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Hammad Afzal

Natural Language Processing (NLP) Machine Learning AI-Powered Gestational Diabetes Prediction Artificial Intelligence For Global Health (AI4GH) Smart Healthcare Applications

About

Dr. Hammad Afzal joined University of Leicester, UK in Nov 2024. Before that he has served in University of Portsmouth UK as a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science. Dr. Hammad Afzal holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. He has previously served as a Research Fellow at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, University of Ireland, Galway. He also earned an MSc in Advanced Computing Sciences from the University of Manchester, where he received the Program Prize of the Year from the Department of Computation for achieving the highest marks and distinction. His research focuses on machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and the application of AI in various domains such as smart healthcare and information security. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals and conferences. His work has been supported by several competitive research grants, including a prominent project under the Artificial Intelligence for Global Health (AI4GH) initiative funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), titled “Advancing Maternal Health through AI-Powered Gestational Diabetes Prediction" He plays an active role in the academic community, serving as Chair, Co-Chair, and Technical Program Committee member for various international conferences, including WETICE, ICMMI, ICOSST, and MedPRAI. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Human-Centric Computing and Information Sciences, a Q1-ranked journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

Research Performance Summary

143
Total Papers
2670
Total Citations
29
H-Index
1981-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Incidence of aflatoxins in cottonseed cake and corn gluten feed at various storage conditions.

Year: 1981

Citations: 3

Venue: N/A

Latest Recorded Paper

Evaluating Security and Inclusivity in LLM-Generated Code: A Controlled Experiment

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Evaluating Security and Inclusivity in LLM-Generated Code: A Controlled

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
2
2025
4
2024
15
2023
14
2022
16
2021
11
2020
8
2019
17
2018
9
2017
9
2016
9

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 42
Journal 26
Book 24

Top Coauthors

Afzal Abbas Iltaf

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 6
Citations 11
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.8
H-Index 1

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 64
Citations 1320
Avg. Citations / Paper 20.6
H-Index 18

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 48
Citations 1080
Avg. Citations / Paper 22.5
H-Index 17

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 16
Citations 216
Avg. Citations / Paper 13.5
H-Index 7

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 6
Citations 27
Avg. Citations / Paper 4.5
H-Index 2

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 2
Avg. Citations / Paper 2
H-Index 1

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 11
Avg. Citations / Paper 11
H-Index 1

1980-1984

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 3
Avg. Citations / Paper 3
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

hammad.afzal@leicester.ac.uk

Detected Research Keywords

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