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Digital Image Processing: An Algorithmic Approach with MATLAB, <\/strong>CRC Press USA, October 2009.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Book Chapter<\/td>\nQidwai, U., and Qidwai, U., \u201c<\/strong>Deconvolution technique for enhancing and classifying the retinal images\u201d, Chapter 12 in \u201cComputer Vision in Medical Imaging\u201d, <\/strong>edited by C.H. Chen; World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-4460-93-4, January 2014, pp. 209-227.<\/p>\n

Manandhar, P., Chen, C.H., Coskun, A., and Qidwai, U., <\/strong>\u201cAn automated robust segmentation method for Intravascular ultrasound images\u201d, Chapter 20 in Frontiers of Medical Imaging, to be published by the end of 2014, \u201d, <\/strong>edited by C.H. Chen; World Scientific Publishing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Patents Filed<\/td>\nBehavior-Based Monitoring System using adHoc RFID-WiFi Network, <\/strong>Filed to International Bureau at the WIPO, based in Geneva, Switzerland, through the Lexntech Intellectual Property Law office, India, October 2011. Revised application submitted on December 29, 2015.<\/p>\n

Assistive Device Interface for people with mobility impairments<\/strong>, Filed for GCC Patents, December 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A., and Kamel, N., “Embedded wearable EEG seizure detection in ambulatory state”, International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology, Accepted for publication January 26, 2016.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A., and Kamel, N., “Electroencephalography Simulation Hardware for Realistic Seizure, Preseizure and Normal Mode Signal Generation”, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Vol. 5, 2015, pp. 1\u20137.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cReal-Time Patient monitoring system with Filter Bank and Fuzzy Classifier for Severe Cardiac Arrhythmia Detection and Notification System\u201d, International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry, and Bioinformatics, Vol. 3, No. 6, November 2013, pp. 588-592.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shams, W., \u201cA Source-Discrimination Approach for Detection of ASD Using EEG Data\u201d, International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry, and Bioinformatics, Vol. 3, No. 5, September 2013, pp.492-496.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cFilter Bank Approach to Critical Cardiac Abnormalities Detection using ECG data under Fuzzy Classification\u201d, International Journal of Computer Information Systems & Industrial Management Applications (ISSN: 2150-7988), 2013, Vol. 5, pp. 405-412.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chaudhry, J., Qidwai, U., and Lee, M., “Dynamic Health Level 7 Packetizer for on-the-fly Integrated Healthcare Enterprises (IHE) in Disaster Zones”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 432-438.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rittenhouse, R. G., Lee, M., Chaudhry, J., and Qidwai, U., “Power and Task Management in Wireless Body Area Network Based Medical Monitoring Systems”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 404-414.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chaudhry, J., and Qidwai, U., “Performance Evaluation of TCP and UDP traffic in IEEE 1451 compliant Healthcare Infrastructure”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 396-403.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shams, W., Wahab, A., and Qidwai, U., “Detecting Different Tasks Using EEG-Source-Temporal Features”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 380-387.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Shams, W., Wahab, A., and Qidwai, U., “Fuzzy Model for Detection and Estimation of the Degree of Autism Spectrum Disorder”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 372-379.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cFuzzy Classification-Based Control of Wheelchair Using EEG Data to Assist People with Disabilities\u201d, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7666, December 2012, pp. 458-467.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Qidwai, U., \u201cBlind deconvolution and Retinal abnormality detection in blurred retinal images\u201d, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, USA, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 2011, pp. 307-316.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 Godil, S. S., Shamim, M. S., Enam, S. A., Qidwai, U., Qadeer, M., and Sobani, Z., \u201cCranial Reconstruction After Decompressive Craniectomy: Prediction of Complications Using Fuzzy Logic\u201d, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Vol. 22, No. 4, July 2011, pp. 1307-1311.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cFun to Learn: Project-based Learning in Robotics for Computer Engineer\u201d, ACM Inroads: SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2011, pp. 42-46.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 Godil, S. S., Shamim, M. S., Enam, S. A, and Qidwai, U., \u201cFuzzy logic: A “simple” solution for complexities in neurosciences?\u201d, Surgical Neurology International, Vol. 24, No. 10, pp. 881-895, December 2010.<\/p>\n

