Dr. Irshad Ahmad Ansari

Experience:

Selected Publications:

SCI/SCIE

1.    Kumari, N., Swami, P., & Ansari, I. A. (2026). LiDAR-Guided Predictive Beam Optimization in Real-World Mobile V2I mmWave Networks. IEEE Communications Letters, 30, 1558-1562.
2.    Sinha, P. K., Bhalerao, S., & Ansari, I. A. (2026). Multipurpose Watermarking for Ownership Protection and Tamper Detection Under Severe Tampering Using Slantlet Transformation and Partition Embedding Scheme. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 1-24.
3.    Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2025). CardioNet: A lightweight deep learning framework for screening of myocardial infarction using ECG sensor data. IEEE Sensors Journal., https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2024.3523035 
4.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I.A. & Kumar, A (2023). A Reversible Medical Image Watermarking for ROI Tamper Detection and Recovery. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-023-02416-0   
5.    Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2023). Integrated S-transform-based learning system for detection of arrhythmic fetus, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3271739
6.    Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2023). A support system for automatic classification of hypertension using BCG signals. Expert Systems with Applications, 214, 119058.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.119058 
7.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2023). Machine learning based multipurpose medical image watermarking. Neural Computing and Applications, 1-22, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-08457-5  
8.    Singhai, P., Kumar, A., Ateek, A., Ansari, I. A., Singh, G. K., & Lee, H. N. (2023). ECG Signal Compression Based on Optimization of Wavelet Parameters and Threshold Levels Using Evolutionary Techniques. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-022-02280-4
9.    Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). An Improved Deep Learning Model for Automated Detection of BBB Using ST Spectrograms of Smoothed VCG Signal. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(9), 8830-8837, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3162022 
10.    Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., Ansari, I. A., & Acharya, U. R. (2022). Hyp-Net: Automated detection of hypertension using deep convolutional neural network and Gabor transform techniques with ballistocardiogram signals. Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, 42(3), 784-796, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbe.2022.06.001 
11.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). A multiple transform based approach for robust and blind image copyright protection. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, e7362, http://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.7362 
12.    Sinhal, R., Sharma, S., Ansari, I. A., & Bajaj, V. (2022). Multipurpose medical image watermarking for effective security solutions. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 81(10), 14045-14063. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-12082-0
13.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). Tunable Q-Factor Wavelet Transform-Based Robust Image Watermarking Scheme Using Logistic Mapping and Antlion Optimization. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 1-41, DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-022-02090-8   
14.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). Multipurpose Image Watermarking: Ownership Check, Tamper Detection and Self-recovery. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 41(6), 3199-3221., DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-021-01926-z 
15.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2022). Reversible ECG Watermarking for Ownership Detection, Tamper Localization, and Recovery. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 41(9), 5134-5159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-022-02024-4 
16.    Kumar, S., Gupta, H., Yadav, D., Ansari, I. A., & Verma, O. P. (2022). YOLOv4 algorithm for the real-time detection of fire and personal protective equipments at construction sites. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 81(16), 22163-22183, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-11280-6 
17.  Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). OSACN-Net: automated classification of sleep apnea using deep learning model and smoothed Gabor spectrograms of ECG signal. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 71, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2021.3132072  
18.    Mellimi, S., Rajput, V., Ansari, I. A., & Ahn, C. W. (2021). A fast and efficient image watermarking scheme based on Deep Neural Network. Pattern Recognition Letters, 151, 222-228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2021.08.015  
19.    Sharma, S., Khare, S. K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Improving the separability of drowsiness and alert EEG signals using analytic form of wavelet transform. Applied Acoustics, 181, 108164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108164    
20.    Sinhal, R., Jain, D. K., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Machine learning based blind color image watermarking scheme for copyright protection. Pattern Recognition Letters, 145, 171-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2021.02.011 
21.    Kumar, S., Yadav, D., Gupta, H., Verma, O. P., Ansari, I. A., & Ahn, C. W. (2021). A novel yolov3 algorithm-based deep learning approach for waste segregation: towards smart waste management. Electronics, 10(1), 14, https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010014
22.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2021). A secure image watermarking for tamper detection and localization. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 12, 1057-1068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-020-02135-3
23.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2020). Protection of BCI system via reversible watermarking of EEG signal. Electronics Letters, 56(25), 1389-1392, https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2020.2532
24.    Sinhal, R., Ansari, I. A., & Ahn, C. W. (2020). Blind image watermarking for localization and restoration of color images. IEEE Access, 8, 200157-200169. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3035428
25.    Sinhal, R., Ansari, I. A., & Jain, D. K. (2020). Real-time watermark reconstruction for the identification of source information based on deep neural network. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 17(6), 2077-2095, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11554-019-00937-z
26.    Rajput, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2020). Image tamper detection and self-recovery using multiple median watermarking. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 79(47), 35519-35535, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-07971-w
27.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., Kumar, A., & Jain, D. K. (2019). A reversible and multipurpose ECG data hiding technique for telemedicine applications. Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 125, 463-473, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2019.06.004  
28.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2018). Secured and Optimized Robust Image Watermarking Scheme. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 43(8), 4085-4104, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2777-7  
29.    Ansari, I. A., & Pant, M. (2017). Multipurpose image watermarking in the domain of DWT based on SVD and ABC. Pattern Recognition Letters, 94, 228-236, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2016.12.010 
30.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2017). Artificial bee colony optimized robust-reversible image watermarking. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 76(17), 18001-18025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-016-3680-z
31.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2016). Robust and false positive free watermarking in IWT domain using SVD and ABC. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 49, 114-125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2015.12.004
32.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2016). SVD based fragile watermarking scheme for tamper localization and self-recovery. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 7(6), 1225-1239, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13042-015-0455-1
33.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2016). ABC optimized secured image watermarking scheme to find out the rightful ownership. Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 127(14), 5711-5721, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2016.03.070 

