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Ishfaq Ahmad (computer scientist)

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Professor Ishfaq Ahmad has received numerous international research awards, including several best paper awards at leading conference proceedings and top ranked journals, such as
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Z He, Y Liang, L Chen, Ishfaq Ahmad, D Wu, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology 15 (5), 645-658.   
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Ishfaq  Ahmad, X Wei, Y Sun, YQ Zhang, IEEE Transactions on multimedia 7 (5), 793-804.           
224: 392:. Ishfaq Ahmad and Sanjay Ranka, Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group LLC, Jan. 2012, two volumes, over 1200 pages. 452:. SU Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems 20 (3), 346-360.          256: 106: 374: 450:
A cooperative game theoretical technique for joint optimization of energy consumption and response time in computational grids
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systems and their applications, optimization algorithms, multimedia systems, video compression, assistive technologies,
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Ishfaq Ahmad, A Ghafoor, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 17 (10), 987-1004.         
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Member of the advisory board for European Commission on Energy Efficiency in Information and Communication Technologies
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities Summer 2023
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YK Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad, IEEE transactions on parallel and distributed systems 7 (5), 506-521.    
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An integrated technique for task matching and scheduling onto distributed heterogeneous computing systems
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Dynamic critical-path scheduling: An effective technique for allocating task graphs to multiprocessors.
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Efficient scheduling of arbitrary task graphs to multiprocessors using a parallel genetic algorithm
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He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from
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YK Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 59 (3), 381-422. 
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and computing for sustainability. This includes launching of a new journal with Elsevier,
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Power-rate-distortion analysis for wireless video communication under energy constraints.
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in 1992 and 1987, respectively; and a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the
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Static scheduling algorithms for allocating directed task graphs to multiprocessors
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Semi-distributed load balancing for massively parallel multicomputer systems.
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Video transcoding: an overview of various techniques and research issues.
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Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science alumni
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Optimal task assignment in heterogeneous distributed computing systems
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Academic staff of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Benchmarking and comparison of the task graph scheduling algorithms.
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of which he is the founding editor-in-chief, and launching of the
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IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
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IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
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On exploiting task duplication in parallel program scheduling
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and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the
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University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni
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Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM)
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IDES (Institute of Doctors, Engineers, and Scientists)
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IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems
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International Green and Sustainable Computing (IGSC)
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of Fame 229:IEEE Service Appreciation Award 837:Pakistani expatriate academics 807:Pakistani electrical engineers 396:Handbook of Exascale Computing 1: 817:Pakistani computer scientists 233:Outstanding Area Editor Award 792:American computer scientists 186:National Science Foundation 863: 568:Publications, Ishfaq Ahmad 291:Honorary professor at the 282:Honorary professor at the 272:Visiting scientist at the 263:Visiting scientist at the 182:U.S. Department of Justice 87: 56: 30: 802:Academic journal editors 37:Professor Ishfaq Ahmad 205:sustainable computing 178:sustainable computing 676:"CAS Society Awards" 382:Notable publications 787:Fellows of the IEEE 334:Lifeboat Foundation 176:, and energy-aware 156:26 May 2018 at the 125:Syracuse University 47:Syracuse University 705:scholar.google.com 680:cassnewsletter.org 346:Co-founder of the 251:Other appointments 98:computer scientist 288:at Chengdu, China 279:in Beijing, China 269:in Rome, New York 198:Texas Instruments 91: 90: 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Syracuse University
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Computer Science
The University of Texas at Arlington
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
computer scientist
IEEE Fellow
University of Texas at Arlington
Syracuse University
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Pakistan
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Multi-media Technology Research Center
Archived
Wayback Machine
parallel and distributed computing
smart power grid
sustainable computing
U.S. Department of Justice
National Science Foundation
Semiconductor Research Corporation
Adobe Inc
Texas Instruments
sustainable computing
Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM)
International Green Computing Conference
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
Pride of Pakistan, Hall of Fame

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