Qazi Mazhar Ali

Biographical Details

Address for Residence : A/B-41 Medical Colony, A.M.U. Aligarh ALIGARH (U.P.), 202002, INDIA

email: qaziali88@gmail.com

qmali.st@amu.ac.in

Current Occupation

Professor : Department of Statistics & Operations Research A.M.University Aligarh Aligarh 202002 India Tel: 00-91-571- 2701251 (office)

: • Teaching courses to B.A. / B.Sc. (Statistics), / M.Sc.

(Statistics and O.R.), • Supervising students' B.Sc./M.Sc. projects

• Supervising Theses of Ph.D., M.Phil.

Education and Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy : (Magdalen College) University of Oxford, U.K., 1993

Thesis Title: Statistical Classification Techniques in the Analysis of Remotely Sensed Images

Abstract: Generally linear and quadratic discriminant

analysis techniques are used to classify remotely sensed

image data such as Medical Imageries or Satellite collected

data. Various users of these techniques found that the

number of misclassified pixels is quite large. To tackle this

situation some new discriminant functions are proposed and

these are found to be reducing the number of misclassified

pixels particularly when the data is coming from non-normal

multivariate populations.

P.G. Diploma in Computer

Science with First class

: A.M. U Aligarh, India, conferred 1980

Stood second in order of merit

Master of Science with

First class in Statistics

: A.M. U Aligarh, India, conferred 1979

Stood first in order of merit

Bachelor of Science with First

class Honours in Statistics

:

A.M. U Aligarh, India, conferred 1977

Stood first in order of merit

Teaching Experience Dept. of Statistics and Operations Research, A.M. U. Aligarh

(28.08.1980 till date) :

Professor (23.12.2001-till date) (As explained under .the head: Current Occupation)

:I began my teaching career as Lecturer on 28.081980 and

in the continuity I held the position of Reader (now renamed

as Associate Professor) from 23.12.93 to 22.12.2001

Teaching Assignments at the University of Oxford, U .K.

College Tutor : Somerville and St. Catherine Colleges, Oxford -Quantitative

Methods (Biology and Human Sciences) 1991/92 academic

year

Demonstrator (part-time) : Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford

Practical Classes of Statistics Courses, 1990/91

Demonstrator (part- time) : Department of Human Sciences, University of Oxford -

Practical Classes of Statistics Course, 1990/91

Teaching Assignments at the Universities of Bahrain.

Professor and Dean I served as Professor and Dean, Faculty of Business and

(On leave from Aligarh Muslim University) Financial Sciences, Royal University for Women, Bahrain,

(2006-09) and Taught courses on Statistics for Business

Studies to the students of Bachelor degree programmes and

MBA (Strathclyde) (2006-09).

Associate Professor

(On leave from Aligarh Muslim University) Department of Mathematics, University of Bahrain, Teaching

courses of Statistics to the students of four year degree

programme with Statistics Major (2004-06).

Awards & Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship for

Academic Staff

: Scholarship awarded by the Association of Commonwealth

Universities to the teachers of the universities of common

wealth countries to work for the Doctoral degree. I was

awarded the scholarship to work at the Department of

Statistics, University of Oxford, U.K. in August 1988.

Visiting Fellowship : British Council awarded a Visiting Fellowship to work on the

project entitled "Amphistomiasis in Indian Buffalo" .The work

was carried out at:

• Department of Zoology, Queen's University, Belfast,

U.K. (11.5.87 to 23.6.87)

• Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford,

Oxford, U.K. (24.6.87 to 28.7.87)

National Scholarship for Study

Abroad

: Awarded to Indian nationals by a nation-wide competition.

Awarded in 1985, I did not take it up because I could not get

leave from my .job

Junior Research Fellowship : Awarded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(India) to Indian nationals on the basis of merit. Awarded in

1981, I did not take it up because I could not get leave from

my job.

Scholarship for Computer

Science Studies

: Awarded by the University Grants Commission (India) for

Computer Science studies, on the basis of merit. Awarded in

1980.

University Medal 1979 : For standing first in order of merit among successful

candidates of M.Sc. (Statistics). Awarded in 1979

University Medal 1977 : For standing first in order of merit among successful

candidates of B.Sc. (Honours) Statistics. Awarded in 1977.

