* Elected Fellow of SPIE, 2004.
* Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who, 2003.
* Elected to IEEE Senior Member, 2002.
* Biomedical Research Grant, The Whitaker Foundation, 2002-2005.
* Best researcher of the year for 2000, College of Engineering and Architecture, North Dakota State University.
* AeroSense'98: SPIE's (International Society of Photo Instrumentation Engineers) best poster paper presentation award in wavelet.
* Recipient of BDM's 1997 Star Award for outstanding performance in advancing diversity awareness at BDM.
RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
* Lead Conference Chair and Organizer, Conference on Photonic Devices and algorithms for Computing, SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation, San Diego, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
* Chair, Technical Session on Optical Information Processing, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, July 1997.
* Area Chair and Organizer, Automotive Signal Processing and System Engineering, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, May 1996.
* Chair, Technical Session on Optical Information Processing, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, May 1996.
* Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue on Optical Computing Systems, Materials and Devices, Optical Engineering, Vol. 40, November 2001.
* Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue on Computer Arithmetic for Optical Computing, Optical Engineering, Vol. 38, 1999.
* Lead Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue on Algorithm, Arithmetic and Devices for Optical Computing, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 38, December 2000.
* Guest co-editor, Special Issue on Optical Pattern Recognition, Applied Optics, 2003.
TEACHING EXPEREINCE
* Computer Vision, Computer Organization, Assembly Language Programming, Image Processing, Engineering Computing (C++), Pattern Recognition, Digital Computer Hardware/Switching Circuits, Computer Architecture, Computer Sceince I (C++) and Circuits Analysis I.
REVIEWER
Optical Engineering
IEEE Transaction on Education
Applied Optics
IEEE Communication Magazine
Optics and Laser Technology
IEEE Transaction on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Optics Communications
IEEE Transaction on Evolutionary Systems
Optics Letters
Journal of Electronic Imaging
Pattern Recognition Letters
IEEE Transaction on Neural Networks
International J. of Hybrid Intelligence
Optics Express
• NSF Panel Review for Intelligent Systems and Data Management Division
• Louisiana Board of Regents competitive research program
• CUNY competitive research competitive research program
• Department of State grant program (U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation)
COLLABORATORS
Timken Research, Wright Patterson AFRL, Wright State University, North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of South Alabama and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
PATENTS
A patent entitled 'A method for integral sensing and wireless data transfer for rolling mill bearing', (with D. A. Leeper, W. Hwang and M. French), US Patent # 6,535,135 B1, March 18, 2003.
Also, patent pending in Europe, China and Japan.
PUBLICATIONS
[softcopy of some of the articles may be obtained here]
Book Chapters:
1. Optical interconnection technology, (with M. A. Karim), Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Vol. 102, pp. 235-273, Academic Press, Tampa, FL, 1998.
2. Electronic Imaging-Image post processing and electronic distribution, (with F. Ahmed), Encyclopedia of Modern Optics, edited by Robert D. Guenther, Duncan G. Steel and Leopold Bayvel, Vol. 1, pp. 206-218, Elsevier, Oxford, 2004. ISBN 0-12-227600-0.
3. Multiresolution-fractal analysis of medical images, (with C. Parra), Under Review, Chapter 4, Neuro-imaging, Wiley/IEEE Press, Under Review, 2004.
4. Techniques in Fractal Analysis and Their Applications in Brain MRI, Medical Imaging Systems: Technology and Applications, World Scientific Publications, To appear, 2005.
Journal Proceedings:
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing I, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 3805, September, 1999.
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing II, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4114, September, 2000.
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing II, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4470, November, 2001.
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing IV, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4788, September, 2002.
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing V, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4788, September, 2003.
* Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing V, Co-Editor (with A. A. Awwal), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5556, September, 2004.
Invited Conference Papers:
1. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Techniques in Biologically Inspired Computational Vision", SPIE Conference on Homeland Security, Orlando, March 2005.
2. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Biologically Inspired Computing", Invited Keynote Paper, 6th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT'03), December 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Advances in optical pattern recognition: analysis, algorithms and implementation", Invited Paper, OSA Annual Meeting, October, Orlando, 2002.
