Dr Walayat Hussain

Dr Walayat Hussain is currently the Head of the Discipline of Information Technology at Peter Faber Business School, Australian Catholic University, Australia. He has an academic and industry experience of more than 18 years. Before joining the ACU, he was a Lecturer at Victoria University Melbourne, Lecturer and a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney for seven years. He worked as an Assistant Professor and postgraduate program coordinator at the department of Computer Science at BUITEMS University for many years. He holds a PhD, Master, Postgraduate Diploma, and Bachelor's (Hons.) degrees in Computing and Information Systems from the UTS, AIT, BUITEMS, and Hamdard University.

Walayat has developed and revitalised multiple postgraduate and undergraduate subjects of Information Systems and has taught more than 30 subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has supervised several research students as the principal and co-supervisor to completion. Walayat's research areas are Service Computing, Business Intelligence, AI, Information Systems, Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Decision Support Systems. He has contributed to theory and application and developed a new approach for making an optimal informed decision in complex systems. He has published more than 90 high-quality research documents. Some of the top-ranked ERA-A*, A, JCR/SJR Q1 journals where his work appeared are - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Service Computing, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Future Generation Computer Systems, Information Sciences, Neural Computing and Applications, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, The Computer Journal (Oxford University Press), Information Systems, Computer & Industrial Engineering, IEEE Access,  IEEE Transactions on Green Communications Networking, IET- Communications, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, ACM Transactions on  Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, Expert Systems, International Journal of Communication Systems, Mobile Networks and Applications, Cybernetics and Systems, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, FUZZ- IEEE, ICIEA, ICONIP, and many others.

He is currently an Associate Editors for three international journals  -  IET- Communications, International Journal of Web Information Systems and Forecasting,  and has been guest editors for more than 25 international journals such as - Computer Networks, IEEE TETCI, WCMC, IJCS, SOCA, IET Software, Expert Systems, and several others. He has served as the General Chair and led the EAI-IoTaaS 2021 7th EAI International Conference on IoT as a Service (13-14 December 2021) in Sydney, Australia (https://iotaas.eai-conferences.org/2021/). He served as the General Co-chair in the 3rd International Conference on MMCITARE (4-6 March 2022) India, Sydney, General Co-chair in 3rd BiGIoT-EDU (29- 31 August 2023) China, and as Technical Program Committee Chair at 2nd BIG-IoT-EDU (29 -31 July 2022) China. He has been a track chair in 14th IEEE ICEBE -China and a PC member in NBiS 2016 Czech Republic. Currently, he serves as a member of the Peter Faber Business School Executive Committee and a member of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Academy. He also served on the VUBS HDR Committee at Victoria University and as a member of the board of Faculty and Studies at BUITEMS University for three years.

Walayat received multiple research grants of more than $120K as the Chief Investigator and co-investigator from various national and international bodies. He has won multiple national and international research awards and recognitions. He is the recipient of the prestigious National Research Award by the Government of Oman 2021, the VUBS Award for Excellence in Research 2022, the Best Paper Award at IoTaaS Australia 2021, the Best Paper Awards at 3PGCIC 2015, 2016 Poland, South Korea, and FEIT HDR Publication Award by the UTS Australia, 2016.

AVAILABILITY

Masters Research or PhD student supervision

Collaborative projects

Books

• W. Hussain, H. Gao, H., F. Rabhi & L. Martínez. (2024). Advances in Complex Decision Making: Using Machine Learning and Tools for Service-Oriented Computing. CRC Press. DOI: 10.1201/9781003340621
• M. Sahni, J.M.Merigó, W. Hussain,,. Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy. Springer. 2023. https://link.springer.com/book/9789811999079
• M. Sahni, J.M.Merigó, W. Hussain. Novel Developments in Futuristic AI-based Technologies. Springer. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3076-0
• W. Hussain, M.A. Jan. IoT as a Service. Lecture Notes in Computer Science LNCS Springer. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95987-6
• H. Gao W. Hussain J.Y. Kim M. Iqbal. Intelligent Processing and IT Tools for E-Commerce Data, Information, and Knowledge. EAI / Springer Innovation in Communication and Computing. 10.1007/978-3-030-78303-7  2022.

