Publications

Journal Publications

1. Anwar, M.S., Yang, J., Frnda, J. et al. Metaverse and XR for cultural heritage education: applications, standards, architecture, and technological insights for enhanced immersive experience. Virtual Reality 29, 51 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-025-01126-z (SCI: IF: 4.4)- (As a 1st author) 

2. M. Shahid Anwar, Choi, A., Ahmad, S., Aurangzeb, K., Laghari, A. A., Gadekallu, T. R., and Hines, A. A Moving Metaverse: QoE challenges and standards requirements for immersive media consumption in Autonomous Vehicles. Applied Soft Computing (2024), 111577 (SCI: IF: 8.8)-Top 10% (As a 1st author) 

3. M. Shahid Anwar, J. Wang, A. Ullah, W. Khan, S. Ahmad, and Z. Fei,” Measuring Quality of Experience for 360-Degree Videos in Virtual Reality,” Science China Information Science., vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 1–15, Oct. 2020. (SCI: IF: 8.8). - Top 10% (As a 1st author) 

4. Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Wang, J., Ahmad, S., Khan, W., Ullah, A., Shah, M., and Fei, Z. (2020).” Impact of the Impairment in 360-Degree Videos on Users VR Involvement and Machine Learning-Based QoE Predictions,” IEEE Access, 8, 204585–204596 (SCI: Impact Factor: 3.745).

5. M. Shahid Anwar, Wang, J., Ahmad, S., Khan, W., Ullah, A., Shah, M., and Fei, Z. (2020). ”Impact of the Impairment in 360-Degree Videos on Users VR Involvement and Machine Learning-Based QoE Predictions,” IEEE Access, 8, 204585–204596 (SCI: IF: 3.745). (As a 1st author) 

6. M. Shahid Anwar, Jing, W., Wahab, K., Asad, U., Sadique, A., Zesong, F.,” Subjective QoE of 360-degree virtual reality videos and machine learning predictions,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 148084–148099, 2020. (SCI: IF: 3.745). (As a 1st author) 

7.  M. Shahid Anwar, J. Wang, S. Ahmad, A. Ullah, W. Khan, and Z. Fei,” Evaluating the factors affecting QoE of 360-degree videos and cybersickness level predictions in virtual reality,” Electronics, vol. 9, no. 9, p. 1530, Sep. 2020. (SCI: IF: 2.42). (As a 1st author)

8.  Iqbal, S., Qureshi, A.N., Aurangzeb, K., Alhussein, M., Wang, S., M. Shahid Anwar and Khan, F., 2024. Hybrid Parallel Fuzzy CNN Paradigm: Unmasking Intricacies for Accurate Brain MRI Insights. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. 2024 (IF: 11.9)- Top 3%- (Corresponding Author) 

9. Awan, K. A., Alqahtani, A. M., Aletri, O. Z., Khan, S., M. Shahid Anwar, & Baili, J. (2025). Sustainable Data Energy and Resource Optimization Framework for Agricultural Consumer Electronics. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 2025  (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author). 

10.  Zheng, X., Tahir, M., M. Shahid Anwar,., Tang, Y., & Ahmad, S. (2025). Incentive-Driven Federated Learning for Collaborative Agricultural Consumer Electronics. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics.  IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 2025  (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author). 

11. Mahmood, K., Khan, S., Hassan, M. U., Awan, K. A., Aurangzeb, K., & M. Shahid Anwar,. (2025). Quantum-Driven Anomaly Detection Framework for Consumer IoT Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 2025  (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author). 

12. ul Haq, Q. M., Arif, F., Khan, N. A., M. Shahid Anwar, & Alhalabi, W. (2025). A Secure AI Framework for Intelligent Traffic Prediction and Routing in SDN Based Consumer Internet of Things. EEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 2025  (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author). 

13. Rehman, A., Mahmood, K., Hassan, M. U., Javed, M. W., Aurangzeb, K., & M. Shahid Anwar. (2025). LEMS: Optimized Large Model Framework for Edge-AI in Consumer Internet of Things Devices. EEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 2025  (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author).

