Iqbal, Umair

Overview

Research Fellow (Computer Vision) at the SMART Infrastructure Facility with the focus of his research on applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) for solving challenging real-world industrial problems. Skilled in TensorFlow, Keras, Python, NVIDIA TAO toolkit, DeepStream, Scikit, LaTeX, C++ and MATLAB.

He is currently exploring the utility of computer vision and image analysis in various application domains including flood management, waste management, coastal monitoring, and agriculture. Specifically, in case of disaster management, making use of visual analysis performed by state of the art algorithms can significantly impact the decision making in the recovery processes.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Edge-Computing Video Analytics Solution for Automated Plastic-Bag Contamination Detection: A Case from Remondis Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
2022	Floodborne Objects Type Recognition Using Computer Vision to Mitigate Blockage Originated Floods Published in Water (Switzerland)
2022	Prediction of Hydraulic Blockage at Culverts using Lab Scale Simulated Hydraulic Data Published in Urban Water Journal
2022	Prediction of hydraulic blockage at culverts from a single image using deep learning Published in Neural Computing and Applications
2022	Quantification of visual blockage at culverts using deep learning based computer vision models Published in Urban Water Journal
2021	A Scaled Physical Model Study of Culvert Blockage Exploring Complex Relationships Between Influential Factors Published in Australian Journal of Water Resources
2021	A process-driven and need-oriented framework for review of technological contributions to disaster management Published in Heliyon
2021	Automating visual blockage classification of culverts with deep learning Published in Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2021	How computer vision can facilitate flood management: A systematic review Published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research interest in the use of following technologies for solving real-world problems:
1. Computer Vision
2. Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
3. Edge-Computing
4. Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2023	Drones for Flood Monitoring, Mapping and Detection: A Bibliometric Review Published In Drones
2023	The Last Two Decades of Computer Vision Technologies in Water Resource Management: A Bibliometric Analysis Published In Water and Environment Journal
2022	Edge-Computing Video Analytics Solution for Automated Plastic-Bag Contamination Detection: A Case from Remondis Published In Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
2022	Floodborne Objects Type Recognition Using Computer Vision to Mitigate Blockage Originated Floods Published In Water (Switzerland)
2022	Prediction of Hydraulic Blockage at Culverts using Lab Scale Simulated Hydraulic Data Published In Urban Water Journal
2022	Prediction of hydraulic blockage at culverts from a single image using deep learning Published In Neural Computing and Applications
2022	Quantification of visual blockage at culverts using deep learning based computer vision models Published In Urban Water Journal
2022	SedimentNet��a 1D-CNN machine learning model for prediction of hydrodynamic forces in rapidly varied flows Published In Neural Computing and Applications
2022	V²ReID: Vision-Outlooker-Based Vehicle Re-Identification Published In Sensors
2021	A Scaled Physical Model Study of Culvert Blockage Exploring Complex Relationships Between Influential Factors Published In Australian Journal of Water Resources
2021	A process-driven and need-oriented framework for review of technological contributions to disaster management Published In Heliyon
2021	Automating visual blockage classification of culverts with deep learning Published In Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2021	How computer vision can facilitate flood management: A systematic review Published In International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Chapter

Year	Title
2022	Chapter 15 Emerging role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for disaster management applications Published In Nanotechnology-Based Smart Remote Sensing Networks for Disaster Prevention Publisher Elsevier
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities Published In Handbook of Smart Cities Publisher : Springer Nature
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities Published In Handbook of Smart Cities Publisher Springer Nature

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Servo actuated payload carry and drop mechanism for unmanned helicopter Published In ICET 2016 - 2016 International Conference on Emerging Technologies
2014	Design, fabrication and analysis of solar parabolic trough collector for steam engine Published In 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering, iCREATE 2014 - Proceedings
2014	Development of low cost radio range testing system for unmanned disaster relief helicopter Published In 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering, iCREATE 2014 - Proceedings

Teaching Activities

CSIT110: Fundamental Programming with Python Coordinator
CSIT881: Programming and Data Structures Coordinator
Computer Vision for Industrial Inspections Instructor
Fundamentals of Deep Learning Instructor

Reviewer Of

IEEE Access (Journal)
Big Data and Cognitive Computing (Journal)
Heliyon (Journal)
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Journal)
International Journal of Mountain Sciences (Journal)
MDPI — Remote Sensing (Journal)
Natural Hazards (Journal)
Patterns (Journal)
Sensors (Basel) (Journal)
Symmetry (Journal)
Urban Water Journal (Journal)
Water (Switzerland) (Journal)

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Applied Computer Vision, University of Wollongong (Organization), Thesis: Application of Artificial Intelligence Approaches in the Flood Management Process for Assessing Blockage at Cross-Drainage Hydraulic Structures 2018 - 2022
Master of Science - Research (Faculty of Engineering) in Robotics and Intelligent Machines Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 2012 - 2015

Credentials

Awards And Honors

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador, 2021
International Postgraduate Tuition Awards (IPTA), conferred by University of Wollongong, 2018
President Gold Medal, conferred by National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2015

Teaching Overview

1. CSIT110: Fundamental Programming with Python
2. CSIT881: Programming and Data Structures

Keywords

Computer Vision, Edge-Computing, Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), Culvert Blockage, Floods, Machine Learning

Full Name

Umair Iqbal

Mailing Address

Building 6, SMART Infrastructure Facility

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

2400

Australia

Located In Facility

SMART Infrastructure Facility

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-0489 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

