Abid Ali

Dr. Abid Ali

Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 February 2023 in Sensors
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KRKanwal Rashid
Kanwal Rashid
YSYousaf Saeed
Yousaf Saeed
AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
FJFaisal Jamil
Faisal Jamil
RAReem Alkanhel
Reem Alkanhel
Ammar MuthannaAmmar Muthanna
Ammar Muthanna
Modern vehicle communication development is a continuous process in which cutting-edge security systems are required. Security is a main problem in the Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET). Malicious node detection is one of the critical issues found in the VANET environment, with the ability to communicate and enhance the mechanism to enlarge the field. The vehicles are attacked by malicious nodes, especially DDoS attack detection. Several solutions are presented to overcome the issue, but none are solved in a real-time scenario using machine learning. During DDoS attacks, multiple vehicles are used in the attack as a flood on the targeted vehicle, so communication packets are not received, and replies to requests do not correspond in this regard. In this research, we selected the problem of malicious node detection and proposed a real-time malicious node detection system using machine learning. We proposed a distributed multi-layer classifier and evaluated the results using OMNET++ and SUMO with machine learning classification using GBT, LR, MLPC, RF, and SVM models. The group of normal vehicles and attacking vehicles dataset is considered to apply the proposed model. The simulation results effectively enhance the attack classification with an accuracy of 99%. Under LR and SVM, the system achieved 94 and 97%, respectively. The RF and GBT achieved better performance with 98% and 97% accuracy values, respectively. Since we have adopted Amazon Web Services, the network’s performance has improved because training and testing time do not increase when we include more nodes in the network.

26 January 2024 in Sensors
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MHMahmood ul Hassan
Mahmood ul Hassan
AAAmin A. Al-Awady
Amin A. Al-Awady
AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
SISifatullah
Sifatullah
MAMuhammad Akram
Muhammad Akram
YAYahya ABDELRAHMAN Ali
Yahya ABDELRAHMAN Ali
A vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) is a sophisticated wireless communication infrastructure incorporating centralized and decentralized control mechanisms, orchestrating seamless data exchange among vehicles. This intricate communication system relies on the advanced capabilities of 5G connectivity, employing specialized topological arrangements to enhance data packet transmission. These vehicles communicate amongst themselves and establish connections with roadside units (RSUs). In the dynamic landscape of vehicular communication, disruptions, especially in scenarios involving high-speed vehicles, pose challenges. A notable concern is the emergence of black hole attacks, where a vehicle acts maliciously, obstructing the forwarding of data packets to subsequent vehicles, thereby compromising the secure dissemination of content within the VANET. We present an intelligent cluster-based routing protocol to mitigate these challenges in VANET routing. The system operates through two pivotal phases: first, utilizing an artificial neural network (ANN) model to detect malicious nodes, and second, establishing clusters via enhanced clustering algorithms with appointed cluster heads (CH) for each cluster. Subsequently, an optimal path for data transmission is predicted, aiming to minimize packet transmission delays. Our approach integrates a modified ad hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) protocol for on-demand route discovery and optimal path selection, enhancing request and reply (RREQ and RREP) protocols. Evaluation of routing performance involves the BHT dataset, leveraging the ANN classifier to compute accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, and loss. The NS-2.33 simulator facilitates the assessment of end-to-end delay, network throughput, and hop count during the path prediction phase. Remarkably, our methodology achieves 98.97% accuracy in detecting black hole attacks through the ANN classification model, outperforming existing techniques across various network routing parameters.

1 July 2021 in Sensors
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AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
MIMuhammad Munwar Iqbal
Muhammad Munwar Iqbal
HJHarun Jamil
Harun Jamil
FQFaiza Qayyum
Faiza Qayyum
SJSohail Jabbar
Sohail Jabbar
FJFaisal Jamil
Faisal Jamil
Restricted abilities of mobile devices in terms of storage, computation, time, energy supply, and transmission causes issues related to energy optimization and time management while processing tasks on mobile phones. This issue pertains to multifarious mobile device-related dimensions, including mobile cloud computing, fog computing, and edge computing. On the contrary, mobile devices’ dearth of storage and processing power originates several issues for optimal energy and time management. These problems intensify the process of task retaining and offloading on mobile devices. This paper presents a novel task scheduling algorithm that addresses energy consumption and time execution by proposing an energy-efficient dynamic decision-based method. The proposed model quickly adapts to the cloud computing tasks and energy and time computation of mobile devices. Furthermore, we present a novel task scheduling server that performs the offloading computation process on the cloud, enhancing the mobile device’s decision-making ability and computational performance during task offloading. The process of task scheduling harnesses the proposed empirical algorithm. The outcomes of this study enable effective task scheduling wherein energy consumption and task scheduling reduces significantly.