14. RK Chaudhary, R Kumar, K Aurangzeb, J Bedi, MS Anwar, A Choi, "Enhancing clustered federated learning using artificial bee colony optimization algorithm for consumer IoT devices'', IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2024 (IF: 4.3)- Top, (Corresponding Author) 

15.  S. Khan, I. A. Shah, K. Aurangzeb, S. Ahmad, J. A. Khan, M. Shahid Anwar, M. Babar,” Energy Efficient Task Scheduling using Fault Tolerance Technique for IoT Applications in Fog Computing Environment”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024 (IF: 10.6)- Top 3%- (Corresponding Author) 

16. Iqbal, Saeed, Adnan N. Qureshi, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Musaed Alhussein, M. Shahid Anwar, Yudong Zhang, and Ikram Syed. ”Adaptive magnification network for precise tumor analysis in histopathological images.” Computers in Human Behavior (2024): 108222. 2024 (IF: 9.9): Top 3%- (Corresponding Author) 

17. S.M. Hasanat, I. Ullah, K. Aurangzeb, M.  Rizwan, M. Alhussein, M. Shahid Anwar, "Hybrid long short-term memory and bidirectional multichannel network cascaded with split convolution for short-term load forecasting", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Volume 147, 2025, 110268, (IF: 7.5)- Top 10%- (Corresponding Author) 

18. S.Hassan, Q. Li, K. Aurangzeb, A. Yasin, J. A. Khan, M. Shahid Anwar” A Systematic Mapping to Investigate the Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Requirement Engineering Activities”, CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology (2024). (SCI: IF: 8.0) 

19. Wang, Jing, Hanyue Liu, Haorong Ying, Chuhan Qiu, Jingxin Li, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Attention-based neural network for end-to-end music separation.” CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology (2023). (SCI: IF: 8.0)- (Corresponding Author) 

20. Iqbal, Saeed, Adnan N. Qureshi, Musaed Alhussein, Khursheed Aurangzeb, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”AD-CAM: Enhancing Interpretability of Convolutional Neural Networks with a Lightweight Framework—From Black Box to Glass Box.” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2023). (IF-7.7)- Top 10% (Corresponding Author) 

21. R. Hasan, W. Abbasi, K. Aurangzeb, N. M. Khan, M. Shahid Anwar, and M. Alhussein. ”Parameter estimation of the systems with irregularly missing data by using sequentially parallel distributed adaptive signal processing architecture.” Alexandria Engineering Journal 82 (2023) : 139–144. (IF-6.8) Top 10%- (Corresponding Author) 

22. S. Anwar, B. Ali, M. Habib, J. Frnda, I. Ullah, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”An Ensemble Face Recognition Mechanism based on Three-way Decisions.” Journal of King Saud University-Computer and Information Sciences (2023). (SCI: IF: 9.0)- (Corresponding Author) 

23. H. Raza, I. Ahmad, N. M Khan, W. Abbasi, M. Shahid Anwar, S. Ahmad, and M. A. El-Affendi,” Validation of Parallel Distributed Adaptive Signal Processing (PDASP) Framework through Processing-Inefficient Low-Cost Platforms.”. Mathematics 2022, Volume 10, Issue 23, Page 4600. (SCI: IF: 2.884). Top 10% (Corresponding Author) 

24. I.U. Rehman, H. Raza, N. Razzaq, J. Frnda, T. Zaidi, W. Abbasi, M. Shahid Anwar,” A computationally efficient distributed framework for state space adaptive filter for removal of PLI from cardiac signals”, 2023 Mathematics, (SCI: IF: 2.884)- Top 10%- (Corresponding Author) 

25. Khan, S., Shah, I. A., Ahmad, S., Khan, J. A., Anwar, M. S., & Aurangzeb, K. (2025). A Comprehensive Survey on Multi‐Facet Fog‐Computing Resource Management Techniques, Trends, Applications and Future Directions. Expert Systems, 42(4), e70019. (SCI: IF: 3.0)- (Corresponding Author).

26. Khan, S., Younas, N., Alhussein, M., Khan, W. J., Anwar, M. S., & Aurangzeb, K. (2025). Quantum Inspired Adaptive Resource Management Algorithm for Scalable and Energy Efficient Fog Computing in Internet of Things (IoT). Computer Model Eng Sci, 142(3). (SCI: IF: 2.2)- (Corresponding Author).

