Email : alim.ece@aliah.ac.in

Address : Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Aliah University, New Town Campus, IIA/27 New Town, Kolkata-700160, India (Right Block, 4th Floor)

Phone : (033) 23416570

Room No : 4th Floor, Right Wings

Joined : 5th October, 2009

Prof. Sheikh is Assistant Professor in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), Aliah University. He received his B. Tech from University of Kalyani and M. Tech from Jadavpur University of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering and received the PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India. He is a member of Institution of Engineers (IEI).

Prof Sheikh's current research interests are in the areas of Signal processing, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Object extraction and change detection from Remote Sensing data and laser scanning (LiDAR) data. Robotics and Real-time application modeling with TI DSP’s is another area he is working on.

Education

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Aliah University, Govt. of West Bengal, Salt Lake, Kolkata-91, India (from 5^th October, 2009 to till date)
• Lecturer, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering (Now Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science), India
• Project Assistant at Jadavpur University on the research project entitled “Nano Device Modeling Based on Soft Computing Tools” under the UGC scheme ‘University with potential of Excellence’.

Field of Specialization

Digital Signal and Image Processing, Image analysis and Interpretation, Machine Learning and Deep learning, Object extraction and change detection from Remote Sensing data, Robotics & Automation;

Courses Taught/Teaching

B. Tech

Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, Soft Computing, Microprocessors & Microcontroller, Digital Electronics, Basic Electronics, Analog Electronics, Communication Systems, Electronic System Design.

M. Tech

Advanced Digital Signal processing, Adaptive Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence

Research Area

Prof Sheikh's current research interests are in the areas of Digital Signal processing; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Machine learning, Deep Learning, Image processing of Remote Sensing (RS) images with focusing on  objects object extraction and change detection from RS images. 

Experience

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Aliah University, Govt. of West Bengal, Salt Lake, Kolkata-91, India (from 5^th October, 2009 to till date)
• Lecturer, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering (Now Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science), India
• Project Assistant at Jadavpur University on the research project entitled “Nano Device Modeling Based on Soft Computing Tools” under the UGC scheme ‘University with potential of Excellence’.

Conference Papers Published

1. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Shariar Rahaman, Alok Kole, Tanmoy Maity and Chinmaya Kumar Pradhan, “Automatic Geospatial Objects Change Detection From Remote Sensing Images”, IEEE International Conference on New Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICNTET2018), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 07-08, September, 2018
2. Shariar Rahaman, Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole, Tanmoy Maity and Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Pradhan “Automatic Geospatial Objects Classification from Satellite Images” International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information Security, Kolkata, West Bengal, 23- 25 February, 2018. (The conference proceedings is published in Springer Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC) Series)
3. Dr Chinmaya Kumar Pradhan, Shariar Rahaman, Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole and Tanmoy Maity, “EEG Signal Analysis Using Different Clustering Techniques” International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information Security, Kolkata, West Bengal, 23- 25 February, 2018. (The conference proceedings is published in Springer Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC) Series)
4. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole and Tanmoy Maity, “Classification of Remote Sensing Images into Man-made Objects and Natural Objects based on Statistical Variations” International Conference on Materials, Applied Physics & Engineering (ICMAE), 3-4 June, 2018, Indore, India.
5. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole, Tanmoy Maity “Traffic Sign Detection and Classification using Colour Feature and Neural Network,” in IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Control, Power and Instrumentation (ICICPI 2016), DOI: 10.1109/ICICPI.2016.7859723, ISBN: 978-1-5090-2638-8, 21-23 Oct, 2016, RCCIIT, Kolkata India.
6. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, S. Mukhopadhyay, “Noise Tolerant Classification of Aerial Images into Manmade Structures and Natural-Scene Images based on Statistical Dispersion Measures”, INDICON, 2012 Annual IEEE Conference, DOI 10.1109/INDCON.2012.6420699,  ISBN: 978-1-4673-2270-6, 07-09 December, 2012, Kochi, Kerala, India
7. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, S. Mukhopadhyay “A Noise-Tolerant Framework for Aerial Images Classification Based on Gabor Energy Feature”, 5^th International conference on Computers and Devices for Communication (CODEC), 2012 , DOI: 10.1109/CODEC.2012.6509347 , ISBN: 978-1-4673-2619-3, pp. 1-4, Kolkata, India
8. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, "A Novel Self-Assessed Approach for Classification of Manmade Objects and Natural Scene Images from Aerial Images", Proceedings of India Conference (INDICON), 2011 Annual IEEE, DOI: 10.1109/INDCON.2011.6139328 , ISBN: 978-1-4577-1110-7 pp. 1-7, 16-17 December, 2011 at Hyderabad, India.
9. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Md. Sk Obaidullah and K. Roy: “Techniques for Script and Language Identification from Indian Multi-Script Multilingual Printed/Handwritten Document Images: A Survey”, Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Systems & Data Processing (ICISD 2011) 24 - 25 January, ISBN: 978-1-6123-3002-0, Gujarat, India, pp. 238-243.
10. Sk Md Obaidullah, Abdul Alim Sheikh, "Busy Zone Detection from Handwritten Offline Documents", in International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Technologies, (ACCT-11), ISBN: 978-981-08-7932-7 on January 20-22, 2011 at Rohtak, Haryana.
11. P. C. Pradhan, A. Ghosh, Md. A.A.Sheikh, S. K. Sarkar, Samir K.Sarkar: “Influence of Wave Function Modulation on the High Frequency Response of Two Dimensional Hot Electrons in Quantum Wells of Polar Semiconductor”., National Conference on Physics of Electronic material and devices, PEMD-2005,  pp. 11-12, P.G. Dept. of phys., Sambalpur University, Feb 10-12, 2005.
12. A. K. Biswas, A. A. Sheikh, Samir. K. Sarkar, M.K. Naskar, S.K. Sarkar and S.Sinha Chowdhury: “Nano and Giga challenges in microelectronics for high density integrated circuits”, National Conference on Nano-Science and Technology, Dept. of ETCE, Jadavpur University, Jan 21, 2005.
13. A. A. Sheikh, A. K. Biswas, S. K. Sarkar and P. C. Pradhan: “Single Electron Device based logic verification and equivalence checking of a combinational circuit”, National Conference, MITDISC-2005, MIT, Karnataka.

