Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems

1. Keynote Speech: Role of PCSIR in Industrial Development of Pakistan
Javed Arshed Mirza

2. Keynote Speech: Computer Vision: Object Recognition and Scene Interpretation
Shaiq A. Haq

3. Electronic Automatic Gear Shifting System for a Motorcycle
Fahad Ahmed, Haider Ali Zaidi, Syed Waqar Hussain Rizvi, Atiya Baqai, Bhawani S. Chowdhry

4. Segmentation of Arabic Text into Characters for Recognition
Noor Ahmed Shaikh, Zubair Ahmed Shaikh, Ghulam Ali

5. Improved Texture Description with Features Based on Fourier Transform
Ahsan Ahmad Ursani, Kidiyo Kpalma, Joseph Ronsin, Aftab Ahmad Memon, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry

6. Optimization of Projections for Parallel-Ray Transmission Tomography Using Genetic Algorithm
Shahzad Ahmad Qureshi, Sikander M. Mirza, M. Arif

7. Seasonal to Inter-annual Climate Prediction Using Data Mining KNN Technique
Zahoor Jan, Muhammad Abrar, Shariq Bashir, Anwar M. Mirza

8. Application of a Proposed Efficient Smoothing Algorithm on Directional Vectors for Isolated Handwritten Characters
Zafar M. Faisal, M. Dzulkifli, Abdul Rab, Otman M. Razib

9. Architecture Based Reliability and Testing Estimation for Mobile Applications
Vickey Wadhwani, Fiaz Memon, M. Muzaffar Hameed

10. A Framework to Achieve Reverse Channel Multicast in IEEE 802.16 Based Wireless Broadband Networks for Interoperability with IP Networks
Abdul Qadir Ansari, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Manzoor Hashmani

11. A Dynamical System and Neural Network Perspective of Karachi Stock Exchange
Syed Nasir Danial, Syed Raheel Noor, Bilal A. Usmani, S. Jamal H. Zaidi

12. A Novel Approach to Non Coherent UWB Reception
Aamir Riaz, Jean-François Naviner, Van Tam Nguyen

13. Load Balancing in EAMC to Integrate Heterogeneous Wireless Systems
Iffat Ahmed, M. A. Ansari

14. A Speech Recognition System for Urdu Language
Azam Beg, S. K. Hasnain

15. The Future of Satellite Communications in Pakistan
Danish Hussain Memon

16. The Small World of Web Network Graphs
Malik Muhammad Saad Missen, Mohand Boughanem, Bruno Gaume

17. Application of Color Segmentation Using Online Learning for Target Tracking
Muhammad Asif Memon, Hassan Ahmed, Shahid A. Khan

18. Iterative Learning Fuzzy Gain Scheduler
Suhail Ashraf, Ejaz Muhammad

19. Comparative Analysis of Mobile IP and HAWAII
Aamir Wali, Muhammad Ahmad Ghazali, Saqib Rehan Ayyubi

20. Video Transport over Heterogeneous Networks Using SCTP and DCCP
Yousaf Bin Zikria, Shahzad A. Malik, Hassan Ahmed, Sumera Nosheen, Naeem Z. Azeemi, Shahid A. Khan

21. Implementing Constructivist Pedagogical Model in Dynamic Distance Learning Framework
Shakeel A. Khoja, Faisal Sana, Abid Karim, Arif Ali Rehman

22. Effect of Schedule Compression on Project Effort in COCOMO II Model for Highly Compressed Schedule Ratings
Sharraf Hussain, Shakeel A. Khoja, Nazish Hassan, Parkash Lohana

23. The Concept of Bio-fitness in Bio-inspired Computational Metaphor Abstraction
Anjum Iqbal, Mohd Aizaini Maarof, Safaai Deris

24. Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols under TCP Vegas with Mobility Consideration
Razia Nisar Noorani, Asma Ansari, Kamran Khowaja, Sham-ul-Arfeen Laghari, Asadullah Shah