27. Abideen, S. Z. U., Kamal, M. M., Alharbi, E., Malik, A. A., Alhalabi, W., Anwar, M. S., & Ali, L. (2025). Computational Optimization of RIS-Enhanced Backscatter and Direct Communication for 6G IoT: A DDPG-Based Approach with Physical Layer Security. Comput Model Eng Sci, 142(3). (SCI: IF: 2.2)- (Corresponding Author).

28. A. Yasin, S B. U D. Tahir, J. Frnda, R. Fatima, J. A. Khan, and M. Shahid Anwar, ”Anomaly Prediction over Human Crowded Scenes via Associate-Based Data Mining and K-Ary, Tree Hashing”, International Journal of Intelligent Systems (IF-7.0) 2023- (Corresponding Author) 

29. Choudhry, I. A., Iqbal, S., Alhussein, M., Aurangzeb, K., Qureshi, A. N.,M. Shahid Anwar, Khan, F. (2024). Privacy-preserving AI for early diagnosis of thoracic diseases using IoTs: A federated learning approach with multi-headed self-attention for facilitating cross-institutional study. Internet of Things, 101296. (IF-6.0) 2023 (Co-Corresponding Author) 

30. Ali, S., Xia, Y., Aurangzeb, K., Khan, Z. A., and M. Shahid Anwar (2024). Design of optimized flatness-based active disturbance rejection controller for communication time delayed hybrid microgrid. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 102664. (IF: 6.0) 

31. Zheng, X., Tahir, M., Aurangzeb, K., M. Shahid Anwar., Aamir, M., Farzan, A., Ullah, R. (2024). Non-orthogonal multiple access-based MEC for energy-efficient task offloading in e-commerce systems. Journal of Cloud Computing, 13(1), 117. (IF-3.7) 2023- (Co-Corresponding Author) 

32. Ghadi, Y. Y., Mazhar, T., Aurangzeb, K., Haq, I., Shahzad, T., Laghari, A. A., and M. Shahid Anwar (2024). Security risk models against attacks in smart grid using big data and artificial intelligence. PeerJ Computer Science, 10, e1840. (IF: 3.8)- (Corresponding Author) 

33. M.Mubashar, S. H. Abbasi, K. Aurangzeb, M. F. Majeed, M. Shahid Anwar, and M. Alhussein. ”A classifier model for prostate cancer diagnosis using CNNs and transfer learning with multi-parametric MRI.” Frontiers in Oncology 13 (2023): 1225490. (IF: 4.7)- (Corresponding Author)

34. Ullah, Irshad, Syed Muhammad Hasanat, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Musaed Alhussein, Muhammad Rizwan, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Multi-horizon short-term load forecasting using a hybrid of LSTM and modified split convolution,” PeerJ Computer Science 9 (2023) : e1487 (IF-3.8)- (Corresponding Author) 

35. Shahzad, M., Rafi, M., Alhalabi, W., Minaz Ali, N., M. Shahid Anwar., Jamal, S., and Alqurashi, F. A. Classification of Clinically Actionable Genetic Mutations in Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 10, 1277862, 2023 (IF : 3.1)- (Corresponding Author) 

36. F Wahab, I Ullah, A Shah, RA Khan, A Choi, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Object Detection System Based on SSD and OpenCV.”. Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, Page : 6738. (SCI : IF : 4.232)- (Corresponding Author) 

37. S. Ahmad, N. B. Aoun, G. Ali, M. A. El-Affendi, M. Shahid Anwar, Multi-Clustered Mathematical Model for Student Cognitive Skills Prediction Optimization, IEEE Access (2023). (SCI : IF : 3.745)- (Corresponding Author) 

38. M. Shahzad, M. A. Tahir, M. Alhussein, A. Mobin, R. A. S. Malick, and M. Shahid Anwar, NeuPD—A Neural Network-Based Approach to Predict Antineoplastic Drug Response, Diagnostics 2023, IF : 3.992 (Corresponding Author) 

39. I. Shah, W. Abbasi, M. Alhussein, I. Khan, F.U. Rehman, M. Shahid Anwar, and Khursheed Aurangzeb, Robust Approach for Global Stabilization of a Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems in Presence of Uncertainties, Complexity 2023 (IF 2.121)- (Corresponding Author) 

