Ishfaq Ahmad

Hafiz Fahad Sheikh, Hengxing Tan, Ishfaq Ahmad, Sanjay Ranka, Phanisekhar Bv: Energy- and performance-aware scheduling of tasks on parallel and distributed systems. JETC 8(4): 32 (2012)

Nickolas Bielik, Ishfaq Ahmad: Cooperative versus non-cooperative game theoretical techniques for Energy Aware Task scheduling. IGCC 2012: 1-6

Hafiz Fahad Sheikh, Ishfaq Ahmad: Simultaneous optimization of performance, energy and temperature for DAG scheduling in multi-core processors. IGCC 2012: 1-6

Hang Yuan, C.-C. Jay Kuo, Ishfaq Ahmad: Design of Energy-Efficient Video Sharing Servers with Delay Constraints. ICPADS 2012: 644-651

Munib Ahmed, Ishfaq Ahmad, Samee Khan: A Theoretical Analysis of Scalability of the Parallel Genome Assembly Algorithms. BIOINFORMATICS 2011: 234-237

Hafiz Fahad Sheikh, Ishfaq Ahmad: Fast algorithms for thermal constrained performance optimization in DAG scheduling on multi-core processors. IGCC 2011: 1-8

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Replicating data objects in large distributed database systems: an axiomatic game theoretic mechanism design approach. Distributed and Parallel Databases 28(2-3): 187-218 (2010)

Imtiaz Ahmad, Muhammad K. Dhodhi, Ishfaq Ahmad: Multiprocessor Scheduling by Simulated Evolution. JSW 5(10): 1128-1136 (2010)

Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu Sun: Controlling the Bit Rate of Multi-Object Videos With Noncooperative Game Theory. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 12(2): 97-107 (2010)

David King, Ishfaq Ahmad, Hafiz Fahad Sheikh: Stretch and compress based re-scheduling techniques for minimizing the execution times of DAGs on multi-core processors under energy constraints. Green Computing Conference 2010: 49-60

Joel Wilkins, Ishfaq Ahmad, Hafiz Fahad Sheikh, Shujaat Faheem Khan, Saeed Rajput: Optimizing performance and energy in computational grids using non-cooperative game theory. Green Computing Conference 2010: 343-355

Hang Yuan, C.-C. Jay Kuo, Ishfaq Ahmad: Energy efficiency in data centers and cloud-based multimedia services: An overview and future directions. Green Computing Conference 2010: 375-382

Yongfang Liang, Ishfaq Ahmad: Power and Distortion Optimization for Pervasive Video Coding. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 19(10): 1436-1447 (2009)

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Pure Nash Equilibrium-Based Game Theoretical Method for Data Replication across Multiple Servers. IEEE Trans. Knowl. Data Eng. 21(4): 537-553 (2009)

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Cooperative Game Theoretical Technique for Joint Optimization of Energy Consumption and Response Time in Computational Grids. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 20(3): 346-360 (2009)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Roman Arora, Derek White, Vangelis Metsis, Rebecca Ingram: Energy-Constrained Scheduling of DAGs on Multi-core Processors. IC3 2009: 592-603

Yimin Zhou, Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad, Shixin Sun: Joint Rate-Distortion model for H.264/AVC rate control. ICIP 2009: 3409-3412

Ling Tian, Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad, Shixin Sun: Effective intra-only rate control for H.264/AVC. ICIP 2009: 3445-3448

Ishfaq Ahmad: Power and visual quality optimized video coding for mobile applications: Research issues and some solutions. ICME 2009: 1588-1589

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Comparison and analysis of ten static heuristics-based Internet data replication techniques. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 68(2): 113-136 (2008)

Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad, Yongfang Liang, V. Swaminathan: Motion Estimation for Content Adaptive Video Compression. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 18(7): 900-909 (2008)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Zhihai He, Mark Liao, Fernando Pereira, Ming-Ting Sun: Special Issue on Video Surveillance. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 18(8): 1001-1005 (2008)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Sanjay Ranka, Samee Ullah Khan: Using game theory for scheduling tasks on multi-core processors for simultaneous optimization of performance and energy. IPDPS 2008: 1-6

Samee Ullah Khan, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Howard Jay Siegel, Ishfaq Ahmad: A game theoretical data replication technique for mobile ad hoc networks. IPDPS 2008: 1-12

