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Dr. Vijay Kumar
Assistant ProfessorDr. Vijay Kumar is Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering Department, NIT Hamirpur. He received his Ph.D. degree from NIT Kuruksherta. Previously, he received M.Tech. and B.Tech. degrees from GJUS&T, Hisar and M.M. Engineering College, Mullana, respectively. He has 4 years of teaching and research experience in the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. Prior, he has 8 years of teaching experience in various reputed institutes. He completed 2 DST SERB sponsored research projects. Presently, he is working on 1 CSIR sponsored research project. He has published more than 100 research papers in International Journals/Conferences. He has many book chapters in international repute publishers. He has supervised many Ph.D. and M.Tech. thesis on Metaheuristics, Image Mining, and Data Clustering. He has been listed among World’s Top 2% Scientists (2021 and 2022). He is the reviewer of several reputed SCI journals. He is member of ACM, CSI, International Association of Engineers, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, Singapore. His current research area is Soft Computing, Data Mining, Deep Learning, Steganography, and Pattern Recognition.
General Information
Name | : | Dr. Vijay Kumar |
Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
Department | : | Computer Science & Engineering |
Qualification | : | Ph.D., M.Tech, B.Tech. |
Date of Birth | : | |
Date of joining | : | 26/07/2019 |
Contact Details
Phone | : | 7073169619 |
Email ID | : | vijaykumarchahar@nith.ac.in |
Specialization
Position Held
Position | Department Name | Institute Name | Time Period |
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Educational Qualification
Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
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Ph. D. | 2015 | National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
M. Tech. | 2008 | Guru Jambheswer University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana |
B.Tech. | 2005 | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
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1 | Young Teacher award | Contribution towards research community | Mody University, Rajasthan | 2018 |
Research Experience
Research Interests : | Metaheuristic Techniques, Deep Learning, Data Clustering, Image Mining | |
Brief Research Statement : | My research focuses on Metaheuristic techniques and Deep Learning with an emphasis on designing and evaluating data clustering and pattern recognition related applications. My long-term research plan includes motivating young researcher students to undertake research in these areas. A center of excellence shall be established, where research in the area of Pattern Recognition and Deep Learning could be carried out. Various soft computing tools, websites, and teaching aids shall be maintained. Research Experience (along with teaching): 14+ Years; Sponsored Projects: 04 (Completed); Research Publications: 100+ (104 SCI/SCIE Journals, 24 Scopus Journals, 18 Book Chapters, 23 International Conferences); Ph.D. Guidance: 12 (07: Completed, 05: Ongoing); M.Tech. Guidance: 26; Google Scholar Statistics (h-index: 44, i10-index: 95). |
Journal Publications
Year | Author(s) | Title & Vol. No. | Journal Name | Indexing (SCI) Web of Science/Scopus |
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2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Variance based Harmony Search Algorithm for Unimodal and Multimodal Optimization Problems with Application to Clustering Vol. 45(6), pp. 486-511 | Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.859) | SCI |
2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Parameter Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm for Unimodal and Multimodal Optimization Problems, Vol. 5, pp. 144-155 | Journal of Computational Science, Elsevier (IF=3.817) | SCI |
2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Automatic Cluster Evolution Using Gravitational Search Algorithm and its Application on Image Segmentation. Vol. 29, pp. 93-103 | Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier (IF=7.802) | SCI |
2015 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Automatic Unsupervised Feature Selection Using Gravitational Search Algorithm, Vol. 61, pp. 22-31 | IETE Journal of Research, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.877) | SCI |
2016 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | An Automated Parameter Selection Approach for Simultaneous Clustering and Feature Selection, Vol. 4(2), pp.65-85 | Journal of Engineering Research, Springer (IF=0.620) | SCI |
2017 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Dehazing of Remote Sensing Images using Improved Restoration Model based Dark Channel Prior, Vol. 65(5), pp. 282-292 | Imaging Science Journal, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.600) | SCI |
2017 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Modified Gain Intervention Filter based Dehazing Technique, Vol. 64(20), pp. 2165-2178 | Journal of Modern Optics, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.293) | SCI |
2017 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Spotted Hyena Optimizer: A Novel Bio-inspired based Metaheuristic Technique for Engineering Applications, Vol. 114, pp. 48-70 | Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier (IF=4.255) | SCI |
2017 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | An Astrophysics-inspired Grey Wolf Algorithm for Numerical Optimization and its Application to Engineering Design Problems. Vol. 112, pp. 231-254 | Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier (IF=4.255) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Defogging of road images using gain coefficient based trilateral filter, Vol. 27(1), pp. 1-14 | Journal of Electronic Imaging, SPIE (IF=0.945) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Single image haze removal using integrated dark and bright channel prior, Vol. 32(4), pp. 1-9 | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | SCI |
2018 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | A Comprehensive Survey of 3D Image Steganography Techniques, Vol. 12(1), pp. 1-10 | IET Image Processing, IET (IF=2.373) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Comprehensive Survey on Haze Removal Techniques, Vol. 77(8), pp. 9595-9620 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | A Modified DWT-based Image Steganography Technique, Vol. 77(11), pp. 13279-13308 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2018 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Performance evaluation of 2D face recognition techniques under image processing attacks, Vol. 32(19), pp. 1-10 | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Dehazing of Remote Sensing Images using Fourth-order Partial Differential Equations Based Trilateral Filter, Vol. 12(2), pp. 208-219 | IET Computer Vision, IET (IF=1.950) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Fourier-Mellin moments based intertwining map for image encryption, Vol. 32(9), pp. 1-17 | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | An efficient image encryption method based on improved Lorenz chaotic system, Vol. 54(9), pp. 562-564 | Electronics Letters, IET (1.343) | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Gene Expression Data Clustering using Variance-based Harmony Search Algorithm | IETE Journal of Research, Taylor and Francis (IF=0.793) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Dehazing of outdoor images using notch based integral guided filter, Vol. 77(20), pp. 27363-27386 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2018 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | A RGB Image Encryption Technique using Lorenz and Rossler Chaotic System on DNA Sequences. Vol. 77(20), pp. 27017-27039 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Parallel Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II based Image Encryption Technique, Vol. 66(8), pp. 453-462 | Imaging Science Journal, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.600) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Color