Associate Professor Beena Ahmed

Associate Professor Beena Ahmed

Associate Professor
Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications

Dr. Beena Ahmed is an Associate Professor in Signal Processing with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. She received her B.Sc. Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan in 1993 and her Ph.D. from UNSW in 2004. She joined UNSW in 2017. Prior to that she was an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar.

Dr. Ahmed has been awarded international research grants for projects on long-term insomnia monitoring and remote speech therapy. She also received funding to use wearable physiological sensors to identify physiological correlates of mental stress and then adopt these correlates to develop biofeedback mobile games to teach users relaxation skills. Her current research interests are on applying machine learning and remote monitoring in healthcare and therapeutic applications. Specifically she is looking into algorithms to

  • track cognitive ability in the elderly using paralinguistic features
  • recognize speech production errors in patients undergoing speech therapy and second language speakers
  • adapt automatic speech recognition for use by people with speech impairments 
  • identify the risk of adverse events in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disorders to facilitate just-in-time intervention
  • detect malignant oral cancer tumors in fluorescence endoscopic images
  • track mental stress levels in the long term to better facilitate biofeedback treatment options
  • detect sleep disorders using minimally invasive sensors

Phone
+61 2 93854206
Location
444 Electrical Engineering Building (G17)
  • Book Chapters | 2018
    Chaparro-Vargas R; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2018, 'Neuroelectrophysiology of Sleep and Insomnia', in Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Biomedical Big Data, CRC Press, pp. 429 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351061223-21
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Hamida ST-B; Ahmed B; Cvetkovic D; Jovanov E; Kennedy G; Penzel T, 2015, 'A New Era in Sleep Monitoring: The Application of Mobile Technologies in Insomnia Diagnosis', in Springer Series in Bio-/Neuroinformatics, Springer International Publishing, pp. 101 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12817-7_5
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Ahmed B; Redissi A; Tafreshi R, 2009, 'A Characterization of Sleep Spindles in EEG', in IFMBE Proceedings, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 671 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03885-3_186
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Diskin-Holdaway C; Kelly BF; Arciuli J; Ahmed B, 2024, 'Bear in a Window: collecting Australian children’s stories of the COVID-19 pandemic', Linguistics Vanguard, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2021-0150
    Journal articles | 2024
    Duran Sierra EDJ; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Busso C; Jo JA, 2024, 'Computer-assisted discrimination of cancerous and pre-cancerous from benign oral lesions based on multispectral autofluorescence imaging endoscopy', Biophotonics Discovery, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.bios.1.2.025001
    Journal articles | 2023
    Caughlin K; Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Cheng YSL; Wright J; Jo JA; Busso C, 2023, 'Aligning Small Datasets Using Domain Adversarial Learning: Applications in Automated in Vivo Oral Cancer Diagnosis', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 27, pp. 457 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2022.3217015
    Journal articles | 2023
    Charls D; Shahin M; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Domain and Patient Adversarial Multi-Task Learning for Arrhythmia Classification', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340285
    Journal articles | 2023
    Gray R; Shahin M; Valenzuela M; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Predicting Memory Score Using Paralinguistic Features', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340939
    Journal articles | 2023
    McLeod S; Kelly G; Ahmed B; Ballard KJ, 2023, 'Equitable access to speech practice for rural Australian children using the SayBananas! mobile game', International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25, pp. 388 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2205057
    Journal articles | 2023
    Nazih W; Shahin M; Eldesouki MI; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Influence of Channel Selection and Subject’s Age on the Performance of the Single Channel EEG-Based Automatic Sleep Staging Algorithms', Sensors, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23020899
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Jo JA, 2022, 'Clinical label-free endoscopic imaging of biochemical and metabolic autofluorescence biomarkers of benign, precancerous, and cancerous oral lesions', BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS, 13, pp. 3685 - 3698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.460081
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Jo JA, 2022, 'Clinical label-free endoscopic imaging of biochemical and metabolic autofluorescence biomarkers of benign, precancerous, and cancerous oral lesions', Biomedical Optics Express, 13, pp. 3685 - 3698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.460081
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Lisa Cheng YS; Wright J; Busso C; Jo JA, 2021, 'Machine-learning assisted discrimination of precancerous and cancerous from healthy oral tissue based on multispectral autofluorescence lifetime imaging endoscopy', Cancers, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13194751
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hair A; Ballard KJ; Markoulli C; Monroe P; McKechnie J; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2021, 'A Longitudinal Evaluation of Tablet-Based Child Speech Therapy with Apraxia World', ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3433607
    Journal articles | 2021
    McKechnie J; Shahin M; Ahmed B; McCabe P; Arciuli J; Ballard KJ, 2021, 'An automated lexical stress classification tool for assessing dysprosody in childhood apraxia of speech', Brain Sciences, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11111408
    Journal articles | 2020
    Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca-Martinez R; Malik B; Maitland KC; Lisa Cheng YS; Wright J; Ahmed B; Ji J; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Jo JA, 2020, 'Clinical label-free biochemical and metabolic fluorescence lifetime endoscopic imaging of precancerous and cancerous oral lesions', Oral Oncology, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104635
    Journal articles | 2020
