
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dipartimento di Informatica
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Via Orabona, 4 - 70125 Bari - Italy
Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal
Research Interests
Curriculum
Summary
Dr. Faisal is a dedicated researcher and academic with over 15 years of regular teaching experience in Software engineering, HCI, and AI. He earned his B.S. in Information Technology from AIOU, Pakistan, in 2005, followed by M.S. in Computer Science from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 2009, and PhD in Computer Engineering at the University of Oviedo, Spain, in 2017, specializing in Human-Centred Design and AI. Dr. Faisal completed his first postdoctoral research in HCI at the University of Oviedo in 2019 and a second postdoctoral fellowship in AI and IoT at the University of Bari, Italy, in 2025, including guest postdoctoral experience at the Blekinge Institute of Technology. He has spoken at various national and international universities and conferences, sharing his expertise in Software Engineering, HCI, and emerging technologies. His research has been published in reputable journals and presented at prominent conferences, contributing to numerous EU-funded and global research collaborations. Dr. Faisal has supervised over 40 postgraduate scholars, including MS and PhD students, in AI, HCI, and software engineering. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the National Textile University, Pakistan, and as a researcher at the Interaction, Visualization, Usability and UX Laboratory (IVU Lab) at the University of Bari, Italy, and a senior researcher with the Human Communication and Interaction Group (HCI-RG) at the University of Oviedo, Spain. He has also been the Director of the Information Technologies Department at NTU. His research interests include Software requirements, AI, HCI, UX design, smart systems, and human-centred technology.
Publications
Journal Articles
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C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin, and Javier de Andres-Suarez (2017), "Web Design Attributes in Building User Trust, Satisfaction, and Loyalty for a High Uncertainty Avoidance Culture", IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 47(6), 847–859.
https://doi.org/10.1109/THMS.2016.2620901, SCI. -
Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Mudassar Ahmad, Muhammad Asif Habib, Nasir Mahmood, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, and Usman Ahmad (2018), "CDCSS: cluster-based distributed cooperative spectrum sensing model against primary user emulation (PUE) cyber-attacks," Journal of Supercomputing, 74, pages 5082–5098, 2018,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-018-2378-6, SCI. -
Mudassar Ahmad, Usman Ahmad, Md Asri Ngadi, Muhammad Asif Habib, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Nasir Mahmood (2018), "ARFC: Advanced response function of TCP CUBIC for IoT-based applications using big data," Concurrency Computation Practice and Experience, 33,
https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.4927, SCI. -
Muhammad Asif Habib, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Shahzad Sarwar, Muhammad Ahsan Latif, Farhan Aadil, Mudassar Ahmad, Rehan Ashraf, Muazzam Maqsood (2019), "Privacy-based medical data protection against internal security threats in heterogeneous Internet of Medical Things," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 15(9),
https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147719875653 - SCI. -
Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Asif Habib, Shahzad Sarwar, CM Nadeem Faisal, Mudassar Ahmad, Sohail Jabbar (2019), "HARPP: HARnessing the Power of Power sets for Mining Frequent Itemsets," Information Technology and Control, 48(3),
https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.itc.48.3.21137 - SCI. -
Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Asif Habib, Muhammad Ashraf, Shahzad Sarwar, Muhammad Umar Chaudhry, Hamayoun Shahwani, Mudassar Ahmad, C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2019), "TRICE: Mining Frequent Itemsets by Iterative TRimmed Transaction Lattices in Sparse Big Data," IEEE Access, 7,
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2959878 - SCI. -
C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin, Javier De Andrés, Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez (2020), "Design quality in building behavioral intention through affective and cognitive involvement for e-learning on smartphones," Internet Research, 30(6), pages 1631-1663,
https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-05-2019-0217, SCI/SSCI. -
Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Asif Habib, Muhammad Ashraf, Shahzad Sarwar, Muhammad Umar Chaudhry, Hamayoun Shahwani, Mudassar Ahmad, C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2020), "D-GENE: Deferring the GENEration of Power Sets for Discovering Frequent Itemsets in Sparse Big Data," IEEE Access, 8,
