Publications (post Ph.D.)
A total of 61 out of 66 publications are listed in the reverse chronological order.
Journal articles: 57 conference papers: 2 Editorials: 2
Only published and forthcoming (accepted) articles are listed – During and after PhD h-index: 29 and i10-index: 52.
Forthcoming
M. Zakarya, at al. BackFillMe: An Energy and Performance Efficient Virtual Machine Scheduler for IaaS Datacenters, Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE
W. AL Kishri, J. H. Yousif, M. AL Bahri, M. Zakarya, et al. A Comparative Study of Deepfake Facial Manipulation Technique Using Generative Adversarial Networks, Discover Artificial Intelligence, Springer
Falah. Y.H. Ahmed, M. Zakarya, et al. Improving SpikeProp’s Training Efficiency in Spiking Neural Networks for Large Language Models Through Innovative Weight Initialization, International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, Springer
M. Qazani, M. Al-Bahri, M. Zakarya, et al. Bayesian-Optimized Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Coastal Wind Gust Prediction in a Marine-Influenced Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Elsevier
S. Iftikhar, H. A. Khattak, A. Sadaat, Z. Ameer, M. Zakarya, Efficient Fruit Disease Diagnosis on Resource-Constrained Agriculture Devices, Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, Elsevier
M. Qazani, H. Asadi, Z. Najdovski, S. Alsanwy, M. Zakarya, et al., High-Fidelity Learning-based Motion Cueing Algorithm by Bypassing Worst-Case Scenario-based Tuning, Journal of Cognitive Robotics, Elsevier
P. Zhang, L. Liu, Z. Wu, M. Zakarya, et al., Guest editorial: Information, Network and Communications Security, IET Electronics Letters, Wiley
M. Ilyas, I. Rahman, M. Zakarya, et al., A Multi-Objective Optimisation Approach with Improved Pareto-Optimal Solutions to Enhance Economic and Environmental Dispatch in Power Systems, Scientific Reports, Springer
M. Zakarya*, et al., ApMove: A Service Migration Technique for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Internet of Things Journal, IEEE
H. Hussain, M. Zakarya, et al., Energy Efficient Real-time Tasks Scheduling on High Performance Edge-Computing Systems using Genetic Algorithm, Access, IEEE
M. Qazani, H. Asadi, M. Zakarya, et al., Specific Heat Capacity Extraction of Soybean Oil/MXene Nanofluids Using Optimized Long Short-Term Memory, Access, IEEE
M. Zakarya*, et al., Sustainable computing across datacenters: A review of enabling models and techniques, Computer Science Review, Elsevier
M. Ilyas, I. Rahman, M. Zakarya*, M. Khan, A Neighborhood-aware Multi-markovian Switching Particle Swarm Optimization Technique for Solving Complex and Expensive Problems, Soft Computing, Springer
M. Qazani, H. Asadi, M. Zakarya, et al., A Neural Network-based Motion Cueing Algorithm Using the Classical Washout Filter for Comprehensive Driving Scenarios, Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE
S. Rahman, J. Uddin, H. Hussain , A. Ahmed, A. A. Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., A Huffman Code LSB based Image Steganography Technique Using Multi-Level Encryption and Achromatic Component of an image, Scientific Reports, Springer
M. S. Khan, H. Ali, M. Zakarya*, S. Tirunagari, A. A. Khan, R. Khan, A. Ahmed, L. Rada, A Convex Selective Segmentation Model based on a Piece-wise Constant Metric Guided Edge Detector Function, Soft Computing, Springer
P. Zhang, N. Kumar, M. Zakarya, L. Abualigah, Editorial: Artificial Intelligence for Mental Disorder Prevention and Diagnosis: Technologies and Challenges, Frontiers in Psychiatry
S. Rahman, J. Din, M. Zakarya, H. Hussain, A.A., Khan, A. Ahmed, M. Haleem, "A Comprehensive Study of Digital Image Steganographic Techniques", Access, IEEE
A. Rahman, H. Ali, N. Badshah, M. Zakarya, et al., Power mean based image segmentation in the presence of noise, Scientific Reports, Springer, 2022
S. Rahman, J. Din, H. Khan, H. Hussain, A.A., Khan, M. Zakarya, "A Novel Steganography Technique for Digital Images using the Least Significant Bit Substitution Method", Access, IEEE