40. S Javaid, N Javaid, M Alhussein, K Aurangzeb, S Iqbal, M. Shahid Anwar, Towards efficient human-machine interaction for home energy management with seasonal scheduling using deep fuzzy neural optimizer, ”Cognition, Technology and Work” (IF: 2.188) 2023- (Corresponding Author) 

41. Laghari, Asif Ali, Yanqiu Sun, Musaed Alhussein, Khursheed Aurangzeb, M. Shahid Anwar, and Mamoon Rashid. ”Deep residual-dense network based on bidirectional recurrent neural network for atrial fibrillation detection,” Scientific Reports 13, no. 1 (2023) : 15109. (IF-4.6)- (Corresponding Author) 

42. K. M. Imran, H. Qureshi, S. J. Bae, A. A. Khattak, M. Shahid Anwar, S. Ahmad, F. Hassan, and S. Ahmad. ”Malaria prevalence in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2006–2021).” Heliyon (2023). (SCI: IF : 3.776)- (Corresponding Author) 

43. N. Ullah, M. S. Khan, J. A. Khan, A. Choi, and M. Shahid Anwar, ”A Robust End-to-End Deep Learning-Based Approach for Effective and Reliable BTD Using MR Images.”. Sensors 2022, Volume 22, Pages 7575. (SCI: IF : 3.576)- (Corresponding Author) 

44. E.U. Haq, W. Abbasi, S. Murugesan, M. Shahid Anwar, F. Khan, and Y. Lee. ”Cyber Forensic Investigation Infrastructure of Pakistan : An Analysis of Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness.” IEEE Access (2023) (SCI: IF : 3.745)- (Corresponding Author)

45. H Arshad, S Shaheen, JA Khan, M. Shahid Anwar, K Aurangzeb, M Alhussein, A novel hybrid requirement’s prioritization approach based on critical software project factors, ”Cognition, Technology and Work” (IF : 2.188) 2023- (Corresponding Author) 

46. R. M. Ahmed, A. F. Chandio, K. Aurangzeb, S. Karim, M. Alhussein, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Towards design of Internet of Things and machine learning-enabled frameworks for analysis and prediction of water quality.” IEEE Access (2023). (IF-3.9)- (Corresponding Author)

47. S. F. Hasan, M. A. Tahir, J. Frnda, M. Rafi, M. Shahid Anwar, and J. Nedoma. ”Toward an Optimal and Structured Feature Subset Selection for Multi-Target Regression Using Genetic Algorithms” IEEE Access 11 (2023): 121966–121977. (IF-3.9)- (Corresponding Author) 

48. K. Sikandar, K. Saeed, M. F. Majeed, S. A. AlQahtani, K Aurangzeb, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”NPBMT: A Novel and Proficient Buffer Management Technique for the Internet of Vehicle-Based DTNs,” Computers, Materials, and Continua 77, no. 1 (2023). (IF-3.1)- (Corresponding Author)

49. Ullah, N., Hassan, M., Khan, J. A., M. Shahid Anwar, and Aurangzeb, K. Enhancing explainability in brain tumor detection: A novel DeepEBTDNet model with LIME on MRI images. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, e23012. 2023 (IF: 3.3)- (Corresponding Author) 

50. M. Yasir, W. Abbasi, M. Alhussein, K. Aurangzeb, A. Rehman, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Computational behaviour of trihybrid Casson nanofluid blood flow occurring inside the conical gap between the rotating disk and the cone.” (2024). Preprint 2024 (IF : 4.6)- (Corresponding Author) 

51. Asif, A., Ahmed, F., Khan, J.A., Allogmani, E., El Rashidy, N., Manzoor, S. and M. Shahid Anwar, 2024. Machine Learning based Diagnostic Paradigm in Viral and Non-viral Hepatocellular Carcinoma (November 2023). IEEE Access. 2024 (IF: 3.9)- (Corresponding Author) 

52. Shahzad, M., Lohana, R., Aurangzeb, K., Ali, I.I., M. Shahid Anwar., Murtaza, M., Malick, R.A.S. and Allayarov, P., 2024. Identification of biological markers in cancer disease using explainable artificial intelligence. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 34(2), p.e23060. 2024 (IF : 3.3)- (Corresponding Author) 

53. Bahadar, Khan, Riaz Ahmad, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Siraj Muhammad, Khalil Ullah, Ibrar Hussain, Ikram Syed, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Pashto script and graphics detection in camera-captured Pashto document images using deep learning model.” PeerJ Computer Science 10 (2024) : e2089. (IF : 3.5)- (Co-Corresponding Author) 

