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The role of machine learning and the internet of things in smart buildings for energy efficiency (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, S., Iqbal, M., Aziz, Z., Rana, T., Khalid, A., Cheah, Y., & Arif, A. (2022). The role of machine learning and the internet of things in smart buildings for energy efficiency. Applied Sciences, 12(15), 7882. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157882

Machine learning can be used to automate a wide range of tasks. Smart buildings, which use the Internet of Things (IoT) to connect building operations, enable activities, such as monitoring temperature, safety, and maintenance, for easier controlling... Read More about The role of machine learning and the internet of things in smart buildings for energy efficiency.

Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning (2022)
Journal Article
Khalid, A., Aziz, Z., & Fathi, M. (2022). Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning. Scientific Programming, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7465640

Due to increase in IoT devices, the data produced every day are also increasing rapidly. The growth in data means more processing and more computations are required without delay. This introduced us to a new horizon of the computing infrastructure, i... Read More about Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning.

Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities (2022)
Journal Article
Asif, M., Aziz, Z., Bin Ahmad, M., Khalid, A., Waris, H. A., & Gilani, A. (2022). Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities. Sensors, 22(7), e2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072604

Security has always been the main concern for the internet of things (IoT)-based systems. Blockchain, with its decentralized and distributed design, prevents the risks of the existing centralized methodologies. Conventional security and privacy archi... Read More about Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities.

Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response : an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach (2022)
Journal Article
Aziz, Z., Alzaabi, E., & Syazli Fathi, M. (2022). Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response : an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-11-2021-0065

Purpose: This paper aims to develop a crisis readiness framework for road traffic crisis response for law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach: A Delphi method was used that combined questionnaire-... Read More about Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response : an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach.

QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT (2021)
Journal Article
Khalid, A., ul Ain, Q., Qasim, A., & Aziz, Z. (2021). QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT. Cellular Senescence and Therapy, 11(1), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1515/comp-2020-0162

This paper is aimed at efficiently distributing workload between the Fog Layer and the Cloud Network and then optimizing resource allocation in cloud networks to ensure better utilization and quick response time of the resources available to the end... Read More about QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT.

Handling temporal constraints in interaction protocols for intelligent multi-agent systems (2020)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Iqbal, S., Aziz, Z., Kazmi, S. A. R., Munawar, A., Gilani, B. A., & Qasim, N. (2020). Handling temporal constraints in interaction protocols for intelligent multi-agent systems. International journal on smart sensing and intelligent systems (Online), 13(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2020-020

This research focuses on handling temporal constraints in interaction protocols for multi-agent systems. There is a dire need of standardized interaction protocols that can be used to handle timing aspects in real-time multi-agent system’s negotiatio... Read More about Handling temporal constraints in interaction protocols for intelligent multi-agent systems.

Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents (2020)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Amin, H., Aziz, Z., & Khalid, A. (2020). Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents. Applied Computer Systems, 25(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2020-0003

The foundational features of multi-agent systems are communication and interaction with other agents. To achieve these features, agents have to transfer messages in the predefined format and semantics. The communication among these agents takes place... Read More about Efficient performative actions for e-commerce agents.

Intelligent agent for formal modelling of temporal multi-agent systems (2020)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Aziz, Z., Kazmi, S. A. R., Khalid, A., Fakhir, I., & Hassan, J. (2020). Intelligent agent for formal modelling of temporal multi-agent systems. International journal on smart sensing and intelligent systems (Online), 13(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2020-003

Software systems are becoming complex and dynamic with the passage of time, and to provide better fault tolerance and resource management they need to have the ability of self-adaptation. Multi-agent systems paradigm is an active area of research for... Read More about Intelligent agent for formal modelling of temporal multi-agent systems.

Challenges and drivers for data mining in the AEC sector (2018)
Journal Article
Ahmed, V., Aziz, Z., Tezel, A., & Riaz, Z. (2018). Challenges and drivers for data mining in the AEC sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(11), 1436-1453. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-01-2018-0035

Purpose: This paper explores the current challenges and drivers for data mining in the AEC sector. Design/methodology/approach: Following a comprehensive literature review, the data mining concept was investigated through a workshop with industry e... Read More about Challenges and drivers for data mining in the AEC sector.

