Faculty - DHA Suffa University

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas Professor & Pro-Vice Chancellor
Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi Professor & Dean (EAS)
Engr. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Hussain Professor
Engr. Dr. Haider Ali Associate Professor & HOD(ME)
Dr. Faheem Akhter Assistant Professor & HOD(MS), HOD(Humanities and Social Sciences)
Engr. Dr. Salman Zaffar Assistant Professor & HOD(EE)
Dr. Syed Nasir Danial Assistant Professor & HOD(CS)
Dr. Rida Ahmed Assistant Professor & HOD(BS)
Engr. Dr. Syed Fazal Abbas Baqueri Assistant Professor & HOD(Civil)
Dr. Sarah Syed Kazmi Programs Incharge BS (English) & BS (International Relations)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Ishtiaq Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Sabih Assistant Professor
Dr. Kalim Ullah Bhat Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Imtiaz Hussain Associate Professor
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nauman Qureshi Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Rizwan-ul-Hasan Assistant Professor
Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Tanweer Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Farrukh Shahab Assistant Professor
Dr. Muhammad Usama Assistant Professor
Dr. Shama Siddiqui Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Syed Bizzat Hussain Zaidi Assistant Professor
Engr. Dr. Muhammad Usama Siddiqui Assistant Professor
Dr. Asim Khwaja Assistant Professor
Dr. Usman Ahmad Assistant Professor
Dr. Syed Roomi Naqvi Professor (Adjunct Faculty)
Engr. Dr. Kamran Ali

Assistant Professor
Mr. Khubaib Ahmed Qureshi Assistant Professor
Mr. Kamran Ali Assistant Professor
Mr. Razi Sultan Siddiqui Assistant Professor
Mr. Syed Hammad Ahmed Assistant Professor
Mr. Muhammad Ashhad Shahid Assistant Professor
Mr. Muhammad Abu Huraira Assistant Professor
Mr. Bilal Hayat Butt Assistant Professor
Engr. Makhdoomzada Asadullah Siddiqui Assistant Professor
Gp. Capt. (R) Shoib Ahmed Assistant Professor
Mr. Twaha Ahmed Minai Assistant Professor
Ms. Naila Shahzada Assistant Professor
Engr. Zeeshan Ellahi Assistant Professor
Engr. Junaid Ahmed Assistant Professor
Engr. Syed Hassaan Hussain Assistant Professor
Ms. Eram Abbasi Assistant Professor
Engr. Hamza Ahmed Qazi Assistant Professor
Engr. Syed Zaid Hasany Assistant Professor
Mr. Umair Bin Mansoor Assistant Professor
Engr. Muhammad Owais Assistant Professor
Engr. Haris Zikrur Rehman Assistant Professor
Engr. Asif Gulraiz Assistant Professor
Mr. Asad Ur Rehman Senior Lecturer
Ms. Samia Masood Awan Senior Lecturer
Engr. Hamza Shams Senior Lecturer
Engr. Syed Asad Ali Senior Lecturer
Engr. Ameen Uddin Ammar Senior Lecturer
Ms. Raazia Sosan Waseem Senior Lecturer
Ms. Urooj Waheed Senior Lecturer
Ms. Tehseen Azhar Senior Lecturer
Mr. Anwarul Haque Senior Lecturer
Mr. Moheez Ur Rahim Senior Lecturer
Ms. Aneela Nargis Waseem Senior Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Mustafa Raza Senior Lecturer
Ms. Bushra Mahmood Senior Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Faisal Senior Lecturer
Engr. Safa Sattar Anjum Senior Lecturer
Ms. Farhat Tariq Umar Senior Lecturer
Ms. Tehniat Mirza Senior Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Azmi Umer Senior Lecturer
Mr. Sabah Quaiser Senior Lecturer
Ms. Sabeika Fatima Ali Rizvi Senior Lecturer
Mr. Asif Rafiq Senior Lecturer
Engr. Karamat Ullah