25. CMMI and OPM3: Are They Compatible?
Saman Nazar, Eram Abbasi

26. Impact of Cluster Size on Efficient LUT-FPGA Architecture for Best Area and Delay Trade-Off
Khalil Dayo, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani S. Chowdhry, Narinder Chowdhry

27. Effects of Social Status on Foetal Growth Using Obstetric Ultrasonography – A Biometric Approach
Wahab Ansari, Narinder P. Chowdhry, Kusum Pardeep, Aftab A. Memon, Karim Baloch, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani S. Chowdhry

28. Bioinformatics Awareness System for Skin Diseases Using Stem Cells Therapy in the Perspective of eHealth
Narinder Chowdhry, Wahab Ansari, Aftab A. Memon, Fatima Mir

29. How to Build an Open Source Render Farm Based on Desktop Grid Computing
Zeeshan Patoli, Michael Gkion, Abdullah Al-Barakati, Wei Zhang, Paul Newbury, Martin White

30. Implementation Challenges for Nastaliq Character Recognition
Sohail A. Sattar, Shamsul Haque, Mahmood K. Pathan, Quintin Gee

31. Enhancing Business Decisions with Neurofuzzy Technology
Eram Abbasi, Kashif Abbasi

32. A System Design for a Telemedicine Health Care System
Asadullah Shaikh, Muhammad Misbahuddin, Muniba Shoukat Memon

33. Performance Analysis of PDC-OCDMA System with APD Mismatch
Umrani Fahim Aziz, T. O’Farrell, Umrani A. Waheed

34. Blocking Probabilities in WDM Switching Networks Using Overflow Analysis Method
Arif Ali Rehman, Abid Karim, Shakeel Ahmed Khoja

35. Design and Implementation of a Selective Harmonic Elimination SPWM Strategy-Based Inverter
M. Zafarullah Khan, M. Mubashir Hussain, D. M. Akbar Hussain

36. Case Study: Investigating the Performance of Interactive Multiple Motion Model Algorithm for a Crossing Target Scenario
D. M. Akbar Hussain, Shaiq A. Haq, M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Zaki Ahmed

37. A Novel Approach for the Control of Dual-Active Bridge DC-DC Converter
Abdul Sattar Larik, Mohammad Rafiq Abro, Mukhtiar Ali Unar, Mukhtiar Ahmed Mahar

38. Importance of Data Center Philosophy, Architecture and Its Technologies
Javed Ali Memon, Nazeer Hussain, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

39. Keynote Address: Is It Right and Is It Legal?
Quintin Gee

40. Practical Optimal Caching Using Multiple Virtual Caches in Multiple Query Optimization
Anand Bhaskar Das, Siddharth Goyal, Anand Gupta

41. A Design and Chronological Survey of Decision Feedback Equalizer for Single Carrier Transmission Compared with OFDM
Tariq Jamil Saifullah Khanzada, Ali Ramadan Ali, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Abbas S. Omar

42. Speaker Verification Based on Information Theoretic Vector Quantization
Sheeraz Memon, Margaret Lech

43. Detecting Trojans Using Data Mining Techniques
Muazzam Siddiqui, Morgan C. Wang, Joohan Lee

44. Enabling MPSoC Design Space Exploration on FPGAs
Ahsan Shabbir, Akash Kumar, Bart Mesman, Henk Corporaal

45. Range Based Real Time Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Hemat K. Maheshwari, A. H. Kemp, Qinghua Zeng

46. PrISM: Automatic Detection and Prevention from Cyber Attacks
Ahmed Zeeshan, Anwar M. Masood, Zafar M. Faisal, Azam Kalim, Naheed Farzana

47. A Pretty Safe Strategy for Analyzing Discrete Security Assessment Framework in Wireless Sensor Networks
Adnan Ashraf Arain, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, Manzoor Hashmani, Marvie Mussadiq, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

48. Renewable Energy for Managing Energy Crisis in Pakistan
Khanji Harijan, Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Mujeebuddin Memon

Keywords: Computer Science, Database Management, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Pattern Recognition, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, Electronic Commerce/e-business