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2971834 - SCI. -
Guohao Zhao, Junaid Jahangir, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Hafeez, Kausar Abbas (2020), "Service quality, and customer satisfaction nexus in the light of price perception moderation," Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica, 29(5), pages 611-624,
https://doi.org/10.24205/03276716.2020.1058 - SSCI. -
Aisha Younas, CM Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Asif Habib, Rehan Ashraf, Mudassar Ahmad (2021), "Role of Design Attributes to Determine the Intention to Use Online Learning via Cognitive Beliefs," IEEE Access, 9,
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3093348 - SCI. -
Chi-Wei Su, Yannong Xie, Sadaf Shahab, Ch. Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Hafeez, Ghulam Muhammad Qamri (2021), "Towards Achieving Sustainable Development: Role of Technology Innovation, Technology Adoption and CO2 Emission for BRICS," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), pages 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010277, SCI/SSCI. -
Shufang Zhao, Muhammad Hafeez, C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2022), "Does ICT diffusion lead to energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in emerging Asian economies?" Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16560-0 - SCI/SSCI. -
Toqeer Mahmood, Rehan Ashraf, C. M. Nadeem Faisal (2022), "An efficient technique for detecting defective parts of fabric using image processing," The Journal of the Textile Institute, 114(7),
https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2022.2105114 - SCI. -
Muhammad Hafeez, Saif Ur Rehman, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Juan Yang, Sana Ullah, Md. Abdul Kaium and Muhammad Yousaf Malik (2023), "Financial Efficiency and Its Impact on Renewable Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions: Do Eco-Innovations Matter for Highly Polluted Asian Economies?" Sustainability, 14(17),
https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710950 - SCI/SSCI. -
C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Simra Shahid, Javier de Andres-Suarez, Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin (2023), "The Influence of Mobile App Design on Emotions Leads to Purchase Intention for Risk Avoidance Culture," International Journal of Mobile Communications, 24(3),
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMC.2024.140732 - SSCI. -
C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2011), "Usability Evaluation of Software as Services from Individuals’ Perspective," International Journal of Human-Computer-Interaction, 2(7), pages 1-7.
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C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Shakeel Faridi, Zahid Javed, Muhammad Shahid (2012), "Users’ Adoptive Behavior Towards the ERP System," Intelligent Information Management, 4(3),
https://doi.org/10.4236/iim.2012.43011. -
Mei Zhang; Muhammad Hafeez; C.M. Nadeem Faisal; Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal (2023), "Natural resources, fiscal decentralization, and green sustainability in China: An empirical analysis from QARDL approach," Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30,
https://doi.org/0.1007/s11356-023-26940-3, SSCI. -
Nabeela Ashraf, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Sohail Jabbar, Muhammad Asif Habib (2023), "The Role of Website Design Artifacts on Consumer Attitude and Behavioral Intentions in Online Shopping," Technical Journal, 24(2), HEC Recognized.
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Muhammad Haris Abid; Rehan Ashraf; Toqeer Mahmood; C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2023), "Multi-modal medical image classification using deep residual network and genetic algorithm," PLOS ONE, 18(6), e0287786,
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287786 - SCI/SSCI. -
Humael Hussain; C.M. Nadeem Faisal; Muhammad Asif Habib; Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez; Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin; Javier De Andres (2023), "ARLexic Game: An Augmented Reality-based Serious Game for Training of Dyslexic and Dysgraphic Children," Virtual Reality, 27, pages 3649–3663,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00862-4, SCI. -
Sana Ikram, Haseeb Ahmed, Nasir Mahmood, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Qaisar Abbas, Imran Qureshi, Ayyaz Hussain (2023), "Recognition of Student Engagement State in a Classroom Environment using Deep and Efficient Transfer Learning Algorithm," Applied Sciences, 13(15),
https://doi.org/10.3390/app13158637, SCI. -
Faiza Nasir, Haseeb Ahmad, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Qaisar Abbas, Mubarak Albathan, Ayyaz Hussain (2024), "Detection of Depression Trends in Literary Cyber Writers Using Sentiment Analysis and Machine Learning," International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, 23(3), pages 67-80.
