Recent Publications
Ph.D. Theses
Hamza, H.M. and Wali, A., 2025. Hamza, Hafiz Muhammad, and Aamir Wali. Pakistan Sign Language Recognition: From Videos to Image. Signal, Image and Video Processing, 19(8), p.1-25. (IF.2.1)
Islam, M.S.U. and Wali, A., 2024. A comprehensive review of deep learning techniques for salt dome segmentation in seismic images . Journal of Applied Geophysics. (IF.2.1)
Hamza, H.M. and Wali, A., 2023. Pakistan sign language recognition: leveraging deep learning models with limited dataset. Machine Vision and Applications, 34(5), p.71. (IF.3.3)
Wali, A., 2022. CA-NN: a cellular automata neural network for handwritten pattern recognition, Natural Computing. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11047-022-09937-8 (IF. 1.504)
Wali, A. and Saeed, M., 2019. m-CALP–Yet another way of generating handwritten data through evolution for pattern recognition. Biosystems, vol. 175, pp.24-29. (IF. 1.973)
Wali, A. and Saeed, M., 2018. Biologically inspired cellular automata learning and prediction model for handwritten pattern recognition. Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, vol. 24, pp.77-86. (IF. 0.684)
MS Theses
Shahzad, N.U., Wali, A., Javaid, A. and Naeem, M., 2025. A novel parallelNet model with domain-specific feature integration for handwritten pattern recognition. Signal, Image and Video Processing, 19(9), pp.1-7. (IF. 2.1)
Akhtar, S., Gilani, S.A.M., Wali, A., and Ali, A., 2025. High-quality recovery of digital images. The Computer Journal. (IF. 1.5)
Mahmood, H., Ather, S., Wali, A., Ali, A., Malik, T.G. and Kafeel, W., 2025. A novel fusion approach with a robust ParallelNet model for diabetic retinopathy diagnosis. Pattern Analysis and Applications, 28(2), p.66. (IF. 2.0)
Mahmood, H., Iftikhar, M., Wali, A., Ali, A. and Gulzar, M., 2024. A Novel Cascaded Approach for Classification of Tuberculosis Using Cough Audio in Real-Time Environment. IEEE Access. (IF. 3.47)
Ather, S., Wali, A., Malik, TG., Fatima, S. and Fahd , KM., 2024. A novel vessel extraction technique for a three-way classification of diabetic retinopathy using cascaded classifier. Multimedia Tools and Applications.(IF. 3.6)
Ahmed, Z., Wali, A., Shahid, S. and Zikria, S., 2024. Psychiatric disorders from EEG signals through deep learning models. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 17, pp.300-310. (IF.2.9)
Jiang, Z., Zaheer, W., Wali, A. and Gilani, S.A.M., 2023. Visual sentiment analysis using data-augmented deep transfer learning techniques. Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp.1-17. (IF. 3.6)
Wali, A., Muzammil A., Naseer, A. and Tamoor M., 2023. StynMedGAN: Medical Images Augmentation using a new GAN model for Improved Diagnosis of Diseases, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, pp. 1-18. (IF. 1.73)
Wali, A., Ali, S., Naseer, A., Karim, S., Alamgir, Z., 2023. Computer-aided COVID-19 Diagnosis: A Possibility, Journal Of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence. (IF. 2.11)
Shahzad, A. and Wali, A., 2022. Computerization of Off-Topic Essay Detection: A possibility?, Education and Information Technologies, 27(4), pp.5737-5747. (IF. 3.66)
Final Year Projects
Wali, A., Shariq, R., Shoaib, S., Amir, S. and Farhan, A.A., 2023. Recent progress in sign language recognition: a review. Machine Vision and Applications, 34(6), p.127. (IF. 3.3)
Wali, A., Alamgir, Z., Karim, S., Fawaz, A., Ali, M.B., Adan, M. and Mujtaba, M., 2022. Generative adversarial networks for speech processing: A review. Computer Speech & Language, 72, p.101308. (IF. 3.25)
Zafar, I, Wali, A., Kunwar, A., Afzal N. and Raza, M., 2023 A Complementary Pipeline for Medical Literature Search using PICO and its Evaluation" Journal of Information Science. (IF. 3.28)
Wali, A., Lisan, A., Ather, H., Qasim, M. and Uzair. M., 2022. Application in multimedia: from camera to VR. Multimedia Tools and Applications. DOI: 10.1007/s11042-022-13687-1 (IF. 2.577)
Wali, A., Tanveer, K., Fatima, S., Tanveer, A. and Iftikhar, S., An Efficient Cloud-Based Traffic Signal Manipulation Algorithm for Path Clearance. International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST), vol. 11, pp. 32-44. 2020 HEC Recognized Journal
Imran, R., Hassan, N., Tariq, R., Amjad, L. and Wali, A. Intracranial Brain Haemorrhage Segmentation and Classification. iKSP Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, vol. 2. 2021.
Fawaz, A., Ali, MB., Adan, M., Mujtaba, MM. and Wali, A. A Deep Learning Framework for Efficient High-Fidelity Speech Synthesis: StyleTTS. iKSP Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, vol. 1. 2021.
Zafar, I., Kunwar, A., Raza, M., Afzal, N. and Wali, A. Clinical Decision Support System for Evidence Based Medicine Practice. The International Conference on Innovative Trends in Business & Technology (iCITBT-2020), Online, 2020.
Hasan, F., Gauhar, S., Khalid, N., Fakhar, S. and Wali, A. Defense against Adversarial Attacks on Facial Recognition Systems. The International Conference on Innovative Trends in Business & Technology (iCITBT-2020), Online, 2020.
Sultan, S., Asad, A., Abubakar, M., Khalid, S., Ahmed, S. and Wali, A. Dynamic cloud resources allocation. 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICICT), IBA, Karachi, pp. 168-173. IEEE. 2019.
Wali, A., Haider Z., Fazal, R., Faraz, A., Hussain, H. Enabling Programming for the Quadriplegic. 5th International Multi-topic ICT Conference 2018 (IMTIC’2018), MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan. 2018.
Collaborations and Funded Projects
Khan, M., Naseer, A., Wali, A. and Tamoor, M., 2024. A Roman Urdu corpus for sentiment analysis. The Computer Journal, 67(9), pp.2864-2876. (IF. 1.5)
Alamgir, Z., Akram, H., Karim, S. and Wali, A., 2024. Enhancing student performance prediction via educational data mining on academic data. Informatics in Education, 23(1), pp.1-24. (IF. 1.5)
Xu, Y. and Wali, A., 2023. Handwritten Pattern Recognition using Birds-Flocking Inspired Data Augmentation Technique. IEEE Access. (IF. 3.47)
Wali, A., Naseer, A., Tamoor, M. and Gilani, S.A.M., 2023. Recent Progress in Digital Image Restoration Techniques: A Review. Digital Signal Processing, p.104187. (IF. 2.9)
Haseeb, A., Bashir, M., and Wali, A. 2023. BERTDom: Protein Domain Boundary Prediction using BERT Computing and Informatics, (IF. 0.45)
Malik, Y.S., Tamoor, M., Naseer, A., Wali, A. and Khan, A. 2022. Applying an adaptive Otsu-based initialization algorithm to optimize active contour models for skin lesion segmentation. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology. (IF. 3.0)