Dr Ahmad Taha

  • Lecturer (Autonomous Systems & Connectivity)

Biography

Dr Ahmad Taha is a lecturer in Autonomous Systems and Connectivity at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, with over a decade of experience across esteemed higher education institutions spanning the UK, Egypt, and China. His research journey centres on cyber-physical systems for energy management and digital healthcare. Dr Taha has authored/co-authored several publications showcased in reputable venues and has contributed as a Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator to research grants exceeding £19m in value. Dr Taha has earned recognition from the Royal Academy of Engineering through the Global Talent scheme, he is an inaugural member of the UK Young Academy, and an academic advisor to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Dr Taha sits on the Glasgow Retrofit Advisory Board to advise on the application of CPS/Digital Twins for energy efficiency in/ Scottish housing and is a member of the International Science Council (ISC) Global Roster of Experts. Dr Taha holds the title of Fellow of Advanced Higher Education (FHEA) and is among the pioneering UKCGE recognised Associate Supervisors.

Research interests

  • Smart energy systems  

  • Energy conscious networks  

  • Cyber-Physical Systems

  • Healthcare technologies 

Publications

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Number of items: 54.

2024

Farooq, M. , Shah, S. A. , Zheng, D., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Contactless heart sound detection using advanced signal processing exploiting radar signals. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, (doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3490992) (Early Online Publication)

Fatima, H., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. and Mohjazi, L. (2024) Internet-of-Mirrors (IoM) for connected healthcare and beauty: a prospective vision. Internet of Things, (doi: 10.1016/j.iot.2024.101415) (Accepted for Publication)

Fatima, H., Imran, M. A. , Mohjazi, L. and Taha, A. (2024) A Latency Analysis of Edge vs. Cloud Computing for Internet-of-Mirrors (IoM) Applications. In: IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-20 Nov 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Baidachna, M., Fatima, H., Omran, R., Ghadban, N., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. and Mohjazi, L. (2024) Mirror, mirror on the wall: automating dental smile analysis with AI in smart mirrors. Computing and AI Connect, 1, 2024.0002. (doi: 10.69709/CAIC.2024.194138)

Yan, S., Imran, M. A. , Flynn, D. and Taha, A. (2024) Architecting Internet-of-Things-Enabled Digital Twins: An Evaluation Framework. In: 2024 IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Ottawa, Canada, 10-13 November 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abdrabou, M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2024) How secure are our roads? An in-depth review of authentication in vehicular communications. Vehicular Communications, 47, 100784. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2024.100784)

Ali, S., Bogarra, S., Riaz, M. N., Phyo, P. P., Flynn, D. and Taha, A. (2024) From time-series to hybrid models: advancements in short-term load forecasting embracing smart grid paradigm. Applied Sciences, 14(11), 4442. (doi: 10.3390/app14114442)

Shah, S. T. , Shawky, M. A. , Kazim, J. u. R. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Hasan, S. F., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Coded environments: data-driven indoor localisation with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Communications Engineering, 3, 66. (doi: 10.1038/s44172-024-00209-0) (PMCID:PMC11099138)

Farooq, M. , Hameed, H., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Contactless Respiration Variability Detection and Accuracy Test Using UWB Radar. In: 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2024), Glasgow, Scotland, 17-22 March 2024, ISBN 9788831299091 (doi: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501651)

Farooq, M. , Hameed, H., Ishabakaki, P., Shah, S. A., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Breathing Rate Variability Impact on Heart Rate Estimation Through Radar Sensing. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Shawky, M. A. et al. (2024) Efficient Cross-Layer Handover Authentication for Secure Communication in VANETs. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Rao, H., Ponciano, J. P., Imran, M. A. and Taha, A. (2024) Evaluation of Network Performance Based on Structured Geometric Topologies. In: 2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), Cairo, Egypt, 28- 30 November 2023, ISBN 9798350303254 (doi: 10.1109/ICCA59364.2023.10401837)