Post Graduate Merit

Scholarship

Awarded by the Faculty of Science of A.M. U. Aligarh on

basis of merit and competitive examination. Awarded in

1977.

Cash Award President of the Royal University for Women,

Bahrain, a cash award of 1000/- Bahraini Dinar for the

hard work put in by me as Dean in getting passed

through successfully the programmes of the Faculty of

Business and Financial Sciences in the review carried

out by the Higher Education Review Unit of the

Quality Assurance Authority for Education and

Training (HERUQAAET) of Government of Bahrain.

Cash Award Vice Chancellor of A.M. U. awarded a cash prize of Rs.

5000/- on a software development project supervised by me

in 1995.

Project: On-line Dictionary of Statistical Terms

Abstract: The software developed could give definitions of

statistical terms in five European languages (English,

French, Spanish, Italian and German) on computer.

Ph.D. THESES SUPERVISED

1. Fatima Siddiqui (2016): Some Statistical Techniques for Digital Image Analysis, A.M.U.,

Aligarh, India.

2. Farha Naz (2015): On Some Complex Problems Arising in Sample Survey, A.M.U.,

Aligarh, India.

3. Sana Iftekhar (2015): Optimization in Sampling Surveys, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.

4. S.M.A.Rizvi (2000): Study of Semi-Arid Ecosystem of District Mathura, U.P., India,

Using Statistical Analysis of Remotely Sensed Data, Ph.D. Thesis, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.

M.Phil.

5. Saifuddin (1999): Land System Studies Using Statistical Image Analysis Techniques for

Remotely Sensed Data and GIS Applications in Parts of Yamuna Basin in Aligarh,

Mathura & Bharatpur Districts, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.

M. Phil. DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED

1. Ateeb-ur-RehmanSherwani (2016): Some Aspects of Statistical Analysis of Digital Image,

A.M.U., Aligarh

2. M.Rizwanullah (2003): Simulation of Optimization in Networks, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.

3. Tasneem Zaihra(2003): Mining the World Wide Web Operation, A.M.U., Aligarh, India.

RESEARCH PROJECTS TITLE OF THE

PROJECT NAME OF THE

FUNDING AGENCY

DURATION REMARKS IF ANY

STUDY OF AMPHISTOMIASIS

IN INDIAN BUFFALO

BRITISH COUNCIL 11 MAY TO 28 JULY 1987

I VISITED UNIV OF BELFAST AND

UNIV OF OXFORD,U.K.

NON-Normal DISCRIMINANT

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR

CLASSIFYING REMOTELY

SENSED IMAGES

Indian University Grants

Commission

1996-97 Minor Research Project

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Publications

Jalil S. A., Sadia S., Javaid S., Ali Q. M. (2017): A Solution Approach for

Solving Fully Fuzzy Multiobjective Solid Transportation Problem: International

Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences. Vol. 13, No. 1.

Sadia S., Asim Z., Ali Q. M., Javaid S. (2017): Solution to Multi-objective

Capacitated Transportation Problem with Fractional Objectives. Conference:

International Conference on Quality, Productivity, Reliability, Optimization &

Modeling ICQPROM 2017.

Siddiqui F., Ali Q. M. (2016): An analytical study of the classification of highly

skewed data, Communications in Statistics: Simulations and Computations.

DOI: 10.1080/03610918.2016.1248566

Siddiqui F., Ali Q. M. (2016): Performance of non-parameteric classifiers on

highly skewed data, Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 12,

No. 3, 1547-1565.

Sadia S., Gupta N., Ali Q. M. (2016): Multi-objective capacitated fractional

transportation problem with mixed constraints, Mathematical Sciences Letters.

Lett. 5, No.3, 235-242.

Sadia S., Gupta N., Ali Q. M. (2015): Solving multi-objective linear plus linear

fractional problem, Journal of Statistics Application & Probability, Pro. 4., No.

2. 253-258.

Iftekhar S.,Ahsan M.J. and Ali Q.M. (2015): An optimum multivariate stratified

design, Research Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Science. Vol. 3,10-14.

Sadia S., Haseen S., Ali Q. M. (2014): Review of Important Methods for

Solving Integer Programming Problem Along With Naz Cut. Proceedings of the

IV National Conference on Statistical Inference, Sampling Techniques and

Related Areas, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh

Muslim University, Aligarh.

Haseen S., Sadia S., Ali Q. M. (2014): Integer Programming: Naz Cut and A-T

Cut, International Journal of Engr. Science & Technology (IJEST),Vol-6, No.4,

128-137.

Naz F., Ahsan M.J. and Ali, Q.M. (2014): Near optimum multivariate stratified

sampling design with random costs. International Journal of Innovative

Technology and Research, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1187-1194.

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Iftekhar S.,Ahsan M.J. and Ali Q.M. (2014): Two–phase multivariate stratified

sampling with travel cost: A Fuzzy programming Approach. Journal of

Mathematics. Vol. 10, No. 5, 38-48.

Iftekhar S.,Ahsan M.J. and Ali Q.M. (2014): Compromise allocation for

combined ration estimates of population means of a multivariate stratified

population using double sampling in presence of non-response. Open journal of

optimization and scientific Research. Vol. 3, 68-78.

Iftekhar S.,Ahsan M.J. and Ali Q.M. (2013): Optimum allocation in multivariate

two stage sampling: A comparison of two approaches, International Journal of

Innovative Technology & Research(IJITR), Volume-1, No.5, 423-426.

Iftekhar S.,Haseen S. and Ali Q.M. (2013): A compromise solution in

multivariate survey with stochastic random cost function, International Journal

of Scientific & Engr. Research, Vol.4, No.6, 2400-2406.

PARTICIPATION IN SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS, REFRESHER

COURSES, SUMMER INSTITUTES etc.

(A) INVITED TALKS

1. Delivered an invited talk entitled, Discrimination of Observations into normal

and t populations, in the Departmental Seminar, School of Mathematical and Physics.

Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K., October 1992.

2. A .joint paper was presented entitled, The Computer Analysis of Works of

Art, at Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Lecture course 1992, organized by Boards of

Faculties of Physical, Biological and Mathematical Sciences, University of Oxford,

Oxford, U.K. 1992

3. Delivered an invited talk entitled, A new discriminant function, at Stats. Maths.

Division,Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 12 January 1999.

4. Delivered an invited talk entitled, " Simulation & Monte Carlo Methods”, and also

chaired a Session in the UGC sponsored Workshop on Reliability and Computer

Applications in Statistics and Related Areas organised by the Department of Statistics,

Chaudhry Charan Singh University, Meerut, India, 11-12 March 2000.

5. Delivered an invited talk in National Conference on Statistics and Optimization

techniques in Rohtak, 11-13 February 2017.

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6. Delivered an invited talk entitled Statistics and Real life challenges at the study Program

of Statistics, Universitas Stebelas Maret, SURAKARTA, Indonesia , 10 August 2017.

7. Delivered an invited talk entitled Applied Statistics, Faculty of Computer

Science,Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 12 September 2017.

8. Delivered an invited talk in the conerence XXXIV Annual convention of Indian Society for

Probabilty and Statistics (ISPS) on Statistics and Information Technology for a growing

nation, Department of Statistics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 30 November- 2

December 2014.

(B) CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

1. Ali, Q.M. (2009): Statistics in Islamic Scriptures, Royal Statistical Society Conference

2009, UK, Ab Book, 206

2. Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques in the Analysis of Digital Images. A paper presented

in the Conference of Indian Mathematical Society, Aligarh, India, 27-30 January 2002.

3. Role of Statistics on Vocationalisation of Computer Education, A paper presented at

National Convention on Vocationalisation of Computer Education held at Department of

Computer Science, A.M.U. Aligarh, and India. 1996.

4. A study of Salt-effected soil of Mathura district, U.P., using Remotely Sensed Data, A

joint paper (in Abstract Volume of National Symposium on Remote Sensing for

Natural Resources, Pune, India, 1996, pg. 17-18).

5. Classification techniques for remotely sensed image data, A paper presented at 61st

Annual Conference of Indian Mathematical Society, Department of Mathematics, A.M.U.

Aligarh, India, 1995.

