Department of Computer Science

Prof. Dr. Humaira Afzal


Prof. Dr. Humaira Afzal

Professor, Department of Computer Science
https://profiles.bzu.edu.pk/humairaafzal

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Prof. Dr. Humaira Afzal

Qualification:
PhD

Research Interests:
Mobile and Wireless Networks, IoT, Sensor Networks, wireless networks 5g/6g and beyond, Routing, Energy Harvesting, Efficient Spectrum utilization, Delay reduction during send data or communication, Maximizing throughput, Localization, Power control , Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks Communication, Cloud Computing , 6g wireless networks, optical wireless networks, mobile networks, security in wireless networks, mobile computing, edge computing, fog computing etc

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Research Papers

2025 Transformer Based Essay Generation and Automatic Evaluation Framework (Journal)
Israr Hanif, Zoha Latif, Fareeha Shafique, Humaira Afzal, and Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences A, Publisher: Pakistan Academy of Sciences PAS, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 137-148
2025 A Text Mining Approach for Automated Case Classification of Judicial Judgment (Journal)
Saad Rasool, Israr Hanif, Qaisar Rasool, Humaira Afzal and Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences A, Publisher: Pakistan Academy of Sciences PAS, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-51
2024 An Effective Paradigm for Selecting Channels in 6G Wireless Networks with Improved QoS (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Kainat Sajid, Muzaffar Hameed, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humera Batool Gill
Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences A, Publisher: Pakistan Academy of Sciences PAS, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-201
2024 An Efficient and Secure Fog Based Routing Mechanism in IoT Network (Journal)
Tauqeer Safdar Malik, Jawad Tanveer, Shahid Anwar, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Ajung Kim
Journal: Mathematics, Publisher: MDPI, Vol.: 11, Issue: 17, Pages: p.3652
2024 PredictionMiner mining the latest individual behavioral rules for personalized contextual pattern predictions (Journal)
Muhammad Faizan Khan, Lu Lu, Humaira Afzal, Jamal Abdul Nasir
Journal: Soft Computing, Publisher: Springer Nature, Vol.: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-15
2023 Performance Evaluation of Various Algorithms for Cluster Head Selection in WSNs (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Saba Kanwal, Muhammad Zulfiqar, Humera Batool Gill, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: The Nucleus, Publisher: Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-40
2022 An Efficient Algorithm to Enhance Nonoverlapping Coverage Area with Less Energy Consumption in WSN (Journal)
Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Aqeel Awan, Humaira Afzal, Tauqeer Safdar Malik, Humera Batool Gill
Journal: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Publisher: Hindawi Wiley, Vol.: 2022, Issue: 7459824, Pages: 1-12
2022 Detection and Blockchain-Based Collaborative Mitigation of Internet of Things Botnets (Journal)
Syed Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Muhammad Yousaf, Waqar Aslam, Reem Alshahrani, Nadhem Nemri, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Chien-Ming Chen
Journal: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Publisher: Hindawi Wiley, Vol.: 2022, Issue: 1194899, Pages: 1-26
2022 Are Pair Trading Strategies Profitable During COVID-19 Period (Journal)
Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Abdul Raheman, Javid Iqbal, Muzammal Ilyas Sindhu, Abdul Staar, Muhammad Mushafiq, Humaira Afzal
Journal: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, Publisher: World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, Vol.: 21, Issue: Supplement 01, Pages: 1-16
2021 Challenges and Research Advancement in 5G Wireless Backhaul Networks (Journal)
Haseeb Malik, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Asghar Ali, Ali Hassan, Saddam Amin
Journal: Statistics, Computing and Interdisciplinary Research, Publisher: Women University Multan, Vol.: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 73-84
2021 Performance Modeling and Analysis of Secure Registration Process of CPEs in IEEE 802.22 WRAN Cognitive Radio Network (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Raq Mufti, Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Mariam Rehman, Muhammad Yousaf, Dewan Muhammad Qaseem
Journal: The Nucleus, Publisher: Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 141-149
2021 Highly Efficient Multimedia Image Retrieval using Slim Descriptor (Journal)
Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Humaira Afzal, Sajid Iqbal, Malik Ghulam Hussain, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Ahmad Karim
Journal: The Nucleus, Publisher: Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 118-128
2021 Adaptive Integral-Based Robust Q-S Synchronization and Parameter Identification of Nonlinear Hyperchaotic Complex Systems (Journal)
Sami Ud Din, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Majid Ali, Muhammad Abdul Moiz Zia
Journal: Complexity, Publisher: Wiley, Vol.: 2021, Issue: 6678978, Pages: 1-17
2021 Symmetric image contents analysis and retrieval using decimation, pattern analysis, orientation, and features fusion (Journal)
Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Sumaira Aslam, Humaira Afzal, Sajid Iqbal, Arif Mehmood, Gyu Sang Choi
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 57215 -57242
2021 Evolution of influential developers communities in OSS and its impact on quality (Journal)
Beenish Khan, Muhammad Raq Mufti, Asad Habib, Humaira Afzal, Mohammad Abdul Moiz Zia, Afshan Almas, Shahid Hussain, Bashir Ahmad
Journal: Intelligent Automation Soft Computing, Publisher: Tech Science Press, Vol.: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 337-352
