Zenun Kastrati

Associate professor

Department of Informatics Faculty of Technology

zenun.kastrati@lnu.se

+46 470-70 85 82

+46 70-308 69 16

Zenun Kastrati is an Associate professor at the Department of Informatics at Linnaeus University (LNU). Previously, he was associated with the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology at Linnaeus University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Prior to joining LNU in 2018, he worked for more than 9 years as a Lecturer/Researcher at the University of Prishtina, Kosovo. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, in Computer Science in 2018 and a Master degree in Computer Science through the EU TEMPUS Programme developed and implemented jointly by the University of Pristina, Kosovo, Université de La Rochelle, France, and Institute of Technology Carlow, Republic of Ireland.

Teaching

Zenun is responsible for the following courses:

1IK161 Fundamentals of Programming (BSc)
1IK162 Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures (BSc)
1IK163 Development of Web-based Applications (BSc)
1IK173 Quality Assurance in Information Systems (BSc)
1IK172 Introduction to Data Analytics (BSc)

He is also involved in teaching the courses:

4ME310 Adaptive and Semantic Web (MSc)

Research

Zenun's research interests focus on the field of artificial intelligence with a special focus on NLP, machine/deep learning, semantic web, sentiment analysis, and learning technologies.

My research groups

My ongoing research projects

My completed research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Ghalandarzadeh, S., Kurti, A., Unell, C., Hallborg, A., Kastrati, Z., et al. (2025). Community-Based Business Models For Agricultural And Forestry Data Ecosystems : A Systematic Literature Review. Smart Agricultural Technology. 11.
Status: Published
Fahad, M., Mobeen, N.E., Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z., et al. (2025). Deep insights into gastrointestinal health : A comprehensive analysis of GastroVision dataset using convolutional neural networks and explainable AI. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 102.
Status: Published
Taj, S., Daudpota, S.M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2025). Aspect-based sentiment analysis for software requirements elicitation using fine-tuned Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers and Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Engineering applications of artificial intelligence. 151.
Status: Published
Kastrati, M., Imran, A.S., Hashmi, E., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., et al. (2025). Unlocking language barriers : Assessing pre-trained large language models across multilingual tasks and unveiling the black box with Explainable Artificial Intelligence. Engineering applications of artificial intelligence. 149.
Status: Published
Kastrati, M., Kastrati, Z., Shariq Imran, A., Biba, M. (2024). Leveraging distant supervision and deep learning for twitter sentiment and emotion classification. Journal of Intelligent Information Systems. 62. 1045-1070.
Status: Published
Zulfiqar, A., Muhammad Daudpota, S., Shariq Imran, A., Kastrati, Z., Ullah, M., et al. (2024). Synthetic Image Generation Using Deep Learning : A Systematic Literature Review. Computational intelligence. 40 (5).
Status: Published
Ahmed, A., Imran, A.S., Manaf, A., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M. (2024). Enhancing wrist abnormality detection with YOLO : Analysis of state-of-the-art single-stage detection models. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 93.
Status: Published
Ahmed, A., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., Ullah, M., et al. (2024). Learning from the few : Fine-grained approach to pediatric wrist pathology recognition on a limited dataset. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 181.
Status: Published
Fatima, N., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Hassan, S., et al. (2023). Improving news headline text generation quality through frequent POS-Tag patterns analysis. Engineering applications of artificial intelligence. 125.
Status: Published
Ghafoor, A., Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z., Shaikh, S., et al. (2023). SentiUrdu-1M : A large-scale tweet dataset for Urdu text sentiment analysis using weakly supervised learning. PLOS ONE. 18 (8).
Status: Published
Ali, S., Akhlaq, F., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., et al. (2023). The enlightening role of explainable artificial intelligence in medical & healthcare domains : A systematic literature review. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 166.
Status: Published
Haq, B., Daudpota, S.M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Noor, W. (2023). A Semi-Supervised Approach for Aspect Category Detection and Aspect Term Extraction from Opinionated Text. Computers, Materials and Continua. 77 (1). 115-137.
Status: Published