6. Classification of Normal and Non-normal Populations, A paper presented at Biometric.

Society, British Regional Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K., 31st March to

2nd April 1993.

7. Statistical Techniques for Processing and Analysis of Digital Images-I, A paper presented

at Seminar on Information Technology -Recent Trends, Department of Computer

Science, A.M.U. Aligarh, India, 1993.

8. Statistical Techniques for Processing and Analysis of Digital Images-II, A paper

presented at II International Symposium on Optimisation and Statistics, Department of

Statistics and O.R., A.M.U. Aligarh, India, 1993.

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ORGANISED A WORKSHOP

1. Acted as a member of Organising Committee for, "Regional Workshop on Inputs

from Remote Sensing for Natural Hazard Mitigation”, held at Remote Sensing

Application Centre, A.M.U. Aligarh, India, 24-26 October 1999.

SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Attended International Workshop on Environmental Statistics at ISI, Kolkata, 2-4 March,

2015.

2. Attended International Workshop on Advances in Pattern Recognition, Plymouth, UK, 24-

27July 2007

3. Attended International Conference on Quantitative Biology, Shape Analysis, and

Wavelets, Department of Statistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. 4-6 July 2005.

4. Attended First Joint Statistical Meeting, An International Conference on

Recent Developments in Statistics and Probability and Their Applications Organised by

International Indian Statistical Association and Other Indian Statistical Organizations, New

Delhi, India, December 30, 2000-January 2, 2001.

5. Participated in the International World Mathematics Year 2000 Workshop on

Statistics, Modelling, Computation, Graphical Methods and Data Analysis, instructors

from the Oakland University, Michigan U.S.A. and Old Dominion University, Norfolk,

Virginia, U.S.A., organised by Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delhi,

Delhi, India, December 29, 2000.

6. Attended an International Workshop on Shape Analysis jointly organised by Department

of Statistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. and Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta,

India, 8-10 January 1999 held at Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India.

7. Attended a Workshop on Industrial Mathematics jointly organised by Department

of Mathematics, A.M.U. Aligarh, Computer Centre, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India,

Department of Mathematics, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India and Institute of

Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany, held at New Delhi, India, 23-27

February 1999.

8. "Conference on Smoothing in Statistics”, held at the Open University, Milton Keynes,

U.K., 11th October 1990.

9. Meeting on "Disorder in Physical Systems”, organised by Mathematical Institute,

University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., 26- 27 March 1990.

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10. 161 st Ordinary Meeting of Biometric Society: Fisher's Centenary Anniversary,

Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpendon, U.K., 13th.February 1990.

11. Conference on Statistical Interference for applied Stochastic Processes, held at the

Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K., 12th October 1989.

12. 15th annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society, Bristol, U.K., 13 -15

September 1989.

13. S.E.R.C. Workshop on Statistical Computing and Expert Systems, University of

Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., 19 -21 December 1988.

14. Annual Convention of Computer Society of India, held at Calcutta, India, 1986.

15. Seminar on probability and Statistical Inference held at Department of statistics, University

of Poona, Pune, India, 23- 25 June 1983.

16. National Conference on Quality and Reliability, I.I.T. Bombay, Bombay, India, 30 Dec.

1981.

COURSES ATTENDED

Summer Institute University of Texas Summer Institute training in

Modern Machine Learning at the Division of

Statistics & Scientific Computation, Texas, USA,

21-24 May 2012.

Summer School : International Summer School on Pattern

Recognition, Plymouth, UK, 21-23 July 2007

Winter School

:

Third Winter School on Analysis of Directional

Data, held at Hyderabad jointly organised by ISI

Calcutta and Department of Statistics, Osmania

University, Hyderabad, India, 27-31 December

1996.

Winter School

:

Winter School on Analysis of Directional Data, held

at Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 12

-17 December 1994.

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Short Term Course : Short Course on "Image Analysis and Pattern

Recognition" organised by the Department of

Continuing Education and the Centre of Industrial

Applied Mathematics, University of Oxford,

Oxford, U.K., 12- 24 July 1991.

Short Term Course : Advanced Short Course in Statistics on " Applied

Stochastic Modelling" supported by SERC,

Department of Mathematics, University of Surrey,

Guildford, U.K., 3- 5 January 1990.