Open Access URL: http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1080\/08839514.2010.514229<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shamim, MS., and Enam, SA., \u201cFuzzy Predictor for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome\u201d, International Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 24, No. 10, December 2010, pp. 881-895.<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 Shamim MS, Enam SA, Qidwai U. Fuzzy Logic in Neurosurgery: Predicting poor outcomes after lumbar disc surgery in 501 consecutive patients. Surgical Neurology 2009. Dec 72(6): 565-572.<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cAutonomous Corrosion Detection in Gas pipelines: A Hybrid-Fuzzy Classifier Approach using Ultrasonic Nondestructive-Evaluation Protocols\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferromagnetics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 56, No. 12, December 2009, pp. 2650-2665.<\/p>\n

19.\u00a0 Qidwai, U. “Infrared Image Enhancement using H\u221e<\/sub><\/em> bounds for surveillance applications”, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 17, No. 8, August 2008, pp. 1274-1282.<\/p>\n

20.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cA LAMP-LEGO Experience of motivating minority students to study Engineering\u201d, ACM Inroads: SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, December 2007, pp. 41-44.<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Raquib, F., \u201cFuzzy MRI Analyzer: A perception-based methodology to quantify human observation\u201d, Engineering Journal, Qatar University, Vol. 19, pp. 59-68, 2006.<\/p>\n

22.\u00a0 Belkhouch, F., Gocan, I., and Qidwai, U., \u201cChaotic gray-level image transformation\u201d, Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2005, p. 43001.<\/p>\n

23.\u00a0 Yang, C., Kim, Y., Qidwai, U., and Wilson, A., “Related Strength Properties of 3D Fabrics”, Textile Research Journal, Vol. 74, No. 7, pp. 634-639, 2004.<\/p>\n

24.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cA Hybrid Least Squares-GA Based Algorithm for Harmonic Estimation\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Power System Delivery<\/em>, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 377-382, April 2003.<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0 Ray, M., and Qidwai, U., \u201cReduced-Dimensional Radial Basis Neural Network for Monitoring Haemodialysis\u201d, Haemodialysis International, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2003.<\/p>\n

26.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201c2D-H\u221e<\/sub><\/em>-Based Deconvolution for Image Enhancement with Applications to Ultrasonic NDE\u201d, IEEE Signal Processing Letters<\/em>, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 157-159, May 2002.<\/p>\n

27.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cRecent trends in 2D blind deconvolution for nondestructive evaluation\u201d, Tamkang Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 49-58, March 2002.<\/p>\n

28.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cBlind- H\u221e<\/sub><\/em> deconvolution for ultrasonic C-scans: 1-D approach\u201d, Journal of NDE<\/em>, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 40-46, June 2001.<\/p>\n

29.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cBlind Enhancement for Ultrasonic C-Scans using Recursive 2-D H\u221e<\/sub><\/em>-Based State Estimation and Filtering\u201d, \u201cINSIGHT\u201d, Journal of British Institute of Nondestructive Testing<\/em>, Vol. 44, No. 11, November 2000, pp. 737-741.<\/p>\n

30.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cAn Improved Electronic Scheme for Harmonic Elimination\u201d, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering<\/em>, Vol. 25, No. 1B, April 2000, pp. 15-30.<\/p>\n

31.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Costa, A. H., and Chen, C. H., \u201cDetection of Ultrasonic NDE signals using Time-Frequency Analysis\u201d, \u201cINSIGHT\u201d; Journal of British Institute of Nondestructive Testing<\/em>, Vol. 41, No. 11, November 1999, pp. 700-703.<\/p>\n

32.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cA New Flux-Based Scheme for Harmonic Elimination\u201d, Electric Machines and Power Systems<\/em>, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 955-966, 1999.<\/p>\n

33.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cRecursive Estimation of Power System Harmonics\u201d, Electric Power System Research<\/em>, Vol. 47, pp. 143-152, 1998.<\/p>\n

34.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cA new robust scheme for harmonic elimination\u201d, Electric Power System Research<\/em>, Vol. 43, pp. 45-51, 1997.<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Akbar, M. A., Qidwai, U., Jahanshahi, M., Masri, S., and Shen, W., \u201cProgressive image stitching algorithm for vision based automated inspection\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, S. Korea, July 2016.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Ilyas, S., Al-Sulaiti, S., Ahmad, G., and Hegazy, A., \u201cMonitoring DVT Cuffs for Long-Term Operation: A Fuzzy Approach\u201d, 12th<\/sup> IEEE International Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications, Malaysia, March 2016.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Awan, R., Rajpoot, N., Aloraidi, N., and Qidwai, U., \u201cHow Divided is a Cell? Eigenphase Nuclei for Classification of Mitotic Phase in Cancer Histology Images\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, USA, February 2016.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tahir, A., and Qidwai, U., \u201cHumanoid Robots for children with Autism: Experiences with Robosapien and NAO\u201d, 4th<\/sup> Arab Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence\u201d, Qatar, February 2016.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., Bahameish, M., \u201cReal-time Robotic Avatar control using Fuzzy Gaze- classification for people with disability\u201d, 5th<\/sup> IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, Malaysia, November 2015.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Sharafuddin, A., \u201cCan Immersive type of Virtual Reality bring EMG Pattern Changes Post Facial Palsy?\u201d, The Science and Information Conference, London, UK, July 2015.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shakir, M., Saleh, M., and Qidwai, U., “Single-Multiple Pixel Controller: Design of Applications with Low Cost and Multiple Controls”, 4th IEEE International Conference on Informatics, Electronics, and Vision, Japan June 2015.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Al-Sulaiti, S., Shuaib, A., Ahmed, N., and Ilyas, S., \u201cFuzzy functionality-monitor for Deep Veins Thrombosis (DVT) cuffs\u201d, 24th<\/sup> European Stroke Conference, May 2015.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Sadia, M., \u201cMapping Human Heuristics into intelligent detection of Cancerous Cells in Histopathological Analysis.\u201d, Biomedical and Biostatistical Analysis for Cancer Genomic Research, Qatar, April 2015.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Qidwai, U, \u201cUsing Course Projects to Tackle Social Problems: Use of Robots for children with ASD”, International Forum on Engineering Education, Sharjah, UAE, March 2015.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Sadia, M., \u201cColor-based Fuzzy Classifier for Automated Detection of Cancerous Cells in Histopathological Analysis\u201d, IEEE\/EMB Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Science, Malaysia, December 2014.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Zahid, A., “Fuzzy-EMG-Based Assistive Interface for Children with Spinal-Muscular-Atrophy”, IEEE\/EMB Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Science, Malaysia, December 2014.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., Hakouz, W., and Musa, N., “Wirelessly Controlled Mimicing Humanoid Robot: Assisting Children with ASD in learning Focused and Coordinated Behaviors”, 11th ACS\/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, Qatar, November 2014.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A. S., and Kamel, N., \u201cIntelligent Fuzzy Classifier for Pre-Seizure Detection from Real Epileptic Data\u201d, IEEE Technically Co-Sponsored Science and Information Conference, August 2014, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 Guo, D., Patil, A., Hock, F., Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cA wearable cuff-less blood pressure monitor based on body sensor network and artificial neural network\u201d, International research Conference on Engineering and Technology (IRCET), Indonesia, June 2014.<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cCoiflet-based Fuzzy classifier for defect detection in industrial LNG\/LPG tanks\u201d, 2nd<\/sup> Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy logic Conference (AIFL 2014), April 2014, Dubai, UAE.<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A. S., and Kamel, N., \u201cDetection of Partial Seizure: An Application of Fuzzy Rule System for Wearable Ambulatory Systems\u201d, International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), Malaysia, June 2014.<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Maqbool, M., and Shakir, M., “Deconvolution of Defect signatures from MFL Data: Coiflet-based modeling approach with applications in Industrial NDT”, 2nd<\/sup> ScienceOne International Conference on Information Technology, 2014, Dubai UAE.<\/p>\n