Imran, A.S., Hodnefjeld, H., Kastrati, Z., Fatima, N., Daudpota, S.M., et al. (2023). Classifying European Court of Human Rights Cases Using Transformer-Based Techniques. IEEE Access. 11. 55664-55676.
Status: Published
Rabani, S.T., Khanday, A.M.U.D., Khan, Q.R., Hajam, U.A., Imran, A.S., et al. (2023). Detecting suicidality on social media : Machine learning at rescue. Egyptian Informatics Journal. 24 (2). 291-302.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Memon, M.A., Kastrati, M. (2023). Soaring Energy Prices : Understanding Public Engagement on Twitter Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling With Transformers. IEEE Access. 11. 26541-26553.
Status: Published
Kadriu, F., Murtezaj, D., Gashi, F., Ahmedi, L., Kurti, A., et al. (2022). Human-annotated dataset for social media sentiment analysis for Albanian language. Data in Brief. 43.
Status: Published
Rawat, A., Wani, M.A., Elaffendi, M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., et al. (2022). Drug Adverse Event Detection Using Text-Based Convolutional Neural Networks (TextCNN) Technique. Electronics. 11 (20).
Status: Published
Imran, A.S., Yang, R., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., Shaikh, S. (2022). The impact of synthetic text generation for sentiment analysis using GAN based models. Egyptian Informatics Journal. 23 (3). 547-557.
Status: Published
Dalipi, F., Jokela, P., Kastrati, Z., Kurti, A., Elm, P. (2022). Going digital as a result of COVID-19 : Insights from students’ and teachers’ impressions in a Swedish university. International Journal of Educational Research Open. 3.
Status: Published
Fatima, N., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., Soomro, A. (2022). A Systematic Literature Review on Text Generation Using Deep Neural Network Models. IEEE Access. 10. 53490-53503.
Status: Published
Ghafoor, A., Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z., Soomro, A., et al. (2021). The Impact of Translating Resource-Rich Datasets to Low-Resource Languages Through Multi-Lingual Text Processing. IEEE Access. 9. 124478-124490.
Status: Published
Batra, R., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Ghafoor, A., Daudpota, S.M., et al. (2021). Evaluating Polarity Trend Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis in Peoples's Attitudes toward the Vaccination Drive. Sustainability. 13 (10).
Status: Published
Yar, H., Imran, A.S., Khan, Z.A., Sajjad, M., Kastrati, Z. (2021). Towards Smart Home Automation Using IoT-Enabled Edge-Computing Paradigm. Sensors. 21 (14).
Status: Published
Shaikh, S., Daudpota, S.M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2021). Towards Improved Classification Accuracy on Highly Imbalanced Text Dataset Using Deep Neural Language Models. Applied Sciences. 11 (2). 1-20.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Ahmedi, L., Kurti, A., Kadriu, F., Murtezaj, D., et al. (2021). A Deep Learning Sentiment Analyser for Social Media Comments in Low-Resource Languages. Electronics. 10 (10).
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Dalipi, F., Shariq Imran, A., Pireva Nuci, K., Ahmad Wani, M. (2021). Sentiment Analysis of Students’ Feedback with NLP and Deep Learning : A Systematic Mapping Study. Applied Sciences. 11 (9).
Status: Published
Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z., Batra, R. (2020). Cross-Cultural Polarity and Emotion Detection Using Sentiment Analysis and Deep Learning on COVID-19 Related Tweets. IEEE Access. 8. 181074-181090.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Kurti, A., Imran, A.S. (2020). WET : Word embedding-topic distribution vectors for MOOC video lectures dataset. Data in Brief. 28. 1-6.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Kurti, A. (2020). Weakly Supervised Framework for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis on Students' Reviews of MOOCs. IEEE Access. 8. 106799-106810.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Kurti, A. (2019). Integrating word embeddings and document topics with deep learning in a video classification framework. Pattern Recognition Letters. 128. 85-92.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2019). The impact of deep learning on document classification using semantically rich representations. Information Processing & Management. 56 (5). 1618-1632.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S. (2019). Performance analysis of machine learning classifiers on improved concept vector space models. Future Generation Computer Systems. 96. 552-562.
Status: Published
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yildirim-Yayilgan, S. (2016). SEMCON : a semantic and contextual objective metric for enriching domain ontology concepts. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems. 12 (2). 1-24.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Ali, S., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., Cheikh, F.A., et al. (2024). Enhancing Wrist Fracture Detection and Classification through Deep Learning and XAI. 2024 12th European Workshop on Visual Information Processing (EUVIP).