    McKechnie J; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R; Murray E; McCabe P; Ballard KJ, 2020, 'The influence of type of feedback during tablet-based delivery of intensive treatment for childhood apraxia of speech', Journal of Communication Disorders, 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.106026
    Journal articles | 2020
    McLeod S; Ballard KJ; Ahmed B; McGill N; Brown MI, 2020, 'Supporting Children With Speech Sound Disorders During COVID-19 Restrictions: Technological Solutions', Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5, pp. 1805 - 1808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_persp-20-00128
    Journal articles | 2020
    Shahin M; Zafar U; Ahmed B, 2020, 'The Automatic Detection of Speech Disorders in Children: Challenges, Opportunities, and Preliminary Results', IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 14, pp. 400 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2959393
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zafar MA; Ahmed B; Rihawi RA; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2020, 'Gaming Away Stress: Using Biofeedback Games to Learn Paced Breathing', IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 11, pp. 519 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2018.2816945
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ahmed B; Dinu F; Marginean I, 2019, 'Damage Characterization in Building Structures Due to Blast Actions', JORDAN JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, 13, pp. 538 - 570, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000505802500004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2019
    Shahin M; Ahmed B, 2019, 'Anomaly detection based pronunciation verification approach using speech attribute features', Speech Communication, 111, pp. 29 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2019.06.003
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ahmed B; Monroe P; Hair A; Tan CT; Gutierrez-Osuna R; Ballard KJ, 2018, 'Speech-driven mobile games for speech therapy: User experiences and feasibility', International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20, pp. 644 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2018.1513562
    Journal articles | 2018
    Jo JA; Cheng S; Cuenca-Martinez R; Duran-Sierra E; Malik B; Ahmed B; Maitland K; Cheng YSL; Wright J; Reese T, 2018, 'Endogenous Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) Endoscopy for Early Detection of Oral Cancer and Dysplasia∗', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, 2018-July, pp. 3009 - 3012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513027
    Journal articles | 2018
    McKechnie J; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R; Monroe P; McCabe P; Ballard KJ, 2018, 'Automated speech analysis tools for children’s speech production: A systematic literature review', International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20, pp. 583 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2018.1477991
    Journal articles | 2017
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Hamida STB; Mulaffer FL; Glos M; Penzel T, 2017, 'Deep Learning and Insomnia: Assisting Clinicians with Their Diagnosis', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21, pp. 1546 - 1553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2017.2650199
    Journal articles | 2016
    Ahmed B; Khan HM; Choi J; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2016, 'ReBreathe: A Calibration Protocol that Improves Stress/Relax Classification by Relabeling Deep Breathing Relaxation Exercises', IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 7, pp. 150 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2015.2459682
    Journal articles | 2016
    Chaparro-Vargas R; Ahmed B; Wessel N; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2016, 'Insomnia Characterization: From Hypnogram to Graph Spectral Theory', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 63, pp. 2211 - 2219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2016.2515261
    Journal articles | 2016
    Malik BH; Lee J; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Jabbour JM; Cheng YSL; Wright JM; Ahmed B; Maitland KC; Jo JA, 2016, 'Objective Detection of Oral Carcinoma with Multispectral Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging In Vivo', Photochemistry and photobiology, 92, pp. 694 - 701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/php.12627
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ayub M; Al Sharawi A; Abdalla S; Ulumuddin N; Amra A; Ghamary M; Khayyat Z; Salama G; Ahmed B, 2015, 'Enhancing student learning: Using design-based learning in a bridging program to improve critical thinking skills', Engineering Leaders Conference 2014 on Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.62
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hamida STB; Hamida EB; Ahmed B, 2015, 'A new mHealth communication framework for use in wearable WBANs and mobile technologies', Sensors (Switzerland), 15, pp. 3379 - 3408, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s150203379
    Journal articles | 2015
    Loutfy H; Osman Y; Najjar A; Soufah MA; Abd AS; Moussa S; Selim M; Daey M; Haleem G; Kerr T; Salama G; Ahmed B, 2015, 'Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students', Engineering Leaders Conference 2014 on Engineering Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.43
    Journal articles | 2015
    Loutfy H; Osman Y; Najjar A; Soufah MA; Abd AS; Moussa S; Selim M; Daey M; Haleem G; Kerr T; Salama G; Ahmed B, 2015, 'Bridging the gap: Using design based activities to develop problem-solving skills in Qatari high school students', QScience Proceedings, 2015, pp. 43 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2015.wcee2014.43
    Journal articles | 2015
    Palliyali AJ; Ahmed MN; Ahmed B, 2015, 'Using a quadratic parameter sinusoid model to characterize the structure of EEG sleep spindles', Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9, pp. 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00206
    Journal articles | 2015
    Parnandi A; Karappa V; Lan T; Shahin M; McKechnie J; Ballard K; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2015, 'Development of a remote therapy tool for childhood apraxia of speech', ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2776895
    Journal articles | 2015
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Parnandi A; Karappa V; McKechnie J; Ballard KJ; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2015, 'Tabby Talks: An automated tool for the assessment of childhood apraxia of speech', Speech Communication, 70, pp. 49 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2015.04.002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Al-Qahtani H; Aqeel S; Barnieh H; Gouba A; Hjeij D; Salem M; Zourob M; Ahmed B; Salama G; Kerr T, 2014, 'An investigation into specific skills requiring enhancement in Qatari high school students to succeed in an engineering education', Engineering Leaders World Congress on Engineering Education 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2014.wcee2013.21
    Journal articles | 2014
