Interested in biologically inspired computing
Welcome to my homepage. I am a professor at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES), Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently I am heading the Department of Computer Science. This site is about the research areas I am interested in, my recent research publications and the courses that I usually teach at the university here. This site also gives links to the web pages of some of my former and present students.
My areas of research involve biologically inspired ideas like artificial neural networks and genetic programming. I apply them in the fields of pattern recognition/classification, image processing, computational intelligence and artificial intelligence. Along with my students, we have proposed techniques for genetic optimization of the perceptual shaping of watermarks, kriging based neuro-fuzzy image restoration and combination of classifiers. I am also interested in the use of advanced numerical techniques like finite element analysis and Monte Carlo methods in solving computational physics problems.To see what I currently am doing, please follow the research link.
Journal Publications (Year 2009 only)
- Ayyaz Hussain, M. Arfan Jaffar, Anwar M. Mirza and Asmatullah Chaudhry, Detail Preserving Fuzzy Filter for Impulse Noise Removal, International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control (IJICIC), Vol. 5, No. 10(B), pp. 3583-3591, Oct 2009. (ISSN 1349-4198, Impact Factor: 2.791).
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain, Anwar M. Mirza and Asmatullah Chaudhry, Fuzzy Entropy and Morphology based Fully Automated Segmentation of Lungs from CT Scan Images, Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control (IJICIC), Vol. 5, No. 12, pp. 4993-5002, Dec 2009. (ISSN 1349-4198, Impact Factor: 2.791).
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Fuzzy Entropy based Optimization of Clusters for the Segmentation of Lungs in CT Scan Images, Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS) journal, (Accepted for publication May 2009). (ISSN 0219-1377, Impact Factor: 1.733).Available online on https://springerlink.com/content/b148540n65n04t06/?p=f100177c3a4d475dac856ed79de32c94π=0
- Ayyaz Hussain, M. Arfan Jaffar and Anwar M. Mirza, A Hybrid Image Restoration Approach: Fuzzy Logic and Directional Weighted Median based Uniform Impulse Noise Removal, Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS) journal, (Accepted for publication June 2009). (ISSN 0219-1377, Impact Factor: 1.733). Available online on https://www.springerlink.com/content/mm14377161w42779/
- Shaukat Iqbal, Anwar M. Mirza and Ikram A. Tirmizi, Galerkin’s Finite Element Formulation of the Second-Order Boundary-Value Problems, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, (Accepted for publication and under print 2009). (ISSN 0020-7160, Impact Factor: 0.48). Available online on https://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a913324113
- Ayyaz Hussain, M. Arfan Jaffar, Fauzia Jabeen and Anwar M. Mirza, Impulse Noise Removal using Robust Statistical Estimators and Fuzzy Logic, ICIC Express Letters, Vol. 3, No. 4(A), pp. 1119-1124, December 2009. (ISSN 1881-803X).
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain, Fauzia Jabeen and Anwar M. Mirza, 3D Lungs Nodule Detection and Classification, ICIC Express Letters, Vol. 3, No. 4(A), pp. 1143-1148, December 2009. (ISSN 1881-803X).
Book Chapters (Year 2009 only)
Conference Publications (Year 2009 only)
- Zunera Jalil and Anwar M. Mirza, An Invisible Text Watermarking Algorithm using Image Watermark, International Conference on Systems, Computing Science and Software Engineering (SCSS 2009), Bridgeport, USA, 04-12 December, 2009.
- Humayun Irshad, Abdul Basit Siddiqui, M. Arfan Jaffar and Anwar M. Mirza, Image Fusion using Computational Intelligence: A Survey, 2nd International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science (ICECS 2009), Dubai, UAE, 28-30 December, 2009 (Accepted).
- Zunera Jalil and Anwar M. Mirza, A Review of Digital Watermarking Techniques for Text Documents, International Conference on Information and Multimedia Technology (ICIMT 2009), Jeju Island, South Korea, 18-19 December, 2009 (Accepted).
- Muhammad Ishtiaq, M. Arfan Jaffar, Muhammad A. Khan, Zahoor Jan and Anwar M. Mirza, Robust and Imperceptible Watermarking of Video Streams for Low Power Devices, International Conference on Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (SIP 2009), Jeju Island, South Korea, 10-12 December, 2009 (Accepted).
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Qurat-ul Ain, Ayyaz Hussain, Amjad Iqbal and Anwar M. Mirza, Fuzzy Curvelet Based Fully Automated Segmentation of Brain from MR Images, 2nd International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA 2009), Jeju Island, South Korea 10-12 December, 2009 (Accepted).
- Muhammad A. Khan, Zahoor Jan, M. Ishtiaq Khan, M. Asif Khan and Anwar M. Mirza, Selection of Accurate and Robust Classification Model for Binary Classification Problems, International Conference on Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (SIP 2009), Jeju Island, South Korea, 10-12 December, 2009 (Accepted).
- Muhammad A. Khan, Zahoor Jan and Anwar M. Mirza, Performance Analysis of Classifier Fusion Model with Minimum Feature Subset and Rotation of the Dataset, 6th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD’09), Tianjin, China, 14-16 August, 2009 (Accepted).
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain, Zeeshan Hayder, and Anwar M. Mirza, An Intelligent Ensemble Based Classification, 8th International Conference on Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies (APPT’09), Rapperswil, Switzerland 24-25 August 2009 (Submitted)
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain, Fauzia Jabeen and Anwar M. Mirza, 3D Lungs Nodule Detection and Classification, Second International Symposium on Intelligent Informatics (ISII2009), QinHuangDao, China, September 13-15, 2009.
- Ayyaz Hussain, M. Arfan Jaffar, Fauzia Jabeen and Anwar M. Mirza, Impulse Noise Removal using Robust Statistical Estimators and Fuzzy Logic, Second International Symposium on Intelligent Informatics (ISII2009), QinHuangDao, China, September 13-15, 2009.
- Tayyaba Azim, M. Arfan Jaffar, and Anwar M. Mirza, Driver Fatigue Detection through Real Time Eye Tracking, International Symposium on Management Engineering (ISME2009), Dalian, China, August 5-7, 2009.
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Zeshan Hayder, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, An Intelligent Ensemble Based System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (ICCEA 2009), Manila, Philippines, June 6-8, 2009, pp. 347-341. (ISBN 978-1-84626-017-9)
- M. Arfan Jaffar, M. Ishtiaq, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Wavelet-Based Color Image Segmentation using Self-Organizing Map Neural Network, Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (ICCEA 2009), Manila, Philippines, June 6-8, 2009, pp. 501-505. (ISBN 978-1-84626-017-9)
- Tayyaba Azim, M. Arfan Jaffar, and Anwar M. Mirza, Automatic Skin Detection in Luminance Images using Threshold Technique, Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (ICCEA 2009), Manila, Philippines, June 6-8, 2009, pp. 506-511. (ISBN 978-1-84626-017-9)
- Summrina Kanwal Wajid, M. Arfan Jaffar, Wajid Rasul and Anwar M. Mirza, Robust and Imperceptible Image Watermarking using Full Counter Propagation Neural Networks, International Conference on Information and Network Technology (ICINT2009 / ICMLC2009), Perth, Australia, July 10-12, 2009.
- Ayyaz Hussain, Abdul Basit Siddiqui, M. Nazir and Anwar M. Mirza, Modified Histogram based Fuzzy Filter, Mirage 2009 – Computer Vision / Computer Graphics Collaboration Techniques and Applications, Paris, France, May 4-6, 2009.
- M. Ishtiaq, M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Wavelet-Based Video Segmentation using Self-Organizing Map Neural Network, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology – Spring Conference (IACSIT-SC 2009), Singapore, April 17-20, 2009.
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Lungs Nodule Detection by using Fuzzy Morphology from CT Scan Images, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology – Spring Conference (IACSIT-SC 2009), Singapore, April 17-20, 2009.
