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Academic Qualifications

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Ph.D.          University of Surrey, Guildford, UK: 1994

                   Specialisation  :  Computer Sciences (Neural Networks & AI)

 

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M.S.            University of Miami, Miami, USA: 1989

                   Specialisation  : Computer Engineering

 

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B.Engg.      N.E.D. University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan: 1986

                   Specialisation  : Electronic Engineering

Academic Honours

In 2000 I received the VHK International Award for Innovation in Medical Informatics. The award was adjudged based on my R&D work presented at the International Congress of Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE’2000) in Hannover, Germany.

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Best paper award at 11th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (iSHIMR), Halifax, July 2006

bulletBest paper award at 39th IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (IT in healthcare track), Hawaii, January 2006
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 Best paper award at 38th IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (IT in healthcare track), Hawaii, January 2005

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Top 3 paper nomination at International Symposium Health Information Management Research, Sheffield, 2004.

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Best paper award at 16th International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (MIE’2000), Hannover, 2000.

Employment Record

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Professor (July 2007 – To date)

Institution :     Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

 

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Adjunct Professor (March 2008 – To date)

Institution :     Multimedia University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

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Director of Health Informatics (July 2005  – To date)

Institution :     Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

 

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Associate Professor (Jan 2002 – June 2007)

    Institution :     Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

 

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Adjunct Professor (Dec. 2003 – To date)

    Institution :     School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

 

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Associate Professor (May 1999 – Dec 2001)

          Founding Head of Health Informatics Research Group

    Institution :     School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

 

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Senior Lecturer (Oct. 1995 – April 1999)

          Institution :     School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

 

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Research Officer (March 1993 - Dec 1994)

          Institution :     AI Group, Department of Computing Sciences, University of Surrey,

                                  Guildford, England (UK)

 

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Lecturer (May 1986 - Dec. 1987 and May 1989 - Sept. 1989)

          Institution:      Department of Computer Science, University of Baluchistan, Quetta,      

                                    Pakistan.

Research/Academic Appointments

I have served as program committee member, paper reviewer, session chairman and co-organizer for a number of conferences. Also, I routinely review papers for computer science and health informatics journals. Below are some of my recent appointments.

Journal Reviewer

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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

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IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

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Data & Knowledge Engineering Journal

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Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

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Decision Support Systems

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Journal of Medical Informatics

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Computational Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence

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Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Soft Computing

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Journal of Information Technology in Healthcare

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International Journal of Information and Software Technology

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Journal of Advancing Information and Management Studies

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Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

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Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

Programme Committee and/or Reviewer
bullet International Conference of Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE’09), Sarajevo, August 30 – Sept. 2, 2009
bullet 13th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (iSHIMR), Auckland, Oct. 20-22, 2008
bullet Knowledge management for healthcare processes workshop at European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Patras, July 21-25, 2008
bullet 6th workshop on Case Based Reasoning in the Health Sciences at 9th European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, Trier, Germany, Sept 1-4 2008.
bullet 12th World Congress of Medical Informatics (Medinfo 2007), Brisbane, August 20 - 24, 2007
bullet 12th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (iSHIMR), Sheffield, July. 18-20, 2007
bullet 20th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Montreal, Canada, May 28-30, 2007
bullet Co-Chair, 11th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research (iSHIMR), Halifax, Canada, July 14-16, 2006.
bullet 1st IEEE International Workshop on Smart Homes for Tele-Health, Niagara Falls, Canada, May 21-23, 2007.

Professional Experience – Consultancy Based Activities

I have worked as a consultant to various enterprises/organisations, aiding the clients in business opportunity identification, technology opportunity identification, technology/solution evaluation, project specification (blueprint level), technical solution implementation and formulation of strategic guidelines and planning. I also offer professional services as a provider of high-level seminars, training workshops and tutorials about Knowledge Technologies and their domain-specific applications.

     

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