2017 International Conference

on Frontiers of Information
Technology (FIT 2017)

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 2017 International Conference
on Frontiers of Information
Technology
FIT 2017
Table of Contents

Foreword xii
Conference Organizers xiv
Reviewers xvi

Session 1: Modeling, Simulation and Application of Emergent Technologies

Performance Evaluation of CoDel Queue Mechanism and TFRC Transport Protocol when Using VoIP Flows 1
Touseef Javed Chaudhery (Effat University)
Performance Analysis of PID and State-Feedback Controller on the Depth Control of a Robotic Fish 7
Subhan Khan (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore),
Salman Javed (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Noman
Naeem (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore), and Irfan
Ali (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore)
Modelling and Simulation of Resource constrained Vaccination Strategies and Epidemic Outbreaks 12
Bushra Zafar (National Textile University), Rehan Ashraf (National
Textile University), Mudassar Ahmad (National Textile University), and
Muhammad Asif Habib (National Textile University)

Session 2: Computer & Communication Networks and Cloud Computing

User Association Techniques in Future Heterogeneous Networks 18
Khush Bakht (University of Gujrat), Haji M. Furqan (Istanbul Medipol
University), Zain Ali (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology),
and Guftaar Ahmad Sardar Sidhu (COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology)
Multi-feature Enterprise Traffic Characterization in OpenFlow-based Software Defined Networks 23
Taimur Bakhshi (National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences)
Bluetooth Low Energy based Communication Framework for Intra Vehicle Wireless Sensor Networks 29
Naeem Mirza (Comsats Institute of Information and Technology) and Ali
Nawaz Khan (Comsats Institute of Information and Technology)
On Physical Layer Security of Two Way Energy Harvesting Relays 35
Furqan Jameel (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Faisal
Khan (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), M. Asif Ali Haider
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), and Asim Ul Haq
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)

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Session 3: Software Engineering
Creating Domain Non-functional Requirements Software Product Line Engineering Using Model
Transformations 41
Fatima Khalique (National University of Sciences and Technology), Wasi
Haider Butt (National University of Sciences and Technology), and
Shoab Ahmad Khan (National University of Sciences and Technology)
Modeling of Sewerage System Using Internet of Things for Smart City 46
Saba Latif Latif (COMSATS Sahiwal), Hamra Afzaal Afzaal (COMSATS
Sahiwal), and Nazir Ahmad Zafar (COMSATS Sahiwal)
A Fault Based Approach to Test Case Prioritization 52
Faiza Farooq (Capital University of Science and Technology) and Aamer
Nadeem (Capital University of Science and Technology)
Evaluation of Team Expertise in Software Development Organizations 58
Muhammad Qasim Riaz (National University of Science & Technology
(NUST)), Muhammad Abbas (National University of Science & Technology
(NUST)), and Sufian Irshad (National University of Science &
Technology (NUST))

Session 5: Web, Application Development & Data Mining

Implementation and Analysis of Novel Clustering Algorithm Without Initial Value Selection for
Software Architectural Styles Data Set 64
Qadeem Khan (National University of Sciences and Technology), Usman
Qamar (National University of Sciences and Technology), Wasi Haider
Butt (National University of Sciences and Technology), and Saad Rehman
(National University of Sciences and Technology)
Automatic Topic Modeling for Single Document Short Texts 70
Anamta Sajid (University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar
(Mardan Campus) ), Sadaqat Jan (University of Engineering and
Technology Peshawar (Mardan Campus) ), and Ibrar A. Shah (University
of Engineering and Technology Peshawar (Mardan Campus) )
GPS based Public Transport Arrival Time Prediction 76
Muhammad Umar Farooq (UET Lahore), Aamna Shakoor (UET Lahore), and Abu
Bakar Siddique (UET Lahore)
Resolving Class Imbalance and Feature Selection in Customer Churn Dataset 82
Aamer Hanif (Air University) and Noor Azhar (Air University)

Session 6: Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition

Ligature Analysis-based Urdu OCR Framework 87
Zaheer Ahmed (COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology), Khalid
Iqbal (COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology), Irfan Mehmood
(Sejong University Seoul), and Muhammad Adnan Ayub (COMSATS Institute
of Information and Technology)

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Classification of Urdu Ligatures using Convolutional Neural Networks — A Novel Approach 93
Nizwa Javed (Institute of Space Technology), Safia Shabbir (Bahria
University), Imran Siddiqi (Bahria University), and Khurram Khurshid
(Institute of Space Technology)
Human, Object and Scene Centric Image Retrieval Engine to Enhance Image Management 98
Humza Naveed (KICS UET Lahore), Gulraiz Khan (KICS UET Lahore), Saira
Jabeen (KICS UET Lahore), Zeeshan Khan (KICS UET Lahore), and Muhammad
Usman Ghani Khan (KICS UET Lahore)