2023

Farooq, M. , Ge, Y., Qayyum, A., Tang, C., Hussain, A., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) Privacy-Preserving Speaker Recognition Using Radars for Context Estimation In Future Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technologies. In: IEEE International Radar Conference 2023, Sydney, Australia, 6-10 Nov 2023, ISBN 9781665482783 (doi: 10.1109/RADAR54928.2023.10371189)

Imran, M. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. (Eds.) (2023) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series. Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 9781839537363

Ansari, S. , Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. , Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) Conclusion. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 269-270. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_conc)

Noor, H. and Taha, A. (2023) The role of 6G in green energy generation. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 243-267. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch11)

Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Cooperative intelligent transport systems for net-zero. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 167-191. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch8)

Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Fatima, A., Tahir, A., Khan, M. Z., Abbas, H. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Taha, A. (2023) Room-Level Activity Classification from Contextual Electricity Usage Data in a Residential Home. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206425)

Farooq, M. , Qayyum, A., Ge, Y., Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) LoRa-based Privacy-Aware and Contactless Surveillance in Next-generation Smart Homes. In: 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, 23–28 July 2023, pp. 1751-1752. ISBN 9781665442282 (doi: 10.1109/USNC-URSI52151.2023.10238314)

Zaidi, B. A., Shawky, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Efficient Deep Learning-based Spectrum Awareness Approach for Vehicular Communication. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491235 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118615)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Blockchain-based secret key extraction for efficient and secure authentication in VANETs. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 74, 103476. (doi: 10.1016/j.jisa.2023.103476)

Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Hussein, M., Imran, M. A. , Hasan, S. F., Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) RIS enabled secret key generation for secured vehicular communication in the presence of denial-of-service attacks. Sensors, 23(8), 4104. (doi: 10.3390/s23084104)

Taha, A. , Barakat, B., Taha, M. M.A., Shawky, M. A. , Lai, C. S., Hussain, S. , Abideen, M. Z. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) A comparative study of single and multi-stage forecasting algorithms for the prediction of electricity consumption using a UK-NHS hospital dataset. Future Internet, 15(4), 134. (doi: 10.3390/fi15040134)

Shawky, M. A. , Jabbar, A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Efficient blockchain-based group key distribution for secure authentication in VANETs. IEEE Networking Letters, 5(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/LNET.2023.3234491)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive chaotic map-based key extraction for efficient cross-layer authentication in VANETs. Vehicular Communications, 39, 100547. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100547)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive and Efficient Key Extraction for Fast and Slow Fading Channels in V2V Communications. In: IEEE 96th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Fall), London and Beijing, 26-29 September 2022, ISBN 9781665454681 (doi: 10.1109/VTC2022-Fall57202.2022.10012884)

Yu, Z., Zahid, A., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Le Kernec, J. , Heidari, H. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) An intelligent implementation of multi-sensing data fusion with neuromorphic computing for human activity recognition. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(2), pp. 1124-1133. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3204581)

Ali, S., Bogarra, S., Khan, M. M., Taha, A. , Phyo, P. P. and Byun, Y.-C. (2023) Prospective submodule topologies for MMC-BESS and its control analysis with HBSM. Electronics, 12(1), 20. (doi: 10.3390/electronics12010020)

Ge, Y., Taha, A. , Shah, S. A. , Dashtipour, K., Zhu, S., Cooper, J. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2023) Contactless WiFi sensing and monitoring for future healthcare - emerging trends, challenges and opportunities. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 16, pp. 171-191. (doi: 10.1109/RBME.2022.3156810) (PMID:35254990)

2022

Taylor, W., Khan, M. Z., Tahir, A., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. (2022) An implementation of real-time activity sensing using wi-fi: identifying optimal machine learning techniques for performance evaluation. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(21), pp. 21127-21134. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3201973)

Yu, Z., Zahid, A., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Rajab, K., Heidari, H. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) A radar-based human activity recognition using a novel 3D point cloud classifier. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(19), pp. 18218-18227. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3198395)