Book Chapters 

• MR.Raza, Hussain, W., M. Rajaeian. Analysing Trust, Security and Cost of Cloud Consumer's Reviews using RNN, LSTM, and GRU. In Advances in Complex Decision Making: Using Machine Learning and Tools for Service-Oriented Computing (1st ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://dx.doi.org/10.1201/978100334062-4. 2024.
• Manchanda, C., Hussain, W., Rabhi, L., & Rabhi, F. Towards an API Marketplace for an e-Invoicing Ecosystem. In: van Hillegersberg, J., Osterrieder, J., Rabhi, F., Abhishta, A., Marisetty, V., Huang, X. (eds) Enterprise Applications, Markets and Services in the Finance Industry. FinanceCom 2022. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 467. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31671-5_6. 2023
• Lestari, N. I., Hussain, W., Merigo, J. M., & Bekhit, M. A Survey of Trendy Financial Sector Applications of Machine and Deep Learning. In: Jan, M.A., Khan, F. (eds) Application of Big Data, Blockchain, and Internet of Things for Education Informatization. BigIoT-EDU 2022. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 467. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23944-1_68. 2023
• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó , F. Rabhi, H. Gao .Aggregating Fuzzy Sentiments with Customized QoS Parameters for Cloud Provider Selection using Fuzzy Best Worst and Fuzzy TOPSIS. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96150-3_6
• Ali, W. Hussain. Challenges and Issues of the Internet of Things: Factoring Elements from the Social, Political and Information Systems. In: Hussain, W., Jan, M.A. (eds) IoT as a Service. IoTaaS 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 421. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95987-6_5. 2021.
• Tahira, W. Hussain,  A. Ali,Review-Based Recommender System for Hedonic and Utilitarian Products in IoT Framework. In: Hussain, W., Jan, M.A. (eds) IoT as a Service. IoTaaS 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 421. Springer, Cham. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95987-6_16
• W. Hussain, F.K. Hussain, O.K. Hussain. Risk Management Framework to Avoid SLA Violation in Cloud from a Provider&rsquos Perspective. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49109-7_22. 2016.
• W. Hussain, F.K. Hussain, O.K. Hussain . &ldquoSLA Management Framework to Avoid Violation in Cloud&rdquo. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46675-0_34 . 2016.
• W. Hussain, F.K. Hussain, O.K. Hussain. &ldquoTowards Soft Computing Approaches for Formulating Viable Service Level Agreements in Cloud&rdquo. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26561-2_75 . 2015.
• W. Hussain, F.K. Hussain, O.K. Hussain.  &ldquoMaintaining Trust in Cloud Computing through SLA Monitoring&rdquo. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12643-2_83 . 2014

Selected Journal Publications

• W. Chen, W. Hussain, F. Cauteruccio, X. Zhang. "Deep Learning for Financial Time Series Prediction: A State-of-the-Art Review of Standalone and Hybrid Models". CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 139(1) 187-224. JCR - Q2, IF: 2.4. 2024 . https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2023.031388

• A. El Majzoub, F. A. Rabhi, & W. Hussain, "Evaluating interpretable machine learning predictions for cryptocurrencies&rdquo. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management. 2023. SJR-Q1, ABDC-B, https://doi.org/10.1002/isaf.1538

• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó , J.M. Gil-Lafuente, H. Gao. "Complex Nonlinear Neural Network Prediction with IOWA Layer ". Soft Computing. IF: 3.732, JCR/SJR-Q2, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-023-07899-2

• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó "Onsite/offsite social commerce adoption in complex crowdsourcing environment". Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. IF: 7.104, SJR- Q1. 2023. 10.1007/s12652-022-04157-5

• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó , M.R. Raza, H. Gao. "Cloud Risk Management with OWA-LSTM QoS Predictive Intelligence and Fuzzy Linguistic Decision Making ". IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. IF: 12.253, ERA/ CORE- A*, JCR/SJR-Q1, 2022. 10.1109/TFUZZ.2022.3157951

• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó , H. Gao, A. Alkalbani, F. Rabhi "Integrated AHP-OWA, POWA Framework for Ideal Cloud Provider Selection and Optimum Resource Management". IEEE Transactions on Service Computing. IF: 11.019, CORE- A*, JCR/SJR-Q1. 2022.  10.1109/TSC.2021.3124885

• H. Gao, B. Qiu, R.D. Barroso, W. Hussain, Y. Xu, X. Wang. "TSMAE: A Novel Anomaly Detection Approach for Internet of Things Time Series Data Using Memory-Augmented Autoencoder&". IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. IF: 5.013, JCR- Q1. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2022.3163144

• W. Hussain, H. Gao, MR. Raza, F. Rabhi, J.M. Merigó. "Assessing cloud QoS predictions using OWA in neural network methods". Neural Computing and Applications. IF: 5.102, SJR- Q1. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-07297-z

• W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó , R.Raza, H. Gao A New QoS Prediction Model using Hybrid IOWA- ANFIS with Fuzzy C-Means, Subtractive Clustering and Grid Partitioning. Information Sciences. IF: 8.233, ERA-A, JCR/SJR- Q1. 2022. Predictive Intelligence using ANFIS Induced OWAWA for Complex Stock Market Prediction". International Journal of Intelligent Systems. IF: 8.993, JCR/SJR - Q1. 2022. doi.org/10.1002/int.22732 2022.

