Umer Rashid

Assistant Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor

📧 umerrashid-at-qau-edu-pk
☎ +92-51-9064-2012
     Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Research Interests

• Human Aspects of Computing
• Human Information Interaction
• Multimedia Information Retrieval
• Search Interface Design
• Information Visualization
• Usability Evaluation
• Multimedia Technology

Academic Research/Projects

1. Multiple Media Information Search Framework (Ph.D. thesis, 2012-2017)
2. Multimodal Search Mechanism (M.Phil. Thesis, 2006-2007)
3. Traffic Congestion Control Simulator of Islamabad (BS Project, 2005)

Distinctions/Awards

1. PhD-IRSIP Award (2015)
2. Quaid-I-Azam University Ph.D. Research Fellowship (2012-2017)
3. Quaid-I-Azam University M.Phil. Research Fellowship (2006-2007)
4. 1st position in M.Phil. (CS) batch spring 2006-2007
5. Department Merit Certificate and Chancellors Medal

Experience

1. Assistant Professor - Quaid-I-Azam University, Pakistan - October 2019 to date
2. Lecturer - Quaid-I-Azam University, Pakistan - September 2010 to October 2019
3. Lecturer - Riphah International University - June 2008 to August 2010
4. Lecturer - Federal Government Liaquat Ali Degree College - September 2007 to May 2008
5. Visiting Lecturer - Quaid-I-Azam University - September 2007 to July 2008
6. Visiting Lecturer - Quaid-I-Azam University - February 2010 to Jun 2010

Academics

• MS / MPhil / PhD Courses Taught
  • Human Information Interaction
  • Information Retrieval Systems
  • Multimedia Retrieval Techniques
  • Information Architecture
  • Digital Libraries
  • Search Spaces Discovery
  • Design for Usability
• MSc Courses Taught
  • Database Systems
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Introduction to Computing
  • Selected Topics in Computer Science
  • Software Design and Architecture
• BS Courses Taught
  • Undergraduate Projects Supervised: 41
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Communication and Networks
  • Computer Systems
  • Database Design
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Human Aspects of Computing
  • Introduction to Computing Theory
  • Multimedia Application Design
  • Object Oriented Programming
• Undergraduate Projects Supervised: 41
• M.Phil/MS Theses Supervised
  • Image Search Results Exploration Framework, Maha Saddal, 2020
  • Web Search Results Exploration Mechanism for Blind Users, Snober Naseer, 2021
  • Multimedia Information Aggregated Search Results Discovery Mechanism, Abdur Rehman Khan, 2021
  • Localization of Dental Carious Region using Deep Learning, Aimen Javad, 2021
  • An Approach to Identify Fingerprints from Multimedia Contents, Samra Naseer, 2021 (Submitted)
  • Multimedia Vertical Web Search Query Modification Framework using Relevance Feedback Approach, Taj Mir, 2021 (Submitted)

Research Publications

1. Ahmed, A., Saleem, K., Khalid, O., & Rashid, U. (2021). On deep neural network for trust aware cross domain recommendations in E-commerce. Expert Systems with Applications, 174, 114757.
2. Rashid, U., Saleem, K., & Ahmed, A. (2021). MIRRE approach: nonlinear and multimodal exploration of MIR aggregated search results. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 80(13), 20217-20253.
3. Khan, A. R., Rashid, U., Saleem, K., & Ahmed, A. (2021). An architecture for non-linear discovery of aggregated multimedia document web search results. PeerJ Computer Science, 7, e449.
4. Janjua, S. H., Siddiqui, G. F., Sindhu, M. A., & Rashid, U. (2021). Multi-level aspect based sentiment classification of Twitter data: using hybrid approach in deep learning. PeerJ Computer Science, 7, e433.
5. Khan, A. R., & Rashid, U. (2021, April). A Relational Aggregated Disjoint Multimedia Search Results Approach using Semantics. In 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) (pp. 62-67). IEEE.
6. Javid, A., Rashid, U., & Khattak, A. S. (2020, November). Marking Early Lesions in Labial Colored Dental Images using a Transfer Learning Approach. In 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
7. Ahmed, A., Saleem, K., Rashid, U., & Baz, A. (2020). Modeling trust-aware recommendations with temporal dynamics in social networks. IEEE Access, 8, 149676-149705.
8. Saddal, M., Rashid, U., & Khattak, A. S. (2019, November). A browsing approach to explore web image search results. In 2019 22nd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
9. Rashid, U., Bhatti, M.A., Mustaq, M. (2018, October). Proximal Search of Image Segments in CBIR. 31st International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering. 65-70.
10. Rashid, U., & Arif, B. (2018). PERIA-Framework: A Prediction Extension Revision Image Annotation Framework. In Information Technology-New Generations (pp. 25-31). Springer, Cham.
11. Rashid, U., & Bhatti, M. A. (2017). A framework to explore results in multiple media information aggregated search. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 76(24), 25787-25826.
12. Rashid, U., Viviani, M., & Pasi, G. (2016). A graph-based approach for visualizing and exploring a multimedia search result space. Information Sciences, 370, 303-322.
13. Rashid, U., Viviani, M., Pasi, G., & Bhatti, M. A. (2016). The browsing issue in multimodal information retrieval: a navigation tool over a multiple media search result space. In Flexible Query Answering Systems 2015 (pp. 271-282). Springer, Cham.
14. Rashid, U., & Bhatti, M. A. (2015, October). Towards a conceptual framework to implement multiple media information search system. In 2015 Tenth International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM) (pp. 154-159). IEEE.
15. Rashid, U. (2015). ANN based expert system to predict disease in cardiac patients at initial stages. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), 6(2), 1-9.
16. Rashid, U. (2014). A Methodological Approach: Formal Specification Of Quality Attributes Modeling Approcahes In The Waterfall Process Model. VAWKUM Transactions on Computer Sciences, 2(1), 15-20.
17. Rashid, U. (2013). Information Design for Email Advertisements. VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering, 1(1), 30-34.
18. Rashid, U., Bhatti, M. A., & Niaz, I. A. (2010, April). A task oriented hybrid framework for interface architecture design. In 2010 Seventh International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (pp. 1172-1176). IEEE.
19. Rashid, U., Niaz, I. A., & Bhatti, M. A. (2010). Fusion of multimedia document intra-modality relevancies using linear combination model. In Advanced Techniques in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering (pp. 575-580). Springer, Dordrecht.
20. Rashid, U., Niaz, I. A., & Bhatti, M. A. (2010). Unified multimodal search framework for multimedia information retrieval. In Advanced Techniques in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering (pp. 129-136). Springer, Dordrecht.
21. Rashid, U., Niaz, I. A., Amin, M. W., & Bhatti, M. A. (2009, October). Designing interactions using OAI model: A new interface modeling paradigm. In 2009 International Conference on Emerging Technologies (pp. 422-426). IEEE.
22. Rashid, U., Niaz, I. A., & Bhatti, M. A. (2009, April). M3L: architecture for multimedia information retrieval. In 2009 Sixth International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (pp. 1067-1072). IEEE.
23. Rashid, U., & Bhatti, M. A. (2008). Exploration and management of web based multimedia information resources. In Innovations and Advanced Techniques in Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering (pp. 500-506). Springer, Dordrecht.
24. Rashid, U., & Bhatti, M. A. (2007). Enhanced Term-specific Smoothing using Document World Clusters. In CITA'07, 5th International Conference on Information Technology in Asia (pp. 140-144).