Abbas Anwar Email & Phone Number

I hold a B.Sc. Honours in Computer Science from Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, graduating with a CGPA of 3.34/4.00. I am currently working as a Research Assistant on machine learning projects with Dr. Muhammad Saqib (CSIRO & UTS) and Dr. Hafeez Anwar (National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences - FAST), and I am involved in Fire/Smoke Detection research with Dr. Tanveer Hussain at Edge Hill University.My research focuses on computer vision and machine learning, with notable publications including:• COVID-19 Detection from Radiographs: Is Deep Learning Able to Handle the Crisis?An exploration of deep learning’s capabilities in diagnosing COVID-19 from radiographic images.• Pyramidal Attention for Saliency Detection.Introducing a novel attention mechanism to improve saliency detection in images.• Image Aesthetic Assessment: A Comparative Study of Hand-Crafted & Deep Learning Models.Comparing traditional and deep learning approaches to image aesthetics.• Vehicle and License Plate Recognition with Novel Dataset for Toll Collection. A study on developing a new dataset and methods for vehicle and license plate recognition.• Towards Low-Cost Classification for Novel Fine-Grained Datasets.Investigating cost-effective classification techniques for fine-grained datasets.I am passionate about advancing scientific research and aim to further my studies to contribute to global knowledge in AI and computer vision.

Listed skills include Microsoft Office, Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, and 1 others.

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  Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

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