Image Encryption Technique using Differential Evolution in Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform Domain, Vol. 12(7), pp.1273 –1283 | IET Image Processing, IET (IF=2.373) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Beta Chaotic Map based Image Encryption Using Genetic Algorithm, Vol. 28(11), pp. 1850132 (1–26) | International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, IET (IF=2.450) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Adaptive Differential Evolution based Lorenz Chaotic System for Image Encryption, Vol. 43(12), pp. 8127-8144 | Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer (IF=2.807) | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | A novel dehazing model for remote sensing images, Vol. 69, pp. 14-27 | Computer & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier (IF=4.152) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Li Li | Color Image Encryption Approach based on Memetic Differential EvolutionColor Image Encryption Approach based on Memetic Differential Evolution | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Automatic Clustering and Feature Selection using Gravitational Search Algorithm and its Application to Microarray Data Analysis | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | SCI |
2018 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Astrophysics inspired multi-objective approach for automatic clustering and feature selection in real-life environment, Vol. 32 (31) , pp. 1-12 | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Binary Whale Optimization Algorithm and its Application to Unit Commitment Problem | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | KnRVEA: A Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm based on Knee Points and Reference Vector Adaptation Strategies for Many-objective Optimization, Vol. 49(7), pp.2434-2460 | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Emperor Penguin Optimizer: A Bio-inspired Algorithm for Engineering Problems, Vol. 159, pp. 20-50 | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | SCI |
2018 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Multi-objective Spotted Hyena Optimizer: A Novel Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm for Engineering Problems, Vol. 150, pp.175-197 | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Seagull Optimization Algorithm: Theory and its Applications for Large Scale Industrial Engineering Problems, Vol. 165, pp. 169-196 | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | SCI |
2019 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | A comprehensive review on image encryption techniques | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | A comprehensive review of computational dehazing techniques | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Image Dehazing using Moore neighborhood-based Gradient Profile Prior | Signal Processing: Image Communication, Elsevier (IF=3.453) | SCI |
2019 | Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Rajani | Automatic Clustering using Quantum based Multi-objective Emperor Penguin Optimizer and its Applications to Image Segmentation, Vol. 34, No. 24, pp. 1950193:1-19 | Modern Physics Letters A, World Scientific (IF=1.594) | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Single Image Dehazing using Gradient Channel Prior, Vol. 49, pp. 4276-4293 | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | SCI |
2019 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | A reversible and affine invariant 3D data hiding technique based on difference shifting and logistic map, Vol. 10, pp. 4947-4961 | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar, Avneet Kaur | Binary Spotted Hyena Optimizer and its Application to Feature Selection, Vol. 11, pp. 2625-2645 | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Image Dehazing using Window-based Integrated Means Filter, Vol. 79, pp. 34771–34793 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2020 | Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Kehui Sun | Color Image Dehazing using Gradient Channel Prior and Guided L0 Filter, Vol. 521, pp. 326-342 | Information Sciences, Elsevier (IF=8.233) | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Voxel-based 3D face reconstruction and its application to face recognition using sequential deep learning, Vol. 79, pp. 17303-17330 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2020 | Rajesh Kondabala, Vijay Kumar, Amjad Ali, Manjit Kaur | A novel astrophysics-based framework for prediction of binding affinity of glucose binder, Vol. 32 (31) , pp. 1-12 | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | SCI |
2020 | Gaurav Dhiman, Meenakshi Garg, Atulya Nagar, Vijay Kumar, Mohammad Dehghani | A novel algorithm for global optimization: Rat Swarm Optimizer | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | SCI |
2020 | Aayush Jaiswal, Neha Gianchandani, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Classification of the COVID-19 infected patients using DenseNet201 based deep transfer learning | Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, Taylor and Francis (IF=5.235) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Color image encryption using minimax differential evolution based 7D hyper-chaotic map | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Springer (IF=2.171) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Vaishali Yadav, Manjit Kaur | Deep Convolutional Neural Networks based Classification model for COVID-19 Infected Patients using Chest X-ray Images | International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Springer (IF=1.261) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Vaishali Yadav, Manjit Kaur | Classification of COVID-19 patients from chest CT images using multi-objective differential evolution based convolutional neural networks, Vol. 39(7), pp. 1379-1389 | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Springer (IF=5.103) | SCI |
2020 | N. Narayan Das, N. Kumar, Majit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh | Automated deep transfer learning-based approach for detection of COVID-19 infection in chest X-rays, | Innovation and Research in Biomedical Engineering, Elsevier (IF=5.500) | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar , Kamlinder Kaur, Avneet Kaur | Spiral-inspired Spotted Hyena Optimizer and its Application to Constraint Engineering Problems | Wireless Personal Communications, Springer (IF=2.017) | SCI |
2020 | Ashish Girdhar, Himani Kapur, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Robertas Damaševičius | Effect of COVID-19 Outbreak on Urban Health and Environment | Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, Springer (IF=5.804) | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Voxel-based 3D occlusion-invariant face recognition using game theory and simulated annealing | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2020 | Ashish Girdhar, Vijay Kumar, | A 2D logistic map and Lorenz-Rossler chaotic system based RGB image encryption approach | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | A Systematic Review on Firefly Algorithm: Past, Present, and Future | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | 3D Landmark-based Face Restoration for Recognition using Variational Autoencoder and Triplet Loss | IET Biometrics, IET (IF=1.821) | SCI |
2020 | Sourabh Katoch, Sumit Singh Chauhan, Vijay Kumar | A Review on Genetic Algorithm: Past, Present, and Future | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2020 | Rajesh Kondabala, Vijay Kumar, Amjad Ali | Design a Synthetic Glucose Receptor using Computational Intelligence Approach | Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, Elsevier (IF=2.942) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Rapid COVID-19 diagnosis using ensemble deep transfer learning models from chest radiographic images | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Drug Synergy Prediction Using Dynamic Mutation based Differential Evolution | Current Pharmaceutical Design, (IF=3.310) | SCI |