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Muhammad Haris Abid; Rehan Ashraf; Toqeer Mahmood; C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2024), "Optimized transfer learning based Multi-modal medical image retrieval," Multimedia Tools and Applications, 83,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-023-17179-8 - SCI. -
Muhammad Mobeen Abid; Toqeer Mahmood; Rahan Ashraf; C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2024), "Computationally Intelligent real-time security surveillance system in the education sector using deep learning," PLOS ONE, 19(7),
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301908 - SCI. -
Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski, Sayra M. Cardona, Andrea Castañeda, and C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2024), "Sex and cross-cultural comparison of self-enhancement practices: Data from four distinct societies," Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol 45, Issue 6, September, 106627,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106627, SSCI. -
Muhammad Umar, Ibrar Hussain, Toqeer Mahmood, Hamid Turab Mirza, and CM Nadeem Faisal (2024), Design Strategies to Minimize Mobile Usability Issues in Navigation Design Patterns, information MDPI, 15(11),
https://doi.org/10.3390/info15110732 - SCI. -
Awais Amir Niaz, Rahan Ashraf, Toqeer Mahmood, CM Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Mobeen Abid (2025), An Efficient Smart Phone Application for Wheat Crop Diseases Detection Using Advanced Machine Learning Short Title: An Efficient Smart Phone Application, PLOS ONE, 20(1), 08,
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312768 - SCI. -
C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Aisha Younas, Javier De Andrés, Daniel Fernandez-Lanvin and Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez (2025), "The effects of appearance and organization and information architecture on the continued intention to use MOOCs," Universal Access in the Information Society – Springer,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-025-01190-x, SCI. -
Muhammad Kashif Nazir, CM Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Asif Habib, and Haseeb Ahmad (2025), Leveraging Multilingual Transformer for Multiclass Sentiment Analysis in Code-Mixed Data of Low-Resource Languages, IEEE Access,
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3527710 - SCI.
Book Chapters
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Haseeb Ahmad, Faiza Nasir, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, and Shahbaz Ahmad, "Depression Detection in Online Social Media Users using Natural Language Processing Technique (Book Chapter)," in Opinion Mining and Text Analytics on Literary Works and Social Media, ISBN13: 9781799895947.
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Mujahid Rafiq, Ibrar Hussain, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, and Hamid Turab Mirza (2019), "Study on Usefulness of Smartphone Applications for the People with Parkinson’s," In Zhou, J., Salvendy, G. (eds) Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for the Elderly and Technology Acceptance. HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (), vol 11592. Springer, Cham.
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Sabeel Butt, Fazal E. Hannan, Mujahid Rafiq, Ibrar Hussain, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, and Waleed Younas (2020), “Say-It and Learn: Interactive Application for Children with ADHD.” In: Rau, PL. (eds) Cross-Cultural Design. Applications in Health, Learning, Communication, and Creativity. HCII 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12193. Springer, Cham.
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Xiaodan Liu, Chunhui Yuan, Muhammad Hafeez and C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Liu, X., Yuan, C., Hafeez, M., Faisal, C.M.N. (2020), "Digital Trust Mediated by the Platform in the Sharing Economy from a Consumer Perspective," In Xu, J., Duca, G., Ahmed, S., García Márquez, F., Hajiyev, A. (eds) Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management. ICMSEM 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1190. Springer, Cham.
Conferences Proceedings (national/international)
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Hafiza Aunsa AD, Vita Barletta, Paolo Buono, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Antonio Piccinno, Zafar Saeed, Luciana Provenzano (2025), "Defining Classes and Semantic Relationships from User Scenarios through a Heuristic Approach", 10th International Symposium on End-User Development (IS-EUD 2025), Venue: 16-18 June 2025, Munich (Germany).
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Vita Santa Barletta, Miriana Calvano, Antonio Curci, C.M. Nadeem Faisal and Antonio Piccinno (2025) "Assessing Usability and Cybersecurity of AI Systems through the Human-Centred Design", 3rd International Workshop on Cyber Security Education for Industry and Academia, co-located with IS-EUD 2025 (10th International Symposium on End-User Development), Venue: 16 June 2025, Munich (Germany).
