Dr. Zahid Akhtar
Department of Network and Computer Security,
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute,
C135, Kunsela Hall,
Utica, NY 13502, USA.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=WSsLM18AAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Akhtar is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Network and Computer Security at State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (USA) since August 2020. Prior to this, he was a Research Assistant Professor at University of Memphis, USA (2018-2020) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at INRS-EMT-University of Quebec, Canada (2016-2018), University of Udine, Italy (2013-2016), Bahcesehir University, Turkey (2013), and University of Cagliari, Italy (2012-2013), respectively. He was a visiting Research Fellow at University of Cagliari, Italy, from 2008 to 2009. Between 2005 to 2008, he was Junior Research Fellow at University of Pune, India. In 2004, he worked as a summer intern at Tata Motors Limited, India.
Dr. Akhtar received the Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from University of Cagliari (Italy). He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence as well as an Associate Editor of IEEE Access journal. Moreover, he is a Senior Member of IEEE as well as a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also a recipient of the Premium Award for Best Paper in IET Biometrics Journal (2014), Outstanding Paper Award at the International Conference on Internet (2017), Best Industry-Oriented research work award at National Seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors (2007), Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award in the prestigious journal Pattern Recognition Letters (2016), and Five times Best Reviewer Award at the International Conference on Vision, Image and Signal Processing (2017-2021).
Dr. Akhtar’s current research interests are in the areas of Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition with applications to Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Affect Recognition, Image and Video Processing, and Perceptual-Based Audiovisual Multimedia Quality Assessment.
Latest News
Dr. Akhtar quoted in the article "Exposing deepfake imagery" in Photonics Focus (SPIE), September 1, 2023.
Keynote Speaker:
Zahid Akhtar, "Inventions and Emerging Trends in Research Methodology", International Multidisciplinary Conference on Emerging Trends in Research Methodology in Higher Education System, India, March 9, 2024.
Zahid Akhtar, "AI and User Authentication: Adversarial Attacks and Defenses", International Conference on Computational Sciences and Sustainable Technologies (ICCSST), Bengaluru, India, May 9, 2023.
Invited Talk:
Zahid Akhtar, "On the (In-)Security of AI, Biometrics and Cybersecurity", Faculty Development Programme on “Demystifying Artificial Intelligence and its Applications by Blockchain and Cyber Security”, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, November 29, 2023.
Zahid Akhtar, "Innovation and Future Trends in Computer Science & Engineering", Faculty Development Program on Teaching and Research Essentials, Chandigarh University, India, June 27, 2023.
Guest Editor
special issue on "The neurophysiological principle of emotion and the coding of its external manifestations" in Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 [Link]
special issue on "Deepfakes, Fake News and Multimedia Manipulation from Generation to Detection, Volume II" in Journal of Imaging, 2024 [Link]
special issue on "Security-Pattern Recognition and Validation" in Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety, 2024 [Link]
special issue on "Between Bytes and Belief: Navigating the Deepfake Landscape" in Digital Technologies Research and Applications (DTRA), 2024 [Link]
special issue on "Machine Learning in Social Network Analytics" in Algorithms, 2023 [Link]
special issue on "Heterogeneous and Parallel Computing for Cyber Physical Systems" in Electronics, 2023 [Link]
special issue on "Latest Trends for Renewable Energy and Enabled Technologies for Sustainable Development" in Sustainability, 2023 [Link]
special issue on "Emerging Applications for IoT, Edge Computing and AI" in International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, 2023 [Link].
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