2021 | Neeraj Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | Single Image Defogging using Deep Learning Techniques: Past, Present and Future | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2021 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Densely connected convolutional networks-based COVID-19 screening model | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | SCI |
2021 | Ashish Girdhar, Himani Kapur, Vijay Kumar | A novel Grayscale image encryption approach based on chaotic maps and image blocks | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Springer (IF=2.171) | SCI |
2021 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Performance evaluation of machine learning based face recognition techniques | Wireless Personal Communications, Springer (IF=2.017) | SCI |
2021 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar , Vaishali Yadav, Dilbag Singh, Naresh Kumar, Nripendra Narayan Das | Metaheuristic-based Deep COVID-19 Screening Model from Chest X-Ray Images | Journal of Healthcare Engineering (IF=3.822) | SCI |
2021 | Mahima Dubey, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Than-Pan Dao | A Systematic Review on Harmony Search Algorithm: Theory, Literature, and Applications | Mathematical Problems in Engineering (IF=1.430) | SCI |
2021 | Minkashi Kalra, Shobhit Tyagi, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Wali Khan Mashwani, Habib Shah, Kamal Shah | A Comprehensive Review on Scatter Search: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges | Mathematical Problems in Engineering (IF=1.430) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Robertas Damasevicius | Overview of current state of research on the application of artificial intelligence techniques for COVID-19 | PeerJ Computer Science. (IF=2.41) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Nitin Dogra | A Comprehensive Review on Deep Synergistic Drug Prediction Techniques for Cancer | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Single image defogging by gain gradient image filter, Vol. 62(7), pp.079101:1-079101:3 | Science China Information Sciences, Springer (IF=7.275) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Hammam Alshazly | A novel binary seagull optimizer and its application to feature selection problem | IEEE Access, IEEE (IF=3.467) | SCI |
2021 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | A Systematic Review on Foggy Datasets: Applications and Challenges | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2021 | Minakshi Kalra, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Şaban Öztürk, Hammam Alshazly | A Novel Binary Emperor Penguin Optimizer for Feature Selection Tasks | Computers, Materials & Continua (IF=3.860) | SCI |
2021 | Gundeep Singh, Sahil Sharma,Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Mohammed Baz, Mehedi Masud | Spoken Language Identification using Deep Learning | Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience (IF=3.120) | SCI |
2021 | Ashish Girdhar, Vijay Kumar, Himani Kapur | Classification of White Blood Cell using Convolution Neural Network | Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Elsevier (IF=5.076) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur | Screening of COVID-19 Suspected Subjects using Multi-Crossover Genetic Algorithm based Dense Convolutional Neural Network | IEEE Access, IEEE (IF=3.467) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Tarun Agarwal | A Systematic Review on Bat Algorithm: Theoretical Foundation, Variants, and Applications | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2021 | Rajani, Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur | Early Diagnosis of COVID-19 Patients Using Deep Learning-based Deep Forest Model | Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.296) | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Sami Bourouis, Hammam Alshazly | Impact of COVID-19 on Society, Environment, Economy and Education | Sustainability (IF=3.889) | SCI |
2021 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | 3D Face Reconstruction in Deep Learning Era: A Survey | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2022 | Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Improved seven-dimensional (i7D) hyperchaotic map-based image encryption technique | Soft Computing, Springer (IF=3.732) | SCI |
2022 | Saloni Laddha, Vijay Kumar | DGCNN: Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network Based Convolutional Neural Network for Diagnosis of COVID-19 | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2022 | Pooja Rani, Kamlesh Dutt, Vijay Kumar | Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Prediction of Drug Synergy in Malignant Diseases: Past, Present, and Future | Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier (IF=6.698) | SCI |
2022 | Vijay Kumar, Ranjeet Walia, Shivam Sharma | DeepHumor: A Novel Deep Learning Framework for Humor Detection | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2022 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, MC Jabaraulla, Vijay Kumar, Hong-Ne Lee | Evolving fusion-based visibility restoration model for hazy remote sensing images using dynamic differential evolution | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE (IF=5.6) | SCI |
2022 | Vijay Kumar, Rahul Gupta, Anis Zarrad, Omar Cheikhrouhou | COV-DLS: Prediction of COVID-19 from X-rays Using Enhanced Deep Transfer Learning Techniques | Journal of Healthcare Engineering (IF=3.822) | SCI |
2022 | Kamakshi Rautela, Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar | A Systematic Review on Breast Cancer Detection using Deep Learning Techniques | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2022 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, MC Jabaraulla, Vijay Kumar, Hong-Ne Lee | Artificial Intelligence-based Cyber-Physical System for Severity Classification of Chikungunya Disease | IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, IEEE (IF=3.316) | SCI |
2022 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | HUDRS: Hazy Unpaired Dataset for Road Safety | The Visual Computer, Springer (IF=2.835) | SCI |
2022 | Saurabh Kamal, Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Hammam Alshazly, Hany S. Hussein, Thomas Martinetz | Towards Financial News Summarization Using Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing | Mathematics (IF=1.555) | SCI |
2022 | Shubhkirti Sharma, Vijay Kumar | A Comprehensive Review on Multi-Objective Optimization Techniques: Past, Present, and Future | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2022 | Jatin Sharma, Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Hany S. Hussain, Hammam Alshazly | Deepfakes Classification of Faces Using Convolutional Neural Networks | Traitement du Signal (IF=2.299) | SCI |
2021 | Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif | Secure and Energy efficient based E-health Care Framework for Green Internet of Things | IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (IF=3.525) | SCI |
2022 | Saloni Laddha, Sami Mnasri, Mansoor Alghamdi, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Malek Alrashidi, Abdullah Almuhaimeed | COVID-19 Diagnosis and Classification Using Radiological Imaging and Deep Learning Techniques: A Comparative Study | Diagnostics (IF=3.992) | SCI |
2022 | Kamakshi Rautela, Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar | Dual-Modality Synthetic Mammogram Construction for Breast Lesion Detection using U-DARTS | Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Elsevier (IF=5.687) | SCI |
2022 | Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh | Chaotic Spotted Hyena Optimizer for Numerical Problems | Expert Systems, Wiley (IF=2.812) | SCI |
2022 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Hong-Ne Lee | MLNet: Metaheuristics-based Lightweight Deep Learning Network for Cervical Cancer Diagnosis | IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, IEEE (IF=7.012) | SCI |
2023 | Vijay Kumar, Sahil Sharma | Distracted Driver Detection using Learning Representations | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2023 | R Kumar, Vijay Kumar | A Systematic Review on Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm and its Applications | Artificial Intelligence Review, Springer (IF=9.588) | SCI |