4. K. M. Iftekharuddin "Optical Interconnection Network for Switching", Invited Paper, ITCon'01, SPIE, August, Denver, 2001.
Journal Papers:
1. J. Zook and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Statistical analysis of fractal-based techniques in brain tumor detection", To Appear, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2005.
2. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A Razzaque, "Analytical derivation of distortion constraints and their verification in a learning vector quantization-based target recognition system", To Appear, Optical Engineering, 2005.
3. J. S. Shaik and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Detection and tracking of rotated and scaled targets by use of Hilbert-wavelet transform", Applied Optics, Vol. 42, pp. 4718-4735, 2003.
4. A. A. S. Awwal, K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. A. Karim and R. D. Juday, "Optical pattern recognition algorithms, architectures and applications: introduction to feature issue", Guest editorial, Applied Optics, Vol. 42, pp. 4647-4687, 2003.
5. K. M. Iftekharuddin, W. Jia and R. Marsh, "A fractal analysis of tumor in brain MR images", Machine Vision and Application, Vol. 13, pp. 352-362, 2003.
6. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Harmonic wavelet joint transform correlator: analysis, algorithm and application to image de-noising", Optical Engineering, Vol. 41, pp. 3307-3315, 2002.
7. K. M. Iftekharuddin, C. Rentala and A. Dani, "Determination of exact rotation angle and classification for rotated images", Vol. 34, pp. 313-327, Optics and Laser Technology, 2002.
8. A. A. S. Awwal and K. M. Iftekharuddin "Optical Computing Systems, Materials and Devices", Guest Editorial, Vol. 40, pp. 2369 - 2370, Optical Engineering, November 2001.
9. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Salam, "A Signed Digit Adder Using Electronically Addressable Spatial Light Modulator", Vol. 40, pp. 2442 - 2445, Optical Engineering, November 2001.
10. K. M. Iftekharuddin and A. A. S. Awwal, "Optical Computing Arithmetic and Systems", Guest Editorial, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 38, pp. 389 - 390, September, 2000.
11. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Razzaque, "Modified signed-digit trinary addition using synthetic wavelet filter", Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 38, pp. 413 - 420, September, 2000.
12. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Orthogonal wavelets in nonlinear speckle reduction for improved target recognition", Optical Engineering, Vol. 39, pp. 1211-1217, 2000.
13. A. A. S. Awwal and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Guest Editorial: Optical Engineering Special Issue on Computer Arithmetic for Optical Computing," Optical Engineering, pp. 400-402, Vol. 38, March 1999.
14. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and A. M. Chowdhury, "Characterization of Intensity-Coded Multivalued Logic Circuit Implementation", Vol. 38, pp. 508-513, Optical Engineering (Special section on computer arithmetic for optical computing), March, 1999.
15. A. A. S. Awwal and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "A Graphical Approach for Multiple Valued Logic Minimization", Vol. 38, pp. 462-467, Optical Engineering (Special section on computer arithmetic for optical computing), March 1999.
16. S. Diab, M. A. Karim and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Scale and translation-invariant detection of targets varying in fine details", Optical Engineering, (Special issue on Recognition Techniques), Vol. 37, pp. 876 - 883, 1998.
17. K. Das, K. M. Iftekharuddin, and M. A. Karim, "Heterodyne detection using hexagonal pixel geometry", Applied Optics, Vol. 36, pp. 7023 -7027, 1997.
18. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. A. Karim and A. A. S. Awwal, "Optimization of Amplitude-Modulated Inverse filter", J. of Mathl. Comput. Modeling, Vol. 24, pp. 103-112, 1996.
19. K. M. Iftekharuddin, T. Tuthill , M. A. Karim and K. Jemili, "Wavelet pre-processed amplitude modulated phase-only filter for recognition applications", Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, pp. 2088-2093, 1996.
20. K. M. Iftekharuddin, F. Ahmed and M. A. Karim, "Amplitude-coupled MACE for automatic target recognition applications", Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, pp. 1009-1014, 1996.
21. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. A. Karim, P. W. Eloe and A. A. S. Awwal, "Discritized amplitude-modulated phase-only filter", Optics and Laser Technol., (Special issue on optical image processing), Vol. 28, pp. 93-100, 1996.
22. K. M. Iftekharuddin, T. Schechinger, K. Jemili and M. A. Karim, "A feature-based wavelet neural net for optical character recognition", Optical Engineering, (Special section on Remote Sensing and Image processing), Vol. 35, pp. 3143 - 3150, 1995.
23. M. S. Alam, M. A. Karim, S. H. Zheng and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Study of field-of-view overlap for night vision application ", Microwave and Optics Technol. Lett., Vol. 8, pp. 190-193, 1995.
24. K. M. Iftekharuddin, K. Jemili and M. A. Karim, "Comparison between optical interconnection processors: Folded perfect shuffle and 3-D butterfly", Optics and Laser Technol. (Special issue on Optical Computing), Vol. 26, pp. 265 - 270, 1994.
25. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Butterfly interconnection network: design of multipliers, flip-flop and shift register", Applied Optics (Special issue on Optical Computing), Vol. 33, pp. 1457-1462, 1994.
26. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Detection of noise-free and noisy signal: effect of different staring focal-plane-array pixel geometry", Optical Engineering (Special section on tracking, pointing and acquisition), Vol. 32, pp. 2649-2656, 1993.
27. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M., A. Karim, "Heterodyne detection using a diffraction-free beam: background noise effect", Applied Optics, Vol. 32, pp. 3144-3148, 1993.
28. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "Gaussian-to-bessel beam transformation using a split refracting system", Applied Optics, Vol. 32, pp. 2252-2256, 1993.
29. M. S. Alam, K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Polarization-encoded optical shadow casting: edge detection using Roberts operator", Microwave and Optics Technol. Lett., Vol. 6, pp. 190-193, 1993.
30. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Heterodyne detection using a diffraction-free beam: tilt and offset effects", Applied Optics, Vol. 31, pp. 4853-4856, 1992.
31. K. M. Iftekharuddin, H. Azhar and Y. Sun, "A graphical image processing interface for tumor detection", Under Preperation.
32. C. Parra and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Multiresolution-fractal modeling and analysis of tumor in brain MR images", Under Preperation.
Published Book Review:
1. Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks, B. D. Ripley; Cambridge University Press, New York, NY., Optics and Photonics News, pp. 66, Vol. 7, Oct. 1996.
Technical Reports:
1. A multiresolution wavelet-fractal approach to abnormal tissue identification in brain MR images, Year 3 report to the Whitaker Foundation, Grant# RG-01-0125, November, 2004.
2. A multiresolution wavelet-fractal approach to abnormal tissue identification in brain MR images, Year 2 report to the Whitaker Foundation, Grant# RG-01-0125, November, 2003.
3. Developing Effective Strategies and Performance Metrics for Automatic Target Recognition, Grant# 43004-CI, Interim Report to the ARO, September, 2003.
4. A multiresolution wavelet-fractal approach to abnormal tissue identification in brain MR images, Year 1 report, Grant# RG-01-0125, November, 2002.
5. Attention-driven Object Recognition, Final Report, AFOSR Grant# F33615-01-C-1985, Wright Patterson AF Lab, Sensor Directorate, December, 2001.
6. A biologically inspired object recognition model, Final Summer Faculty Report, Wright Patterson AF Lab, Sensor Directorate, August 2000.
7. Data analysis and algorithm development for smart bearings - phase II, Interim Report, Timken Research, June 2000.
8. A fractal analysis of tumor in brain MR images, Final Report, NIH SEED IDeA grant, March, 2000.
9. A proposal for cross-compiler integration in improvement of the course: Computer Organization (COMP/EE 374), Final Report, NDSU Faculty Development committee, December 1999.
10. The Application of Neural Networks to Traffic Engineering, Advanced Traffic Analysis Center - Phase I, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI), North Dakota State University, October, 1999.