Khan, M. Z., Farooq, M. , Taha, A. , Ramazan, N., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Localization Using Wireless Sensing for Future Healthcare. In: ICECS 2022: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971116)

Taylor, W. , Taha, A. , Tahir, A., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Real-Time Contactless WiFi Based Room Detection of Sitting and Standing Human Motions. In: ICECS 2022: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970930)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Tahir, A., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Novel Contactless Sensing Technique for Real-time Human Activity Detection. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 10-15 Jul 2022, pp. 1562-1563. ISBN 9781665496582 (doi: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886894)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Alomainy, A., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Indoor Localization Using Software Defined Radio: A Non-Invasive Approach. In: 3rd USRI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-AP-RASC 2022), Gran Canaria, Spain, 29 May - 3 June 2022, ISBN 9789463968058 (doi: 10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814250)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence on Contactless Human Activity Localization. In: 2022 International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt), Alexandria, Egypt, 26-28 Jul 2022, ISBN 9781665488082 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt55520.2022.9855712)

Manzoor, H. U., Khan, A. R., Al-Quraan, M., Mohjazi, L. , Taha, A. , Abbas, H. , Hussain, S. , Imran, M. A. and Zoha, A. (2022) Energy Management in an Agile Workspace using AI-driven Forecasting and Anomaly Detection. In: 4th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM 2022), Cappadocia, Turkey, 14-17 June 2022, pp. 644-649. ISBN 9781665469258 (doi: 10.1109/GPECOM55404.2022.9815599)

Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2022) Cross-Layer Authentication based on Physical-Layer Signatures for Secure Vehicular Communication. In: 33rd IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2022), Aachen, Germany, 4-9 June 2022, pp. 1315-1320. ISBN 9781665488211 (doi: 10.1109/IV51971.2022.9827444)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Non-invasive localization using software-defined radios. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(9), pp. 9018-9026. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3160796)

Usman, M., Ansari, S. , Taha, A. , Zahid, A., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Terahertz-based joint communication and sensing for precision agriculture: a 6G use-case. Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 3, 836506. (doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2022.836506)

Butt, M. S., Shahid, H., Butt, F. A., Farhat, I., Sadaf, M., Rashid, M. and Taha, A. (2022) Power generation analysis of terrestrial ultraviolet-assisted solid oxide electrolyzer cell. Energies, 15(3), 996. (doi: 10.3390/en15030996)

Taha, A. , Ge, Y., Taylor, W., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Indoor Activity Position and Direction Detection Using Software Defined Radios. In: EAI BODYNETS 2021 - 16th EAI International Conference on Body Area Networks: Smart IoT and big data for intelligent health management, Glasgow, Great Britain, 25-26 October 2021, pp. 15-27. ISBN 9783030955922 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-95593-9_2)

Tahir, A., Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Usman, M., Shah, S. A. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. T. (2022) IoT based fall detection system for elderly healthcare. In: Scataglini, S., Imbesi, S. and Marques, G. (eds.) Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design: Application to Elderly Healthcare. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, 1011. Springer: Singapore, pp. 209-232. ISBN 9789811684876 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-8488-3_10)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) AI-based Real-time Classification of Human Activity using Software Defined Radios. In: 1st International Conference on Microwave, Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC 2021), Islamabad, Pakistan, 21-22 Dec 2021, pp. 1-4. ISBN 9781665400862 (doi: 10.1109/ICMAC54080.2021.9678242)

Bendiek, P., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Barakat, B. (2022) Solar irradiance forecasting using a data-driven algorithm and contextual optimisation. Applied Sciences, 12(1), 134. (doi: 10.3390/app12010134)

Ge, Y., Li, S., Zhu, S., Taha, A. , Cooper, J. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Respiration Detection of Sedentary Person Using Ubiquitous WiFi Signals. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 10-15 Jul 2022, pp. 872-873. ISBN 9781665496582 (doi: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886717)