2023 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | A Comprehensive Review of Computational Desmogging Techniques | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | SCI |
2023 | Pooja Rani, Kamlesh Dutta, Vijay Kumar | Performance Evaluation of Drug Synergy Datasets using Computational Intelligence Approaches | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2023 | Kamakshi Rautela, Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar | Active Contour And Texture Features Hybrid Model for Breast Cancer Detection From Ultrasonic Images | International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, Wiley (IF=2.177) | SCI |
2023 | RA Zachariah, Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Systematic Review of Passenger Demand Forecasting in Aviation Industry | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2023 | Pooja Rani, Kamlesh Dutta, Vijay Kumar | Drug synergy model for malignant diseases using deep learning | Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, World Scientific (IF=1.204) | SCI |
2023 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | Desmogging of Still Images using Residual Regression Network and Morphological Erosion | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
2023 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | Aethra-Net: Single Image and Video Dehazing Using Autoencoder | Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Elsevier (IF=2.887) | SCI |
2023 | Vijay Kumar, Sahil Sharma | Steganography-based Facial Re-enactment using Generative Adversarial Networks | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | SCI |
Conference Publications
Year | Author(s) | Title | Conference name with place | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
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2019 | Kamalinder Kaur Kaleka, Avneet Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Design and Development of Soft Computing Toolbox using Metaheuristics | International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology and Management (SUSCOM), Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur - India, February 26-28, 2019 | Scopus |
2019 | Rajesh Kondabala, Vijay Kumar, Amjad Ali | Computational Intelligence Tools to Study Molecular Interactions for Drug Design | International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology and Management (SUSCOM), Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur - India, February 26-28, 2019 | Scopus |
2018 | Divya Agarwal, Vijay Kumar | An Improved Firefly Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows | IEEE International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), 19-22 Sept., 2018 | INSPEC Accession Number: 18291091 |
2017 | Rimmi Anand, Vijay Kumar | Firefly algorithm for reliable protection in distribution networks | IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), 6-7 July, 2017 | INSPEC Accession Number: 17720704 |
2017 | Divya Agarwal, Vijay Kumar, Ashish Girdhar | Lagrangian relaxation for the vehicle routing problem with time windows | IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT), 6-7 July, 2017 | INSPEC Accession Number: 17720704 |
2016 | Seema Gill, Vijay Kumar | Modified Grey Wolf Algorithm for optimization problems | IEEE International Conference on Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT), Coimbatore, 26-27 Aug., 2016 | INSPEC Accession Number: 16620654 |
2016 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Improved Grey Wolf Algorithm for Optimization Problems | International Symposium on Fusion of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 18-22 January 2016 | - |
2015 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | A Hybrid Approach for Data Clustering using Expectation-Maximization and Parameter Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm | International Conference on Future Computational Technologies, Singapore, 29-30 March 2015 | - |
2011 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Skull Stripping from MRI Brain Images Using Morphological Operations: A Study and Implementation | International Multi Conference on Intelligent Systems, Sustainable, New and Renewable Energy Technology and Nanotechnology, Klawad, Jagadhri, India, 2011 | - |
2010 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Performance evaluation of DWT based image steganography | IEEE International Advance Computing Conference, Patiala, India, 19-21 Feb. 2010 | INSPEC Accession Number: 11155879 |
2009 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Digital Watermarking using SVD and Blocked SVD: A Study | International Conference on Intelligent Systems & Networks, Klawad, Jagadhri, India, 2009 | - |
Research Projects
Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
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PI | Research | SmartGlucoBinder: Design and Synthesis of Small Glucose Binder Molecule using Computational Intelligence Approach | SERB | 23/03/2017 | 23/03/2020 | 27.19 Lacs | Completed | P.S. Rana, Amjad Ali | ECR/2016/001231 | 23/03/2017 |
Co-PI | Research | Tox2020: Toxicity Prediction of pre clinical trial drug using Physicochemical Properties and Machine Learning Approaches | SERB | 14/07/2016 | 01/07/2019 | 25.84 Lacs | Completed | Deepak Garg | ECR/2015/000150 | 14/07/2016 |
PI | Research | Design a Distribution Network for Production Company using Facility Allocation Algorithms | TIET, Patiala | 01/04/2016 | 28/07/2017 | 7 Lacs | Completed | - | TIET/42-135/2013(SR) | 14/03/2016 |
Co-PI | Research | DFOG20: Design and Development of an Efficient Defogging Framework for Road Safety | CSIR | 19/11/2019 | 18/11/2022 | 1244500 | On going | Sunil Kumar Singla | 22(0801)/19/EMR-II | 25/07/2019 |
Research Supervision
Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Suprivisor(s) |
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M.Tech | Aman Paul | Development of Association Rule Mining for Knowledge Analysis Using Apriori Algorithm | Completed | 2012 | None |
M.Tech | Dipali | Analysis of Integer Factorization Techniques Used in RSA | Completed | 2013 | None |
M.Tech | Rma Agarwal | Performance Evaluation of Image Segmentation Techniques | Completed | 2013 | None |
M.Tech | Ritu Ganda | Knowledge Discovery from Database using an Integration of Clustering and Association Rule Mining | Completed | 2014 | None |
M.Tech | Pratibha | Performance Evaluation of Skull Stripping Methods and Tools | Completed | 2014 | None |
M.Tech | Divya | Comparison of Cryptographic Algorithms AES and DES | Completed | 2015 | None |
M.Tech | Ajay Goel | Digital image steganography technique using discrete wavelet transform | Completed | 2016 | None |
M.Tech | Seema Gill | Design and Development of Grey Wolf Metaheuristic Technique with Application to Combinatorial Optimization Problem | Completed | 2016 | None |
M.Tech | Manpreet Singh | Design a Distribution Network for Production Company using Facility Allocation Algorithms | Completed | 2017 | None |
M.Tech | Rimmi Anand | Design and Development of Reliable Capacitated Facility Location for Distribution Network Design | Completed | 2017 | None |
M.Tech | Divya Agarwal | Development of Efficient Approaches for Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows | Completed | 2017 | Mr Ashish Gridhar |
M.Tech | Avneet Kaur | Design and development of Binary metaheuristic algorithms for feature selection | Completed | 2019 | None |
M.Tech | Kamalinder Kaur | Development of Chaotic Metaheuristic Algorithm for Engineering Design Problems | Completed | 2019 | Dr P S Rana |
Ph.D | Dilbag Singh | Design and Development of Visibility Restoration Techniques for Weather Degraded Images | Awarded | 2019 | None |
Ph.D | Manjit Kaur | Development of Efficient Color Image Encryption Techniques using Evolutionary Optimization | Awarded | 2019 | None |
Ph.D | Gaurav Dhiman | Multi-objective Metaheuristic Approaches for Data Clustering in Engineering Application(s) | Awarded | 2019 | None |
Ph.D | Ashish Girdhar | Development of Efficient Image Steganography System for 3D Image Models | Awarded | 2019 | None |
Ph.D | Rajani | Development of Multiobjective Techniques for Segmentation | Awarded | 2021 | Dr Dinesh Kumar |
M.Tech | Lalit Yadav | Development of Wild Animal Detection Technique Using Machine Learning Approaches | Completed | 2020 | None |
M.Tech | Naresh Kumar | Forest Fire Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques | Completed | 2020 | None |
M.Tech | Pritam Verma | Visual Quality Improvement using Single Image Defogging Technique | Completed | 2020 | None |
Ph.D | Sahil Sharma | Metaheuristic Approaches for Occlusion Invariant 3D Face Recognition Technique | Awarded | 2021 | None |
M.Tech | Saloni Laddha | COVID-19 Diagnosis and Classification using Deep Learning and GAN Augmentation on Chest X-Rays | Completed | 2021 | None |
M.Tech | Aniket | Image steganographic model using Generative Adversarial Networks | Completed | 2021 | None |
M.Tech | Nitin Dogra | DRUG SYNERGY USING DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES | Completed | 2021 | None |
M.Tech | Isha Sharma | MULTI-OBJECTIVE TUNICATE SEARCH OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM | Completed | 2021 | None |
M.Tech | Rahul Gupta | prediction of COVID-19 patients from chest X-rays using ensemble deep transfer learning techniques | Completed | 2021 | None |
Ph.D | Rajesh Kondabala | Computational Investigation of Glucose Binding Receptor | Awarded | 2022 | Dr. Amjad Ali |
M.Tech | Ulka Nehra | A Novel Image Watermarking Algorithm using Grey Wolf Optimization | Completed | 2022 | None |
M.Tech | Guneet Singh | Image Steganography Using Generative Adversarial Network | Completed | 2022 | None |
M.Tech | Surya Pratap Saini | Binary Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Engineering Problems | Completed | 2022 | None |
M.Tech | Abhinav Lamba | Metaheuristics Techniques to solve Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem | Completed | 2022 | None |
M.Tech | Dev Kant Kumar Chouhan | Detection of Face Mask Using Deep Learning Approaches | Completed | 2022 | None |
M.Tech | Skand V. Gupta | Development of Density-based Clustering Algorithm for Heterogeneous Data | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
M.Tech | Kusum | Facial Kinship Verification using Computational Approaches | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
M.Tech | Pratyksh Dhapola | Development of Binary Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm and its Application | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
M.Tech | Siddharth Naithani | Innovative Approaches for Accurate User Monitoring | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
M.Tech | Animesh Maudgil | Analyzing the Impact of BERT Embeddings on Rumor Debunking | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
M.Tech | Shubham Thakur | Storage and Verification of Medical Records using BlockchainTechnology | Ongoing | 2023 | None |
Patents
Title | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
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Smog Elimination System and Method | Application No. 201911036469 | 10/09/2019 | Indian Patent Office | Filled |
Teaching Experience
Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
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Lecturer | Information Technology Department, M.M. Engineering College, Mullana, Ambala (HR) | 30/08/2005 | 27/07/2006 | 11 Months |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, JCDM College of Engg., Sirsa, Haryana | 09/06/2008 | 23/07/2014 | 6 Yrs |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan | 28/07/2014 | 30/07/2015 | 1 Yr |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engg. and Technology, Patiala, Punjab | 31/07/2015 | 25/07/2019 | 4 Yrs |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (HP) | 26/07/2019 | - |
Administrative Experience
Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To |
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Ph.D. Coordinator | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engg. and Technology, Patiala, Punjab | 23/10/2015 | 06/07/2018 |
Nodal Officer, Digital India | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 01/05/2020 | 15/09/2020 |
Member, Institute Central Library Committee | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 03/09/2019 | |
Faculty Incharge, Result Processing | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 01/05/2020 | |
Member Secretary, Senate Master Program Committee | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 19/08/2019 | |
Convener, Departmental Doctoral Programme Committee (DDPC) | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 20/05/2020 | 09/08/2021 |
OIC, Examination | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 21/10/2021 |
Book/Chapters Written
Type | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
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Book Chapter | Digital Image Steganography Based on Combination of DWT and DCT. Information and Communication Technology, LNCS-CCIS, vol 101 | Springer | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | 9783642157653 | 2010 |
Book Chapter | Improving the Performance of Color Image Watermarking Using Contourlet Transform. Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology, LNCS-CCIS, vol 131 | Springer | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | 9783642178566 | 2011 |
Book Chapter | Initializing Cluster Center for K-Means Using Biogeography Based Optimization. Advances in Computing, Communication and Control, LNCS-CCIS, vol 125 | Springer | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra, Dinesh Kumar | 9783642184390 | 2011 |
Book Chapter | Impact of distance measures on the performance of clustering algorithms. In: Mohapatra D., Patnaik S. (eds) Intelligent Computing, Networking, and Informatics Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing | Springer | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra, Dinesh Kumar | 9788132216650 | 2013 |
Book Chapter | MRI brain image segmentation using GSA based clustering. Research Developments in Computer Vision and Image Processing: Methodologies and Applications | IGI Global | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra, Dinesh Kumar | 9781466645585 | 2014 |
Book Chapter | Data clustering using Sine-Cosine Algorithm, Chapter 31 in Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Innovations and Trends | IGI Global | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | 9781522522294 | 2017 |
Book Chapter | Soft computing based simulated model for enhancing applicability of e-governance, Chapter 17 in The Stances of e-Government | Taylor & Francis | Minakshi Kalra, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | 9780203731451 | 2018 |
Book Chapter | Computational Intelligence Tools for Protein Modeling. In: Yadav N., Yadav A., Bansal J., Deep K., Kim J. (eds) Harmony Search and Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing vol. 741 | Springer | Rajesh Kondabala , Vijay Kumar | 9789811307607 | 2019 |
Book Chapter | Spotted Hyena Optimizer for Solving Complex and Non-linear Constrained Engineering Problems. In: Yadav N., Yadav A., Bansal J., Deep K., Kim J. (eds) Harmony Search and Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing vol. 741 | Springer | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | 9789811307607 | 2019 |
Book Chapter | Transfer Learning in 2.5D Face Image for Occlusion Presence and Gender Classification, Chapter 6 in Handbook of Research on Deep Learning Innovations and Trends | IGI Global | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | 9781522578628 | 2019 |
Book Chapter | An efficient image steganography method using multi-objective differential evolution | Elsevier | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh | 9780128194386 | 2020 |
Book Chapter | Machine Intelligence-based Approach for Effective Terrorism Monitoring | Taylor & Francis | Riyazveer Singh, Sahil Kumar, Vijay Kumar | 9781003006602 | 2021 |
Book Chapter | Green communication technology, IOT, VR, AR in smart environment | Taylor & Francis | Riyazveer Singh, Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | 9781003121619 | 2021 |
Book Chapter | Visual Quality Improvement using Single Image Defogging Technique | Apple Academic Press | Pritam Verma, Vijay Kumar | xxxx | 2021 |
