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Zirak Khan

PhD Candidate | Research Affiliate

School of Computing| Agricultural Research Service

University of Georgia | U.S. Department of Agriculture

207-A Visual and Parallel Comuputing Lab
Athens, GA, USA 30602

I'm a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at the School of Computing, University of Georgia and a Research Affiliate at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS) in Athens.
I received my Master's degree in Software Engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology of Pakistan (NUST) in 2019 and my Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in 2016. I'm currently working with Prof. Suchendra M. Bhandarkar (UGA) and Dr. Seung-Chul Yoon (USDA-ARS) on efficient detection and classification of foreign object in broiler meat using hyperspectral imaging.
My research interests include efficient deep learning, computer vision. I'm particularly interested in optimizing deep learning architectures/models especially vision models via efficient designs and hardware optimization for real-time applicability in multiple domains such as food safety, remote sensing.

Recent news

Sep, 2025 New conference paper accepted at NeurIPS 2025.
Feb, 2025 New journal paper accepted at Sensors.
July, 2024 Presented work in collaboration with USDA-ARS at ASABE AIM 2024 in LA, US.
July, 2023 Presented work in collaboration with USDA-ARS at ASABE AIM 2023 in Omaha, US.
May, 2023 Joined USDA-ARS as Research Affliate in Athens, US.
Aug, 2022 Joined Visual and Parallel Computing Lab (VPCL) at UGA as Research Assistant.