About

Dr. Mehdi Hussain is working as Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science . Dr. Mehdi Hussain has a PhD in Steganography . Dr. Mehdi Hussain has published 40 research articles & conference papers having a citation count of 897 , carried out 8 projects and filed 0 intellectual property.

Research Tags

Digtial Forensics Image Processing Information Hiding Intrusion Detection Malware Analysis Multimedia Security Network Security Steganography Video Compression Applied Cryptography

Research Projects

6

Industry Projects

2

Amount Granted

21.2 M

Publications

40

Citations

897

Intellectual Property

0
Publication Types
Project Types
Publications by Year
Projects by Year

Education

PhD Steganography 2014- 2017
Universiti Malaya , Malaysia
MS Steganography 2008- 2011
Shaheed Zulifkar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology , Pakistan
BS Computer Science 2001- 2006
Islamia University of Bahawalpur , Pakistan

Experience

Associate Professor 2024- Present
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , NUST
Assistant Professor 2021- 2024
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , NUST
Assistant Professor 2018- 2021
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , NUST
Assistant Professor 2018- 2018
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , NUST
Principal Software Engineer 2006- 2014
Streaming Networks Pvt. , House # 81, Street 45, F-10/4 Islamabad ,

Awards

FDP

Memberships

6
Research Projects
2
Industrial Projects
8
National Projects
0
International Projects
21.2M
Total Funding (PKR)
Automatic Classification of Instance of Ship Type using Acoustic Data 2024
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.2 M Approval Date: 2024-09-10 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NESCOM
AI-based Type Detection of Design for Crypto S-Boxes 2024
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.2 M Approval Date: 2024-09-03 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NESCOM
Quantum Implementation of Lightweight Ciphers 2024
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.3 M Approval Date: 2024-11-04 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NESCOM
Automatic Classification of Marine Vessels using Acoustic Data 2023
DR
Dr. Muhammad Irfan (NESCOM)
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.2 M Approval Date: 2023-10-25 Completion Date: 2024-12-12
Funding Agency: NESCOM
Active Analysis of Encrypted Traffic Flows for Application Fingerprinting 2023
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.1 M Approval Date: 2023-11-01 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NCCS
Detection of Ransomware-like Data Manipulation in Android Applications 2023
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 0.1 M Approval Date: 2023-11-01 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NCCS
Industrial Funding by Walee Tech Phase-3 2024
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 10.0 M Approval Date: 2024-09-01 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: Walee Technologies Pvt Ltd
Walee-NUST Center of Excellence for Advanced Social and Digital Media Technologies 2022
Project Status: Completed Rs: 10.0 M Approval Date: 2022-11-04 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: Walee Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Research Articles
6
Conference Proceedings
0
Books
0
Book Chapters
54
Editorial Activities
Forensic analysis of web browsers lifecycle: A case study 2024
AH
Ahmed Raza
MU
Muhammad Adil Raja (University of Limerick)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Andong National University)
Journal: Journal of Information Security and Applications, Volume 85 , Article Number 103839
Impact Factor: 3.800 Citations: 3 Quartile: 2
SDG 4
Unveiling Fall Origins: Leveraging Wearable Sensors to Detect Pre-Impact Fall Causes 2024
BJ
Björn Krüger (University Hospital Bonn)
SA
Samia Kiran
Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume: 24, Issue: 15, Pages:24086-24095
Impact Factor: 4.300 Citations: 7 Quartile: 1
SDG 3
A Forensic Analysis of Video Streaming Activities on Android Applications 2022
AD
Adil Ahmad
Journal: Mobile and Forensics , Volume 4, No.1, Pages 44-52
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
SDG 16
Recursive Information Hiding Scheme Through LSB, PVD Shift, and MPE 2018
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (-)
NO
Noman Javed (Namal College)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Kyungil University)
Journal: IETE Technical Review , Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages: 53-63
Impact Factor: 1.6179999999999999 Citations: 41 Quartile: 3
Image Steganography in Spatial Domain: A Survey 2018
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
YA
Yamani Idna Bin Idris (University of Malaya)
AN
Anthony TS Ho (University of Surrey)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung ( Kyungil University)
Journal: Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume 65, Pages 46-66
Impact Factor: 2.814 Citations: 399 Quartile: 2
High-Capacity Image Steganography with Minimum Modified Bits Based on Data Mapping and LSB Substitution 2018
AB
Abdul Alif Zakaria (University of Malaya)
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
M
Mohd Yamani Idna Idris (University of Malaya)
NO
Norli Anida Abdullah (University of Malaya)
K
Ki-Hyun Jung (Kyungil University)
Journal: Applied Sciences, NULL
Impact Factor: 2.217 Citations: 54 Quartile: 3
Hybrid Data Hiding Scheme Using Right-Most Digit Replacement and Adaptive Least Significant Bit for Digital Images 2016
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
NO
Noman Javed (Namal College)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung ( Kyungil University)
Journal: Symmetry, Volume 8, Issue 6, Article number 41
Impact Factor: 1.457 Citations: 42 Quartile: 2
Challenges and Issues in DATA Stream: A Review 2015
MU
Muhammad Arif (University of Malaya )
KH
Khubaib Amjad Alam (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Journal: International Journal of Hybrid Information Technology, Volume 8, No.3, Pages 155-164
Impact Factor: - Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Evaluating Performance of Intrusion Detection System using Support Vector Machines: Review 2015
LE
Leila Mohammadpour (University of Malaya)
AL
Alihossein Aryanfar (University Putra Malaysia)
VA
Vahid Maleki Raee (University of Malaya)
FA
Fahad Sattar (University of Management and Technology)
Journal: International Journal of Security and its Applications, Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages 225-234
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 5 Quartile: N/A
Towards Effective Parkinson’s Monitoring: Movement Disorder Detection and Symptom Identification Using Wearable Inertial Sensors 2025
UM
Umar Khan
B
Björn Krüger (University of Bonn)
Journal: Algorithms, Volume 18(4), Article Number 203
Impact Factor: 1.800 Citations: 0 Quartile: 2
SDG 3
Intelligent parameter-based in-network IDS for IoT using UNSW-NB15 and BoT-IoT datasets 2025
MU
Muhammad Luqman
NO
Noman Mazhar (University of Malaya)
MU
Muhammad Saffeer Khan (University of North Carolina)
Journal: Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 362, Issue 1, Article Number 107440
Impact Factor: 3.700 Citations: 4 Quartile: 1
SDG 9 SDG 11
Performance-Oriented and Sustainability-Oriented Design of an Effective Android Malware Detector 2024
AM
Amna Naeem
AI
AISHA HASSAN ABDALLA HASHIM (International Islamic University Malaysia)
Journal: IEEE Access, Volume: 12, Page(s):159036-159055
Impact Factor: 3.4 Citations: 1 Quartile: 2
SDG 9
What Lies Beneath One’s Feet? Terrain Classification Using Inertial Data of Human Walk 2019
MU
Muhammad Zeeshan Ul Hasnain Hashmi [OrcID] (-)
Journal: Applied Sciences, Vol. 9 Issue 15, p3099-3099
Impact Factor: 2.474 Citations: 27 Quartile: 2
Hiding EPR and watermark in medical images using repeated pixel differencing 2023
HI
Hira Aftab
KI
Ki‑Hyun Jung (Andong National University)
Journal: Multimedia Tools and Applications, Pages 1-29
Impact Factor: 3.6 Citations: 1 Quartile: 2
SDG 4 SDG 9
A data hiding scheme using parity-bit pixel value differencing and improved rightmost digit replacement 2017
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.)
AN
Anthony T.S. Ho (University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK)
NO
Noman Javed (Namal College Mianwali)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Kyungil University, Republic of Korea)
Journal: Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume: 50 Pages: 44-57
Impact Factor: 2.073 Citations: 106 Quartile: 2
Generisch-Net: A Generic Deep Model for Analyzing Human Motion with Wearable Sensors in the Internet of Health Things 2024
K
Kiran Hamza
H
Hamza Ali Imran
BJ
Björn Krüger (University Hospital Bonn)
Journal: MDPI Sensors, Volume 24(19), Article Number 6167
Impact Factor: 3.400 Citations: 1 Quartile: 2
SDG 3
Machines Perceive Emotions: Identifying Affective States from Human Gait Using On-Body Smart Devices 2023
Journal: Applied Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 8, 4828
Impact Factor: 2.7 Citations: 4 Quartile: 2
SDG 3
Crime Mining: A Comprehensive Survey 2015
MU
Muhammad Arif (University of Malaya)
KH
Khubaib Amjad Alam (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Journal: International Journal of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology, Volume 8, No.2, Pages 357-364
Impact Factor: - Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Secure Password Transmission for Web Applications over Internet using Cryptography and Image Steganography 2015
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
IS
Ishrat Batool (Foundation University)
MU
Muhammad Arif (University of Malaya)
Journal: International Journal of Security and Its Applications, Volume 9, No.2, Pages 179-188
Impact Factor: - Citations: 8 Quartile: N/A
Application of Data Mining Using Artificial Neural Network: Survey 2015
MU
Muhammad Arif (University of Malaya)
KH