Ishfaq Ahmad: Multi-View Video: Get Ready for Next-Generation Television. IEEE Distributed Systems Online 8(3) (2007)

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Discriminatory Algorithmic Mechanism Design Based WWW Content Replication. Informatica (Slovenia) 31(1): 105-119 (2007)

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A cooperative game theoretical replica placement technique. ICPADS 2007: 1-8

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Semi-Distributed Axiomatic Game Theoretical Mechanism for Replicating Data Objects in Large Distributed Computing Systems. IPDPS 2007: 1-10

Bithika Khargharia, Salim Hariri, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Manal Houri, Hesham El-Rewini, Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad, Mazin S. Yousif: Autonomic Power & Performance Management for Large-Scale Data Centers. IPDPS 2007: 1-8

Jiancong Luo, Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad: A PD Feed-back Rate Control Algorithm for Multiple Video Object Coding. ISCAS 2007: 285-288

Yongfang Liang, Xiaohui Wei, Ishfaq Ahmad, Vishwanathan Swaminahan: MPEG-4 to H.264/AVC transcoding. IWCMC 2007: 689-693

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Howard Jay Siegel, Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: A semi-static approach to mapping dynamic iterative tasks onto heterogeneous computing systems. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 66(1): 77-98 (2006)

Ji-An Zhao, Bo Li, Xi-Ren Cao, Ishfaq Ahmad: A matrix-analytic solution for the DBMAP/PH/1 priority queue. Queueing Syst. 53(3): 127-145 (2006)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Jiancong Luo: On using game theory to optimize the rate control in video coding. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 16(2): 209-219 (2006)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Weiguo Zheng, Jiancong Luo, Ming Lei Liou: A fast adaptive motion estimation algorithm. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 16(3): 420-438 (2006)

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad, Dongdong Li, Ya-Qin Zhang: Region-based rate control and bit allocation for wireless video transmission. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 8(1): 1-10 (2006)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Policies for Caching OLAP Queries in Internet Proxies. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 17(10): 1124-1135 (2006)

Yu Sun, Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad: Rate Control for Multi-Object Video Transmission Over Wireless Systems. ICC 2006: 5463-5467

Xiaohui Wei, Mei Yi Chu, Ishfaq Ahmad, Yongfang Liang: Lowering the Complexity of Multi-view Encoding through Dynamic Segmentation and Registration of Video Object. ICIP 2006: 549-552

Yongfang Liang, Ishfaq Ahmad, Xiaohui Wei: Adaptive Techniques for Simultaneous Optimization of Visual Quality and Battery Power in Video Encoding Sensors. ICIP 2006: 2477-2480

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Pure Nash Equilibrium Guaranteeing Game Theoretical Replica Allocation Method for Reducing Web Access Time. ICPADS (1) 2006: 169-176

Xiaohui Wei, Ishfaq Ahmad: A video object segmentation scheme to lower complexity in multi-view video coding. IMSA 2006: 205-209

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Non-cooperative, semi-cooperative, and cooperative games-based grid resource allocation. IPDPS 2006

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Combinatorial Pawn Power. Bulletin of the EATCS 85: 151-164 (2005)

Spiridon Bakiras, Thanasis Loukopoulos, Dimitris Papadias, Ishfaq Ahmad: Adaptive schemes for distributed web caching. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 65(12): 1483-1496 (2005)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: On multiprocessor task scheduling using efficient state space search approaches. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 65(12): 1515-1532 (2005)

Zhihai He, Yongfang Liang, Lulin Chen, Ishfaq Ahmad, Dapeng Wu: Power-Rate-Distortion Analysis for Wireless Video Communication Under Energy Constraints. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 15(5): 645-658 (2005)

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad: Asynchronous rate control for multi-object videos. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 15(8): 1007-1018 (2005)

Yongfang Liang, Ishfaq Ahmad, Jiancong Luo, Yu Sun, V. Swaminathan: On using hierarchical motion history for motion estimation in H.264/AVC. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 15(12): 1594-1603 (2005)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Xiaohui Wei, Yu Sun, Ya-Qin Zhang: Video transcoding: an overview of various techniques and research issues. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 7(5): 793-804 (2005)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Petros Lampsas, Ishfaq Ahmad: Continuous Replica Placement schemes in distributed systems. ICS 2005: 284-292

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Powerful Direct Mechanism for Optimal WWW Content Replication. IPDPS 2005

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: RAMM: A Game Theoretical Replica Allocation and Management Mechanism. ISPAN 2005: 160-165

Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad, Munib Ahmed, Raymond A. Paul: Parallel Multiple Sequence Alignment with Dynamic Scheduling. ITCC (1) 2005: 8-13

Yu Sun, Dongdong Li, Ishfaq Ahmad, Jiancong Luo: A Rate Control Algorithm for Wireless Video Transmission Using Perceptual Tuning. ITCC (1) 2005: 109-114

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Game Theoretical Extended Vickery Auction Mechanism for Replicating Data in Large-scale Distributed Computing Systems. PDPTA 2005: 904-910

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Some Preliminary Results on Three Combinatorial Board Games. Bulletin of the EATCS 84: 159-166 (2004)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Static and adaptive distributed data replication using genetic algorithms. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 64(11): 1270-1285 (2004)

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad: A robust and adaptive rate control algorithm for object-based video coding. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 14(10): 1167-1182 (2004)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Optimizing Download Time of Embedded Multimedia Objects for Web Browsing. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 15(10): 934-945 (2004)

Ji-An Zhao, Bo Li, Chi-Wah Kok, Ishfaq Ahmad: MPEG-4 Video Transmission over Wireless Networks: A Link Level Performance Study. Wireless Networks 10(2): 133-146 (2004)

Samee Ullah Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad: Heuristics-Based Replication Schemas for Fast Information Retrieval over the Internet. ISCA PDCS 2004: 278-283

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad, Dongdong Li: Real-time video transmission over WCDMA systems. GLOBECOM 2004: 2568-2572

Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu Sun, Yongfang Liang: A multistage fast motion estimation scheme for video compression. ICIP 2004: 1441-1444

Yongfang Liang, Ishfaq Ahmad, V. Swaminathan: Fast priority search algorithm for block motion estimation. ICME 2004: 543-546

Yongfang Liang, Ishfaq Ahmad, Jiancong Luo, Yu Sun: Fast motion estimation using hierarchical motion intensity structure. ICME 2004: 699-702

Jiancong Luo, Ishfaq Ahmad, Yongfang Liang, Yu Sun: Motion estimation for content adaptive video compression. ICME 2004: 1427-1430

Ji-An Zhao, Bo Li, Ishfaq Ahmad: Bandwidth estimation for wireless video transmission. ICME 2004: 1807-1810

Dimitris Papadias, Marios Mantzourogiannis, Ishfaq Ahmad: Fast retrieval of similar configurations. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 5(2): 210-222 (2003)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Pieter Jonker, Bertil Schmidt, Andreas Uhl: Topic Introduction. Euro-Par 2003: 850

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad, Jiancong Luo, Xiaohui Wei: Synchronous and asynchronous multiple object rate control for MPEG-4 video coding. ICIP (3) 2003: 801-804

Ji-An Zhao, Bo Li, Ishfaq Ahmad: Traffic modeling for layered video. ICME 2003: 497-500

Spiridon Bakiras, Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Dynamic Organization Schemes for Cooperative Proxy Cachin. IPDPS 2003: 48

Yu Sun, Xiaohui Wei, Ishfaq Ahmad: Low delay rate-control in video transcoding. ISCAS (2) 2003: 660-663

Ishfaq Ahmad, Kamalakar Karlapalem, Yu-Kwong Kwok, Siu-Kai So: Evolutionary Algorithms for Allocating Data in Distributed Database Systems. Distributed and Parallel Databases 11(1): 5-32 (2002)

Muhammad K. Dhodhi, Imtiaz Ahmad, Anwar K. Al-Yatama, Ishfaq Ahmad: An Integrated Technique for Task Matching and Scheduling onto Distributed Heterogeneous Computing Systems. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 62(9): 1338-1361 (2002)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yong He, Ming L. Liou: Video compression with parallel processing. Parallel Computing 28(7-8): 1039-1078 (2002)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Dimitris Papadias, Ishfaq Ahmad: An Overview of Data Replication on the Internet. ISPAN 2002: 31-

Yu Sun, Ishfaq Ahmad: New rate control algorithm for MPEG-4 video coding. VCIP 2002: 698-709

Ishfaq Ahmad, Shahriar M. Akramullah, Ming L. Liou, Muhammad Kafil: A scalable off-line MPEG-2 video encoding scheme using a multiprocessor system. Parallel Computing 27(6): 823-846 (2001)

