News update

 Velocity Challenge prize for our business proposal H2OQUAL in the UN Sustainable Development catergory.

 

Plants 2021 Best Paper Award for our publication Plant Disease Detection and Classification by Deep Learning.

 

Fifth National Conference on Manufacturing, Design and Entrepreneurship in NZ will be held on 25-26 Jan 2022.

 

 

Dr. Khalid Arif

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, SF&AT,
Massey University
229 Dairy Flat Highway
Albany 0632
Phone: 09 414 0800
k.arif@massey.ac.nz

Journal papers

  1. Ali, S., Alam, F., Potgieter, J., & Arif, K.M. (2024). Leveraging Temporal Information to Improve Machine Learning-Based Calibration Techniques for Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors. Sensors. 24(9).  DOI
  2. Lal, K., Menon, S., Noble, F., & Arif, KM. (2024). Low-cost IoT based system for lake water quality monitoring. PLOS One. 19(3):e0299089. DOI
  3. Jaywant, S., Singh, H., & Arif, KM. (2023). Capillary zone electrophoresis: Opportunities and challenges in miniaturization for environmental monitoring. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. 100617. DOI
  4. Lal, K., Jaywant, S., & Arif, K. (2023). Electrochemical and Optical Sensors for Real-Time Detection of Nitrate in Water. Sensors. 23(16). DOI
  5. Austin, B., Dixon, B., & Arif, K. (2023). An investigation into tubular 3D printed coronary heart stents. Materials Today: Proceedings. DOI
  6. Collingwood, J., De Silva, K., & Arif, K. (2023). High-speed 3D printing for microfluidics: Opportunities and challenges. Materials Today: Proceedings. DOI
  7. Harris, M., Raza, A., Imdad, A.,  Potgieter, J., Rimašauskienė, R., & Arif, KM. (2023). 3D printed biodegradable polymer reinforced concrete with high structural stability. Structures. 51, 1609-1621.  DOI
  8. Ali, S., Alam, F., Arif, KM., & Potgieter, J. (2023). Low-Cost CO Sensor Calibration Using One Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network. Sensors. 23(2).  DOI
  9. Jaywant, SA., Singh, H., & Arif, KM. (2022). Low-Cost Sensor for Continuous Measurement of Brix in Liquids. Sensors. 22(23). DOI
  10. Lal, K., Noble, F., & Arif, KM. (2022). Methamphetamine detection using nanoparticle-based biosensors: A comprehensive review. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. 100538. DOI
  11. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2022). A weight optimization-based transfer learning approach for plant disease detection of New Zealand vegetables. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. DOI
  12. Harris, M., Mohsin, H., Potgieter, J., Arif, K., Anwar, S., AlFaify, A., Farooq, MU. (2022). Hybrid deposition additive manufacturing: novel volume distribution, thermo-mechanical characterization, and image analysis. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 44. DOI
  13. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2022). A Performance-Optimized Deep Learning-based Plant Disease Detection Approach for Horticultural Crops of New Zealand. IEEE Access. DOI
  14. Shaukat, A., Umer, R., Noble, F., & Arif, K. (2022). All-Dielectric Transreflective Angle-Insensitive Near-Infrared (NIR) Filter. Nanomaterials. 12(15). DOI
  15. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2022). Weed Detection by Faster RCNN Model: An Enhanced Anchor Box Approach. Agronomy. 12(7). DOI
  16. Rehmani, MAA., Lal, K., Shaukat, A., & Arif, KM. (2022). Laser ablation assisted micropattern screen printed transduction electrodes for sensing applications. Scientific Reports. 12(1). DOI
  17. Saleem, MH., Velayudhan, KK., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2022). Weed Identification by Single-Stage and Two-Stage Neural Networks: A Study on the Impact of Image Resizers and Weights Optimization Algorithms. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. DOI
  18. Harris, M., Mohsin, H., Potgieter, J., Ishfaq, K., Archer, R., Chen, Q., . . . Arif, KM. (2022). Partial Biodegradable Blend with High Stability against Biodegradation for Fused Deposition Modeling. Polymers. 14(8). DOI
  19. Harris, M., Mohsin, H., Naveed, R., Potgieter, J., Ishfaq, K., Ray, S., . . . Arif, KM. (2022). Partial Biodegradable Blend for Fused Filament Fabrication: In-Process Thermal and Post-Printing Moisture Resistance. Polymers. 14(8). DOI
  20. Jaywant, SA., Singh, H., & Arif, KM. (2022). Sensors and Instruments for Brix Measurement: A Review. Sensors. 22(6). DOI
  21. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Mohsin, H., Chen, JQ., Ray, S., & Arif, KM. (2021). Partial polymer blend for fused filament fabrication with high thermal stability. Polymers. 13(19). DOI
  22. Van Vuuren, JJ., Tang, L., Al-Bahadly, I., & Arif, KM. (2021). A Benchmarking Platform for Learning-Based Grasp Synthesis Methodologies. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: theory and applications. 102. DOI
  23. Rehmani, MAA., Arif, KM. (2021). High resolution electrohydrodynamic printing of conductive ink with an aligned aperture coaxial printhead.The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.  DOI
  24. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, K. (2021). Automation in Agriculture by Machine and Deep Learning Techniques: A Review of Recent Developments. Precision Agriculture. DOI
