Bushra Abro | Artificial Intelligence | Research Excellence Award

Ms. Bushra Abro | Artificial Intelligence | Research Excellence Award

National Centre Of Robotics And Automation | Pakistan

Ms. Bushra Abro is a Computer and Information Engineer with a strong foundation in Electronic Engineering. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Electronic Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan, graduating top of her class. With professional experience as a Research Associate and Assistant at the National Centre of Robotics and Automation, she has contributed to projects in deep learning, computer vision, federated learning, and real-time condition monitoring. Her work has earned multiple publications and awards, including a gold medal at the All Pakistan IEEEP Student Seminar. She is passionate about advancing AI-driven technological innovation.

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Featured Publications


Towards Smarter Road Maintenance: YOLOv7-Seg for Real-Time Detection of Surface Defects

– Book Chapter, 2025Contributors: Bushra Abro; Sahil Jatoi; Muhammad Zakir Shaikh; Enrique Nava Baro; Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry; Mariofanna Milanova


Federated Learning-Based Road Defect Detection with Transformer Models for Real-Time Monitoring

– Computers, 2025Contributors: Bushra Abro; Sahil Jatoi; Muhammad Zakir Shaikh; Enrique Nava Baro; Mariofanna Milanova; Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry


Harnessing Machine Learning for Accurate Smog Level Prediction: A Study of Air Quality in India

– VAWKUM Transactions on Computer Sciences, 2025Contributors: Sahil Jatoi; Bushra Abro; Sanam Narejo; Yaqoob Ali Baloch; Kehkashan Asma


Learning Through Vision: Image Recognition in Early Education

– ICETECC Conference, 2025Contributors: Sahil Jatoi; Bushra Abro; Shafi Jiskani; Yaqoob Ali Baloch; Sanam Narejo; Kehkashan Asma


From Detection to Diagnosis: Elevating Track Fault Identification with Transfer Learning

– ICRAI Conference, 2024Contributors: Sahil Jatoi; Bushra Abro; Noorulain Mushtaq; Ali Akbar Shah Syed; Sanam Narejo; Mahaveer Rathi; Nida Maryam

Daxiong Ji | Data Analysis | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Daxiong Ji | Data Analysis | Research Excellence Award

Zhejiang University | China

Dr. Daxiong Ji is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Marine Electronics and Intelligent Systems, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, and a Senior Member of IEEE. He earned his Ph.D. in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Automation from Wuhan Polytechnic University. Dr. Ji has held visiting scholar positions at the University of Melbourne, University of Plymouth, and University of Victoria, collaborating internationally on advanced marine robotics research. His expertise spans automatic control, artificial intelligence applications, autonomous marine robotics, electrical engineering, and intelligent systems. He has supervised numerous undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, leading courses on Marine Robot Design, Marine Intelligent Systems, and Professional Practices. Dr. Ji has received multiple honors, including the First Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, recognition as an Excellent Moral Education Mentor, and awards for scientific and technological achievements from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has led and participated in numerous national and international research projects, focusing on autonomous navigation, fault diagnosis, and data-driven control of underwater vehicles. Dr. Ji is also an accomplished inventor with multiple patents in underwater robotics and autonomous systems. His research has been widely published in top journals, reflecting significant contributions to marine intelligent systems.

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Featured Publications

Ji, D.; Ogbonnaya, S.G.; Hussain, S.; Hussain, A.F.; Ye, Z.; Tang, Y.; Li, S. Three-Dimensional Dynamic Positioning Using a Novel Lyapunov-Based Model Predictive Control for Small Autonomous Surface/Underwater Vehicles. Electronics, 2025, 14(3), 489.

Xu, L.; Ji, D. Online Fault Diagnosis Using Bioinspired Spike Neural Network. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2024.

Zhou, J.; Ye, Z.; Zhao, J.; Ji, D.; Peng, Z.; Lu, G.; Tadda, M.A.; Shitu, A.; Zhu, S. Multi-detector and Motion Prediction-Based High-Speed Non-Intrusive Fingerling Counting Method. Biosystems Engineering, 2024, 218, 1–15.

Ji, D.; Wang, R. Path Following of QAUV Using Attitude-Velocity Coupling Model. Ocean Engineering, 2024, 293, 116885.

Ji, D.; Cheng, H.; Zhou, S.; Li, S. Dynamic Model-Based Integrated Navigation for a Small and Low-Cost Autonomous Surface/Underwater Vehicle. Ocean Engineering, 2023, 273, 114091.