54. Arif, F., Aurangzeb, K., Khan, J. A., Rubab, S., and M. Shahid Anwar (2024). Identification of Software Bugs by Analyzing Natural Language-Based Requirements Using Optimized Deep Learning Features. Computers, Materials, and Continua. (IF: 3.1)- (Corresponding Author) 

55. Iqbal, Saeed, Adnan N. Qureshi, Musaed Alhussein, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Imran Arshad Choudhry, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Hybrid deep spatial and statistical feature fusion for accurate MRI brain tumor classification.” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 18 (2024): 1423051. (IF: 2.1)- (Corresponding Author) 

56.  Albalawi, Eid, Arastu Thakur, D. Ramya Dorai, Surbhi Bhatia Khan, T. R. Mahesh, Ahlam Almusharraf, Khursheed Aurangzeb, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Enhancing brain tumor classification in MRI scans with a multi-layer customized convolutional neural network approach.” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 18 (2024): 1418546. (IF: 2.1)- (Corresponding Author) 

57. Khan, Shumaila, Iqbal Qasim, Wahab Khan, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Javed Ali Khan, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”A novel transformer attention-based approach for sarcasm detection.” Expert Systems: e13686. (IF: 3.0) (Corresponding Author) 

58. Khan, Samiullah, Khalid Saeed, Muhammad Faran Majeed, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Zahoor Ahmad, M. Shahid Anwar, and Piratdin Allayarov.” Range aware message drop policy for delay tolerant networks.” PeerJ Computer Science 10 (2024): e2099. (IF: 3.5)- (Corresponding Author) 

59. Ullah I, Ullah K, Khan H, Aurangzeb K, Anwar MS, Syed I. 2024. Pashto poetry generation: deep learning with pre-trained transformers for low-resource languages. PeerJ Computer Science 10:e2163 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.2163.  (IF: 3.5)- (Corresponding Author) 

60. Zahid, Muhammad Noaman, Zhu Gaofeng, Touseef Sadiq, Hameed ur Rehman, and Muhammad Shahid Anwar. "A Comprehensive Study of Chipless RFID Sensors for Healthcare Applications." IEEE Access (2024).  (SCI: IF: 3.557) _ (Corresponding Author) 

61. Khan Bahadar, Riaz Ahmad, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Siraj Muhammad, Khalil Ullah, Ibrar Hussain, Ikram Syed, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, "Pashto script and graphics detection in camera captured Pashto document images using deep learning model"_ (2024), PeerJ Computer Science (IF: 3.5)- (Corresponding Author).

62.  S Khan, I Qasim, W Khan, K Aurangzeb, JA Khan, MS Anwar, "A novel transformer attention‐based approach for sarcasm detection,"  Expert Systems2, 024- (IF: 3.0) (Corresponding Author)

63. N Rasool, JI Bhat, NB Aoun, A Alharthi, NA Wani, V Chopra, MS Anwar, ResMHA-Net: Enhancing Glioma Segmentation and Survival Prediction Using a Novel Deep Learning Framework, 2024, CMC-Computers Materials & Continua, 2024- (IF: 2.1) (Corresponding Author).

64. P Nuthakki, M Alhussein, MS Anwar, K Aurangzeb, LC Gunnam, AI-Driven Resource and Communication-Aware Virtual Machine Placement Using Multi-Objective Swarm Optimization for Enhanced Efficiency in Cloud-Based Smart Manufacturing, CMC-Computers Materials & Continua, 2024- (IF: 2.1) (Corresponding Author).

65. Nuthakki, P., Alhussein, M., Anwar, M. S., Aurangzeb, K., & Gunnam, L. C. (2024). AI-Driven Resource and Communication-Aware Virtual Machine Placement Using Multi-Objective Swarm Optimization for Enhanced Efficiency in Cloud-Based Smart Manufacturing. Computers, Materials & Continua, 81(3). (IF: 2.1) (Corresponding Author)

66. Y Mehmood, W Abbasi, M Alhussein, K Aurangzeb, A Rehman, MS Anwar, Computational behavior of trihybrid Casson nanofluid blood flow occurring inside the conical gap between the rotating disk and the cone, (2024) Contemporary Mathematics, (IF: 0.6).

