Dr Usman Naeem
Contact details
Position: Senior Lecturer
Location: EBG.21
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8223 6055
Email: U.Naeem@uel.ac.uk
Contact address:
School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE)University of East London
4-6 University Way
Beckton
London E16 2RD
Brief biography
- 2005-2009, PhD, Queen Mary University of London
- 2002-2005, 1st Class BSc Honours in Information and Communication Technology, Queen Mary University of London
- 2005, Winner of Student Project of the Year in Computing Awards
- 2005, Winner of College Drapers Award for Project of the Year
- 2005, short-listed Nomination for Best Use of IT in Science, Engineering & Technology Awards
Areas of Interest/Summary of Expertise
My research activities cover the following areas;
- Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing:
- Activity of Daily Life (ADL) Recognition
- Reliable Task Recognition via Object Usage Data within the Home
- RFID sensors
- Intelligent/ Ambient Environments
- Smart Homes
Teaching: Modules
- CN2053 - Operating Systems
- CN1044 - Introduction to Computer Systems
Research archive
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, “A Comparison of Two Hidden Markov Approaches to Task Identification in the Home Environment” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Applications, Birmingham, UK, 2007, pp. 383-388.
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, J. Wang, “Recognising Activities of Daily Life Using Hierarchical Plans” in Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context, LNCS 4793, Lake District, UK, 2007, pp. 175-189.
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, “Activity Recognition using a Hierarchical Framework” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Ambient Technologies for Diagnosing and Monitoring Chronic Patients Workshop, Tampere, Finland, 2008, pp. 24-27.
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, “A Hierarchal Approach to Activity Recognition in the Home Environment based on Object Usage” in Proceedings of the 2008 Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference (NAEC 2008), Lake Garda, Italy, 2008, pp. 48-54.
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, “Recognising Activities of Daily Life through the Usage of Everyday Objects around the Home” in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Technologies to Counter Cognitive Decline Workshop, London, March 2009
- U. Naeem, J. Bigham, “Activity Recognition in the Home using a Hierarchal Framework with Object Usage Data” in Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, IOS Press, 2009