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Kanwal Tabassum, Paolo Buono, C. M. Nadeem Faisal, Antonio Piccinno and Grazia Ragone (2025), "Evaluating Game-Based Learning Through Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory", Child-centred Interaction and Trust in Conversational AI, Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference 2025, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Miriana Calvano, Antonio Curci, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Antonio Piccinno and Qaisar Sohail (2024), "Usability Aspects Reduce Design Complexity and Help Prevent User Errors in Critical Healthcare Systems," Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Participatory Design and End-User Development - Building Bridges co-located with the International Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2024), October 13, 2024, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Miriana Calvano, Antonio Curci, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, Antonio Piccinno and Qaisar Sohail (2024), "Detecting Speech Sound Disorders Using Machine Learning to Support Speech Therapy," IFIP Working Conference on Human Work Interaction Design: Sustainable Workplaces by Design, Venue: Milan, 05–06 September 2024, Italy.
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Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Asif, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Toqeer Mahmood, Khalid Masood, Rehan Ashraf, and C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2023), "An Automatic Wound Detection System Empowered by Deep Learning," The 4th International Conference on Computing and Data Science, Venue: 2547(1):012005.
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Lyba Kashif, CM Nadeem Faisal, and Toqeer Mehmood (2022), "Automated Accessibility Evaluation of Mobile Applications on Initial Stages of Design and Development," The 4th International Conference on Computing and Data Science (CONF-CDS 2022), Venue: Macau SAR, China.
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Muhammad Abrar, CM Nadeem Faisal, Haseeb Ahmad, Moneeb Ahmed, Muhammad Shahid (2022), "The Influence of Typeface and Case on Critical Care Systems Performance (Medical Ventilator)," The 4th International Conference on Computing and Data Science (CONF-CDS 2022), Venue: Macau SAR, China.
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Humael Hussain, CM Nadeem Faisal, Maham Saleem, Muhammad Asif Habib, and Mudassar Ahmad (2022), "Development of an Augmented Reality based Serious Game for the Training of Children with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia," the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Venue: Stanford, CA, US.
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Moneeb Ahmed, Muhammad Asif Habib, Haseem Ahmed, CM Nadeem Faisal (2022), "Individuals’ Utilization Behavior While Using Critical Healthcare Systems (Medical Ventilator)," the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Venue: Stanford, CA, US.
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Mujahid Mahmood, CM Nadeem Faisal, Nasir Mahmood, and Muhammad Usman Zia (2022), "Web Accessibility Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan for Visually Impaired Persons", the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Venue: Stanford, CA, US.
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Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Asif, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Toqeer Mahmood, Khalid Masood, Rehan Ashraf, and C.M. Nadeem Faisal (2022), "An automatic wound detection system empowered by deep learning," The 4th International Conference on Computing and Data Science (CONF-CDS 2022), Venue: Macau SAR, China.
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Tahira Irshad, Muhammad Asif, Arfa Hassan, Umair Bin Ahmad, Toqeer Mahmood, CM Nadeem Faisal, "A Deep Learning based Human Detection and Tracking for Security Surveillance Systems", The 4th International Conference on Computing and Data Science, Venue: Macau SAR, China.
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Maham Arif, CM Nadeem Faisal, Haseeb Ahmad, Muhammad Asif Habib, Mudassar Ahmad, Nasir Mahmood (2020), "The moderating role of curiosity between interactivity and cognitive motives," 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), Venue: Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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Ain-ul-Noor Fatima, Haseeb Ahmad, Mudassar Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, and Nadeem Faisal (2020), "Extraction of Temporal Events Frequency from Online News Channels, "30th International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications ICCTA 2020, Venue: Alexandria, Egypt.
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Ayesha Muarraf, Haseeb Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, Nadeem Faisal, and Mudassar Ahmad (2020), "Research Trend Analysis of Artificial Intelligence," 30th International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications ICCTA 2020, Venue: Alexandria, Egypt.
