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Prof. Dr. Hamid Turab Mirza
Tenured Professor
Computer Science
HEC approved PhD Supervisor
Area of Interest
Data Mining, Context-Aware Computing
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Biography

Prof. Dr. Hamid Turab Mirza earned his PhD in Computer Science from Zhejiang University, China in 2012 and his MSc in Information Systems with a Distinction from The University of Sheffield, UK in 2005.

Overall Dr. Turab has more than 25 years of research, teaching and software development experience in corporate and academic sectors of both Pakistan and UK. Currently he is serving as a Tenured Professor and is In-Charge of the Computer Science Program at the Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. He has continously been a recipient of Research Productivity Awards and Honorarium's for his performance in research, teaching and other departmental responsibilities. Previously he has served in the capacity of Assistant Professor at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan for six years. Moreover, he has five years of hand-on onsite software development experience in large organizations including Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Leeds Metropolitan University UK and British Telecommunication (BT) UK.

Dr. Turab's research interest lies within the areas of Data Mining and Context-Aware Computing. He has established and led Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining (KDDM) Research Group at COMSATS Lahore campus since 2012 and has been actively publishing research findings at prestigious impact factor journals (DKE, KAIS, IJGIS, IJHCI) and top ranked international conferences (CIKM, WWW, AAAI) with 1100 plus citations so far. His co-authored work on Spatio-temporal data mining was selected as "Best Paper" of Data & Knowledge Engineering Journal for year 2015. Uptill now a total of 70 alumni of KDDM research group have successfully completed their degrees by conducting their research under supervision of Dr. Turab. Among them are 4 PhD's, 16 MS and 50 BS Final Year Project students; currently 4 PhD students are pursuing their research with him.

E-Mail: drturab@cuilahore.edu.pk

Research Group: Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining (KDDM) Research Group

Funded Projects

Completed Projects
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Activity Pooler: A System for Proactive Desktop Assistance (2016 - 2017) PIs: Dr. Hamid Turab Mirza, Other Team: Dr. Hamid Turab Mirza - Principal Investigator (PI), Budget: PKR 0.39 Million, Funded By:
Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