    Jaleel A; Ahmed B; Tafreshi R; Boivin DB; Streletz L; Haddad N, 2014, 'Improved spindle detection through intuitive pre-processing of electroencephalogram', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 233, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.05.009
    Journal articles | 2012
    Choi J; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2012, 'Development and evaluation of an ambulatory stress monitor based on wearable sensors', IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 16, pp. 279 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITB.2011.2169804
    Journal articles | 2012
    Khan H; Ahmed B; Choi J; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2012, 'Identifying stressful and relaxation activities using an ambulatory monitoring device', Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarf.2012.csp40
    Journal articles | 2012
    Masood K; Ahmed B; Choi J; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2012, 'Consistency and validity of self-reporting scores in stress measurement surveys', Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 4895 - 4898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347091
    Journal articles | 2012
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Ballard K, 2012, 'A neural network based lexical stress pattern classifier', Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarf.2012.csp22
    Journal articles | 2011
    Ahmed B, 2011, 'Non-invasive Physiological Monitoring for the Detection of Stressful Conditions', Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Proceedings, pp. BMPS9 - BMPS9, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarf.2011.bmps9
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ahmed B; Redissi A; Tafreshi R, 2009, 'An automatic sleep spindle detector based on wavelets and the teager energy operator', Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009, pp. 2596 - 2599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335331
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Jing M; Sethu V; Ahmed B, 2024, 'A PROBABILITY GRADIENT BASED APPROACH FOR SAMPLING BOUNDARIES OF IN-DOMAIN DATA', in ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings, pp. 5340 - 5344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP48485.2024.10445872
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Charls D; Shahin M; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Domain and Patient Adversarial Multi-Task Learning for Arrhythmia Classification', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340285
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Gray R; Shahin M; Valenzuela M; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Predicting Memory Score Using Paralinguistic Features', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340939
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Shahin M; Nan Z; Sethu V; Ahmed B, 2023, 'Improving wav2vec2-based Spoken Language Identification by Learning Phonological Features', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 4119 - 4123, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2023-2533
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Duran E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Cheng YSL; Wright J; Busso C; Jo JA, 2022, 'Computer-aided detection system for automated discrimination of precancerous and cancerous from healthy oral tissue based on multispectral autofluorescence lifetime imaging endoscopy', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF (ed.), Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2022, SPIE, pp. 11 - 11, presented at Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2022, 22 January 2022 - 28 February 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2608818
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Duran E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Cheng YSL; Wright J; Busso C; Jo JA, 2022, 'Machine-learning driven automated discrimination of precancerous and cancerous from benign oral lesions using multispectral autofluorescence imaging endoscopy', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF (ed.), Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2022, SPIE, pp. 12 - 12, presented at Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2022, 22 January 2022 - 28 February 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2608843
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Szalay T; Shahin M; Ahmed B; Ballard K, 2022, 'Knowledge of accent differences can predict speech recognition errors', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 1372 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2022-10162
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Ahmed B; Ballard K; Burnham D; Sirojan T; Mehmood H; Estival D; Baker E; Cox F; Arciuli J; Benders T; Demuth K; Kelly B; Diskin-Holdaway C; Shahin M; Sethu V; Epps J; Lee CB; Ambikairajah E, 2021, 'AusKidTalk: An auditory-visual corpus of 3-to 12-year-old Australian children's speech', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 4351 - 4355, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2021-2000
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Caughlin K; Duran-Sierra E; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Ji J; Yakovlev VV; Martinez M; Al-Khalil M; Al-Enazi H; Jo JA; Busso C, 2021, 'End-to-End Neural Network for Feature Extraction and Cancer Diagnosis of in Vivo Fluorescence Lifetime Images of Oral Lesions', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 3894 - 3897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9629739
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Hair A; Zhao G; Ahmed B; Ballard KJ; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2021, 'Assessing posterior-based mispronunciation detection on field-collected recordings from child speech therapy sessions', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 181 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2021-69
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Hair A; Markoulli C; Monroe P; McKechnie J; Ballard KJ; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2020, 'Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of a tablet-based speech therapy game', in Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3382886
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Shahin M; Lu R; Epps J; Ahmed B, 2020, 'UNSW system description for the shared task on automatic speech recognition for non-native children's speech', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 265 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2020-3111
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Shahin M; Oo E; Ahmed B, 2020, 'Adversarial Multi-Task Learning for Robust End-to-End ECG-based Heartbeat Classification', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 341 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175640
