A printable pdf of my CV is available here.
SYED AHMED PASHA
Mailing Address: Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Air University
Service Road E-9 / E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan 44000
email: s(dot)pasha@au.edu.pk . tel: +92 51 9153-418
A printable pdf of my CV is available here.
Mailing Address: Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Air University
Service Road E-9 / E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan 44000
email: s(dot)pasha@au.edu.pk . tel: +92 51 9153-418
University of New South Wales, Australia:
PhD in Electrical Engineering, August 2009
Thesis title: Problems in nonlinear Bayesian filtering
Adviser: Tuan D. Hoang
National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan:
BE in Electrical Engineering, November 2001
Associate Professor, Air University, Pakistan, 2022 - present.
Assistant Professor, Air University, Pakistan, 2014 - 2022.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sydney, Australia, 2012 - 2013.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2009 - 2011.
Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2011 - 2011.
Partner Investigator, "Vector Network System Identification,'' Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant, 2018-2022 (DP180102417), $352,616.
Principal Investigator, "New Numerical Tools for Problems in Epidemiology and Fluid Flow,'' Higher Education Commission (HEC) National Research Program for Universities (NRPU), 2022-2025 (No.15978), Rs. 5,265,608.
Principal Investigator, "System Identification of High-Dimensional Point Process Systems,'' HEC NRPU, 2017-2021 (No.5233), Rs.2,332,324.
Chief Investigator, "Point Processes System Identification under Simultaneity,'' ARC Discovery Grant, 2013-2016 (DP130103081), $330,000.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Specification of Large-Scale Hawkes Models''.
S.A. Pasha, A. Ijaz & M.S. Arif "Global Stability and Bifurcation Analyses of a Reaction-Diffusion Intraguild Predation System''.
S.A. Pasha, F. Ahmad & M.I. Farid "Model Selection for Hyperspectral Unmixing''.
S.A. Pasha & M. Siddiq, "$\ell_o$-Penalized Regression for Magnetic Resonance Image Reconstruction''.
S.A. Pasha, "On the Linear-Quadratic Model for Hyperspectral Unmixing''.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Multivariate Point Process Dynamic Index Models''.
Articles
S.A. Pasha, S. Saleem & M.S. Arif, "A Fractional Epidemiological Model for Inhibitory Behavior and Incomplete Treatment,'' Journal of Applied Mathematics & Computing, Feb 2025.
S.A. Pasha, R. Safdar & S.T. Ali, "False Data Injection Attacks on Networked Control Systems,'' Journal of Control and Decision, vol. 11(4), pp. 650-659, 2024.
S.A. Pasha, Y Nawaz & MS Arif, "On the Nonstandard Finite Difference Method for Reaction-Diffusion Models," Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 166, Jan 2023.
S.A. Pasha & A Ayub, "Zero-Dynamics Attacks on Networked Control Systems'', Journal of Process Control, vol. 105, pp. 99-107, Sep 2021.
S.A. Pasha, Y Nawaz & M.S. Arif, "A Third-Order Accurate in Time Method for Boundary Layer Flow Problems," Applied Numerical Mathematics, vol. 161, pp. 13-26, Mar 2021.
MOB Saeed, S.A. Pasha & A. Zerguine, "A variable step-size incremental LMS solution for low SNR applications," Signal Processing, vol. 178, Jan 2021.
BI Godoy, V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Truncated Hawkes Point Process Modeling: System Theory and System Identification," Automatica, vol. 113, Mar 2020.
S.A. Pasha, Y. Nawaz & M.S. Arif, "The Modified Homotopy Perturbation Method with Auxiliary Term for the Nonlinear Oscillator with Discontinuity'', Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration & Active Control, in Special Issue: Analytical methods for nonlinear vibration, vol. 38(3-4), pp. 1363-1373, 2019.
A. Mihirana, R. Davis, S.A. Pasha & P. Leong, "Forecasting Financial Time-series with Grammar Guided Feature Generation", Computational Intelligence, vol.33(2), 2017.
V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Point-Process Principal Components Analysis via Geometric Optimization", Neural Computation, vol.25(1), 2013.
V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "A Test for Independence between a Point Process and an Analog Signal", Journal of Time Series Analysis, vol.33(5), 2012.
S.A. Pasha, H.D. Tuan & B.N. Vo, "Nonlinear Bayesian Filtering using the Unscented Linear Fractional Transformation Model", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol.58(2), 2010.