Session 7: Signal Processing and Communications

An Ultra Low Power, 3-Wire Serial Interface Design for Data Converters in Pin-Constrainted
Applications with 180 nm CMOS Technology 104
Imran Ali (Sungkyunkwan University), Muhammad Riaz Ur Rehman
(Sungkyunkwan University), Sang-Yun Kim (Sungkyunkwan University),
Nabeel Ahmad (Sungkyunkwan University), and Kang-Yoon Lee
(Sungkyunkwan University)
EEG Brain Connectivity Analysis to Detect Driver Drowsiness Using Coherence 110
Muhammad Awais (University of Bologna), Nasreen Badruddin (Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)), and Micheal Drieberg (Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP))
Various Meterological Parameters Effect on GSM Radio Signal Propagation for a Moderate Area 115
Luqman Ali (Bahria University), Imtiaz Alam (Bahria University), Syed
Asim Ali Shah (Bahria University), and Muneeb Yaqoob (Bahria
Univeristy)

Session 11: Smart Grid and Electronics

A Novel High Gain Bidirectional Multiport DC-DC Converter to Interface PV, Battery, and
Ultracapacitor with Microgrid System 121
Muhammad Arif (COMSATS ), Abdul Majid (COMSATS ), Jawad Saleem
(COMSATS ), Fahad Khan (COMSATS ), Qamar Abbass (COMSATS ), Naseer
Khan (COMSATS ), and Zahid Mahmood (COMSATS )
Joint Power Management of Telecom Exchanges and Electric Vehicles Using Hybrid AC-DC Microgrid 127
Ahsan Nadeem (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Muhammad
Nadeem Rafiq (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Muhammad
Bilal Qureshi (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), and
Muhammad Jawad (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)
Sum-of-the-Parts Valuation-Based Scheduling of Parallel Applications over Global Grid 133
Aroosa Hameed (Quaid-i-Azam University) and Muhammad Usman
(Quaid-i-Azam University)
State and Disturbance Observer Based Control for a Class of Linear Uncertain Systems 139
Nihad Ali (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Waqar Alam
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Ateeq Ur Rehman
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), and Mahmood Pervaiz
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)

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Session 12: Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
Real Time Translator for Sign Languages 144
Zulfiqar Ali Memon (National University of Computer and Emerging
Sciences (NUCES-FAST)), Muhammad Uzair Ahmed (National University of
Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES-FAST)), S. Talha Hussain
(National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES)),
Zahid Abbas Baig (National University of Computer and Emerging
Sciences (FAST-NUCES)), and Umer Aziz (National University of Computer
and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NUCES))
Evaluating Effect of Block Size in Compressed Sensing for Grayscale Images 149
Muhammad Abdur Rehman Hashmi (Pakistan Navy Engineering College) and
Rana Hammad Raza (Pakistan Navy Engineering College)
A Holistic Approach for Recognition of Complete Urdu Ligatures Using Hidden Markov Models 155
Israr Uddin (Bahria University Islamabad), Imran Siddiqi (Bahria
University Islamabad), and Shehzad Khalid (Bahria University
Islamabad)
Ensemble of SVM Classifiers for Automated Multi-Modality Segmentation of White-Matter Lesions N/A
161
Yousra Asim (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Ahmad
Kamran Malik (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Basit Raza
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Anas Bilal (COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology), and Lal Hussain (University of
Azad Jammu and Kashmir)

Session 13: Software Engineering

Optimized Software Product Line Architecture and Feature Modeling in Improvement of SPL 167
Atif Zahoor Chohan (University Institute of Information Technology
PMAS- Arid Agriculture university Rawalpindi), Abida Bibi (University
Institute of Information Technology PMAS-Arid Agriculture University),
and Yaser Hafeez Motla (University Institute of Information Technology
PMAS-Arid Agriculture University)
FIG based Quality Assurance in Software Product Lines 173
Nazish Yousaf (National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)),
Rida Sheikh (National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)),
and Muhammad Abbas (National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST))
Addressing Ambiguities in Software Team's Roles and Responsibilities: Minimizing Accountability
Problems 178
Abdul Jabbar (National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences
Lahore) and Ali Afzal Malik (National University of Computer &
Emerging Sciences)
A Methodology for Impact Evaluation of Refactoring on External Quality Attributes of a Software
Design 183
Raja Sehrab Bashir (University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur), Sai Peck Lee
(University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur), Chong Chun Yung (School of
Information Technology Monash University Salangor), Khubaib Amjad Alam
(University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur), and Raja Wasim Ahmad (Comsats
Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad)

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Session 14: Computer & Communication Networks and Cloud Computing
Towards Moisture Sensing Using Dual-Polarized Printable Chipless RFID Tag 189
Nimra Javed (UET Taxila), Ayesha Habib (UET Taxila), Yasar Amin (UET
Taxila), and Hannu Tenhunen (University of Turku)
Existing Load Balancing Algorithms in Cloud Computing N/A
194
Irsa Naz (University of Lahore)
Provision of Security in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks through an Intelligent Secure Routing Scheme 200
Kashif Naseer Qureshi (Bahria University), Faisal Bashir (Bahria
University), and Abdul Hanan Abdullah (University Teknologi Malaysia)
Achieving Load Balancing in High-Density Software Defined WiFi Networks 206
Ze Chen (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Sohaib
Manzoor (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Yayu Gao
(Huazhong University of Science and Technology), and Xiaojun Hei
(Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Session 15: Web, Application Development & Data Mining

Regression Analysis for ATM Cash Flow Prediction 212
Akber Rajwani (NUCES), Tahir Syed (NUCES), Behraj Khan (NUCES), and
Sadaf Behlim (NUCES)
Combining Co-citation and Metadata for Recommending More Related Papers 218
Shahbaz Ahmad (Capital University of Science & Technology) and
Muhammad Tanveer Afzal (Capital University of Science & Technology)
Adding Temporal Dimension in Social Network by Using Link Analysis 223
Farhad Muhammad Riaz (Sir Syed Science College for Boys), Rashid
Abbasi (Anuhi University Hefei), and Zahid Mahmood (University of
Science Technology Beijing)
Multivariate Covariance using Principal Component Analysis for Reconstruction of Bidirected Gene
Regulatory Networks 229
Mehrosh Khalid (National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST)), Sharifullah Khan (National University of Sciences and
Technology (NUST)), Jamil Ahmad (National University of Sciences and
Technology (NUST)), and Muhammad Shaheryar (Capital University of
Science and Technology (CUST))

Session 17: Software Engineering

Compliance Checking of Shipment Request by Utilizing Process Mining Concepts: An Evaluation of Smart
Auditing Framework 235
Faiza Allah Bukhsh Bukhsh (University of Twente) and Hans Weigand
Weigand (University of Tilburg)
Eliciting Theory for Software Maintenance SLA Management Framework 241
Syed Irtiza Hassan (The University of Lahore) and Ahmad Salman Khan
(The University of Lahore)

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Session 18: Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
Features Selection and Optimized Neural Network Architecture for Modelling Flows in Solar Collectors 247
Shahzad Yousaf (College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering),
Imran Shafi (College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering), and
Jamil Ahmad (Abasyn University Islamabad)
Density Based Clustering Using Modified PSO Based Neighbor Selection N/A
253
Xu Huarong (Xiamen University of Technology China), Muhammad Irfan
Khattak (University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar), and Ejaz
Ul Haq (University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar Pakistan)
Sketch-based Facial Expression Recognition for Human Figure Drawing Psychological Test 258
Momina Moetesum (Bahria University Islamabad), Tasneem Aslam (Bahria
University Islamabad), Hassan Saeed (Bahria University Islamabad),
Imran Siddiqi (Bahria University Islamabad), and Uzma Masroor (Bahria
University Islamabad)
Deep and Self-Taught Learning for Protein Accessible Surface Area Prediction 264
Fahad ul Hassan (D.I. Khan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and
Radiotherapy) and Fayyaz ul Amir Afsar Minhas (Biomedical Informatics
Research Lab)

Session 21: Smart Grid and Electronics

An Improved Control Scheme for Power Sharing between Distributed Power Converters in Islanded AC
Microgrids 270
Khurram Hashmi (SEIEE), Muhammad Mansoor Khan (SEIEE), Salman Habib
(SEIEE), and Houjun Tang (SEIEE)
An Optimal Approach to Manage Responsive Residential Appliances in Smart Grid 276
Zunaib Maqsood Haider (CICE), Khawaja Khalid Mehmood (CICE), Saad
Ullah Khan (CICE), Muhammad Kashif Rafique (CICE), Faheem Ashraf
(Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)), and
Chul-Hwan Kim (CICE)
Energy Management Model for Energy District Prosumers and Utility: A Case Study of Texas State 282
I. Hussain (COMSATS Institute of IT), Z. Ullah (COMSATS Institute of
IT), S. M. Ali (COMSATS Institute of IT), B. Khan (COMSATS Institute
of IT), M. F. Qureshi (COMSATS Institute of IT), and C. A. Mehmood
(COMSATS Institute of IT)