  25. Rehmani, MAA., Jaywant, SA., & Arif, KM. (2021). Study of microchannels fabricated using desktop fused deposition modeling systems. Micromachines. 12(1), 14. DOI
  26. Saleem, MH., Khanchi, S., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2020). Image-Based Plant Disease Identification by Deep Learning Meta-Architectures. Plants. 9(11), 1451. DOI
  27. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2020). Plant Disease Classification: A Comparative Evaluation of Convolutional Neural Networks and Deep Learning Optimizers. Plants. 9(10), 1319. DOI
  28. Mahmood, I., Raza, A., Mehmood, A., Ahmad, N., & Arif, KM. (2020).  Evaluation of human brain hyperthermia using exergy balance equation. Journal of Thermal Biology. DOI
  29. Shaukat, A., Noble, F., & Arif, KM. (2020). Nanostructured Color Filters: A Review of Recent Developments. Nanomaterials. 10(8), 1554. DOI
  30. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Ray, S., Archer, R., & Arif, KM. (2020). Polylactic acid and high-density polyethylene blend: Characterization and application in additive manufacturing. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. DOI
  31. Van Vuuren, JJ., Tang, L., Al-Bahadly, I., & Arif, KM. (2020). A 3-Stage Machine Learning-Based Novel Object Grasping Methodology. IEEE Access. 8, 74216-74236. DOI
  32. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Ray, S., Archer, R., & Arif, KM. (2019). Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene and Polypropylene Blend with Enhanced Thermal and Mechanical Properties for Fused Filament Fabrication. Materials. DOI
  33. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Ray, S., Archer, R., & Arif, KM. (2019). Preparation and characterization of thermally stable ABS/HDPE blend for fused filament fabrication. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. DOI
  34. Wilson, S., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2019). Robot-Assisted Floor Surface Profiling Using Low-Cost Sensors. Remote Sensing. 11(22), 2626. DOI
  35. Jaywant, S., & Arif, KM. (2019). Study of parameters affecting microcontact printing of thiols on gold-coated substrate. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 33(0), 2040040. DOI
  36. Jaywant, S., & Arif, KM. (2019). A Comprehensive Review of Microfluidic Water Quality Monitoring Sensors. Sensors. 19(21), 4781. DOI
  37. Saleem, MH., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2019). Plant Disease Detection and Classification by Deep Learning. Plants. 8(11), 468. DOI
  38. Sodavaram, NK., & Arif, KM. (2019). Fatigue testing of integrated thin film metal membranes for implantable biomedical pressure sensors. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. 33(7), 3383-3389. DOI
  39. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Archer, R., & Arif, KM. (2019). Effect of Material and Process Specific Factors on the Strength of Printed Parts in Fused Filament Fabrication: A Review of Recent Developments. Materials. 12(10). DOI
  40. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Archer, R., & Arif, KM. (2018). In-process thermal treatment of polylactic acid in fused deposition modelling. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 34(6), 701-713. DOI
  41. Sodavaram, N., McCormick, D., Alam, F., Potgieter, J., Budgett, D., & Arif, K. (2018). Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Validation of Fatigue Behavior of Thin-Film Titanium Membranes. Microsystem Technologies. DOI
  42. Whyman, S., Arif, KM., & Potgieter, J. (2018). Design and Development of an Extrusion System for 3D Printing Biopolymer Pellets.The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.  DOI
  43. Ferreira, A., Arif, KM., Dirven, S., & Potgieter, J. (2017). Retrofitment, Open-Sourcing, and Characterization of a Legacy Fused Deposition Modelling System. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.  DOI
  44. Brooks, BJ., Arif, KM., Dirven, S., & Potgieter, J. (2017). Robot Assisted 3D Printing of Biopolymer Thin Shells. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. DOI
  45. Sodavaram, NK., & Arif, KM. (2016). A Compact Stepper Motor Actuated Disposable Microgripper. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing. DOI
  46. Arif, KM. (2016). Discrete Dipole Approximation Simulation of Bead Enhanced Diffraction Grating Biosensor. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. DOI
  47. Raza, A., Diegel, O., & Arif, KM. (2014). Robowler: Design and development of a cricket bowling machine ensuring ball seam position. Journal of Central South University. 21(11), 4142-4149. DOI
  48. Najam, MTB., Arif, KM., & Lee, Y-G. (2013). Novel method for laser focal point positioning on the cover slip for TPP-based microfabrication and detection of the cured structure under optical microscope. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. 111(1), 141-147. DOI
  49. Arif, KM., & Murakami, T. (2009). Slant beam rotation UV scanning to eliminate stair-steps in stereolithography fabrications. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 41(5-6), 527-537. DOI