• X. Ma, H. Xu, H. Gao, M. Bian and W. Hussain, "Real-Time Virtual Machine Scheduling in Industry IoT Network: A Reinforcement Learning Method," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. IF: 11.648, JCR/SJR- Q1. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TII.2022.3211622

• E. Leon-Castro, F. Blanco-Mesa, W. Hussain, Martha Flores-Sosa & Luis A. Perez-Arellano. &ldquoTax Revenue Measurement Using OWA Operators&rdquo, Cybernetics and Systems. IF: 1.859, SJR- Q2. 2022. DOI: 10.1080/01969722.2022.2110687

• H. Gao, D. Fang, J. Xiao, W. Hussain and J. Y. Kim, "CAMRL: A Joint Method of Channel Attention and Multidimensional Regression Loss for 3D Object Detection in Automated Vehicles," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. ABDC: A, JCR/SJR: Q1, IF: 9.551, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2022.3219474

• W. Hussain, et al. "Comparative Time Series with Machine Learning-based Prediction Approaches for Violation Management in Cloud SLAs". Future Generation Computer Systems. IF: 7.307, ERA- A, JCR/SJR- Q1. 2018. 10.1016/j.future.2018.06.041

• W. Hussain, et al. "Formulating viable SLAs in Cloud Computing from a service provider viewpoint: a state-of-the-art review". Information Systems. IF: 3.187, ERA/ CORE- A*, SJR- Q1. 2017. Analysing Cloud QoS Prediction Approaches and its Control Parameters: Considering Overall Accuracy and Freshness of a Dataset". IEEE Access. IF: 3.476, SJR- Q1. 2019.  10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2923706

• A.M. Alkalbani, W. Hussain. "Cloud Service Discovery Method: A Framework for Automatic Derivation of Cloud Marketplace and Cloud Intelligence (ADCM&I) to Assist Consumers in Finding Cloud Services". International Journal of Communication Systems. IF: 1.882, JCR- Q2 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/dac.4780

• Y. Huang, H. Xu, H. Gao, W. Hussain "SSUR: An Approach to Optimisation of Virtual Machine Allocation Strategy from User Requirements for Cloud Data Center". IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking. IF: 3.525, SJR- Q1. 2021  10.1109/TGCN.2021.3067374

• O. Sohaib, M. Naderpor, W. Hussain, L. Martinez. "Selection of Cloud Computing Model for E-commerce Enterprises Using a New 2-tuple Fuzzy Linguistic Decision Making Method". Computers and Industrial Engineering. IF: 7.180, JCR/SJR- Q1. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.04.020

• H. Gao, X. Qin, R. J. D. Barroso, W. Hussain, Y. Xu and Y. Yin, "Collaborative Learning-Based Industrial IoT API Recommendation for Software-Defined Devices: The Implicit Knowledge Discovery Perspective," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. IF: 4.851, JCR/SJR - Q1. 2021. 10.1109/TETCI.2020.3023155

• W. Hussain, O. Sohaib, M. Naderpor, H. Gao "Cloud Marginal Resource Allocation Decision: A Fuzzy Decision Support System". Mobile Network and Application (MONET). IF: 3.077, SJR- Q2. 2020. 10.1007/s11036-019-01457-7

• O. Sohaib, W. Hussain, M. Asif. "A PLS-SEM neural network approach for understanding the Cryptocurrency adoption". IEEE Access. IF: 3.476, SJR- Q1, 2020. 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2960083

• A.M. Alkalbani,W. Hussain, J.Y. Kim. "A centralised cloud services repository (CCSR) framework for optimal cloud service advertisement discovery from heterogenous web portals". IEEE Access. IF: 3.476, SJR- Q1, 2019 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2939543

• M. Manzoor,W. Hussian, O. Sohaib, S. Alkhalaf. "Methodological Investigation for enhancing the Usability of Universities Websites". Journal of Ambient Intelligence & Humanized Computing. IF: 7.104, SJR- Q1. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-018-0686-6

• W. Hussain, et al. "Usability Evaluation of English, Local and Plain Languages to Enhance On-Screen Text Readability: A Use-Case of Pakistan". Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management. IF: 4.88, SJR- Q1. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-016-0146-0

• W. Hussain, et al. "Provider-Based Optimised Personalised Viable SLA (OPVSLA) Framework to prevent SLA Violation". The Computer Journal. June 2016, 59 (12): 1760 -1783. ERA / CORE - A*, IF: 1.762. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxw026