S.A. Pasha, B.N. Vo, H.D. Tuan & W-K. Ma, "A Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter for Jump Markov System Models", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace & Electronic Systems, vol.45(3), 2009.
I. Akram, S.A. Pasha & N. Iqbal, "Optimal Path Planner for Autonomous Vehicles", International Journal of Information Technology, vol.3, 2005.
Conference Papers
M Zeeshan, U Zaki, SA Pasha & K Zaar, "3D Reconstruction via Incremental Structure from Motion," Proc. 22nd IBCAST, accepted/in-press, Aug 2025 [paper] [code].
S.A. Pasha & V Solo, "A Nonlinear Hawkes Model Using Laguerre Orthogonal Polynomials," Proc. 63rd IEEE CDC, Dec 2024.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Vector Nonlinear Hawkes Model with Inhibition," in Proc 49th IEEE ICASSP, Apr 2024.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Modelling Inhibitory Effects with a Nonlinear Hawkes Model," Proc. 62nd IEEE CDC, Dec 2023.
S.A. Pasha, MOB Saeed & A. Zerguine, "On the Time-Variant Step Size Posterior LMS Algorithm," Proc. 20th IBCAST, Aug 2023 [slides].
M. Siddiq & S.A. Pasha, "Fast Sparse Magnetic Resonance Image Reconstruction via a Dual Formulation," Proc. 20th IBCAST, Aug 2023.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Testing for Coincidences between Time Varying Poisson Processes," Proc. 61st IEEE CDC, Dec 2022.
G. Nabi & S.A. Pasha, "Convex & Non‐convex Approaches for the Matrix Completion Problem," Proc. 19th IBCAST, Aug 2022.
M. Siddiq & S.A. Pasha, "Fast Sparse Magnetic Resonance Image Reconstruction," Proc. 19th IBCAST, Aug 2022.
V Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Partial Trajectory Mutual Information Flow in a Small Point Process Network,'' in Proc. 60th IEEE CDC, Dec 2021.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Mutual Information Flows in a Bivariate Point Process," in Proc 46th IEEE ICASSP, Jun 2021.
M. Danish, S.A. Pasha & A. Hashmi, "Quasi-Cyclic LDPC Codes for Short Block-Lengths," in Proc. 42nd IEEE Aerospace Conference, Mar 2021.
M. Danish, S.A. Pasha & A. Hashmi, "Prototype Design of a Software Defined Radio Based SATCOM Modem," in Proc. 42nd IEEE Aerospace Conference, Mar 2021.
S.A. Pasha, V. Solo & B. Godoy, "An EM Algorithm for the Time-Variant Vector Hawkes Process'', in Proc. 59th IEEE CDC, Dec 2020.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Adaptive Estimation of a Vector Point Process Model," in Proc. 58th IEEE CDC, 2019.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Sparse Topology Identification for Point Process Networks," in Proc. 43rd IEEE ICASSP, 2018.
B. Godoy and J. Min and V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Local Likelihood Estimation of Time-variant Hawkes Models," in Proc. 41st IEEE ICASSP, 2016.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Distributed Topology Identification for Sparse Point Process Dynamic Networks," in Proc. 54th IEEE CDC, 2015.
B. Godoy and V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Maximum Likelihood Identification for Hawkes-Pham Models with Guaranteed Stability Condition," in Proc. 54th IEEE CDC, 2015.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Distributed Topology Identification for Point Process Dynamic Networks," in Proc. 40th IEEE ICASSP, 2015.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Topology Identification for Sparse Dynamic Point Process Networks," in Proc. 53rd IEEE CDC, 2014.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Topology Identification of Dynamic Point Process Networks," in Proc. 39th IEEE ICASSP, 2014.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Hawkes-Laguerre Dynamic Index Models for Point Processes," in Proc. 52nd IEEE CDC, 2013.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Hawkes-Laguerre Reduced Rank Model for Point Process," in Proc. 38th IEEE ICASSP, 2013.
S.A. Pasha & P. Leong, "Cluster Analysis of High-Dimensional High-Frequency Financial Time Series", in Proc. IEEE SSCI, 2013. Best Paper Runner-Up Award.
S.A. Pasha & V. Solo, "Computing the Trajectory Mutual Information Between a Point Process and an Analog Stochastic Process", in Proc. 34th IEEE EMBC, 2012.
Y. Zhang, T. Sathyan, M. Hedley, P. Leong & S.A. Pasha, "Hardware Efficient Parallel Particle Filter for Tracking in Wireless Networks", in Proc. 23rd IEEE PIMRC, 2012.