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Muhammad Arslan Rauf, Haseeb Ahmad, Shahbaz Ahmad, CM Nadeem Faisal (2020), "Extraction of Strong and Weak Regions of Cricket Batsman through Text-Commentary Analysis," 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), Venue: Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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Mudassar Ahmad, Safina Kanwal, Muhammad Asif Habib, and CM Nadeem Faisal (2020), "Usability and Accessibility Based Quality Evaluation of Apparel Websites," 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC), Venue: Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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Sabeel Butt, Fazal E Hannan, Mujahid Rafiq, Ibrar Hussain, C.M. Nadeem Faisal, and Waleed Younas (2020), "Say-It and Learn: Interactive Application for Children with ADHD", 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Xiaodan Liu, Chunhui Yuan, Muhammad Hafeez, and Ch. Muhammad Nadeem Faisal (2020), "Digital Trust Mediated by the Platform in the Sharing Economy from a Consumer Perspective," International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management, Venue: China.
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Muhammad Bilal Sardar, Muhammad Asif Habib, Sohail Jabbar, C M Nadeem Faisal, Nasir Mahmood, and Mudassar Ahmad (2020), "Blockchain-based Supply Chain for the Automation of the Transaction process: Case study-based validation," International Conference on Engineering Emerging Technologies, Venue: Lahore, Pakistan.
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Nabeela Ashraf, CM Nadeem Faisal, Sohail Jabbar, Muhammad Asif Habib, Iqra Kiran, and Moneeb Ahmad (2019), "The Effect of Website Design Artifacts and Emotions on Behavioral Purchase Intention in M-Commerce", The 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, Venue: IBA Karachi.
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Mujahid Rafiq, Ibrar Hussain, C.M. Nadeem FAISAL, Hamid Turab Mirza (2019), "Study on Usefulness of Smartphone Applications for the People with Parkinson’s," 5th International Conference, ITAP 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII, Venue: Orlando, FL, USA.
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Abid Jamil, Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Asif Habib (2019), Haseeb Ahmad, "Analyzing the impact of age and gender on user interaction in a gaming environment," International Conference on Innovative Computing and Communication, Venue: Czech Republic.
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Abid Jamil, Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Asif Habib, Sohail Jabbar, Haseeb Ahmad (2019), "The Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Gender in Enjoyment, Ease of Use, Satisfaction, and Usefulness during Interaction in Gaming Environment," XX International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Venue: Gipuzkoa, Spain.
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Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Javier de Andres, Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Daniel Fernandez Lanvin, Muhammad Asif Habib, Mudassar Ahmad (2018), "Impact of Web Design Features on Irritation for E-commerce Websites," The 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Venue: Pau, France.
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Muhammad Asif Habib, Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal (2014), "Permission-Based Implementation of Dynamic Separation of Duty (DSD) In Role Based Access Control (RBAC)," 8th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, Venue: Gold Coast, Australia.
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Farah Sobia, Sana Aslam, Fahad Jan, Muhammad Nadeem Faisal (2014), "Usability Testing of Consumer Health Informatics (Chi) Websites," FIYEC 1st International Young Engineers Convention, Venue: UET, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Dr. Ali Selamat (2012), "A Novel Usability Matrix for ERP Systems Using Heuristic Approach," 5Th International Conference on Management of e-Commerce and e-Government (ICMeCG 2012), China, Venue: China.
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Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal (2011), "Uniform User Graphic Interface and Collaborative Information System to Support Business Apps," 3rd International Conference on Textile and Clothing (ICTC2011), Venue: Lahore, Pakistan.
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Chaudhry Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Muhammad Shakeel Faridi and Zahid Javed (2011), "Usability evaluation of in-house developed ERP system," International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing, Venue: Egypt.
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Muhammad Nadeem Faisal, Qaisar Abbas (2011), "Assessment of Knowledge Ability Towards Decision-Making in Information Systems from Managers’ Perspective," 5th Malaysian Conference in Software Engineering (MySEC,2011), Venue: Malaysia.