Zilverling

dr. F. Ahmed (Faizan)

Lecturer/Program Director BIT
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Zilverling 3070
faizan.ahmed@utwente.nl
+31534893370
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I am trained as a mathematician and received Ph.D. in mathematical optimization from the University of Twente. I have also obtained PDEng (now EngD)-Mathematics for Industry from the Eindhoven University of Technology; during this time, I was introduced to the world of data science. My experience and research background resulted in two research streams: Applied machine learning and mathematical optimization.

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  • Saxion University of Applied SciencesDocent/onderzoeker

My primary research interest is applied machine learning for industry and healthcare, especially explainable AI. I am currently engaged in projects related to the application of machine learning for point cloud data, disease prediction/ progression, and data warehousing. Over time, mathematical optimization has become a secondary interest though it is still inspiring to see its applicability in all areas of science and engineering. 

Publications

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2025

C-SHAP for time series: An approach to high-level temporal explanations (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Jutte, A., Ahmed, F., Linssen, J. & van Keulen, M.https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2504.11159Toward Automated UML Diagram Assessment: Comparing LLM-Generated Scores with Teaching Assistants (2025)In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2025 (pp. 158-169) (International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU - Proceedings; Vol. 2025). Science and Technology Publications, Lda. Bouali, N., Gerhold, M., Ul Rehman, T. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.5220/0013481900003932

2024

IterSHAP: An XAI-Based Feature Selection Method for Small High-Dimensional Datasets (2024)In Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2024, Volume 2 (pp. 526-545) (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1155 LNNS). Springer. van Mourik, F., Haeri, M. A., Bukhsh, F. A. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73122-8_35Towards Explainable Machine Learning for Prediction of Disease Progression (2024)Applied artificial intelligence, 38(1). Article 2423510. Berendse, S., Krabbe, J., Klaus, J. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2024.2423510Tertiary Review on Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Where Do We Stand? (2024)Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, 6(3), 1997-2017. van Mourik, F., Jutte, A., Berendse, S. E., Bukhsh, F. A. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.3390/make6030098Investigating the Impact of Code Generation Tools (ChatGPT & Github CoPilot) on Programming Education (2024)In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2024 (pp. 221-229) (International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU - Proceedings; Vol. 2). Science and Technology Publications, Lda. Nizamudeen, F., Gatti, L., Bouali, N. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.5220/0012628000003693Teaching Assistants as Assessors: An Experience Based Narrative (2024)In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2024 (pp. 115-123) (International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU - Proceedings; Vol. 1). Science and Technology Publications, Lda. Ahmed, F., Bouali, N. & Gerhold, M.https://doi.org/10.5220/0012624200003693

2023

Covid severity prediction: Who cares about the data quality? (2023)In Covid severity prediction: Who cares about the data quality? (pp. 225-230). IEEE. Nae, T., Krabbe, J., Bukhsh, F. A., Jayasinghe Arachchige, J. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.1109/FIT57066.2022.00049EmoClock: Communicating Real-Time Emotional States Through Data Physicalizations (2023)In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) - Interact 2023 (pp. 416-425). Springer. Peeters, D., Ranasinghe, C., Degbelo, A. & Ahmad, F.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_26Point cloud analysis of railway infrastructure: a systematic literature review (2023)IEEE Access, 11, 134355-134373. Dekker, B., Ton, B., Meijer, J., Bouali, N., Linssen, J. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3337049Semantic Segmentation of Terrestrial Laser Scans of Railway Catenary Arches: A Use Case Perspective (2023)Sensors (Switzerland), 23(1). Article 222. Ton, B., Ahmed, F. & Linssen, J.https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010222

2022

Approximation Hierarchies for the Copositive Tensor Cone and Their Application to the Polynomial Optimization over the Simplex (2022)Mathematics, 10(10). Article 1683. Iqbal, M. F. & Ahmed, F.https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101683

2021

Two methods for the maximization of homogeneous polynomials over the simplex (2021)Computational optimization and applications, 80(2), 523-548. Ahmed, F. & Still, G.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-021-00307-1

Research profiles

I teach courses related to Databases, Explainable AI, and Data science. 

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University of Twente

Zilverling (building no. 11), room 3070
Hallenweg 19
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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University of Twente

Zilverling (building no. 11)
Hallenweg 19
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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