E-SCI/Scopus

1.    K. Gupta, V. Bajaj and I. A. Ansari, "Atrial Fibrillation Detection using Electrocardiogram Signal Input to LMD and Ensemble Classifier," in IEEE Sensors Letters, https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2023.3281129
2.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2020). A multipurpose image watermarking scheme for digital image protection. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 11(2), 274-286, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-019-00855-0
3.    Ansari, I. A., & Pant, M. (2018). Quality assured and optimized image watermarking using artificial bee colony. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 9(1), 274-286, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-016-0568-2 
4.    Ansari, I. A., & Singla, R. (2016). BCI: an optimised speller using SSVEP. International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 22(1), 31-46, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBET.2016.078988 
5.    Kant, S., & Ansari, I. A. (2016). An improved K means clustering with Atkinson index to classify liver patient dataset. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 7(1), 222-228, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-015-0365-3

Book Chapters
1.  Janbandhu, A. C., Sharma, S., Ansari, I. A., & Bajaj, V. (2022). Drone-based vision system: surveillance during calamities. In Computational Intelligence Based Solutions for Vision Systems. IOP Publishing, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-4821-8/chapter/bk978-0-7503-4821-8ch1 
2.  Kirar, A., Bhalerao, S., Verma, O. P., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). Protecting ECG Signals with Hybrid Swarm Intelligence Algorithm. In Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (pp. 47-60). Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6265-2_4 
3.  Sinhal, R., Sharma, T. K., Ansari, I. A., & Bajaj, V. (2021). Blind image watermarking with efficient dual restoration feature. In Advanced Security Solutions for Multimedia. IOP Publishing, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-3735-9/chapter/bk978-0-7503-3735-9ch1  
4. Gupta, K., Khare, S. K., Bajaj, V., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Automatic detection of hypertension by flexible analytic wavelet transform using electrocardiogram signals. In High Performance Computing for Intelligent Medical Systems. IOP Publishing, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-3815-8/chapter/bk978-0-7503-3815-8ch1 
5.   Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2020). ECG signal watermarking to enhance the security of telecardiology. Modelling and Analysis of Active Biopotential Signals in Healthcare, 1, 13-1, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-3279-8/chapter/bk978-0-7503-3279-8ch13 
6.   Rajput, V., Ansari, I. A., & Pant, M. (2018). Analysis of News in the Hindustan Times and India Today. In Soft Computing Applications (pp. 45-58). Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8049-4_2 