L. Mabood, N. Badshah, H. Ali, M. Zakarya, et al., Multi-scale-average-filter-assisted level set segmentation model with local region restoration achievements, Scientific Reports, Springer
M. Zakarya, Lee Gillam, Khaled Salah, Omer Rana, Santosh Tirunagari, Rajkumar Buyya, "CoLocateMe: Aggregation-based, Energy, Performance and Cost Aware VM Placement and Consolidation in Heterogeneous IaaS Clouds", Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE
Aitizaz Ali, M. Amin Almaiah, Fahima Hajjej, M. Fermi Pasha, Ong Huey Fang, Rahim Khan, Jason Teo, M. Zakarya, et al. "An Industrial IoT-Based Blockchain-Enabled Secure Searchable Encryption Approach for Healthcare Systems Using Neural Network", Sensors, MDPI
Ismail, M.I. Mohmand, H. Hussain, A.A. Khan, Ubaid Ullah, M. Zakarya, et al., "A Machine Learning based Classification and Prediction Technique for DDoS Attacks", Access, IEEE
A. Rahman, H. Ali, N. Badshah, L. Rada, A.A. Khan, H. Hussain, M. Zakarya, et al. "A selective segmentation model using dual-level set functions and local spatial distance", Access, IEEE
Aftab Ahmed, M. Zakarya, et al. "Quality Enhancement in a mm-Wave Multi-hop, Multi-tier Heterogeneous 5G Network Architecture", Telecommunication Systems, Springer
Rahim Khan, Ihsan Ali, Mian A. Jan, M. Zakarya, et al. "A Hybrid Approach for a Seamless and interoperable Communication in the Internet of Things", Network Magazine, IEEE
Mian Ahmed Jan, M. Zakarya, et al. "An AI-enabled lightweight data fusion and load optimization approach for the Internet of Things", Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS), Elsevier
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, "Energy, performance and cost efficient cloud datacentres: A survey", Computer Science Review, Elsevier
Nabeela Awan, Ahmad Ali, Fazlullah Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "Modeling Dynamic Spatio-temporal Correlations for Urban Traffic Flows Prediction", Access, IEEE
Hashim Ali, M. Zakarya, et al. "FollowMe@LS: Electricity Price and Source Aware Resource Management in Geographically Distributed Heterogeneous Datacenters", The Journal of Systems & Software, Elsevier
Ahmad Ali, Yanmin Zhu, M. Zakarya, "A data aggregation based approach to exploit dynamic spatio-temporal correlations for citywide crowd flows prediction in fog computing", Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer
M. Adil, Jehad Ali, M. Sajjad Khan, Junsu Kim, Ryan Arturki, M. Zakarya, et al. An Intelligent Hybrid Mutual Authentication Scheme for Industrial Internet of Thing Networks, Computers, Materials & Continua, Tech Science Press
Sudarshan Nandy, Mainak Adhikari, Venki Balasubramanian, Varun G. Menon, Xingwang Li, M. Zakarya, "An Intelligent Heart Disease Prediction System based on Swarm-Artificial Neural Network", Neural Computing and Applications, Springer
Ahmad Ali, Yanmin Zhu, M. Zakarya, "Exploiting dynamic spatio-temporal correlations for citywide traffic flow prediction using attention based neural networks", Information Sciences, Elsevier
Ahmad Ali, Yanmin Zhu, M. Zakarya, "Exploiting Dynamic Spatio-temporal Graph Convolutional Neural Networks for Citywide Traffic Flows Prediction", Neural Networks, Elsevier
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "HeporCloud: An energy and performance efficient resource orchestrator for hybrid heterogeneous cloud computing environments", Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), Elsevier
Muhammad Shuaib Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Qureshi, Muhammad Fayaz, M. Zakarya, et al., "Time and cost efficient cloud resource allocation for real-time data-intensive smart systems", Energies, MDPI
M. Zakarya, et al., "PerficientCloudSim: a tool to simulate large-scale computation in heterogeneous clouds", The Journal of Supercomputing, Springer
Hashim Ali, Muhammad Shuaib Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Qureshi, Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "An Energy and Performance Aware Scheduler for Real-time Tasks in Cloud Datacentres", Access, IEEE