S-6797-2019

Scopus Id

57209005974

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Edge-Computing Video Analytics Solution for Automated Plastic-Bag Contamination Detection: A Case from Remondis Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
2022	Floodborne Objects Type Recognition Using Computer Vision to Mitigate Blockage Originated Floods Published in Water (Switzerland)
2022	Prediction of Hydraulic Blockage at Culverts using Lab Scale Simulated Hydraulic Data Published in Urban Water Journal
2022	Prediction of hydraulic blockage at culverts from a single image using deep learning Published in Neural Computing and Applications
2022	Quantification of visual blockage at culverts using deep learning based computer vision models Published in Urban Water Journal
2021	A Scaled Physical Model Study of Culvert Blockage Exploring Complex Relationships Between Influential Factors Published in Australian Journal of Water Resources
2021	A process-driven and need-oriented framework for review of technological contributions to disaster management Published in Heliyon
2021	Automating visual blockage classification of culverts with deep learning Published in Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2021	How computer vision can facilitate flood management: A systematic review Published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research interest in the use of following technologies for solving real-world problems:
1. Computer Vision
2. Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
3. Edge-Computing
4. Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2023	Drones for Flood Monitoring, Mapping and Detection: A Bibliometric Review Published In Drones
2023	The Last Two Decades of Computer Vision Technologies in Water Resource Management: A Bibliometric Analysis Published In Water and Environment Journal
2022	Edge-Computing Video Analytics Solution for Automated Plastic-Bag Contamination Detection: A Case from Remondis Published In Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
2022	Floodborne Objects Type Recognition Using Computer Vision to Mitigate Blockage Originated Floods Published In Water (Switzerland)
2022	Prediction of Hydraulic Blockage at Culverts using Lab Scale Simulated Hydraulic Data Published In Urban Water Journal
2022	Prediction of hydraulic blockage at culverts from a single image using deep learning Published In Neural Computing and Applications
2022	Quantification of visual blockage at culverts using deep learning based computer vision models Published In Urban Water Journal
2022	SedimentNet��a 1D-CNN machine learning model for prediction of hydrodynamic forces in rapidly varied flows Published In Neural Computing and Applications
2022	V²ReID: Vision-Outlooker-Based Vehicle Re-Identification Published In Sensors
2021	A Scaled Physical Model Study of Culvert Blockage Exploring Complex Relationships Between Influential Factors Published In Australian Journal of Water Resources
2021	A process-driven and need-oriented framework for review of technological contributions to disaster management Published In Heliyon
2021	Automating visual blockage classification of culverts with deep learning Published In Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2021	How computer vision can facilitate flood management: A systematic review Published In International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Chapter

Year	Title
2022	Chapter 15 Emerging role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for disaster management applications Published In Nanotechnology-Based Smart Remote Sensing Networks for Disaster Prevention Publisher Elsevier
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities Published In Handbook of Smart Cities Publisher : Springer Nature
2021	Problem-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities Published In Handbook of Smart Cities Publisher Springer Nature

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Servo actuated payload carry and drop mechanism for unmanned helicopter Published In ICET 2016 - 2016 International Conference on Emerging Technologies
2014	Design, fabrication and analysis of solar parabolic trough collector for steam engine Published In 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering, iCREATE 2014 - Proceedings
2014	Development of low cost radio range testing system for unmanned disaster relief helicopter Published In 2014 International Conference on Robotics and Emerging Allied Technologies in Engineering, iCREATE 2014 - Proceedings

Teaching Activities

CSIT110: Fundamental Programming with Python Coordinator
CSIT881: Programming and Data Structures Coordinator
Computer Vision for Industrial Inspections Instructor
Fundamentals of Deep Learning Instructor

Reviewer Of

IEEE Access (Journal)
Big Data and Cognitive Computing (Journal)
Heliyon (Journal)
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Journal)
International Journal of Mountain Sciences (Journal)
MDPI — Remote Sensing (Journal)
Natural Hazards (Journal)
Patterns (Journal)
Sensors (Basel) (Journal)
Symmetry (Journal)
Urban Water Journal (Journal)
Water (Switzerland) (Journal)

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Applied Computer Vision, University of Wollongong (Organization), Thesis: Application of Artificial Intelligence Approaches in the Flood Management Process for Assessing Blockage at Cross-Drainage Hydraulic Structures 2018 - 2022
Master of Science - Research (Faculty of Engineering) in Robotics and Intelligent Machines Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 2012 - 2015

Credentials

Awards And Honors

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador, 2021
International Postgraduate Tuition Awards (IPTA), conferred by University of Wollongong, 2018
President Gold Medal, conferred by National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2015

Teaching Overview

1. CSIT110: Fundamental Programming with Python
2. CSIT881: Programming and Data Structures

Keywords

Computer Vision, Edge-Computing, Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), Culvert Blockage, Floods, Machine Learning

Full Name

Umair Iqbal

Mailing Address

Building 6, SMART Infrastructure Facility

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

2400

Australia

Located In Facility

SMART Infrastructure Facility

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-0489 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

S-6797-2019

Scopus Id

57209005974

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Supervision

Teaching Activities

Service

Reviewer Of

Background

Education And Training

Credentials

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Located In Facility

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Supervision

Teaching Activities

Service

Reviewer Of

Background

Education And Training

Credentials

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Keywords

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Located In Facility

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Visualisations

Research Areas