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Sriskandaraja K; Ahmed B; Valenzuela M, 2020, 'Subject Independent Dementia Risk Prediction Models Using Paralinguistic and Memory Test Features with Feature Warping', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 2540 - 2543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176157
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Hair A; Ballard KJ; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2019, 'Evaluating automatic speech recognition for child speech therapy applications', in ASSETS 2019 - 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp. 578 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3308561.3354606
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Mulaffer L; Zafar MA; Ahmed B, 2019, 'Analyzing Player Engagement for Biofeedback Games', in 2019 IEEE 7th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH.2019.8882481
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Smith DV; Duenser A; Epps J, 2019, 'Automatic Screening of Children with Speech Sound Disorders Using Paralinguistic Features', in IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing, MLSP, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MLSP.2019.8918725
    Conference Papers | 2019
    You Y; Ahmed B; Barr P; Ballard K; Valenzuela M, 2019, 'Predicting Dementia Risk Using Paralinguistic and Memory Test Features with Machine Learning Models', in 2019 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2019, pp. 56 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HI-POCT45284.2019.8962887
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Ahmed B; Kagita M; Wijenayake CA; Ravishankar J, 2018, 'Implementation Guidelines for an Automated Grading Tool to Assess Short Answer Questions on Digital Circuit Design Course', in Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018, pp. 1142 - 1145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615228
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Cheng S; Serafino M; Cuenca R; Ahmed B; Applegate B; Jo JA, 2018, 'Compact and cost-effective handheld multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) system for oral mucosa in vivo imaging based on a frequency-domain implementation (Conference Presentation)', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF; Witjes MJ (eds.), Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, SPIE, pp. 25 - 25, presented at Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, 27 January 2018 - 01 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2287855
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Cuenca R; Cheng S; Ahmed B; Maitland KC; Jo JA, 2018, 'Handheld optical system for fast and accurate in vivo fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) (Conference Presentation)', in Brown TG; Cogswell CJ; Wilson T (eds.), Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXV, SPIE, pp. 20 - 20, presented at Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXV, 27 January 2018 - 01 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2288834
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Cuenca R; Cheng S; Malik BH; Maitland KC; Ahmed B; Cheng Y-SLL; Wright JM; Rees T; Jo JA, 2018, 'Machine learning methods for fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) based automated detection of early stage oral cancer and dysplasia (Conference Presentation)', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF; Witjes MJ (eds.), Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, SPIE, pp. 21 - 21, presented at Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, 27 January 2018 - 01 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2288840
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Duran E; Hwang D; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Malik B; Maitland KC; Wright J; Cheng YSL; Ahmed B; Jo JA, 2018, 'In vivo metabolic imaging of early stage oral cancer and dysplasia based on autofluorescence lifetime endoscopy (Conference Presentation)', in Gimi B; Krol A (ed.), Medical Imaging 2018: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, SPIE, pp. 27 - 27, presented at Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 10 February 2018 - 15 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2293794
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Duran E; Hwang DY; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Malik BH; Maitland KC; Wright JM; Cheng Y-SL; Ahmed B; Jo JA, 2018, 'In vivo metabolic imaging of early stage oral cancer and dysplasia based on autofluorescence lifetime endoscopy (Conference Presentation)', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF; Witjes MJ (eds.), Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, SPIE, pp. 39 - 39, presented at Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, 27 January 2018 - 01 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2287472
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Hair A; Monroe P; Ahmed B; Ballard KJ; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2018, 'Apraxia world: A speech therapy game for children with speech sound disorders', in IDC 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 119 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3202185.3202733
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Jo JA; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Duran E; Malik B; Maitland KC; Ahmed B; Cheng Y-SL; Wright J, 2018, 'Computer aided diagnosis system for automated label-free early detection of oral epithelial cancer and dysplasia based on autofluorescence lifetime imaging endoscopy (Conference Presentation)', in Mori K; Petrick N (ed.), Medical Imaging 2018: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, SPIE, pp. 33 - 33, presented at Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 10 February 2018 - 15 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2293813
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Jo JA; Cheng S; Cuenca R; Duran E; Malik BH; Ahmed B; Cheng Y-SL; Wright JM; Maitland KC, 2018, 'Autofluorescence lifetime imaging endoscopy for automated label-free early detection of oral epithelial cancer and dysplasia (Conference Presentation)', in Wong BJF; Ilgner JF; Witjes MJ (eds.), Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, SPIE, pp. 23 - 23, presented at Optical Imaging, Therapeutics, and Advanced Technology in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology 2018, 27 January 2018 - 01 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2290950
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Jo JA; Cuenca R; Duran E; Cheng S; Malik B; Maitland KC; Wright J; Cheng YSL; Ahmed B, 2018, 'Autofluorescence lifetime endoscopy for early detection of oral dysplasia and cancer', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/LAOP.2018.Tu3C.1
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Ji JX; Ballard K, 2018, 'Anomaly detection approach for pronunciation verification of disordered speech using speech attribute features', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 1671 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2018-1319