2021

Ge, Y., Li, S., Shentu, M., Taha, A. , Zhu, S., Cooper, J. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. (2021) A Doppler-based Human Activity Recognition System using WiFi Signals. In: IEEE Sensors 2021, Sydney, Australia, 31 Oct - 04 Nov 2021, ISBN 9781728195018 (doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47087.2021.9639680)

Taha, A. , Taha, M. M.A., Barakat, B., Taylor, W. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) AI-Based Fall Detection Using Contactless Sensing. In: IEEE Sensors 2021, Sydney, Australia, 31 Oct - 04 Nov 2021, ISBN 9781728195018 (doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47087.2021.9639715)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) RF Based Real Time Human Motion Sensing. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore, 04-10 Dec 2021, pp. 2044-2045. ISBN 9781728146706 (doi: 10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9703954)

Kahwash, F., Barakat, B., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Optimising electrical power supply sustainability using a grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system—an NHS hospital case study. Energies, 14(21), 7084. (doi: 10.3390/en14217084)

Ashleibta, A. M., Taha, A. , Khan, M. A., Taylor, W. , Tahir, A., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) 5G-enabled contactless multi-user presence and activity detection for independent assisted living. Scientific Reports, 11, 17590. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96689-7) (PMID:34475439) (PMCID:PMC8413293)

Ansari, S. S. , Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Sambo, Y., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Urban air mobility—a 6G use case? Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 2, 729767. (doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2021.729767)

Barakat, B., Taha, A. , Samson, R., Steponenaite, A., Ansari, S. , Langdon, P. M., Wassell, I. J., Abbasi, Q. , Imran, M. A. and Keates, S. (2021) 6G opportunities arising from Internet of Things use cases: a review paper. Future Internet, 13(6), 159. (doi: 10.3390/fi13060159)

Taha, A. , Hopthrow, T., Wu, R., Adams, N., Brown, J., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H., , Imran, M. A. and Krabicka, J. (2021) Identifying the lack of energy-conscious behaviour in clinical and non-clinical settings: an NHS case study. Electronics, 10(20), 2468. (doi: 10.3390/electronics10202468)

This list was generated on Wed Nov 20 17:57:43 2024 GMT.
Number of items: 54.

Articles

Farooq, M. , Shah, S. A. , Zheng, D., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Contactless heart sound detection using advanced signal processing exploiting radar signals. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, (doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2024.3490992) (Early Online Publication)

Fatima, H., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. and Mohjazi, L. (2024) Internet-of-Mirrors (IoM) for connected healthcare and beauty: a prospective vision. Internet of Things, (doi: 10.1016/j.iot.2024.101415) (Accepted for Publication)

Baidachna, M., Fatima, H., Omran, R., Ghadban, N., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. and Mohjazi, L. (2024) Mirror, mirror on the wall: automating dental smile analysis with AI in smart mirrors. Computing and AI Connect, 1, 2024.0002. (doi: 10.69709/CAIC.2024.194138)

Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abdrabou, M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2024) How secure are our roads? An in-depth review of authentication in vehicular communications. Vehicular Communications, 47, 100784. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2024.100784)

Ali, S., Bogarra, S., Riaz, M. N., Phyo, P. P., Flynn, D. and Taha, A. (2024) From time-series to hybrid models: advancements in short-term load forecasting embracing smart grid paradigm. Applied Sciences, 14(11), 4442. (doi: 10.3390/app14114442)

Shah, S. T. , Shawky, M. A. , Kazim, J. u. R. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Hasan, S. F., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. (2024) Coded environments: data-driven indoor localisation with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Communications Engineering, 3, 66. (doi: 10.1038/s44172-024-00209-0) (PMCID:PMC11099138)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Flynn, D. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Blockchain-based secret key extraction for efficient and secure authentication in VANETs. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 74, 103476. (doi: 10.1016/j.jisa.2023.103476)

Shawky, M. A. , Shah, S. T. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Hussein, M., Imran, M. A. , Hasan, S. F., Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) RIS enabled secret key generation for secured vehicular communication in the presence of denial-of-service attacks. Sensors, 23(8), 4104. (doi: 10.3390/s23084104)

