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Dr Tariq Khan
Senior Research Associate

Dr Tariq Khan

 

Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering

Tariq Khan is a senior research associate in the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining UNSW in 2021, he studied and worked at various universities including Macquarie University (PhD), COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan (Assistant Professor), and Deakin University (Research Fellow). His research is focused on computer vision and machine learning, encompassing image segmentation, image classification, medical image analysis, resource-constrained neural networks, and deep neural networks. Currently, he is working on developing new computer vision and machine learning methods, particularly deep learning, for automated quantitative analysis of biomedical imaging data and other industrial applications. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers (with total citation 1670+, H-index of 25 and i10-index of 47). According to SciVal data from the last 5 years, Dr. Khan is ranked number 1 in the world for research in the topics of Retina Image, Retina Blood Vessels, and Hypertension Retinopathy. He has published 30+ papers in these fields, with a field-weighted citation impact of 1.99, indicating that he has been cited twice the global rate expected for his field. His work in these areas has been highly cited, with a total citation count of over 500.
E-mail
tariq.khan@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 201, Desk 13, K17 Building, School of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Arsalan M; Khan TM; Naqvi SS; Nawaz M; Razzak I, 2023, 'Prompt Deep Light-Weight Vessel Segmentation Network (PLVS-Net)', IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 20, pp. 1363 - 1371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCBB.2022.3211936
    Journal articles | 2023
    Naqvi SS; Langah ZA; Khan HA; Khan MI; Bashir T; Razzak MI; Khan TM, 2023, 'GLAN: GAN Assisted Lightweight Attention Network for Biomedical Imaging Based Diagnostics', Cognitive Computation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12559-023-10131-w
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Simple and robust depth-wise cascaded network for polyp segmentation', Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 121, pp. 106023 - 106023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106023
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'An Ensemble of Fine-Tuned Deep Learning Networks for Wet-Blue Leather Segmentation', Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, 117, pp. 164 - 171
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'G-Net Light: A Lightweight Modified Google Net for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', Photonics, 9, pp. 923 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/photonics9120923
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Hand Gestures Classification Using Electrical Impedance Tomography Images', IEEE Sensors Journal, 22, pp. 18922 - 18932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3193718
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Leveraging image complexity in macro-level neural network design for medical image segmentation', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26482-7
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Recent trends and advances in fundus image analysis: A review', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.106277
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Width-wise vessel bifurcation for improved retinal vessel segmentation', Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2021.103169
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'A Review on Glaucoma Disease Detection Using Computerized Techniques', IEEE Access, 9, pp. 37311 - 37333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3061451
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Learning to recognize irregular features on leather surfaces', Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, 116, pp. 169 - 178
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Screening of Glaucoma disease from retinal vessel images using semantic segmentation', Computers and Electrical Engineering, 91, pp. 107036 - 107036, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2021.107036
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Towards automated eye diagnosis: An improved retinal vessel segmentation framework using ensemble block matching 3d filter', Diagnostics, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11010114
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'A region growing and local adaptive thresholding-based optic disc detection', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0227566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227566
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Accurate Pixel-Wise Skin Segmentation Using Shallow Fully Convolutional Neural Network', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 156314 - 156327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3019183
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'CDED-Net: Joint Segmentation of Optic Disc and Optic Cup for Glaucoma Screening', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 102733 - 102747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2998635
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Ensemble convolutional neural networks with knowledge transfer for leather defect classification in industrial settings', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 198600 - 198614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3034731
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Improved hybrid approach for side-channel analysis using efficient convolutional neural network and dimensionality reduction', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 184298 - 184311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3029206
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Machine Learning: Quantum vs Classical', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 219275 - 219294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3041719
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Real-time iris segmentation and its implementation on FPGA', Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 17, pp. 1089 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11554-019-00859-w
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Reducing computational complexity in fingerprint matching', Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 28, pp. 2538 - 2551, http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/ELK-1907-113
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Residual Connection-Based Encoder Decoder Network (RCED-Net) for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 131257 - 131272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3008899
