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Welcome to the Computer Architecture and Parallel Programming Laboratory (CAPPLab) at Wichita State University. CAPPLab has been selected as an NVIDIA GPU Research Center.

Key Objectives:

Conduct research in computer systems, data analysis, and associated domains.

Teach computer architecture, parallel programming, machine learning, and related topics.

Director:

Dr. Abu Asaduzzaman (Zaman), Professor

Selected Publications
(Please refer to Dr. Zaman's CV for a complete and up-to-date list of publications.)

Journal Articles:

• Asaduzzaman, A., Pandi, K.R., Thompson, C.C., and Uddin, M.R., “A Promising Approach for Better Thermal Management and Performance of WNoC Systems,” accepted, in Springer Journal of Supercomputing, 2026.
• Uddin, M.R., Asaduzzaman, A.,Thompson, C.C., and Sibai, F.N., “A Simulation-Driven Methodology to Optimize Cloud-Edge Computing for Scalable Heterogeneous Systems,” accepted, in SCS Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SIMULATION), 2026.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Thompson, C., Sibai, F. N., Uddin, M. J., "Application of Ensemble Learning Models in Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Skin Diseases," in Springer Journal of Neural Computing and Applications (NCAA), 16735–16751, 2025. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00521-025-11336-w
• Uddin, M.J., Lo, J.H.-J., Gupta, M., Werfel, T., Asaduzzaman, A., Oltman, C.G., Mohyuddin, M., Nazmin, F., Rahman, M.S., Jashim, A., Crews, B., Kingsley, P., Marnett, L., Duvall, C.L., Cook, R., “Polymeric Nanoparticles Enable Targeted Visualization of Drug Delivery in Breast Cancer,” in ACS Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00695
• Asaduzzaman, A., Thompson, C. C., Uddin, M. J., "Machine Learning Approaches for Skin Neoplasm Diagnosis," in ACS Omega, 9(30), 32853-32863, 2024. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.4c03640
• Sibai, F.N., Asaduzzaman, A., and El-Moursy, A., “Characterization and Machine Learning Classification of AI and PC Workloads,” in IEEE Access, 2024. (Q1; Impact Factor 3.4; Google Scholar h5-index 266)
• Asaduzzaman, A., Thompson, C.C., Sibai, F.N., and Uddin, M.J., “Using The Cancer Genome Atlas from cBioPortal to Develop Genomic Datasets for Machine Learning Assisted Cancer Treatment,” in Biology bioRxiv, Feb. 2025, DIO: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.17.638660.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Thompson, C.C., and Uddin, M.J., "Improving CADx System Performance for Skin Disease Detection using Ensemble Machine Learning Models," in IEEE TechRxiv, May 02, 2024, DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.171467652.28972099/v1.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Uddin, M.R., and Sibai, F.N., "Dimensionality Reduction by Machine Learning for Cost-Effective Data Analysis," in IEEE TechRxiv, April 17, 2024, DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.171332281.12206851/v1.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Thompson, C.C., and Uddin, M.J., “Machine Learning Approaches for Skin Neoplasm Diagnosis,” in Biology bioRxiv, May 12, 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.12.593773.
• Sibai, F., El-Moursy, A.A., Asaduzzaman, A., and Majzoub, S., "Hardware Acceleration of the STRIKE String Kernel Algorithm for Estimating Protein to Protein Interactions," in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB), Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 2272-2283, Aug. 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TCBB.2021.3066591.
• Uddin, M.J., Crews, B.C., Oltman, C.G., Lo, J.H.-J., Huda, T., Liu, J., Kingsley, P.J., Lin, S., Milad, M., Aleem, A.M., Asaduzzaman, A., McIntyre, J.O., Duvall, C.L., and Marnett, L.J., “Discovery of a Redox-Activatable Chemical Probe for Detection of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Cells and Animals,” in Journal: ACS Chemical Biology, Vol. 17, No. 7, pp. 1714–1722, July 2022.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mazumder, S., and Selinas, S., “A Promising Security-Aware Architecture for Near Field Communication,” in Inderscience International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN), Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 98-107, 2018.
• Chidella, K.K. and Asaduzzaman, A., “A Novel Wireless Network-on-Chip Architecture with Distributed Directory for Faster Execution and Minimal Energy,” in Elsevier Journal of Computers and Electrical Engineering, Vol. 65, pp. 18-31, 2018. 
• Asaduzzaman, A., Chidella, K.K., and Vardha, D., “An Energy-Efficient Directory Based Multicore Architecture with Wireless Routers to Minimize the Communication Latency,” in IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 374-385, May 2016. 
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mummidi, A., and Sibai, F.N., “An Eye Blinking Password Based Liveness Monitoring System to Improve the Detection of Video Spoofing,” in Journal of Mechatronics, Electrical, and Computer Technology (IJMEC), Vol. 5, No. 17, pp. 2398-2407, Oct. 2015.
• Asaduzzaman, A. and Gunasekara, G.H., “Power and Performance Analysis of Multimedia Applications Running on Low-Power Devices by Cache Modeling,” in Springer Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP), Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 207-230, Sept. 2014.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Chaturvedula, S.R., and Pendse, R., “A Novel Folded-Torus Based Network Architecture for Power-Aware Multicore Systems,” in Elsevier Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering (COMPELECENG), Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 2494-2506, Nov. 2013.
• Asmatulu, R., Muppalla, H., Veisi, Z., Khan, W.S., Asaduzzaman, A., and Nuraje, N., “Study of Hydrophilic Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Filtration of Micro and Nanosize Suspended Particles,” in Special Issue: Nanocomposite Membranes Journal, Membranes 2013, 3, 1-x manuscripts; (doi:10.3390/membranes30x000x), Oct. 2013.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Suryanarayana, V.R., and Sibai, F.N., “On level-1 cache locking for high-performance low-power real-time multicore systems,” in Elsevier Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering (COMPELECENG), Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 1333-1345, May 2013.
• Asaduzzaman, A. and Gunasekara, G.H., “A Way Cache Locking Scheme Supported by Knowledge Based Smart Preload Effective for Low-Power Multicore Electronics,” in Journal of Low Power Electronics (JOLPE), Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 552-564(13), Dec. 2012.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Sibai, F.N., and Rani, M., “Improving Cache Locking Performance of Modern Embedded Systems via the Addition of a Miss Table at the L2 Cache Level,” in Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA), Vol. 56, No. 4-6, pp. 151-162, April 2010.

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• Asaduzzaman, A. and Mahgoub, I., “Cache Modeling and Optimization for Portable Devices Running MPEG-4 Video Decoder,” in Springer Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP), Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 239-256, January 2006.

• Mahgoub, I., Yousif, M., and Asaduzzaman, A., “Evaluation of memory latency in cluster-based cache-coherent multiprocessor systems with different interconnection topologies,” in Elsevier Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering (COMPELECENG), Vol. 26, Issue 3-4, pp. 207-220, 2000.

Conference Papers:

• Asaduzzaman, A., Pandi, K.R., Uddin, M.R., and Thompson, C.T., “A Novel Strategy for Boosting Performance and Power Efficiency of Multicore WNoC Systems,” accepted, in IEEE Green Technologies (GreenTech) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2026.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Nawar, F., Campbell, D., and Sibai, F.N., “Impact of the TensorFlow Library on Neural Network Performance for Harnessing Hardware Parallelism,” accepted, in IEEE Green Technologies (GreenTech) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, 2026.

• Asaduzzaman, A.and Nawal, N., “Employing High-Performance PETSc Network Simulation for Business Profit Analysis,” in IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC), Boston, USA, Sept. 15- 19, 2025.
• Uddin, M.R., Asaduzzaman, A., Nawar, F., and Thompson, C. C., “DNN-Driven Task Scheduling for High Performance Edge-Cloud Heterogeneous Systems,” in IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC), Boston, USA, Sept. 15- 19, 2025.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Telikepalli, V. S. P. T., and Uddin, M.R., “Performance Analysis of C and Python Parallel Implementations on a Multicore System Using Particle Simulation,” in IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Data Sciences and Applications (ACDSA), Victoria, Seychelles, 2024.

• Asaduzzaman, A., D’Souza, D., Uddin, M.R., and Woldeyes, Y., “Increase Security by Analyzing Password Strength using Machine Learning,” in IEEE Joint International Conference on Digital Arts, Media and Technology with ECTI Northern Section Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ECTI DAMT & NCON), Thailand, 2024, pp. 32-37.

• Uddin, M. R., Asaduzzaman, A., Le, K., and Medarametla, R.R., “Voice Activated Edge Devices Using Tiny Machine Learning Enabled Microcontroller,” in IEEE Green Technologies (GreenTech) Conference, Springdale, Arkansas, 2024.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Mercer, L., Uddin, M.R., and Woldeyes, Y., “Modeling and Analyzing Wind Velocity at Entrance Doors to Avoid Accidents,” in IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC-2023), Boston, USA (Virtual), Sept. 25- 29, 2023.

• Sibai, F.N, Asaduzzaman, A., and Sibai, A., “A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Methods for Intrusion Detection,” in IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE-2023), Istanbul, Turkey, May 8-10, 2023.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Jojigiri, S., Sabu, T., and Tailam, S., “Studying Execution Time and Memory Transfer Time of Image Processing Using GPU Cards,” in IEEE Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC-2021), Virtual Conference, USA, Jan. 27-30, 2021. (This paper received the Best Paper Award.)