• O.Sohaib, H. Solanki, N. Dhaliwal, W. Hussain, M. Asif "Integrating design thinking into extreme programming." Journal of Ambient Intelligence & Humanized Computing. IF: 7.104, SJR- Q1. 2018. 10.1007/s12652-018-0932-y

Selected Conference Publications

• Raza MR, Hussain W. Preserving Academic Integrity in Teaching with ChatGPT: Practical Strategies. In2023 IEEE International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT) 2023 Oct 26 (pp. 158-162). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT59888.2023.00027

• M.R. Raza, W. Hussain, A. Varol. Performance Analysis of Deep Approaches on Airbnb Sentiment Reviews&rdquo. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security. June 28- 29. Elazig, Turkey. June 2022. 10.1109/ISDFS55398.2022.9800816

• M.R. Raza, W. Hussain, E. Tanyildizi, A. Varol. Sentiment Analysis using Deep Learning in Cloud. 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security. June 28- 29. Elazig, Turkey. June 2021
• B.M. Alrasheed, W. Hussain. Managing SLA violation using Fuzzy re-SchdNeg Decision Model. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Application. November, Norway. November 2020. (CORE A-Rank).
• O. Sohaib, M. Naderpor, W. Hussain. &ldquoSaaS E-Commerce Platforms Web Accessibility Evaluation&rdquo. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) Rio de Janeiro. July 2018 (ERA, CORE A-Rank)
• M.R Raza,  W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó . Long Short-Term Memory-based Sentiment Classification of Cloud Dataset. 2021 IEEE Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference. Oct 06- 08, 2021 Turkey. October 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASYU52992.2021.9598999
• A Alghamdi, W. Hussain, A. Alharthi, A.B. Almusheqah. "The Need of an Optimal QoS Repository and Assessment Framework in Forming a Trusted Relationship in Cloud: A Systematic Review&rdquo. 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE). 2017 (ERA, CORE B-Rank)
• M.R Raza, W. Hussain, J.M. Merigó. Cloud Sentiment Accuracy Comparision using RNN, LSTM and GRU. 2021 IEEE Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference. Oct 06- 08, 2021 Turkey. October 2021
• M.R. Raza, A. Varol, W. Hussain. Blockchain-based IoT: An Overview. 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security. June 28- 29. Elazig, Turkey. June 2021
• S. Manzoor, M. Manzoor, W. Hussain. &ldquoAn Analysis of Energy-Efficient Approaches Used for Virtual Machines and Data Centers&rdquo. 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE) 2017 (ERA, CORE B-Rank)
• O. Sohaib, H. Lu, W. Hussain. &ldquoInternet of Things (IoT) in E-commerce: For People with Disability". 11^th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Application. 18-20 June 2017. Siem Reap, Cambodia. 2017 (ERA A-Rank)
• W. Hussain, et al.. &ldquoQoS Prediction Methods to Avoid SLA Violation in Post-Interaction Time Phase&rdquo. 11^th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Application. 5-7 June 2016. Hefei, China. 2016. (ERA A-Rank) DOI: 10.1109/ICIEA.2016.7603547
• W. Hussain, et al.. &ldquoAllocating Optimised Resources in the Cloud by a Viable SLA Model&rdquo. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE). 24-29 July 2016. Vancouver Canada. 2016 (ERA, CORE A-Rank) DOI: 10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE.2016.7737836
• W. Hussain, et al.. &ldquoProfile-Based Viable Service Level Agreement (SLA) Violation Prediction Model in the Cloud&rdquo. 2015 10th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC). 4-6 Nov. 2015. Karkow, Poland 2015. (Awarded Best Paper Award) DOI: 10.1109/3PGCIC.2015.106
• W. Hussain, et al.&rdquoComparative analysis of consumer profile-based methods to predict SLA violation&rdquo. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE). 2-5 Aug. 2015. 2015. (ERA, CORE A-Rank) DOI: 10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE.2015.7337993
• W. Hussain, et al. &ldquoTransmitting Scalable Video Streaming over Wireless Ad Hoc Networks&rdquo. 29th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications. 24-27 March 2015. Gwangju, South Korea. 2015. (ERA, CORE B-Rank) DOI: 10.1109/AINA.2015.186
• W. Hussain, O. Sohaib, A. Ahmed, B.S. Khattak. Comparative study of WCAG 2.0, IBM Web 5.1 and Section 508-§ 1194.22 for Lower-Literate Web Users to enhance Content Usability. International Conference on Future Information Technology (ICFIT 2011) Singapore, pp. 149 &ndash 153, 2011
• O. Sohaib, W. Hussain, Ahmed, A & Khattak, BS 2011, 'Understanding Context-aware Architectures for Ubiquitous Environment', International Conference on Future Information Technology, Singapore, Singapore, pp. 154-158, 2011

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