Aaqif Afzaal Abbasi, PhD

About Me

Aaqif Afzaal Abbasi received the PhD degree in computer engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. He is currently serving as Researcher with University of Palermo, Italy since Nov. 2023. He was Associate Professor with the Department of Software Engineering, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan between Jan. 2019 till Oct. 2023. He was a visiting researcher at the University of Essex, UK in 2014 and served as Assistant Professor at Wuhan University, China between 2017 and 2018. He was Visiting Professor at University of Prishtina, Kosovo in 2023. His general research interests cover the broad area of computer communications with special emphasis on resource management. Specifically, his research is focused on designing new resource allocation algorithms, analyzing their performance, and prototyping those that find practical applications in large-scale computing systems. He is also interested in areas of application-awareness in high-performance distributed computing. Abbasi has over 60 research publications  articles mostly in well-reputed high impact factor journals. He has over 1100 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 25. He hosted several special issues on topics of his research interests with international academicians. He is a member of the IAENG China and ACM, USA. 

Publications

(* = Corresponding author)

Book

• SB Sheikh and  AA Abbasi, “Information Technology Based Global Earthquake Forecasting System: Design and Implementation”, ISBN: 978-3639358308, 2011, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrücken, Germany. 

Journals

• H Rokhsati, K Rezaee, AA Abbasi, SB Belhaoauri, J Shafi, Y Liu, M Gheisari, AA Movassagh, S Kosari, An efficient computer-aided diagnosis model for classifying melanoma cancer using fuzzy-ID3-pvalue decision tree, Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 16, no. 8 , 2024. [IF 3.6]

• M Gheisari, T Taami, M Ghaderzadeh, H Li, C Fernández-Campusano, H Sadeghsalehi, and AA Abbasi, Mobile applications in COVID-19 detection and diagnosis: an efficient tool to control the future pandemic; a multidimensional systematic review of the state of the art, Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 16, no. 8 , 2024. [IF 7.4]

• AA Ali, S Latif, SA Ghauri, OY Song, AA Abbasi, and AJ Malik, Linguistic Features and Bi-LSTM for Identification of False News, Electronics, vol. 12, no. 13 , 2023. [IF 2.9]

• F Uddin, N Riaz, A Manan, I Mahmood, OY Song, AJ Malik, and AA Abbasi, An Improvement to the 2-Opt Heuristic Algorithm for Approximating Optimal TSP Tour, Applied Sciences, vol. 13, no. 12, 2023. [IF 2.7]

• AR Alharbi, SS Jamal, MF Khan, MA Gondal, and AA Abbasi, Construction and Optimization of Dynamic S-Boxes based on Gaussian distribution, IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 35818 - 35829 , 2023. [IF 3.367]

• A Bilal, S Latif, SA Ghauri, OY Song, AA Abbasi, and T Karamat, Modified Heuristic Computational Techniques for the Resource Optimization in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs), Electronics, vol. 12, no. 4, 2023. [IF 2.690]

• OO Abayomi-Alli, R. Damaševičius, AA Abbasi, and R Maskeliūnas, Detection of COVID-19 from Deep Breathing Sounds using Visual Representations with Image Augmentation and Deep Learning Techniques, Electronics, vol. 11, no. 16, 2022, pp. 2520. [IF 2.690] [94.86]

• Y AlHaj, A Dahou, MAA Al-qaness, L Abualigah, AA Abbasi, NAO Almaweri, MA Elaziz, and R Damasevicius, A Novel Text Classification Technique using Improved Particle Swarm Optimization: A Case Study of Arabic Language, Future Internet, vol. 14, no. 7, 2022. [IF 3.4]

• M Gheisari, A Javadpour, J Gao, Q-V Pham, AA Abbasi, and Y Liu, PPDMIT: A Lightweight Architecture for Privacy-Preserving Data Aggregation in the Internet of Things, Springer Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 2022. [IF 7.104] 

• MF Khan, K Saleem, M Alotaibi, MM Hazzazi, E Rehman, AA Abbasi, and MA Gondal, Construction and Optimization of TRNG based Substitution Boxes for Block Encryption Algorithms, Computers Materials and Continua, vol. 73, no. 2, 2022, pp. 2679-2696. [IF 3.772] 

• M Gheisari, MS Yaraziz, JA Alzubi, C Fernández-Campusano, MR Feylizadeh, S Pirasteh, AA Abbasi, Y Liu, and C-C Lee, An Efficient Cluster Head Selection Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Network-based Smart Agriculture Systems, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 198, 2022, pp. 107105. [IF 5.565] 

•  E Rehman, M H-Din, AJ Malik, TK Khan, AA Abbasi, S Kadry, MA Khan, and S Rho, Intrusion Detection based on Machine Learning in the Internet of Things, Attacks, Counter Measures, Springer The Journal of Supercomputing, 2022. [IF 2.474]. 