Kastrati, Z., Fatima, S., Kurti, A., Daudpota, S.M., Imran, A.S. (2024). Analyzing and Predicting the Helpfulness of Reviews in MOOCs Context Using Deep Learning. Procedia Computer Science 246 : 28th International Conference on Knowledge Based and Intelligent information and Engineering Systems (KES 2024). 772-781.
Ahmed, A., Imran, A.S., Ullah, M., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M. (2024). Navigating Limitations With Precision : A Fine-Grained Ensemble Approach To Wrist Pathology Recognition On A Limited X-Ray Dataset. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). 3077-3083.
Akhlaq, F., Ali, S., Imran, A.S., Daudpota, S.M., Kastrati, Z. (2024). Diving Deep into Bone Anomalies on the FracAtlas Dataset Using Deep Learning and Explainable AI. Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Engineering & Computing Technologies (ICECT). 1-6.
Ahmed, A., Manaf, A., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M. (2024). Small Data, Big Impact : A Multi-Locale Bone Fracture Detection on an Extremely Limited Dataset Via Crack-Informed YOLOv9 Variants. 2024 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT).
Kastrati, Z., Kurti, A., Dalipi, F., Ferati, M. (2023). Leveraging Topic Modeling to Investigate Learning Experience and Engagement of MOOC Completers. Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 13th International Conference : 13th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2023. 54-64.
Dalipi, F., Kastrati, Z., Öberg, T. (2023). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Tourism Sustainability : A Systematic Mapping Review. 2023 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Economy (ICCIKE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 119-125.
Uzairi, A., Kurti, A., Kastrati, Z. (2023). A Deep Learning-based Solution for Identification of Figurative Elements in Trademark Images. 2023 4th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET). 1-7.
Taralrud, H.P.F., Salah, A.A., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2023). Multimodal Sentiment Analysis for Personality Prediction. 2023 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT). 55-60.
Ali, S., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M. (2023). Visualizing Research on Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Medical and Healthcare. 2023 4th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET) : 17-18 March 2023, Sukkur, Pakistan. 1-6.
Edalati, M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M. (2022). The Potential of Machine Learning Algorithms for Sentiment Classification of Students’ Feedback on MOOC. Intelligent Systems and Applications : Proceedings of the 2021 Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) Volume 1. 11-22.
Kastrati, M., Biba, M., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2022). Sentiment Polarity and Emotion Detection from Tweets Using Distant Supervision and Deep Learning Models. Foundations of Intelligent Systems. ISMIS 2022. 13-23.
Dalipi, F., Ferati, M., Kurti, A., Kastrati, Z. (2022). Investigating the FAIRness of Science and Technology Open Data : A Focus in the Scandinavian Countries. HCI International 2022 Posters. HCII 2022. : 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part I. 276-283.
Kurti, A., Dalipi, F., Ferati, M., Kastrati, Z. (2021). Increasing the Understandability and Explainability of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Solutions : A Design Thinking Approach. Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications (IHIET – AI 2021), April 28-30, 2021, Strasbourg, France. 37-42.
Rääf, S.A., Knöös, J., Dalipi, F., Kastrati, Z. (2021). Investigating Learning Experience of MOOCs Learners Using Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis. 19th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET). 1-7.
Kastrati, Z., Arifaj, B., Lubishtani, A., Gashi, F., Nishliu, E. (2020). Aspect-Based Opinion Mining of Students’ Reviews on Online Courses. Proceedings of the 2020 6th International Conference on Computing and Artificial Intelligence. 510-514.
Ferati, M., Dalipi, F., Kastrati, Z. (2020). Open Government Data Through the Lens of Universal Design. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Practice : 14th International Conference, UAHCI 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part II. 331-340.
Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Svendsen, T.K., Kurti, A. (2019). Text-Independent Speaker ID Employing 2D-CNN for Automatic Video Lecture Categorization in a MOOC Setting. 2019 IEEE 31st International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI). 273-277.
