Jia Zhang | Graph Data Structures | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Jia Zhang | Graph Data Structures | Best Researcher Award

Jia Zhang, at Southwest Jiaotong University, China📖

Jia Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, where he works under the guidance of Professor Bo Peng. His research focuses on advancing the fields of semantic segmentation and relational graph reasoning, with the aim of developing innovative solutions in the domain of computer vision and machine learning.

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Education Background🎓

Jia Zhang is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (2021–Present). He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the same institution (2018–2021), where he focused on machine learning and computer vision techniques. Jia completed his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a prestigious university in China (2014–2018).

Professional Experience🌱

Jia Zhang has gained significant experience in the field of machine learning, working on projects that involve deep learning, computer vision, and graph-based reasoning. During his academic journey, he has collaborated on various research projects related to image processing and semantic segmentation, contributing to the development of more efficient algorithms. His experience also includes working as a research assistant, where he assisted in conducting experiments and analyzing large datasets.

Research Interests🔬

Jia’s primary research interests lie in semantic segmentation and relational graph reasoning. He aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of these techniques in real-world applications, including image understanding, autonomous systems, and AI-driven analysis. His work focuses on the intersection of machine learning and computer vision, exploring novel methods for understanding complex visual data.

Author Metrics

Jia Zhang has published several research papers in renowned conferences and journals, including contributions on semantic segmentation techniques and graph reasoning methods. His research has been well-received in the academic community, and he is actively involved in sharing his findings through publications and collaborations with other researchers in the field of AI and machine learning

Publications Top Notes 📄

1. Planted Forest vs. Natural Forest in Carbon Dynamics

  • Title: Planted forest is catching up with natural forest in China in terms of carbon density and carbon storage
  • Authors: Liang, B., Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Cressey, E.L., Wang, Z.
  • Journal: Fundamental Research
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 5
  • Pages: 688–696
  • Citations: 24

2. Burned-Area Subpixel Mapping for Fire Scar Detection

  • Title: Development of a Novel Burned-Area Subpixel Mapping (BASM) Workflow for Fire Scar Detection at Subpixel Level
  • Authors: Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhou, Z., Zhang, J., Zhou, C.
  • Journal: Remote Sensing
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 15
  • Article Number: 3546
  • Citations: 9

3. Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Semantic Segmentation

  • Title: Distinguishing foreground and background alignment for unsupervised domain adaptative semantic segmentation
  • Authors: Zhang, J., Li, W., Li, Z.
  • Journal: Image and Vision Computing
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 124
  • Article Number: 104513
  • Citations: 12

4. Semi-Supervised Adversarial Learning for Image Segmentation

  • Title: Semi-supervised adversarial learning based semantic image segmentation
  • Authors: Li, Z., Zhang, J., Wu, J., Ma, H.
  • Journal: Journal of Image and Graphics
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 7
  • Pages: 2157–2170
  • Citations: 2

5. Self-Attention Adversarial Learning for Semantic Image Segmentation

  • Title: Stable self-attention adversarial learning for semi-supervised semantic image segmentation
  • Authors: Zhang, J., Li, Z., Zhang, C., Ma, H.
  • Journal: Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 78
  • Article Number: 103170
  • Citations: 18

Conclusion

Jia Zhang stands as an outstanding candidate for the Best Researcher Award, thanks to his impactful contributions to cutting-edge fields like semantic segmentation and graph reasoning. His research aligns with critical advancements in machine learning and computer vision, offering significant academic and practical implications.

By addressing the areas for improvement, such as expanding industry collaborations and enhancing public outreach, Jia Zhang could further elevate his research profile. Overall, his achievements make him a highly suitable contender for this prestigious recognition.

Om Prakash – Computer Vision – Best Researcher Award

Om Prakash – Computer Vision – Best Researcher Award

Dr. Om Prakash  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Computer Vision.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

He earned his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India, in November 2014. He has extensive experience in academia and industry. Since March 2020, he has been an Assistant Professor at Academic Pay Level-10 in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. From May 2019 to February 2020, he worked as a Computer Vision Scientist at Inferigence Quotient LLP, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at NIRMA University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, from May 2018 to April 2019. Between March 2016 and April 2018, he was a faculty member at the Centre of Computer Education, University of Allahabad, U.P., India. He also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, from March 2015 to February 2016. His earlier experience includes serving as a faculty member at the Centre of Computer Education, University of Allahabad, U.P., India, from August 2007 to February 2

Research Interests

• Computer Vision
• Image and Video Processing
• Wavelet transforms
• Multisensory data fusion
• Video surveillance
• Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Thermography
• Medical Imaging

Book Edited as Guest Editor

AKS Kushwaha, Om Pakash, M. Khare, J. Gwak, N.T. Binh, “Visual and Sensory Data Processing
for Real Time Intelligent Surveillance System”, Multimed Tools Appl, vol.81, pp. 42097–42098
(2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-14263-3, Springer

 

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

1. Pratibha Maurya, Arati Kushwaha, Ashish Khare, Om Prakash, Balancing Accuracy and
Efficiency: A Lightweight Deep Learning Model for Covid-19 Detection” Journal
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. vol. 136, Part B, July 2024, 108999,
ISSN 0952-1976, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.108999., Elsevier. (SCI).
2. Arati Kushwaha, Ashish Khare, Om Prakash, Human activity recognition algorithm in video
sequences based on the fusion of multiple features for realistic and multi-view
environment. Multimedia Tools and Applications. vol.83, pp. 22727-22748, August 2024,
Springer (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-16364-z)
3. Neha Sisodiya, Nitant Dube, Om Prakash, Priyank Thakkar, Scalable Big Earth
Observation Data Mining Algorithms: A Review. Earth Science and Informatics, vol.16,
pp. 1993–2016, June 2023, Springer (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-023-01032-5.
4. Ashish Khare, Arati Kushwaha and Om Prakash, Human Activity Recognition in a Realistic
Unconstrained and Multiview Environment using 2D-CNN. Journal of Artificial
Intelligence and Technology (JAIT). vol.3, pp. 100-107, May 2023, Intelligence Science
and Technology Press. (ISTP) (Scopus). (https://doi.org/10.37965/jait.2023.0163)
5. Arati Kushwaha, Ashish Khare, Om Prakash, “Micro-network-based deep convolutional
neural network for human activity recognition from realistic and multi-view visual
data”, Neural Comput & Applic (2023). vol.35, pp.13321–13341, Springer (SCI).
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-08440-0)
6. Arati Kushwaha, Ashish Khare, Om Prakash and Manish Khare, “Dense optical flow
based background subtraction technique for object segmentation in moving camera
environment”, IET Image Processing, vol. 14, no. 14, pp. 3393-3404, December 2020, IET
Publication. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-ipr.2019.0960).
7. Mounika B. Reddy, Om Prakash, Ashish Khare, “Keyframe extraction using Pearson correlation
coefficient and color moments,”. Multimedia Systems, vol. 26, pp.267–299 (2020), Springer. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s00530-019-00642-8).

8. Mounika B. Reddy, Om Prakash, Ashish Khare, “Video Superpixels Generation through
Integration of Curvelet transform and Simple Linear Iterative Clustering”, Multimedia Tools and
Applications, vol. 78, pp. 25185–25219, March 2019, Springer. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-7554-z).

9. Om Prakash, Chang Min Park, Ashish Khare, Moongu Jeon, Jeonghwan Gwak, “Multiscale
Fusion of Multimodal Medical Images using Lifting Scheme based Biorthogonal Wavelet
Transform,” Optik, vol. 182, pp.995-1014, April 2019, Elsevier (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.12.028)
10. Manish Khare, Om Prakash and Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, “Combining Zernike moment and
Complex wavelet transform for Human object classification,” Int. J. Computational Vision and
Robotics, May 2018, vol.18, no.2, pp.140-167, Inderscience Publishers. (Scopus)
(https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCVR.2018.091983)
11. Om Prakash, Jeonghwan Gwak, Manish Khare, Ashish Khare, Moongu Jeon, “Human detection in
complex real scenes based on combination of biorthogonal wavelet transform and Zernike
moments,” Optik, vol. 157, pp. 1267-1281, March 2018, Elsevier. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2017.12.061)
12. Richa Srivastava, Om Prakash and Ashish Khare, “Local Energy based Multimodal Medical
Image Fusion in Curvelet Domain,” IET Computer Vision, vol.10, issue 6, pp. 513-527, 2016. IET
digital library.(SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cvi.2015.0251)
13. Om Prakash and Ashish Khare, “Tracking of moving object using energy of Biorthogonal wavelet
transform,” Chiang Mai Journal of Science, vol.42, no.3, pp. 783-795, July 2015, Chiang Mai
University. (SCI)
(https://thaiscience.info/Journals/Article/CMJS/10972713.pdf)
14. Om Prakash and Ashish Khare, “Medical Image Denoising based on Soft thresholding using
Biorthogonal Multiscale Wavelet Transform,” International Journal of Image and Graphics, vol.
14, no. 1 & 2, pp. 1450002 (30 pages), March 2014, World Scientific. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219467814500028)
15. Alok Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Chandra Mani Sharma, Manish Khare, Om Prakash and Ashish
Khare, “Adaptive real-time motion segmentation technique based on statistical background model,”
The Imaging Science Journal, vol. 62, no.5, pp. 285-302, 2014, Royal Photographic Society.(SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1179/1743131X13Y.0000000056)
16. Rajiv Singh, Richa Srivastava, Om Prakash and Ashish Khare, “Multimodal medical image fusion
in Dual tree complex wavelet domain using maximum and average fusion rules,” Journal of
Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 168-173, June 2012, American
Scientific Publishers. (SCI)
(https://doi.org/10.1166/jmihi.2012.1080)

Publications in International Conference Proceedings

  • B. Reddy Mounika, Om Prakash, Ashish Khare, “Key Frame Extraction using Uniform Local Binary Pattern,” 2018 Second International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication Technology (IAC3T), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 21-23 Sept 2018. IEEE
  • Abhishek Srivastava, Pronaya Bhattacharya, Arunendra Singh, Atul Mathur, Om Prakash, Rajeshkumar Pradhan, “A Distributed Credit Transfer Educational Framework based on Blockchain,” 2018 Second International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication Technology (IAC3T), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 21-23 Sept 2018. IEEE
  • Om Prakash, Alok Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Moongu Jeon, “An approach towards Object Tracking based on Rotation Invariant Moments of Complex Wavelet Transform,” in International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Communication Technology (IAC3T-2016), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 25-27 March 2016.
  • Arati Kushwaha, Ashish Khare, Om Prakash, Jong-In Song, Moongu Jeon, “3D Medical Image Fusion using the Dual Tree Complex Wavelet Transform,” in IEEE 4th International Conference on Control, Automation and Information Sciences (ICCAIS-2015), Changshu, China, 29-31 October 2015. IEEE
  • Manish Khare, Om Prakash, Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, Ashish Khare, “Contourlet Transform based Human Object Tracking,” Proceedings of 27th SPIE Electronic Imaging, Vol. 9410 (Visual Information Processing and Communication VI), 08-12 February 2015, San Francisco, USA. SPIE
  • Om Prakash, Manish Khare, Ashish Khare, “Biorthogonal Wavelet Transform Based Classification of Human Object Using Adaboost Classifier,” Proceedings of IEEE 3rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Information Sciences (ICCAIS-2014), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, pp. 194-199, 02-05 December 2014. IEEE
  • Manish Khare, Om Prakash, Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava, Ashish Khare, “Daubechies Complex Wavelet Transform Based Approach for Multiclass Object Classification,” Proceedings of IEEE 3rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Information Sciences (ICCAIS-2014), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, 206-211, 02-05 December 2014. IEEE
  • Prashant Srivastava, Om Prakash, Ashish Khare, “Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Moments of Wavelet Transform,” Proceedings of IEEE 3rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Information Sciences (ICCAIS-2014), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, pp. 159-164, 02-05 December 2014. IEEE
  • Om Prakash, Arvind Kumar, Ashish Khare, “Pixel-level Image Fusion Scheme based on Steerable Pyramid Wavelet Transform using absolute Maximum fusion rule,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Issues and Challenges in Intelligent Computing Techniques (ICICT-2014), Ghaziabad, India, pp. 770-775, 07-08 February 2014. IEEE

Asif Hamid- Deep learning – Best Researcher Award

Asif Hamid- Deep learning – Best Researcher Award

Mr. Asif Hamid  distinguished academic and researcher in the field  Deep learning. He has accumulated over four years of experience in writing and publishing research articles for journals and conferences. This experience has provided him with a deep understanding of various writing styles, from scholarly articles to book chapters and industry-focused documentation. His role as a reviewer for many prestigious conferences has also sharpened his critical thinking and editorial abilities.