Senior Lecturer
Engr. Syed Muhammad Farooq Shibli Senior Lecturer
Mr. Conrad Walter D’Silva Senior Lecturer
Engr. Salman Hameed Siddiqui Senior Lecturer
Engr. Kashif Ahmed Senior Lecturer
Mr. Qazi Abdul Samad Lecturer
Engr. Shehryar Atta Khan

Lecturer
Ms. Sidra Ahmed Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Waqas Senior Lecturer
Ms. Sania Yousuf Lecturer
Mr. Syed Shah Sultan Mohiuddin Qadri Lecturer
Mr. Usama Bin Ejaz Lecturer
Engr. M. Imran

Lecturer
Ms. Tatheer Yawar Ali Lecturer
Mr. M. Adil Rao Lecturer
Mr. Sulaman Ahmad Naz Lecturer
Mr. Adnan Alam Khan Lecturer
Ms. Saadia Khan Lecturer
Mr. Usman Khalil Lecturer
Mr. Syed Saad Luqman Lecturer
Ms. Saima Sardar Khan Lecturer
Mr. Shaham Mahmood Lecturer
Ms. Sadia Mehboob Lecturer
Engr. Syed Sheraz Ali Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Rahim Lecturer
Engr. Rooh ul Amin Shaikh Lecturer
Ms. Sajdah Hassan Lecturer
Ms. Erum Fatima Lecturer
Ms. Asma Bibi Lecturer
Mr. Saqib Ghias Lecturer
Ms. Tahira Yawer Ali Lecturer
Ms. Shafaq Sohail

Lecturer
Mr. Maraj Lecturer
Mr. Zahid Hussain Lecturer
Ms. Sidra Malik Lab Instructor
Mr. Irfan Hussain Lab Instructor
Ms. Yusra Shahina Lab Instructor
Ms. Maleeha Shah Lab Instructor
Ms. Rida Memon Lab Instructor
Ms. Ansha Zahid Lab Instructor
Engr. Farah Akram Lab Engineer
Engr. Tayyab Hafeez Lab Engineer
Engr. Abdul Samad Lab Engineer
Engr. Tanweer Hussain Lab Engineer
Engr. Sara Noor

Lab Engineer
Engr. Ghulam Ishaque

Lab Engineer
Engr. Sidra Rahim Lab Engineer
Engr. Muhammad Bilal Khan Lab Engineer
Engr. Mansoor Idrees Dawson Lab Engineer
Engr. Hafsa Haseeb Lab Engineer
Engr. Nafees Ahmed Lab Engineer
Engr. Huzaifa Saleh Qureshi Lab Engineer
Engr. Muhammad Sabeeh Farrukh Lecturer
Engr. S.M. Musab Bin Naseem Lab Engineer
Engr. Hafiz Minhaj Nadeem Abdullah Lab Engineer
Engr. Adeel Asghar Lab Engineer
Engr. Muhammad Ibrahim Abbas Lab Engineer
Engr. Syeda Wafa Zehra Abidi Lab Engineer
Ms. Urooba Javed

Lab Instructor
Ms. Sidrah Abdullah Lab Instructor
Mr. Faisal Mehmood Lab Instructor
Ms. Asma Qaiser Lab Instructor
Engr. Hassaan Ahmed Khan Lab Engineer
Engr. Taha Irshad Lab Engineer
Mr. Muzammil Maqsood Lab Instructor

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• PhD (International Relations) Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad
• MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies) Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad

Profile:

• Professor, Department of International Relations, DHA Suffa University, Karachi
• Pro-Vice Chancellor, DHA Suffa University, Karachi

Research Interests:

• Strategic Management
• Contemporary World
• International Political Economy
• National and strategic Security
• Employee Ethics
• HRM

Publications:

HEC Recognized Publications	Other Publications	Newspaper Articles	Book Chapter
15	10	17	1

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Email: ahmedsaeedminhas81@dsu.edu.pk

• HEC APPROVED PhD SUPERVISOR

• PhD (Thermofluids) University Technology, Malaysia
• MS (Nuclear Engineering) PIEAS, Islamabad
• BE (Mechanical) NED University, Karachi

Research Interests:

• Thermofluids
• Combustion, gasification of coals and biomass
• Energy engineering

