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Schedule
2017
Saturday, December 30th
9:00 AM

Conference Program Schedule

Institute of Business Administration

JS Auditorium

9:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:55 AM

Keynote 1: Power of an analytical culture

Dr. Zubair Anwar, Consumer support Google, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

JS Auditorium

9:55 AM - 10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Keynote 2: Algorithms for Digital Intelligence

Dr. Sibte Raza Abidi, Dalhousie University, Halifax

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Keynote 3: Connected vehicle technology: what, why and how?

Dr. Imran Hayee, University of Minnesota, USA

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Invited 1: Software Defined Networks (SDNs) and their potential utilization in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)

Dr. Aamir Qayyum, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Invited 2: Machine learning techniques for finding abnormalities in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Dr. Muhammad Atif Tahir, FAST University, Karachi Campus

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Doctoral Consortium: Optimizing IEEE 802.15.4 GTS

Ali Thewarani

C10, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: Comparison of UAV based person detection and tracking techniques

Bilal M. Yousuf, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan
Hassaan Ali Qazi, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan
Zakir Hussain, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: Towards dynamic network policy composition and conflict resolution in software defined networking

Taimur Bakhshi, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Bogdan Ghita, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: Connectivism: E-learning of democratic values on social media public spheres

Muhammad Shahid Imran, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, PK
Muniba Fatima, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, PK
Ghadhia Kosar, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, PK

C9, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: Human action recognition using SIFT and HOG method

Hassaan Ali Qazi, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan
Umar Jahangir, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan
Bilal M. Yousuf, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan
Aqib Noor, FAST NUCES, Karachi, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: A survey on security issues, vulnerabilities and attacks in Android based smartphone

Jalal B. Hur, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Jawwad A. Shamsi, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: Factors affecting the transition time between capability maturity model integration (CMMI) levels in software industry of Pakistan: An empirical study

Muhammad Noman Riaz, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, PK

C9, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:25 PM

Doctoral Consortium: Task allocations for Multi Robot Teams

Usman Arif

C10, Aman Tower

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: Improved Chaotic Image Encryption Scheme for Highly Auto correlated Data Using NCA

Zeeshan Yasin, HITEC University, Taxilla, Pakistan
Shifa Nadeem, HITEC University, Taxilla, Pakistan
Abdullah Saleem, HITEC University, Taxilla, Pakistan
Waqas Ahmed, HITEC University, Taxilla, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: Detection and mitigation of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks using performance aware Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Wajahat Navid, Institute of Space Technology Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Nasir Mumtaz Bhutta, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Eastern, SA

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: Enabling scientific workflow and gateways using the standards-based XSEDE architecture

Shahbaz Memon, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Morris Riedel, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Helmut Neukirchen, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Matthias Book, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Andrew Grimshaw, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Daniel Dougherty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Peter Kascuk, Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Budapest, Hungary
Marton Istvan, Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Budapest, Hungary
Akos Hajnal, Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Budapest, Hungary

C9, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

2:50 PM

Doctoral Consortium: A study on adaptive MAC schemes for prioritized heterogeneous traffic in WSN

Anwar Khan

Doctoral Consortium

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: Google image suggestions, extension for unfamiliar terminologies

Ammarah Khalid, Bahria University, Islamabad, PK
Wafa Qaiser Khan, Bahria University, Islamabad, PK
Reema Qaiser Khan, Bahria University, Islamabad, PK
Haji Muhammad Paryal Memon, Tajawal General Trading LLC

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: Wormhole attack detection in routing protocol for low power lossy networks

Muhammad Saad Ahsan, Institute of Space and Technology (IST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Nasir Mumtaz Bhutta, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Eastern, SA
Moazam Maqsood, Institute of Space and Technology (IST), Islamabad, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: The PeLCoT model of software evaluation

Samantha McDonald Amara, Higher Colleges of Technology (RKWC), Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Kathleen Kay Greene, Nova Scotia Department of Education, Wolfville, NS - Canada

C9, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:15 PM

Doctoral Consortium: Human decision making in recommendation systems

Nareen Z. Quazilbash

C10, Aman Tower

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: Rating visual contents of website using brain computer interface

Muhammad Saif ul Islam, Bahria University, Islamabad, PK
Humera Farooq, Bahria University, Karachi

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: Future applications and research challenges of IOT

Habib Ur Rehman, National Textile University, Faisalabad, PK
Muhammad Asif, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mudassar Ahmad, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: EKQI - an enhancement of KDQI, incorporating mobile web access

Mirza M. Faisal Baig, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Syed Rizwan Ali, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Azmat Khan, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Moazzam F. Niazi, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Rizwan Iqbal, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Farhan Sohail, Bahria University - Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

C9, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:40 PM

Doctoral Consortium: Impediments in intra and inter-organizational knowledge sharing in post transition care in hospitals

Rukaiya Yawar

C10, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:05 PM

3:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-I: VQ based comparative analysis of MFCC and BFCC speaker recognition system

Faizan ur Rehman, Indus University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Chandar Kumar, Indus University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Shubash Kumar, Indus University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Atif Mehmood, Indus University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Umair Zafar, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

3:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-II: Implementation of information security techniques on modern android based Kiosk ATM/remittance machines

Khalid M. Awan, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock, Pakistan
Zahoor ur Rehman, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock, Pakistan
Muhammad Mudassar Yamin, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Peer Azmat Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

3:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-III: Quantification of investor emotion in financial news by analyzing the stock price reaction

Syed Mamoon Ahmed, University of Karachi, Pakistan

C9, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

4:30 PM

Workshop Session I: Identity Federations

Shiraz Memon
Shahbaz Memon

C9, Aman Tower

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Sunday, December 31st
9:00 AM

Keynote 4: Technology in everyday life: Digital Divide 2.0

Dr. Ozgur Turetken, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management

JS Auditorium

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

9:45 AM

Keynote 5: Digital media in everyday life

Dr. Shu Schiller, Wright State University, USA

0 JS Auditorium

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Keynote 6: Sensor and communication technologies for the Internet of Things

Dr. Waleed Ejaz, School of Applied Technology, Humber Institute of Technology, Toronto, Canada

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Invited 3: Artificial immune systems and applications

Dr. Muhammad Tahir Khan, UET Peshawar, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Invited 4: Internet of Things: technologies, applications and challenges

Dr. Adnan Noor Mian, ITU Lahore, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Invited 5: A framework for Democratic Knowledge Management using Crowdsourced Human Computation

Dr. Shahid Shaikh, Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Collaborative filtering based online recommendation systems: A survey

Basit Mehmood Khan, Federal Urdu University Science of Arts, Science& Technology (FUUAST)Islamabad, Pakistan
Asim Mansha, Federal Urdu University Science of Arts, Science& Technology (FUUAST)Islamabad, Pakistan
Farhan Hassan Khan, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Saba Bashir, Federal Urdu University Science of Arts, Science& Technology (FUUAST)Islamabad, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel session-V: Context-aware Youtube recommender system

Manzar Abbas, FAST-NUCES, Peshawar, Pakistan
Muhammad Usman Riaz, FAST-NUCES, Peshawar, Pakistan
Asad Rauf, FAST-NUCES, Peshawar, Pakistan
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, FAST-NUCES, Peshawar, Pakistan
Shehzad Khalid, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: Virtual reality as a physical training assistant

Syed Faizan Ali, Sir Syed UET, Karachi
Shaheena Noor, Sir Syed UET, Karachi
Syed Aaqib Azmat, Sir Syed UET, Karachi
Ahmed Ullah Noor, Sir Syed UET, Karachi
Muhammad Hammad Siddiqui, Sir Syed UET, Karachi

C9, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:00 PM

Workshop 2: Google Analytics

Dr. Zubair Anwar, Consumer support Google, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

C10, Aman Tower

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Short-term stochastic load forecasting using autoregressive integrated moving average models and Hidden Markov Model

Jeffrel P. Hermias, School of Science and Engineering Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Ave. Loyola Heights, Quezon, Philippines
Kardi Teknomo, School of Science and Engineering Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Ave. Loyola Heights, Quezon, Philippines
Jose Claro N. Monje, School of Science and Engineering Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Ave. Loyola Heights, Quezon, Philippines

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel session-V: Personality analysis of the USA public using Twitter profile pictures

Shafaan Khaliq Bhatti, University of Sargodha Sub-Campus Mianwali, Mianwali, Pakistan
Asia Muneer, University of Sargodha Sub-Campus Mianwali, Mianwali, Pakistan
M Ikram Lali, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Muqaddas Gull, University of Sargodha Sub-Campus Mianwali, Mianwali, Pakistan
Saira Moin U Din, University of Lahore Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: Automation and monitoring of greenhouse

Muhammad Faizan Siddiqui, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Asim ur Rehman Khan, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Neel Kanwal, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Haider Mehdi, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Aqib Noor, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
M. Asad Khan, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences - Lahore Campus, Lahore, PK

C9, Aman Tower

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Determining the relationship between speculative activity and crude oil price volatility, using artificial neural networks

Saqib Khan, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
Hamed Shafiee Hasanabadi, BlackBerry, Toronto, ON. Canada
Rene Mayorga, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel session-V: Opinion mining approaches on Amazon product reviews: A comparative study

Afshan Ejaz, Institute of Business Administration Karachi
Zakia Turabee, Institute of Business Administration Karachi
Maria Rahim, Institute of Business Administration Karachi
Shakeel Khoja, Institute of Business Administration Karachi

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

2:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: Important attributes of customer satisfaction in telecom industry: a survey based study

Nusratullah Khan, Yanbu University College
Muhammad Usman Akram, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, Malaysia
Asadullah Shah, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shoab Ahmad Khan, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

C9, Aman Tower

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Photovoltaic power prediction by cascade forward artificial neural network

Idris Khan, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, PR, China
Honglu Zhu, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, PR, China
Danish Khan, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, PR, China
Manoj Kumar Panjwani, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel session-V: Enhanced ontological model for the Islamic Jurisprudence system

Jibran R. Khan, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Farhan A. Siddiqui, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Adnan A. Siddiqui, FEST Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Nasir Touheed, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:00 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: Taxonomy of ubiquitous computing: Applications and challenges

Azeem Ayaz Mirani, Quaid-e-Awam University Nawab Shah, Sindh, Paksitan
Muhammad Suleman Memon, Quaid-e-Awam University Nawab Shah, Sindh, Paksitan
Mairaj Nabi Bhati, Quaid-e-Awam University Nawab Shah, Sindh, Paksitan
Mudasar Ahmed Soomro, Quaid-e-Awam University Nawab Shah, Sindh, Paksitan
Mushtaque Ahemd Rahu, Quaid-e-Awam University Nawab Shah, Sindh, Paksitan

C9, Aman Tower

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Artificial neural network based maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaics

Haider Saif Agha, National University of Science & Technology Islamabad, Pakistan
Zafar -ullah- Koreshi, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan
Mohammad Bilal Khan, National University of Science & Technology Islamabad, Pakistan

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel session-V: Smartphones usage in information retrieval under multichannel settings: An assessment of technological triggers

Muhammad Noman Riaz, National University of Sciences & Technology

Theatre 2, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:20 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: Teaching programming: A mind map based methodology to improve learning outcomes

Shahla Gul, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Asif, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Waqar Ahmad, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Uzair Ahmad, SPIME Lab, Inc., Canada

C9, Aman Tower

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

3:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-IV: Modelling locational marginal prices using decision tree

Nnamdi I. Nwulu, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Theatre 1, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

3:40 PM

Technical Papers Parallel Session-VI: An intelligent scheme for source management

Mehr -e- Munir
Mubashar Javed, City University of Science & IT, Peshawar, Pakistan
Saad Hassan Kiani, Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Muhammad Aamir Aman, Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Daniyal Babar, Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan

C9, Aman Tower

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM