Department of Computer Science
Extension Number: 507
Office Number: S-203

Brief Profile
Dr. Nosheen Sabahat received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Software Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad Pakistan. She was a recipient of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission Indigenous Scholarship for the MS degree leading to the PhD. She authored several research publications in internationally reputed journals and international conferences. Her research interests lie in software cost estimation in general and early software size estimation in particular.

Education (latest 3 degrees)

• PhD Computer Software Engineering, NUST Islamabad
• MS Computer Science, Foundation University Islamabad
• BS Computer Science, COMSATS Abbottabad Campus

Research and publications
Journal Publications

1. N. Sabahat, A.A. Malik, F. Azam, “A Size Estimation Model of Board-Based Desktop Games”. IEEE Access Journal, Impact Factor 1.270, March 2017,
2. N. Sabahat, A.A. Malik, F. Azam, “Utility of CK Metrics in Predicting Size of Board-Based Software Games”. ‘Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, p-ISSN: 0254-7821, e-ISSN: 2413-7219]), Volume 36, No. 4, October 2017 issue (HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal), 
3. S. Minhas, N. Sabahat, “Information and Communication Technology for Well-Informed Farmers in Pakistan: Current Status and Immediate Proposed Solution”, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: Physical and Computational Sciences: 57 (1): 1-6 (2020), (HEC Recognized “X” Category Journal),
4. A. Akhtar, S. Minhas, N. Sabahat, and A. Khanum. “A Deep Longitudinal Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease Conversion Prediction in Low-Income Countries.” Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing 2022 (2022), 
5. K. Haroon, S. Minhas, N. Sabahat, Machine Learning Approaches for Prediction of Mental Health Issues in Adolescents, VFAST Transactions of Software Engineering, 11(1): 37 – 50, 2023, 
6. S. Nasim, Z. Zahid, N. Sabahat, “Requirement Elicitation using Natural Language Processing”, LGU Research Journal of Computer Science & IT, Vol. 7 Issue 1, January – March 2023, 

Conference Publications

1. N. Sabahat, Q. Farooq, Z. I. Malik, “Analyzing Impact of Change in UML Sequence Diagrams on State Machine Based Regression Testing”, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering Austria 16-18 February 2010,
2. N. Sabahat, F. Iqbal, F. Azam and M. Y. Javed, “An Iterative Approach for Global Requirements Elicitation: A Case Study Analysis”, Proc. of 2010 International Conference on Electronics and Information Engineering (ICEIE2010), Kyoto, Japan, 1-3 August 2010. pp V1-361-366,
3. N. Sabahat, A.A. Malik, F. Azam, “Size Estimation of Open-Source Board-Based Software Games”. IEEE International Conference on Open-Source Systems Technologies (ICOSST 2015), 
4. S.A. Shahwaiz, A.A. Malik, N. Sabahat, “A Parametric Effort Estimation Model for Mobile Apps”. 19th IEEE International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC 2016), 
5. H. Inam, A.A. Malik, N. Sabahat, “Improving the Process for Mobile Games Development”. In Communication Technologies (ComTech), 2017 International Conference, pp. 45-49. IEEE, 2017, 
6. A. Shahid, M. Ali, M. Ejaz, S. Minhas, N. Sabahat, “Shield: An Intelligent and Affordable Solution for Home Security”. 11th IEEE International Conference of Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Petesti, Romania, ECAI 2019, 
7. A. Akhtar, T. Ahmad, N. Sabahat and S. Minhas, “IoT Based Home Automation System Using ThingSpeak,” 2019 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), London, United Kingdom, 2019, pp. 163-168,
8. B. Majeed, H. A. K. Niazi and N. Sabahat, “E-Government in Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Literature Review,” 2019 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), London, United Kingdom, 2019, pp. 112-117, 
9. A. Ajmal, S. Irfan, N. Sabahat, S. Saleem, “Analysis of Flood Risk Management in the Context of Mathematical Models”, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), UMT Lahore November 2019, 
10. A. Peter, N. Sabahat, S. Saleem, “An Enhanced Framework for Rescue Service in Pakistan”, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), UMT Lahore, November 2019, 
11. Z. Nazim, N. Sabahat, S. Allauddin, “Amendments in E-Learning Services Provided at School Level in Pakistan”, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), UMT Lahore, November 2019, 
12. M.H. Haider, S. Saleem, J. Rafaqat, N. Sabahat, “Threat Modeling of Wireless Attacks on Advanced Metering Infrastructure”, 2019 13th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), December 2019, 
13. F. Bashir, N. Sabahat, “Size Estimation of Puzzle Games”, Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE) 12-13 June 2020, Istanbul, Turkey,
14. M.N.A. Chaudhary, N. Sabahat, S.K. Toor, “RES-TOOL to Overcome Requirements Elicitation Barriers in Pakistan Software Industry”, Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE) 12-13 June 2020, Istanbul, Turkey, 
15. R. S. Robson and N. Sabahat, “Heuristic Based Approach for Usability Evaluation of Mobile Games,” 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), 2020, pp. 156-161,
16. M. Arfan and N. Sabahat, “Impacts of COVID-19 on Power Sector and The Role of ICT,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-6, 
17. A. G. Shabir and N. Sabahat, “A Review of Hybrid Malware Detection Techniques in Android,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-6, 
18. Y. S. Malik, N. Sabahat and M. O. Moazzam, “Image Animations on Driving Videos with DeepFakes and Detecting DeepFakes Generated Animations,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-6, 
19. Z. Mushtaq, S. Ashraf and N. Sabahat, “Predicting MBTI Personality type with K-means Clustering and Gradient Boosting,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-5, 
20. S. Nasim, M. Rehan and N. Sabahat, “Emotional Understanding of an Image by Applying High-level Concepts on Image Parts,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-5, 
21. Z. Zahid, A. Haider, N. Sabahat and A. Tanwir, “Vulnerabilities in Biometric Authentication of Smartphones,” 2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), 2020, pp. 1-5, 
22. R. Tahir, M. S. Imran, S. Minhas, N. Sabahat, S. H. W. Ilyas and H. R. Gadi, “Brick Kiln Detection and Localization using Deep Learning Techniques,” 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), 2021, pp. 37-43, 
23. S. A. Qureshi and N. Sabahat, “Digital Polio Vaccination System – A Proposal to Make Polio Free Pakistan,” 2021 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), 2021, pp. 1-7, 
24. M. S. Shafiq, F. Haider and N. Sabahat, “Personality Based E-Recruitment and CV Ranking System Using Support Vector Machine Model Classification,” 2021 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), 2021, pp. 1-6, 
25. M. Mushtaq, A. Noor and N. Sabahat, “Adoption Barriers of E-Learning in Higher Education Institutes (HEI’s) of Developing Countries – A Systematic Literature Review,” 2021 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), 2021, pp. 1-8,
26. A. Haider and N. Sabahat, “A Usability and Accuracy Measurement of Smartphones Face Recognition,” 2022 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), 2022, pp. 19-25,