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed):

• Pyrolysis process development and surface chemical treatment of palm wastes based activated carbon to improve its adsorption capacity in industrial wastewater treatment process (KACST Funded Project – 2 Million SR)
• Energy Management Studies of Faculty of Engineering at King Abdul Aziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia (SR 50,000 KAU Funded Project, Already Completed)
• Pyrolysis and devolatization behavior of Palm dates wastes (KAU Funding available – SR 50,000, Completed)Publications

United States PATENT:

• Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Hussain, Hani Hussain Sait (2017) HIGH PERFORMANCE MINI-PUMP FOR LIQUIDS, United States Patent Application Publication, Pub. No.: US 2017/0184122 A1; Pub. January, 2019

Selected Journal Publications:

• Asifa Bashir, Farzana Hanif, Ghazala Yasmeen, Fazal Mabood, Ahmad Hussain, Naseem Abbas, Ammar Bin Yousaf, Muhammad Aamir, Suryyia Manzoor (2019) Polyaniline based magnesium nanoferrite composites as efficient photocatalysts for the photodegradation of Indigo Carmine in aqueous solutions, Desalination and Water Treatment, doi:10.5004/dwt.2019.24394, Accepted Article 7-6-2019, Impact Factor = 1.383
• Ahmad Hussain, Iqbal Ahmad, Mahrukh Zaidi (2019) The Importance of Seawater Intake and Its Treatment Techniques for RO Desalination Plant, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, PCSIR, Scientific Information Centre. Accepted Article in Press. (HEC – Y Category Journal) Accepted 5-3-2019
• Ahmad Hussain, Faraz Junejo, Muhammad Nauman Qureshi, Afzal HAque (2019) Hydrodynamic and combustion behavior of low-grade coals in the riser of a circulating fluidized bed combustor, NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences, Accepted Article in Press. (HEC – X Category Journal) Accepted 10-3-2019
• Lubna Khlaid, Ahmad Hussain (2019) From Theory to Practice: Classroom Application of Outcome-Based Education in SZABIST Schools at Larkana, Pakistan, 3rd International Social Sciences and Humanities Berlin Conference, Berlin, 02-05 May, 2019
• Ahmad Hussain, Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Adeel, Mohammed Hassan Jabal, Farid Nasir Ani (2018)Investigation of tribological characteristics of castor oil with mineral oil blends, First online 23 October(2018), Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (JEAS), Vol 37 No 1 (HEC Recognized X – Category Journal)
• Farhad Ali, Ahmad Hussain, Yasmin Nergis,, Mughal Sharif, Sadaf Faryal Shah, Absar Ahmed Khan (2018) Impact of Eutrophication on Shallow Marine Water near Karachi , Coast, Pakistan, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: Pakistan Academy of Sciences B. Life and Environmental Sciences 55 (2): 27–36 (HEC – Y Category Journal)
• Shamoon Jamshed, Shafiq Rehman Qureshi, Aqueel Shah, Ahmad Hussain (2018) Investigation of Entropy Generation Rate and its Minimization in Helical Grooved Tubes, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Springer), Accepted Article. Impact Factor = 1.194
• Maaz Akhtar, Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Ahmad Hussain (2018) Diffusion-based swelling in elastomers under low- and high-salinity brine, Journal of Elastomers & Plastics, 51 (1): 75-84, First Online 9 September 2018 (IF = 0.783)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0095244318796622
• Ahmad Hussain, Murtuza Mehdi, Maaz Akhtar, Farid Nasir Ani, Iqbal Ahmed (2018) Combustion Performance of Diesel Palm Olein Fuel: A Combined CFD and Experimental Approach, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 43, Issue 3: pp 1291–1300 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2823-5 Impact Factor = 0.86
• Ahmad Hussain, Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Adeel, Mohammed Hassan Jabal, Farid Nasir Ani (2018) Investigation of tribological characteristics of castor oil with mineral oil blends, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (JEAS), Vol 37 No. 1 .(HEC Recognized X – Category Journal) https://journals.uetjournals.com/index.php/JEAS/article/view/2688
