Adel Khelifi

Adel Khelifi

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Adel Khelifi

Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

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

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10 June 2020 in IEEE Access
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Ahmad NaeemAhmad Naeem
Ahmad Naeem
MFMuhammad Shoaib Farooq
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
AAAdnan Abid
Adnan Abid
Melanoma remains the most harmful form of skin cancer. Convolutional neural network (CNN) based classifiers have become the best choice for melanoma detection in the recent era. The research has indicated that classifiers based on CNN classify skin cancer images equivalent to dermatologists, which has allowed a quick and life-saving diagnosis. This study provides a systematic literature review of the latest research on melanoma classification using CNN. We restrict our study to the binary classification of melanoma. In particular, this research discusses the CNN classifiers and compares the accuracies of these classifiers when tested on non-published datasets. We conducted a systematic review of existing literature, identifying the literature through a systematic search of the IEEE, Medline, ACM, Springer, Elsevier, and Wiley databases. A total of 5112 studies were identified out of which 55 well-reputed studies were selected. The main objective of this study is to collect state of the art research which identify the recent research trends, challenges and opportunities for melanoma diagnosis and investigate the existing solutions for the diagnosis of melanoma detection using deep learning. Moreover, proposed taxonomy for melanoma detection has been presented that summarizes the broad variety of existing melanoma detection solutions. Lastly, proposed model, challenges and opportunities have been presented which helps the researchers in the domain of melanoma detection.

3 June 2022 in IEEE Access
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MFMuhammad Shoaib Farooq
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
UIUsman Iftikhar
Usman Iftikhar
AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
A widespread mistrust towards the traditional voting system has made democratic voting in any country very critical. People have seen their fundamental rights being violated. Other digital voting systems have been challenged due to a lack of transparency. Most voting systems are not transparent enough; this makes it very difficult for the government to gain voters’ trust. The reason behind the failure of the traditional and current digital voting system is that it can be easily exploited. The primary objective is to resolve problems of the traditional and digital voting system, which include any kind of mishap or injustice during the process of voting. Blockchain technology can be used in the voting system to have a fair election and reduce injustice. The physical voting systems have many flaws in it as well as the digital voting systems are not perfect enough to be implemented on large scale. This appraises the need for a solution to secure the democratic rights of the people. This article presents a platform based on modern technology blockchain that provides maximum transparency and reliability of the system to build a trustful relationship between voters and election authorities. The proposed platform provides a framework that can be implemented to conduct voting activity digitally through blockchain without involving any physical polling stations. Our proposed framework supports a scalable blockchain, by using flexible consensus algorithms. The Chain Security Algorithm applied in the voting system makes the voting transaction more secure. Smart contracts provide a secure connection between the user and the network while executing a transaction in the chain. The security of the blockchain based voting system has also been discussed. Additionally, encryption of transactions using cryptographic hash and prevention of attack 51% on the blockchain has also been elaborated. Furthermore, the methodology for carrying out blockchain transactions during the process of voting has been elaborated using Blockchain Finally, the performance evaluation of the proposed system shows that the system can be implemented in a large-scale population.

1 January 2020 in IEEE Access
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MAMuhammad Attique
Muhammad Attique
MFMuhammad Shoaib Farooq
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
AAAdnan Abid
Adnan Abid
Peptides, short-chained amino acids, have shown great potentials toward the investigation and evolution of novel medications for treatment or therapy. The wet-lab based discovery of potential therapeutic peptides and eventually drug development is a hard and time-consuming process. The computational prediction using machine learning (ML) methods can expedite and facilitate the discovery process of potential prospects with therapeutic effects. ML approaches have been practiced favorably and extensively within the area of proteins, DNA, and RNA to discover the hidden features and functional activities, moreover, recently been utilized for functional discovery of peptides for various therapeutics. In this paper, a systematic literature review (SLR) has been presented to recognize the data-sources, ML classifiers, and encoding schemes being utilized in the state-of-the-art computational models to predict therapeutic peptides. To conduct the SLR, fourty-one research articles have been selected carefully based on well-defined selection criteria. To the best of our knowledge, there is no such SLR available that provides a comprehensive review in this domain. In this article, we have proposed a taxonomy based on identified feature encodings, which may offer relational understandings to researchers. Similarly, the framework model for the computational prediction of the therapeutic peptides has been introduced to characterize the best practices and levels involved in the development of peptide prediction models. Lastly, common issues and challenges have been discussed to facilitate the researchers with encouraging future directions in the field of computational prediction of therapeutic peptides.

26 April 2021 in IEEE Access
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AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
OAomer aziz
omer aziz
MFMuhammad Shoaib Farooq
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
AAAdnan Abid
Adnan Abid
FBFatima Bukhari
Fatima Bukhari
In recent years Fifth Generation (5G) technology is the most recent advancement in a wireless communication network. There is the advent of using the 5G with diverse data structures. The Blockchain (BC) has become an approving adoption for decentralized, peer-to-peer, distributed transparent ledger systems with a diverse data structure. The use of 5G with BC is an emerging trend in communication technology. The elasticity of 5G with BC enables many applications to reciprocity information molds it a fast, transparent, consequential, and safe for transportation of data in this smart era. Green computing (GC) is presently the intense optimistic tactic for the integration of smart technology in a diverse and distributed world of power consumption. This Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) has been analyzed by cautiously elected publications between 2016 and 2020 in well-putative venus. This study analyzed the advanced research on power consumption solutions for BC-based 5G communication, Moreover, a taxonomy of 5G based on green BC and GC in various areas is presented. Furthermore, Green energy renewable communication (GERC) problems are being observed in this research by integrating three discrete technologies such as 5G with green BC and GC also along with smart systems. Lastly, the research gaps had been bestowed to render future directions for the researchers in 5G with green BC and GC as the solution for rechargeable data packets.

1 December 2023 in IEEE Access
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MFMuhammad Shoaib Farooq
Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
KIKashif Ishaq
Kashif Ishaq
MSMahdia Shoaib
Mahdia Shoaib
AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
ZAZabihullah Atal
Zabihullah Atal
Metaverse is a virtual world platform that enables users to create and explore 3D environments. Recently, this technology has gained traction due to its potential to revolutionize the way people interact and share information. This paper provides an overview of the current state of Metaverse technologies. It begins by introducing their core components and surveys recent research and development activities in the area. Next, the paper examines the potential applications of Metaverse technology in different domains, such as gaming, social networking, training, education, healthcare, and marketing. It then outlines the challenges and opportunities associated with the development and deployment of Metaverse technologies, including scalability, privacy, and security issues. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of Metaverse technologies for the future of digital communication and information sharing.

28 April 2006 in Journal of Molecular Evolution
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AKAdel Khelifi
Adel Khelifi
JMJulien Meunier
Julien Meunier
LDLaurent Duret
Laurent Duret
DMDominique Mouchiroud
Dominique Mouchiroud
Processed pseudogenes are generated by reverse transcription of a functional gene. They are generally nonfunctional after their insertion and, as a consequence, are no longer subjected to the selective constraints associated with functional genes. Because of this property they can be used as neutral markers in molecular evolution. In this work, we investigated the relationship between the evolution of GC content in recently inserted processed pseudogenes and the local recombination pattern in two mammalian genomes (human and mouse). We confirmed, using original markers, that recombination drives GC content in the human genome and we demonstrated that this is also true for the mouse genome despite lower recombination rates. Finally, we discussed the consequences on isochores evolution and the contrast between the human and the mouse pattern.