• Asaduzzaman, A., Telakapalli, A., and Sibai, F.N., “Smart Disaster Management using Software-Defined Unmanned Aerial Systems,” in IEEE ComSoc Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC-2021), Virtual Conference, USA, Jan. 9-12, 2021.
• Asaduzzaman, A. and Gupta, D., “Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure for Regional Economic Growth,” accepted, in IEEE Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON 2020), Phuket, Thailand, June 24-27, 2020.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Almohaimeed, A., and Chidella, K.K., “Shared Entry Logger to Eliminate Duplicate Requests to SDN Controller,” in IEEE Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC), Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 7-9, 2019.
• Almohaimeed, A. and Asaduzzaman, A., “Incorporating Monitoring Points in SDN to Ensure Trusted Links Against Misbehaving Traffic Flows,” in IEEE International Conference On Mobile and Secure Services (MobiSecServ), Miami Beach, Florida, March 2-3, 2019.
• Chidella, K.K., Asaduzzaman, A., and Almohaimeed, A., “Impact of Non-Uniform Subnets on Wireless Network-on-Chip Performance,” in IEEE Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC), Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 7-9, 2019.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mashhadi, F., and Rani, M., “Applying Learner-Centered Project-Oriented Approach to Enhance STEM Education Experience – A Case Study,” in Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Stillwater, OK, Sept. 24-26, 2017.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mitra, P., Chidella, K.K., Saeed, K.A., Cluff, K., and Mridha, M.F., “A Computer-Assisted Mammography Technique for Analyzing Breast Cancer,” in IEEE International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 28-30, 2017.
• Chidella, K.K. and Asaduzzaman, A., “Prior Detection of Explosives to Defeat Tragic Attacks using Knowledge Based Sensor Networks,” in IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), Denver, CO, Mar. 29-31, 2017.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mazumder, S., Salinas, S., and Mridha, M.F. “A Security-Aware Near Field Communication Architecture,” in ACM/IEEE International Conference on Networking, Systems and Security (NSysS), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 5-8, 2017.
• Asaduzzaman, A. and Chidella, K.K., “A Novel Directory Based Hybrid Cache Coherence Protocol for Shared Memory Multiprocessors,” in IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (PAST), Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 18-21, 2016.
• Asaduzzaman, A. and Asmatulu, R., “A Learner-Centered Computational Experience in Nanotechnology for STEM Students,” in IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC’16), Princeton University, New Jersey, March 5, 2016.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mummidi, A., Mridha, M.F., and Sibai, F.N., “Improving Facial Recognition Accuracy by Applying Liveness Monitoring Technique,” in IEEE International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 17-19, 2015. (This paper received the Best Paper Award.)
• Asaduzzaman, A., Moniruzzaman, M., and Tamtam, P., “Efficient Management of Renewable Solar Energy for Vehicular Applications,” in ISERD International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Management (ICETM'15), Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2015. (This paper received the Excellent Paper Award.)
• Yip, C.M. and Asaduzzaman, A., “A Promising CUDA-Accelerated Vehicular Area Network Simulator Using NS-3,” in 33rd IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Austin, TX, Dec. 5-7, 2014.
• Namboodiri, V., Whitman, L., Asaduzzaman, A., Han, K., Nair, R., and Tamtam, P., "How are Faculty Using Technology in Engineering Education?," in Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Fort Smith, AR, Sept. 2014.
  
• Asaduzzaman, A., Suryanarayana, V.R., and Rahman, M., “Performance-Power Analysis of H.265/HEVC and H.264/AVC Running on Multicore Cache Systems,” in 2013 International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ISPACS’13), Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12-15, 2013.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Chaturvedula, S.R., and Pendse, R., “Folded Torus Based Power Aware Interconnection Topology for High-Performance Multicore Architecture,” in IASTED Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS 2012), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Nov. 12-14, 2012.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Joseph, A.R., Sibai, F.N., and Mohamed, N. “Cloud Computing: A Cloudy Future?,” in the Eighth International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'12), Al Ain, UAE, Mar. 18-20, 2012.
• Asaduzzaman, A., Mahgoub, I., and Sibai, F.N., “Evaluation of the Impact of Miss Table and Victim Caches in Parallel Embedded Systems,” in IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM-2010), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 19-22, 2010.
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• Asaduzzaman, A., Mahgoub, I., Sanigepalli, P., Kalva, H., Shankar, R., and Furht, B., “Cache Optimization for Mobile Devices Running Multimedia Applications,” in 6th IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia Software Engineering (ISMSE2004), Miami, Florida, Dec. 2004.

• Asaduzzaman, A. and Mahgoub, I., “Evaluation of Application-Specific Multiprocessor Mobile System,” in International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS-2004), San Jose, California, July 2004.

• Asaduzzaman, A., Mahgoub, I., and Yousif, M.S., “Memory Latency Evaluation in Cluster-Based Cache Coherent Multiprocessor with Different Network Topologies,” in (CATA-98, pp. 393-396) International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1998.

Selected Projects

• Improved Pet Tracking Tool: CAPPLab collaborated with the Pet Resource Center of Kansas City (PRCKC), previously known as Spay Neuter Kansas City (SNKC), to research, evaluate, and improve a technology used by the clinic to track animals.
• CAPPLab Solar Energy Project: CAPPLab students to debut solar car on Earth Day. The solar energy project was well recognized by the Green Group at Wichita State University.

Selected Presentations

• Abu Asaduzzaman, "Next Generation Information Processing: A Collaborative Approach," at the BUET Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT) on May 21, 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Link: https://iict.buet.ac.bd/?p=1871.
• Abu Asaduzzaman, “High Performance Computing, Machine Learning, and Big Data Analytics for Common Good,” at the NAIST Computational Systems Biology Lab on Jan. 14, 2020, Nara, Japan.

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