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Consortium Framework Using Blockchain for Asthma Healthcare in Pandemics

Presents a blockchain consortium framework to improve asthma patient care during pandemics like COVID-19. Connects healthcare units, insurance companies, and government agencies through a secure network, storing patient data in IPFS with on-chain hashes to ensure security, traceability, and timely access for physicians.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Maryam Suhail, Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Furqan Rustam, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Juan Luis Vidal Mazón, Carmen Lili Rodríguez, Imran Ashraf
Year: 2022
Journal: Sensors
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st)

Blockchain-Based IoT Devices in Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

A systematic review of blockchain-based IoT applications in supply chain management. Analyzes smart devices used, discusses integration benefits such as transparency, traceability, and security, and identifies current challenges and future research directions.

Authors: Muzammil Hussain, Waheed Javed, Owais Hakeem, Abdullah Yousafzai, Alisha Younas, Mazhar Javed Awan, Haitham Nobanee, Azlan Mohd Zain
Year: 2021
Journal: Sustainability
UMT Authors & Positions: Muzammil Hussain (1st), Waheed Javed (2nd), Owais Hakeem (3rd), Abdullah Yousafzai (4th), Alisha Younas (5th), Mazhar Javed Awan (6th)

Blockchain – Security Advancement in Medical Sector for Sharing Medical Records

The paper explores blockchain’s application in secure medical data sharing, addressing privacy, data integrity, and accessibility challenges in the healthcare sector. It discusses existing solutions, benefits, and potential adoption barriers, concluding with recommendations for secure medical record management using blockchain.

Authors: Rabia Abid, Bakhtawar Aslam, Muhammad Rizwan, Fahad Ahmad, Mian Usman Sattar
Year: 2021
Journal: IEEE Conference
UMT Authors & Positions: Mian Usman Sattar (5th)

Block-Chain – Security Advancement in Medical Sector for Sharing Medical Records

Proposes a blockchain architecture for secure sharing of medical records between institutions and researchers. Highlights blockchain’s immutability, privacy, and transparency for healthcare. Suggests patient-controlled medical records and cloud-based secure storage.

Authors: Rabia Abid, Bakhtawar Aslam, Muhammad Rizwan, Dr. Fahad Ahmad, Mian Usman Sattar
Year: 2019
Journal: 2019 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC), IEEE
UMT Authors & Positions: Mian Usman Sattar (5th)

Blockchain-Federated and Deep-Learning-Based Ensembling of Capsule Network with Incremental Extreme Learning Machines for Classification of COVID-19 Using CT Scans

Proposes a blockchain-based federated learning framework that combines Capsule Networks with Incremental Extreme Learning Machines for COVID-19 diagnosis using CT scans. The system ensures data privacy while aggregating models from multiple hospitals, achieving high accuracy (98.99%) in classification.

Authors: Hassaan Malik, Tayyaba Anees, Ahmad Naeem, Rizwan Ali Naqvi, Woong-Kee Loh
Year: 2023
Journal: Bioengineering
UMT Authors & Positions: Hassaan Malik (1st), Tayyaba Anees (2nd), Ahmad Naeem (3rd)

Role of GraphDB in FinTech, Blockchain Ledgers

This study explores how GraphDB using a network of nodes and edges can be integrated with blockchain ledgers to support efficient hashing, indexing, query processing, and transaction management in FinTech applications.

Authors: Hassan Kaleem, Sundas Rukhsar, Waqar Ahmad, Hafiz Ali Haris
Year: 2021
Journal: UMT Artificial Intelligence Review (UMT-AIR)
UMT Authors & Positions: Hassan Kaleem (1st), Hafiz Ali Haris (4th)

Exploring the Integration of Blockchain and Distributed DevOps for Secure, Transparent, and Traceable Software Development

Proposes a novel framework integrating blockchain into Distributed DevOps to address transparency, security, trust, and traceability issues. Uses IPFS, Smart Contracts, and consensus mechanisms to secure artefacts and automate processes, improving collaboration among geographically dispersed teams.

Authors: Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Usman Ali, Adel Khelifi, Zabihullah Atal
Year: 2024
Journal: IEEE Access
UMT Authors & Positions: Junaid Nasir Qureshi (1st), Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (2nd), Usman Ali (3rd)

Application of Blockchain in Green Energy for Sustainable Future

Proposes a blockchain-based framework to enable secure and transparent generation and trading of green energy in microgrids. Highlights blockchain’s role in reducing CO₂ emissions, promoting renewable energy integration, and improving energy transaction efficiency.

Authors: Mishaal Ahmed, Shoaib Farooq, M. Ibrar-ul-Haque, Manzar Ahmed, Adnan Yousaf, Hina Maqbool
Year: 2021
Journal: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET), IEEE
UMT Authors & Positions: Shoaib Farooq (2nd)

ChainAgile: A framework for the improvement of Scrum Agile distributed software development based on blockchain

Proposes ChainAgile, a private Ethereum + IPFS-based framework to address transparency, trust, traceability, and security challenges in Scrum Agile Distributed Software Development (SADSD). Smart contracts manage payments, task prioritization, backlog, and penalties. Demonstrates improved collaboration and efficiency.