28 April 2025 in Scientific Reports
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QIQurat Ul Ain Ishfaq
Qurat Ul Ain Ishfaq
RBRozi Bibi
Rozi Bibi
AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
FJFaisal Jamil
Faisal Jamil
YSYousaf Saeed
Yousaf Saeed
MMMohammed Saleh Ali Muthanna
Mohammed Saleh Ali Muthanna
A brain tumor is a serious medical condition characterized by the abnormal growth of cells within the brain. It can cause a range of symptoms, including headaches, seizures, cognitive impairment, and changes in behavior. Brain tumors pose a significant health concern, imposing a substantial burden on patients. Timely diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment and patient health. Brain tumors can be either benign or malignant, and their symptoms often overlap with those of other neurological conditions, leading to delays in diagnosis. Early detection and diagnosis allow for timely intervention, potentially preventing the tumor from reaching an advanced stage. This reduces the risk of complications and increases the rate of recovery. Early detection is also significant in the selection of the most suitable treatment. In recent years, Smart IoT devices and deep learning techniques have brought remarkable success in various medical imaging applications. This study proposes a smart monitoring system for the early and timely detection, classification, and prediction of brain tumors. The proposed research employs a custom CNN model and two pre-trained models, specifically Inception-v4 and EfficientNet-B4, for classification of brain tumor cases into ten categories: Meningioma, Pituitary, No tumor, Astrocytoma, Ependymoma, Glioblastoma, Oligodendroglioma, Medulloblastoma, Germinoma, and Schwannoma. The custom CNN model is designed specifically to focus on computational efficiency and adaptability to address the unique challenges of brain tumor classification. Its adaptability to new challenges makes it a key component in the proposed smart monitoring system for brain tumor detection. Extensive experimentation is conducted to study a diverse set of brain MRI datasets and to evaluate the performance of the developed model. The model’s precision, sensitivity, accuracy, f1-score, error rate, specificity, Y-index, balanced accuracy, geometric mean, and ROC are considered as performance metrics. The average classification accuracy for CNN, Inception-v4, and EfficientNet-B4 is 97.58%, 99.56%, and 99.76%, respectively. The results demonstrate the excellent accuracy and performance of the previous proposed approaches. Furthermore, the trained models maintain accurate performance after deployment. The method predicts accuracy of 96.5% for CNN, 99.3% for Inception-v4, and 99.7% for EfficientNet-B4 on a test dataset of 1000 brain tumor images.

28 April 2022 in IEEE Access
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AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
MIMuhammad Munwar Iqbal
Muhammad Munwar Iqbal
The number of smartphone users and mobile devices has increased significantly. The Mobile Cloud Applications based on cloud computing have also been increased. The mobile apps can be used in Augmented Reality, E-Transportation, 2D/3-D Games, E-Healthcare, and Education. The modern cloud-based frameworks provide such services on Virtual Machines. The existing frameworks worked well, but these suffered the problems such as overhead, resource utilization, lengthy boot-time, and cost of running Mobile Applications. This study addresses these problems by proposing a Dynamic Decision-Based Task Scheduling Technique for Microservice-based Mobile Cloud Computing Applications (MSCMCC). The MSCMCC runs delay-sensitive applications and mobility with less cost than existing approaches. The study focused on Task Scheduling problems on heterogeneous Mobile Cloud servers. We further propose Task Scheduling and Microservices based Computational Offloading (TSMCO) framework to solve the Task Scheduling in steps, such as Resource Matching, Task Sequencing, and Task Scheduling. Furthermore, the experimental results elaborate that the proposed MSCMCC and TSMCO enhance the Mobile Server Utilization. The proposed system effectively minimizes the cost of healthcare applications by 25%, augmented reality by 23%, E-Transport tasks by 21%, and 3-D games tasks by 19%, the average boot-time of microservices applications by 17%, resource utilization by 36%, and tasks arrival time by 16%.

1 June 2022 in Microprocessors and Microsystems
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AAAbid Ali
Abid Ali
MIMuhammad Munwar Iqbal
Muhammad Munwar Iqbal
SJSohail Jabbar
Sohail Jabbar
MAMuhammad Nabeel Asghar
Muhammad Nabeel Asghar
URUmar Raza
Umar Raza
FAFadi Al-Turjman
Fadi Al-Turjman