Research Interests

I am preparing for graduate research at the intersection of applied machine learning, computer vision, health informatics, and AI systems for education. I am especially interested in building models and tools that are evaluated carefully, communicate uncertainty clearly, and can be used responsibly in real-world contexts.

Paper In Review /span>Agriculture & IoT

IoT-Enabled UAV Prototype for Zone-Level Detection and Automated Targeted Spraying of Cotton Leaf Curl Disease

Muhammad Fahad Bashir, M. Afzal

Agronomy Journal

Focus: proposes a low-cost IoT-enabled prototype that integrates UAV-based imaging,disease classification and arduio based acutation for zone level detection & targeted spraying

Pre-printCS- AI

An AI-Powered Culturally Aware Chatbot for Stress Detection and Wellness Support among Pakistani University Students Using NLP and Machine Learning

Muhammad Fahad Bashir, M. Afzal

[View PDF- ArXiv]

Focus:This paper introduces a new, AI-driven and culturally sensitive stress detection and wellness support system that is tailored to the context of Pakistani university students.

Working Paper / OngoingMedical ML

An Ensemble Learning Framework for Neonatal Asphyxia Prediction Using Perinatal Features

Muhammad Fahad Bashir, M. Afzal

Focus: developing a machine learning framework for neonatal risk prediction using perinatal features, with attention to cross-validation, feature reliability, metric stability, and overfitting control.

Research Preparation

  • Experience building AI systems from data flow to user-facing interface.
  • Interest in reproducible evaluation, clinical relevance, and responsible deployment.
  • Comfort reading technical literature and converting ideas into working prototypes.