Muhammad Sarfraz

Muhammad Sarfraz is a Professor and Director of MSIT in the Department of Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait. His research interests include computer graphics, computer vision, image processing, machine learning, pattern recognition, soft computing, data science, intelligent systems, information technology, and information systems. Prof. Sarfraz has been a keynote/invited speaker at various platforms around the globe. He has advised more than 85 students for their MSc and PhD theses. He has published more than 375 publications as books, journals, and conference papers. Prof. Sarfraz is a member of various professional societies. He is the Chair and a member of the international advisory committees and organizing committees of various international conferences. He is also Editor-in-Chief and Editor of various international journals.

Publications

Mammogram Classification Using Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform and Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix
Khaddouj Taifi, Naima Taifi, Mohamed Fakir, Said Safi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2023. 19 pages.
This chapter explores diagnosis of the breast tissues as normal, benign, or malignant in digital mammography, using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). System for the early diagnosis...
Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle in Mammogram Images Using Gaussian Mixture Model-Expectation Maximization
Ichrak Khoulqi, Najlae Idrissi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2023. 17 pages.
Breast cancer is one of the significant issues in medical sciences today. Specifically, women are suffering most worldwide. Early diagnosis can result to control the growth of...
Medical Image Zooming by Using Rational Bicubic Ball Function
Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim, Nur Atiqah Binti Zulkifli, A'fza Binti Shafie, Muhammad Sarfraz, Abdul Ghaffar, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar. © 2023. 15 pages.
This chapter deals with image processing in the specific area of image zooming via interpolation. The authors employ bivariate rational cubic ball function defined on rectangular...
A Speech Clinic System for Children with Communication Disorder
Muhammad Sarfraz, Maha S. Almutairi, Zahraa A. Jasem. © 2021. 23 pages.
This research proposes, designs, and implements a new telehealth system. It is a Speech Clinic System (SCS) for children with communication disorders. It provides an online...
Critical Approaches to Information Retrieval Research
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 355 pages.
Information retrieval (IR) is considered to be the science of searching for information from a variety of information sources related to texts, images, sounds, or multimedia....
An Approach of Documents Indexing Using Summarization
Rida Khalloufi, Rachid El Ayachi, Mohamed Biniz, Mohamed Fakir, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 9 pages.
Document indexing is an active domain, which is interesting a lot of researchers. Generally, it is used in the information retrieval systems. Document indexing encompasses a set...
Mammogram Classification Using Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform and Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix
Khaddouj Taifi, Naima Taifi, Mohamed Fakir, Said Safi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 17 pages.
This chapter explores diagnosis of the breast tissues as normal, benign, or malignant in digital mammography, using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). System for the early diagnosis...
Innovative Perspectives on Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 330 pages.
Digital communication has become increasingly prominent in numerous disciplines throughout society due to the high usage levels of interactive systems. Professionals continue to...
Advancements in Computer Vision Applications in Intelligent Systems and Multimedia Technologies
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 324 pages.
Two significant areas of study that are continually impacting various dimensions in computer science are computer vision and imaging. These technologies are rapidly enhancing how...
An Electronic Medical Record System
Muhammad Sarfraz, Anwar F. Al-Hussainan, Farah Mohammad, Hanouf Al-Azmi. © 2020. 35 pages.
This research proposes, designs, and implements a new online system for electronic medical records (EMR) for assisting the current processes of labs and hospitals. Specific...
A Speech Clinic System for Children with Communication Disorder
Muhammad Sarfraz, Maha S. Almutairi, Zahraa A. Jasem. © 2020. 23 pages.
This research proposes, designs, and implements a new telehealth system. It is a Speech Clinic System (SCS) for children with communication disorders. It provides an online...
A Technological Solution for Communication With Deaf Students in the Institutions of Kuwait
Wadhah A. AlKhaldi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 17 pages.
The deaf category represents a significant class at the global level, and it is therefore necessary to pay attention to the provision of prominent educational programs and...
Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies for Effective E-Learning
Aisha A. Al-Ajeel, Lujain A. Al-Anjari, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 13 pages.
Interactive communication systems and technologies are big motivation for e-learning nowadays. This chapter is dedicated for studying the effect of e-learning worldwide. The...
An Overview of Feature-Based Shadow Detection Methods
Suhaib Musleh, Muhammad Sarfraz, Hazem Raafat. © 2020. 31 pages.
Shadows occur very frequently in digital images while considering them for various important applications. Shadow is considered as a source of noise and can cause false image...
Medical Image Zooming by Using Rational Bicubic Ball Function
Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim, Nur Atiqah Binti Zulkifli, A'fza Binti Shafie, Muhammad Sarfraz, Abdul Ghaffar, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar. © 2020. 16 pages.
This chapter deals with image processing in the specific area of image zooming via interpolation. The authors employ bivariate rational cubic ball function defined on rectangular...
Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle in Mammogram Images Using Gaussian Mixture Model-Expectation Maximization
Ichrak Khoulqi, Najlae Idrissi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 16 pages.
Breast cancer is one of the significant issues in medical sciences today. Specifically, women are suffering most worldwide. Early diagnosis can result to control the growth of...
Some Algorithms on Detection of Corner Points for Digital Images
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 18 pages.
Detecting corner points for the digital images is based on determining significant geometrical locations. Corner points lead and guide for providing significant clues for shape...
Classification of Eyes Based on Fuzzy Logic
Mohamed Fakir, Hatimi Hicham, Mohamed Chabi, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2020. 12 pages.
The systems of eye classification in an image are indispensable in several domains. To better find the class of membership of the eye in a minimal time, the classic methods of...
International Journal of Extreme Automation and Connectivity in Healthcare (IJEACH)
Simon Fong. Est. 2019.
The International Journal of Extreme Automation and Connectivity in Healthcare (IJEACH) is an academic journal for a range of emerging research issues related to the digital...
Exploring Critical Approaches of Evolutionary Computation
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2019. 390 pages.
Modern optimization approaches have attracted an increasing number of scientists, decision makers, and researchers. As new issues in this field emerge, different optimization...
An Approach to License Plate Recognition System Using Neural Network
Muhammad Sarfraz, Mohammed Jameel Ahmed. © 2019. 17 pages.
This chapter presents an approach for automatic recognition of license plates. The system basically consists of four modules: image acquisition, license plate extraction...
Developments in Information Security and Cybernetic Wars
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2019. 351 pages.
As internet technologies continue to advance, new types and methods of data and security breaches threaten national security. These potential breaches allow for information theft...
On Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security
Mariam M. H. Alansari, Zainab M. Aljazzaf, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2019. 41 pages.
The world has become more advanced in communication, especially after the invention of the internet. A key issue facing today's society is the increase in cybercrime or...
Computer Vision and Image Processing in Intelligent Systems and Multimedia Technologies
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2014. 312 pages.
The fields of computer vision and image processing are constantly evolving as new research and applications in these areas emerge. Staying abreast of the most up-to-date...
Detecting Corner Features of Planar Objects
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2014. 18 pages.
Corner points or features determine significant geometrical locations of the digital images. They provide important clues for shape representation and analysis. Corner points...
Outline Capture of Planar Objects by Detecting Corner Features
Misbah Irshad, Muhammad Sarfraz, Malik Zawwar Hussain. © 2014. 19 pages.
This chapter proposes a scheme that helps digitizing hand printed and electronic planar objects or vectorizing the generic shapes. An evolutionary optimization technique, namely...
Intelligent Computer Vision and Image Processing: Innovation, Application, and Design
Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2013. 331 pages.
Innovations in computer vision technology continue to advance the applications and design of image processing and its influence on multimedia applications. Intelligent Computer...
Evaluation Approach of Arabic Character Recognition
Hanan Aljuaid, Dzulkifli Mohamad, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2013. 18 pages.
This paper proposes and contributes towards designing a complete system for off-line Arabic character recognition. The proposed system is specifically meant for Arabic...
International Journal of Information Retrieval Research (IJIRR)
Zhongyu Lu. Est. 2011.
The International Journal of Information Retrieval Research (IJIRR) publishes original, innovative, and creative research in the retrieval of information. This journal focuses on...
Evaluation Approach of Arabic Character Recognition
Hanan Aljuaid, Dzulkifli Mohamad, Muhammad Sarfraz. © 2011. 20 pages.
This paper proposes and contributes towards designing a complete system for off-line Arabic character recognition. The proposed system is specifically meant for Arabic...
International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST)
Nik Bessis. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST) focuses on integration techniques, methods, and tools employed in applied distributed computing systems...