Biography

Dr. Kashif Zia is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering Department at Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan. He has obtained his PhD from Institute for Pervasive Computing, Johannes Kelper University in Linz, Austria. Dr. Zia research interests revolve around socio-technical systems, particularly focusing on crowd dynamics and simulation. His PhD work is related with large-scale agent based modeling and analysis of socio-technical systems utilizing parallel and distributed simulation.

Area of Interest:

Computer Sciences

100%

Agent-Based Modeling

62%

Distributed Systems

90%

Complexity Science

75%

Pervasive Computing

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
15

Chapters
6

Articles
33

Abstracts
49

Selected Publications

Zia, K., A. Riener, K. Farrahi and A. Ferscha, 2013. An Agent-Based Parallel Geo-Simulation of Urban Mobility during City-scale Evacuation. Trans. Soc. Model. Simul., 10.1177/0037549713485468.
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Riener, A., K. Zia, A. Ferscha, C.B. Ruiz and J.J.M. Rubio, 2012. Traffic flow harmonization in expressway merging. Pers. Ubiquitous Comput., 17: 519-532.
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Ferscha, A.,K. Zia, A. Riener and A. Sharpanskykh, 2011. Potential of Social Modelling in Socio-Technical Systems. Procedia Comput. Sci., 7: 235-237.
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Ferscha, A. and K. Zia, 2010. LifeBelt: Crowd Evacuation Based on Vibro-Tactile Guidance. IEEE Pervasive Comput., 9: 33-42.
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