Edited Book
1.    Irshad Ahmad Ansari and Varun Bajaj (Editors), Image Processing with Python: A practical approach, IOP Books, July 2024, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5924-5 
2.    Irshad Ahmad Ansari and Varun Bajaj (Editors), Signal Processing with Python: A practical approach, IOP Books, March 2024, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5929-0
3.    Irshad Ahmad Ansari and Varun Bajaj (Editors), Advanced Signal Processing for Industry 4.0, Vol. 2, IOP Books, August 2023, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5658-9 
4.    Irshad Ahmad Ansari and Varun Bajaj (Editors), Advanced Signal Processing for Industry 4.0, Vol. 1, IOP Books, June 2023, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5247-5 
5.    Varun Bajaj and Irshad Ahmad Ansari (Editors), IoT in Biomedical Sciences: Challenges and Applications, June 2023, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5311-3 
6.    Varun Bajaj and Irshad Ahmad Ansari (Editors), Computational Intelligence Based Solutions for Vision Systems, May 2022, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-4821-8 
7.    Irshad Ahmad Ansari, and Varun Bajaj (Editors), Advanced Security Solutions for Multimedia, IOP Books, September 2021, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-3735-9 
8.    Varun Bajaj and Irshad Ahmad Ansari (Editors), High Performance Computing for Intelligent Medical Systems, IOP Books, July 2021, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-3815-8

 