S.A. Pasha & H.D. Tuan, "Stochastic Intensity Propagation via LFT Modeling", in Proc. 18th IFAC World Congress, 2011.
V. Solo & S.A. Pasha, "Testing for Independence Between a Point Process and an Analog Signal", in Proc. 35th IEEE ICASSP, 2010.
S.A. Pasha, H.D. Tuan & P. Apkarian, "The LFT based PHD Filter for Nonlinear Jump Markov Models in Multi-target Tracking", in Proc. 48th IEEE CDC, 2009.
S.A. Pasha & H.D. Tuan, "Nonlinear Filtering for Continuous-time Systems using the Linear Fractional Transformation Model", in Proc. 34th IEEE ICASSP, 2009.
S.A. Pasha & H.D. Tuan, "Closed form Filtering for Linear Fractional Transformation Models", in Proc. 17th IFAC World Congress, 2008.
S.A. Pasha & H.D. Tuan, "Nonlinear filtering for the linear fractional transformation model", in Proc. 2nd IEEE ICCE, 2008.
B.N. Vo, S.A. Pasha & H.D. Tuan, "A Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter for Nonlinear Jump Markov Models", in Proc. 45th IEEE CDC, 2006.
S.A. Pasha, B.N. Vo, H.D. Tuan & W-K. Ma, "Closed form PHD Filtering for Linear Jump Markov Models", in Proc. 9th IEEE Fusion, 2006. Best Student Paper Award [slides].
I. Akram, S.A. Pasha & N. Iqbal, "Optimal Path Planner for Autonomous Vehicles", in Proc. Int'l Conf. Info. Tech., 2004.
S.A. Pasha & N. Iqbal, "Position Estimation for a Vision-guided Air Vehicle", in Global Signal Process. Expo Conf. (GSPx) on DSP Tech., 2004.
Visiting Research Fellow, UNSW, June 2012-present
Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, 2018-2022
Chair, Session "Control & Signal Processing", 19th, 20th IEEE IBCAST, August 2022, 2023
Chair, Session "Estimation I", 60th IEEE CDC, December 2021
Higher Education Commission (HEC) NRPU, 2017-2019
ARC Discovery Project, 2013-2016
Best Paper Runner-up Award, IEEE SSCI, 2013
Best Student Paper Award, IEEE Fusion, 2006
Pakistan Telecom. Co. Ltd. Postgraduate Research Scholarship, 2005-2008
Ministry of Science & Technology Scholarship, Pakistan, 2000-2001
IEEE IBCAST, Bhurban, August 2023
IEEE CDC, Texas, December 2021
IEEE ICASSP, Toronto, June 2021
IEEE CDC, Korea, December 2020
IEEE SSCI, Singapore, April 2013
IEEE EMBC, San Diego, September 2012
Systems & Control Seminar, UNSW, September 2009
IEEE ICASSP, Taipei, April 2009
IFAC World Congress, Seoul, August 2008
Int'l. Conf. Communications & Electronics, Hoi-An, June 2008
Int'l. Conf. Nonconvex Programming, Rouen, December 2007
Int'l. Conf. Information Fusion, Florence, July 2006
Graduate Courses
Optimization Techniques, Air University (AU), Fall (F) 2021-23
Linear Systems, AU, Spring (S) 2023-24
Optimal Control, AU, S 2021
Adaptive Signal Processing, AU, S 2019
Graphical Models, AU, F 2018
Machine Learning, AU, F 2017, S 2018, F 2019
Stochastic Processes, AU, S 2015, 2016
Applied Linear Algebra, AU, F 2015
Detection & Estimation Theory, AU, F 2014
Undergraduate Courses
Complex Analysis, AU S 2025
Numerical Analysis, AU, S + F 2023, S 2024
Digital Design, AU, F 2022, 2025
Digital Signal Processing, AU, S 2020, F 2022
Control Systems, AU, S + F 2015 - 2021, 2025
Information & Coding Theory, AU, F 2016
Continuous-time Control System Design, UNSW, 2011
Circuits & Signals, UNSW, 2009
Assessor, Australian Research Council (ARC), 2013 - present
Assessor, Vietnam National Foundation for Sci. & Tech. Development (NAFOSTED), 2013 - 2014
Higher Education Commission (HEC), National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC), 2016/2017
Referee
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Automatica
Signal Processing
Pattern Recognition Letters
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Journal of Difference Equations and Applications