2021 Analyzing COVID-2019 Impact on Mental Health Through Social Media Forum (Journal)
Huma, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Nadeem Akhtar, Dost Muhammad, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Shahid Hussain, Mansoor Ahmed
Journal: Computers, Materials Continua, Publisher: Tech Science Press, Vol.: 67, Issue: 3, Pages: 3737-3748
2021 Analyzing COVID-19 Impact on the Researchers Productivity through Their Perceptions (Journal)
Syeda Javeria Shoukat, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Dost Muhammad Khan, Nadeem Akhtar, Shahid Hussain, Mansoor Ahmed
Journal: Computers, Materials Continua, Publisher: Tech Science Press, Vol.: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 1835-1847
2021 Adaptive Sliding Mode Based Stabilization Control for the Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems (Journal)
Fazal ur Rehman, Nadir Mehmood, Sami ud Din, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 26607-26615
2020 Software Developer Recommendation in Terms of Reducing Bug Tossing Length (Conference)
Muhammad Zubair Baloch, Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Raq Mufti, Bashir Ahmad
Journal: in Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage 13th International Conference SpaCCS 2020, Publisher: Springer Cham, Vol.: 12382, Issue: 1, Pages: 396-407
2020 A Methodology to Automate the Security Patterns Selection (Conference)
Khudema Zahra, Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Dost Muhammad Khan, and Muhammad Khalid Sohail
Journal: 13th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage , Publisher: Springer Cham, Vol.: 12382, Issue: 1, Pages: 408-419
2020 Adaptive smooth super-twisting sliding mode control of nonlinear systems with unmatched uncertainty (Journal)
Fazal ur Rehman, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Sami ud Din, Humaira Afzal , Muhammad Imran Qureshi , Dost Muhammad Khan
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 177932-177940
2020 Performance Analysis of Hybrid Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Based Wireless Regional Area Network (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Saadia Ajmal, Muhammad Yousaf
Journal: The Nucleus, Publisher: Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-32
2020 eMUD Enhanced Manufacturer Usage Description for IoT Botnets Prevention on Home WiFi Routers (Journal)
Syed Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Yousaf, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 164200 164213
2020 Automatic video annotation of human health care action via clustering (Journal)
Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Dost Muhammad Khan
Journal: Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Publisher: American Scientific Publishers, Vol.: 10, Issue: 10, Pages: 2512-2521
2020 A novel method of image denoising New variant of BM3D (Journal)
Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Nadeem Akhtar
Journal: Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Publisher: American Scientific Publishers, Vol.: 10, Issue: 10, Pages: 2490-2500
2020 Performance analysis of QoS in IoT based cognitive radio Ad Hoc network (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Aamir Raza, Abbas Hassan
Journal: Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience, Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Vol.: 23, Issue: 23, Pages: e5853
2020 Deep Image Sensing Retrieval using Suppression, Scale Spacing Division, Interpolation and Spatial Color Coordinates with Bag of Words for Large and Complex Datasets (Journal)
Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Arif Mehmood, Gyu Sang Choi
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 90351-90379
2020 Cryptographic strength evaluation of key schedule algorithms (Journal)
Shazia Afzal, Muhammad Yousaf, Humaira Afzal, Nawaf Alharbe, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: Security and Communication Networks, Publisher: Wiley-Hindawi, Vol.: 2020, Issue: 2020, Pages: 1-9
2020 Modeling and Inverse Complex Generalized Synchronization and Parameter Identification of Non-Identical Nonlinear Complex Systems Using Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Control (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Sami Ud Din, Qarab Raza Butt, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Dost Muhammad Khan, Waqar Aslam
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 38950-38969
2020 An Image Encryption Scheme based on DNA Computing and Multiple Chaotic Systems (Journal)
Muhammad Samiullah, Waqar Aslam, Hira Nazir, M. Ikramullah Lali, Basit Shahzad, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 25650-25663
2020 Brain tumor detection based on extreme learning (Journal)
Muhammad Sharif, Javaria Amin, Mudassar Raza, Muhammad Almas Anjum, Humaira Afzal, Shafqat Ali Shad
Journal: Neural Computing and Applications, Publisher: Springer Nature, Vol.: 32, Issue: 20, Pages: 15975-15987
2019 A novel co-training-based approach for the classification of mental illnesses using social media posts (Journal)
Subhan Tariq, Nadeem Akhtar, Humaira Afzal, Shahzad Khalid, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Shahid Hussain, Asad Habib, Ghufran Ahmad
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 166165-166172
2019 Mining version history to predict the class instability (Journal)
Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Muhammad Imran, Amjad Ali, Bashir Ahmad
Journal: PLoS ONE, Publisher: Public Library of Science, Vol.: 14, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-14
2019 A Comprehensive Study on Cognitive Radio Based Internet of Things (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Waqar Aslam, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: The Nucleus, Publisher: Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, Vol.: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 49-54