11. Data analysis and algorithm development for smart bearings - phase I, Annual Report, Timken Research, December 1999.
12. Data collection and prototype algorithm development for condition monitoring of automotive bearing, NDE and Sensor Technology - Timken Research, Project No. 0010126, August 1998.
Conference Proceedings:
1. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. Islam, J. Shaik, C. Parra, and R. Ogg, "Automatic Brain-Tumor Detection in MRI: Methodology and Statistical Validation", SPIE Medical Imaging, Vol. 5747, pp. 2012-2022, San Diego, CA February 2005.
2. K. M. Iftekharuddin and J. Shaik, "Probabilistic detection and tracking of IR targets", Proc. of 48th SPIE annual meeting in Photonic Devices and Algorithms, Vol. 5556, San Diego, CA, August 2004.
3. K. M. Iftekharuddin and T. Widjanarko, "Reinforcement Learning in Multiresolution Object Recognition", Proc. Of IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'04), pp. 1085-1090, Budapest, Hungary, July 2004.
4. K. M. Iftekharuddin, Y. Sun and H. Azhar, "A Fractal Based Medical Image Analysis Interface for Tumor Detection, Joint BECON/BISTIC Symposium, Biomedical Informatics for Clinical Decision Support, NIH, June 21 - 22, 2004.
5. C. Parra and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Improved Multiresolution-Fractal Feature Extraction for Tumor Detection in MR Images", 2nd International Conference of Computational Harmonic Analysis, Nashville, TN May 2004.
6. H. Azhar and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Biology Inspired Automatic Segmentation of Brain Images with Chaos Synchronization" 2nd International Conference of Computational Harmonic Analysis, Nashville, TN May 2004.
7. C. Parra, K. M. Iftekharuddin and R. Kozma, "Automated brain data segmentation and pattern recognition using ANN", Proc. Of Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS'03), Singapore, December 2003.
8. R. Kozma and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Biologically Inspired Visual Processing Using Nonconvergent Dynamical Approach", Proc. Of Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS'03), Singapore, December 2003.
9. K. M. Iftekharuddin, J. Zook and D. Rendon, "An automated statistical analysis of fractal-based algorithms for brain tumor detection", 2003 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 2003.
10. K. M. Iftekharuddin and P. Medapally, "Segmentation of Brain Tissue and Tumor Area from 2D MRI Images, Using Pulse Coupled Neural Network", 2003 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 2003.
11. K. M. Iftekharuddin and C. Parra, "Multiresolution-fractal feature extraction and tumor detection: analytical modeling and implementation", SPIE 47th annual meeting in wavelets, San Diego, CA, August 2003.
12. K. M. Iftekharuddin and J. Shaik, "Distorted IR target detection and tracking using composite filters", SPIE 47th annual meeting in Photonic Devices and Algorithms San Diego, CA, August 2003.
13. J. S. Shaik and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Automated Tracking and Classification of Infrared Images", International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'03), Portland, OR, July 2003.
14. K. M. Iftekharuddin, C. Parra and D. Rendon, "Wavelet-based computation of the fractal dimension on fBm images", pp. 533-536, Proc. of 1st IEEE EMBS conference on Neural Engineering, Capri Island, Italy, March, 2003.
15. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. Prajna , S. Samanth and M. Indhukuri, "Mega voltage image segmentation and ambient noise removal", Proc. of 2nd Joint Conf., of IEEE EMBS-BMES, October, 2002.
16. K. M. Iftekharuddin and J. Shaik, A. A. S. Awwal and M. S. Alam, "Hilbert-wavelet transform for recognition of image rotation", pp. 147-158, Vol. 4788, Proc. of SPIE, Seattle, WA, July 2002.
17. A. A. S. Awwal, K. S. Gudmundsson, M. Tabrez, M. Rahman, M. S. Alam and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "New metric for 3D optical pattern recognition system", pp. 183-190, Vol. 4788, Proc. of SPIE, Seattle, WA, July 2002.
18. K. M. Iftekharuddin and R. Malhotra, "Role of multiresolution attention in automated object recognition", IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, pp. 2255-2260, Honolulu, Hawaii, May, 2002.
