Browsing KINDI Center for Computing Research by Publication Date
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Image stitching system with scanning microscopy for histopathological applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Histopathological analysis of biopsy or surgical specimen is a common clinical practice for diagnostic purposes. Essentially, the process involves slicing the biopsy or surgical sample into very thin slices, placing them ... -
A scalable solution for finding overlaps between sequences using map-reduce
( The International Society for Computers and Their Applications (ISCA) , 2016 , Conference Paper)The overlap stage of a string graph-based assembler is considered one of the most time- and space-consuming stages in any de novo overlap-based assembler. This is due to the huge output of the next-generation sequencing ... -
Privacy preserving computation in cloud using noise-free fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) schemes
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)With the wide adoption of cloud computing paradigm, it is important to develop appropriate techniques to protect client data privacy in the cloud. Encryption is one of the major techniques that could be used to achieve ... -
Using block cipher for confidentiality of images in cloud-based systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)This paper deals with outsourcing of computing to cloud servers where clients' images are computed and stored. It proposes a technique that obfuscates images before sending them to servers. Cloud servers can perform ... -
Real-time robotic avatar control using fuzzy gaze-classification for people with disability
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Robotic control with gaze-classification has been an area of interest for quite some time. In this paper, a novel solution of implementing sensing system with intelligent visualization has been presented. Such a system can ... -
Monitoring DVT cuffs for long-term operation: A fuzzy approach
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Stroke patients, as well as all those patients who are bed-bound for a long period of time are highly susceptible to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as secondary complexity. DVT poses more dangers of a loose blood clot obstructing ... -
Skyline Discovery and Composition of Multi-Cloud Mashup Services
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2016 , Article)A cloud mashup is composed of multiple services with shared datasets and integrated functionalities. For example, the elastic compute cloud (EC2) provided by Amazon Web Service (AWS), the authentication and authorization ... -
MLP Neural Network Based Gas Classification System on Zynq SoC
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Article)Systems based on wireless gas sensor networks offer a powerful tool to observe and analyze data in complex environments over long monitoring periods. Since the reliability of sensors is very important in those systems, gas ... -
A new technique for compacting secret key in attribute-based broadcast encryption
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Conference Paper)Public-key encryption has been generalized to adapt to more and more practical applications. Broadcast encryption, introduced by Fiat and Naor in 1993, aims for applications in pay-TV or satellite transmission and allows ... -
Design and implementation of a modular ECMO simulator
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a high-complexity life-saving procedure riddled with mechanical complications that can place the patient in a critical state where fast and coordinated actions are ... -
Garbled computation in cloud
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)With the wide adoption of cloud computing paradigm, it is important to develop appropriate techniques to protect client data privacy in the cloud. Encryption is one of the major techniques that could be used to achieve ... -
FastRNABindR: Fast and Accurate Prediction of Protein-RNA Interface Residues
( Public Library of Science (PLoS) , 2016 , Article)A wide range of biological processes, including regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, and replication and assembly of many viruses are mediated by RNA-protein interactions. However, experimental determination ... -
ECG encryption and identification based security solution on the Zynq SoC for connected health systems
( Academic Press Inc. , 2017 , Article)Connected health is a technology that associates medical devices, security devices and communication technologies. It enables patients to be monitored and treated remotely from their home. Patients' data and medical records ... -
Context-aware RAON middleware for opportunistic network
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Application development and deployment on Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) is a major challenge in the widespread use of MANET. The increasing D2D communication in 5G networks has renewed interest in an effective middleware ... -
An Interactive Visualization Web Solution for Electricity Consumption in Qatar
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)The amount of raw data related to electricity companies is increasing rapidly with the increase of construction sites, population and Qatar preparation for 2022 world cup. A question arises from this situation is: How can ... -
Survey of Information Visualization Techniques for Enhancing Visual Analysis
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Visualization of data helps to transform a problem into a perceptual task that is easier to comprehend. It helps users to perceive patterns from large amount of data in order to make informed decisions. When visualization ... -
Role updating in information systems using model checking
( Springer London , 2017 , Article)The role-based access control (RBAC) has significantly simplified the management of users and permissions in information systems. In dynamic environments, systems are constantly undergoing changes, and accordingly, the ... -
Data confidentiality in cloud-based pervasive system
( Association for Computing Machinery , 2017 , Conference Paper)Data confidentiality and privacy is a serious concern in pervasive systems where cloud computing is used to process huge amount of data such as matrix multiplications typically used in HPC. Due to limited processing ... -
Prediction of infarction volume and infarction growth rate in acute ischemic stroke
( Nature Publishing Group , 2017 , Article)The prediction of infarction volume after stroke onset depends on the shape of the growth dynamics of the infarction. To understand growth patterns that predict lesion volume changes, we studied currently available models ... -
Using thermochromic ink for medical simulations
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)Background: In medical simulation and training, blood is used to exhibit its different behaviors in context. In some cases, blood color differential is an imperative visual effect to ensure high-fidelity training and ...