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Shahin M; Ji JX; Ahmed B, 2018, 'One-Class SVMs Based Pronunciation Verification Approach', in Proceedings - International Conference on Pattern Recognition, pp. 2881 - 2886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPR.2018.8545687
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Shahin M; Mulaffer L; Penzel T; Ahmed B, 2018, 'A Two Stage Approach for the Automatic Detection of Insomnia', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 466 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512360
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Wijenayake C; Gilbert W; Van Winden S; Ahmed B, 2018, 'Concept-Focused in-Class Demonstrations for Teaching Embedded System Design in Large Classes', in Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018, pp. 1133 - 1137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615178
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Mulaffer L; Shahin M; Glos M; Penzel T; Ahmed B, 2017, 'Comparing two insomnia detection models of clinical diagnosis techniques', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Seogwipo, South Korea, pp. 3749 - 3752, presented at 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Seogwipo, South Korea, 11 July 2017 - 15 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037672
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Salama G; Scanlon S; Ahmed B, 2017, 'An evaluation of the flipped classroom format in a first year introductory engineering course', in IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, Athens, Greece, pp. 367 - 374, presented at 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Athens, Greece, 25 April 2017 - 28 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7942874
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Shahrbabaki SS; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2017, 'Blood pressure and cardiovascular parameters during sleep arousals', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, Seogwipo, South Korea, pp. 2830 - 2833, presented at 2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Seogwipo, South Korea, 11 July 2017 - 15 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037446
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Zafar MA; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2017, 'Playing with and without Biofeedback Studying the short-term physiological and cognitive effects of playing a respiratory biofeedback enhanced game to combat stress', in Dias N; DeFreitas S; Duque D; Rodrigues N; Wong K; Vilaca JL (eds.), 2017 IEEE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SERIOUS GAMES AND APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH (SEGAH), IEEE, AUSTRALIA, Perth, presented at 5th IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), AUSTRALIA, Perth, 02 April 2017 - 04 April 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000403392400020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Zafar MA; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2017, 'Playing with and without Biofeedback', in 2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2017, Perth, WA, Australia, presented at 2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH), Perth, WA, Australia, 02 April 2017 - 04 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH.2017.7939272
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Ahmed B; Aljaani A; Yousuf MI, 2016, 'Flipping introductory engineering design courses: Evaluating their effectiveness', in IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, pp. 234 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474559
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Cheng S; Hwang DY; Cuenca R; Malik B; Maitland KC; Wright J; Cheng YSL; Ahmed B; Jo JA, 2016, 'Early detection of oral epithelial cancer with endogenous fluorescence lifetime endoscopy', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/LAOP.2016.LW2D.3
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Dissanayaka C; Abdullah H; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2016, 'Classification of healthy subjects and insomniac patients based on automated sleep onset detection', in IFMBE Proceedings, pp. 188 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0266-3_39
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Dissanyaka C; Cvetkovic D; Abdullah H; Ahmed B; Penzel T, 2016, 'Classification of healthy and insomnia subjects based on wake-To-sleep transition', in IECBES 2016 - IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 480 - 483, presented at 2016 IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 04 December 2016 - 08 December 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECBES.2016.7843497
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Hamida STB; Ahmed B; Penzel T, 2016, 'A novel insomnia identification method based on Hjorth parameters', in 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2015, pp. 548 - 552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSPIT.2015.7394397
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Hamida STB; Glos M; Penzel T; Ahmed B, 2016, 'How many sleep stages do we need for an efficient automatic insomnia diagnosis?', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 2431 - 2434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591221
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Mohajerani S; Moosavi SAH; Rihawi RA; Ahmed B; Bhat AN; Kamal RY, 2016, 'A cloud-based system for real-time, remote physiological monitoring of infants', in 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2015, pp. 565 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSPIT.2015.7394400
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shahin M; Ahmed B, 2016, 'Classification of Bisyllabic Lexical Stress Patterns Using Deep Neural Networks', in Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Volume 2016 Issue 1, Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), presented at Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2016.ictpp1469
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shahin M; Epps J; Ahmed B, 2016, 'Automatic classification of lexical stress in English and Arabic languages using deep learning', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, San Francisco CA, USA, pp. 175 - 179, presented at Interspeech 2016, San Francisco CA, USA, 08 September 2016 - 12 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2016-644
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shahin M; Gutierrez-Osuna R; Ahmed B, 2016, 'Classification of bisyllabic lexical stress patterns in disordered speech using deep learning', in ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings, pp. 6480 - 6484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2016.7472925
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shahrbabaki SS; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2016, 'Photoplethysmography derivatives and pulse transit time in overnight blood pressure monitoring', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 2855 - 2858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591325