Conference papers/presentations

  1. Ripa, L., & Arif, KM. (2023). Orchard Yield Estimation using Multi-angle Image Processing. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2022).: 28th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2022), Nanjing, China
  2. Shaukat, A., & Arif, K. (2021). All dielectric ultra-thin transreflective color filter. Proc. SPIE 11694. (pp. 9 - 14). : Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures XI. DOI
  3. Jaywant, S., Rehmani, M., Nayak, T., & Arif, KM. (2019). Fabrication and Characterization of 3D Printed Microfluidics. International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), Queensland, Australia, 3-5 December 2019.
  4. Shaukat, A., & Arif, K. (2019). Design of CMOS compatible highly selective color Filter. Proc. SPIE 11200, AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019, 112002O (30 December 2019). DOI
  5. Rehmani, M., & Arif, K. (2019). Capacitive Transduction Scheme for Environmental Humidity Sensors. 13th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST), Sydney, 2-4 December 2019.
  6. Jaywant, S., Potgieter, J-G., Avci, E., & Arif, K. (2019). Self-assembled Optical Diffraction Patterns for Applications in Water Quality Monitoring. 13th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST), Sydney, 2-4 December 2019.
  7. Vuuren, J.J., Tang, L., Albahadly, I., & Arif. K. (2019). Towards the autonomous robotic gripping and handling of novel objects. 14th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), Xi'an, China, pp. 1006-1010. DOI
  8. Jaywant, S., Potgieter, J-G., & Arif, K. (2018). Characterization of Low Cost Fluidic Components for Biosensing Applications. IEEE.: IEEE 4th Asia-Pacific World Congress on Engineering (APWCE 2018)
  9. Konings, D., Parr, B., Waddell, C., Alam, F., Arif, KM., & Lai, E. (2017). HVLP: Hybrid visible light positioning of a mobile robot. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), 2017 24th International Conference on. 
  10. Harris, M., Potgieter, J., Arif, KM., & Archer, R. (2017). Large scale 3D printing: Feasibility of novel extrusion based process and requisite materials. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), 2017 24th International Conference on. 
  11. Silver, K., Potgieter, J., Arif, KM., & Archer, R. (2017). Opportunities and challenges for large scale 3D printing of complex parts. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), 2017 24th International Conference on. 
  12. Wilson, S., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2017). Floor Surface Mapping using Mobile Robot and 2D Laser Scanner. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), 2017 24th International Conference on. 
  13. Tubman, R., Potgieter, J., & Arif, KM. (2016). Efficient Robotic SLAM by Fusion of RatSLAM and RGBD-SLAM. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016).: 23rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016), Nanjing, China.
  14. Kumar, A., Sharifi, H., & Arif, KM. (2016). Mobile Machine Vision Development for Urine Patch Detection. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016).: 23rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016), Nanjing, China. - Won the best conference paper award.
  15. Arif, KM., & Potgieter, J. (2016). Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Displacement Field in Granular Continua Under Axisymmetric Conditions. Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016).: 23rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016), Nanjing, China.
