Monitoring Effectiveness of Self-Managing System-A Review

Muhammad Usman Bilal,Muhammad Waseem Iqbal,Khowla Khaliq 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 2022 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 학술대회 Vol.2022 No.10

Software systems are widely spreading throughout and moving towards autonomic environment. Self-managing systems are designed so that they make adaptive decisions and are self-governing, self-directed and self-adapting. Self-managed systems are classified into basic requirements of self-configuration, self-protecting, self-healing and self-optimizing by IBM. Most of fact-findings has been taken out on implementation and benefits of self-managed systems. Some work on the evaluation of self-managed systems has been done. In this re-search work, seven metrics given by Claudia are applied on self-managed operating system proposed by previous researchers and induce a new monitoring module which will help in measuring the effectiveness of self-healing operating system.

Homomorphic Encryption Technologies for Cloud Computing

Khowla Khaliq,Muhammad Usman Bilal,Rimsha Khalid,Muhammad Waseem Iqbal,Muhammad Aqeel,Muhammad Adnan Khan 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 2022 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 학술대회 Vol.2022 No.10

Security is the major concern about data especially when we are storing it on the cloud and handing over it to the third force as the cloud resource supplier. We store our important data on the cloud in the shape of cipher-text but we have to convert it to plain text to perform calculations on it, which disturb its security including confidentiality, privacy, authentication, etc. so, our ultimate goal was to introduce some of the best encryption technique for securing data. In this regard, we have discussed Homomorphic Encryption (HE) in our paper. This survey is shown how HE could be used to make secure data on the cloud. HE is a technique in which data (plaintext) is converted in cipher-text (unreadable format). Users can perform required calculations on encrypted data without decrypting it and which does not affect the original form of data. This paper aims to focus on the fully homomorphic encryption technique. For this purpose, many approaches were analyzed and we suggested the best approach at the end of the paper.

Characterization and Field Measurements of NB-PLC for LV Network

Bilal Masood,Manzoor Ellahi,Waheed Aftab Khan,Waqar Akram,Muhamad Usman,Muhammad Talha Gul 대한전기학회 2018 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.13 No.1

This paper presents a procedure for field measurements which provides a generalized Narrowband Power Line Communications (NB-PLC) channel model for low voltage (LV) access network in order to deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) within Lahore, Pakistan. The measurements of allocated sites were performed in the residential (urban and rural), industrial and commercial electricity consumers for the NB-PLC channel modeling of overhead transmission lines (TLs). On the basis of extensive field measurement results, the average attenuation profile and transfer functions are presented. The results obtained from field measurements are validated by comparing them with a proposed Simulink model. A close agreement in the measured and simulated transfer function (TF) results is observed. The proposed Simulink model is an effort to model the NB-PLC channels in an effective way, especially in South Asian countries.

Characterization and Field Measurements of NB-PLC for LV Network

Masood, Bilal,Ellahi, Manzoor,Khan, Waheed Aftab,Akram, Waqar,Usman, Muhamad,Gul, Muhammad Talha The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2018 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.13 No.1

This paper presents a procedure for field measurements which provides a generalized Narrowband Power Line Communications (NB-PLC) channel model for low voltage (LV) access network in order to deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) within Lahore, Pakistan. The measurements of allocated sites were performed in the residential (urban and rural), industrial and commercial electricity consumers for the NB-PLC channel modeling of overhead transmission lines (TLs). On the basis of extensive field measurement results, the average attenuation profile and transfer functions are presented. The results obtained from field measurements are validated by comparing them with a proposed Simulink model. A close agreement in the measured and simulated transfer function (TF) results is observed. The proposed Simulink model is an effort to model the NB-PLC channels in an effective way, especially in South Asian countries.

Effect of Different Packaging Atmosphere on Microbiological Shelf Life, Physicochemical Attributes, and Sensory Characteristics of Chilled Poultry Fillets

Kashif Nauman,Muhammad Hayat Jaspal,Bilal Asghar,Adeel Manzoor,Kumayl Hassan Akhtar,Usman Ali,Sher Ali,Jamal Nasir,Muhammad Sohaib,Iftikhar Hussain Badar 한국축산식품학회 2022 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.42 No.1

This trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of overwrap, vacuum, and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on poultry breast fillets' microbiological, biochemical shelf life and sensory attributes. The fillets were divided into 4 groups, and each of the treatments was replicated 3 times with 60 breast fillets. The first group was a control group with overwrap packaging; the second group was vacuum packed (VP); the third and fourth groups were MAP-1: 0% O2, 40% CO2, 60% N2, and MAP-2: 20% O2, 40% CO2, 40% N2. The microbiological and biochemical analyses were performed for the total viable count, coliform count, Pseudomonas count, Salmonella count, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), pH, cooking loss, color, lipid oxidation, tenderness, and sensory analysis. The data were analysed through two-way ANOVA by Minitab (Minitab 17.3.1). Meat treated with understudy MAP compositions and vacuum packaging reduced total viable count, Pseudomonas count, and total coliform count than control (p<0.05). TVB-N remained below the recommended limit throughout storage except aerobic packaging (p<0.05). Cooking loss (%) was lowered and showed non-significant results (p>0.05) between vacuum packaging and both MAP concentrations. The meat stored in MAP-2 was characterised by higher (p<0.05) visual scores. Whilst MAP-1 showed higher (p<0.05) L* values and overall acceptability. Sample packaged under aerobic packaging showed significant (p<0.05) results for b* and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). Meat stored in aerobic packaging showed higher (p<0.05) shear force values. The outcome of this trial may help to promote the application of understudy MAP compositions and rapid detection of microbes by biochemical analysis under local conditions.

Relationship of the Big Five Personality Traits and Risk Aversion with Investment Intention of Individual Investors

SARWAR, Danish,SARWAR, Bilal,RAZ, Muhammad Asif,KHAN, Hadi Hassan,MUHAMMAD, Noor,AZHAR, Usman,ZAMAN, Nadeem uz,KASI, Mumraiz Khan Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.12

This empirical research is aimed at testing the relationship of the big five personality traits namely openness to experience, extraversion, consciousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and risk aversion with the investment intention of individual investors belonging to Balochistan, Pakistan. The primary data is collected through a self-administered questionnaire (a structured form that consists of a series of closed-ended and open-ended questions) from a sample of 397 active individual investors belonging to different districts of the province. The data is empirically analyzed by applying the Partial Least Square (PLS) path modeling technique by using the estimation package available in Smart-PLS. The findings of this study suggest that all the variables are statistically significant with investors' investment intention with risk aversion as the strongest predictor. Moreover, openness to experience, extraversion, consciousness, agreeableness, and risk are significantly and positively related to an investor's investment intention, whereas neuroticism is negatively related to an investor's investment intention. The results extended by this study can be used by financial planners and investment bankers to channelize the available financial resources in diversified portfolios. The results will help financial planners to make available diverse investment alternatives for investors in Balochistan, thus catering to their unique needs. Academia must offer courses on contemporary finance paradigm based on behavioral finance to enable future business graduates to make wise financial decisions.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) System using ANN

Arif Wicaksono Septyanto,Muhammad Usman Bilal,Khowla Khaliq,Muhammad Waseem Iqbal,Rimsha Khalid,Irfan Ullah 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 2022 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 학술대회 Vol.2022 No.10

This research work demonstrates surveillance of traffic on roads and streets which is used by private companies and public organizations and government institutions. The primary purpose is the well-organized management of the transport system and public safety on highways and in civil areas. This paper used the technique to well-structured localize the LP and segmentation of captured images is done by the ALPR system. We explained the localization of license plates by using the integrated segmentation method. ALPR system contains several well-observed skeletons like security administration, parking, vehicle identification, streets and road activity management, schedule of toll collecting framework, and so forth. There are various frameworks are present which are used for License plate capturing. The most important part of the ALPR framework is the accurate confinement of different number plates, recognition, and segmentation. By ALPR systems we can easily identify the number of vehicle plates. ANPR system also plays a crucial part in vehicle plate capturing and identification. This system helps in monitoring and tracking automobiles. In this paper, we have tried numerous techniques for traffic control and monitoring purposes which are works based on various techniques and methodologies. But ANPR primarily did their work for accuracy and template matching of vehicle number plates.

BIG DATA Challenges, Tools and Techniques

Rimsha Khalid,Khowla Khaliq,Muhammad Waseem Iqbal,Muhammad Saleem Butt,Muhammad Usman Bilal 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 2022 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 학술대회 Vol.2022 No.10

Data is growing day by day all over the world. The word ''Big-data'' refers to a collection of data sets that are huge and complicated. The data is usually measured in Petabyte or Exabyte. Big data is one of the most talked-about topics in the field of IT. Its role in the future will be very considerable. The massive use of the internet, smartphones and social media has resulted in an increase in data. The usage of such gadgets and the internet not only increases the volume of data but also increases market velocity by allowing into to be moved and shared at light speed across optical fiber and wireless networks. Numerous problems arise as a result of the rapid creation of a large amount of data. So, we presented important concepts of Big-data in this paper. The basic purpose of this paper was to explore Big-data, challenges, and different tools related to it. We studied the previous work in which all writers have well-described big data, its challenges, and how to deal with them. And we have achieved our goal by providing a platform that explored big data challenges and tools for big data storage in detail. Moreover, we have compared these tools by identifying their parameters. In the future, we will find out solutions for these challenges. Furthermore, this paper will open new doors for researchers to explore Big-data, and develop solutions for challenges and unsolved research questions.

The Impact of Knowledge Management Processes on Knowledge Sharing Attitude: The Role of Subjective Norms

Aneela SYED,Nagina GUL,Hadi Hassan KHAN,Muhammad DANISH,S.M. Nabeel Ul HAQ,Bilal SARWAR,Usman AZHAR,Wahab AHMED 한국유통과학회 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.1

Constructed upon Knowledge Management (KM) processes, the current study aims to investigate the interrelationship between Knowledge Sharing (KS) attitude among the faculty members and KM processes in higher education institutes (HEIs) in Pakistan along with the intervening role of subjective norms between KM processes and KS attitude. This research incorporated the theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to conceptualize the KS behavior by using a sample frame of 302 academic and administrative staff from research-based HEIs in Quetta, Pakistan. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on permanent faculty members from different universities of Quetta, Pakistan. The finding of the study shows a positive attitude among the researchers. The study empirically examined the interface between KM processes and KS attitude and higher education performance while providing valuable insights into the prevailing literature by investigating the mediating role of subject norms. The impact of subjective norms on KS attitude and KM process indicates the importance and basic determinant in organizational premises and improvement of skills of faculty management in HEIs. The partial mediation also reveals the importance of subjective norms in the development of faculty members’ KM and KS attitude process.