• Farhad Ali, Ahmad Hussain, Yasmin Nergis, Mughal Sharif, Sadaf Faryal Shah (2018) Impact of Eutrophication on Shallow Marine Water near Karachi Coast, Pakistan, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 55 (2): 27–36 ( HEC Recognized X – Category Journal) http://www.paspk.org/proceedings/
• Murtuza Mehdi, Maaz Akhtar, Ahmad Hussain, Muhammad Nauman, Dheya Shuja Alothmany, Iqbal Ahmed and Kyung-Hyun Choi (2017) Dip coated stretchable and bendable PEDOTPSS films on low modulus micro-bumpy PDMS substrate, Journal of Polymer Engineering, Published ahead of printing, https://doi.org/10.1515/polyeng-2017-0081 Impact Factor = 0.66
• Ahmad Hussain, Murtuza Mehdi, Maaz Akhtar, Farid Nasir Ani, Iqbal Ahmed (2017) Combustion Performance of Diesel Palm Olein Fuel: A Combined CFD and Experimental Approach, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Accepted Article in Press. Impact Factor = 0.86
• Yasmin Nergis, Mughal Sharif, Ahmad Hussain, Jawad A Butt1 and Yusra Tahir (2017) Reed Bed Technology and Recharging on Groundwater: Mitigating the Climate Effect of Coastal Areas, Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change 8:7, DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000406 Impact Factor = 1.06
• Ahmad Hussain, Shahid Ali, Iqbal Ahmed, Jolius Gimbun, Muhammad H. Albeirutty and Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan (2016) Microwave Reinforced Transesterification of Rubber Seed Oil Using Waste Cement Clinker Catalyst, Current Nanoscience Volume 12 (E-pub ahead of print). Impact Factor = 1.096
• Syed Murtuza Mehdi,Maaz Akhtar, Ahmad Hussain (2016) CFD Study of Liquid Sodium inside a Wavy Tube for Laminar Convectors: Effect of Reynolds Number, Wave Pitch and Wave Amplitude, Mathematical Problems in Engineering , Volume 2016, Article ID 6146195, 7 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6146195 Impact Factor = 1.381
• Syed Murtuza Mehd, Maaz Akhtar, Ahmad Hussain (2016) Electromechanical Response of Dip-coated Silver Films on Micro Bumpy Polymer Surface, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, doi:10.1007/s13369-016-2358- Impact Factor = 0.4
• Zainal Abidin Yusof, Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Hussain (2015) Thermal Evaluation of Diesel/Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Blend, Chemical Engineering Technology 38, No. 12, 2170–2180. Impact Factor = 2.44
• Ahmad Hussain, Fouad Abulaban, Syed Khubaib, Sajjad Mubin (2015) Steady state and transient thermalhydraulic analysis of PHWR using COBRA-3C/RERTR, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology – Transaction of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 39, No.M1, pp 233-242 Impact Factor = 0.53
• Abdelkarim M. Hegab, Hani Hussain Sait Ahmad Hussain (2015) Impact of the Surface Morphology on the Combustion of Simulated Solid Rocket Motor, Mathematical Problems in Engineering Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Volume 2015, Article ID 485302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/485302
Impact Factor = 1.381
• Dheya Shujaa Al-Othmany, Ahmad Hussain, Essam Banoqitah (2015)High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Feasibility for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, ISSN 1319-8025 Volume 40 Number 1:195-203, DOI 10.1007/s13369-014-1503-y Impact Factor = 0.4
• Syed Waheed ul Hasan, Ahmad Hussain (2014) Date Palm Waste Gasification in Downdraft Gasifier and Simulation using ASPEN HYSYS Energy Conversion & Management 88:693-699 Impact Factor = 3.59
• Mustafa Zaidi, Imran Amin, Ahmad Hussain, Nukman Yusoff (2014) Error assessment of laser cutting predictions by semi-supervised learning, Journal of Central South University (Springer) 221: 3736−3745 DOI: 10.1007/s11771-014-2357-x Impact Factor = 0.464
• Fathi Djouider, Ahmad Hussain (2014) A laboratory study of the oxidation of non toxic Cr(III) to toxic Cr(VI) by OH. free radicals in simulated atmospheric water droplets conditions: Potential environmental impact Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier) 276: 19-25 Impact Factor = 4.14
• Abdullah Alshehri, Ahmad Hussain, Yousof Almubarak (2014) Energy Conversion Measures in the Industries of Saudi Arabia and Development of Methodology for Certification of Energy Personnel in the Kingdom, Energy Policy (Elsevier) 64: 203-208 Impact Factor = 3.382
