Room : Room 104, PG Block, CS Department

Phone: 111-000-010 Ext:270
Fax: Nil
Email: wmqazi@gcu.edu.pk
wmqazi@yahoo.com


Name : Wajahat M. Qazi Department: Computer Science


Responsibilities : Deputy Director


Teaching :
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Visual Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming


Research Interest:
  • Classical and Quantum Computing for Machine Intelligence and Consciousness
  • Intelligent methods for Computational Physics and Bioinformatics Intelligent


Publications: Working Drafts  Journals  Conferences  Books  Technical Reports  Seminars


Professional Interests: --


Qualifications:
  • M. Phil (CS) (Machine Learning/Bioinformatics)
  • PhD (Scholar)


Work Experience: 10 Years experience of teaching
7 year software development in the area of industrial automation.


Teaching Career: 1999-till to date


Administrative Responsibilities:
  • Departmental Academic coordinator for BS/MS program
  • Member Departmental Research Committee
  • Member Departmental Academic Committee
  • In charge of departmental societies (ACM, IEEE and Computer Society)


Biography: Born in Kuwait. Involved in various research projects. Published 24 research papers in national/international journals and conferences with impact factor of 13+. Also worked on various industrial automation projects for leading industries and organization.








Sr. Work in Progress for Publication in 2010 Status
1. SATTSOC: Sequence Database and Analysis Tool for the Terminal Sugars of Oligosaccharide Chain.
Authors: Nasir-ud-Din, Wajahat M. Qazi, Afshan Kaleem, Asma Butt, Mehwish Tahir, Zeeshan Iqbal, Ramzan Manwar, Muhammad Rehan, Abad Ali Shah, Daniel Hoessli, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, M. Saleem Khan
Nucleic Acids Research. 2010; (impact factor: 7.479). Submitted		 Submitted
2. MAPRes 2.0: Mining association rules among preferred residues utilizing amino acid properties in the vicinity of post-translational modification sites
Authors: Wajahat M Qazi, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C Hoessli, Amina Shabbir, Khalil Ahmed, Nasir-Ud Din
Proteomic (impact factor: 5.479). In review		 Submitted
3. Machine consciousness and general intelligence: From classical to quantum computational paradigm
Authors: Wajahat M Qazi, Khalil Ahmed, Atifa Athar, Anwaar Saeed, Umer Farooq
Computer Journal (impact factor: 1.0). Submitted		 Submitted
4. Progress in Quantum Neural Networks and Consciousness
Authors: Wajahat M Qazi, Kyriakos Sgarbas, Muhayyuddin, Tariq Mahmood
To be submitted in Experimental and Theoretical Journal of Artificial Intelligence (impact factor: 0.3)		 Manuscript in preparation

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Sr. Monograph/Book Publications
1. Machine Learning in Bioinformatics: An Approach for Protein Sequence Analysis
Authors:
Publishers:		 Wajahat M Qazi and Khalil Ahmed
VDM Publishing		 Year:
ISBN:		 2010
978-3639253726

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Sr. List of Publications (Journals) HEC Approved Impact Factor
1. GEARS: Genetic Algorithm based machine learning technique to develop prediction model
Authors: Wajahat M Qazi, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C Hoessli, M. Saleem Khan, Khalil Ahmed Abdul Rauf Shakoori, , Nasir-Ud Din
Pakistan J. Zool. In press/2010		 W 0.185
2. Phosphoproteome sequence analysis and significance: Mining association patterns around phosphorylation sites utilizing MAPRes
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmad, Abid Mehmood, Ahmed Khurshid, Wajahat M Qazi, Daniel C Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Nasir-Ud Din
Journal of cellular biochemistry. 07/2009		 International 3.540
3. Theoretical Framework to Learn Opponent’s Mixed Strategy: Playing “Paper, Scissor, Rock” by Evolving Adaptive Neural Networks
Authors: M. Saleem Khan, Wajahat M. Qazi, Salman Lodhi
Pakistan Journal of Science. 03/2009; 61(1):32-36.		 Y  
4. MAPRes: an efficient method to analyze protein sequence around post-translational modification sites
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C Hoessli, Wajahat M Qazi, Ahmed Khurshid, Abid Mehmood, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Munir Ahmad, Abdul R Shakoori, , Nasir-Ud Din
Journal of cellular biochemistry. 08/2008; 104(4):1220-31.		 International 3.540
5. MAPRes: Mining association patterns among preferred amino acid residues in the vicinity of amino acids targeted for post-translational modifications
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmad, Wajahat M Qazi, Ahmed Khurshid, Munir Ahmad, Daniel C Hoessli, Iffat Khawaja, M Iqbal Choudhary, Abdul R Shakoori, , Nasir-Ud Din
Proteomics. 06/2008; 8(10):1954-8.		 International 5.479
6. In silico modulation of apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins by mistletoe lectin-1: functional consequences of protein modifications
Authors: Tasneem A Khwaja, Tayyaba Wajahat, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Afshan Kaleem, Wajahat M Qazi, Abdul R Shakoori, Nasir-Ud Din
Journal of cellular biochemistry. 03/2008; 103(2):479-91.		 International 3.540
7. Preference Estimation of Amino Acids in the Vicinity of EGFR Acceptor Phosphotyrosine using Computational Method
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Khalil Ahmad, Tayyaba Wajahat
Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 10/2007; 47((1 & 2)):33-41.		 -  
8. Consensus Sequences as Target for Phosphorylation of Amino Acids in Phosphoproteins: Statistical Computing Analysis
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Munir Ahmed, Daniel C. Hoessli, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Iffat Khawaja, Tayyaba Wajahat, Afshan Kaleem, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Nazim Rehman, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
Pakistan J. Zool. 03/2006; 38(55-63).		 W 0.185
9. Mammalian Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Role of Phosphorylation and Glycosylation
Authors: Tayyaba Wajahat, Afshan Kaleem, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C. Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Wajahat M. Qazi, Muhammad Saleem, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din.
Pakistan J. Zool. . 03/2006; 38(85-92).		 W 0.185
10. Somatic Cell Cycle Regulation By Histone H3 Modifications: Action of OGT and Kinases
Authors: Afshan Kaleem, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Tayyaba Wajahat, Daniel C. Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Syed Altaf Hussain, Wajahat M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
Pakistan J. Zool. 03/2006; 38:137-144.		 W 0.185
11. Regulation of apoptosis by histon H2B modifications
Authors: Afshan Kaleem, Tayyaba Wajahat, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C. Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Wajahat M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
Pakistan J. Zool. 03/2006; 38(305-312).		 W 0.185
12. Prediction of Tyr residues involved in autophosphorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmad, Daniel C. Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Wajahat M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
Pakistan J. Zool. 11/2005; 37(289-292).		 W 0.185
13. Acoustics of Emotion Detection for Task-Dependent Human Corpus in Second Language Speakers
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Irfan M. Ahmed and S. M. Baais - e - Alam
Sci. Int. 05/2005; 16(4):257-260.		 -  

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Sr. Conference Publications and Presentations
1. Cybernetics Approach towards the Development of Cognitive Model for Machine Consciousness with Quantum Neural Correlates
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Khalil Ahmed, Yousaf Saeed, Atifa Athar, M.A. Saeed
2010 International Conference on Intelligence and Information Technology, Pakistan; 2010
2. Designing Synergy of Emotional Dynamics for Agency
Authors: Atifa Athar, Khalil Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, M. A. Saeed, Yousaf Saeed
2010 International Conference on Intelligence and Information Technology, Pakistan; 2010
3. A Dynamic Solution for Encryption Challenges in Ubiquitous Environment
Authors: M.A. Saeed, Khalil Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, Atifa Athar, Yousaf Saeed
2010 International Conference on Intelligence and Information Technology, Pakistan; 2010
4. An Empirical Study for Performance Analysis of IPv6 Networks and Tunnel Broker Mechanism
Authors: Yousaf Saeed, Khalil Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, Atifa Athar, M.A. Saeed
2010 International Conference on Intelligence and Information Technology, Pakistan; 2010
5. Review of Applications of Intelligent Methods in Physics
Authors: Adeel Akram, Rana Usman Ali, Muhayyuddin Gillani, Khalil Ahmed, M. Saleem Khan, Wajahat M. Qazi, Khalil Ahmed, Tayyaba Wajahat and Nasir-ud-Din
4th International Conference of Statistical Sciences, University of Gujrat. Gujrat, Lahore; 05/2008
6. Web Visualization For Architecture Recovery
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Nadim Asif
International Conference of Software Engineering, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan; 04/2006
7. Role of Phosphorylation and Glycosylation in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
Authors: Afshan Kaleem, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, Tayyaba Wajahat and Nasir-ud-Din
8th Islamic Country Conference on Statistical Sciences at National University of Emerging and Computer Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 12/2005 
8. Functional Consequences of Phosphorylation and Glycosylation of Oct-2: DNA Binding Transcription Factor
Authors: Ishtiaq Ahmed, Daniel C. Hoessli, Evelyne Walker-Nasir, Wajahat M. Qazi, A. R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
8th Islamic Country Conference on Statistical Sciences at National University of Emerging and Computer Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 12/2005 
9. Effect of Mistletoe Lectine 1 on Pro- and Anti- Apoptic Proteins of Bcl-2 Family
Authors: Tayyaba Wajahat, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, Afshan Kaleem, Muhammad Saleem, Khawaja Tasneem Afzal and Nasir-ud-Din
8th Islamic Country Conference on Statistical Sciences at National University of Emerging and Computer Sciences, Lahore Pakistan; 12/2005 
10. Database Analysis of Amino Acid Distribution Around Phosphorylated and Non-Phosphorylated Sites using ProteinExplorer2005
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Munir Ahmed, Iffat Khawaja, Tayyaba Wajahat, Afshan Kaleem and Nasir-ud-Din
8th Islamic Country Conference on Statistical Sciences , National University of Emerging and Computer Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 12/2005 
11. Study of Prosodic Cues of Emotions for Second Language Speakers Using Computational Methods
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Irfan M. Ahmed and S. M. Baais - e - Alam
International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Turkey; 12/2004

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Sr. Conference: Oral Presentations and Abstracts
1. Evolving prediction models using genetic algorithm by learning protein sequence data and association rules
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Ishtiaq Ahmed, A. R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
30th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; 03/2010
2. Prediction of EGFR Modification Potential Using Neural Networks and MAPRes
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi and Khalil Ahmed
5th International Conference of Statistical Sciences: Mathematics, Statistics and Applications, National College Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan; 01/2009
3. Data Analysis Tool for Biophysicists and Biochemists to Analyze PTM Sites
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Khalil Ahmed, Tayyaba Wajahat and Nasir-ud-Din (2008)
4th International Conference of Statistical Sciences, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan; 05/2008
4. GEARS: Evolving Classifier using Genetic Algorithm and Ensemble Learning by Inducing Sequence Data and Preference Associative Rules
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, Khalil Ahmad, Tayyaba Wajahat, M. Saleem Khan and Nasir-ud-Din
6th National Research Conference, ZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan; 01/2008
5. Analysis of Phospho.ELM using MAPRes
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
First International Conference on the Role of Chemistry & Biochemistry in the National Development, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Lahore; 04/2007
6. Rules Required for Phosphorylating Tyrosine Using As A Model Kinase EGFR Utilizing AME
Authors: Wajahat M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din
International Symposium on Nano Chemistry: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics of Enzymes, The University of Punjab; 09/2006

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Sr. Conference : Poster Presentations and Abstracts
1. Prediction of modification potential of phospho-tyrosine utilizing neural networks with MAPRes Rule Induction
Authors: Muhammad Rehan, Nauman Ahmed, Wajahat M. Qazi, Ishtiaq Ahmad and Nasir-ud-Din
30th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; 03/2010
2. MAPRes 1.1: Preference and property based association rule mining algorithm for post translational modification data of proteins
Authors: Amina Shabbir, Umair Tariq, Wajahat M. Qazi, Ishitaq Ahmad and Nasir-ud-Din
30th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; 03/2010

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Technical Reports
  1. Wajahat M. Qazi. (2006).Evolutionary Adaptive Neural Network Based Theoretical Framework to Learn Opponent’s Mixed Strategy: Paper Scissor Rock Case Study, School of Computer Sciences, National College of Business Administration & Economics.
  2. Wajahat M. Qazi. (2005). Web Visualization for Architecture Recovery, School of Computer Sciences, National College of Business Administration & Economics
  3. Wajahat M. Qazi. (2005). Undergraduate Student’s Approach towards Artificial Intelligence, School of Computer Sciences, National College of Business Administration and Economics
  4. Wajahat M .Qazi. (2004).Role of Information Technology in the Development of Pakistan, Takveen,
http://www.khwarzimic.org/takveen/index.asp


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Guest Lectures and Seminar Presentations
  1. Technological Singularity: The Science Behind the Fiction, at Department of  Computer Science, GC University Lahore on Jan 17, 2010
  2. Quantum Computing Innovates Machine Intelligence and Consciousness, at COMSATS on December 30, 2009
  3. Ghost in Machines, at Department of Computer Science, GC University, 2009
  4. Artificial Intelligence and Physics, at Department of Physics, GC University, Organized by John Physics Society, 2008
  5. Bidirectional Association Between Physics and Machine Intelligence: The Neuro-Computing Approach, at Center for High Energy Physics, University of the Punjab on November 16, 2006
  6. Bioinformatics and Emerging Technologies, at APTECH Institute on March 3, 2006
  7. Role of Information Technology in the Development of Pakistan at 2nd Pre-Service Training Course For Fresh Appointed Engineers at Government Engineering Academy Punjab, Government of The Punjab, Pakistan on June 9, 2004
  8. Artificial Neural Networks as Guest Speaker at GIFT University, Gujranwala on May 29, 2004

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