Faculty Ayesha Zeb

Ayesha Zeb

Assistant Professor
  • College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
  • 5154444446
Summary

She received her bachelors in Electronics Engineering from IIUI in 2014 with a Gold Medal for being declared best in academics. Agriculture being the major livelihood provider in the country, she set out on a mission to develop cutting edge technologies for the domain. She received her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture from NUST in 2022. The impact of her PhD research work on "Development of decision support system for non-destructive fruit quality estimation" was recognized nationally and internationally by prestigious Journals such as Springer Nature as well as noteworthy platforms such as CxO global, Express Tribune, Felix Instruments Newsletter and interviews at ARY news, and PTV news. She represented Pakistan in 2019 China Agricultural Robotics Competition held in Qingdao China fetching accolades for the country. Dr Ayesha is strongly committed to community development and been awarded best Community Services Award NUST, Pakistan. As the head of STEM program, she has enabled schools across country to incorporate latest Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) methods in their curriculum. Currently, Dr Ayesha serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, NUST College of EME. Her research interest lies in Agricultural Robotics, Precision Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, and signal processing.

Academic Background
MS (Dsp And Communication) NUST, Islamabad September 07, 2014 - May 31, 2016
Honours and Awards
Gold Medal Gold Medal in BSEE by IIUI May 29, 2016
Publications
Aerial imagery-based tobacco plant counting framework for efficient crop emergence estimation February 01, 2024 Ramsha Shahid, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Arslan Munir, Ayesha Zeb, Syed Imran Moazzam, Computers and electronics in agriculture - Volume 217, Article Number: 108557
New FxLMAT based Algorithms for Active Control of Impulsive Noise August 08, 2023 Alina Mirza, Farkhanda Afzal, Ayesha Zeb, Abdul Wakeel, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Ali Akgul, IEEE Access - Volume 11, Pages 81279-81288
Towards sweetness classification of orange cultivars using short-wave NIR spectroscopy January 06, 2023 Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Abdul Ghafoor, Aman Ullah Malik, Muhammad Imran, Alina Mirza, Mohsin Islam Tiwana, Eisa Alanazi, Scientific Reports - Volume 13, Issue 1, Article Number 325
A new method for pixel classification for rice variety identification using spectral and time series data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery February 01, 2022 Usman Rauf, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Hamid Jabbar, Ayesha Zeb, Alina Mirza, Eisa Alanazi, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Nasir Rashid, Computers and electronics in agriculture - Volume 193, Article Number 106731
FxRLS Algorithms Based Active Control of Impulsive Noise with Online Secondary Path Modeling August 30, 2021 Fareeha Jabeen, Alina Mirza, Ayesha Zeb, Muhammad Imran, Farkhanda Afzal, Ayesha Maqbool, IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 117471-117485
Mango maturity classification instead of maturity index estimation: A new approach towards handheld NIR spectroscopy June 01, 2021 Syed Sohaib Ali Shah, Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid, Amanullah Malik, Mohsin Tiwana, Kerry Walsh, Muhammad Amin, Waleed Alasmary, Eisa Alanazai, Infrared Physics and Technology - Volume 115, Article Number 103639
Is this melon sweet? A quantitative classification for near-infrared spectroscopy May 01, 2021 Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Abdul Ghafoor, Amanullah Malik, Muhammad Imran, Javaid Iqbal, Eisa Alanazi, Infrared Physics and Technology - Volume 114, Article Number 103645
Towards Fruit Maturity Estimation Using NIR Spectroscopy December 01, 2020 Syed Sohaib Ali shah, Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid, Muhammad Arslan, Amanullah Malik, Eisa Alanazi, Waleed Alasmary, Infrared Physics and Technology - Volume 111
Less complex solutions for active noise control of impulsive noise March 01, 2020 Alina Mirza, Ayesha Zeb, Mir Yasir Umair, Danish Ilyas, Shahzad Amin Sheikh, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing - Volume 102, Pages 507–521
New hybrid technique for impulsive noise suppression in OFDM systems July 01, 2017 Alina Mirza, Ayesha Zaib, Shahzad Amin Sheikh, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, ISSN:0254-7821, EISSN:2413-7219, , Jul 2017 - Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 543-558
