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Name :

Farah Qais Abdullah AL-Khalidi

Date of Birth :

30-01-1973

Marital status :

Married

Email : Farah2qais@yahoo.com , farahqaa@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq

Qualification / Certification Academic degree:

PhD Computer Science / Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom) / 2011. M.Sc Computer Science/Technology University - Iraq Baghdad / 2003. B.Sc Computer Science/Technology University - Iraq Baghdad / 1994. Lecturer

Technical Skills:

- Working in processing the medical images (compression, decompression enhancement, segmentation etc).

- Working in a signal processing. Have good experience in the thermal camera as well as processing the thermal images

Current field of Interest :

Image processing / Graphics /single processing /thermal imaging Information technology

Google scholar 204

Edited Books :

Publications 1. AL-Khalidi F . (2016), ' Facial Features extraction from the human face' International Journal of Electronics Communication and Computer Engineering, Volume 7, Issue 6, ISSN (Online): 2249–071X, Pages 310, November 2016.

Curriculum Vitae

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2. AL-Khalidi F . (2017) " Nose Detection in the Human Face " in Iraqi Journal of

Information Technology, volume 7, issue 3 April 2017 , published in iraqi association of information pp 55-66

3. AL-Khalidi F , Asmaa Sadiq abduljabar , Shaimaa Hameed Shaker(2018), A

Survey of human face detection methods, Journal of Al-Qadisiyah for computer science

and mathematics, 2018/6/3 Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pps 108-117

4.AL-Khalidi F., Elphick H. , Saatchi R , Burke D.(2015)“Respiratory Rate Measurement

in Children Using a Thermal Imaging Camera’ in International Journal of Scientific &

Engineering Research, Volume 6, Issue 4, April-2015 ISSN 2229-5518,published in

IJSER Xplore® .

5.AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. ,Burke D. (2015)“ Tracing the region of interest in

thermal human face for respiration monitoring’ in International Journal of Computer

Applications (IJCA) 2015 (0975 – 8887) Volume 119 – No.4, June 2015.

6. AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. ,Burke D. and Tan S. (2011), "Respiration

Rate Monitoring Methods: A Review" in Journal Pediatric Pulmonology InterScience /

Medical, Veterinary and Health Sciences, published by WILEY –Blackwell in United

Kingdom 2011. Article first published online: 31 Jan 2011, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21416.

7. AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. and Burke D. (2011), "An Evaluation of

Thermal Imaging Based Respiration Rate Measurement in Children", publication in the

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. DOI :

10.3844/ajeassp.2011.586.597, Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 586-597

8. Saatchi R., AL-Khalidi F., Elphick H. and Burke D. (2009) ,"Thermal image

analysis of skin surface centred on the tip of the nose for respiration monitoring",

IEEE sponsored International Conference on Electronic Design and Signal

Processing-ICEDSP, 10-12th of December 2009, Manipal. India.

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9. AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. and Burke D.(2010), "Tracking human

face features in thermal images for respiration monitoring" in the 2010

ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications in

Hammamet Tunisia on 16-19th of May, 2010. pp(s) 1 – 6, ISBN: 978-1-4244-

7716-6.

10. AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. and Burke D. (2010), "A Facial Tracking

Method for Noncontact Respiration Rate Monitoring" in the 7th IEEE IET ,

International Symposium on Communication Systems , Networks and DSP-CSNDSP

2010,United Kingdom on 21-23rd of July, 2010; 827-830. ISBN-: 978-1-86135-370-

2. pp(s): 751 – 754, INSPEC Accession Number: 11535400, Location: Newcastle upon

Tyne.

11. AL-Khalidi F., Saatchi R., Elphick H. and Burke D. Tan S. (2010)," Challenges in

Thermal Imaging Based Respiration Rate Monitoring", Congress of the International

Paediatric Sleep Association joint meeting with Paediatric Sleep Medicine Conference,

Rome, 3-5th of December 2010.

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Contributions

1. "Thermal -camera to Monitor Respiratory Rate in Infants". Poster in

Materials & Engineering Research Institute (MERI) research seminar,

Sheffield Hallam University, UK. ERI seminar day on 20th of may 2008.

2. "Thermo-graphic Image Processing and Analysis to Monitor

Respiratory Rate in Infants". Presentation in MERI research seminar,

Sheffield Hallam University, UK day on 18th of September 2008.

3. "Thermo-graphic Image Processing and Analysis to Monitor

Respiratory Rate in Infants". Poster and Presentation in Department of

Health and Wellbeing research seminar, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. On

17th of December 2008.

4. "Thermo-graphic Image Processing Enhancement to Monitor

Respiratory Rate in children" (presentation and poster) in Research

conference organised by Leeds University on 22nd of April 2009.

5. "Non-Contact Respiration Monitoring using Thermal Imaging Based",

presentation in MERI seminar day, Sheffield Hallam University, UK on 15th

of may 2009.

6. "Respiration Monitoring Using Thermal imaging" presentation in

Research conference – Diagnostic Imaging UK on 9th of August 2009.

7. "Non-Contact Respiration Monitoring using Thermal Imaging Based".

Poster in MERI, Sheffield Hallam University, UK on 14th of October 2009.

8. Chair- Section in ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer

Systems and Applications in Hammamet Tunisia on 16th to 19th of May 2010.

9. Attended number of lectures such as

a- Practical Options for Software Architecture Solutions on 13th of march 2014

b- Big Data c- Model .......

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Experiences

(2012-2016) - Teacher / Al-Mustansiriya University – Iraq Teaching computer in Translation Department / Faculty of Arts Teaching image processing in computer science Department / Faculty

of Science Teaching computer Graphics in computer science Department / Faculty

of Science Teaching information technology in computer science Department /

Faculty of Science Chair of the Committee of conferences and seminars (2013-2015). supervisor on a number of BSc students A member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Computer

science (2013-2015). Member of the Committee to prepare the study plan in the Department

of Computer Science(2013-2015). Member of the Committee in scientific journals Member in IEEE journal since 2013 Chair of the committee electronic plagiarism checker

- Programmer in engineering inspection department

- Systems in Koppel language to create databases

Reviewer in many external and internal journals (such as Mustansiriyah's

journal , IEEE journal and so on)

Name :- Farah Qais Abdullah