Journal Papers Published

1. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Tanmoy Maity, Alok Kole “IRU-Net: An Efficient End-to-End Network for Automatic Building Extraction from Remote Sensing Images,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 37811-37828, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3164401.
2. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Tanmoy Maity, and Alok Kole, "Deep Learning Approach using Patch-based Deep Belief Network for Road Extraction from Remote Sensing Imagery," IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 52, no. 4, pp760-775, 2022.
3. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Tanmoy Maity, Alok Kole, “Man-Made Object Extraction from Remote Sensing Images using Gabor Energy Features and Probabilistic Neural Networks” ICTACT Journal on Image and Video Processing (IJIVP) (Accepted)
4. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole, Tanmoy Maity,”Smooth Mobile Robot Path Planning in Static Environments using Genetic Algorithm and Radial Basis Function Neural Network”,International Journal of Modelling and Simulation,2019,ISSN: 1746-7233.
5. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, Alok Kole, Tanmoy Maity “A Multi-level Approach for Change Detection of Buildings using Satellite Imagery” International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Tools, Vol. 27, No. 8, 1850031 (2018).
6. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, AlokKole , Tanmoy Maity,“A Framework for Building Change Detection using Remote Sensing Imagery”, International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, Vol.04, Issue 08,pp. 5502-5508, 2017. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijetst/v4i8.14, ISSN 2348-9480 2017.
7. Shariar Rahaman, Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, “A Novel Approach for Analysis of NDVI Change Detection from Multiview Satellite Imagery using Spatial Model”, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Vol.6, No. 6, pp. 566-570, June 2019. 
8. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, S. Mukhopadhyay  “Multistage Sub-Image Filtering Technique with Improved De-noising Feature for Road Detection in Disaster Management”,  International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 121 – No.22, July 2015  
9. Md A. Rahaman Laskar, Md. Abdul Alim sheikh, S. Safiur Rahaman,“ Detection and Implementation of Robust image Steganography by Using LSB Injection Technique,” Indian Science Cruiser, Institute of Science, Education & Culture (ISEC), Vol. 28, No. 5, September 2014, R.N. 44132/87, ISSN: 0970-4256.
10. Md. Abdul Alim Sheikh, S. Mukhopadhyay “Comparative Analysis of Noise Reduction Techniques For Image Enhancement”, International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, December 2013, Vol. 2 Issue 12, pp. 102-112.

Books Published

Books Chapters

1.  Book Title: Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information                                                         Chapter Title: Automatic geospatial Objects Classification from satellite   images                                             Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018                                                                                         Chapter No. : 10                                                                                                                                         Chapter DOI.: 10.1007/978-981-13-1498-8_10

2. Book Title: Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information                                                              Chapter Title: EEG Signal Analysis Using Different Clustering Techniques                                            Chapter No. : 9                                                                                                                                        Chapter DOI.: 10.1007/978-981-13-1498-8_9                                                                                    Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018.
3. Chapter Title: Extraction of Man-made Object from Remote Sensing Images using Gabor Energy Features and Neural Networks                                                                                                                                    Futuristic Trends in Artificial Intelligence ISBN: 978-93-95632-70-6                                                      Iterative International Publishers (IIP) Proceedings, Volume 2, Book 16, Part 1, Chapter 13

MASTER Thesis Guidance

1. Covid-19 Detection Based on Convolutional Neural Network Model using Chest X-Ray Image
2. Automatic Building Extraction using Lidar Data and Remote Sensing Images
3. AUTOMATIC GEOSPATIAL OBJECTS CLASSIFICATION AND BUILDING CHANGE DETECTION FROM REMOTE SENSING IMAGES
4. Hand Gesture Recognition
5. Lane Detection
6. ROAD NETWORK EXTRACTION & DETECTION USING SEGMENTATION AND EDGE DETECTION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
7. Road Network Extraction from Satellite Imagery using image processing Technique.
8. Face Dtection using Machine Learning 