• A Mahmood, M Imran, A Irtaza, Q Abbas, H Dhahri, EMA Othman, AJ Malik and AA Abbasi, Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm based Relevance Feedback Approach for Image Retrieval, Computers Materials and Continua, vol. 70, no. 1, 2022, pp. 963-979. [IF 4.89] 

• E Rehman, IK Toure, K Sultan, M Asif, M Habib, NU Hassan, OY Song, and AA Abbasi, Lightweight Key Management Scheme using Fuzzy Extractor for Wireless Sensor Network, Computers Materials and Continua, vol.71, no.1, pp. 1695-1712, 2021.  [IF 4.89]

• A Ali, Y Hafeez, S Ali, S Hussain, S Yang, AJ Malik and AA Abbasi, A Data Mining Technique to Improve Configuration Prioritization Framework for Component-based Systems: An Empirical Study, Journal of Information Technology and Control, vol. 50, no. 3, 2021, pp. 424-442. [IF 1.228]

• M Gheisari, HE Najafabadi, JA Alzubi, J Gao, G Wang, AA Abbasi and A Castiglione, OBPP: An ontology-based framework for privacy-preserving in IoT-based smart city, Springer Future Generation Computer Systems, 2021, pp. 1-13. [IF 6.125]

• AA Movassagh, JA Alzubi, M Gheisari, M Rahimi, S Mohan, AA Abbasi*, and N Nabipour, Artificial Neural Networks Training Algorithm Integrating Invasive Weed Optimization with Diffrential Evolutionary Model, Springer Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 2021. [IF 4.594] 

• A Rahman, SS Rizvi, A Khan, AA Abbasi,  SU Khan and T-S Chung, Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis in Ceptstral Domain using MFCC and Dimensionality Reduction with SVM Classifier, Mobile Information Systems, 2021.  [IF 1.508]  

• MW Zaman, Y Hafeez, S Hussain, H Anwaar, S Yang, S Ali, AA Abbasi and OY Song,  Recommender System for Configuration Management Process of Entrepreneurial Software Designing Firms, Computers Materials and Continua, 67(2), 2021. [IF 4.89]   

• M Kashif, A Hussain, A Munir, AB Siddiqui, AA Abbasi, M Aakif, AJ Malik, FE Alazemi and OY Song, A Machine Learning Approach for Expression Detection in Healthcare Monitoring Systems, Computers Materials and Continua, 67(2), 2021. [IF 4.89]   

• S Latif, S Akraam, AJ Malik, AA Abbasi, M Habib and S Lim, Improved Channel Allocation Scheme for Cognitive Radio Networks, Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, 27(1), pp. 103-114, 2021. [IF 1.276] 

• MAA Al-qaness, AA Abbasi, H Fan, RA Ibrahim, SH Alsamhi and A Hawbani, An Improved YOLO-based road traffic monitoring system, Computing, 2021. [IF 2.044]

• T Sadad, A Rehman, A Hussain, AA Abbasi* and MQ Khan, A Review on Multi-Organs Cancer Detection using Advanced Machine Learning Techniques, Current Medical Imaging, 2020. [IF 0.812] 

• S Qazi, M Usman, A Mahmood, AA Abbasi, M Attique and Y Nam, Smart Healthcare using data-driven prediction of immunization defaulters in expanded program on immunization (EPI), Computers Materials and Continua, 66(1),  2020. [IF 4.89] 

• M Islam, M Usman, A Mahmood, AA Abbasi and O Song, Predictive Analytics Framework for accurate estimation of child mortality rates for IoT-enabled smart healthcare systems, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, pp. 1-11, 2020. [IF 1.614] 

• Y Liu, AA Abbasi, A Aghaei, A Abbasi, A Mosavi, S Shamshirband and MAA Al-qaness, "A Mobile Cloud based eHealth Scheme”, Computers Materials and Continua, 17(4), pp. 89-101, 2020. [IF 4.89]

• FE Batool, M Attique, M Sharif, K Javed, M Nazir, AA Abbasi*, Z Iqbal and N Riaz, Offline Signature Verification System: A Novel Technique of Fusion of GLCM and Geometric Features using SVM, Springer Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2020. [IF 2.101]

• AA Abbasi, S Javed and S Shamshirband, An Intelligent Memory Caching Architecture for Data-Intensive Multimedia Applications, Springer Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp. 1-19, 2020. [IF 2.101] 

• MA Khan, K Javed, SA Khan, T Saba, U Habib, JA Khan and AA Abbasi, Human action recognition using fusion of multiview and deep features: an application to video surveillance, Springer Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp. 1-27, 2020. [IF 2.101]

• AA Abbasi, S Shamshirband, MAA Al-qaness, A Abbasi, NT Al-Jallad and A Mosavi, Resource-Aware Network Topology Management Framework, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, vol. 17, no. 4, pp 89-101, 2020. [IF 1.219] 

• HSN Alwerfali, MA Elaziz, MAA Al-qaness, AA Abbasi, S Lu, F Liu and L Li, "A Multilevel Image Thresholding Based on Hybrid Salp Swarm Algorithm and Fuzzy Entropy" IEEE Access 7(2019), 181405-181422. [IF 4.098]

• AA Abbasi, MAA Al-qaness , MA Elaziz , A Hawbani, AA Ewees, S Javed and S Kim, “Phantom: Towards vendor-agnostic resource consolidation in cloud environments” Electronics, 8(9), 928, 2019. [IF 2.412]

• AA Abbasi, MAA Al-qaness , MA Elaziz , HA Khalil and S Kim, “Bouncer: A Resource-aware Admission Control Scheme for Cloud Services” Electronics, 8(9), 928, 2019. [IF 2.412]

• AA Abbasi, A Abbasi, S Shamshirband, AT Chronopoulos, V Persico and A Pescapè, "Software-Defined Cloud Computing: A Systematic Review on Latest Trends and Developments." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 93294-93314. [IF 4.098]

• MAA Al-qaness, MA Elaziz, S Kim, AA Ewees, AA Abbasi, YA Alhaj and A Hawbani, "Channel State Information from Pure Communication to Sense and Track Human Motion: A Survey" Sensors 19, no. 15 (2019): 3329. [IF 3.275]

• AA Abbasi* and H Jin, “v-Mapper: An Application-Aware Resource Consolidation Scheme for Cloud Data Centers”, Future Internet, 10(9), 1-17, 2018. [ESCI, EI]

• H Jin, AA Abbasi* and S Wu, “Pathfinder: Application-aware path computation in clouds”, Springer International Journal of Parallel Programming, 45(6), 1273-1284, 2017. [IF 0.897]

• AA Abbasi and A Florentina, “An Analysis of QoS specific Coherence Issues in Distributed Networks”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 49, 2012, 47-59. [Scopus]

• AA Abbasi and M Hussain, “A QoS Enhancement Framework for Ubiquitous Network Environments”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 43, 2012, 37-48. [Scopus]  

• AA Abbasi and A Kamal, “An Intelligent Neural-Wireless Sensor Network Based Schema for Energy Resources Forecast”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 33, 2011, 121-130. [Scopus]  

•  AA Abbasi and M Hussain, “An Investigation of QoS in Ubiquitous Network Environments”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, 9(4), 2011, 21-30. [Scopus]

Conferences/ Workshops/ Chapters/Reports/ Non SCI 

• AA Abbasi and MAA Al-qaness, "Services Management in the Digital Era—The Cloud Computing Perspective." In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Science and Applications (CAISA), pp. 97-105, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. 

• SA Khan and AA Abbasi, Expression-based Security Framework for ATM Networks, IEEE International Conference on Digital Transformation and Intelligence (ICDI), Kuching, Malaysia, 2022, pp. 258-261.

• AJ Moshayedi, AS Roy, L Liao, H Lan, M Gheisari, AA Abbasi, and SM Bamakan, "Automation Attendance Systems Approaches : a Practical Review", BOHR IoT-J Research, 2022, pp. 1-15. 

• JA Alzubi, AAkbar Movassagh, M Gheisari, HE Najafabadi, AA Abbasi, Y Liu, Z Pingmei, M Izadpanahkakhk, and AP Najafabadi, "A Dynamic SDN-based Privacy-Preserving Approach for Smart City Using Trust Technique", 9th IEEE Joint Congress on Fuzzy and Intelligent Systems, 2022, pp. 1-5. 

• M Gheisari, Z Safari, M Almasi, RGKA  Sridharan, Y Liu and AA Abbasi, "A novel enhanced algorithm for efficient human tracking", International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 11(1), 2022, pp. 1-7.

• S Hassan, T Zahid, AA Abbasi, Z Ahmad, M Yaseen, Time Critical Threshold Sensitive Protocol for HWSN, International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 2021, 10(6), pp. 248-251. [Scopus, HEC X ]

• M Gheisari, AA Abbasi, Z Sayari, Q Rizvi, A Asheralieva, S Banu, FM Awaysheh, SBH Shah and KA Raza, “A Survey on Clustering Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks: Challenges, Research, and Trends”, In Proceedings of International Computer Symposium, Tainan, Taiwan, 2020, pp. 294-299. [Scopus, EI]

• YAM Almansoub, M Zhong, Z Hu, G Huang, MAA Al-qaness and AA Abbasi, “Multi-scale Vehicle Localization in Underground Parking Lots by Integration of Dead Reckoning, Wi-Fi and Vision”, In Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Big Data Computing and Communications, Deqing, China, 2020, pp. 41-49. [Scopus, EI]

• AA Abbasi, A Abbasi, MAA Al-qaness, A Hawbani, AA Ewees, and YA Alhaj, “Fact-checking: Application-awareness in Data Centre Resource Management”, Swarm Intelligence for Cloud Computing, Taylor & Francis, 2020. [Scopus, EI] 

• AA Abbasi, S Sultana, MAA Al-qaness, A Hawbani, S Javed and S Kim, “Lightweight Virtual Machine Mapping for Data Centers”, In Proceedings of The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Computational Intelligence, Shenyang, China, 2019, pp. 318-322. [Scopus, EI]

• MAA Al-qaness, MA Elaziz, A Hawbani, AA Abbasi, L Zhao and S Kim, “Real-time Traffic Congestion Analysis Based on Collected Tweets”, In Proceedings of The 18th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications, Shenyang, China, 2019, pp. 1-8. [Scopus, EI]

• AA Abbasi, “Application-aware resource management in data centers”, In Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, Wuhan, China, 2017, pp. 60-75. [EI]

• AA Abbasi, H Jin and S Wu, “A software-defined cloud resource management framework”, In Proceedings of The 9th Asia-Pacific Services Computing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2015, pp. 60-75. [Scopus, EI]

• AA Abbasi, J Iqbal and AN Malik, “A Novel QoS Optimization Architecture for 4G Networks”, In Proceedings of The International Conference on Computer, Electrical, and Systems Science, and Engineering, George Town, Malaysia, 2010, pp. 1682-1684. [Scopus, EI]

• AA Abbasi, “Performance Efficiency and Security Enhancement Techniques for Wireless Networks” Camp Buzz, National University of Sciences and Technology, Issue no. 30, Pakistan, 2009.

Professional Services

Memberships

• Member, ACM 

• Member, IEEE 

• Member, China Computer Federation

• Member, International Association of Engineers 

Advisory/ TPC/ Reviewership

IEEE Internet of Things Journal (SCIE) |IEEE Access (SCIE) | Frontiers of Computer Science (SCIE) | Journal of Internet Technology (SCIE) | KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (SCIE) | Int. Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (SCIE)  | IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (SCIE)  |  JITE – Research | JITE: Innovations in Practice | IJCSIS (Web of Science) | ATC’14-19 | InSITE’12-19 | 

Guest Editor

• Special Issue on "Data Analytics and Network Resource Management Challenges in IoT and Smart Cities" , "International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks" (With Paolo Bellavista, and Jemal Hussein Abawajy) 

• Special Issue on "Cloud, SDN, and NFV architectures for next generation IoT infrastructures" , "Computer Systems Science and Engineering" (With Mohammad M. Banat, and Jemal Hussein Abawajy) 

• Special Issue on "Data Analytics in IoT Ecosystems" , "Data" (With Mohammad M. Banat, Mikael Gidlund, Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo, and Lorena Parra) 

• Special Issue on "Advances in Internet of Things and Smart Cities" , "Internet Technology Letters" (With Jemal Hussein Abawajy, Mohammad M. Banat, Simona Colucci, and Sara Paiva)

• Special Issue on "Network Management: Advances and Opportunities" , "Electronics" journal (With Jemal Hussein Abawajy and Amir Sinaeepourfard ) 

• Special Issue on "Future Networks: Latest Trends and Developments" , "Future Internet" journal (With Paolo Bellavista) 

Awards and Distinctions 

• Guest Professor at University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo in 2023.

• Approved Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) PhD Supervisor since 2019.

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology Outstanding International Student Award 2017.

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology Academic Excellence Award for year 2015-2016.

• Guest researcher to University of Essex, Colchester, UK under International Research Staff Exchange Scheme in 2014.

• Chinese Government Scholarship (Full) award for PhD studies in 2013.