2019 A Step towards the Improvement in the Performance of Text Classification (Journal)
Shahid Hussain, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Humaira Afzal, Ghufran Ahmad and Arif Ali Khan
Journal: KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, Publisher: Korean Society for Internet Information, Vol.: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 2162-2179
2019 A Methodology to Rank the Patients Prone to Chronic Diseases in Telehealth (Journal)
Shahid Hussain, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Asfandyar Khan, Arif Ali Khan, Fazal-E-Amin
Journal: Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Publisher: American Scientific Publishers, Vol.: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 418-425
2019 Transmission projective synchronization of multiple non-identical coupled chaotic Systems using sliding mode control (Journal)
Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Waqar Aslam, Muhammad Imran Qureshi
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 17847-17861
2019 Performance Analysis of Radio Spectrum for Cognitive Radio Wireless Networks using Discrete Time Markov Chain (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Yousaf
Journal: Journal of Systems and Software, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 151, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7
2018 Stabilization and synchronization of 5-D memristor oscillator using sliding mode control (Journal)
Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Fazal ur Rehman, Nisar Ahmed
Journal: Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Publisher: Taylor Francis, Vol.: 41, Issue: 8, Pages: 667-677
2018 Synchronization and antisynchronization between two non-identical Chua oscillators via sliding mode control (Journal)
Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Fazal ur Rehman, Qarab Raza Butt, Muhammad Imran Qureshi
Journal: IEEE Access, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 45270-45280
2018 A quantitative security metric model for security controls Secure virtual machine migration protocols as target of assessment (Journal)
Tayyaba Zeb, Muhammad Yousaf, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: IEEE China Communications, Publisher: IEEE, Vol.: 15, Issue: 8, Pages: 126-140
2018 Semi analytical solutions for fractional order singular partial differential equations with variable coefficients (Conference)
S. Iqbal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, S. Sarwar
Journal: 16th International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Vol.: 2116, Issue: 1, Pages: 1318
2018 Bio-inspired Hybrid Locomotion in Mobile Robots A Comprehensive Survey (Journal)
Abdullah Maqsood, Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Waqar Aslam
Journal: Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Robotic Applications, Publisher: Journal editorial board via OJS HEC X-Category, Pakistan, Vol.: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-12
2017 A framework for dynamic selection of backoff stages during initial ranging process in wireless networks (Journal)
Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Humaira Afzal, Irfan Awan, Andrea Cullen
Journal: Journal of Systems and Software, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 133, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-27
2017 Modeling of Collision Probability for Maximum Backoff Stages during Association Process in Wireless Regional Area Networks (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Muhammad Yousaf, Waqar Aslam
Journal: Sindh University Research Journal Science Series, Publisher: Sindh University Press, Vol.: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 659-664
2016 Performance analysis of contending customer equipment in wireless networks (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, R. E. Sheriff
Journal: Journal of Systems and Software , Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 357-365
2015 Modeling of Initial Contention Window Size for Successful Initial Ranging Process in IEEE 802.22 WRAN Cell (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, R. E. Sheriff
Journal: Simulation, Modelling, Practice and Theory, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 135-148
2015 Mathematical Modeling of Association Attempt with the Base Station for Maximum Number of Customer Premise Equipments in the IEEE 802.22 Network (Conference)
Humaira Afzal, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: 3rd IEEE International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud, Publisher: IEEE , Pages: 289 -292
2014 Modelling and Analysis of Customer Premise Equipments Registration Process in IEEE 802.22 WRAN Cell (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, R. E. Sheriff
Journal: Journal of Systems and Software, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 98, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-116
2014 The Role of Spectrum Manager in IEEE 802.22 Standard, Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research (Journal)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Masood Nadeem., Irfan Awan, Usman Shahid Khan
Journal: Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Publisher: Science Explorer Publications, Vol.: 4, Issue: 4, Pages: 280-289
2013 A Simple Greedy Algorithm for Cognitive Radio Networks (Conference)
Humaira Afzal, Usman Shahid Khan, Irfan Awan, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti
Journal: 29th Annual UK Performance Engineering Workshop, Publisher: Proceedings of the UK Performance Engineering Workshop workshop series, Pages: 20-13
2013 Bi-Greedy Cognitive Radio MAC Protocol for Supporting TCPUDP Traffic (Conference)
Humaira Afzal, Muhammad Rafiq Mufti, Irfan Awan
Journal: 7th International Working Conference on Performance Security Modelling of Cooperative Heterogeneous Networks , Publisher: University of Bradford,

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