Publications

Book Chapters 0
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M. Ahmed, A. Ahmad, F. Zeshan, H.T. Mirza (2024), "Blockchain Basics: A Deep Dive Into the Blocks, Chains, and Consensus", Decentralizing the Online Experience With Web3 Technologies, edited by: D. Darwish, published by: IGI Global, pp: 57-89, Standard: 9798369315323
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M. Rafiq, I. Hussain, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, H.T. Mirza (2019), "Study on Usefulness of Smartphone Applications for the People with Parkinson’s.", Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for the Elderly and Technology Acceptance. HCII 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science., edited by: J. Zhou, G. Salvendy, published by: Springer, pp: 281-299. Vol 11592., Standard: 978-3-030-22011-2
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Journal Papers 0
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A. Maqsood, H. T. Mirza et. al (2026), "Improving Malware Detection Through Enhanced Model Interpretability in Hybrid Environment", Chinese Journal of Electronics, pp: 1-23, Vol: 35, Issue: 4, ISSN: 2075-5597, Impact Factor: 3.0
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T. Hassan, I. Hussain, H. M. Haque, H. T. Mirza, M. N. Ali, B. Kim, C. Oh (2026), "Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Based Context-aware Heterogeneous Decision Support System", CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, pp: 1-24, ISSN: 1546-2218, Impact Factor: 1.7
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A. Ahmad, H. T. Mirza et. al (2026), "Enhancing Blockchain Efficiency and Security: A Shard-Chain Methodology with Smart Contract Integration", World Wide Web. Springer., ISSN: 1573-1413, Impact Factor: 3.4
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A. Maqsood, H. T. Mirza, F. Iqbal, R. I. Alkanhel, N. Hussain, A. Afzaal, A. Altaf, I. Ashraf (2025), "Feature Fusion-based Ensemble Approach for Robust Malware Detection with Reduced False Positives", Journal of Network and Systems Management. Springer., ISSN: 1573-7705, Impact Factor: 3.9
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T. Hassan, I. Hussain, H. M. Haque, H. T. Mirza, M. N. Ali, B. S. Kim (2025), "Semantic Knowledge Based Reinforcement Learning Formalism for Smart Learning Environments", CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, pp: 2071-2094, Vol: 85 (1), ISSN: 1546-2226, Impact Factor: 1.7
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A. Bilal, H. T. Mirza*, A. S. Khan, A. Ahmad, I. Hussain, S. Z. Ali (2025), "Who Dominates Generative AI? Analyzing User Feedback to Identify Common Use Cases and Areas for Improvement in ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini", Knowledge and Information Systems, Springer, ISSN: 0219-1377, Impact Factor: 3.1
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A. Bilal, H. T. Mirza, A. Ahmad, I. Hussain, A. Raza, H. Garay, J. Alemany, I. Ashraf (2025), "On the Correlation Between Google Play Store Application Icons and Downloads", The Computer Journal, Oxford University Press, The British Computer Society, ISSN: 0010-4620, Impact Factor: 1.5
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A. Bilal, H. T. Mirza*, A. Ahmad, I. Hussain, A. S. Khan (2025), "Unveiling functional aspects in google play education app titles and descriptions influencing app success", Automated Software Engineering, Springer, pp: 1-35, Vol: 32, Issue: 23, ISSN: 0928-8910, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10515-025-00497-6, Impact Factor: 2.3
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M. Umar, I. Hussain, T. Mahmood, H.T. Mirza, C. M. N. Faisal (2024), "Design Strategies to Minimize Mobile Usability Issues in Navigation Design Patterns", Information, pp: 732, Vol: 15, Issue: 11, ISSN: 2078-2489, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/info15110732, Impact Factor: 2.6
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A. Bilal, H. T. Mirza*, I. Hussain, A. Ahmad (2024), "Investigating Influence of Google-Play Application Titles on Success", Big Data Research, Elsevier, pp: 100443, Vol: 36, ISSN: 2214-5796, Impact Factor: 3.3
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A. Sarfraz, A. Ahmad, F. Zeshan, H. T. Mirza (2024), "Synews: A Synergy based Rumor Verification System", Social Network Analysis and Mining, Springer, Vol: 14, ISSN: 1869-5469, Impact Factor: 2.8
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza, F. Iqbal, A. Altaf; A. Shoukat, M. G. Villar, E. S. Flore, M. A. R. Gutiérrez, I. Ashraf (2023), "PRUS: Product Recommender System Based on User Specifications and Customers Reviews", IEEE Access, pp: 1-20, ISSN: 2169-3536, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3299818, Impact Factor: 3.9
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M. Kaleem, S. Nazir, S. Jabeen, H. T. Mirza, S. Agha, A. Raza (2023), "Sputtering Al2O3 enhanced bandgap engineering for integrated photonic devices", Optics and Laser Technology, Elsevier, pp: 1-7, Vol: 162, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0030-3992, Impact Factor: 4.93
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A. Bilal, H. T. Mirza*, I. Hussain (2022), "Identifying significant textual features in titles of Google play store applications and their influence on user review rating", Knowledge and Information Systems, Springer, pp: 1159–1178, Vol: 65, DOI: 10.1007/s10115-022-01799-x, Impact Factor: 3.205