Taha, A. , Barakat, B., Taha, M. M.A., Shawky, M. A. , Lai, C. S., Hussain, S. , Abideen, M. Z. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) A comparative study of single and multi-stage forecasting algorithms for the prediction of electricity consumption using a UK-NHS hospital dataset. Future Internet, 15(4), 134. (doi: 10.3390/fi15040134)

Shawky, M. A. , Jabbar, A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Efficient blockchain-based group key distribution for secure authentication in VANETs. IEEE Networking Letters, 5(1), pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1109/LNET.2023.3234491)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive chaotic map-based key extraction for efficient cross-layer authentication in VANETs. Vehicular Communications, 39, 100547. (doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100547)

Yu, Z., Zahid, A., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Le Kernec, J. , Heidari, H. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) An intelligent implementation of multi-sensing data fusion with neuromorphic computing for human activity recognition. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(2), pp. 1124-1133. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3204581)

Ali, S., Bogarra, S., Khan, M. M., Taha, A. , Phyo, P. P. and Byun, Y.-C. (2023) Prospective submodule topologies for MMC-BESS and its control analysis with HBSM. Electronics, 12(1), 20. (doi: 10.3390/electronics12010020)

Ge, Y., Taha, A. , Shah, S. A. , Dashtipour, K., Zhu, S., Cooper, J. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2023) Contactless WiFi sensing and monitoring for future healthcare - emerging trends, challenges and opportunities. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 16, pp. 171-191. (doi: 10.1109/RBME.2022.3156810) (PMID:35254990)

Taylor, W., Khan, M. Z., Tahir, A., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. (2022) An implementation of real-time activity sensing using wi-fi: identifying optimal machine learning techniques for performance evaluation. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(21), pp. 21127-21134. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3201973)

Yu, Z., Zahid, A., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Rajab, K., Heidari, H. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) A radar-based human activity recognition using a novel 3D point cloud classifier. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(19), pp. 18218-18227. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3198395)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Non-invasive localization using software-defined radios. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(9), pp. 9018-9026. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3160796)

Usman, M., Ansari, S. , Taha, A. , Zahid, A., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Terahertz-based joint communication and sensing for precision agriculture: a 6G use-case. Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 3, 836506. (doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2022.836506)

Butt, M. S., Shahid, H., Butt, F. A., Farhat, I., Sadaf, M., Rashid, M. and Taha, A. (2022) Power generation analysis of terrestrial ultraviolet-assisted solid oxide electrolyzer cell. Energies, 15(3), 996. (doi: 10.3390/en15030996)

Bendiek, P., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Barakat, B. (2022) Solar irradiance forecasting using a data-driven algorithm and contextual optimisation. Applied Sciences, 12(1), 134. (doi: 10.3390/app12010134)

Kahwash, F., Barakat, B., Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Optimising electrical power supply sustainability using a grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system—an NHS hospital case study. Energies, 14(21), 7084. (doi: 10.3390/en14217084)

Ashleibta, A. M., Taha, A. , Khan, M. A., Taylor, W. , Tahir, A., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) 5G-enabled contactless multi-user presence and activity detection for independent assisted living. Scientific Reports, 11, 17590. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96689-7) (PMID:34475439) (PMCID:PMC8413293)

Ansari, S. S. , Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Sambo, Y., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Urban air mobility—a 6G use case? Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 2, 729767. (doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2021.729767)

Barakat, B., Taha, A. , Samson, R., Steponenaite, A., Ansari, S. , Langdon, P. M., Wassell, I. J., Abbasi, Q. , Imran, M. A. and Keates, S. (2021) 6G opportunities arising from Internet of Things use cases: a review paper. Future Internet, 13(6), 159. (doi: 10.3390/fi13060159)

Taha, A. , Hopthrow, T., Wu, R., Adams, N., Brown, J., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H., , Imran, M. A. and Krabicka, J. (2021) Identifying the lack of energy-conscious behaviour in clinical and non-clinical settings: an NHS case study. Electronics, 10(20), 2468. (doi: 10.3390/electronics10202468)