67.  Ullah, Inam, Deepak Adhikari, Habib Khan, M. Shahid Anwar, Shabir Ahmad, and Xiaoshan Bai. ” Mobile robot localization: Current challenges and future prospective.” Computer Science Review 53 (2024): 100651. (IF: 13.0).

68. SZ Ali, K Ahsan, D ul Khairi, W Alhalabi, MS Anwar, Advancements in FR4 dielectric analysis: Free space approach and measurement validation, Plos one_2024, (IF: 2.9).

69. Z, Li., J, Wang., M. Shahid Anwar, and Z, Zheng.” An efficient method for generating assembly precedence constraints on 3D models based on a block sequence structure,” Computer-Aided Design, vol. 118, Jan. 2020, Art. no. 102773. (SCI: IF: 3.156). 

70. S, Ahmad; K, Li; Amin, A.; M. Shahid Anwar; Wahab, K. (2018). ”A multilayer prediction approach for the student’s cognitive skills measurement”. IEEE Access, 6, 57470–57484. (SCI : IF : 3.557). 

71. W. Khan, H. Wang., M. Shahid Anwar, M. Ayaz, S. Ahmad, and I. Ullah. (2019). ”A Multi-Layer Cluster Based Energy-Efficiency Routing Scheme for UWSNs”. IEEE Access, 7, 77398–77410 (SCI: IF: 3.745). 

72. Asad, U., Jing, W., M. Shahid Anwar, Usman, A., Uzair S., and Zesong, F. (2019), ”Facial expression recognition of nonlinear facial variations using deep locality de-expression residue learning in the wild.”. Electronics, 8(12), 1487. (SCI: IF : 2.42). 

73. Sadique, A., M. Shahid Anwar, M. Ebrahim, W. Khan, K. Raza., SH. Adil, and A. Amin. (2020). ”Deep Network for the Iterative Estimations of Students’ Cognitive Skills,” IEEE Access, 8, 2020, 103100–103113 (SCI : IF: 3.745). 

74. Ullah, A., Wang, J., M. Shahid Anwar, Whangbo, T. K., and Zhu, Y. (2021), ”Empirical Investigation of Multimodal Sensors in Novel Deep Facial Expression Recognition in the Wild,” Journal of Sensors, 2021. (SCI : IF: 2.1370). 

75. Ullah, A., Wang, J., M. Shahid Anwar, Ahmad, A., Nazir, S., Khan, H. U., and Fei, Z. (2021). Fusion of Machine Learning and Privacy-Preserving for Secure Facial Expression Recognition. Security and Communication Networks, 2021. (SCI: IF: 1.288) 

76. S Ahmad, MA El-Affendi, M. Shahid Anwar, and R. Iqbal. (2022). ”Potential Future Directions in Optimization of Students’ Performance Prediction System”. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience 2022, Volume 2022, Article ID 6864955. (SCI: IF: 3.633). 

77. Khan, W., Hua, W., M. Shahid Anwar, Alharbi, A., Imran, M., and Khan, J. A. (2022). An Effective Data Collection Scheme with AUV Path Planning in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2022. (SCI: IF : 2.336). 

78. S.Ahmad, N. B. Aoun, M. A. El Affendi, M. Shahid Anwar, Sidra, A. Abd El Latif,” Optimization of Students’ Performance Prediction through an Iterative Model of Frustration Severity”. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2022, (SCI: IF: 3.633). 

79. A. Kutlimuratov, J. Khamzaev, T. Kuchkorov, M. Shahid Anwar, and A. Choi, ”Applying Enhanced Real-Time Monitoring and Counting Method for Effective Traffic Management in Tashkent”, Sensors (2023) (SCI: IF : 3.576) 

80. L. M. Hanif, S. Karim, M. Alhussein, A. A. Hoshu, K. Aurangzeb, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Internet of Things-based sustainable environment management for large indoor facilities.” PeerJ Computer Science 9 (2023): e1623. (IF-3.8)

81. Ali, Ghazanfar, Woojoo Kim, M. Shahid Anwar, Jae-In Hwang, and Ahyoung Choi. ”Expanding Multilingual Co-Speech Interaction: The Impact of Enhanced Gesture Units in Text-to-Gesture Synthesis for Digital Humans.” (2023). 