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Shahrbabaki SS; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2016, 'Pulse transit time and heart rate variability in sleep staging', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 3469 - 3472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591475
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Bhandari R; Parnandi A; Shipp E; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2015, 'Music-based respiratory biofeedback in visually-demanding tasks', in Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, pp. 78 - 82
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Chaparro-Vargas R; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2015, 'Characterising insomnia: A graph spectral theory approach', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 366 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318375
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Chaparro-Vargas R; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Cvetkovic D, 2015, 'Searching arousals: A fuzzy logic approach', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 2754 - 2757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318962
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Dissanayaka C; Cvetkovic D; Patti CR; Shahrbabaki SS; Ahmed B; Schilling C; Schredl M, 2015, 'Sleep onset detection with multiple EEG alpha-band features: Comparison between healthy, insomniac and schizophrenic patients', in IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Engineering for Healthy Minds and Able Bodies, BioCAS 2015 - Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2015.7348362
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Hamida STB; Ahmed B, 2015, 'A remote deep sleep monitoring system based on a single channel for in-home insomnia diagnosis', in 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security - Proceedings of NTMS 2015 Conference and Workshops, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266469
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Hamida STB; Penzel T; Ahmed B, 2015, 'EEG time and frequency domain analyses of primary insomnia', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 6206 - 6209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319810
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Loutfy H; Osman Y; Najjar A; Abu Soufah M; Abd AS; Moussa S; Selim M; Daey M; Haleem G; Kerr T; Salama G; Ahmed B, 2015, 'INCORPORATING DESIGN-BASED LEARNING ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES IN SECONDARY SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN QATAR', in Chova LG; Martinez AL; Torres IC (eds.), INTED2015: 9TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION A& DEVELOPMENT, SPAIN, Madrid, pp. 1145 - 1153, presented at 9th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), SPAIN, Madrid, 02 March 2015 - 04 March 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398586301032&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Madhushri P; Ahmed B; Penzel T; Jovanov E, 2015, 'Periodic leg movement (PLM) monitoring using a distributed body sensor network', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 1837 - 1840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318738
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Al Rihawi R; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2014, 'Dodging stress with a personalized biofeedback game', in CHI PLAY 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp. 399 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2658537.2661310
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Ali Shahin M; Ahmed B; Ballard K, 2014, 'Lattice Based Mispronunciation Detection For The Assessment Of The Childhood Apraxia Of Speech', in Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Volume 2014 Issue 1, Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), presented at Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2014.hbpp0441
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Chaparro-Vargas R; Dissayanaka PC; Penzel T; Ahmed B; Cvetkovic D, 2014, 'Sleep onset detection based on Time-Varying Autoregressive models with particle filter estimation', in IECBES 2014, Conference Proceedings - 2014 IEEE Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences: "Miri, Where Engineering in Medicine and Biology and Humanity Meet", pp. 436 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECBES.2014.7047537
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Elmessidi M; Hamida STB; Ahmed B; Penzel T, 2014, 'Accurate automatic identification of slow wave sleep using a single electro-oculogram channel', in Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering, MECBME, pp. 232 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MECBME.2014.6783247
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Lan T; Aryal S; Ahmed B; Ballard K; Gutierez-Osuna R, 2014, 'Flappy voice: An interactive game for childhood apraxia of speech therapy', in CHI PLAY 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp. 429 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2658537.2661305
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Parnandi A; Ahmed B; Shipp E; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2014, 'Chill-out: Relaxation training through respiratory biofeedback in a mobile casual game', in Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, pp. 252 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05452-0_18
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Sambo YA; Shakir MZ; Qaraqe KA; Serpedin E; Imran MA; Ahmed B, 2014, 'Energy efficiency improvements in HetNets by exploiting device-to-device communications', in European Signal Processing Conference, pp. 151 - 155
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; McKechnie J; Ballard K; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2014, 'Comparison of GMM-HMM and DNN-HMM based pronunciation verification techniques for use in the assessment of childhood apraxia of speech', in Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH, pp. 1583 - 1587
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Shahin MA; Ahmed B; Ballard KJ, 2014, 'Classification of lexical stress patterns using deep neural network architecture', in 2014 IEEE Workshop on Spoken Language Technology, SLT 2014 - Proceedings, pp. 478 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SLT.2014.7078621
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Tmar S; Ahmed B, 2014, 'Remote Slow Wave Sleep Monitoring Using A Single Electro-oculograph Channel Based System For Use With Insomnia', in Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Volume 2014 Issue 1, Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), presented at Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2014.hbpp0690
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Yousaf F; Hamida STB; Ahmed B, 2014, 'Sleep eDiary: A mobile health application for insomnia assessment', in Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering, MECBME, pp. 285 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MECBME.2014.6783260
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Hamida STB; Ahmed B, 2013, 'Computer based sleep staging: Challenges for the future', in 2013 7th IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2013, pp. 280 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2013.6705790
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Hamida STB; Ben Hamida E; Ahmed B; Abu-Dayya A, 2013, 'Towards efficient and secure in-home wearable insomnia monitoring and diagnosis system', in 13th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering, IEEE BIBE 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BIBE.2013.6701671
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Jaleel A; Tafreshi R; Ahmed B; Boivin DB, 2013, 'Pilot validation of a mimicking algorithm for detection of sleep spindles and K-complexes', in IFMBE Proceedings, pp. 562 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_147
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Khan HM; Ahmed B; Choi J; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2013, 'Using an ambulatory stress monitoring device to identify relaxation due to untrained deep breathing', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 1744 - 1747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609857
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Parnandi A; Karappa V; Son Y; Shahin M; McKechnie J; Ballard K; Ahmed B; Gutierrez-Osuna R, 2013, 'Architecture of an automated therapy tool for childhood apraxia of speech', in Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2513383.2513450
    Conference Papers | 2012
    , 2012, 'Consistency and validity of self-reporting scores in stress measurement surveys.', in Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, pp. 4895 - 4898
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Ahmed B; Hammady H, 2012, 'Two-dimensional barcodes: An effective real world example to teach design and programming', in 2012 International Conference on Education and e-Learning Innovations, ICEELI 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICEELI.2012.6360572
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Ahmed B; Raja FA; Nuguid ED; Al-Shmary S, 2012, 'Using temporal tracking measures to characterize speech of children with childhood apraxia of speech', in Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Assistive Technologies, AT 2012, pp. 882 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.2316/P.2012.766-018
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Al-Qahtani H; Aqeel S; Barnieh H; Gouba A; Hjeij D; Salem M; Zourob M; Ahmed B; Salama G; Kerr T, 2012, 'An Investigation into the Preparation of High School Students to Pursue an Engineering Career', in Omar MZ; Yasin RM; Hamid R; Tawil NM; Yusoff K; Rasul MS (eds.), 6TH INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION (IFEE 2012), ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 340 - 351, presented at 6th International Forum on Engineering Education (IFEE), MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur, 20 November 2012 - 22 November 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.749
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Al-Qahtani H; Barnieh H; Aqeel S; Salem M; Gouba A; Ahmed B; Salama G; Kerr T, 2012, 'AN INVESTIGATION INTO SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRING ENHANCEMENT IN QATARI HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN AN ENGINEERING EDUCATION', in Chova LG; Torres IC; Martinez AL (eds.), EDULEARN12: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT, SPAIN, Barcelona, pp. 5297 - 5303, presented at 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), SPAIN, Barcelona, 02 July 2012 - 04 July 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000326239305046&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Alamudun F; Choi J; Gutierrez-Osuna R; Khan H; Ahmed B, 2012, 'Removal of subject-dependent and activity-dependent variation in physiological measures of stress', in 2012 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops, PervasiveHealth 2012, pp. 115 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2012.248722
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Salama G; Ahmed B, 2012, 'The longer term impact of fundamental engineering skills on students in higher level undergraduate courses', in IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2012.6201032
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Shahin M; Ahmed B; Ballard K, 2012, 'A neural network based lexical stress pattern classifier', in Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), presented at Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarf.2012.csp22
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Shahin MA; Ahmed B; Ballard KJ, 2012, 'Automatic classification of unequal lexical stress patterns using machine learning algorithms', in 2012 IEEE Workshop on Spoken Language Technology, SLT 2012 - Proceedings, pp. 388 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SLT.2012.6424255
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Ahmed B; Alsaleh K, 2011, 'Robotics: Its effectiveness as a tool to teach engineering design and computer programming', in 2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2011, pp. 1018 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773272
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Salama G; Ahmed B, 2011, 'Using peer evaluation to assess individual performance in team projects for Freshman Engineering students in the Middle East', in SEFI Annual Conference 2011, pp. 890 - 898
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Salama G; Ahmed B, 2011, 'Using peer evaluation to assess individual performance in team projects for freshman engineering students in the middle east', in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Salama G; Ahmed B, 2011, 'Using peer evaluation to assess individual performance in team projects for freshman engineering students in the middle east', in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Ahmed B; Redissi A; Tafreshi R, 2009, 'A characterization of sleep spindles in EEG', in IFMBE Proceedings, pp. 671 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03885-3_186
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Ahmed B; Tafreshi R, 2009, 'Advances in Automatic Sleep Analysis', in IFMBE Proceedings, pp. 422 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92841-6_104
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Ahmed B; Tafreshi R; Langari R, 2008, 'The future of automatic EEG monitoring in the intensive care', in BioMedical Engineering and Informatics: New Development and the Future - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2008, pp. 520 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BMEI.2008.261