Rapid prototyping and its role in supporting architectural design process (2018)
Journal Article
Bayar, M., & Aziz, Z. (2018). Rapid prototyping and its role in supporting architectural design process. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 24(3), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000307

Model making is a crucial part of the design development for evaluating the form, fit and functionality of a design before a notable investment is performed. The emergence of novel technologies and their increasing uptake are helping to redefine the... Read More about Rapid prototyping and its role in supporting architectural design process.

Eye of sustainable planning : a conceptual heritage-led urban regeneration planning framework (2018)
Journal Article
Dogruyol, K., Aziz, Z., & Arayici, Y. (2018). Eye of sustainable planning : a conceptual heritage-led urban regeneration planning framework. Sustainability, 10(5), no.1343. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051343

Implementation and integration of sustainable development within a management framework is the main problem of urban regeneration projects. Therefore, this paper aims to develop a sustainable heritage-led urban regeneration planning framework, which... Read More about Eye of sustainable planning : a conceptual heritage-led urban regeneration planning framework.

Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. (2017). Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers. Production Planning and Control, 29(3), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1412522

The interest in lean thinking in the UK’s civil construction industry is on the rise. The research presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction sector by investigating 7 motivation factors, 20 lean techn... Read More about Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers.

Current condition and future directions for lean construction in highways projects : a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. (2018). Current condition and future directions for lean construction in highways projects : a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perspective. International Journal of Project Management, 36(2), 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.10.004

The aim of this study is to identify the parameters defining how Lean Construction (LC) is being implemented (current condition) and how LC can be further promoted (future direction) from a Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) perspective. Although... Read More about Current condition and future directions for lean construction in highways projects : a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perspective.

Building integrated agriculture information modelling (BIAIM) : an integrated approach towards urban agriculture (2017)
Journal Article
Khan, R., Aziz, Z., & Ahmed, V. (2018). Building integrated agriculture information modelling (BIAIM) : an integrated approach towards urban agriculture. Sustainable Cities and Society, 37(Feb 18), 594-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.10.027

Urbanisation is transforming human societies in many ways. Besides bringing benefits to people in cities, it also has negative impacts such as food security. One way to meet the challenge is urban agriculture; however, traditional agricultural practi... Read More about Building integrated agriculture information modelling (BIAIM) : an integrated approach towards urban agriculture.

From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, B., & Aziz, Z. (2017). From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 22, 220-246

Lean construction and construction automation are two of the important efforts to improve the performance of the construction industry. However, apart from a small number of scholarly articles and implementation prototypes, the lean and digital const... Read More about From conventional to IT based visual management : a conceptual discussion for lean construction.

Leveraging BIM and big data to deliver well maintained highways (2017)
Journal Article
highways. Facilities, 35(13/14), 818-832. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-02-2016-0021

The Highway infrastructure is one of the most valuable assets for any state or national Government. Efficient operations of Highways lead to success of national and local economies as well as improve the quality of life of the general public dependen... Read More about Leveraging BIM and big data to deliver well maintained highways.

The future of big data in facilities management : opportunities and challenges (2017)
Journal Article
opportunities and challenges. Facilities, 35(13/14), 725-745. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-06-2016-0064

Purpose: This paper explores the current condition of the Big Data concept with its related barriers, drivers, opportunities and perceptions in the AEC industry with an emphasis on Facilities Management (FM). Design/methodology/approach: Followin... Read More about The future of big data in facilities management : opportunities and challenges.

Improving productivity of road surfacing operations using value stream mapping and discrete event simulation (2017)
Journal Article
Qasim, R., Aziz, Z., & Wajdi, S. (2017). Improving productivity of road surfacing operations using value stream mapping and discrete event simulation. Construction innovation (London. Online), 17(3), 294-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-11-2016-0058

The Highways Infrastructure is one of the most valuable asset owned by the public sector. Efficient operations of Highways have the success of national and local economies as well as the quality of life of the general public, dependent on it. Ensurin... Read More about Improving productivity of road surfacing operations using value stream mapping and discrete event simulation.

Visual management in highways construction and maintenance in England (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, B., & Aziz, Z. (2017). Visual management in highways construction and maintenance in England. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(3), 486-513. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2016-0052

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current Visual Management practices in highways construction projects in England. Design/methodology/approach: Following a comprehensive literature review, the research topic was investigat... Read More about Visual management in highways construction and maintenance in England.