Publications
My research focuses on non-invasive biomedical sensing, artificial intelligence for healthcare, and intelligent monitoring systems, with applications in neurodegenerative disease assessment, computational imaging, and human activity analysis.
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⭐ Selected Publications
Published in Scientific Reports, 2025
Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Ikram Asghar, Rab Nawaz, Craig Stacey, Saeed Akbar, Peter Bishop "A real time action scoring system for movement analysis and feedback in physical therapy using human pose estimation." Scientific Reports, 2025.
Published in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023
Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Yinhuan Dong, Tughrul Arslan, Siddharthan Chandran "A machine learning-based classification method for monitoring Alzheimer’s disease using electromagnetic radar data." IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023.
Published in PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Tughrul Arslan
Recommended citation: Ullah, R. (2022). Data-driven microwave imaging and processing techniques for monitoring neurodegenerative diseases. PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh.
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🎓 Thesis
Published in PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Tughrul Arslan
Recommended citation: Ullah, R. (2022). Data-driven microwave imaging and processing techniques for monitoring neurodegenerative diseases. PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh.
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Published in MSc Thesis, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2017
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Recommended citation: Ullah, R. (2017). A Simulator for Analysis, Modeling and Visualization of Thermal Status in Data Center. MSc Thesis, COMSATS University Islamabad.
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Journal Articles
Published in Artificial Intelligence Review, 2026
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Recommended citation: Muhammad Abrar, Sohail Khalid, Rahmat Ullah, others "The intersection of artificial intelligence and assistive technologies in the diagnosis and intervention of mental health conditions." Artificial Intelligence Review, 2026.
Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.20764, 2026
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Recommended citation: Saeed Akbar, Muhammad Waqas, Rahmat Ullah "Agentic Fog: A Policy-driven Framework for Distributed Intelligence in Fog Computing." arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.20764, 2026.
Published in IEEE Sensors Journal, 2026
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Recommended citation: Sagheer Khan, Usman Anwar, Kiran Khurshid, Rahmat Ullah, Tughrul Arslan, Moataz Ahmed "AI-Driven EMG Monitoring and Decision Support Framework." IEEE Sensors Journal, 2026.
Published in Technologies, 2025
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Ikram Asghar, Saeed Akbar, Gareth Evans, Justus Vermaak, Abdulaziz Alblwi, Amna Bamaqa "Vision-based activity recognition for unobtrusive monitoring of the elderly in care settings." Technologies, 2025.
Published in Frontiers in Computer Science, 2025
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Recommended citation: Nada Alasbali, Jawad Ahmad, Ali Siddique, Alanoud Al, Asif Raza, Rahmat Ullah, Muhammad Khan "Privacy-Enhanced Skin Disease Classification: Integrating Federated Learning in an IoT-Enabled Edge Computing." Frontiers in Computer Science, 2025.
Published in Frontiers in Medicine, 2025
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Recommended citation: Muhammad Umair, Jawad Ahmad, Oumaima Saidani, Mohammed Alshehri, Alanoud Al, Muhammad Hanif, Rahmat Ullah, Muhammad Khan "OculusNet: Detection of Retinal Diseases Using A Tailored Web-Deployed Neural Network and Saliency Maps for Explainable AI." Frontiers in Medicine, 2025.
Published in Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2025
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Recommended citation: Fahad Masood, Jawad Ahmad, Nada Alasbali, Ibtehal Nafea, Faisal Saeed, Rahmat Ullah "Multimodal data analysis for post-decortication therapy optimization using IoMT and reinforcement learning." Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2025.
Published in IEEE Access, 2025
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Recommended citation: Etizaz Shah, Syeda Ahsan, Muhammad Qureshi, Sohail Khalid, Rahmat Ullah, Mujeeb Rehman "Machine Learning and Multivariate Analysis of Depression Prevalence and Predictors in Acute Coronary Syndrome." IEEE Access, 2025.
Published in Systems, 2025
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Recommended citation: Gbenga Aregbesola, Ikram Asghar, Saeed Akbar, Rahmat Ullah "Fuzzy Logic Model for Informed Decision-Making in Risk Assessment During Software Design." Systems, 2025.
Published in Frontiers in Oncology, 2025
Recommended citation: Latif, S., Brohi, S., Ahmad, J., Alqhatani, A., Alshehri, M., Al Mazroa, A., Ullah, R., et al. (2025). Explainable AI in medical imaging: an interpretable and collaborative federated learning model for brain tumor classification. Frontiers in Oncology.
Published in Scientific Reports, 2025
Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Ikram Asghar, Rab Nawaz, Craig Stacey, Saeed Akbar, Peter Bishop "A real time action scoring system for movement analysis and feedback in physical therapy using human pose estimation." Scientific Reports, 2025.