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Ahmed B; Tafreshi R, 2008, 'Using the wavelet packet transform in automatic sleep analysis', in IFMBE Proceedings, pp. 397 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_94
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Fang Q; Tan S; Ahmed B; Berlin D; Cosic I, 2005, 'A PDA based ambulatory human skin resistance measuring system', in Jennett P; Rangayyan RM (ed.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE IASTED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TELEHEALTH, ACTA PRESS ANAHEIM, CANADA, Banff, pp. 17 - 22, presented at IASTED International Conference on Telehealth, CANADA, Banff, 19 July 2005 - 21 July 2005, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000239784000004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Ahmed B; Holmes WH, 2004, 'A voice activity detector using the chi-square test', in ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Fang Q; Bedi R; Ahmed B; Cosic I, 2004, 'Comparison of skin resistance between biological active points of left and right hands with various contact pressures', in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, pp. 2995 - 2998
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Rosengarten G; Ahmed B; Marselli C, 2003, 'A novel method to measure respiratory airflow rate based on nasal pressure', in Feng D; Carson ER (ed.), MODELLING AND CONTROL IN BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS 2003 (INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS), PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE, pp. 415 - 419, presented at 5th IFAC Symposium on Modelling and Control in Biomedical Systems, AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE, 21 August 2003 - 23 August 2003, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000189389800077&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Ahmed B; Holmes WH, 2000, 'Objective and subjective performance measures for voice activity detectors', in 8th Australian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (SST 00), Canberra, presented at 8th Australian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology (SST 00), Canberra, 05 December 2000 - 07 December 2000

  1. V. Sethu, B. Ahmed, 'Hardware Signal Processing Lab for Signal Information and Machine Intelligence', UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme, Sep 2020 - Aug 2021, $197,470
  2. B. Kelly, C. Diskin, B. Ahmed, J. Arciuli, K. Ballard, T. Benders, D. Burnham, F. Cox, 'Life in Lockdown: Australian Children's Stories of the Covid-19 Pandemic', University of Melbourne Arts Collaborative Research Seed Funding, Jul - Dec 2020, $18,321 
  3. B. Ahmed, K. Ballard, J. Epps, ‘Adaptation of Automatic Speech Recognition Systems for Low Resource Populations’, ARC Discovery Program (DP) Grant, Jan 2021 – Dec 2023, Australian Research Council, $350,000
  4. V. Sethu, B. Ahmed, 'Exploratory Analysis of Stochastic Time Series Models of Satellite Communication Links', Defence Science Technology Group Grant, Jan - May 2020, $53,539
  5. B. Ahmed, V. Sethu, ‘Computational Decision Making for Satellite Communications for Defence’, Defence Science Technology Group Grant, May 2019, $18,800
  6. B. Ahmed, H. Brodaty, J. Epps, N. Kochan, M. Valenzuela, K. Ballard, 'Developing a Paralinguistic Plus Episodic Memory Screening Tool to Detect and Track Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly', UNSW Biomedical Engineering Seed Fund, Aug 2019 – July 2022, $450,000
  7. B. Ahmed, K. Ballard, D. Burnham, J. Epps, F. Cox, V. Sethu, K. Demuth, J. Arciuli, B. Kelly, C. Diskin, T. Benders, C.B. Lee, E. Ambikairajah, E. Baker, ‘Little Kids, Big Talk, Wide Applications: An Audio-Visual Child Speech Corpus for Applications to Assist the Developing Child’, ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) Grant, Jun 2019 – Jun 2020, Australian Research Council, $1,060,000
  8. B. Ahmed, J. Epps, D. Smith, A. Duenser, ‘Towards Domain-Independent Low-level Pronunciation Verification with Rich and Informative Feedback’, CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation/Data61 - Scholarships Program, Jan 2019 – Dec 2021, $35,000
  9. B. Ahmed, R. Gutierrez-Osuna, K. Ballard, ‘Apraxia World: An Interactive, Technology-based Comprehensive Tool for Remote Speech Therapy of Childhood Apraxia of Speech’, National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2015 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Feb 2016 – Dec 2019, US $809,692
  10. J. Jo, B. Ahmed, N. Rajpoot, Z. Dogan, H. Al-Enazi,Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Endoscope for Early Detection of Oral Cancer’, National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2015 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Feb 2016 – Dec 2019, US $809,465
  11. B. Ahmed, D. Cvetkovic, E. Jovanov, T. Penzel, G. Kennedy, ‘The Development of a Clinician’s Aide to Monitor and Screen for Insomnia’, National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2012 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Jan 2013 – Feb 2016, US $1,049,353
  12. R. Gutierrez-Osuna, B. Ahmed, E. Shipp, ‘Promoting Stress Self-regulation with Physiological Training Games’ National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2012 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Jan 2013 – Jan 2017, US $1,049,334
  13. B. Ahmed, R. Gutierrez-Osuna, K. Ballard, ‘Mobile Infrastructure and Automated Tools for the Monitoring and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech’, National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2011 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Dec 2011 – Oct 2015, US $1,040,975
  14. R. Gutierrez-Osuna, B. Ahmed, ‘Stress Monitoring with Non-linear Dynamical Models and Wearable Sensors’, Principal Investigator National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) 2008 Award, Qatar National Research Fund, Sept 2009 - Aug 2012, US $1,046,123

  1. Superstar of STEM, Science and Technology Australia, 2019
  2. Texas A&M University at Qatar Teaching Award, 2017
  3. Best Qatar National Research Fund Undergraduate Research Experience Project (2012) – ‘An Investigation into Skills Requiring Enhancement in Qatari High School Students to Succeed in an Engineering Education’
  4. Best paper award at IEEE Educon, April 2011, for paper ‘Robotics: Its Effectiveness as a Tool to Teach Engineering Design and Computer Programming’
  5. Winner, Visualization Development Competition 2009, "Simulation of Brain Wave Activity"
  6. Recipient of Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) for Ph.D

My Teaching

My priority in teaching is to enrich students' experience with the use of active learning approaches that promote deeper learning and maximise content retention. I teach primarily design based courses where students learn how to apply electrical engineering knowledge in hands on projects that take them through the various steps of the complete design cycle.