Shahriar M. Akramullah, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Optimization of H.263 video encoding using a single processor computer: performance tradeoffs and benchmarking. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 11(8): 901-915 (2001)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Henri Casanova, Rupert W. Ford, Yves Robert: Topic 03: Scheduling and Load Balancing. Euro-Par 2001: 154-155

Weiguo Zheng, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming Lei Liou: Adaptive motion search with elastic diamond for MPEG-4 video coding. ICIP (1) 2001: 377-380

Wang Xing Guo, Liu Ji Lin, Ishfaq Ahmad: MPEG-2 Profile transcoding in MC-DCT domain. ICME 2001

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Panos Kalnis, Ishfaq Ahmad, Dimitris Papadias: Active Caching of On-Line-Analytical-Processing Queries in WWW Proxies. ICPP 2001: 419-426

Wang Xing Guo, Liu Ji Lin, Weiguo Zheng, Ishfaq Ahmad: Mismatch MB Retrieval for MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 Transcoding. IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia 2001: 86-93

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Link contention-constrained scheduling and mapping of tasks and messages to a network of heterogeneous processors. Cluster Computing 3(2): 113-124 (2000)

Yiwei Thomas Hou, Dapeng Wu, Bo Li, Takeo Hamada, Ishfaq Ahmad, H. Jonathan Chao: A differentiated services architecture for multimedia streaming in next generation Internet. Computer Networks 32(2): 185-209 (2000)

Ishfaq Ahmad: Network computers: the changing face of computing. IEEE Concurrency 8(4): 9-11 (2000)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok, Min-You Wu, Wei Shu: CASCH: a tool for computer-aided scheduling. IEEE Concurrency 8(4): 21-33 (2000)

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Static and Adaptive Data Replication Algorithms for Fast Information Access in Large Distributed Systems. ICDCS 2000: 385-392

Thanasis Loukopoulos, Ishfaq Ahmad: Replicating the Contents of a WWW Multimedia Repository to Minimize Download Time. IPDPS 2000: 500-505

Alexis M. Tourapis, Guobin Shen, Ming L. Liou, Oscar C. Au, Ishfaq Ahmad: New predictive diamond search algorithm for block-based motion estimation. VCIP 2000: 1365-1373

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Static scheduling algorithms for allocating directed task graphs to multiprocessors. ACM Comput. Surv. 31(4): 406-471 (1999)

M. Farrukh Khan, Raymond A. Paul, Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: Intensive Data Management in Parallel Systems: A Survey. Distributed and Parallel Databases 7(4): 383-414 (1999)

Ishfaq Ahmad, William Y. M. Lai, Bo Li: Dynamic Scheduling of Multimedia Documents in a Single Server Multiple Clients Environment. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 57(1): 91-120 (1999)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Francis C. M. Lau: Special Issue on Software Support for Distributed Computing - Guest Editors' Introduction. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 59(2): 101-106 (1999)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Benchmarking and Comparison of the Task Graph Scheduling Algorithms. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 59(3): 381-422 (1999)

Hoi Man Yip, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ting-Chuen Pong: An Efficient Parallel Algorithm for Computing the Gaussian Convolution of Multi-dimensional Image Data. The Journal of Supercomputing 14(3): 233-255 (1999)

Siu-Kai So, Ishfaq Ahmad, Kamalakar Karlapalem: Response Time Driven Multimedia Data Objects Allocation for Browsing Documents in Distributed Environments. IEEE Trans. Knowl. Data Eng. 11(3): 386-405 (1999)

Yong He, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Real-Time Interactive MPEG-4 System Encoder Using a Cluster of Workstations. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia 1(2): 217-233 (1999)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: FASTEST: A Practical Low-Complexity Algorithm for Compile-Time Assignment of Parallel Programs to Multiprocessors. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 10(2): 147-159 (1999)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok: On Parallelizing the Multiprocessor Scheduling Problem. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 10(4): 414-432 (1999)

Yong He, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Modeling and Scheduling for MPEG-4 Based Video Encoder Using a Cluster of Workstations. ACPC 1999: 306-316

Shahriar M. Akramullah, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Parallel MPEG-2 Encoder on ATM and Ethernet-Connected Workstations. ACPC 1999: 572-573

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Link Contention-Constrained Scheduling and Mapping of Tasks and Messages to a Network of Heterogeneous Processors. ICPP 1999: 551-558