Orientation Course : Attended an Academic Staff Orientation

Programme, A.M.U. Aligarh, India, 4 -30 April,1988.

Resource Person for Refresher Courses

UGC, Human Resource Development Centre (formerly Academic Staff College), A.M. U.

Aligarh, India, organises the Refresher Courses for Assistant/ Associate Professors of different

colleges/universities of India. I have been delivering the invited talks as a Resource Person in

these courses for many years (1994-till date) on the topics such as:

• Computer based Statistical Teaching and Research.

• Current trends in Applied Statistics Research with special reference to

Simulation Techniques and Statistical Image Analysis Techniques.

• Official Statistics.

International Recognition for Research Work

A detailed story of 8 columns appeared in The Daily Telegraph, U.K. on December 10, 1990

regarding the work related to Image Analysis techniques for styles of art. My colleague Peter

Strong, an artist and myself as a statistician pioneered the work. The work drew attention to the

extent that the write-up predicts that " ...This technique will revolutionise how we classify styles."

Association with Scientific Societies

• Elected Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, U.K.,October 1992.

• Member National Remote Sensing Society, U.K., 1989-93.

• Member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics, U.S.A., Since 1991

• Life member of Indian Remote Sensing Society.

• Member Computer Society of India since 1986.

• Life member of Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee, India, 2001.

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Supervision to Students' Software Development Projects

1. P.D.C.A. Kamal Ahmad (1996)

Library Information System

2. P.D.C.A. Shamim Nur Rahman (1995)

Computerised Statistical Database

System of Hospital Records for J.N.M.C.

Hospital, A.M.U. Aligarh

3. P.D.C.A. Mohd. Aslam (1995)

On-line System for Updation and

Retrieval of Income Received

4. P.D.C.A. Niaz Waris (1994)

On-line Dictionary of Statistical Terms

5. M.C.A. M.C.A. Ashok Kumar Verma (1988)

Optimal Path in Network using

Di.jkstra's, Ford's and Floye4 Algorithm

6. P.D.C.A. A.H. Siddiqui (1986)A Minimal Spanning

Tree: A Computer Oriented Approach

(M.C.A. stands for the degree, MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS) (P.D.C.A stands for POST B.Sc. DIPLOMA IN COMPTER SCIENCE)

Radio Talks /Interviews

• Role of Statistics in Indian Agriculture (AIR broadcasted on 09.01.2001).

• Some noted Indian Statisticians and their contribution (AIR broadcasted

on 13.06.2000)

• Simulation Techniques on Computer (AIR broadcasted on 12.12.96)

• Computer and Art (Interview broadcasted on AIR 12.3.96)

• The Concept of Graphic Designing (AIR broadcasted on 14.3.95)

• Super Computer in the Modern Era (AIR broadcasted on 13.9.94)

• Science News (AIR broadcasted on 22.8.94)

• Use of Computers in Daily Life (AIR broadcasted on 12.4.94)

(AIR stands for All India Radio, Delhi)

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Administrative Experience

I served as the Chairman of Department of Statistics and Operations

Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh from 06 July, 2014 to 06 July,

2017.

Currently, serving as a MEMBER IN CHARGE, TELEPHONE

DEPARTMENT, A.M.U. Aligarh Since 03 September 2016.

I served as Director, Computer Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, (The

director is the administrative head of the University’s main computing facility

consisted of 80 nodes network, university wide internet services etc. It is an

honorary post and was in addition to my parent post of Professor in Statistics) 16-

01-2002 to 03-09-2004 and from 07-04-2011 to 16-06-2012.

I served as MEMBER IN CHARGE, TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT,

A.M.U. Aligarh, (The Member In Charge of Telephones is the administrative

head of the University Telephone Exchange of 1024 telephone lines. It is an

honorary post and was in addition to my parent post of Professor in Statistics)

13-09-2001 to 03-09-2004.

I also served as WARDEN, S M NORTH ‘B’ HOSTEL, S.S. HALL (NORTH),

A. M. U. Aligarh, India (It is an honorary post and was in addition to my parent

post of Reader in Statistics). 06-12-1995 to 06-12-1998.