Book Chapter | Skull stripping and Tumor detection using 3 Dimensional U-Net | Elsevier | Isha Sharma, Rahul Gupta, Vijay Kumar | xxxx | 2021 |
Book Chapter | Distracted Driver Detection System using Deep Learning Technique | IGI Global | Varan Singh Rohila, Karan Kumar Barnwal, Vijay Kumar | xxxx | 2021 |
Book Chapter | Fast Image Desmogging for Road Safety Using Optimized Dark Channel Prior | CRC Press | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Kumar Singla | XXXX | 2022 |
Book Chapter | Applications of Genetic Algorithms in Healthcare: A Review | Springer | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | xxxx | 2022 |
Expert Talks
Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
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Fundamentals of Deep Learning | RIET, Jaipur | 2019 | TEQIP-III sponsored five days Faculty Development Program on “Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics” at RIET, Jaipur from 24-28 June 2019 |
Transfer Learning | JIIIT, Noida | 2019 | One week Short Term Course on “Deep Learning and its Applications” from July 1 –6, 2019 |
Consultancy
Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
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International and National Exposure
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Conferences/Courses Organized
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Profile Summary



Name | : | Dr. Vijay Kumar |
Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
Department | : | Computer Science & Engineering |
Qualification | : | Ph.D., M.Tech, B.Tech. |
Phone | : | 7073169619 |
Email ID | : | vijaykumarchahar@nith.ac.in |
Profile URL | : | https://portfolios.nith.ac.in/index.php?/nith/dr-vijay-kumar-chahar |
Date of Birth | : | |
Date of Joining | : | 26/07/2019 |
Specialization
Education Qualification
Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
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Ph. D. | 2015 | National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
M. Tech. | 2008 | Guru Jambheswer University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana |
B.Tech. | 2005 | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
Teaching Experience
Programme Name | Department And Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
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Lecturer | Information Technology Department, M.M. Engineering College, Mullana, Ambala (HR) | 30/08/2005 | 27/07/2006 | 11 Months |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, JCDM College of Engg., Sirsa, Haryana | 09/06/2008 | 23/07/2014 | 6 Yrs |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan | 28/07/2014 | 30/07/2015 | 1 Yr |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engg. and Technology, Patiala, Punjab | 31/07/2015 | 25/07/2019 | 4 Yrs |
Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (HP) | 26/07/2019 | - |
Administrative Experience
Position Held | Department And Organization | From | To |
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Ph.D. Coordinator | Computer Science & Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engg. and Technology, Patiala, Punjab | 23/10/2015 | 06/07/2018 |
Nodal Officer, Digital India | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 01/05/2020 | 15/09/2020 |
Member, Institute Central Library Committee | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 03/09/2019 | |
Faculty Incharge, Result Processing | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 01/05/2020 | |
Member Secretary, Senate Master Program Committee | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 19/08/2019 | |
Convener, Departmental Doctoral Programme Committee (DDPC) | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 20/05/2020 | 09/08/2021 |
OIC, Examination | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur | 21/10/2021 |
Research Experience
Research Interests : | Metaheuristic Techniques, Deep Learning, Data Clustering, Image Mining | |
Brief Research Statement : | My research focuses on Metaheuristic techniques and Deep Learning with an emphasis on designing and evaluating data clustering and pattern recognition related applications. My long-term research plan includes motivating young researcher students to undertake research in these areas. A center of excellence shall be established, where research in the area of Pattern Recognition and Deep Learning could be carried out. Various soft computing tools, websites, and teaching aids shall be maintained. Research Experience (along with teaching): 14+ Years; Sponsored Projects: 04 (Completed); Research Publications: 100+ (104 SCI/SCIE Journals, 24 Scopus Journals, 18 Book Chapters, 23 International Conferences); Ph.D. Guidance: 12 (07: Completed, 05: Ongoing); M.Tech. Guidance: 26; Google Scholar Statistics (h-index: 44, i10-index: 95). |
Research Projects
Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
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PI | Research | SmartGlucoBinder: Design and Synthesis of Small Glucose Binder Molecule using Computational Intelligence Approach | SERB | 23/03/2017 | 23/03/2020 | 27.19 Lacs | Completed | P.S. Rana, Amjad Ali | ECR/2016/001231 | 23/03/2017 |
Co-PI | Research | Tox2020: Toxicity Prediction of pre clinical trial drug using Physicochemical Properties and Machine Learning Approaches | SERB | 14/07/2016 | 01/07/2019 | 25.84 Lacs | Completed | Deepak Garg | ECR/2015/000150 | 14/07/2016 |
PI | Research | Design a Distribution Network for Production Company using Facility Allocation Algorithms | TIET, Patiala | 01/04/2016 | 28/07/2017 | 7 Lacs | Completed | - | TIET/42-135/2013(SR) | 14/03/2016 |
Co-PI | Research | DFOG20: Design and Development of an Efficient Defogging Framework for Road Safety | CSIR | 19/11/2019 | 18/11/2022 | 1244500 | On going | Sunil Kumar Singla | 22(0801)/19/EMR-II | 25/07/2019 |
Journal Publications
Year | Author(s) | Journal Name | Title & Vol. No. | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
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2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.859) | Variance based Harmony Search Algorithm for Unimodal and Multimodal Optimization Problems with Application to Clustering Vol. 45(6), pp. 486-511 | SCI |
2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Journal of Computational Science, Elsevier (IF=3.817) | Parameter Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm for Unimodal and Multimodal Optimization Problems, Vol. 5, pp. 144-155 | SCI |
2014 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier (IF=7.802) | Automatic Cluster Evolution Using Gravitational Search Algorithm and its Application on Image Segmentation. Vol. 29, pp. 93-103 | SCI |
2015 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | IETE Journal of Research, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.877) | Automatic Unsupervised Feature Selection Using Gravitational Search Algorithm, Vol. 61, pp. 22-31 | SCI |
2016 | Vijay Kumar, Jitender Kumar Chhabra and Dinesh Kumar | Journal of Engineering Research, Springer (IF=0.620) | An Automated Parameter Selection Approach for Simultaneous Clustering and Feature Selection, Vol. 4(2), pp.65-85 | SCI |
2017 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Imaging Science Journal, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.600) | Dehazing of Remote Sensing Images using Improved Restoration Model based Dark Channel Prior, Vol. 65(5), pp. 282-292 | SCI |
2017 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Journal of Modern Optics, Taylor and Francis (IF=1.293) | Modified Gain Intervention Filter based Dehazing Technique, Vol. 64(20), pp. 2165-2178 | SCI |
2017 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier (IF=4.255) | Spotted Hyena Optimizer: A Novel Bio-inspired based Metaheuristic Technique for Engineering Applications, Vol. 114, pp. 48-70 | SCI |
2017 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier (IF=4.255) | An Astrophysics-inspired Grey Wolf Algorithm for Numerical Optimization and its Application to Engineering Design Problems. Vol. 112, pp. 231-254 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Journal of Electronic Imaging, SPIE (IF=0.945) | Defogging of road images using gain coefficient based trilateral filter, Vol. 27(1), pp. 1-14 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | Single image haze removal using integrated dark and bright channel prior, Vol. 32(4), pp. 1-9 | SCI |