Project Works

B. Tech Student Project Supervision

1. Assisted car parking using machine learning algorithm
2. Vehicle logo recognition in traffic images using HOG features and SVM
3. Face Detection
4. IoT based Home Automation
5. Traffic Sign Detection and Recognition
6. Comparative Analysis of Noise Reduction Techniques in Images Processing
7. Simulink Model Based Architecture Design of Adaptive Median Filter for Noise Removal
8. Metal detector Design
9. Microprocessor based traffic controller design according to the traffic density

Membership Of Learned Societies

• Associate Member of The Institute of Engineers (India)
• Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
• Member of Singapore Institute of Electronics (SIE)
• member, International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

1. Participated in a UGC sponsored Refresher Course in VLSI Design and Nanotechnology: Issues and Challenges from 28/11/2016 to 17/12/2016 organized by HRDC-Jadavpur University.
2. Participated and successfully completed International FDP on Emerging Trends in Sensors, Security and Smart Automation Systems (ETSSSAS 2020) organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, B.P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, Kolkata from 8th -12th July 2020.
3. One Week Online AICTE - STTP on "Wireless Communications and Machine Learning Algorithms" organized by dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering , Vardhaman College Engineering , Hyderabad from 27th July to 1st August, 2020.
4. AICTE sponsored one week online STTP on "Recent Advances in Wireless Communications - Future IoT" organized by dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering , Vardhaman College Engineering , Hyderabad from 20th July to 25th July, 2020.
5. Participated in 7-day Faculty Development Programme on Research methodology organized by Dept. of Management and Business Administration, Aliah University during 12-20 July 2016.
6. Participated and completed AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy online FDP on '' Recent Trends and Applications in Biomedical signal and Image Processing from 21.09.2020 to 25.09.2020 at G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpurer, India.

7. Participated in AICTE sponsored six days ‘Short Term Training Program (STTP)’ on "Automation Technologies – Phase 2” from, “April 5th - 10th, 2021” Conducted by, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering & Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE), Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. 

8. Participated and successfully completed Faculty Development Program on "Machine Learning & Deep Learning approach towards Computer Vision" during March, 28th and April, 02nd, 2022 organized by the Department of Computer Applications (MCA) of Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur. This Faculty Development Program is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Kolkata Section.

9. Participated in an Orientation Program at Jadavpur University from 15.6.2015 to 11.7.2015 organized by Jadavpur University- HRDC.
10. Participated in a Refresher Course in Information Technology organized by Dept. Of A.K. Caudhury School of Information Technology, University of Calcutta and UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta during January 02-January 22, 2014.
11. Participated in workshop Application of Simulators in Photonics, Electronics and Communication Technology (DIT (Track t2) held during March 11-15, 2013 in Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta.
12. Participated in the Faculty Updation Training on “Quick Development of Algorithm in Digital Signal Processing & Image Processing” organized by C-DAC, Kolkata as part of PREPARE FUTURE project, DIT, Government of India at C-DAC for a period of 2weeks starting from 04.01.2010 to 15.01.2010.
13. Participated in the “International Workshop on Spoken Language Prosody” organized by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Kolkata, India and Department of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan during 25-27 November, 2009 at C-DAC, Kolkata.
14. Participated in the workshop on “VLSI Laboratory Course” held at Asansol Engineering College under TEQIP on July 25 & 26, 2006.

Professional Society Activity

• Editorial Board Members of International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Management. (Peer Reviewed)
• PC member, reviewer at the International Conference on RADAR, Communication and Computing (ICRCC-12), technically sponsored by sponsored by IEEE Madras Section, CSIR, CSI and DRDO, Govt. of India, held at SKP Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India-606611 during December 21-22, 2012.
• Reviewer, Springer International Conference on Computing and Communication Systems, I3CS-2016 will be held at North eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
• Reviewer at the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Control, Power and Instrumentation (ICICPI 2016), 2016, RCCIIT, Kolkata India.

Other Notable Activities

1. Primarily responsible for teaching Electronics & Communication Engineering. Overall student development, research, projects with   students, mentoring students, etc.
2. Member, board of Studies, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering.
3. Member, AICTE committee of university
4. Departmental Purchase committee member
5. Member, Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT), 2022

6. Served as the Teacher-in Charge (TIC), Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering. As TIC, played key role in setting up labs, curriculum development, interaction with other faculty members of other university, arranging seminar, workshop etc.

7. Member, maintenance Committee of University

8. Executed administrative functions in the faculty. 

9. Member of Anti-Ragging Committee 
10. Served as Asst. Coordinator of Students Affairs
11. Acted as Member of Examination Rule & Regulation committee
12. Acted as Member of Disciplinary/Unfair means committee
13. Was Member of University Routine Committee
14. External Examiner, Dept. of EE and ECE, RCCIIT for MAKAUT (Formerly known as WBUT) semester examination.