19. J. B. Gregga, G. J. Power and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Correlators for rank order shape similarity measurement", Aerosense, Orlando, Vol. 4734, April, 2002.
20. K. M. Iftekharuddin and G. Power, "A biological model for distortion-invariant target recognition", Proc. of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'01), pp. 559 -564, July 2001, IEEE Press, Washington DC.
21. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Intra-class classification of tumor in brain MR images", SPIE Annual Meeting, July 2001, San Diego, CA.
22. K. M. Iftekharuddin and R. N. Pyda, "Image search over the net", International Conference on Intelligent Multimedia and Distance education, pp. 62-67, John Wiley & Sons, Fargo, ND, June 2001.
23. K. M. Iftekharuddin and A. Dani, " An Efficient Target Recognition System for Rotated Synthetic Aperture Radar Images", Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE) '00 Proceedings, ASME Press Series, St. Louis, MO, November, 2000.
24. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Razzaque, "Constraints in distortion invariant target recognition system simulation", Vol. 3814, SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation Proceedings, San Diego, CA, July, 2000.
25. K. M. Iftekharuddin, W. Jia and R. Marsh, " A fractal analysis approach to identification of tumor in brain MR images", Proc. Of Chicago 2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, July 2000.
26. M. A. Razzaque and K. M. Iftekharuddin, " Characterization of joint harmonic wavelet transform (JHWT) in image de-noising". Vol. xxx, SPIE Proceedings on Optical Pattern Recognition IX, Orlando, FL, April 2000.
27. K. M. Iftekharuddin and C. Rentala, "Determination of the exact angle of rotation in target recognition applications", Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE) '99 Proceedings, ASME Press Series, St. Louis, MO, November, 1999.
28. K. M. Iftekharuddin and S. Obowa, "An integrated visual workbench for sensor signal analysis", International Symposium on Intelligent Multimedia and Distance Education (ISIMADE'99) Proceedings, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 1999.
29. A. Rentala and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Detection of targets varying in fine details, rotation and translation", Vol. 3805, SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation Proceedings, Denver, CO, July, 1999.
30. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "A harmonic wavelet joint transform correlator for improved target recognition", Proceedings of the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems and Technology (CISST'99), Las Vegas, NV, June 1999.
31. K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Nonlinear speckle reduction using orthogonal wavelets", SPIE Proceedings on Wavelet Applications, April 1998, Orlando, FL.
32. S. Diab M. A. Karim and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Scale and translation-invariant detection of targets varying in fine details", SPIE proceedings on Tracking, Vol. ..... , SPIE Proceedings on Image Exploitation and Target Recognition, April 1997, Orlando, FL.
33. K. M. Iftekharuddin, S. Diab and M. A. Karim, "Smart detection of targets varying in fine details", Proceedings of Optical Society of America (OSA), Oct. 1996, Rochester, NY.
34. K. Das, K. M. Iftekharuddin, and M. A. Karim, "Heterodyne detection using hexagonal pixel geometry", Proceedings OSA, Oct., 1996, Rochester, NY.
35. K. M. Iftekharuddin, T. Tuthill and M. A. Karim, "Wavelet packet-based nonlinear speckle reduction in optical synthetic aperture radar image analysis", SPIE Proceedings on Wavelet Applications-II, Vol. 2762, April 1996, Orlando, FL.
36. K. M. Iftekharuddin and K. Das, "Heterodyne Detection for Staring Hexagonal Detector Array", Proceedings of National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON), May 1996, Dayton, OH.
37. L. T. Brekka, V. Maksimovic, C. Picardel and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Risk Management and System Engineering Discipline", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1996, Dayton, OH.
38. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. Purpura and M. A. Karim, "A radial basis wavelet neural net for character recognition purposes", Proceedings of OSA, Sept. 1995, Portland, OR.
39. K. M. Iftekharuddin, K. Jemili and M. A. Karim, "A neural-wavelet feature-based character recognition system", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1995, Dayton, OH.
40. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. A. Karim and K. Jemili, "Wavelet pre-processed amplitude-modulated phase-only filter for target recognition", SPIE Proceedings on Wavelet Applications-II, Vol. 2471, April 1995, Orlando, FL.
