Research Interests

Research interests of academic staff in the Faculty of Information Technology (FoIT) include:

• Information Multimodal Analytics
• Digital Image Processing
• Data Centre Virtualization
• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
• Cyber Security Analytics
• Internet of Things 
• Technology Assisted Learning
• Web Services
• Big Data 
• Distributed Databases

Recent presentations and publications by FoIT staff 

Dr Sohail Razzaq - Sohail Razzaq, Costas Xydeas, Anzar Mahmood, Saeed Ahmed, Naeem Iqbal Ratyal, Jamshed Iqbal. (2023), “Efficient optimization techniques for resource allocation in UAVs mission framework”, Accepted for publication in PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283923

Dr Ramalingam - Ramalingam, D. & Mahalakshmi, D. (2023) ‘Cognitive Intelligent Personal Learning Assistants’, in Intelligent Systems and Sustainable Computational Models: Concepts, architectures and practical applications. 1st edn. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.

Dr. M. Waleed, Mr. M. Siddique - Ashour, M.W., Abdulrazzaq, M.M. and Siddique, M., 2022. Advances in Intelligent Systems & Computing Series. (2023). Machine vision inspection of steel surface using combined global and local features. Accepted for publication in proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations ITNG 2023.

Dr. M. Waleed, Mr. M. Siddique - Alansari, Z., Siddique, M. and Ashour, M.W., 2022. FCERP: a novel WSNs fuzzy clustering and energy efficient routing protocol. Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC), 6(1), pp.31-42. http://aetic.theiaer.org/archive/v6/v6n1/p2.pdf

Mr. M. Siddique - M. Siddique, T. Ahmed and M. S. Husain, “Random Forest Based Flood Monitoring Using Sentinel-1 Images: A Case Study of Flood Prone Regions of North-East India”, 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2022), 2022, pp. 4883-4886, DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884483 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9884483

Mr. M. Siddique - M. Siddique, T. Ahmed and M. S. Husain, “An Empirical Approach to Monitor the Flood-Prone Regions of North India Using Sentinel-1 Images”, Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC), Print ISSN: 2516-0281, Online ISSN: 2516-029X, pp. 1-14, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1st October 2022, Published by International Association of Educators and Researchers (IAER), DOI: 10.33166/AETiC.2022.03.001 http://aetic.theiaer.org/archive/v6/v6n4/p1.pdf

Dr Ramalingam - Ramalingam, D., Ugail, H., and Shivasankarappa, A.N. & V. Dharmalingam. (2022) ‘Framework for Digitally Managing Academic Records Using Blockchain Technology’, in Shakya Subarnaand Bestak, R. and P. R. and K. K. A. (ed.) Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics. Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 633–645. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1866-6_45

Dr Syed Ziaur Rahman - Kumar, C. N. S. ., M. . Sailaja, M. A. . Hussain, and S. Z. . Rahman. “Applications of Machine Learning for Fake News Detection in Social Networks”. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, vol. 10, no. 2s, Dec. 2022, pp. 146-50, doi:10.17762/ijritcc.v10i2s.5921.
https://ijritcc.org/index.php/ijritcc/article/view/5921

Dr Sohail Razzaq - Shumaila Javeed, Mustafa Inc, Muhammad Awais Abbasi, K.H. Mahmoud, Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Sohail Razzaq, “Soliton solutions of some nonlinear evolution equations in shallow water theory”, Results in Physics, Volume 38, 2022. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379722002777

Dr Sohail Razzaq - Irfanullah, Hina Munsif, Sohail Razzaq and Ali Imran Najam “Cylindrical phased array with adaptive nulling using eigen-correlation technique”, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 32 (2), p. 1-12, Feb. 2022. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mmce.22969

Dr. M. Waleed - Siddiqui, M.Q. and Ashour, M.W., 2021, November. Object/Obstacles detection system for self-driving cars. In 4th Smart Cities Symposium (SCS 2021) (Vol. 2021, pp. 164-169). IET. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9770722

Dr. M. Waleed - Isidro, K.S. and Ashour, M.W., 2021. Integration of remote sensing techniques into oil and gas upstream operations: a comparative study. https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/conferences/10.1049/icp.2022.0332

Dr. M. Waleed - Chaki, N.M. and Ashour, M.W., 2021, November. Automated border control systems: a literature review. In 4th Smart Cities Symposium (SCS 2021) (Vol. 2021, pp. 152-157). IET. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9770712

Dr. M. Waleed - Sayed, J. and Ashour, M.W., 2021. Digital intelligent virtual assistant (DIVA) with natural speech and accent recognition. https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/conferences/10.1049/icp.2022.0334

Mr. M. Siddique - E. John and M. Siddique, "Efficient Semantic Web Services Development Approaches using REST and JSON," 2021 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA), 2021, pp. 231-235, DOI: 10.1109/DASA53625.2021.9682324 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9682324

Mr. M. Siddique - M. N. Waheed and M. Siddique, "Real-Time Scheduling Models in Diverse Multi-core OpenMP Applications," 2021 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA), 2021, pp. 702-705, DOI: 10.1109/DASA53625.2021.9682396 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9682396

Mr. M. Siddique - S. T. Ataullah and M. Siddique, "Optimisation Techniques for Multicore Architectures and Parallel Processing using OpenMP," 2021 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA), 2021, pp. 187-191, DOI: 10.1109/DASA53625.2021.9682392 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9682392

Dr Ramalingam - Alwahaibi, Y. A. et al. (2021) ‘Proposing an m-government framework for the ministry of housing in Oman: For efficient digital literacy and services’, International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 13(4). doi: 10.4018/IJMBL.2021100102. DOI: 10.4018/IJMBL.2021100102.

