Professional Experience

July 2010 - to date Lecturer Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, PK

November 2009 - July 2010 Research Associate Mirpur University of Sciences and Technology

November 2007 - August 2009 Junior Software Engineer Salaar Tech Pvt Ltd

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES

Peer Reviewed Journals.

1.  Khan, A.A.; Akram, M.U.; Butt, W.H.; Sirshar, M. An Enhanced Agile V-Model: Conformance to regulatory bodies and experiences from model’s adoption to medical device development. Heliyon 2024, 10, e26928.[IF: 3.4]
2. ·         Safder, Syeda Noor-Ul-Huda, Muhammad Usman Akram, Muhammad Najam Dar, Aliya Ashraf Khan, Sajid Gul Khawaja, Ahmed Rauf Subhani, Imran Khan Niazi, and Sarah Gul. "Analysis of EEG signals using deep learning to highlight effects of vibration-based therapy on brain." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 83 (2023): 104605.[IF: 4.9]
3. ·         Khan, Aliya A., Shahbaz K. Ranjha, Muhammad U. Akram, Sajid G. Khawaja, and Arslan Shaukat. "Neurotransmission cognitive theory: A novel approach for non-invasive brain stimulation using mechanical vibrations for the rehabilitation of neurological patients." Medical Hypotheses 143 (2020): 110078.[IF 2.1]
4. ·         Zaffar, A., Gul, M., Mumtaz, R. and Khan, A.A., 2016. Development of Decision Support System for Health Care Consultation using RFID Based NFC Tags for Patient Identification. International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business, 8(3), p.20.
5. ·         Sukhia, Komal Nain, Aliya Ashraf Khan, and Mukhtiar Bano. "Introducing Economic Order Quantity Model for inventory control in web based point of sale applications and comparative analysis of techniques for demand forecasting in inventory management." International Journal of Computer Applications 107, no. 19 (2014): 18856-7385.
6. ·         Batool, Eliza, Hafiza Onsa Mustafa, Maryam Fatima, and Aliya Ashraf Khan. "A Road Map of Urdu Layout and Recognizing its Handwritten Digits, Table of Contents and Multi-font Numerals from Scanned and Handwritten Text Images Using Different Techniques." International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security 13, no. 6 (2015): 85.
7. ·         Arshad, I., Hayat, H. and Khan, A.A., 2015. Biometric Security through Multimodal Systems.
8. ·         Inam, H., Malik, A., Hayat, M. and Ashraf, A., 2015. A survey on facial expression recognition technology and its use in virtual systems. IJ Engineering and Manufacturing, 2, pp.11-8.

Conferences

1. ·         Khan, Aliya Ashraf, Muhammad Usman Akram, Anum Abdul Salam, and Wasi Haider Butt. "An enhanced agile-V model for system engineering in complex medical device development." In 2022 2nd International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2022.
2. ·         Khan, Aliya Ashraf, Muhammad Usman Akram, Maryam Khalid, and Jahan Zeb. "The Effect of Vibration Therapy on Spasticity of Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review." In 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI), pp. 1-7. IEEE, 2021.
3. ·         Shabbir, Ujala, Tayyaba Kanwal, Reeha Malik, Sobia Khalid, and Aliya Ashraf Khan. "Comparison between SSTC and LINGO Algorithms in Clustered Based Semantic Search for Browsing Scholarships." In 2015 13th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), pp. 53-58. IEEE, 2015.
4. ·         Tariq, Anum, and Aliya Ashraf Khan. "Framework supporting team and project activities in Global Software Development (GSD)." In 2012 International Conference on Emerging Technologies, pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2012.
5. ·         Saif, S., Khan, A.A. and Arif, F., 2010, October. An analysis of a comprehensive planning framework for customizing SQA. In Proceedings of the 2010 National Software Engineering Conference (pp. 1-7).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Software Engineering, Bio Medical Engineering, Health Informatics, Medical Device Development, Biomedical Image and signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science

ACHIVEMENTS

·         My PhD Research is a Global winner of  “Better World Project” competition 2023, held by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Washington DC (USA)

·         Winner of Pasha ICT award 2023 in Research and Development Category.

·         Awarded MEGA IT scholarship in MS Software Engineering from National University of Science and Technology Rawalpindi.

·         Academic Distinction in BS Software Engineering from International Islamic University Islamabad

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

•        Attend One Day Training workshop on “Transforming Learning Through OBE: Mapping and Implementation” by Dr. Shoab A. Khan, Organized by QEC, FJWU on 10^th November 2025.

·         Attended Augmentative and alternative medicine, Seminar arranged by Department of Sociology on 23^rd October 2025.

·         Attended workshop on Leadership and governance: NAHE Leadership and Governance Program on 17^th October 2025.

·         Nominated as Judge Pasha ICT Awards 2025 Artificial Intelligence Category in both initial and Final Round, NSTP, Islamabad.

·         Submitted grant proposal to PSF 2025 for Autism Rehabilitation Research and NRPU 2025 for dental digital clinics for digital Pakistan.

·         Completed courses from HEC DLSEI Program including IBM Data science 2024, AI for everyone 2024, Python Stream lit Library for web development 2024 and clinical trial monitoring and presentation 2025.

·         Nominated to evaluate and review submitted applications in the category of “A3: Industrial Application” for WURI Ranking April 2025.

·         Attended Workshop on IEEE Digital Library Resources Usage, May 2025.