19.\u00a0 Khan, S., Qidwai, U., Muhammad, H., and Qidwai, Umair, “Retinal Image Enhancement Using Laplacian Pyramidal Multiscaling”, IEEE TenSymp, Malaysia, April 2014. IEEE TenSymp, Malaysia, April 2014. IEEE TenSymp, Malaysia, April 2014.<\/p>\n

20.\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A. S., and Kamel, N., “Embedded Rule-based Seizure Detection Ambulatory System from Real Epileptic Data”, IEEE TenSymp, Malaysia, April 2014.<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0 Khan, A., Mohamed, A., Al-Hajiri, S., Al-Shammari, H., Qidwai, U., Mujeeb, I, and Rajpoot, N., \u201cA Hardware based System for Scoring of Hormone Receptors in Breast Cancer Histopathology Slides\u201d, Middle Eastern Conference on Bimedical Engineering, February 2014, Qatar.<\/p>\n

22.\u00a0 Shakir, M., Qidwai, U., Malik, A. S., and Kamel, N., “Rule-Base Platform for Embedded Wearable EEG Seizure Detection in Ambulatory State”, 5th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modeling, and Simulation, January 2014, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

23.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., and Malik, A., \u201cEmbedded Fuzzy Classifier for Detection and Classification of Preseizure state using Real EEG data\u201d, 15th<\/sup> International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE Proceedings Vol. 43, 2014, pp. 411-415.<\/p>\n

24.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., Malik, A., and Kamel, N., \u201cFuzzification of epileptic data: an application for prediction and identification of partial seizure\u201d, 2nd<\/sup> International Conference on Computer Engineering and Mathematical Systems, Malaysia, December 2013.<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cA wearable sensing system in HL7 environment for detecting critical cardiac abnormalities\/arrhythmias\u201d, 4th<\/sup> International e-Health Conference, Pakistan, November 2013.<\/p>\n

26.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Hassan, E., Halabi, R., and Shakir, M., \u201cDevice Interface for people with mobilitiy impairments\u201d, 7th<\/sup> IEEE GCC Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2013.<\/p>\n

27.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., and Connor, O., \u201cRobotic toys for Autistic children: Innovative tools for teaching and treatment\u201d, 7th<\/sup> IEEE GCC Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2013.<\/p>\n

28.\u00a0 Shams, W., Wahab, A., Qidwai, U., and Fakhri, I., “Emotion Recognition Model Using Source \u2013Temporal Features and Fuzzy Classifier”, 20th<\/sup> International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP), Korea, November 2013.<\/p>\n

29.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shakir, M., Malik, A., and Kamel, N., “Parametric Modeling of EEG Signals with Real Patient Data for Simulating Seizures and Pre-Seizures”, International Conference on Human Computer Interface (ICHCI), India, August 2013.<\/p>\n

30.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Chaudhry, J., and Shakir, M., \u201cUbiquitous Monitoring System for Critical Cardiac Abnormalities\u201d, 3rd<\/sup> IEEE\/EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering & Science, Malaysia, December 2012.<\/p>\n

31.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Riley, R., and El-Sayed, S., \u201cAttracting students to the Computing disciplines: A case study of a robotic Contest\u201d, 6th<\/sup> International Forum of Engineering Education, Malaysia, November 2012.<\/p>\n

32.\u00a0 Chaudhry, J., and Qidwai, U., “On Critical Point Avoidance among Mobile Terminals in Healthcare Monitoring Applications”, International Conference on Open Systems (ICOS), Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia, 21-24 October 2012, pp. 1-5.<\/p>\n

33.\u00a0 Chaudhry, J., Qidwai, U., Rittenhouse, R. and Lee, M., \u201cVulnerabilities and Verification of Cryptographic Protocols and Their Future in Wireless Body Area Networks\u201d, 8th<\/sup> International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET-2012), October 2012.<\/p>\n

34.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cEmbedded System Design with Filter Bank and Fuzzy Classification Approach to Critical Cardiac Abnormalities Detection\u201d, IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Indonesia, September 2012.<\/p>\n

