| Name: | Dr. Engr. Mehreen Sirshar |
| Designation: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Software Engineering |
| Qualification: | Ph. D Software Engineering (2022) |
| National University of Science and Technology | |
| M.S Software Engineering (2012) | |
| National University of Science and Technology | |
| BS Software Engineering (2007) | |
| Fatima Jinnah Women University | |
| Phone: | +923016727683 |
| Email: | mehreensirshar@fjwu.edu.pk |
| Status: | On Job |
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Professional Experience
August 2018 - to date
Assistant Professor
Fatima Jinnah Women University
July 2010 - August 2018
Lecturer
Fatima Jinnah Women University
September 2009 - July 2010
Junior Lecturer
APCOMS
January 2010 - July 2010
Lab Engineer
National University of Modern Languages
PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES
● Journal Articles
1. Sirshar, M., Hassan, T., Akram, M. U., & Khan, S. A. (2021). An incremental learning approach to automatically recognize pulmonary diseases from the multi‑vendor chest radiographs. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 134, Article 104435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104435
2. Sirshar, M., Paracha, M. F. K., Akram, M. U., Alghamdi, N. S., Zaidi, S. Z. Y., & Fatima, T. (2022). Attention-based automated radiology report generation using CNN and LSTM. PLOS ONE, 17(1), e0262209. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262209
3. Khan, A.A., Akram, M.U., Butt, W.H. and Sirshar, M., 2024. An Enhanced Agile V-Model: Conformance to regulatory bodies and experiences from model's adoption to medical device development. Heliyon, 10(6).
4. Ashfaq, Qirat & Sirshar, Mehreen. (2018). Emerging trends in augmented reality games. 1-7. 10.1109/ICOMET.2018.8346355.
5. Qamar, Fatima & Sirshar, Mehreen. (2017). A Comparative Study of Testing Parameters of Medical Images Processing. International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. 10. 243-258. 10.14257/ijsip.2017.10.1.24.
6. Zafar, A. and Sirshar, M., 2018. A survey on application of Data Mining techniques; it’s proficiency in fraud detection of credit card. Res Rev J Eng Technol, 7, pp.15-23.
7. Sirshar, Mehreen, Khadija Amir, and Muneeba Daud. "A comparative Analysis of Various Methodologies of Agile Project Management Verses PMBOK: A Case Study." (2019).
8. Zafar, A. and Sirshar, M., 2018. A survey on application of Data Mining techniques; it’s proficiency in fraud detection of credit card. Res Rev J Eng Technol, 7, pp.15-23.
9. Mahmood, H. and Sirshar, M., 2017. A case study of web based application by analyzing performance of a testing tool. IJ Education and Management Engineering, 4, pp.51-58.
10. Noorin, U. and Sirshar, M., 2017. Quality Assurance in Requirement Engineering. Glob. J. Comput. Sci. Technol, 17, p.V1.
11. Qamar, F. and Sirshar, M., 2017. A Comparative Study of Testing Parameters of Medical Images Processing. International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, 10(1), pp.243-258.
12. Sagheer, M., Zafar, T. and Sirshar, M., 2015. A framework for software quality assurance using agile methodology. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 4(2), pp.44-50.
13. Quadri, A., Abubakar, M. and Sirshar, M., 2015. Software quality assurance in component based software development—A survey analysis. International Journal of Computer and Communication System Engineering, 2(2), pp.305-315.
14. Mateen, Q. and Sirshar, M., 2015. Software QualityAssurance in Internet of Things. Int. J. Comput. Appl, 109(9), pp.16-24.
15. Quadri, A.T. and Sirshar, M., 2015. Leaf recognition system using multi-class kernel support vector machine. International Journal of Computer and Communication System Engineering, 2(2), pp.260-263.
16. R Tariq, H Sajjad, M Sirshar – 2015, International Journal of Computer and Communication System Engineering (IJCCSE), Vol. 2 (1), 2015, 30-38, ISSN: 2312-7694
17. Anjum, Saiqa, Hibba Batul, and Mehreen Sirshar. "A comparative study of ensuring quality in pair programming." IJCCSE 2, no. 1 (2015): 160-171.
18. Maria Komal, Zainab Khalil and Mehreen Sirshar, A Comprehensive Study on Quality Assurance in Game Development, International Journal of Computer and Communication System Engineering (IJCCSE), Vol. 2 (1), 2015, 11-19
19. Khalid, M., Yaqoob, I., Shahid, F., Nayab, R. and Sirshar, M., 2013. Quality Assurance Standards and Survey of IT Industries. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering, 10(2).
20. Sirshar, M. and Arif, F., 2012. Evaluation of quality assurance factors in agile methodologies. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science, 2(2), pp.73-78.
21. Zaib, A., Chauhan, M. and Sirshar, M., 2015. A Review Analysis on Non-Functional Requirements and Causes of Failure of Projects. International Journal of Computer and Communication System Engineering (IJCCSE), 2(3), pp.490-497.
22. Ayesha Manzoor, Sidra Shabbir, Ms. Mehreen Sirshar, Software Quality Assurance in Network Security Using Cryptographic Techniques, International Journal of Novel Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp: (17-27), Month: January - April 2015, Available at: www.noveltyjournals.com
Conference Proceedings:
1.Ashfaq, Qirat & Sirshar, Mehreen. (2018). Emerging trends in augmented reality games. 1-7. 10.1109/ICOMET.2018.8346355.
2. Hassan, A., Sirshar, M., Akram, M.U. and Farooq, M.U., 2022, August. Analysis of multimodal representation learning across medical images and reports using multiple vision and language pre-trained models. In 2022 19th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) (pp. 337-342). IEEE.
3. Rahman, A., Sirshar, M. and Khan, A., 2015, December. Real time drowsiness detection using eye blink monitoring. In 2015 National software engineering conference (NSEC) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
● Healthcare Informatics, AI for healthcare, Machine Learning for Human Behavior Prediction, , Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Game Development for Human Cognitive learning, Machine Learning for Environmental based frameworks AI Based Vision Analysis.
ACHIVEMENTS
· National Second Runner-up Award, HEC Microsoft Imagine Cup 2020 Pakistan Finals, Augmented Reality Lecture Feedback and Evaluation System
· Top innovation award at DICE-IET Innovation Event, assistive technology for the visually impaired.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
- 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, 13th February, 2025.
- Attended “Copy right session, How to protect your business”, by Dr. Saifullah Khan, Deputy Director IPO, arranged by ORIC, FJWU, BIC. 17th January, 2024
- Attended Ignite Fund inauguration ceremony conducted by Ignite Pakistan, Serena Hotel, 9th January, 2024.
- Organized and participated in the 2nd 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 9th 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 8th -9th May 2023.
- Attended conference “Women in Leadership” in Marriott, Islamabad on Friday 10th 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, 9th Feb 2023
- Participated in Engineering Capstone Jan 2023 as supervisor of two projects.
- 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
· NFC Incorporated HRMS National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative 2013-2014
· Path and obstacle detection mobile application for visually impaired using computer Vision. National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative 2013-2014
· Real Time Hand Gestures Recognition, National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative 2013-2014