Muhammad Adil, Rahim Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "MAC-AODV based Mutual Authentication Scheme for Constraint Oriented Networks", Access, IEEE
Rahim Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "A Heuristic Approach for Finding Similarity Indexes of Multivariate Data Sets", Access, IEEE
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "An energy, performance efficient resource consolidation scheme for heterogeneous cloud datacenters", Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), Elsevier
Izaz Ur Rahman, M. Zakarya, et al., "An n-state switching PSO algorithm for scalable optimization", Soft Computing, Springer
Rahim Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "Smart Sensing-enabled Decision Support System for Water Scheduling in Orange Orchard", Sensors, IEEE
M. Zakarya, et al., "epcAware: A Game-based, Energy, Performance and Cost Efficient Resource Management Technique for Multi-access Edge Computing", Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE
Izaz Ur Rahman, Zidong Wang, Weibu Liu, M. Zakarya, et al., "An N-State Markovian Jumping Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm", Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (SMCA), IEEE
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, Rahim Khan, "H2 - A hybrid heterogeneity aware resource orchestrator for cloud platforms", Systems Journal, IEEE
Ayaz Ali Khan, Abid Ali, M. Zakarya, et al., "A migration aware scheduling technique for real-time aperiodic tasks over multiprocessor systems", Access, IEEE
M. Zakarya, Lee Gillam, "Modelling Resource Heterogeneities in Cloud Simulations and Quantifying their Accuracy", Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), Elsevier
Rahim Khan, M. Zakarya, et al. "PFARS: Enhancing Throughput and Lifetime of Heterogeneous WSNs through Power-aware Fusion, Aggregation and Routing Scheme", International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, et al., "An energy and performance aware consolidation technique for containerized datacenters", Transactions on Cloud Computing, IEEE
Rahim Khan, Ihsan Ali, Saleh M. Altowaijri, M. Zakarya, et al. "LCSS based Algorithm for Computing Multivariate Data Sets Similarity: A Case Study of Real-time WSN Data", Sensors, MDPI
Ayaz Ali Khan, M. Zakarya, Rahim Khan, "Energy-aware Dynamic Resource Management in Elastic Cloud Datacenters", Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), Elsevier
M. Zakarya and Lee Gillam, "Managing energy, performance and cost in large scale heterogeneous datacenters using migrations", Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS), Elsevier
M. Zakarya, "Energy, performance and cost efficient datacenters: A survey", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (RSER), Elsevier
M. Zakarya, "An extended energy aware cost recovery approach for virtual machine migration", Systems Journal, IEEE
Rahim Khan, Ihsan Ali, M. Zakarya, et al., "Technology-Assisted Decision Support System for Efficient Water Utilization: A Real-Time Testbed for Irrigation Using Wireless Sensor Networks", Access, IEEE
M. Zakarya and Lee Gillam "Energy Efficient Computing, Clusters, Grids and Clouds: A Taxonomy and Survey", Journal of Sustainable Computing, Informatics and Systems [full text]
Syed Bilal Hussian Shah, Yin Fuliang, Inam Ullah Khan, Chen Zhe, M. Zakarya, "Collating and Analysing State-of-the-Art Hierarchical Routing Protocols in WSN to Increase Network Lifetime and Conserve Energy", Proceedings of the International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems (ICFNDS), ACM
M. Zakarya and Lee Gillam "An Energy Aware Cost Recovery Approach for Virtual Machine Migration", Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services (GECON), Springer [full text]
M. Zakarya, Izaz Ur Rahman, Ayaz Ali Khan "Energy crisis, global warming & IT industry: Can the IT professionals make it better some day? A review", ICET, IEEE [full text]
M. Zakarya, Ayaz Ali Khan "Cloud QoS, High Availability & Service Security Issues with Solutions", IJCSNS (ISI indexed) [full text]
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