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'A generalized multi-scale line-detection method to boost retinal vessel segmentation sensitivity', Pattern Analysis and Applications, 22, pp. 1177 - 1196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10044-018-0696-1
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'A multi-scale directional line detector for retinal vessel segmentation', Sensors (Switzerland), 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19224949
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'An Improved Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework Using Frangi Filter Coupled with the Probabilistic Patch Based Denoiser', IEEE Access, 7, pp. 164344 - 164361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2953259
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Automatic optic disk detection and segmentation by variational active contour estimation in retinal fundus images', Signal, Image and Video Processing, 13, pp. 1191 - 1198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11760-019-01463-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Boosting sensitivity of a retinal vessel segmentation algorithm', Pattern Analysis and Applications, 22, pp. 583 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10044-017-0661-4
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Degraded image enhancement by image dehazing and Directional Filter Banks using Depth Image based Rendering for future freeview 3D-TV', PLoS ONE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217246
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Efficient hardware implementation strategy for local normalization of fingerprint images', Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 16, pp. 1263 - 1275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11554-016-0625-8
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Fully automated multi-parametric brain tumour segmentation using superpixel based classification', Expert Systems with Applications, 118, pp. 598 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.10.040
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'GGM classifier with multi-scale line detectors for retinal vessel segmentation', Signal, Image and Video Processing, 13, pp. 1667 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11760-019-01515-3
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Multi-parametric optic disc segmentation using superpixel based feature classification', Expert Systems with Applications, 120, pp. 461 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.12.008
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'On the Application of Automated Machine Vision for Leather Defect Inspection and Grading: A Survey', IEEE Access, 7, pp. 176065 - 176086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2957427
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Coupling orientation diffusion with coherence-enhancing diffusion: a fingerprint case', Signal, Image and Video Processing, 12, pp. 513 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11760-017-1187-3
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Deriving scale normalisation factors for a GLoG detector', IET Image Processing, 12, pp. 1673 - 1682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-ipr.2017.0493
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Impact of ICA-Based Image Enhancement Technique on Retinal Blood Vessels Segmentation', IEEE Access, 6, pp. 3524 - 3538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2794463
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Calibrating second-moment matrix for better shape adaptation with bias term from directional filter bank', Signal, Image and Video Processing, 11, pp. 1453 - 1460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11760-017-1107-6
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Computerised approaches for the detection of diabetic retinopathy using retinal fundus images: a survey', Pattern Analysis and Applications, 20, pp. 927 - 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10044-017-0630-y
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Contrast normalization steps for increased sensitivity of a retinal image segmentation method', Signal, Image and Video Processing, 11, pp. 1509 - 1517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11760-017-1114-7
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Efficient Hardware Implementation for Fingerprint Image Enhancement Using Anisotropic Gaussian Filter', IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 26, pp. 2116 - 2126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2017.2671781
    Journal articles | 2017
    2017, 'Hardware Implementation of Bone Fracture Detector Using Fuzzy Method Along with Local Normalization Technique', Annals of Data Science, 4, pp. 533 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40745-017-0118-z
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'A spatial domain scar removal strategy for fingerprint image enhancement', Pattern Recognition, 60, pp. 258 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2016.05.015
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Stopping criterion for anisotropic image diffusion', Optik, 127, pp. 156 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2015.08.077
    Journal articles | 2016
    2016, 'Stopping criterion for linear anisotropic image diffusion: a fingerprint image enhancement case', Eurasip Journal on Image and Video Processing, 2016, pp. 1 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13640-016-0105-x
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Entropy-constrained reflected residual vector quantization: A realization of large block vector quantization', Optik, 126, pp. 888 - 897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2015.02.015
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Real-time edge detection and range finding using FPGAs', Optik, 126, pp. 1545 - 1550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2015.01.024
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Fingerprint image enhancement using multi-scale DDFB based diffusion filters and modified Hong filters', Optik, 125, pp. 4206 - 4214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2014.04.048
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Intelligent reversible watermarking technique in medical images using GA and PSO', Optik, 125, pp. 2515 - 2525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.10.124
    Journal articles | 2013
    2013, 'Fingerprint image enhancement using data driven DirectionalFilter Bank', Optik, 124, pp. 6063 - 6068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.04.071
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'Iris localization using local histogram and other image statistics', Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 50, pp. 645 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2011.11.008
    Journal articles | 2012