Dr Manju Jose - Prakash Kumar and Manju Jose (2021)Machine Learning regression models for road accident injury and mortality predictions in Oman. Accepted for publication in proceedings of International Conference on Innovation in Information Technology and Business (ICIITB) 2022.

Dr Manju Jose - Manju Jose and Prakash Kumar (2021), Offline Cursive Handwriting Recognition using Convolutional Neural Network, Journal of Xidian University 15(8):287 – 293. DOI: 10.37896/jxu15.8/029

Dr Manju Jose - Ahmed Al Ajmi and Manju Jose (2021), IoT based Counting System, Journal of Xidian University 15(8):375-381. DOI: 10.37896/jxu15.8/037

Dr Manju Jose - Nadia Al Nassri and Manju Jose (2021), Secured and Sustainable Data Exchange using Smart Technologies, Journal of Xidian University 15(9):196 – 205. DOI: 10.37896/jxu15.9/019

Dr Sohail Razzaq - Khan, Muhammad Saydal, Ali Tahir, Imtiaz Alam, Sohail Razzaq, Muhammad Usman, Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen, Nauman Anwar Baig, Salman Atif, and Mehwish Riaz. 2021. "Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping of WASA Tube Wells for Irrigation in Quetta Valley Aquifer" Energies 14, no. 20: 6676. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/20/6676

Dr Sohail Razzaq - Khurram Ali, Adeel Mehmood, Israr Muhammad, Sohail Razzaq, Jamshed Iqbal, “Control of an Anthropomorphic Manipulator using LuGre Friction Model - Design and Experimental Validation”. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 67, n. 9, p. 401-410, sep. 2021. ISSN 0039-2480. https://ojs.sv-jme.eu/index.php/sv-jme/article/view/sv-jme.2021.7258

Dr Sohail Razzaq - A. Tariq, S. Khattak, H. Munsif, S. Razzaq, Irfanullah, “Linear Pattern Correction Technique for Compensating the Effects of Mutual Coupling and Deformation in Wedge-Shaped Conformal Antenna Arrays”, in Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Journal, Volume 36, Number 5, pages 533-541, 2021, https://aces-society.org/includes/downloadpaper.php?of=ACES_Journal_May_2021_Paper_7&nf=21-5-7

Dr. M. Waleed - Ashour, M.W., Khalid, F., Halin, A.A., Darwish, S.H. and Abdulrazzaq, M.M., 2020. A Review on Steel Surface Image Features Extraction and Representation Methods. In Emerging Technologies in Computing: Third EAI International Conference, iCETiC 2020, London, UK, August 19–20, 2020, Proceedings 3 (pp. 239-250). Springer International Publishing. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-60036-5_17

Dr. M. Waleed - Abdulrazzaq, M.M., Yaseen, I.F.T., Noah, S.A., Fadhil, M.A. and Ashour, M.W., 2020. XMIAR: X-ray medical image annotation and retrieval. In Advances in Computer Vision: Proceedings of the 2019 Computer Vision Conference (CVC), Volume 2 1 (pp. 638-651). Springer International Publishing. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-17798-0_51

Dr Ramalingam - Alwahaibi, Y., Arrieya Ariffin, D.S., Garfan, S., Binti Saad, D.A. & Dharmalingam, D.R. (2020). Proposing a M-Government Framework for the Ministry of Housing in Oman for Efficient Digital Literacy and Services: Work-in-Progress. Retrieved March 20, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218893/.

Dr Ramalingam - Dharmalingam, R. (2020) ‘Challenges in imparting practical skills of technological modules: A case study’, in Online Curriculum Symposium, Advance HE, UK. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-06/Draft-Online-Curriculum-Symposium-Programme-160620.pdf

Dr Manju Jose - Maisa Al Hinai, Manju Jose. (2020), An Exploratory Study: The role of Internet of Things (IoT) in reducing traffic congestion in Muscat Governorate, Global Scientific Journals, Vol:8, Issue:8. ISSN 2320-9186

Dr Manju Jose - Aisha Al Wahaibi, Manju Jose. (2020), Merging Artificial Intelligence and BlockChain Technologies to solve academic qualification forgery issues. Journal of Student Research,DOI: https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.vi.856

Dr Sohail Razzaq - U. Mussadiq, A. Mahmood, S. Ahmed, S. Razzaq and I. Koo, "Economic and Climatic Impacts of Different Peer-to-Peer Game Theoretic–Based Energy Trading Systems," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 195632-195644, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3033811.  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9239957