His expertise is not limited to writing; he is skilled in Python and MATLAB programming, which are crucial for his research projects. He possesses basic skills in HTML and is proficient with MS Office tools—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—as well as LaTeX software, all vital for creating research papers and presentations. Additionally, his ability to utilize internet applications and implement deep learning techniques demonstrates his aptitude for integrating cutting-edge technology into his research activities.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations📚📚📚

He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) in Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India, a program he began in 2020. Prior to this, he earned his Master of Technology degree in Control and Instrumentation Systems from Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) in India, where he distinguished himself by securing a CGPA of 9.3 out of 10, placing him in the top 1% of his class. His foundational education was completed at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, where he received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, achieving a percentile score of 75.6, which also placed him in the top 1% of his peers.

Conference Papers

• Asif Hamid Bhat, Rafiq, D., Nahvi, S. A., & Bazaz, M. A. (2022, May). Discovering low-rank
representations of large-scale power-grid models using Koopman theory. In 2022 Trends in
Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering Conference (TEECCON). IEEE.. [Link]
• Asif Hamid Bhat, Rafiq, D., Nahvi, S. A., & Bazaz, M. A. (2022, July). Power Grid parameter
estimation using Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics. In 2022 International
Conference on Intelligent Controller and Computing for Smart Power (ICICCSP) (pp. 1-6).
IEEE. [Link]
• Asif Hamid Bhat, Rafiq, D., Nahvi, S. A., & Bazaz, Neural network-based time stepping

Awards and Achievements

He has received numerous accolades and support for his academic pursuits. Since 2020, he has been a recipient of the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India) fellowship for his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India, supported by grant number IUST0119013135. In 2019, he successfully qualified the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) for Electronics and Communication Engineering, scoring 31.67 out of 100. Furthermore, in 2017, he qualified for the M.Tech. program at Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi, by passing the entrance examination, demonstrating his consistent excellence and competence in his field.

WORKSHOP / SEMINAR / TRAINING / STC attended

1. Presented Discovering low-rank representations of large scale power-grid models using Koopman
theory paper in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering Conference IEEE held on 26-27
may 2022 at Reva University.
2. Presented Power Grid parameter estimation using Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics
paper in the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER AND
COMPUTING FOR SMART POWER, IEEE 2022 organized by the Department of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering, Sreenidhi Institute of Science And Technology, Hyderabad,
India during 21–23 July 2022.
3. Reviewer for IEEE international conference on applied intelligence and sustainable
computing 2023.
4. Attend in faculty development program entitled “Research Methodology + Publication Ethics”
organised by Department of computer science and engineering IUST, Awantipora form 7-11
Feb 2022.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬
  • Hierarchical deep learning-based adaptive time stepping scheme for multiscale simulations

    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
    2024-07 | Journal article
    CONTRIBUTORS: Asif Hamid; Danish Rafiq; Shahkar Ahmad Nahvi; Mohammad Abid Bazaz
  • Neural network-based time stepping scheme for multiscale partial differential equations

    2023 7th International Conference on Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering-Recent Advances (CERA)
    2023-10-27 | Conference paper
    CONTRIBUTORS: Asif Hamid; Danish Rafiq; Shahkar Ahmad Nahvi; Mohammad Abid Bazaz
  • Deep learning assisted surrogate modeling of large-scale power grids

    Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks
    2023-06 | Journal article
    Part ofISSN: 2352-4677
    CONTRIBUTORS: Asif Hamid; Danish Rafiq; Shahkar Ahmad Nahvi; Mohammad Abid Bazaz
  • Power Grid parameter estimation using Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics

    2022 International Conference on Intelligent Controller and Computing for Smart Power (ICICCSP)
    2022-07-21 | Conference paper
    CONTRIBUTORS: ASIF HAMID BHAT