Khubaib Amjad Alam (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Journal: International Journal of Database Theory and Application, Volume 8, No.1, Pages 245-270
Impact Factor: - Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Enhanced adaptive data hiding method using LSB and pixel value differencing 2021
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung ( Kyungil University)
AB
Abdul Ghafoor (-)
Journal: Multimedia Tools and Applications, Pages 1-21
Impact Factor: 2.577 Citations: 32 Quartile: 2
Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis of Secure Instant Messaging Application: A Case Study of Signal Messenger App 2021
AS
Asmara Afzal (-)
SH
Shahzad Saleem (-)
AN
Anthony T.S.HO (University of Surrey)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Kyungil University)
Journal: Applied Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 17, Article Number 7789
Impact Factor: 2.838 Citations: 19 Quartile: 2
PUF-Based Key Generation Scheme for Secure Group Communication Using MEMS 2021
MU
Mubarak Mehdi (-)
MU
Muhammad Taha Ajani (-)
ZA
Zahoor Alizai (-)
Journal: Electronics, Volume 10(14), Article Number 1691
Impact Factor: 2.690 Citations: 11 Quartile: 3
Enhancing Ransomware Detection with Machine Learning Techniques and Effective API Integration 2025
AS
Asad Iqbal
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Gyeongbuk National University)
Journal: Computers, Materials & Continua, Pages 1-22
Impact Factor: 1.700 Citations: 0 Quartile: 3
SDG 4
Lightweight and Robust Android Ransomware Detection Using Behavioral Analysis and Feature Reduction 2025
MU
Muhammad Sibtain
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Gyeongkuk National University )
Journal: Computers, Materials & Continua, Pages 1-23
Impact Factor: 1.700 Citations: 0 Quartile: 3
SDG 9
Information Hiding Using Edge Boundaries of Objects 2011
Journal: International Journal of Security and Its Applications, Volume 5, No. 3, Pages 1-10
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
SDG 9
Permissions-Based Detection of Android Malware Using Machine Learning 2022
FA
Fahad Akbar
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
KI
Ki-Hyun Jung (Kyungil University)
Journal: Symmetry, Volume 14(4), Article Number 718
Impact Factor: 2.7 Citations: 32 Quartile: 2
Smart-Wearable Sensors and CNN-BiGRU Model: A Powerful Combination for Human Activity Recognition 2023
Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, 15 January 2024
Impact Factor: 4.3 Citations: 12 Quartile: 1
SDG 4
Forensic Analysis of Tor Browser on Windows 10 and Android 10 Operating Systems 2021
MU
Muhammad Raheel Arshad
FA
Faraz Iqbal Ahmed Memon
YO
Yousra Javed (Illinois State University)
Journal: IEEE Access, Volume 9, Pages 141273-141294
Impact Factor: 3.367 Citations: 17 Quartile: 2
Characterizing Strengths of Snort-based IDPS 2014
GH
Ghilman Ahmed (Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sciences and Technology)
M.
M.N.A. Khan (Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sciences and Technology)
Journal: Research Journal of Recent Sciences, Volume 3(4), Pages 88-94
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
SDG 9
A portable hardware security module and cryptographic key generator 2022
MA
Malik Hamza Murtaza
ZA
Zahoor Ahmed Alizai
Journal: Journal of Information Security and Applications, Volume 70, Article Number 103332
Impact Factor: 4.960 Citations: 9 Quartile: 2
SDG 9
GAFOR: Genetic Algorithm Based Fuzzy Optimized Re-Clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks 2020
S.
S. M. Riazul Islam (Sejong University)
MA
Mahmud Hossain (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
MO
Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Wadud (King Saud University)
AT
Atif Alamri (King Saud University)
Journal: Mathematics, Volume 9(1), Article Number 43
Impact Factor: 2.258 Citations: 22 Quartile: 1
Real-Time Automated Contour Based Motion Tracking Using a Single-Camera for Upper Limb Angular Motion Measurement 2020
AL
Alireza Akhavizadegan (University of Malaya)
MO
Mohd Yamani Idna Idris (University of Malaya)
ZA
Zaidi Bin Razak (University of Malaya)
MA
Mazlina Binti Mazlan (University of Malaya)
NO
Norhamizan Binti Hamzah (University of Malaya)
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Volume 33(1), Pages 52-77
Impact Factor: 0.622 Citations: 0 Quartile: 4
A Study on the Forensic Analysis of Airlines Applications on Android Operating System
UR
Urva Maryam
Conference: 2023 IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing, DSC 2023
Citations: N/A
Pixel intensity based high capacity data embedding method
MU
Mureed Hussain (Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology)
Conference: 2010 International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies, ICIET 2010
Citations: 19
A Forensic Framework for Webmail Threat Detection Using Log Analysis
Conference: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Citations: N/A
Automated Analysis of Pakistani Websites’ Compliance with GDPR and Pakistan Data Protection Act
Conference: 2021 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT)
Citations: 5
Towards A Distributed Ledger Based Verifiable Trusted Protocol For VANET
MU
Muhammad Usman Aftab
AN
Anders Lindgren (Research Institutes of Sweden)
AB
Abdul Ghafoor (Research Institutes of Sweden)
Conference: 2021 International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2)
Citations: 2
Pixel value differencing steganography techniques: Analysis and open challenge
AI
Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (University of Malaya)
NO
Nor Badrul Anuar (University of Malaya)
RO
Rosli Salleh (University of Malaya)
RA
Rafidah Md Noor (University of Malaya)
Conference: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan
Citations: 14
Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 7.0
IEEE Sensors Journal 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.325
IEEE Sensors Journal 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.325
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.92
PLOS ONE 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.9
Engineered Science 2025
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Impact Factor: N/A
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.8
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 8.62
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 0.8
Transactions on Information Forensics & Security 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 6.3
Signal Processing: Image Communication 2025
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.4
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2024
Editor in Chief of Journal
Impact Factor: 4.92
2024
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.0
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2024
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.6
Computers 2024
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Impact Factor: 2.6
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems 2024
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Impact Factor: 1.7
Discover Internet of Things 2024
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Impact Factor: N/A
IEEE Access 2024
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.9
Transactions on Information Forensics & Security 2024
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 7.178
Alexandria Engineering Journal 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.696
Computers and Electrical Engineering 2023
Editor in Chief of Journal
Impact Factor: 4.3
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.96
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 7.231
International Journal of Intelligent Systems 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 7.0
Journal of Engineering Research 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 1.325
Applied Sciences-Basel 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.838
Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy 2023
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Impact Factor: N/A
Journal of Information Security and Applications 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.960
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2023
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Impact Factor: N/A
EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing 2023
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.399
Signal Processing 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.729
Journal of Internet Technology 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 1.140
Visual Computer 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.835
OPTIK 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.840
Electronics Open Access since 2012 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.690
Symmetry-Basel 2021
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.940
Signal Processing 2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.729
2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.872
2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 0.871
2022
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.872
2021
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 10.85
2021
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 6.795
2021
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Impact Factor: 0
2021
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.601
2020
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 1.711
2020
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 3.745
2020
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.187
2020
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 2.479
2019
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 4.201
2020
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2019
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Impact Factor: -
2018
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2019
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Impact Factor: 5.524
2019
Reviewed Papers for Journals
Impact Factor: 6.211
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