• Abdulkarim Hegab, Hani Hussain Sait, Ahmad Hussain, A.S. Said (2014) Numerical Modeling for the Combustion of Simulated Solid Rocket Motor Propellant, Computers and Fluids (Elsevier) 89: 29-37. Impact Factor = 1.830
• Siti Nur Sakinah Jamaludin, S. Basri, Ahmad Hussain, Dheya Al-Othmany, F. Mustapha and Dewan Muhammad Nuruzzaman (2014) Three Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Thermomechanical Problems in Functionally Graded Hydroxyapatite/Titanium Plate, Mathematical Problems in Engineering. Impact Factor = 1.380
• Ahmad Hussain, Fouad Abolaban (2014) Nuclear Desalination: A Viable Option for Producing Fresh Water- Feasibility and Techno-Economic Studies, Life Science Journal 11(1): 301-307 Impact Factor = 0.167
• Muhammad Yusuf, Abdelhamid Saoudi, Nazeeh Alothmany, Dheya Alothmany, Sameer Natto, Nurul Islam Molla, Noor Mail, Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Kinsara, Ahmad Hussain(2014) Characterization of the Optically Stimulated Luminescence nanoDot for CT Dosimetry, Life Science Journal 11. Impact Factor = 0.167
• Ahmad Hussain, Iqbal Ahmed,Hani Hussain Sait, Mohamed Ismail Basayoni, Hegab, Abdelkarim Morsy Hegab, Syed Waheed, Farid Nasir Ani (2013) An Experimental and Simulation Study of Fluidization Behavior of Palm Biomass in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52: 17529−17537 DOI: 10.1021/ie401856b Impact Factor = 2.206
• F. A. Abolaban, M. A. Najem, Ahmad Hussain, Majdi Alnowaimi, David Bradley (2013) Improving MVCBCT image quality using a Cu target with flattening filter-free LINAC, Life Sci J 2013;10(4):1624-1628]. (ISSN:1097-8135). Impact Factor= 0.167
• Mustafa Zaidi, Imran Amin, Ahmad Hussain, Nukman Yusoff (2013) Estimation of ANN Modelling of Laser Cutting with Missing Values, La Pensee 75 (10): 159-171. Impact Factor = 0.06
• Iqbal Ahmed, Ani Idris, Ahmad Hussain, Zainal A.M. Yusof, Muhammad Saad Khan (2013) Influence of Co-solvent Concentration on the Properties of Dope Solution and Performance of Polyethersulfone Membranes, Chemical Engineering & Technology (Wiley –VCH Verlag GmbH), 36 (10): 1-9 Impact Factor = 1.366
• Skakaib, M., Iqbal, A., Rosli M. Yunus, Ani Idris, Hussain, A. (2013) Influence of Monosodium Glutamate Additive on Morphology and Permeability Characteristics of Polyamide Dialysis Membrane, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 128, Issue 5: 3346-3355 DOI: 10.1002/APP.38377 Impact Factor = 1.395
• Hani H. Sait, Ahmad Hussain, Arshad Adam Salema, Farid Nasir Ani (2012) Pyrolysis and combustion kinetics of date palm biomass using thermogravimetric analysis, Journal of Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), 118: 382-389 Impact Factor = 4.75
• Abdelkarim Morsy Hegab, Hani HussainSait, Ahmad Hussain, Ashraf Balabel, Mahdi Almutawa, Fathi Djouider. Modeling Of Microscale Solid Rocket Composite Propellant. Life Sci J 2013; 10(4): 523-531]. (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifescienceite.com. Impact Factor = 0.167
• Mahdi AlMutawa, Ahmad Hussain, Abdekarim Morsy Hegab, Faheem Hassan Akhtar. Feasibility Studies of Solar Assisted Desalination Technology for the Coastal Areas of Rabigh Using Multi Effect Desalination Method and Its Lab-Scale Demonstration. Life Sci J 2013;10(3):2691-2697]. (ISSN: 1097-8135).http://www.lifesciencesite.com. Impact Factor = 0.167
• Dheya O,Ashraf S, Ahmad H. Gamma Rays Transmission Densitometry of Distillation Columns and Development of a Computerized Expert System for Faulty Analysis, Life Sci J 2013;10(2):1613-1618]. (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 228 Impact Factor = 0.167
• Iqbal, A., Hussain,A., I, Hasani, S.M.F., Shakaib, M., Yunus, R.M. (2012) Computational modeling for visualization of flow patterns in a membrane testing device, Journal of Separation and Purification Technology 90: 1-9 Impact Factor = 3.52
• Iqbal Ahmed, Ahmad Hussain, Hani Hussain Sait (2017) High Performance Mini-Pump for Liquids, United States Patent Application Publication # US 2017/0184122 A1, Published 29 June 2017.