82. Zhijun, Gao, Zhang Hongyan, Xin Wang, Asif Ali Laghari, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”The Escape Path Planning Algorithm in Large Building Fires Based on Multiple Fusion Strategies.” (2023). 

83. Tahir, M., Li, M., Khan, I., Al Qahtani, S. A., Fatima, R., Khan, J. A., and M. Shahid Anwar. (2023). Towards Cache-Assisted Hierarchical Detection for Real-Time Health Data Monitoring in IoHT, Computers, Materials, and Continua, 77(2). (IF: 3.1) 

84. A. Shahzad, Y. Xia, Z. A. Khan, A. Ali, Q. Navid, K. Aurangzeb, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Frequency regulation in interconnected power systems through enhanced beluga whale optimized flatness-based active disturbance rejection control.” IEEE Access. 2024 (IF : 3.9) 

85. Ullah, N., Khan, J. A., Almakdi, S., Alshehri, M. S., Al Qathrady, M., M. Shahid Anwar., Syed, I. (2024). ChestCovidNet: An Effective DL-based Approach for COVID-19, Lung Opacity, and Pneumonia Detection Using Chest Radiographs Images. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. (IF: 2.4) 

86. Khan, Zohaib Ahmad, Yuanqing Xia, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Fiza Khaliq, Mahmood Alam, Javed Ali Khan, and M. Shahid Anwar. ”Emotion detection from handwriting and drawing samples using an attention-based transformer model.” PeerJ Computer Science 10 (2024) : e1887. (IF: 9.9) 

87. Nazir, A., He, J., Zhu, N., M. Shahid Anwar, and Pathan, M. S. (2024). Enhancing IoT security: a collaborative framework integrating federated learning, dense neural networks, and blockchain. Cluster Computing, 1-26. (IF: 4.4) 

88. Ahmad, P. N., Yuanchao, L., Aurangzeb, K., M. Shahid Anwar (2024). Semantic web-based propaganda text detection from social media using meta-learning. Service Oriented Computing and Applications, 1-15. (IF: 1.8) 

89. Laghari, A. A., Estrela, V. V., Li, H., Shoulin, Y., Khan, A. A., M. Shahid Anwar, and Bouraqia, K. (2024). Quality of experience assessment in virtual/augmented reality serious games for healthcare: A systematic literature review. Technology and Disability, (Preprint), 1-12. 

Conference Publications

1. Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Jing, W., Asad, U., Wahab, K., Sadique A., Zesong, F. ”Impact of stalling on QoE for 360-degree virtual reality videos,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Signal, Inf. Data Process. (ICSIDP), Dec. 2019, pp. 1–6.

2. Muhammad Shahid Anwar, J. Wang, A. Ullah, W. Khan, Z. Li, and S. Ahmad, ”User profile analysis for enhancing QoE of 360 panoramic videos in virtual reality environment,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Virtual Reality Visualization. (ICVRV), Oct. 2018, pp. 106–111.

3. Sakib Hasan, Jing Wang, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Hanqi Zhang,Yang Liu, Lidong Yang, "Investigating the Potential of VR in Language Education: A Study of Cybersickness and Presence Metrics,"  ICEIT 2024 conference, China

4. Ahmad, S., Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Khan, M. A., Shahzad, M., Ebrahim, M., and Memon, I. (2021, November) Deep Frustration Severity Network for the Prediction of Declined Students’ Cognitive Skills. In 2021 4th International Conference on Computing and Information Sciences (ICCIS) (pp. 1–6) IEEE.

5. Zhuoran, L., Jing, W., Zhaoyu, Y., Xinyao, W., Muhammad Shahid Anwar., Asad, U., Wahab K., Zhuoran, L., Sadique, A. ”An interactive virtual training system for assembly and disassembly based on precedence constraints,” in Proc. Comput. Graph. Int. Conf., Calgary, Canada. Springer, Jun. 2019, pp. 81–93.

6. Wahab, K., Wang, H., M, Ayaz., Muhammad Shahid Anwar., Sadique, A.(2019, July). ”A Balanced Energy Efficient (BEE) Routing Scheme for Underwater WSNs,” In International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (pp. 82­-93). Springer, Cham.

7. Asad, U., Jing, W., Muhammad Shahid Anwar., Usman A., Uzair S., Jin, W. (2018, August). ”Feature extraction based on canonical correlation analysis using FMEDA and DPA for facial expression recognition with RNN,” In 2018 14th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP) (pp. 418-­423). IEEE.

8. Asad, U., Jing Wang, Muhammad Shahid Anwar., Usman, A., Jin, W., Uzair, S. ”Nonlinear Manifold Feature Extraction Based on Spectral Supervised Canonical Correlation Analysis for Facial Expression Recognition with RRNN,” 2018 11th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (CISP­BMEI),(EI), Beijing, China

9. Asad, U., Abid, J., Waqas, A., Farhan, N., Sadique, A., Muhammad Shahid Anwar., Jing, W. ”Deep Facial Expression Recognition of facial variations using fusion of feature extraction with classification in end to end model,” 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology (ICEEST), (EI), Karachi, Pakistan.

10. Zhuoran, L., Shiqi Z., Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Jing, W., ”Applicability analysis on three interaction paradigms in immersive VR environment,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Virtual Reality Vis. (ICVRV), Oct. 2018, pp. 82–85.

Book Chapters

1. Anwar, Muhammad Shahid, Inam Ullah, Shabir Ahmad, Ahyoung Choi, Sadique Ahmad, Jing Wang, and Khursheed Aurangzeb. "Immersive Learning and AR/VR-Based Education: Cybersecurity Measures and Risk Management." In Cybersecurity Management in Education Technologies, pp. 1-22. CRC Press, 2023. 

2. Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Wadee Alhalabi, Ahyoung Choi, Inam Ullah, and Ahad Alhudali, "Internet of Metaverse Things (IoMT): Applications, Technology Challenges, and Security Consideration," Taylor & Francis, 2023. 

3. Ahmad, Shabir, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, Aashik Rasool, Muhammad Yasir, and Taegkeun Whangbo. "Securing Futuristic Education 5.0: Introduction, Vision, and Enabling Technology." In Cybersecurity Management in Education Technologies, pp. 23-35. CRC Press, 2023.

4. Ullah, Inam, Farhad Ali, Shah Nazir, Habib Ullah Khan, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, and Chang Choi. "Educating Banking Employees to Ensure Security in the Cyberworld." In Cybersecurity Management in Education Technologies, pp. 49-63. CRC Press, 2023. 

5. Khan, Inayat, Abid Jameel, Inam Ullah, and Muhammad Shahid Anwar. "Fostering a Cybersecurity-Educated Community." Cybersecurity Management in Education Technologies: Risks and Countermeasures for Advancements in E-learning (2023).  

6. Mazhar, Tehseen, Dhani Bux Talpur, Saba Hanif, Inam Ullah, Deepak Adhikari, and Muhammad Shahid Anwar. "Analysis of Cybersecurity Issues and Solutions in Education." In Cybersecurity Management in Education Technologies, pp. 64-85. CRC Press, 2023. 

7. Inam Ullah, I Ahamd, Muhammad Shahid Anwar, and M Shafiq, “Data Science Meets the Intelligent Internet of Things,” in Future Communication Systems Using Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Data Science (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, 2023. 

8. M. Ul Haq, M. A. J. Sethi, A. Shahzad, and M. Shahid Anwar,“COMSATS Face: An Image Database of Face With Various Poses, Its Structure, and Features”, in Deep Cognitive Modelling in Remote Sensing Image Processing,IGI Global, 2024. 

9. M. Ul Haq, M. A. J. Sethi, S. Ullah, and M. Shahid Anwar,“The Development, Applications, Challenges, and Analysis of a Cricket Player Face Recognition Dataset”, in Deep Cognitive Modelling in Remote Sensing Image Processing,IGI Global, 2024. 

10.  Ahmad, S., El Affendi, M. A., Alluhaidan, A. S. D., M. Shahid Anwar (2024). Deep Strategy of Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images: A Systematic Review. Deep Cognitive Modelling in Remote Sensing Image Processing, 1-29. IGI Global, 2024. 

Book Editor

As a Book Editor, Book Title: "Deep Cognitive Modeling in Remote Sensing Image Processing: Trended Computer Vision-Based Approaches to Monitor Climate Change and Global Security Issues". https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/7000.