35.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cUbiquitous Arabic Voice Controlled Device to assist people with disabilities\u201d, 4th<\/sup> International conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), June 2012, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

36.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Khan, H., \u201cFuzzy Control for VTOL\/STOL Problem\u201d, 2nd<\/sup> International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE 2011), December 2011, Pakistan.<\/p>\n

37.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Abueidah, S., \u201cTime Frequency Analysis of MFL signals\u201d, 2nd<\/sup> International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE 2011), December 2011, Pakistan.<\/p>\n

38.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Shakir, M., \u201cFuzzy Detection of Critical Cardiac Abnormalities using ECG data: A ubiquitous approach\u201d, IEEE 11th<\/sup> Hybrid Intelligent Systems Conference, December 2011, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

39.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Maqbool, M., Alam, M., and Kserawi, S., \u201cTime-Frequency based Signal Restoration for Laser-Ultrasound signals with applications in NDT\u201d, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Malaysia, September 2011, pp. 348-353.<\/p>\n

40.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cProject based Learning in Engineering Education: A Boe-bot experience\u201d, International KBIE Conference Bahrain, January 2011.<\/p>\n

41.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Maqbool, M., \u201cA Qualitative study on Laser Ultrasonic Inspection: Is it detrimental to the surface properties of Duplex Steel?\u201d, DICE, December 2010, Pakistan.<\/p>\n

42.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Qidwai, U., \u201cBlind Restoration of Fluorescein Angiograpohy images\u201d, IEEE International conference on Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications, December 2010, Australia.<\/p>\n

43.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Qidwai, U., \u201cBlind Deconvolution for Retinal Image Enhancement\u201d, 2010 IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering & Sciences (IECBES 2010), November 2010, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

44.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Rahmatalla, H., and Maqbool, M., \u201cThe effect of laser ultrasonic inspection on surface properties of UNS S31803, Duplex Stainless Steel: A qualitative study using image processing\u201d, Duplex Stainless Steel Conference, Beaune, France, October 2010.<\/p>\n

45.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Salah, F., Arabic Speech-Controlled Wheelchair: A Fuzzy Scenario, IEEE International Conference on Information Science and Signal Processing Applications (ISSPA), May 2010, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

46.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Maqbool, M., \u201cImage Deconvolution for Enhancing IR images in order to Detect Defects in Metallic Plates\u201d, IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, Ajman-UAE, December 2009.<\/p>\n

47.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cFuzzy Time Frequency Classifier for NDT Applications\u201d, IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, Ajman-UAE, December 2009.<\/p>\n

48.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Malluhi, Q., \u201cFinding trends in historical traffic data: an Image Processing approach\u201d, 13th<\/sup> Gulf Engineering Forum, Kuwait, October 2009.<\/p>\n

49.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cFuzzy Blind-Spot Scanner for Automobiles\u201d, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA), October 2009, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

50.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cLaser-Ultrasound and related Mathematical modeling with Applications to NDT\u201d, 1st<\/sup> International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering, August 2009, Pakistan.<\/p>\n

51.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cSoft Guidance of Robots: A Fuzzy Approach\u201d, 1st<\/sup> International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering, August 2009, Pakistan.<\/p>\n

52.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Maqbool, M., “On hybrid-Fuzzy classifier design: an empirical modeling scenario for corrosion detection in Gas pipelines”, 6th<\/sup> ACS\/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-08), April 2008, Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n

53.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Bettayeb, M., and Yamani, A., “Defect Deconvolution using 4th<\/sup> order Statistics for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing”, IEEE ICSPC-07, Dubai, November 2007.<\/p>\n

54.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Shamim, S., Raquib, F., and Ather, M., “Failed back-surgery syndrome prediction using Fuzzy inference System”, IEEE ICSPC-07, Dubai, November 2007.<\/p>\n

55.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Bettayeb, M., and Yamani, A., “Defect Deconvolution using 3rd<\/sup> order Statistics for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing” IEEE ISSPA-07, Sharjah, February 2007.<\/p>\n