• Attended Future of Cybersecurity, a talk given by Stella Technologies, April 2025
• Attended an enlightened talk by Dr Rasheed Hameed, University of Bristol, UK in February 2025 on challenges of AI in Cybersecurity.
• Attended seminar for community work by SOS Foundation NGO, in International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 13^th February, 2025.
• Appointed as Member of Board of Faculty member, 2024 for period of three years.
• Acted as a Judge in the Tabeer event arranged in collaboration with Google Developers group, FJWU and Air university, December 2024.
• Acted as a Judge in Business incubation Center, FJWU, September, 2024 as a Technical Representative by the Department of Software Engineering.
• Nominated as team members to evaluate and review submitted applications in the category of “A3: Industrial Application” for WURI Ranking Feb 2024.
• Attended “Copy right session, How to protect your business”, by Dr. Saifullah Khan, Deputy Director IPO, arranged by ORIC, FJWU, BIC. 17^th January, 2024
• Attended Ignite Fund inauguration ceremony conducted by Ignite Pakistan, Serena Hotel, 9^th January, 2024.

·         Organized and participated in the 2^nd International Conference in Emerging Trends in Science and Technology ICETST, 2023. October 02-06, 2023.

·         Panel Discussion on “IP Universe for Women in Pakistan and Acceleration of innovation and commercialization.” Susan B Anthony Room FJWU Rawalpindi Pakistan. 10:30-12:30 9^th May, 2023. Panelists Ms shazia Adnan, Director general IPO Pakistan , Ms Noshaba Awais Director Research and Innovation  at Higher education Commission, MS Erum Zaidi Manager IPR NUST, , MS.Aonia Masood Functional lead and legal commercialization, LUMS, Ms Nimra Kamran, Manager innovation and commercialization IBA Karachi.

·         Attended an enlightened talk on Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by REIN in FJWU old Library extension January 2023

·         Attended Pakistan General Election Training 8^th -9^th May 2023.

• Attended conference “Women in Leadership” in Marriott, Islamabad on Friday 10^th March 2023 arranged by British Council and All Pakistan Women association Consortium.
• Attended training for Research challenge conducted by IEEE in Department of software Engineering, Feb 2023
• Attended Outcome Based Education Training Workshop arranged by Department of Software Engineering, 9^th Feb 2023
• Participated in Engineering Capstone Jan 2023 as supervisor of two projects.
• Appointed as Member of Board of Faculty 2022 for Period of three years.
• Presented paper in 2022 2nd International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2). IEEE
• Presented paper in 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI), pp. 1-7. IEEE
• Remained part of Character-Building Society, FJWU, 2014-2016
• Attended Faculty development workshop organized by FJWU. Key note speaker Dr. Anne 2015
• Attended Higher education Trends by Dr. Bigalke organized by Higher education Commission of Pakistan. 2015
• Attended Civic Management Workshop organized by Tulane University America in FJWU. June 2013
• Organized and attended Requirements Engineering and Industrial needs workshop 2009 arranged by Military College of Signals, MCS NUST RWP
• Attended National Software Engineering Conference (NSEC,2010) organized by Military college of Signals MCS NUST RWP
• Attended Energy Management Tools, A CPD Workshop arranged by Pakistan Engineering Council, Islamabad Pakistan.
• Attended three Day Webinar Arranged by Harvard University, USA on Technology and Society. Feb 2014
• Attended Workshop on How to Get Grant from Higher Education Commission. 2014

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2024-2025

·         Development of a Data Scientist-Centric Web-Based Analytical Engine

·         Development of an AI-based Framework for Diabetes Prediction using Knowledge Graphs

·         AI-Integrated Application for Stress Detection and Assistance

·         A Transformer-based Cavity Detection System for Digital Dental Clinics

·         An Automated Dental Disease Diagnosis and Treatment in Modern Clinics

2023-2024

·         Human Identification Through Gait By Using Sensors

·         Development of AI based Image Cavity detection for Dental Care Decision Support.

·         Virtulexia: AI based Virtual reality game to assist dyslexic learners by improving their reading and writing skills.

2022-2023

·         Development of speech enhancement system for verbal communication of mild to moderate autistics children

·         Dental Care decision support system through natural language processing on patients medical history

·         Detection of chest diseases using transformers

·         Meri-Zubaan: An Artificial Intelligence based Support System for Individuals with Speaking Disability

2021-2022

·         Determining fruit quality based on image processing technique.

2014-2015

·         Vision based obstacle detection and path tracking for visually impaired.

• Design and implementation of Human Resource Management System (HRMS) using Radio frequency identification based on near field communication technology.
• Camera based interactive wall display using hand gesture recognition technique for multimedia devices.
• Hybrid approach for ticket generation through vehicle and license plate recognition.
• Camera based drowsiness detection based on Eye state monitoring and head monitoring.

2013-2014

·         Optimizing the provisioning services for PTCL based on the best practices in telecom industries of Pakistan.

·         Development of Energy Management System for Capacity Enhancement.

·         Point of Sale system for determining reorder point using   data mining techniques.

• Designing an E-shopping system through predictive analysis of customer buyer behavior in retail market.
• Android based social media mobile application for Students and instructors.
• Recommender system for supporting recruitment procedures through data mining techniques.
• Online Examination system Based on practices in different universities of Pakistan.

2012-2013

• Bullet Number Recognition system for Urdu Documents.
• Framework supporting team activities in global software development.