Improving performance of FxRLS algorithm for active noise control of impulsive noise January 15, 2017 Ayesha Zeb, Alina Mirza, Qasim Umar Khan, Shahzad Amin Sheikh, Applied Acoustics - Volume: 116 Pages: 364-374
Robust adaptive algorithm for active control of Impulsive Noise April 11, 2016 Shahzad Amin Sheikh, Ayesha Zeb, Alina Mirza, EURASIP Journal of Advances in Signal Processing - Article Number: 44
Conferences
YOLO v5, v7 and v8: A Performance Comparison for Tobacco Detection in Field October 03, 2023 - October 04, 2023 Zaid Mahboob, Ayesha Zeb, Umar Shahbaz Khan, 2023 International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies, ICoDT2 2023
Analysis of rule-based and shallow statistical models for COVID-19 cough detection for a preliminary diagnosis May 04, 2022 - May 07, 2022 Arshia Arif, Eisa Alanazi, Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, 2022 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC)
Learning Fruit Class from Short Wave Near Infrared Spectral Features, an AI Approach Towards Determining Fruit Type February 10, 2022 - February 12, 2022 Ayesha Zeb, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Abdul Ghafoor, Dympna O’ Sullivan, 2022 8th International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, ICMRE 2022
Design and Development of Motor Controller and Electronic Differential System for Electric Vehicle Conversion October 26, 2021 - October 27, 2021 Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Anas Bin Aqeel, Ayesha Zeb, Syed Hassan Ali, Usama Athar, Elizay Jehangir, Muhammad Mubasher Saif, 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)
Characterization of Motor Imagery based EEG signals with Hilbert Transform October 26, 2021 - October 27, 2021 Umar Farooq Malik, Nasir Rashid, Rabia Awais Khan, Muhammad Shahzaib, Arshia Arif, Ayesha Zeb, 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)
A Modified Filtered-x LMAT Algorithm for Active Noise Control of Impulsive Noise December 10, 2019 - December 12, 2019 Abid Hussain, Alina Mirza, Ayesha Zeb, Mir Yasir Umair, Abid Hussain, Alina Mirza, Ayesha Zeb, Mir Yasir Umair, Abid Hussain, IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT)
Motor Imagery based Multivariate EEG Signal Classification for Brain Controlled Interface Applications October 30, 2019 - October 31, 2019 Fatima Farooq, Nasir Rashid, Amber Farooq, Muzamil Ahmed, Ayesha Zeb, Javaid Iqbal, Fatima Farooq, Nasir Rashid, Amber Farooq, Muzamil Ahmed, Ayesha Zeb, Javaid Iqbal, Fatima Farooq, Nasir Rashid, Amber Farooq, Muzamil Ahmed, Ayesha Zeb, Javaid Iqbal, 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM) (pp. 1-6). IEEE, 2019
Power Line Interference Cancellation from EEG Signals using RLS Algorithm October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2020 Muzammil Ahmed, Amber Farooq, Fatima Farooq, Nasir Rashid, Ayesha Zeb, Muzammil Ahmed, Amber Farooq, Fatima Farooq, Nasir Rashid, Ayesha Zeb, Muzammil Ahmed, Amber Farooq, Fatima Farooq, 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)
Performance Comparison of Adaptive Power Line Interference Cancellers for ECG Signal October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019 Suleman Tahir, Nauman Razzaq, Ayesha Zeb, Muneeb Masood Raja, Suleman Tahir, Nauman Razzaq, Ayesha Zeb, Muneeb Masood Raja, International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)
Automated greenhouse system March 06, 2019 - March 07, 2019 Umar Shahbaz Khan, Ayesha Zeb, Muhammad Raees Armughati Azhar, Muhammad Hamid, Muhammad Hamza Irfan, Muhammad Awais, 2nd International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital systems (C-CODE)
The Voice Enabled Stick, an Embedded Device for Active Guidance of Visually Impaired Pedestrians December 22, 2017 - December 24, 2017 Hafiz M. U. Munir, Fahad Mahmood, Ayesha Zeb, Fahad Mehmood, Umar S. Khan, Javaid Iqbal, 20th International Conference on Computer & Information Technology (ICCIT)
SSLMS Algorithm based Impulsive Noise Cancellation from ECG Signal September 03, 2016 - September 05, 2016 Ayesha Zeb, Javeria Habib, Alina Mirza, Shahzad A. Sheikh, 2016 International Conference on Multimedia Systems and Signal Processing
Filtered-x RLS Algorithm based Active-Noise-Control of Impulsive Noise December 18, 2015 - December 20, 2015 Shahzad Amin Sheikh, Ayesha Zeb, Alina Mirza, 2015 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC)
Filtered-x RLS Algorithm based Active Noise Control of Impulsive Noise December 18, 2015 - December 20, 2015 Ayesha Zeb, Alina Mirza, Shahzad A. Sheikh, 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC 2015)
Visiting Lecturer IIUI September 08, 2014 - June 08, 2016