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