Published in Neural Networks, 2025
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Recommended citation: Xin Chen, Deze Zeng, Rahmat Ullah, Rab Nawaz, Jiafeng Xu, Tughrul Arslan, others "A deep learning approach for non-invasive Alzheimer’s monitoring using microwave radar data." Neural Networks, 2025.
Published in IEEE Access, 2024
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Recommended citation: Saeed Akbar, Muhammad Zubair, Rizwan Khan, Ubaid Akbar, Rahmat Ullah, Zhonglong Zheng "Weighted multi-skill resource constrained project scheduling: a greedy and parallel scheduling approach." IEEE Access, 2024.
Published in Biomedicines, 2024
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Recommended citation: Rab Nawaz, Ho Suen, Rahmat Ullah, Mariel Purcell, Shannon Diggin, Euan McCaughey, Aleksandra Vuckovic "Electroencephalography longitudinal markers of central neuropathic pain intensity in spinal cord injury: a home-based pilot study." Biomedicines, 2024.
Published in IEEE Access, 2024
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Recommended citation: Xin Chen, Deze Zeng, Jiafeng Xu, Rab Nawaz, Rahmat Ullah, others "Classification of skin lesion with features extraction using quantum chebyshev polynomials and autoencoder from wavelet-transformed images." IEEE Access, 2024.
Published in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2024
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Recommended citation: Saeed Akbar, Ubaid Akbar, Rahmat Ullah, Zhonglong Zheng "A Coalitional Game-Based Adaptive Scheduler Leveraging Task Heterogeneity for Greener Data Centers." IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2024.
Published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2023
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Imran Saied, Tughrul Arslan "Multistatic radar-based imaging in layered and dispersive media for biomedical applications." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2023.
Published in Data in Brief, 2023
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Imran Saied, Tughrul Arslan "Microwave sensing dataset for noninvasive monitoring of ventricle enlargement due to Alzheimer's disease." Data in Brief, 2023.
Published in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023
Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Yinhuan Dong, Tughrul Arslan, Siddharthan Chandran "A machine learning-based classification method for monitoring Alzheimer’s disease using electromagnetic radar data." IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023.
Published in IEEE Access, 2022
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Recommended citation: Saeed Akbar, Iftikhar Ahmad, Rizwan Khan, Ivandro Lopes, Rahmat Ullah "Multi-skills resource constrained and personality traits based project scheduling." IEEE Access, 2022.
Published in Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2022
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Imran Saied, Tughrul Arslan "Measurement of whole-brain atrophy progression using microwave signal analysis." Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2022.
Published in Data in brief, 2022
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Imran Saied, Tughrul Arslan "Experimental radar data for monitoring brain atrophy progression." Data in brief, 2022.
Published in Sensors, 2022
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Ikram Asghar, Mark Griffiths "An integrated methodology for bibliometric analysis: a case study of internet of things in healthcare applications." Sensors, 2022.
Published in Algorithms, 2021
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Tughrul Arslan "Parallel delay multiply and sum algorithm for microwave medical imaging using spark big data framework." Algorithms, 2021.
Published in Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, 2018
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Recommended citation: Rahmat Ullah, Naveed Ahmad, Saif Malik, Saeed Akbar, Adeel Anjum "Simulator for modeling, analysis, and visualizations of thermal status in data centers." Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, 2018.
Published in IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2017
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Recommended citation: Usman Shafique, Hikmat Khan, S Waqar, A Sher, Adnan Zeb, U Shafi, Rehmat Ullah "Modern authentication techniques in smart phones: Security and usability perspective." IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2017.
Conference Papers
Published in Conference on Cloud and Internet of Things (CIoT), 2023, 2023
Recommended citation: Ullah, R., Asghar, I., Griffiths, M., Stacey, C., Stiles, W., & Whitelaw, C. (2023). Internet of things based sensor system for vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture. CIoT.
Published in International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET), 2022, 2022
Recommended citation: Ullah, R., Asghar, I., Griffiths, M., Evans, G., & Dennis, R. (2022). An autonomous vehicle prototype for off-road applications based on deep convolutional neural network. ICEET.
Published in IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2021, 2021
Recommended citation: Saied, I., Arslan, T., Ullah, R., Liu, C., & Wang, F. (2021). Hardware accelerator for wearable and portable radar-based microwave breast imaging systems. IEEE ISCAS.
Published in IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), 2021, 2021
Recommended citation: Ullah, R., Saied, I., & Arslan, T. (2021). Big Data-Machine Learning Processing of Recorded Radiofrequency Physiological and Pathological Measurements to Predict the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. IEEE APMC.
Published in IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), 2020, 2020
Recommended citation: Ullah, R., & Arslan, T. (2020). Detecting pathological changes in the brain due to Alzheimer disease using numerical microwave signal analysis. IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM).