Department of Computer Science
Extension Number: 627
Office Number: S-303

Brief Profile:
Dr Sidra Minhas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). She has vast experience at teaching various courses along with being the Senior Projects coordinator and is working effectively for launching the undergraduate student in the tech industry. She is also an active academic advisor, guiding the students regarding their course roadmaps in this liberal arts environment. Her interests include IoT & robotics, Image Processing, Digital System Design, and Intelligent Systems.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Software Engineering (2018), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad
• MS in Computer Software Engineering (2013), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad
• BE in Mechatronics Engineering (2010), National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad

Journal Publications:

1.  Machine Learning Approaches for Prediction of Mental health issues in adolescents, VFAST Transactions of Software Engineering, 11(1): 37 – 50, 2023
2. A survey paper on blockchain and its implementation to reduce security risks in various domains, LGU Research Journal of Computer Science and IT: 6(4), 2022
3. A Brief Survey on Natural Language Processing Based Text Generation and Evaluation Techniques, P. Philip, S. Minhas, VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering, 10(3): 24-36, 2022
4. Prospects of Computer-Enabled Voting Systems in Pakistan, S. Kazmi, S. Minhas, LGU Research Journal of Computer Science and IT: 6(3), 2022
5. A Deep Longitudinal Model for Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease Conversion Prediction in Low-Income Countries, A. Akhtar, S Minhas, N. Sabahat, A. Khanum, Journal of Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2022, IF: 2.7
6. Early MCI-to-AD Conversion Prediction using Future Value Forecasting of Multimodal Features, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, A. Alvi, F. Riaz et al., Journal of Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2021, IF: 2.28
7. Information and Communication Technology for Well-Informed Farmers in Pakistan: Current Status and Immediate Proposed Solution, Sidra Minhas, Nosheen Sabahat, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences A. Physical and Computational Sciences: 57 (1): 1-6, 2020
8. Predicting Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to AD using Autoregressive Modelling of Longitudinal and Multimodal Biomarkers, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, F. Riaz, S. A. Khan, A. Alvi, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Vol 22, Issue 3, 2017, IF: 3.451
9. Predicting Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to AD using Autoregressive Modelling of Longitudinal and Multimodal Biomarkers, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, F. Riaz, S. A. Khan, A. Alvi, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Vol 22, Issue 3, 2017, IF: 3.451
10. Brain MRI Segmentation: Utilizing Strengths of Fuzzy G-K Clustering Algorithm, S. Minhas, S. Rehman and A. Khanum, European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol 114(1), pp 160-166, 2013

Conference Publications

1. 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, doi: 10.1109/ICAI52203.2021.9445267.
2. ‘Comparative Study Of Deep Learning Algorithms For Disease And Pest Detection In Rice Crops,’ Syeda Airas Burhan, Sidra Minhas, Mohammad Nabeel Hassan, Amara Tariq, 2020 12th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), Bucharest, Romania, 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ECAI50035.2020.9223239.
3. ‘Shield: An Intelligent and Affordable Solution for Home Security’, Aimen Shahid; Mahroo Ali; Mariam Eijaz; Sidra Minhas; Nosheen Sabahat, 2019 11th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), Pitesti, Romania, 2019, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ECAI46879.2019.9042030.
4. ‘IoT Based Home Automation System Using ThingSpeak’, Adeem Akhtar ; Taha Ahmad ; Nosheen Sabahat ; Sidra Minhas, 2019 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE), London, United Kingdom, 2019, pp. 163-168.
5. Trajectory Based Predictive Modeling of Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, F. Riaz, A. Alvi, S. A. Khan, In proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, 17-21 February, 2017, Orlando, USA
6. ‘Short- and Long-Term Prediction of MCI-to-AD Based on Longitudinal Multimodal, Multivariate Biomarkers’, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, F. Riaz, A. Alvi, S. A. Khan, Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICLTET’2016), Abu Dhabi UAE, October, 201
7. Early Alzheimer’s Disease Prediction in Machine Learning Setup: Empirical Analysis with Missing Value Computation, S. Minhas, A. Khanum, F. Riaz, A. Alvi, S. A. Khan, Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, Wroclaw, Poland, October 2015