Professional Activities:

Best Paper Award

40-N. Werghi, H.Bhaskar, S. Almansouri, “Rectangular Empty Parking Space Detection Using Sift Based Classification”, Proc. Int. Conference Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) 2011, pp. 30-39, Algrave Portugal, 2011

39-F.Kamoun, N.Werghi, A. Belushi,  “a framework for guiding towards adopting appropriate ims solutions in developing countries”, Proc. IADIS Information Systems 2011, Avila, Spain, 2011.  

38-N. Werghi, H. Bhaskar, A. Malek, “Extraction and Alignment of Facial Regions for 3D Facial Image-Based Recognition”, IEEE GCC Conference, Dubai, UAE, February 2011.  

37-H.Bhaskar, N.Werghi, “Comparing Hough and Radon Transform based Parallelogram Detection”, IEEE GCC Conference, Dubai, UAE, February 2011.

Dr. Naoufel Werghi

46-N.Werghi, C.Donner, F.Taher, H.AlAhamad, “Cell Extraction from Sputum Images for Early Lung Cancer Detection”, 16th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON) Hammamet, Tunisia, March 2012.

45-F. Taher, N. Werghi and H. Al-Ahmad, “Sputum Image Detection and Extraction for Lung Cancer Early Diagnosis”, accepted to be appearing in the 11th International Conference on Information Science, signal processing and their application, 3-5, July, 2012, Montreal, Canada.

44- F. Taher, N. Werghi, H. AlAhmad, “Extraction of Sputum Cells using Thresholding Techniques for Lung Cancer Detection”, Proc. 8th International Conference on innovation in Information Technology, Al Ain ,UAE, 2012.
 
43-N.Werghi, M. Naqbi, “A Novel Surface Pattern for 3D Facial Surface Encoding and Alignment”, IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC2011), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2011.

42-N. Werghi, M.K. Naqbi, "3D Face Matching: An Alignment Approach Using an Ordered Facial Surface", International Conference and Workshop on Current Trends in Information Technology, October 2011, Dubai, UAE

 41-N. Werghi, H.Bhaskar, Y.Meguebli, H.Boukadia, “The Spiral Facets: A Unified Framework for the Analysis and Description of 3D Facial Mesh Surfaces”, Proc. Int. Conference Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) 2011, pp. 30-39, Algrave Portugal, 2011

Journal referee

• IEEE Trans. Pattern analysis and machine intelligence,
• IEEE Trans. Neural Networks and Learning Systems.
• IEEE Potenial
• Pattern recognition letters,
• Computer Aided Design,
• 3D Research
• Mathematics & Computer Science,
• International Journal of Computers and Applications,
• Journal of Optical Engineering,
• International Arab Journal of Information Technology

Employment Experience

2012-Present :  Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
                       Khalifa University, UAE.
2009-2011     :  Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Khalifa
                       University, UAE
2003-2008     :  Assistant Professor, College of Information Technology, University of Dubai UAE.
2000-2002     :  Assistant Professor, Department of Computing Sciences, University of Glasgow,
1997-1999     :  Research Fellow, Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK.
1996             :  Lecturer, National college of physics, University of Strasbourg, France.

Visiting Professorships

2013    Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Korean Advanced
           Institute of Sciences and Technology, South Korea.
2012    Multimedia Information Communication Center, University of Florence, Italy.
2012    Department of Informatics, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, Tunisia.
2002    Institute of Computer Sciences and Telecommunication, Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
2001    Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, University of Louisville, Kentucky.

Awards and Scholarships  

2013    Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Korean Advanced
           Institute of Sciences and Technology, South Korea.
2012    Multimedia Information Communication Center, University of Florence, Italy.
2012    Department of Informatics, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, Tunisia.
2002    Institute of Computer Sciences and Telecommunication, Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
2001    Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
2014    NRF University-Industry Research Collaboration Award, UAE.
2012    NRF University-Industry Research Collaboration Award, UAE.
2011    BEST PAPER AWARD in Int. Conference Computer Vision Theory and Applications,
           Portugal.
2011    DAAD Internship Award for the project “Early Detection of Lung Cancer Based on Sputum Color Images Analysis

Conference committees

• Chair of the “Image Processing and Multimedia Systems” track in the 56th IEEE Midwest symposium on circuits and systems, Columbus, Ohio, 2013.
• Member of the ICCSPA'13 technical committee (IEEE International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications 2013, Sharjah, UAE
• Member of the SSD 2013 Technical committee (IEEE multiconferenceon Systems, Signals and Devices 2013), Hammet,Tunisia
• Member of the technical committee of the BCS International IT Conference 2013
• Member of the program committee of the 1st Internation Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications, Gwangu, South Korea, 2012
• Publication chair 6th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2011)
• Member of the technical committee of the 4th International Conference of Networked Digital Technologies, April 2012