2018 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | IET Image Processing, IET (IF=2.373) | A Comprehensive Survey of 3D Image Steganography Techniques, Vol. 12(1), pp. 1-10 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | Comprehensive Survey on Haze Removal Techniques, Vol. 77(8), pp. 9595-9620 | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | A Modified DWT-based Image Steganography Technique, Vol. 77(11), pp. 13279-13308 | SCI |
2018 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | Performance evaluation of 2D face recognition techniques under image processing attacks, Vol. 32(19), pp. 1-10 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | IET Computer Vision, IET (IF=1.950) | Dehazing of Remote Sensing Images using Fourth-order Partial Differential Equations Based Trilateral Filter, Vol. 12(2), pp. 208-219 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | Fourier-Mellin moments based intertwining map for image encryption, Vol. 32(9), pp. 1-17 | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Electronics Letters, IET (1.343) | An efficient image encryption method based on improved Lorenz chaotic system, Vol. 54(9), pp. 562-564 | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | IETE Journal of Research, Taylor and Francis (IF=0.793) | Gene Expression Data Clustering using Variance-based Harmony Search Algorithm | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | Dehazing of outdoor images using notch based integral guided filter, Vol. 77(20), pp. 27363-27386 | SCI |
2018 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | A RGB Image Encryption Technique using Lorenz and Rossler Chaotic System on DNA Sequences. Vol. 77(20), pp. 27017-27039 | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Imaging Science Journal, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.600) | Parallel Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II based Image Encryption Technique, Vol. 66(8), pp. 453-462 | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | IET Image Processing, IET (IF=2.373) | Color Image Encryption Technique using Differential Evolution in Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform Domain, Vol. 12(7), pp.1273 –1283 | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, IET (IF=2.450) | Beta Chaotic Map based Image Encryption Using Genetic Algorithm, Vol. 28(11), pp. 1850132 (1–26) | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer (IF=2.807) | Adaptive Differential Evolution based Lorenz Chaotic System for Image Encryption, Vol. 43(12), pp. 8127-8144 | SCI |
2018 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Computer & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier (IF=4.152) | A novel dehazing model for remote sensing images, Vol. 69, pp. 14-27 | SCI |
2018 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Li Li | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | Color Image Encryption Approach based on Memetic Differential EvolutionColor Image Encryption Approach based on Memetic Differential Evolution | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | Automatic Clustering and Feature Selection using Gravitational Search Algorithm and its Application to Microarray Data Analysis | SCI |
2018 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | Astrophysics inspired multi-objective approach for automatic clustering and feature selection in real-life environment, Vol. 32 (31) , pp. 1-12 | SCI |
2018 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Neural Computing and Applications, Springer (IF=5.102) | Binary Whale Optimization Algorithm and its Application to Unit Commitment Problem | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | KnRVEA: A Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm based on Knee Points and Reference Vector Adaptation Strategies for Many-objective Optimization, Vol. 49(7), pp.2434-2460 | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | Emperor Penguin Optimizer: A Bio-inspired Algorithm for Engineering Problems, Vol. 159, pp. 20-50 | SCI |
2018 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | Multi-objective Spotted Hyena Optimizer: A Novel Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm for Engineering Problems, Vol. 150, pp.175-197 | SCI |
2019 | Gaurav Dhiman, Vijay Kumar | Knowledge-Based Systems, Elsevier (IF=8.139) | Seagull Optimization Algorithm: Theory and its Applications for Large Scale Industrial Engineering Problems, Vol. 165, pp. 169-196 | SCI |
2019 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A comprehensive review on image encryption techniques | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A comprehensive review of computational dehazing techniques | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Signal Processing: Image Communication, Elsevier (IF=3.453) | Image Dehazing using Moore neighborhood-based Gradient Profile Prior | SCI |
2019 | Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Rajani | Modern Physics Letters A, World Scientific (IF=1.594) | Automatic Clustering using Quantum based Multi-objective Emperor Penguin Optimizer and its Applications to Image Segmentation, Vol. 34, No. 24, pp. 1950193:1-19 | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | Single Image Dehazing using Gradient Channel Prior, Vol. 49, pp. 4276-4293 | SCI |
2019 | Ashish Gridhar, Vijay Kumar | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | A reversible and affine invariant 3D data hiding technique based on difference shifting and logistic map, Vol. 10, pp. 4947-4961 | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar, Avneet Kaur | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | Binary Spotted Hyena Optimizer and its Application to Feature Selection, Vol. 11, pp. 2625-2645 | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | Image Dehazing using Window-based Integrated Means Filter, Vol. 79, pp. 34771–34793 | SCI |
2020 | Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Kehui Sun | Information Sciences, Elsevier (IF=8.233) | Color Image Dehazing using Gradient Channel Prior and Guided L0 Filter, Vol. 521, pp. 326-342 | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | Voxel-based 3D face reconstruction and its application to face recognition using sequential deep learning, Vol. 79, pp. 17303-17330 | SCI |
2020 | Rajesh Kondabala, Vijay Kumar, Amjad Ali, Manjit Kaur | Modern Physics Letters B, World Scientific (IF=1.948) | A novel astrophysics-based framework for prediction of binding affinity of glucose binder, Vol. 32 (31) , pp. 1-12 | SCI |
2020 | Gaurav Dhiman, Meenakshi Garg, Atulya Nagar, Vijay Kumar, Mohammad Dehghani | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | A novel algorithm for global optimization: Rat Swarm Optimizer | SCI |
2020 | Aayush Jaiswal, Neha Gianchandani, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, Taylor and Francis (IF=5.235) | Classification of the COVID-19 infected patients using DenseNet201 based deep transfer learning | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Springer (IF=2.171) | Color image encryption using minimax differential evolution based 7D hyper-chaotic map | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Vaishali Yadav, Manjit Kaur | International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Springer (IF=1.261) | Deep Convolutional Neural Networks based Classification model for COVID-19 Infected Patients using Chest X-ray Images | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar, Vaishali Yadav, Manjit Kaur | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Springer (IF=5.103) | Classification of COVID-19 patients from chest CT images using multi-objective differential evolution based convolutional neural networks, Vol. 39(7), pp. 1379-1389 | SCI |