Conference Papers
1.    Singh, A., & Ansari, I. A. (2026, March). AMWCN-Net: a Low-Latency Autonomous Framework for Mental Workload Detection using PPG Signal and Dilated CNN. In 2026 International Conference on Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems (ICMLAS) (pp. 1549-1556). IEEE.
2.    Kumari, N., Swami, P., & Ansari, I. A. (2025, November). A Prognostic Model for LiDAR-Assisted Beam Optimization in Practical V2I mmWave Networks. In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
3.    Kumar, A., Ansari, I. A., & Singh, S. N. (2025, November). ECG Signal-Based Multiclass Classification of Physical Activities Using Ensemble Learning Techniques. In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
4.    Vyas, S., Singh, A., Ansari, I. A., & Bajaj, V. (2024, December). Comparative Analysis of Hand Gesture Classifiers Using EMG Signal and STFT-CNN. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
5.    Choutapally, A., & Ansari, I. A. (2024, December). Comparative Analysis of Image Prediction Using Convolutional Neural Network Models. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
6.    Gupta, S., Ansari, I. A., & Jana, B. (2024, December). Blood Pressure Prediction Analysis from Doppler Ultrasound Signals Using Machine Learning. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
7.    Anjum, M. O., Bhalerao, S., & Ansari, I. A. (2024, December). A Reversible Data Hiding Scheme for ECG Signals Using CNN-PEE. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Signal Processing and Effective Communication Technologies (INSPECT) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
8.    Dixit, A., Bajaj, V., Ansari, I. A., & Padhy, P. K. (2024, February). Time Frequency Analysis and Deep Feature Extraction for Hand Gesture Classification. In 2024 IEEE International Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
9.    Jaiswal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). TDS Level Control of Water Purifier Using Fuzzy-PID Controller. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications: Proceedings of SoCTA 2021 (pp. 81-90). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 
10.    Madhavan, K. P., & Ansari, I. A. (2022). Maximum Power Point Tracking of Partially Shaded PV System with Improved PSO Strategy. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications: Proceedings of SoCTA 2021 (pp. 893-903). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 
11.    Sreelakshmy, K., Gupta, H., Ansari, I. A., Sharma, S., Goyal, K. K., & Verma, O. P. (2022). Metaheuristic optimization for three dimensional path planning of UAV. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications: Proceedings of SoCTA 2021 (pp. 791-802). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 
12.    Sharma, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Detection of Toxic Content to Improve Online Platforms. In Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 731-739). Springer, Singapore.
13.    Varshney, H., Kant, U., Gupta, H., Verma, O. P., Sharma, T. K., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Semantic Segmentation of Retinal Blood Vessel with Autoencoders. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 563-573). Springer, Singapore.
14.    Moondra, M., Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Development of Android Chat Application to Verify First Sender of the Image. In Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 711-721). Springer, Singapore.
15.    Rajput, V., Verma, O. P., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Auto-Text Completion Framework to Improve Online Conversation. In Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 723-729). Springer, Singapore.
16.    Gupta, S., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). An Efficient Search Framework Using Multimodal Queries. In Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 701-710). Springer, Singapore.
17.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2021). Security Analysis of SVD-Based Watermarking Schemes and Possible Solutions. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 529-537). Springer, Singapore.
18.    Jaiswal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2021). Performance Comparison of TDS Controllers for Water Purification System with Dynamic Input. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 509-518). Springer, Singapore.
19.    Sinhal, R., Ansari, I. A., & Ahn, C. W. (2020, September). Blind Image Watermarking Scheme for Image Authentication and Restoration with Improved Restoration Features. In the 9th International Conference on Smart Media and Applications (pp. 201-206).
20.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2020, July). Reversible ECG data hiding: analysis and comparison of ANN, Regression SVM and random forest regression. In 2020 International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP) (pp. 0667-0671). IEEE.
21.    Singhai, P., Ateek, A., Kumar, A., Ansari, I. A., & Bhalerao, S. (2020, July). ECG Signal Compression based on Wavelet Parameterization and Thresholding using PSO. In 2020 International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing (ICCSP) (pp. 622-627). IEEE.
22.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2020, February). Comparative Analysis of Watermark Reconstruction Using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Slantlet Transform for User Identification in Social Media. In 2020 IEEE International Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
23.    Bhalerao, S., Ansari, I. A., & Kumar, A. (2020). Performance comparison of SVM and ANN for reversible ECG data hiding. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 197-207). Springer, Singapore.
24.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2020). A source and ownership identification framework for mobile-based messenger applications. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 959-966). Springer, Singapore.
25.    Jena, M. K., & Ansari, I. A. (2020). Design of Wearable Health and Hazard Monitoring Device. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 947-957). Springer, Singapore.
26.    Reddy, M. L., Padhy, P. K., & Ansari, I. A. (2019, May). Auto-tuning method for decentralized PID controller of TITO systems using firefly algorithm. In 2019 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICCS) (pp. 683-688). IEEE.
27.    Luthra, P., Chauhan, P., & Ahmad Ansari, I. (2019, April). Low Cost Automatic Document Scan Machine Using Raspberry Pi and Tesseract Ocr. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Electronics, Electrical & Computational Intelligence (ICAEEC).
28.    Chauhan, P., Luthra, P., & Ahmad Ansari, I. (2019, April). Road Sign Detection Using Camera for Automated Driving Assistance System. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Electronics, Electrical & Computational Intelligence (ICAEEC).
29.    Jena, M. K., & Ansari, I. A. (2018, October). A Critical Review of Wireless Health Monitoring Devices. In 2018 Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
30.    Sinhal, R., & Ansari, I. A. (2018, October). A blind and secured image watermarking method using DWT-DCT techniques. In 2018 Conference on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
31.    Ansari, I. A., Ahn, C. W., & Pant, M. (2018, February). On the security of" block-based SVD image watermarking in spatial and transform domains". International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology (ICDAMT), 2018 (pp. 44-48). IEEE.
32.    Ansari, I. A. & Suryakant (2018). Analysis of Indian and Indian Politicians News in the New York Times. In Soft Computing: Theories and Applications (pp. 739-751), SOCTA, Amity University, Jaipur, Springer, Singapore.
33.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Ahn, C. W. (2016). PSO optimized and secured watermarking scheme based on DWT and SVD. Fifth International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (pp. 411-424). Springer, Singapore.
34.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., Ahn, C. W., & Jeong, J. (2015, September). PSO Optimized multipurpose image watermarking using SVD and chaotic sequence. In Bio-Inspired Computing-Theories and Applications (pp. 1-17), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. China.
35.    Ansari, I. A., & Pant, M. (2015). SVD watermarking: particle swarm optimization of scaling factors to increase the quality of watermark.  Fourth International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (pp. 209-218). Springer, New Delhi.
36.    Ansari, I. A., Pant, M., & Neri, F. (2014, December). Analysis of gray scale watermark in RGB host using SVD and PSO. IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Multimedia, Signal and Vision Processing (CIMSIVP), 2014 (pp. 1-7). IEEE.

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