56.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Maqbool, M., and Jamil, M., “Fuzzy Mapping of Human Heuristics for Defect Classification in gas pipelines using Ultrasonic NDE”, IEEE ISSPA-07, Sharjah, February 2007.<\/p>\n

57.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cFuzzy Expert System for defect identification in gas pipelines using ultrasonic NDE\u201d, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Bhurban, Pakistan, January 2007.<\/p>\n

58.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Maqbool, M., and Al-Fantazi, A., \u201cFuzzy classifier for corrosion detection in Gas pipelines using ultrasonic pulses\u201d, 25th<\/sup> Egyptian Corrosion Conference, Ein El-Sukhna, Egypt, December 2006.<\/p>\n

59.\u00a0 Belkhouche, F., Singh, B., Qidwai, U., Rastgoufard, P., and Belkhouche, B., “On the approximation of the state equations of\u00a0 nonlinear permanent magnet synchronous motors”, Proceedings of IEEE ISIE 2006, Montreal (Canada) – July 9 to 13, 2006.<\/p>\n

60.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cMotivating students to study Engineering: a Lego-LAMP experience\u201d, 4th<\/sup> International Forum on Engineering Education (IFEE), Sharjah, U.A.E., April, 2006.<\/p>\n

61.\u00a0 Qidwai, O., Haider, T., and Qidwai, U., \u201cMulti-membership Fuzzy Time-Critical routing\u201d, International Conference on Computer & Communication Engineering, Malaysia, May 2006.<\/p>\n

62.\u00a0 Wong, C., and Qidwai, U., \u201cIntelligent Surround Sensing using Fuzzy Inference System (ISSFIS)\u201d, 4th<\/sup> IEEE International Conference on Sensors, Irvine, California, USA, Oct 31-Nov 1, 2005.<\/p>\n

63.\u00a0 Wong, C., and Qidwai, U., \u201cIntelligent Sensor network for Obstacle Avoidance Strategy (ISOAS)\u201d, 4th<\/sup> IEEE International Conference on Sensors, Irvine, California, USA, Oct 31-Nov 1, 2005.<\/p>\n

64.\u00a0 Reasor, J., Wong, C., and Qidwai, U., \u201cTowards a GPS-based autonomous vehicle\u201d, 62nd<\/sup> IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Dallas-USA, September 2005.<\/p>\n

65.\u00a0 Iqbal, R., and Qidwai, U., \u201cComponent-based Fuzzy Geometrical configuration classifier\u201d, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS), Michigan-USA, June 2005.<\/p>\n

66.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Reasor, J., \u201cImproved GPS-based navigation for autonomous robotic vehicle\u201d, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Bhurban, Pakistan, June 2005.<\/p>\n

67.\u00a0 Iqbal, R., and Qidwai, U., \u201cBoosted Human-centric Hybrid Classifier\u201d, 43rd<\/sup> ACM Southeastern Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia, March 2005.<\/p>\n

68.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cLMS-based enhancement for IR-images with applications to surveillance\u201d, Annual Symposium of SPIE\/IS&T; Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems IV, San Jose, California, January 2005.<\/p>\n

69.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Qidwai, O., \u201cIR image enhancement using Recursive Weighted Least Square Estimator\u201d, IEEE SCONEST, Karachi, Pakistan, December 2004.<\/p>\n

70.\u00a0 Iqbal, R., and Qidwai, U., \u201cOn the Selection of Fuzzy Classifiers Using AdaBoost\u201d, IEEE SCONEST, Karachi, Pakistan, December 2004.<\/p>\n

71.\u00a0 Wong, C., and Qidwai, U., \u201cVehicle collision avoidance system (VCAS)\u201d, IEEE Sensors 2004<\/em>, October 24-27 2004.<\/p>\n

72.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Curtis, H., \u201cEWS for Macular degeneration\u201d, IEEE e-Tech, Karachi, Pakistan, August 2004, pp. 121-125.<\/p>\n

73.\u00a0 Belkhouche, F., Qidwai, U., Gokcen, I., and Joachim, D., \u201cBinary Image Transformation Using Two-Dimensional Chaotic Maps\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Pattern Recognition, August 2004, pp. 823-826.<\/p>\n