Yong He, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Dynamic scheduling of multiple video objects for MPEG-4 encoding with user interactions. ISCAS (4) 1999: 319-322

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Howard Jay Siegel, Arif Ghafoor, Ishfaq Ahmad: Evaluation of a Semi-Static Approach to Mapping Dynamic Iterative Tasks onto Heterogeneous Computing Systems. ISPAN 1999: 204-209

Dimitris Papadias, Marios Mantzourogiannis, Panos Kalnis, Nikos Mamoulis, Ishfaq Ahmad: Content-Based Retrieval Using Heuristic Search. SIGIR 1999: 168-175

Muhammad Kafil, Ishfaq Ahmad: Optimal task assignment in heterogeneous distributed computing systems. IEEE Concurrency 6(3): 42-50 (1998)

Yong He, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: A software-based MPEG-4 video encoder using parallel processing. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 8(7): 909-920 (1998)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok: On Exploiting Task Duplication in Parallel Program Scheduling. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 9(9): 872-892 (1998)

Siu-Kai So, Ishfaq Ahmad, Kamalakar Karlapalem: Allocating Data Objects to Multiple Sites for Fast Browsing of Hypermedia Documents. COMPSAC 1998: 406-411

Yong He, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: MPEG-4 Based Interactive Video using Parallel Processing. ICPP 1998: 329-

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok: Optimal and Near-Optimal Allocation of Precedence-Constrained Tasks to Parallel Processors: Defying the High Complexity Using Effective Search Techniques. ICPP 1998: 424-431

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Benchmarking the Task Graph Scheduling Algorithms. IPPS/SPDP 1998: 531-537

Siu-Kai So, Ishfaq Ahmad, Kamalakar Karlapalem: A Data Allocation Algorithm for Distributed Hypermedia Documents. SRDS 1998: 473-478

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Efficient Scheduling of Arbitrary TAsk Graphs to Multiprocessors Using a Parallel Genetic Algorithm. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 47(1): 58-77 (1997)

Ishfaq Ahmad: Express Versus PVM: A Performance Comparison. Parallel Computing 23(6): 783-812 (1997)

Shahriar M. Akramullah, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: Performance of software-based MPEG-2 video encoder on parallel and distributed systems. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Techn. 7(4): 687-695 (1997)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Ka-Cheong Leung, Hsiao-Ming Hsu: Multiprocessing ocean circulation: Modeling, implementation, and performance on the Intel Paragon. The Journal of Supercomputing 10(4): 349-369 (1997)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Parallel Algorithm for Compile-Time Scheduling of Parallel Programs on Multiprocessors. IEEE PACT 1997: 90-101

Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Kafil: A Parallel Algorithm for Optimal Task Assignment in Distributed Systems. APDC 1997: 284-290

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad, Min-You Wu, Wei Shu: A Graphical Tool for Automatic Parallelization and Scheduling of Programs on Multiprocessors. Euro-Par 1997: 294-301

Muhammad Kafil, Ishfaq Ahmad: Optimal task assignment in heterogeneous computing systems. Heterogeneous Computing Workshop 1997: 135-146

Ishfaq Ahmad, Sekhar Darbha: Partitioning and Scheduling. HICSS (1) 1997: 554-555

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok, Min-You Wu, Wei Shu: Automatic Parallelization and Scheduling of Programs on Multiprocessors using CASCH. ICPP 1997: 288-291

Chi-Chung Hui, Mounir Hamdi, Ishfaq Ahmad: SPEED: A parallel platform for solving and predicting the performance of PDEs on distributed systems. Concurrency - Practice and Experience 8(7): 537-568 (1996)

Cindy K. Y. Ng, Lawrence K. L. Pun, Dixon Man-Ching Ip, Mounir Hamdi, Ishfaq Ahmad: Embedding Pyramids into 3D Meshes. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 36(2): 173-184 (1996)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Kamalakar Karlapalem, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ng Moon Pun: Design and Evaluation of Data Allocation Algorithms for Distributed Multimedia Database Systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 14(7): 1332-1348 (1996)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: Dynamic Critical-Path Scheduling: An Effective Technique for Allocating Task Graphs to Multiprocessors. IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst. 7(5): 506-521 (1996)

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad, Jun Gu: FAST: A Low-Complexity Algorithm for Efficient Scheduling of DAGs on Parallel Processors. ICPP, Vol. 2 1996: 150-157