Authors: Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib Farooq
Year: 2024
Journal: PLOS ONE
UMT Authors & Positions: Junaid Nasir Qureshi (1st), Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (2nd)

Blockchain Based Online Examination Assessment Models for Educational Institutes: A Systematic Literature Review

This paper reviews blockchain-based online educational assessment models, highlighting their potential to address issues in traditional evaluation systems such as cheating, favoritism, and political influence. It categorizes existing models, analyzes their methodologies, identifies research gaps, and proposes a model to improve transparency, immutability, and trust in online assessments.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Rabia Tehseen, Uzma Omer
Year: 2021
Journal: VFAST Transactions on Software Engineering
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st), Rabia Tehseen (2nd), Uzma Omer (3rd)

Blockchain based transparent and reliable framework for wheat crop supply chain

Introduce a blockchain-based system to improve wheat crop traceability and transparency. Proposes Wheat Coin (WC) for transactions, ICOs, wallets, and smart contracts. Uses IPFS for secure data storage of stakeholders. Outperforms Bitcoin and Ethereum in latency and gas fee tests.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Zain Khalid Ansari, Atif Alvi, Furqan Rustam, Isabel De La Torre Díez, Juan Luis Vidal Mazón, Carmen Lili Rodríguez, Imran Ashraf
Year: 2024
Journal: PLOS ONE
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st), Zain Khalid Ansari (2nd), Atif Alvi (3rd)

Exploring a Blockchain-Empowered Framework for Enhancing the Distributed Agile Software Development Testing Life Cycle (BCTestingPlus)

Proposes BCTestingPlus, a blockchain-based testing framework for distributed agile development. Uses private Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts for secure testing, payment verification, and acceptance testing. Enhances transparency, trust, and efficiency in software testing.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Fatima Ahmed, Momina Shaheen, Sameena Naaz
Year: 2025
Journal: Inventions
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st), Junaid Nasir Qureshi (2nd), Fatima Ahmed (3rd), Momina Shaheen (4th)

Harnessing the Potential of Blockchain in ChainAgilePlus Framework for the Improvement of Distributed Scrum of Scrums Agile Software Development

Proposes the ChainAgilePlus framework, integrating blockchain to enhance Distributed Scrum of Scrums methodology. Focuses on improving transparency, trust, and coordination across geographically distributed agile teams using smart contracts and immutable ledgers.

Authors: Junaid Nasir Qureshi, Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Adel Khelifi, Zabihullah Atal
Year: 2024
Journal: IEEE Access
UMT Authors & Positions: Junaid Nasir Qureshi (1st), Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (2nd)

Study of Block Chain and its Impact on Internet of Health Things (IoHT): Challenges and Opportunities

Examines blockchain’s role in enhancing IoHT systems, focusing on secure management of electronic health records, interoperability, and data privacy. Reviews blockchain types, architectures, integration challenges, and use cases for smart healthcare.

Authors: Muhammad Raza Naqvi, Syed Khuram Shahzad, Muhammad Aslam, Marium Malik, Muhammad Waseem Iqbal, Muhammad Usman Tahir
Year: 2020
Journal: IEEE
UMT Authors & Positions: Syed Khuram Shahzad (2nd)

A Framework to Make Voting System Transparent Using Blockchain Technology

Introduces a blockchain-based electronic voting system aimed at improving transparency, security, and voter trust. Utilizes smart contracts for vote casting and tallying, ensuring immutability and verifiability of results.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Usman Iftikhar, Adel Khelifi
Year: 2022
Journal: IEEE Access
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st), Usman Iftikhar (2nd)

Effect of Blockchain on Education: A Taxonomy and Challenges

Discusses the role of blockchain in digital education, focusing on secure credential verification, transparent grading, and decentralized learning management systems. Highlights potential benefits and outlines taxonomy, research challenges and future directions.

Authors: Muneeba Talat, Shamyla Riaz, M Shoaib Farooq
Year: 2022
Journal: VFast
UMT Authors & Positions: Muneeba Talat (1st), Shamyla Riaz (2nd), M Shoaib Farooq (3rd)

Application of Blockchain in E-banking Transactions

This article reviews 41 studies to demonstrate how blockchain can transform e-banking transactions into a faster, more affordable, and secure process, highlighting its capacity to mitigate cyber threats and streamline digital financial services.

Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq, Haris Waseem
Year: 2021
Journal: VFast
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Shoaib Farooq (1st), Haris Waseem (2nd)

Adoption of Blockchain Technology in Financial Reporting of Commercial Banks: Evidence from Pakistan

Analyzes adoption of blockchain technology in Pakistani banks for financial reporting using PLS-SEM. Highlights transparency, fraud reduction, and compliance improvements, but notes regulatory and technological barriers.

Authors: Muhammad Azeem Naz, Zujaj Ahmed, Sajjad Nawaz Khan, Fakhra Mustafa, Muhammad Noman Yaseen, Allah Ditta
Year: 2024
Journal: Journal of Asian Development Studies
UMT Authors & Positions: Muhammad Azeem Naz (1st) – School of Commerce and Accountancy, UMT