41. K. M. Iftekharuddin, M. A. Karim and A. A. S. Awwal, "Performance analysis of trinary amplitude binary phase only filter", NAECON, May 1994, Dayton, OH.
42. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "A robust feature extracted Amplitude-Modulated Phase-Only filter-based character recognition system", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1993, Toronto, Canada.
43. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "The performance analysis of the Amplitude-Modulated Phase-Only filter", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1993, Toronto, Canada.
44. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal, A. K. Cherri and M. A. Karim, "Generalized technique for laser beam diameter measurement using an aperiodic-periodic ruling", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1993, Toronto, Canada.
45. J. U. Ahmed, A. A. S. Awwal, M. A. Karim and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Practical implementation of an Amplitude-Modulated Phase-Only filter", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1993, Toronto, Canada.
46. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Acquisition of noise-free and noisy signal: effect of different pixel geometry", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1993, Dayton, OH.
47. K. M. Iftekharuddin, K. Jemili and M. A. Karim, "Comparison between optical interconnection processors: Folded perfect shuffle and 3-D butterfly", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1993, Dayton, OH.
48. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Design of 2x2 bit multiplier and nxn bit PIPO shift register using butterfly interconnection network", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1992, Albuquerque, NM.
49. K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Effect of background radiation noise on heterodyne detection efficiency using diffraction-free beam", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1992, Albuquerque, NM.
50. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "Design of some computational building blocks using soliton based GEO module", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1992, Albuquerque, NM.
51. M. S. Alam, K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Edge-detection using polarization based optical shadow casting", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1992, Albuquerque, NM.
52. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "A systematic approach to find the possible minimum minterms in MSD binary addition", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1992, Dayton, OH.
53. M. S. Alam, S. H. Zheng, K. M. Iftekharuddin and M. A. Karim, "Study of field-of-view overlap for night vision application", Proceedings of NAECON, May 1992, Dayton, OH.
54. K. M. Iftekharuddin, A. A. S. Awwal and M. A. Karim, "Design of refracting system for generating a diffraction-free beam", Proceedings of OSA, Oct. 1991, San Jose, CA.
55. K. M. Iftekharuddin and C. Parra, "Multiresolution-fractal feature extraction and tumor detection: analytical modeling and implementation", To appear, SPIE annual meeting in wavelets, San Diego, CA, August 2003.
56. M. S. Alam, H. Kettani, M. Huq, J. Khan, A. A. S. Awwal and K. M. Iftekharuddin, "Fringe-adjusted JTC Based Target Detection and Tracking Using Subframes from a Video Sequence" To appear, SPIE annual meeting in Photonic Devices and Algorithms, San Diego, CA, August 2003.
57. K. M. Iftekharuddin and J. Shaik, "Distorted IR target detection and tracking using composite filters", To appear, SPIE annual meeting in Photonic Devices and Algorithms San Diego, CA, August 2003.
58. J. S. Shaik and K. M. Iftekharuddin, Automated Tracking and Classification of Infrared Images, To appear, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'03), Portland, OR, July 2003.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
1. "Fractal analysis of brain tumor", Department of Physics, University of Memphis, October, 2003.
2. "Progress in neural ATR", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Alabama, December, 2002.
3. "Brain tumor analysis", Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT/UM joint graduate program, July, 2002.
4. "Speckle reduction using orthogonal wavelets" Image Science and Machine Vision Group, The Oak Ridge National Laboratory. March 2001.
5. "Neural and Synthetic Techniques in ATR", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Alabama, November, 2001.
6. "A fractal analysis approach to identification of tumor in brain MR images", Department of Biomedical Imaging, St. Jude Research Hospital, October 2000.
7. "Intelligent Systems and Image Processing Research Overview", Department of Physics, Temple University, November 2000.
PATENT
Patent entitled "Bearing with wireless self-powered sensor unit", (with D. A. Leeper, W. Hwang, R. P. Samy and M. French), US Patent # 6,535,135 B1, March 18, 2003.
Also, patent pending in Europe, China and Japan.