74.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cDeconvolution of Ultrasonic NDT signals using N4SID algorithm for defect identification\u201d, 10th<\/sup> IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Sharjah, U.A.E, December 2003.<\/p>\n

75.\u00a0 Ray, M., and Qidwai, U., \u201cArtificial intelligence approach to determine minimum dose of haemodialysis\u201d, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Portland, Oregon, July 2003.<\/em><\/p>\n

76.\u00a0 Ray, M., and Qidwai, U., \u201cMachine Learning in Medicine: Calculating the minimum dose of Haemodialysis using Neural Networks\u201d, IEEE Region 5 Technical Conference, New Orleans, April 2003, pp 23-27.<\/em><\/p>\n

77.\u00a0 Belkhouche, F., and Qidwai, U., \u201cBinary Image coding using 1D chaotic maps\u201d, IEEE Region 5 Technical Conference, New Orleans, April 2003, pp. 39-42.<\/em><\/p>\n

78.\u00a0 Ray, M., and Qidwai, U., \u201cReduced Dimensional Radial basis neural network for monitoring haemodialysis\u201d, Annual Dialysis Conference, 9th<\/sup> International Symposium of Haemodialysis, Seattle, March 2003.<\/em><\/p>\n

79.\u00a0 Belkhouche, F., and Qidwai, U., \u201cImage encoding using chaotic maps and strange attractors\u201d, Proceedings of SPIE\/IS&T; Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems II, Vol. 5014, Santa Clara, California, January 2003, pp. 1-8.<\/p>\n

80.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cRecent trends in 2D blind deconvolution for nondestructive evaluation\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Pattern Recognition, August 2002, pp. 989-992.<\/p>\n

81.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cC-scan enhancement using recursive subspace deconvolution\u201d, AIP Conference Proceedings<\/em>, Vol. 615, No. 1, May 25, 2002, pp. 655-661.<\/p>\n

82.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Gottlieb, S., \u201cAn efficient hole-filling algorithm for C-scan enhancement\u201d, AIP Conference Proceedings<\/em>, Vol. 615, No. 1, May 25, 2002, pp. 662-669.<\/p>\n

83.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yamani, Bettayeb, Qidwai, and Mohandes, \u00a0\u201cHigh Resolution Impulse Response Extraction for Defect Classification\u201d. Proceedings of the 1st Middle East Nondestructive Testing Conference. Bahrain, pp. 129-130, September 24-26, 2001.<\/p>\n

84.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cBlind Image Restoration for Ultrasonic C-Scan using Constrained 4th<\/sup> order cumulants\u201d, ASME Congress<\/em>, New York, November 2001.<\/p>\n

85.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cBlind Image Restoration for Ultrasonic C-Scan using Constrained 2D-HOS\u201d, Proceedings IEEE ICASSP, Utah<\/em>, May 2001, No. 6, pp. 3405-3408.<\/p>\n

86.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cHybrid 2D H\u221e<\/sub><\/em>-Based Blind Enhancement for Ultrasonic C-Scans\u201d, <\/em><\/strong>Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of British Institute of Non Destructive Testing<\/em>, Buxton, England, pp. 137-142, September 2000.<\/p>\n

87.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cBlind Image-Deconvolution for Ultrasonic C-Scans\u201d, RQNDE<\/em>, Iowa, July 2000, pp. 579-586.<\/p>\n

88.\u00a0 Yamani, A., Bettayeb, M., and Qidwai, U., \u201cHigh resolution Impulse response extraction for defect classification\u201d, 6th<\/sup> International conference on Composites Engineering<\/em>, Orlando, pp. 911 -912, 1999.<\/p>\n

89.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Bettayeb, M., Yamani, A., and Chen, C. H., \u201cGUI-Based Toolbox in MATLAB for Ultrasonic NDE Defect Identification\u201d, <\/strong>RQNDE<\/em>, Proceedings Vol. 19A, July 1999, pp. 757-764.<\/p>\n

90.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., Costa, A. H., and Chen, C. H., \u201cTime-Frequency-Based Defect Identification and Classification for Ultrasonic NDE Signals\u201d, <\/strong>RQNDE<\/em>, Proceedings Vol. 19A, July 1999, pp. 717-724.<\/p>\n

91.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Chen, C. H., \u201cH\u221e<\/sub><\/em> Deconvolution for defect identification for Ultrasonic NDE signals\u201d, Review of the progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (RQNDE)<\/em>, Proceedings Vol. 18A, pp. 719-725, Utah, July 1998.<\/p>\n

92.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bettayeb, M., \u201cAn overview of advanced control technologies in process industry\u201d, Technical Exchange Workshop for Arabian-American Oil Company ARAMCO)<\/em>, Saudi Arabia, 1998.<\/p>\n

93.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., \u201cA new micro stepping technique for stepper motors\u201d, IEEE student symposium<\/em>, Bahrain, May 1996. Distinction: Best Paper Award.<\/p>\n

94.\u00a0 Qidwai, U., and Bari, I., \u201cAn Intelligent process controller in Networking Environment\u201d, IEEEP Student Symposium<\/em>, Karachi, 1993. Distinction: Silver medal.<\/p>\n

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Projects<\/td>\nQatar University (September 2005-Present)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funded Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Innovative reconfigurable robots for Industrial Inspections (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intelligent Instrumentation Integration Platform for long-term patients monitoring (AHS grants HMC) Qatar, 2016-2017.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sleep Apnea study for Stroke risk prediction (AHS grants HMC) Qatar, 2016-2017.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fire-fighting robot (2013-2014) Qatar University<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NAO Robot Toolkit (2013-2015) Qatar University<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robotic Toys for Autistic Children (2012-2013) Qatar University.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kinect-based humanoid interface (2012-2013) Qatar University.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Novel Biomarkers for predicting colorectal cancer using Toponome Imaging System (2012-2015) National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arabic speech-controlled interface design for patients with special needs. Mada Center Qatar.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 Behavior-based Personnel Monitoring system using RFID tags and Compatible sensors. (2010-2012) Qatar University\u2019s Wireless Innovation Center.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 Towards a Wearable and WBAN-based Health Monitoring and Automatic Diagnosis System for Low-Cost Personal Healthcare in Qatar. (2010-2013) National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 Characterization of Corrosion resistance material for Innovative food processing. (2010-2012) National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 Underwater LAN for sensor data transfer (2010-2011) Qatar University.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 LNG Tank Inspection Robot design (2009-2012) National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 Innovative Non-contact Industrial Inspection System (2008-10) National Priority Research Program (NPRP) Qatar.<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 Crawler Robot for automated Ultrasonic inspection of metallic sheets (2008-2009) Qatar University<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 Swarm Robots for Localization and Mapping (2008-09) Qatar University.<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0 Internet-Based Home Surveillance System (2008-09) Qatar University.<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Research Program (UREP) of Qatar National research Fund (QNRF)<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PC-Based Mobile Dexterous robot (2006-08)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PC-Based Surveillance Helicopter (2006-08)<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intelligent Blind-spot Sensing system for automobiles (2006-08)<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Positron Beam System Automation (2007-08)<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fuzzy autonomous surveillance blimp (2008-09)<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intelligent Alarm Management System (2007-08)<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arabic speech-based Robotic wheelchair (2008-09)<\/p>\n

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Tulane University (June 2001-May 2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IR Image Enhancement (Louisiana Board of Reagents 2002-2005)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intelligent Vehicle for Terrain Navigation Project.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ship and Tank simulator design.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medical Informatics applied to Haemodialysis process modeling.<\/p>\n

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 <\/td>\nUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2000-2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advanced Laser Ultrasonic Imaging Lab (DURIP funded) was setup for research and academic purposes.<\/p>\n

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KFUPM, Saudi Arabia (1997-1998)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Defect detection using Ultrasonic NDE (SABIC, KACST {Petrochemical divisions})<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harmonic Estimation (SABIC {Petrochemical Division}) (Distinction: Best Research project for the year 1999, KFUPM)<\/p>\n

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