Ka-Cheong Leung, Ishfaq Ahmad, Hsiao-Ming Hsu: Ocean Circulation on the Intel Paragon: Modeling and Implementation. IPPS 1996: 47-54

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok, Min-You Wu: Analysis, evaluation, and comparison of algorithms for scheduling task graphs on parallel processors. ISPAN 1996: 207-213

Ishfaq Ahmad: Editorial: Resource management of parallel and distributed systems with static scheduling: Challenges, solutions and new problems. Concurrency - Practice and Experience 7(5): 339-347 (1995)

Ishfaq Ahmad: Editorial: Resource management in parallel and distributed systems with dynamic scheduling: Dynamic scheduling. Concurrency - Practice and Experience 7(7): 587-590 (1995)

Shahriar M. Akramullah, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ming L. Liou: A Data-Parallel Approach for Real-Time MPEG-2 Video Encoding. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 30(2): 129-146 (1995)

Ishfaq Ahmad: A massively parallel fault-tolerant architecture for time-critical computing. The Journal of Supercomputing 9(1-2): 135-162 (1995)

Chi-Chung Hui, Mounir Hamdi, Ishfaq Ahmad: A software platform for solving PDEs on distributed systems: implementation issues and performance prediction. COMPSAC 1995: 383-388

Hoi Man Yip, Sai Chung Yeung, Ishfaq Ahmad, Ting-Chuen Pong: Building Surfaces from Three-Dimensional Image Data on the Intel Paragon. ICPP (3) 1995: 1-8

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok: A parallel approach for multiprocessor scheduling. IPPS 1995: 289-

Ishfaq Ahmad, Min-You Wu, Jaehyung Yang, Arif Ghafoor: An Experimental Assessment of Express Parallel Programming Environment. MASCOTS 1995: 200-204

Ishfaq Ahmad, Kishan Mehrotra, Chilukuri K. Mohan, Sanjay Ranka, Arif Ghafoor: Performance modeling of load-balancing algorithms using neural networks. Concurrency - Practice and Experience 6(5): 393-409 (1994)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor, Geoffrey Fox: Hierarchical Scheduling of Dynamic Parallel Computaion on Hypercube Multicomputers. J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 20(3): 317-329 (1994)

Ishfaq Ahmad: Study and Comparison of Bisectional and Hypercube Networks for Dynamic Task Reallocation. HICSS (2) 1994: 445-454

Chi-Chung Hui, Gary Ka-Keung Chan, Michelle Man-Sheung Yuen, Mounir Hamdi, Ishfaq Ahmad: Solving Partial Differential Equations on a Network of Workstations. HPDC 1994: 194-201

Ishfaq Ahmad, Yu-Kwong Kwok: A New Approach to Scheduling Parallel Programs Using Task Duplication. ICPP 1994: 47-51

Yu-Kwong Kwok, Ishfaq Ahmad: A Static Scheduling Algorithm Using Dynamic Critical Path for Assigning Parallel Algorithms onto Multiprocessors. ICPP 1994: 155-159

Jaehyung Yang, Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: Estimation of Execution times on Heterogeneous Supercomputer Architectures. ICPP 1993: 219-226

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor, Geoffrey Fox: Allocation of Computations with Dynamic Structures on Hypercube Based Distributed Systems. HPDC 1992: 228-237

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: Fault-Tolerant Task Management and Load Re-Distribution on Massively Parallel Hypercube Systems. SC 1992: 750-759

Daniel Pease, Arif Ghafoor, Ishfaq Ahmad, David L. Andrews, Kamal Foudil-Bey, Thomas E. Karpinski, Mohammad A. Mikki, Mohamed Zerrouki: PAWS: A Performance Evaluation Tool for Parallel Computing Systems. IEEE Computer 24(1): 18-29 (1991)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: Semi-Distributed Load Balancing For Massively Parallel Multicomputer Systems. IEEE Trans. Software Eng. 17(10): 987-1004 (1991)

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor, Kishan Mehrotra: Performance prediction of distributed load balancing on multicomputer systems. SC 1991: 830-839

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor, Kishan G. Mehrotra: A decentralized task scheduling algorithm and its performance modeling for computer networks. SPDP 1991: 314-321

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: A semi distributed task allocation strategy for large hypercube supercomputers. SC 1990: 898-907

Ishfaq Ahmad, Arif Ghafoor: A semi distributed load balancing scheme for large multicomputer systems. SPDP 1990: 562-569