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About Me

Dr. Ahmed Iqbal is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in Information Systems and Data Analytics at Al Sharqiyah University, Ibra, Oman. He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar, and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing at Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has been recognized in the Stanford University & Elsevier Global List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2025) for his outstanding research contributions. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from COMSATS University Islamabad in 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Malik. His primary research interests include Computer Vision, Medical Imaging, Deep Learning, and Vision Transformers. Dr. Iqbal has published extensively in top-tier (Q1) journals, such as Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert Systems with Applications, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, and Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, among others, with an accumulated impact factor exceeding 60+. In addition to his research, Dr. Iqbal serves as a reviewer for over 40 ISI-indexed journals, including IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, and Artificial Intelligence Review. Proficient in Python and MATLAB, Dr. Iqbal has experience with various frameworks and tools, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, and LaTeX. He has published more than 6 source codes at GitHub ( PDF-UNet | FF-UNet | MDA-Net | TB-DenseNet | MET-Net | CPS-Former), and 3 datasets ( BUS_UC | BUSC | BUS Synthetic Dataset) at Mendeley data repository.

Recent Updates

• [10/2025] Honored to join A’Sharqiyah University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics. Looking forward to contributing to research, teaching, and collaboration in this exciting academic journey.
• [09/2025] Excited and honored to share that I have been included in the Stanford University & Elsevier Global List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2025). LinkedIn Story
• [05/2025] Proud to share highlights from the AutismTech Conference 2025, hosted by College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University ! LinkedIn Story
• [04/2025] Grateful to share a proud milestone: 1,000 citations and counting! LinkedIn Story
• [12/2024] I am delighted to share that I have joined Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Picture
• [11/2024] I'm excited to announce that my student paper, with me as the corresponding author, has been accepted for publication in Pattern Recognition Letters Link
• [07/2024] I'm delighted to announce that my research paper on colorectal cancer & surgical instrument segmentation has been accepted by Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
• [04/2024] Grateful to ALLAH Almighty for blessing our family with a beautiful baby girl.
• [05/2024] Successfully conducted an Open House & Job Fair 2024 at Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, B-17 Islamabad. Picture
• [02/2024] An amazing hiking trip with undergraduate students of Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, Mushkpuri Top Picture 1, Picture 2, and Picture 3
• [02/2024] I joined Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing.
• [12/2023] Dept. of Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics Lab at SZABIST University has successfully organized the ZAB AI CUP 2023 Picture
• [24/11/2023] Big Thanks to Almighty ALLAH, I have successfully defended PhD (CS) Thesis. After successful Defense: Picture
• [11/2023] Serving as Reviewer in Applied Soft Computing - Elsevier
• [11/2023] Serving as Reviewer in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence - Elsevier
• [10/2023] MET-Net Transfomer Paper is accpted & published on Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
• [06/2023] Serving as Reviewer in Scientific Reports - Nature
• [06/2023] Serving as Reviewer in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
• [06/2023] Serving as Reviewer in Artificial Intelligence Review - Springer
• [02/2023] Serving as Reviewer in IEEE Network Magazine
• [02/2023] PDF-UNet Paper is accpted & published on Journal of Expert Systems with Applications
• [02/2023] BTS-ST Transfomer Paper is accpted & published on Journal of Knowledge-Based Systems
• [02/2023] TB-Dense Net Paper is accpted & published on Journal of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
• [12/2022] Attended National Center in Big Data and Cloud Computing (NCBC) three days conference, Lahore, 2022.
• [09/2022] TBXNet Paper is accpted & published on Journal of Tuberculosis
• [06/2022] FF-UNet Paper is accpted & published on Journal of Cognitive Computation
• [05/2022] Presented Ph.D Thesis in Pre-PhD seminar before Ph.D Thesis submission.
• [03/2022] Attended COMSATS University, Islamabad, AI Industrial Meetup, 2022 Picture
• [10/2021] MDA-Net Paper is accpted & published on Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences
• [08/2021] Passed Ph.D. Comprehensive and moved to candidacy.
• [07/09/2021] Heartbreaking News: Sudden Passing of Beloved Mother Due to COVID-19 (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon)
• [09/2021] Joined Predictive Analytics Lab as Research Associate
• [02/2020] Started Ph. D. at the COMSATS University, Islamabad

Publications

• Rethinking encoder-decoder architecture using vision transformer for colorectal polyp and surgical instruments segmentation
  Ahmed Iqbal, Zohair Ahmed, Muhammad Usman, Isra Malik
  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (Impact Factor: 7.5)
  [ Paper, Code ]
• Memory-efficient transformer network with feature fusion for breast tumor segmentation and classification task
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif
  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (Impact Factor: 8.0)
  [ Paper, Code ]
• Tuberculosis chest X-ray detection using CNN-based hybrid segmentation and classification approach
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Usman, Zohair Ahmed
  Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (Impact Factor: 5.0)
  [ Paper, Code ]
• PDF-UNet: A semi-supervised method for segmentation of breast tumor images using a U-shaped pyramid-dilated network
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif
  Expert Systems with Applications (Impact Factor: 8.6)
  [ Paper, Code ]
• BTS-ST: Swin transformer network for segmentation and classification of multimodality breast cancer images
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif
  Knowledge-Based Systems (Impact Factor: 8.1)
  [ Paper ]
• MDA-Net: Multiscale dual attention-based network for breast lesion segmentation using ultrasound images
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif
  Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences (Impact Factor: 13.4)
  [ Paper, Code ]
• An efficient deep learning-based framework for tuberculosis detection using chest X-ray images
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Usman, Zohair Ahmed
  Tuberculosis (Impact Factor: 2.9)
  [ Paper ]
• Generative adversarial networks and its applications in the biomedical image segmentation: a comprehensive survey
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Mudassar Raza, Shabib Aftab
  International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval (Impact Factor: 2.5)
  [ Paper ]
• FF-UNet: A U-Shaped Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Multimodal Biomedical Image Segmentation
  Ahmed Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif, Muhammad Attique Khan, Wasif Nisar, Majed Alhaisoni
  Cognitive Computation (Impact Factor: 4.8)
  [ Paper, Code ]

Teaching

• Digital Image Processing
• Software Engineering
• Digital Logic Design
• Machine Learning
• Cloud Computing
• Deep learning

Services

• Reviewer, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering - Taylor & Francis
• Reviewer, International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Computer Systems Science and Engineering - Tech Science Press
• Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
• Reviewer, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems Certificate
• Reviewer, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence - Elsevier
• Reviewer, Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Biomedical Signal Processing & Control - Elsevier Certificate
• Reviewer, Computers, Materials & Continua - Tech Science Press
• Reviewer, Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences
• Reviewer, International Journal of Intelligent Systems - Hindawi
• Reviewer, Computers and Electrical Engineering - Elsevier Certificate
• Reviewer, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
• Reviewer, Signal, Image and Video Processing - Springer
• Reviewer, World Journal of Surgical Oncology - Elsevier
• Reviewer, Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
• Reviewer, Journal of Cognitive Computation - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Machine Vision and Applications - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
• Reviewer, Alexandria Engineering Journal - Elsevier
• Reviewer, Complex & Intelligent Systems - Springer
• Reviewer, Artificial Intelligence Review - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Discover Applied Sciences - Springer
• Reviewer, Neural Processing Letters - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Knowledge-Based Systems - Elsevier Certificate
• Reviewer, Journal of Digital Imaging - Springer
• Reviewer, Computational Intelligence - Wiley
• Reviewer, Applied Soft Computing - Elsevier Certificate
• Reviewer, The Visual Computer - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Sensing and Imaging - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Discover Computing - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Multimedia Systems - Springer
• Reviewer, Digital Health - Sage Journals
• Reviewer, Cluster Computing - Springer Certificate
• Reviewer, Scientific Reports - Nature Certificate
• Reviewer, Control and Cybernetics
• Reviewer, BMC Medical Imaging Certificate
• Reviewer, Cancer Medicine - Wiley Certificate
• Reviewer, IEEE Network Magazine
• Reviewer, Journal of Big Data Certificate
• Reviewer, BrainX - WILEY Certificate
• Reviewer, PLOS ONE

Supervision

• Nauman Iftikhar (1812134), Hira Adnan (1812115), "A Robust Scheme for Detection of Lung Diseases Using Deep Learning", 2022, SZABIST, Islamabad
• Asim Qamar (1880145), Muhammad Sayyam Khan (1880126), "Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by using Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Network", 2022, SZABIST, Islamabad
• Saqib Amin (1912273), Sajjad Karim (1912272), Zain Habib (1912283) "Diagnosis of Pneumonia by using DL CNN", 2023, SZABIST, Islamabad

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