Book Sections

Ansari, S. , Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. , Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2023) Conclusion. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 269-270. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_conc)

Noor, H. and Taha, A. (2023) The role of 6G in green energy generation. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 243-267. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch11)

Shawky, M. A. , Sohaib, R. M., Usman, M., Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Cooperative intelligent transport systems for net-zero. In: Imran, M. A., Taha, A., Ansari, S., Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (eds.) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series (108). Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 167-191. ISBN 9781839537363 (doi: 10.1049/PBTE108E_ch8)

Tahir, A., Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Usman, M., Shah, S. A. , Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. T. (2022) IoT based fall detection system for elderly healthcare. In: Scataglini, S., Imbesi, S. and Marques, G. (eds.) Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design: Application to Elderly Healthcare. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, 1011. Springer: Singapore, pp. 209-232. ISBN 9789811684876 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-8488-3_10)

Edited Books

Imran, M. , Taha, A. , Ansari, S. , Usman, M. and Abbasi, Q. (Eds.) (2023) The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon. Series: IET telecommunications series. Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 9781839537363

Conference Proceedings

Fatima, H., Imran, M. A. , Mohjazi, L. and Taha, A. (2024) A Latency Analysis of Edge vs. Cloud Computing for Internet-of-Mirrors (IoM) Applications. In: IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-20 Nov 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Yan, S., Imran, M. A. , Flynn, D. and Taha, A. (2024) Architecting Internet-of-Things-Enabled Digital Twins: An Evaluation Framework. In: 2024 IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Ottawa, Canada, 10-13 November 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Farooq, M. , Hameed, H., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Contactless Respiration Variability Detection and Accuracy Test Using UWB Radar. In: 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2024), Glasgow, Scotland, 17-22 March 2024, ISBN 9788831299091 (doi: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501651)

Farooq, M. , Hameed, H., Ishabakaki, P., Shah, S. A., Taha, A. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. and Abbas, H. T. (2024) Breathing Rate Variability Impact on Heart Rate Estimation Through Radar Sensing. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Shawky, M. A. et al. (2024) Efficient Cross-Layer Handover Authentication for Secure Communication in VANETs. In: 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Florence, Italy, 14-19 July 2024, (Accepted for Publication)

Rao, H., Ponciano, J. P., Imran, M. A. and Taha, A. (2024) Evaluation of Network Performance Based on Structured Geometric Topologies. In: 2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), Cairo, Egypt, 28- 30 November 2023, ISBN 9798350303254 (doi: 10.1109/ICCA59364.2023.10401837)

Farooq, M. , Ge, Y., Qayyum, A., Tang, C., Hussain, A., Imran, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) Privacy-Preserving Speaker Recognition Using Radars for Context Estimation In Future Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technologies. In: IEEE International Radar Conference 2023, Sydney, Australia, 6-10 Nov 2023, ISBN 9781665482783 (doi: 10.1109/RADAR54928.2023.10371189)

Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Fatima, A., Tahir, A., Khan, M. Z., Abbas, H. , Imran, M. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Taha, A. (2023) Room-Level Activity Classification from Contextual Electricity Usage Data in a Residential Home. In: International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt'2023), Alexandria, Egypt, 18-20 July 2023, ISBN 9798350326062 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206425)

Farooq, M. , Qayyum, A., Ge, Y., Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Abbas, H. T. (2023) LoRa-based Privacy-Aware and Contactless Surveillance in Next-generation Smart Homes. In: 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, 23–28 July 2023, pp. 1751-1752. ISBN 9781665442282 (doi: 10.1109/USNC-URSI52151.2023.10238314)

Zaidi, B. A., Shawky, M. A. , Taha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. and Ansari, S. (2023) An Efficient Deep Learning-based Spectrum Awareness Approach for Vehicular Communication. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC2023), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 26-29 March 2023, ISBN 9781665491235 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118615)

Shawky, M. A. , Usman, M., Imran, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2023) Adaptive and Efficient Key Extraction for Fast and Slow Fading Channels in V2V Communications. In: IEEE 96th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Fall), London and Beijing, 26-29 September 2022, ISBN 9781665454681 (doi: 10.1109/VTC2022-Fall57202.2022.10012884)

Khan, M. Z., Farooq, M. , Taha, A. , Ramazan, N., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Localization Using Wireless Sensing for Future Healthcare. In: ICECS 2022: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971116)

Taylor, W. , Taha, A. , Tahir, A., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Real-Time Contactless WiFi Based Room Detection of Sitting and Standing Human Motions. In: ICECS 2022: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970930)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Tahir, A., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Novel Contactless Sensing Technique for Real-time Human Activity Detection. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 10-15 Jul 2022, pp. 1562-1563. ISBN 9781665496582 (doi: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886894)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Taylor, W. , Alomainy, A., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Indoor Localization Using Software Defined Radio: A Non-Invasive Approach. In: 3rd USRI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-AP-RASC 2022), Gran Canaria, Spain, 29 May - 3 June 2022, ISBN 9789463968058 (doi: 10.23919/AT-AP-RASC54737.2022.9814250)

Khan, M. Z., Taha, A. , Farooq, M. , Shawky, M. A. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence on Contactless Human Activity Localization. In: 2022 International Telecommunications Conference (ITC-Egypt), Alexandria, Egypt, 26-28 Jul 2022, ISBN 9781665488082 (doi: 10.1109/ITC-Egypt55520.2022.9855712)

Manzoor, H. U., Khan, A. R., Al-Quraan, M., Mohjazi, L. , Taha, A. , Abbas, H. , Hussain, S. , Imran, M. A. and Zoha, A. (2022) Energy Management in an Agile Workspace using AI-driven Forecasting and Anomaly Detection. In: 4th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM 2022), Cappadocia, Turkey, 14-17 June 2022, pp. 644-649. ISBN 9781665469258 (doi: 10.1109/GPECOM55404.2022.9815599)

Shawky, M. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. , Imran, M. A. , Ansari, S. and Taha, A. (2022) Cross-Layer Authentication based on Physical-Layer Signatures for Secure Vehicular Communication. In: 33rd IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2022), Aachen, Germany, 4-9 June 2022, pp. 1315-1320. ISBN 9781665488211 (doi: 10.1109/IV51971.2022.9827444)

Taha, A. , Ge, Y., Taylor, W., Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Indoor Activity Position and Direction Detection Using Software Defined Radios. In: EAI BODYNETS 2021 - 16th EAI International Conference on Body Area Networks: Smart IoT and big data for intelligent health management, Glasgow, Great Britain, 25-26 October 2021, pp. 15-27. ISBN 9783030955922 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-95593-9_2)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2022) AI-based Real-time Classification of Human Activity using Software Defined Radios. In: 1st International Conference on Microwave, Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC 2021), Islamabad, Pakistan, 21-22 Dec 2021, pp. 1-4. ISBN 9781665400862 (doi: 10.1109/ICMAC54080.2021.9678242)

Ge, Y., Li, S., Zhu, S., Taha, A. , Cooper, J. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2022) Respiration Detection of Sedentary Person Using Ubiquitous WiFi Signals. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 10-15 Jul 2022, pp. 872-873. ISBN 9781665496582 (doi: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886717)

Ge, Y., Li, S., Shentu, M., Taha, A. , Zhu, S., Cooper, J. , Imran, M. and Abbasi, Q. (2021) A Doppler-based Human Activity Recognition System using WiFi Signals. In: IEEE Sensors 2021, Sydney, Australia, 31 Oct - 04 Nov 2021, ISBN 9781728195018 (doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47087.2021.9639680)

Taha, A. , Taha, M. M.A., Barakat, B., Taylor, W. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) AI-Based Fall Detection Using Contactless Sensing. In: IEEE Sensors 2021, Sydney, Australia, 31 Oct - 04 Nov 2021, ISBN 9781728195018 (doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47087.2021.9639715)

Taylor, W., Taha, A. , Dashtipour, K., Shah, S. A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2021) RF Based Real Time Human Motion Sensing. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore, 04-10 Dec 2021, pp. 2044-2045. ISBN 9781728146706 (doi: 10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9703954)

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Grants

Funding BodyProject TitleAmount (rounded)PI/CI
EPSRC (DTP Vacation Internship) An Evaluation of Tailored Real Time Energy Services for Comfort, Affordability and Sustainability in Scottish Social Housing £3.5k CI
EPSRC IAA An Evaluation of Tailored Real Time Energy Services for Comfort, Affordability and Sustainability in Scottish Social Housing £35k PI
Innovate UK KTP & IGS Digitalisation for Lifecycle Analysis and Optimisation of Sustainable Farming £250k CI
Chancellor's Fund  Internet-of-Mirrors (IoM) Based Assistive Health and Beauty for STEM Taster Activities  £2.5k CI 
EPSRC (DTP Vacation Internship) Real-time Contactless Fall Detection Using Software Defined Radios £3.5k PI 
Scotland 5G Centre Wave-1 Urban Innovation - Phase II £250k CI
SICSA + Scotland 5G Centre Towards Net Zero Carbon: An Intelligent Dashboard to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour Phase II £3.5k PI
GC-UESTC L&T Gamifying Electronics Engineering Labs £10k PI
GC-UESTC L&T MetaClass £22k CI
GC-UESTC L&T Coursework Buddy £20k CI
EPSRC (DTP Vacation Internship) Towards Net Zero Carbon by 2050: An Intelligent Dashboard to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour  £3.3k  PI 

Supervision

Current PGR Students:

Student NameYearDegreeThesis TitleRole
Ahmed, Mahmoud Ahmed Shawky 2021-2024 PhD Authentication Enhancement in command and control network Primary Supervisor
Aisha Fatima 2022- PhD AI-driven Energy Consumption Monitoring for Assisted Living Primary Supervisor
Haneen Fatima 2022 -  PhD Internet of Mirrors for Beauty and Assisted Living Primary Supervisor
Muhammad Farooq 2022 - PhD Activity Monitoring Using LoRa Signals from IoT Devices Second Supervisor

 

Research Assistants/Interns

  • Mr Muhammad Zain Abideen (Second Year Undergraduate Student - Intern) - EPSRC Vacation Internship (July-September 2021)
  • Mr Rory Nesbitt
    • GC-UESTC L&T Project Gamifying Electronics Engineering Labs (March-June 2022)
    • SICSA & Scotland 5G Centre Funded Project on Developing a contextual Energy Monitoring Network (June - August 2022)
  • Miss Chen Yuang - GC-UESTC L&T Project Gamifying Electronics Engineering Labs (March-June 2022)
  • Mr Muhammad Tufail Khan - GC-UESTC L&T Project - Coursework Buddy (March-June 2022)
  • Mr Wu Fengyi - GC-UESTC L&T Project MetaClass (March-June 2022)
  • Dr Waqas Javed - GC-UESTC L&T Project MetaClass (March-June 2022)
  • Mr Scott Pinkerton (Second Year Undergraduate Student - Intern) - EPSRC Vacation Internship (July-September 2022)
  • Miss Masha Baidachna (Second Year Undergraduate Student - Intern) - EPSRC Vacation Internship (July-September 2023)
  • Mr Mahmoud Shawky - EPSRC IAA (August 2023 - January 2024)
  • Dr Wneshuo Tang - EPSRC IAA (September 2023 - January 2024)

Affiliate Members:

  • Dr Shaimaa Mohassieb - Visiting Researcher (October to December 2022)
  • Ding, Chenyang
    Intelligent pre-diagnosis system based on graph database

Teaching

  • Embedded Processors (UESTC 2004 2021/22, 2022/23(Coordinator))
  • Introductory Programming (UESTC 1005 2022/23)