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza*, A. Ali, F. Iqbal, I. Hussain, M. Kaleem (2021), "Spammer group detection and diversification of customers’ reviews", PeerJ Computer Science, PEERJ INC, London, England, EC1V 9LL, Vol: 7:e472, Standard: 2376-5992, Impact Factor: 3.09
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza*, F. Iqbal, I. Hussain and M. Kaleem (2020), "Detecting Spam Product Reviews in Roman Urdu Script", The Computer Journal, Oxford University Press, The British Computer Society, pp: bxaa164, Standard: 0010-4620, Impact Factor: 1.077
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S. Mehmood, M. Kaleem, S. Nazir, A. Israr and H. T. Mirza (2020), "Numerical analysis of stable and low cost perovskite solar cell with an enhanced inorganic electron and hole transport layers", Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, pp: 725-733, Vol: 15, Issue: 6, Standard: 1555-130X, Impact Factor: 1.069
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A. Israr, M. Kaleem, S. Nazir, H. T. Mirza, H. A. Sorin (2020), "Nested genetic algorithm for highly reliable and efficient embedded system design", Design Automation for Embedded Systems, Springer, pp: 185–221, Vol: 24, Standard: 0929-5585, Impact Factor: 2.767
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza*, I. Hussain, F. Iqbal and I.Memon (2020), "Spam Review Detection using the Linguistic and Spammer Behavioral Methods", IEEE Access, pp: 53801-53816, Vol: 8, Standard: 2169-3536, Impact Factor: 4.098
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M. Shoaib, I. Hussain, H. T. Mirza (2019), "Automatic switching between speech and non-speech: adaptive auditory feedback in desktop assistance for the visually impaired", Universal Access in the Information Society, Springer, pp: 813-823, Vol: 19, ISSN: 1615-5289, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-019-00696-5, Impact Factor: 0.92
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza*, and I. Hussain (2019), "Detecting Spam Reviews through Spammer’s Behavioral Analysis", ADCAIJ: Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal, pp: 61-71, Vol: 8, Issue: 2, ISSN: 2255-2863, DOI: https://doi.org/10.14201/ADCAIJ2019826171, Impact Factor: ESCI
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N. Hussain, H. T. Mirza*, G. Rasool, I. Hussain and M. Kaleem (2019), "Spam Review Detection Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review", Applied Sciences, pp: 1-26, Vol: 9, Issue: 5 : 987, ISSN: 2076-3417, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9050987 , Impact Factor: 2.67
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I. Memon, H. T. Mirza, Q. A. Arain, H. Memon (2019), "Multiple mix zones de-correlation trajectory privacy model for road network", Telecommunication Systems, Springer, pp: 557-582, Vol: 70, Issue: 4, ISSN: 1018-4864, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-019-00551-1, Impact Factor: 1.71
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A. Rehman, A. Latif, R. Anwar, N. Abbas, S. Nawaz and H. T. Mirza (2019), "Postprandial Anti-Diabetic Effects of Various Fractions of Fagonia indica Burm. f. by in vitro and in vivo Studies", Pakistan Journal of Zoology, pp: 333-340, Vol: 51, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0030-9923, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.1.3, Impact Factor: 0.79
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I. Memon, H. T. Mirza (2018), "MADPTM: Mix zones and Dynamic Pseudonyms Trust Management system for Location Privacy", International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley, pp: e3795, Vol: 31, Issue: 17, ISSN: 1099-1131, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/dac.3795, Impact Factor: 1.717
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D. K. Sah, X. Wu, M. Lv, H.T. Mirza (2018), "Activity-based linkage and ranking methods for personal dataspace", International Journal of Mobile Communications (IJMC). Inderscience Publishers, pp: 266-285, Vol: 16, Issue: 3, ISSN: 1470-949X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMC.2018.091381, Impact Factor: 1.74
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I. Hussain, L. Chen, H.T. Mirza, L. Wang, G. Chen and I. Memon (2016), "Chinese-based Spearcons: Improving Pedestrian Navigation Performance in Eyes-Free Environment", International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI). Taylor & Francis, pp: 460-469, Vol: 32, Issue: 6, Standard: 1044-7318, Impact Factor: 1.259
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H.T. Mirza, L. Chen, I. Hussain, A. Majid, G. Chen (2015), "A Study on Automatic Classification of Users’ Desktop Interactions", Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor & Francis, pp: 320-341, Vol: 46, Issue: 5, Standard: 0196-9722, Impact Factor: 1.434
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A. Majid, L. Chen, H.T. Mirza, I. Hussain, G. Chen (2015), "A system for mining interesting tourist locations and travel sequences from public geo-tagged photos", Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE). Elsevier, pp: 66-86, Vol: 95, Standard: 0169-023X, Impact Factor: 2.131. *** BEST PAPER AWARD ***