  16. Sharifi, H., Kumar, A., Alam, F., & Arif, KM. (2016). Indoor Localization of Mobile Robot with Visible Light Communication. The 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, Auckland.
  17. Sodavaram, NK., Arif, KM., Budgett, D., & McCormick, D. (2016). Size Optimization and Fatigue Study of Ti-6Al-4V Membranes for Long-term ICP Measurement. The 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, Auckland.
  18. Pillearachchige, K., Pereira, T., & Arif, KM. (2016). Bio-inspired Multitasking Robotic Gripper Design and Development. The 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, Auckland.
  19. Lal, K., & Arif, KM. (2016). Feature Extraction for Moving Object Detection in a Non-stationary Background. The 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, Auckland.
  20. Tubman, R., & Arif, KM. (2016). Efficient people search and gesture recognition using a Kinect interfaced mobile robot. 2016 IEEE 14th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, AMC 2016. (pp. 220 - 226). 
  21. Arif, KM. (2015, October). Smart phone controlled compact optical imaging system for biosensing applications. Presented at SPIE/OSJ Biophotonics Japan. University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus, Tokyo, Japan.
  22. Ahmed, AJ., & Arif, KM. (2014). An Automated and Cost-Effective Microfluidic System for Biosensing Applications. Poster session presented at the meeting of Biosensors 2014
  23. Kim, D., & Arif, KM. (2014). Learning from NI Go, Sow, Grow Autonomous Robotic Competition. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spatially Enabled Livestock Management Symposium 2014. Hamilton, New Zealand
  24. Arif, KM., Potgieter, J., & Diegel, O. (2013). Simulation of nanoparticle enhanced diffraction grating biosensor using DDA. 4th International Conference on Photonics, ICP 2013 - Conference Proceeding. (pp. 265 - 267). 
  25. Arif, KM., & Savran, CA. (2011). A portable system for imaging and diffractometry. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers 
  26. Hayrapetyan, K., Arif, KM., Savran, CA., & Nolte, DD. (2011). Nanoparticle light scattering on interferometric surfaces. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 7908
  27. Lim, Y., Nolte, DD., Arif, K., & Savran, C. (2010). Limit of detection for a bead-based diffraction biosensor. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 7574
  28. Arif, KM., Aftab, Z., & Najam, MTB. (2007). Layered Manufacturing System Using Industrial Robot to Support Mechatronic Product Development. (pp. 616 - 625).: International Conference on Manufacturing Automation
  29. Arif, KM., Murakami, T., & Sakai, T. (2004). Slant Beam Rotation Scanning Method to Reduce Stair-Steps in Stereolithography. Tokyo: JSPE Spring Meeting
  30. Arif, KM., Murakami, T., & Sakai, T. (2004). Development of Stereolithography System Using Slant Beam Rotation Scanning Method. Tokyo: JSPE Spring Meeting
  31. Murakami, T., Arif, KM., & Oikawa, K. (2004). Stereolithography Using Slant Beam Rotation Scanning for Stair-Step Reduction. (pp. 51 - 54).: Design Engineering Systems Division Conference
  32. Arif, KM., Murakami, T., & Sakai, T. (2004). Design and Development of Slant Beam Rotation Scanning System to Reduce Stair-Steps in Stereolithography. The 26th Rapid Prototyping Symposium. (pp. 95 - 100). Japan: The 26th Rapid Prototyping Symposium