    2012, 'Noise characterization in web cameras using independent component analysis', International Journal of Computers, Communications and Control, 7, pp. 302 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2012.2.1411
    Journal articles | 2011
    2011, 'Automatic localization of pupil using eccentricity and iris using gradient based method', Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 49, pp. 177 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2010.08.020
  • Conference Papers | 2022
    2022, 'MKIS-Net: A Light-Weight Multi-Kernel Network for Medical Image Segmentation', in 2022 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA), IEEE, presented at 2022 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA), 30 November 2022 - 02 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/dicta56598.2022.10034573
    Conference Papers | 2022
    2022, 'T-Net: A Resource-Constrained Tiny Convolutional Neural Network for Medical Image Segmentation', in Proceedings - 2022 IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2022, pp. 1799 - 1808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WACV51458.2022.00186
    Conference Papers | 2021
    2021, 'RC-Net: A Convolutional Neural Network for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', in DICTA 2021 - 2021 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DICTA52665.2021.9647320
    Conference Papers | 2021
    2021, 'Residual Multiscale Full Convolutional Network (RM-FCN) for High Resolution Semantic Segmentation of Retinal Vasculature', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), pp. 324 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73973-7_31
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'A Derivative-Free Method for Quantum Perceptron Training in Multi-layered Neural Networks', in Communications in Computer and Information Science, pp. 241 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63823-8_29
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'A Semantically Flexible Feature Fusion Network for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', in Communications in Computer and Information Science, pp. 159 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63820-7_18
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'Exploiting Residual Edge Information in Deep Fully Convolutional Neural Networks for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207411
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'One-Class Support Tensor Machines with Bounded Hinge Loss Function for Anomaly Detection', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207429
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'Shallow Vessel Segmentation Network for Automatic Retinal Vessel Segmentation', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9207668
    Conference Papers | 2020
    2020, 'Skin Lesion Analysis Toward Accurate Detection of Melanoma using Multistage Fully Connected Residual Network', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9206881
    Conference Papers | 2019
    2019, 'Fast and accurate iris segmentation methods using LoG filters', in Proceedings - 2019 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2019, pp. 124 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iCCECE46942.2019.8941830
    Conference Papers | 2019
    2019, 'Orientation Field Estimation for Noisy Fingerprint Image Enhancement', in Procedia Computer Science, pp. 352 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.12.118
    Conference Papers | 2019
    2019, 'The Use of Fourier Phase Symmetry for Thin Vessel Detection in Retinal Fundus Images', in 2019 IEEE 19th International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSPIT47144.2019.9001804
    Conference Papers | 2019
    2019, 'Vessel Intensity Profile Uniformity Improvement for Retinal Vessel Segmentation', in Procedia Computer Science, pp. 370 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.12.119
    Conference Papers | 2017
    2017, 'Breast Image Classification Based on Concatenated Statistical, Structural and Textural Features', in Proceedings - UKSim-AMSS 2016: 10th European Modelling Symposium on Computer Modelling and Simulation, pp. 27 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2016.015
    Conference Papers | 2017
    2017, 'Performance Analysis of Integrated Canny and Fuzzy-Logic Based (2-by-2 Cell Block) Edge-Detection Algorithms', in Proceedings - UKSim-AMSS 2016: 10th European Modelling Symposium on Computer Modelling and Simulation, pp. 64 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2016.021
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Automatic Retinal Vessel Extraction Algorithm', in 2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DICTA.2016.7797013
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Automatic retinal vessel extraction algorithm based on contrast-sensitive schemes', in International Conference Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IVCNZ.2016.7804441
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Breast Image Classification Based on Concatenated Statistical, Structural and Textural Features', in Aldabass D; Colla V; Vannuci M; Pantelous A (eds.), UKSIM-AMSS 10TH EUROPEAN MODELLING SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER MODELLING AND SIMULATION (EMS), IEEE, ITALY, Pisa, pp. 27 - 32, presented at 10th UKSim-AMSS European Modelling Symposium on Computer Modelling and Simulation (EMS), ITALY, Pisa, 28 November 2016 - 30 November 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2016.14
    Conference Papers | 2016
    2016, 'Role of Image Contrast Enhancement Technique for Ophthalmologist as Diagnostic Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy', in 2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, DICTA 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DICTA.2016.7797078
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Hardware implementation of fast pupil segmentation using region properties', in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2182881
    Conference Papers | 2011
    2011, 'Coherence enhancement diffusion using multi-scale DFB', in 2011 7th International Conference on Emerging Technologies, ICET 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICET.2011.6048456
    Conference Papers | 2010
    2010, 'Automatic segmentation of pupil using local histogram and standard deviation', in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.863264
    Conference Papers | 2010
    2010, 'Fingerprint image enhancement using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) filters', in 2010 International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies, ICIET 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIET.2010.5625686
    Conference Papers | 2010
    2010, 'Multi-stage iterative FLD method for face recognition', in 2010 International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies, ICIET 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIET.2010.5625683

 

 

 

 

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