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I. Hussain, L. Chen, H.T. Mirza, G. Chen, S.U. Hassan (2015), "Right mix of speech and non-speech: hybrid auditory feedback in mobility assistance of the visually impaired", Universal Access in the Information Society. Springer, pp: 527-536, Vol: 14, Issue: 4, Standard: 1615-5289, Impact Factor: 1.219
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I. Hussain, L. Chen, H.T. Mirza, K. Xing, and G. Chen (2014), "A Comparative Study of Sonification Methods to Represent Distance and Forward-Direction in Pedestrian Navigation", International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI). Taylor & Francis, pp: 740-751, Vol: 30, Issue: 9, Standard: 1044-7318, Impact Factor: 1.259
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J. Zhu, S.U. Hassan, H.T. Mirza, Q. Xie (2014), "Measuring recent research performance for Chinese universities using bibliometric methods", Scientometrics, Springer, pp: 429-443, Vol: 101, Issue: 1, Standard: 0138-9130, Impact Factor: 2.274
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A. Majid, L. Chen, G. Chen, H. T. Mirza, I. Hussain and J. Woodward (2013), "A context-aware personalized travel recommendation system based on geotagged social media data mining", International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Taylor & Francis, pp: 662-684, Vol: 27, Issue: 4, Standard: 1365-8816 (Print), 1362-3087 (Online), Impact Factor: 2.502
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H. T. Mirza, L. Chen, A. Majid and G. Chen (2011), "Building User Task Space by Mining Temporally Proximate Desktop Actions", Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor & Francis, pp: 585-604, Vol: 42, Issue: 8, Standard: 0196-9722 (Print), 1087-6553 (Online), Impact Factor: 1.434
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H. T. Mirza, L. Chen and G. Chen (2010), "Practicability of Dataspace Systems", International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications (JDCTA), pp: 233-243, Vol: 4, Issue: 3, Standard: 1975-9339
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Conference Papers 0
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M. Rafiq, I. Hussain, C. M. N. Faisal, H. T. Mirza (2019) "Study on Usefulness of Smartphone Applications for the People with Parkinson's", in Proc. of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), pp: 1-10
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M. Shoaib, I. Hussain, H. T. Mirza, M. Tayyab (2017) "The role of information and innovative technology for rehabilitation of children with Autism: A Systematic Literature Review", in Proc. of the 17th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), IEEE, pp: 1-10, Standard: 978-1-5386-3893-4
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A. Majid, L. Chen, G. Chen, H. T. Mirza and I. Hussain (2012) "GoThere: travel suggestions using geotagged photos", in Proc. of the 21st International Conference Companion on World Wide Web (WWW), ACM, pp: 577-578, Standard: 978-1-4503-1230-1
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I. Hussain, L. Chen, H. T. Mirza, A. Majid and G. Chen (2012) "Hybrid Auditory Feedback: A New Method for Mobility Assistance of the Visually Impaired", in Proc. of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS), ACM, pp: 255-256, Standard: 978-1-4503-1321-6
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A. Majid, L. Chen, H. T. Mirza, I. Hussain and G. Chen (2012) "Mining Context-Aware Significant Travel Sequences from Geotagged Social Media", in Proc. of the 26th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), pp: 2443-2444
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H. T. Mirza, L. Chen, G. Chen, I. Hussain and X. He (2011) "Switch Detector: An Activity Spotting System for Desktop", in Proc. of the 20th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), ACM, pp: 2285-2288, Standard: 978-1-4503-0717-8
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I. Hussain and H. T. Mirza (2010) "An Investigation into the Development & Usability Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Visually Impaired People", in Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering & ICT (ICEI)
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H. T. Mirza (2008) "Enterprise Information Retrieval: A Survey", in Proc. of the 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS), pp: 141-148, Vol: 6, Standard: 978-989-8111-37-1
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H. T. Mirza (2008) "Governmental Access to Encrypted Information: to what extent and how to achieve that extent?", in Proc. of the 4th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST), pp: 467-473
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Experience

Tenured Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus
2026 to Date

Tenured Associate Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus
2020 to 2026

Assistant Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus
2012 to 2020

Assistant Professor
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
2012 to 2012

Lecturer
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
2007 to 2012

Programmer Analyst
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
2005 to 2006

Software Engineer
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra
2002 to 2004

Web Programmer
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad
2001 to 2002

Qualification

PhD Computer Science
Zhejiang University, China
2009 to 2012

Master in Information Systems (Distinction)
The University of Sheffield, UK
2004 to 2005