Published Papers

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IJCNN 2026
2026
Uncertainty Aware and Decoder Aligned Learning for Video Summarization

O. Tariq, M. Raza, S. Jeongbae

2026 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Maastricht, Netherlands

Uncertainty-aware framework with decoder-aligned learning for robust video summarization.

NOS-Gate
2026
NOS-Gate: Queue-Aware Streaming IDS for Consumer Gateways under Timing-Controlled Evasion

M. Bilal, O. Tariq, H. Ahmed

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Queue-aware streaming intrusion detection system robust to timing-controlled evasion attacks on consumer gateways.

ADP-QFed
2025
ADP-QFed: Privacy-Preserving Quantized Federated Learning for Intelligent Edge Sensing in IoT Systems

O. Tariq, M. Bilal, D. Han

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025  IF: 8.9

Combines adaptive differential privacy with quantized federated learning for privacy-preserving collaborative edge intelligence in IoT systems.

Quantum RL
2025
Quantum-Inspired Reinforcement Learning for Secure and Sustainable AIoT-Driven Supply Chain Systems

Dastagir, M. B. A., O. Tariq, Al-Kuwari, S., & Farouk, A.

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025  IF: 8.9

Quantum-inspired reinforcement learning for secure and sustainable AIoT-driven supply chain optimization.

NanoMST
2025
NanoMST: A Hardware-Aware Multiscale Transformer Network for TinyML-Based Real-Time Inertial Motion Tracking

O. Tariq, D. Han

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025  IF: 8.9

Ultra-lightweight multiscale transformer (298K params, 8-bit quantization) for TinyML inertial motion tracking — 4.7× compute reduction over LSTM baselines with real-time edge performance.

DeepILS
2025
DeepILS: Towards Accurate Domain Invariant AIoT-enabled Inertial Localization System

O. Tariq, B. Dastagir, M. Bilal, D. Han

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025  IF: 8.9

Domain-invariant AIoT-enabled inertial localization achieving sub-meter accuracy across diverse environments without environment-specific retraining.

Meta-Swin
2024
Meta-Swin: Lightweight Image Super-Resolution Swin Transformer for Metaverse Applications

O. Tariq, Dastagir M.B.A., M. Bilal, D. Han

2nd International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMETA), Dubai, 2024

Lightweight Swin Transformer for image super-resolution designed for resource-constrained metaverse applications.

EmoHEAL
2024
EmoHEAL: A Fusion-Based Framework for Emotion Recognition Using Wearable Sensors

O. Tariq, Y. Oh, D. Han

2024 IEEE SENSORS, Kobe, Japan

Multimodal fusion framework for emotion recognition using wearable sensor data with health monitoring applications.

FedNav
2024
FedNav: A Federated Learning Approach for Secure AIoT-enabled Inertial Odometry

O. Tariq, M. Bilal, D. Han

Proc. IEEE Annual Congress on AIoT, Melbourne, Australia, 2024

Federated learning framework for privacy-preserving collaborative inertial odometry training across distributed IoT devices.

TabCLR
2024
TabCLR: Contrastive Learning Representation of Tabular Data Classification for Indoor-Outdoor Detection

M.B.A. Dastagir, O. Tariq, D. Han

IEEE Access, 2024  IF: 3.6

Contrastive learning approach for tabular sensor data to improve indoor-outdoor detection classification accuracy.

Walsh-Hadamard
2024
Compact Walsh–Hadamard Transform-Driven S-Box Design for ASIC Implementations

O. Tariq, Dastagir M.B.A., D. Han

Electronics, vol. 13, no. 16, 2024  IF: 2.6

Area-efficient S-Box design for ASIC using Walsh-Hadamard transforms with strong cryptographic properties.

DeepIOD
2024
DeepIOD: Towards A Context-Aware Indoor–Outdoor Detection Framework Using Smartphone Sensors

O. Tariq, Dastagir M.B.A., D. Han

Sensors, vol. 24, no. 16, 2024  IF: 3.5

Context-aware indoor-outdoor detection using smartphone sensors for adaptive location-based application behavior.

Particle Filter
2024
2D Particle Filter Accelerator for Mobile Robot Indoor Localization and Pose Estimation

O. Tariq, D. Han

IEEE Access, vol. 12, 2024  IF: 3.6

Real-time FPGA-based particle filter SLAM accelerator for mobile robot indoor localization — 60% latency reduction over software baseline at 30 FPS.

NFT Authentication
2022
A Smart Card-Based Approach for Privacy-Preserving Authentication of Non-Fungible Tokens Using Non-Interactive Zero Knowledge Proof

M.B.A. Dastagir, O. Tariq, D. Han

Proc. SmartWorld / UIC / ScalCom / DigitalTwin / PriComp / Meta, Haikou, China, 2022

Privacy-preserving NFT authentication using smart cards and zero-knowledge proofs.

HILO
2022
HILO: High-Level and Low-Level Co-Design, Evaluation, and Acceleration of Feature Extraction for Visual-SLAM Using PYNQ Z1 Board

M.B.A. Dastagir, O. Tariq, D. Han

Proc. IPIN-WiP, Beijing, China, 2022. CEUR-WS, vol. 3248

Co-design approach for accelerating visual SLAM feature extraction on FPGA, optimizing algorithm performance and hardware efficiency jointly.

Papers Under Review

ConvXformer
Minor Revision
ConvXformer: Differentially Private Hybrid ConvNeXt-Transformer for Inertial Navigation

O. Tariq, M. Bilal, MU Hassan, D. Han, J. Crowcroft

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2025

Differentially private hybrid ConvNeXt-Transformer architecture providing formal ε-DP guarantees for distributed multimodal sensor fusion without sacrificing localization accuracy.

TRIP
Under Review
TRIP: Towards Realtime Deep Inertial Odometry for Pose-Invariant Pedestrian Navigation

O. Tariq, Y. Oh, D. Han

IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025

Real-time deep learning framework for inertial odometry that maintains accuracy regardless of device orientation for pedestrian navigation.

Q-Quant
Under Review
Q-Quant: Few-Shot Quantum-Aware Ternary Quantization of YOLO for Low-Power Edge Perception in Intelligent Transportation Systems

Dastagir, M. B. A., O. Tariq, Al-Kuwari, S., & Farouk, A.

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions, 2025

Few-shot quantum-aware ternary quantization of YOLO for ultra-low-power edge perception in transportation.

Quantum Generative
Under Review
Quantum Latent Generative Modeling Learning for Intelligent Transportation System

Dastagir, M. B. A., O. Tariq, Al-Kuwari, S., & Farouk, A.

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions, 2025

Quantum-enhanced generative modeling for traffic pattern prediction and intelligent transportation management.