2020 | N. Narayan Das, N. Kumar, Majit Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh | Innovation and Research in Biomedical Engineering, Elsevier (IF=5.500) | Automated deep transfer learning-based approach for detection of COVID-19 infection in chest X-rays, | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar , Kamlinder Kaur, Avneet Kaur | Wireless Personal Communications, Springer (IF=2.017) | Spiral-inspired Spotted Hyena Optimizer and its Application to Constraint Engineering Problems | SCI |
2020 | Ashish Girdhar, Himani Kapur, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Robertas Damaševičius | Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, Springer (IF=5.804) | Effect of COVID-19 Outbreak on Urban Health and Environment | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | Voxel-based 3D occlusion-invariant face recognition using game theory and simulated annealing | SCI |
2020 | Ashish Girdhar, Vijay Kumar, | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | A 2D logistic map and Lorenz-Rossler chaotic system based RGB image encryption approach | SCI |
2020 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A Systematic Review on Firefly Algorithm: Past, Present, and Future | SCI |
2020 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | IET Biometrics, IET (IF=1.821) | 3D Landmark-based Face Restoration for Recognition using Variational Autoencoder and Triplet Loss | SCI |
2020 | Sourabh Katoch, Sumit Singh Chauhan, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | A Review on Genetic Algorithm: Past, Present, and Future | SCI |
2020 | Rajesh Kondabala, Vijay Kumar, Amjad Ali | Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, Elsevier (IF=2.942) | Design a Synthetic Glucose Receptor using Computational Intelligence Approach | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (IF=3.662) | Rapid COVID-19 diagnosis using ensemble deep transfer learning models from chest radiographic images | SCI |
2020 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Current Pharmaceutical Design, (IF=3.310) | Drug Synergy Prediction Using Dynamic Mutation based Differential Evolution | SCI |
2021 | Neeraj Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | Single Image Defogging using Deep Learning Techniques: Past, Present and Future | SCI |
2021 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar | Applied Intelligence, Springer (IF=5.019) | Densely connected convolutional networks-based COVID-19 screening model | SCI |
2021 | Ashish Girdhar, Himani Kapur, Vijay Kumar | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Springer (IF=2.171) | A novel Grayscale image encryption approach based on chaotic maps and image blocks | SCI |
2021 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Wireless Personal Communications, Springer (IF=2.017) | Performance evaluation of machine learning based face recognition techniques | SCI |
2021 | Manjit Kaur, Vijay Kumar , Vaishali Yadav, Dilbag Singh, Naresh Kumar, Nripendra Narayan Das | Journal of Healthcare Engineering (IF=3.822) | Metaheuristic-based Deep COVID-19 Screening Model from Chest X-Ray Images | SCI |
2021 | Mahima Dubey, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Than-Pan Dao | Mathematical Problems in Engineering (IF=1.430) | A Systematic Review on Harmony Search Algorithm: Theory, Literature, and Applications | SCI |
2021 | Minkashi Kalra, Shobhit Tyagi, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Wali Khan Mashwani, Habib Shah, Kamal Shah | Mathematical Problems in Engineering (IF=1.430) | A Comprehensive Review on Scatter Search: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Robertas Damasevicius | PeerJ Computer Science. (IF=2.41) | Overview of current state of research on the application of artificial intelligence techniques for COVID-19 | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Nitin Dogra | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A Comprehensive Review on Deep Synergistic Drug Prediction Techniques for Cancer | SCI |
2019 | Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Science China Information Sciences, Springer (IF=7.275) | Single image defogging by gain gradient image filter, Vol. 62(7), pp.079101:1-079101:3 | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Hammam Alshazly | IEEE Access, IEEE (IF=3.467) | A novel binary seagull optimizer and its application to feature selection problem | SCI |
2021 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A Systematic Review on Foggy Datasets: Applications and Challenges | SCI |
2021 | Minakshi Kalra, Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Şaban Öztürk, Hammam Alshazly | Computers, Materials & Continua (IF=3.860) | A Novel Binary Emperor Penguin Optimizer for Feature Selection Tasks | SCI |
2021 | Gundeep Singh, Sahil Sharma,Vijay Kumar, Manjit Kaur, Mohammed Baz, Mehedi Masud | Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience (IF=3.120) | Spoken Language Identification using Deep Learning | SCI |
2021 | Ashish Girdhar, Vijay Kumar, Himani Kapur | Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Elsevier (IF=5.076) | Classification of White Blood Cell using Convolution Neural Network | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur | IEEE Access, IEEE (IF=3.467) | Screening of COVID-19 Suspected Subjects using Multi-Crossover Genetic Algorithm based Dense Convolutional Neural Network | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Tarun Agarwal | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A Systematic Review on Bat Algorithm: Theoretical Foundation, Variants, and Applications | SCI |
2021 | Rajani, Vijay Kumar, Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur | Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, Taylor and Francis (IF=2.296) | Early Diagnosis of COVID-19 Patients Using Deep Learning-based Deep Forest Model | SCI |
2021 | Vijay Kumar, Sahar Ahmed Idris, Sami Bourouis, Hammam Alshazly | Sustainability (IF=3.889) | Impact of COVID-19 on Society, Environment, Economy and Education | SCI |
2021 | Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | 3D Face Reconstruction in Deep Learning Era: A Survey | SCI |
2022 | Manjit Kaur, Dilbag Singh, Vijay Kumar | Soft Computing, Springer (IF=3.732) | Improved seven-dimensional (i7D) hyperchaotic map-based image encryption technique | SCI |
2022 | Saloni Laddha, Vijay Kumar | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | DGCNN: Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network Based Convolutional Neural Network for Diagnosis of COVID-19 | SCI |
2022 | Pooja Rani, Kamlesh Dutt, Vijay Kumar | Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier (IF=6.698) | Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Prediction of Drug Synergy in Malignant Diseases: Past, Present, and Future | SCI |
2022 | Vijay Kumar, Ranjeet Walia, Shivam Sharma | Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer (IF=2.577) | DeepHumor: A Novel Deep Learning Framework for Humor Detection | SCI |
2022 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, MC Jabaraulla, Vijay Kumar, Hong-Ne Lee | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE (IF=5.6) | Evolving fusion-based visibility restoration model for hazy remote sensing images using dynamic differential evolution | SCI |
2022 | Vijay Kumar, Rahul Gupta, Anis Zarrad, Omar Cheikhrouhou | Journal of Healthcare Engineering (IF=3.822) | COV-DLS: Prediction of COVID-19 from X-rays Using Enhanced Deep Transfer Learning Techniques | SCI |
2022 | Kamakshi Rautela, Dinesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar | Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (IF=8.171) | A Systematic Review on Breast Cancer Detection using Deep Learning Techniques | SCI |
2022 | Dilbag Singh, Manjit Kaur, MC Jabaraulla, Vijay Kumar, Hong-Ne Lee | IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, IEEE (IF=3.316) | Artificial Intelligence-based Cyber-Physical System for Severity Classification of Chikungunya Disease | SCI |
2022 | Akshay Juneja, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Singla | The Visual Computer, Springer (IF=2.835) | HUDRS: Hazy Unpaired Dataset for Road Safety | SCI |
2022 | Saurabh Kamal, Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Hammam Alshazly, Hany S. Hussein, Thomas Martinetz | Mathematics (IF=1.555) | Towards Financial News Summarization Using Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing |