, M. A. Ismail, M. F. Hyder, S. M. Sheraz, and N. Fouq, "Performance Comparison of Spark Clusters Configured Conventionally and a Cloud Service," Procedia Computer Science, vol. 82, pp. 99-106, 2016.
• M. F. Hyder, M. A. Ismail "Hybrid Trust Model for Enhancing Operational Trust in Cloud Computing,” 2016 International Electrical Engineering Congress (IEEC), Karachi, 2016,
• M. F. Hyder and M. A. Ismail, "Application Level Trust Mechanisms for Enhancing the Operational Trust in a Cloud," 2015 International Conference on Cloud Computing (ICCC), Riyadh, 2015, pp. 1-6
• M. A. Ismail, M. F. Hyder and H. Ahmed, "Openstack Cloud Performance Optimization using Linux Services," 2015 International Conference on Cloud Computing (ICCC), Riyadh, 2015, pp. 1-4.
• M. F. Hyder, M. A. Ismail and H. Ahmed, "Performance comparison of Hadoop Clusters configured on virtual machines and as a cloud service," 2014 International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), Islamabad, 2014, pp. 60-64
• H. Ahmed, M. A. Ismail and M. F. Hyder, "Performance optimization of Hadoop cluster using Linux services," 17th IEEE International Multi Topic Conference 2014, Karachi, 2014, pp. 167-172.

Mr. Sheeraz

• H. Ahmed, M. A. Ismail, M. F. Hyder, S. M. Sheraz, and N. Fouq, "Performance Comparison of Spark Clusters Configured Conventionally and a Cloud Service," Procedia Computer Science, vol. 82, pp. 99-106, 2016.
• Syed Muhammad Sheraz, Syed Ali Abbas, Dr. Humera Noor, "Fuzzy Rule Based Traffic Signal Control System for Oversaturated Intersections," cinc, vol. 2, pp.162-165, 2009 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Natural Computing, 2009.

Ms. Maria Andaleeb Siddiqui

• M.A Siddiqui, H. Kamal, S.A. Ali, “Securing Storage as a   Service Model in Cloud using Client Authentication in Virtualized Environment” International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Lahore, March 2014.

Avialable: http://www.superior.edu.pk/CEET/pdf/research/DevCS/Securing%20Storage%20as%20a%20Service%20Model%20mariasiddiqui88@yahoo.com.pdf

• M.A Siddiqui, H. Kamal, “A Proposed Approach for Deploying NAS attached storage by configuring virtual switch in ESXi ” International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, volume 5, June 2014.
• M.A Siddiqui (et.al), “Impact of Management Information System Implementation Using Virtualized Oracle Database on Manufacturing Enterprises: A Case Study” International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, volume 5, August 2014.
• S.A Ali, M.A Siddiqui, A. Khan, “Analysing the influence of Prosodic Features on Emotional states Recognition in Regional Languages of Pakistan" , International Multi-Topic Conference, Jamshoro, 2015.
• M. A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, H. Kamal, “Investigating the effect of emotions and sampling frequency on First and Second Formant using Two-way ANOVA in Urdu Language” International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Lahore, March 2015.
• Available:
• http://www.superior.edu.pk/ICEET/pdf/research2015/submission_137.pdf
• M.A.Siddiqui , S.A. Ali, “A Study on the Hourly Behavior of Key Performance Indicators of Global System for Mobile Communications”, Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, Volume 6, No. 3, March 2015.
• M.A. Siddiqui, M. Tariq, S. Andleeb, “A survey on Women participation in Experiential Learning for engineering Profession Development”, International Conference on Women in Development, Institute of Business Management , Karachi, 11-12 November, 2015.
• S.A. Ali, M.A Siddiqui et.al, “Performance evaluation of loss function for margin based robust speech Recognition” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), ISI indexed journal, Volume 7, No.2, March 2016.
• S.A. Ali , M.A. Siddiqui et.al, “A Study of the Effect of Emotions and Software on Prosodic Features on Spoken Utterances in Urdu Language" International Journal of Image, graphics and signal processing (IJIGSP), (MECS publisher), volume 8, No.4, April 2016.

Available:

http://www.mecs-press.org/ijigsp/ijigsp-v8-n4/IJIGSP-V8-N4-6.pdf

• M.A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, S.A.Ali, “, “Evaluating the Performance of Learning Classifiers and Effect of Emotions and Spectral Features on Speech Utterances”, International Journal of computer Science and Information Security, vol.14, No. 10, pp. 406-412, October 2016.
• W. Hussain, M.A Siddiqui, N.G. Haider “An Overview of Customer Relationship Management Software in Business Organizations”, 10^th National Conference on Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Conference (MCS-10), Institute of Business Management, 29-30 October, 2016.
• W. Hussain, M.A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, “Implementation of Contact Management Software (CMS) and Its Integration with Social Networks”, 5th IEEE Student Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technology (SCONEST 2016), Hamdard University, 14-15 December 2016.
• W. Hussain, M.A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, “An implementation of FPGA based data acquisition card (DAQ) for industrial parameter control”, 1^st international conference on Innovations in Computer Science and Software Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, 15-16 December 2016.
• W. Hussain , M.A. Siddiqui, “ A case study on Decision Support System in Banks”, First international Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Applications, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 20-22 February, 2017.
• M.A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, S. Hina, S.A. Ali, “A Novel Approach for feature extraction towards classifying normal and special children speech emotions in Urdu Language”, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), vol. 17, No.7, July 2017.
• M.A. Siddiqui, N.G. Haider, S. A. Ali, “Reduced Feature Set for Emotion Based Spoken Utterances of Normal and Special Children using Multivariate Analysis and Decision Trees,” Engineering ,Technology & Applied Science Research, vol.8, No. 4, August 2018.

Ms. Zainab Fatima

• Zainab Fatima,Inshal-ud-din, M.Khurram Design of “On-Cloud Laboratory Platform” to Bring Internet of Things to Laboratories ”IEEEPMulti Topic Symposium 2015, Karachi.
• Zainab Fatima, Umm-e-farwa, Ali Hussain, M.Khurram”Smart Irrigation for Agricultural Areas of Pakistan using WSN ”International DEWSNET Conference on Dependable Embedded Wireless and Sensing Networks2015.
• Zainab Fatima,Umm-e-farwa, Ali Hussain, M.Khurram “Matlab Based Implementation of IEEE 802.11B DSSS Transimitter” Applied science and Technology(IBCAST) 13th International Bhurban Conference 2016.
• Zainab Fatima,Umm-e-farwa, Ali Hussain,M.Khurram “ On cloud Water Resource Management and Smart Irrigation” Ist International conference on Dependabale Embedded wireless and Sensing Networks 2015.
• Zainab Fatima, Syed Abbas Haider “Online Lab for FPGA Devices” in MEHRAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Volume: 3,Issue: 4( ISSN:0254-7821)