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Bilal Ahmed, Nawazish Naveed, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Color Video Segmentation using Fuzzy C-Mean Clustering with Spatial Information, 8th WSEAS International Conference on Signal Processing (SIP’09 / SIP-WAV), Istanbul, Turkey, May 30 – June 01, 2009.
- M. Arfan Jaffar, Nawazish Naveed, Bilal Ahmed, Ayyaz Hussain and Anwar M. Mirza, Fuzzy C-Mean Clustering with Spatial Information for Color Image Segmentation, Third International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2009), Lahore, Pakistan, April 09 – 11, 2009.
Research Students
Former PhD Students
- Dr. Abdul Basit Siddiqui: Image Fusion using Computational Intelligence Techniques, PhD Thesis, FAST - NUCES, Pakistan, 2010.
- Dr. Zunera Jalil: Copyright Protection of Plain Text using Digital Watermarking, PhD Thesis, FAST - NUCES, Pakistan, 2010.
- Dr. Arfan Jafar: Lungs Segmentation and Nodule Detection using Machine Learning, PhD Thesis, FAST - NUCES, Pakistan, 2009.
- Dr. Ayaz Hussain: Image Restoration using Fuzzy Logic, PhD Thesis, FAST - NUCES, Pakistan, 2009
- Dr. Shaukat Iqbal: An Adaptive Finite Element Formulation of the Boltzmann Transport Equation, PhD thesis, GIK Institute Pakistan, 2007.
- Dr. Asmatullah Chaudhry: Image Restoration using Machine Learning, PhD thesis, GIK Institute Pakistan, 2007.
- Dr. Asifullah Khan: Intelligent Shaping of a Digital Watermark, PhD thesis, GIK Institute Pakistan, 2006.
- Dr. Abdul Majid: (Currently doing Post Doc in South Korea): Optimization of Classifiers using Genetic Programming, PhD thesis, GIK Institute Pakistan, 2006.
Current PhD Students
- Zahoor Jan: Digital Image Watermarking in the Wavelet Domain
- Muhammad Nazir: Feature extraction and Classification.
- Muhammad Aamir Khan: Combination and Optimization of Classifiers
Current:
1. CEN465 - Digital Image Processing (Fall, 2010, BS CE, KSU)
2. CEN545 - Digital Image Processing (Fall 2010, MS CE, KSU)
Last Few Years:
1. CS532 - Neural Networks 2. CS521 - Advanced Computer Graphics
3. EE402 - Digital Image Processing (Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007)
4. CS418 - Computer Graphics (Spring 2008, Fall 2009)
5. CS532 - Neural Networks (Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007)
6. CS211 - Introduction to Operating Systems (Fall 2002, Spring 2002)
7. CS223 - Object Oriented Programming (Spring 2005, Fall 2003)
8. CS351 - Artificial Intelligence (Spring 2003, Spring 2002)
9. CS553 - Applied Image Processing (Fall 2008, Fall 2006, Spring 2004)
10. CS505 - Advanced Operating Systems (Fall 2009, Fall 2007, Fall 2006)
11. CS521 - Advanced Computer Graphics (Summer 2007)
12. CS101 - Introduction to Computing (Fall 2003)
Miscellaneous
When I am free from work, I enjoy reading, travelling and painting. You can have a look at some of my Paintings.
This page wad last updated on December 14th, 2009 by Anwar M. Mirza.
Contact
Dr. Anwar M. Mirza
Professor and Head,
Department of Computer Science, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, FAST-NU, A.K. Brohi Road, H-11/4, Islamabad 44000, PAKISTAN
+0092 51 111 128 128 ext 107 (off)
anwar.m.mirza@nu.edu.pk
Professor and Head,
Department of Computer Science, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, FAST-NU, A.K. Brohi Road, H-11/4, Islamabad 44000, PAKISTAN
+0092 51 111 128 128 ext 107 (off)
anwar.m.mirza@nu.edu.pk