Kastrati, Z., Kurti, A., Hagelbäck, J. (2019). The Effect of a Flipped Classroom in a SPOC : Students' Perceptions and Attitudes. ICETC 2019: Proceedings of the 2019 11th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers. 246-249.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Kurti, A. (2019). Transfer Learning to Timed Text Based Video Classification Using CNN. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics.
Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Svendsen, T.K., Kurti, A. (2019). Text-Independent Speaker ID for Automatic Video Lecture Classification Using Deep Learning. Proceedings of the 2019 5th International Conference on Computing and Artificial Intelligence, April 19-22, 2019, Bali, Indonesia. 175-180.
Imran, A.S., Dalipi, F., Kastrati, Z. (2019). Predicting Student Dropout in a MOOC : An Evaluation of a Deep Neural Network Model. Proceedings of the 2019 5th International Conference on Computing and Artificial Intelligence. 190-195.
Dalipi, F., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2018). MOOC Dropout Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques : Review and Research Challenges. Proceedings of 2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) - Emerging Trends and Challenges of Engineering Education. 1007-1014.
Kastrati, Z., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2017). Supervised Ontology-Based Document Classification Model. Proceedings of the International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis, ICCDA'17. 245-251.
Kastrati, Z., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2017). Improving document classification effectiveness using knowledge exploited by ontologies. Natural language processing and information systems : 22nd International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2017, Liège, Belgium, June 21-23, 2017, Proceedings. 435-438.
Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z. (2016). Pedagogical document classification and organization using domain ontology. Learning and Collaboration Technologies : Third International Conference, LCT 2016, Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 17-22, 2016, Proceedings. 499-509.
Kastrati, Z., Yayilgan, S.Y., Hjelsvold, R. (2016). Automatically Enriching Domain Ontologies for Document Classification. WIMS '16 : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics. 1-4.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2015). An improved concept vector space model for ontology based classification. 2015 11th International Conference on Signal-Image Technology & Internet-Based Systems (SITIS). 240-245.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2015). A General Framework for Text Document Classification Using SEMCON and ACVSR. Human Interface and the Management of Information. Information and Knowledge Design : HIMI 2015. 310-319.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S. (2015). Document image classification using SEMCON. 2015 20th Symposium on Signal Processing, Images and Computer Vision (STSIVA). 1-6.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2015). SEMCON : Semantic and contextual objective metric. Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 9th International Conference on Semantic Computing (IEEE ICSC 2015). 65-68.
Kastrati, Z., Yayilgan, S.Y., Imran, A.S. (2015). Using Context-Aware and Semantic Similarity Based Model to Enrich Ontology Concepts. Natural Language Processing and Information Systems. 137-143.
Dalipi, F., Yayilgan, S.Y., Kastrati, Z. (2015). Enhancing the Learner’s Performance Analysis Using SMEUS Semantic E-learning System and Business Intelligence Technologies. Learning and Collaboration Technologies. LCT 2015. 208-217.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yayilgan, S.Y. (2014). Building Domain Ontologies for Hyperlinked Multimedia Pedagogical Platforms. HCI International 2014 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts : International Conference, HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014. Proceedings, Part II. 95-100.
Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S. (2014). Adaptive Concept Vector Space Representation Using Markov Chain Model. Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management : 19th International Conference, EKAW 2014, Linköping, Sweden, November 24-28, 2014. Proceedings. 203-208.
Picovici, D., Denieffe, D., Kastrati, Z. (2010). Subjective-based Quality Assessment for Online Games. Proceedings of the 3rd International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques. 1-6.

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Taj, S., Imran, A.S., Kastrati, Z., Daudpota, S.M., Memon, R.A., et al. (2023). IoT-based supply chain management : A systematic literature review. Internet of Things : Engineering Cyber Physical Human Systems. Elsevier. 24.
Status: Published

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Kastrati, Z., Imran, A.S., Yildirim-Yayilgan, S. (2018). A Hybrid Concept Learning Approach to Ontology Enrichment. Innovations, Developments, and Applications of Semantic Web and Information Systems. IGI Global. 85-119.