Session 22: Signal Processing and Communications

An Efficient Security Method Based on Exploiting Channel State Information (CSI) 288
Jehad M. Hamamreh (Istanbul Medipol University), Haji M. Furqan
(Istanbul Medipol University), Zain Ali (COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology), and Guftaar Ahmad Sardar Sidhu (COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology)

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Enhancing the Security Performance of OSTBC Using Pre-Equalicodization 294
Jehad M. Hamamreh (Istanbul Medipol University), Haji M. Furqan
(Istanbul Medipol University), Zain Ali (COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology), and Guftaar Ahmad Sardar Sidhu (COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology)
Proposing Optimal ARMA Based Model for Measurement Compensation in the State Estimation 299
Naeem Khan (UET Peshawar) and Syed Abuzar Bacha (UET Peshawar)

Session 29: Computer & Communication Networks and Cloud Computing

Efficient Routing Strategy for Congestion Avoidance in MANETs 305
Nousheen Akhtar (College Of EME, NUST), Muazzam A. Khan Khattak
(College Of EME, NUST), Ata Ullah (National University of Modern
Languages (NUML)), and Muhammad Younus Javed (HITEC University)
Reconfigurable Cluster Head Selection Protocol for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensors 310
Qazi Ali (Telecommunication Engineering Department), Malika Bakhtawar
(Telecommunication Engineering Department), Omama Sohail
(Telecommunication Engineering Department), Daim Hussain
(Telecommunication Engineering Department), Sadia Siddiqi (Electrical
Engineering Department), Ibrar Shah (Computer Software Engineering
Department), and Shakeel Waqas (Telecommunication Engineering
Department)
AAGV: A Cluster Based Multicast Routing Protocol for Autonomous Aerial and Ground Vehicles
Communication in VANET 315
Waqar Farooq (National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)),
Muazzam A. Khan (National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST)), Saad Rehman (National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST)), Nazar Abbas Saqib (National University of Sciences and
Technology (NUST)), and Muhammad Abbas (National University of
Sciences and Technology (NUST))
Shadow Encoding Scheme: A Smart line Coding Scheme for Network Communication 321
Abdul Rasheed Rizwan (Virtual University of Lahore) and Tariq Ali
(Comsat Sahiwal Campus)

Session 32: Smart Grid and Electronics

A Comparative Study of Electric Vehicles Concerning Charging Infrastructure and Power Levels 327
Salman Habib (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Muhammad Mansoor Khan
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Khurram Hashmi (Shanghai Jiao Tong
University), Muhammad Ali (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and Houjun
Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Design and Analysis of 15-level Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Switch Count using
Different PWM Techniques 333
Malik Qamar Abbas (COMSATS Institute of Information technology
Abbottabad), Abdul Majid (COMSATS Institute of Information technology
Abbottabad), Jawad Saleem (COMSATS Institute of Information technology
Abbottabad), and Muhammad Arif (COMSATS Institute of Information
technology Abbottabad)

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Session 33: Computer & Communication Networks and Cloud Computing
Towards a Process Model for Service-Oriented Development of Embedded Software Systems 339
Muhammad Waqar Aziz (CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences)
Secrecy Analysis of Relay Assisted Device-to-Device Systems under Channel Uncertainty 345
Furqan Jameel (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), Faisal
Khan (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), M. Asif Ali Haider
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), and Asim Ul Haq
(COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)

Session 35: Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition

Gaussian Cellular Automata Model for the Classification of Points Inside 2D Grid Patterns 350
Mammona Qudsia (Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST))
and Mehreen Saeed (National University of Computer and Emerging
Sciences (FAST-NU))
Machine Learning with Abstention for Automated Liver Disease Diagnosis 356
Kanza Hamid (Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences),
Amina Asif (Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences),
Wajid Abbasi (Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences),
Durre Sabih (Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy),
and Fayyaz-ul-Amir Afsar Minhas (Pakistan Institute of Engineering and
Applied Sciences)
Performance Evaluation of Advanced Deep Learning Architectures for Offline Handwritten Character
Recognition 362
Moazam Soomro (Pakistan Navy Engineering College, NUST-PNEC), Muhammad
Ali Farooq (Pakistan Navy Engineering College, NUST-PNEC), and Rana
Hammad Raza (Pakistan Navy Engineering College, NUST-PNEC)
Sparsity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Slant Transform 368
Usama Riaz (Superior University), Fuleah A. Razzaq (Superior
University), Amna Khan (Superior University), and M. Talha Gul
(Superior University)

Author Index 37

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