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Publications and Preprints

Selected peer-reviewed publications, a public preprint and manuscripts currently under review.

2026

DTEdgeAI: Digital Twin with Edge Intelligence for Connected Healthcare

Accepted

IEEE GLOBECOM Workshop on Generative Edge Intelligence and Multimodal IoT for Connected Health

2026

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Emergency-Aware Resource Allocation for 6G-Enabled Internet of Medical Things Networks

Under Review

Applied Sciences (MDPI)

2025

A Hybrid Approach for Unified Image Quality Assessment: Permutation Entropy-Based Features Fused with Random Forest for Natural-Scene and Screen-Content Images for Cross-Content Applications

Mohtashim Baqar, Sian Lun Lau, Mansoor Ebrahim

Preprint · arXiv:2508.17351

2019

FR-IQA — Permutation Entropy Deviation Index

Mohtashim Baqar, Sian Lun Lau, Mansoor Ebrahim

IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP)

2019

GMSD-based Perceptually Motivated Non-local Means Filter for Image Denoising

Mohtashim Baqar, Sian Lun Lau, Mansoor Ebrahim

IEEE International Symposium on Haptic Audio-Visual Environments & Games (HAVE)

2019

Artificial Neural Network Based Electrical Load Prediction of Karachi City — A Cross-sectional Study

Azfar Ghani, Mohtashim Baqar, Ikram E Khuda, Kamran Raza, Sajid Yasin

13th International Conference — Mathematics, Actuarial, Computer Science & Statistics (MACS 13)

2017

Performance Evaluation of Linear and Multi-linear Subspace Learning Techniques for Object Classification Based on Underwater Acoustics

Mohtashim Baqar, Syed Sajjad Haider Zaidi

14th IEEE International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology

2016

Deep Belief Networks for Iris Recognition Based on Contour Detection

Mohtashim Baqar, Azfar Ghani, Azeem Aftab, Saira Arbab, Sajid Yasin

10th IEEE International Conference on Open Systems and Technologies

2016

Simulation Based Performance Evaluation of TCP Variants along with UDP Flow

Azeem Aftab, Azfar Ghani, Zain-ul-Abedin Abidi, Mohtashim Baqar

10th IEEE International Conference on Open Systems and Technologies

2016

Brain Interface Based Wheelchair Control System for Handicap

Mohtashim Baqar, Azfar Ghani, Azeem Aftab, Shahzad Karim Khawar

Asian Journal of Engineering, Sciences & Technology, 6(1)

2015

Design and Implementation of a Pick and Place Robotic Arm

Muhammad Hasan, Mohtashim Baqar

Asian Journal of Engineering, Sciences & Technology, 5(1)

2012

Vehicle Intrusion and Theft Control System Using GSM and GPS: An Advance and Viable Approach

Ashad Mustafa, Hassan Jameel, Mohtashim Baqar, Rameez Ahmed Khan, Zeeshan M Yaqoob, Zeeshan Rahim, Safdar Khan

Asian Journal of Engineering, Sciences & Technology, 2(2)

2011

Efficient Iris Recognition System Based on Dual Boundary Detection using Robust Variable Learning Rate Multi-layer Feed-forward Neural Network

Mohtashim Baqar, Sohaib Azhar, Zeeshan Iqbal, Laeeq Ahmed, Irfan Shakeel, Muhammad Moinuddin

IEEE International Conference on Information Assurance and Security (IAS 2011)