Publications	Impact Factor	Patents	Citations	i10-Index	i10-Index
117	33	US Patent 01	587	2	13

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Email: ahmad.hussain@dsu.edu.pk

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• ME (Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems)
• NED University of Engineering and Technology
• BE (Mechanical) NED University of Engineering and Technology

Research Interests:

• Renewable Energy
• Thermoelectric Generator
• Micro and Nano Scale Energy Transport

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed):

• Thermal Performance of a Thermoelectric Generator
• Design Optimization of Thermoelectric Generators for Waste Heat Extraction
• Phonon transport across thin films in relation to thermoelectric applications
• Dust & Water Repellent Surfaces for Solar PV & Concentrated Solar Application in Desert Environments

BOOKS
• Yilbas B.S., Mansoor S.B., Ali H., Heat transport in micro and nanoscale thin films, Elsevier, September 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Self-Cleaning of Surfaces and Water Droplet Mobility, Elsevier, May 2019.

BOOK CHAPTER
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Yousaf R., Al-Sharafi A., Hydrophobic Materials, Comprehensive Energy System, Elsevier, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809597-3.00253-4

• Tahir F., Baloch A., Ali H., Resilience of Desalination Plants for Sustainable Water Supply in Middle East, Sustainability Perspectives: Science, Policy and Practice, Springer, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19550-2_15.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch A., Jamil Y., Performance Analysis of Air and Oxy-Fuel Laminar Combustion in a Porous Plate Reactor, Energies Vol 12(9), pp. 1706, 2019.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Configuration of Segmented Leg for the Enhanced Performance of Segmented Thermoelectric Generator, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 41(2), pp. 274-288, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Hassan G., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sarkhi A., Water droplet dynamics on a hydrophobic surface in relation to the self-cleaning of environmental dust, Nature Scientific Reports, p. 2984, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Thermal disturbance of thin films pair: cross-plane thermal energy transfer, The Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, in press, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Crossplane phonon transport and thermal boundary resistance across thin films pair, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, DOI: 10.2514/1.T5476, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Karatas C., Laser fabricated tungsten oxide surface for solar energy harvesting and dust effects, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 191, pp. 190-198, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., H.Al-Qahtani H., Laser processing of Ti6Al4V alloy: wetting state of surface and environmental dust effects, Heliyon, Vol. 5, e01211, 2019.
• Abu-Dheir N., Rifai A., Yilbas B.S., Yousaf M.R., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Sol-gel coating of colloidal particles deposited glass surface pertinent to self-cleaning applications, Progress in Organic Coatings, Vol. 127, pp. 202-210, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Al-Sharafi A., Laser texturing of Inconel 718 alloy surface: Influence of environmental dust in humid air ambient, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 108, pp. 346-354, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., The Influence of Environmental Dust in Humid Ambient Air on Laser Surface Treated Carbide Cutting Tools, Lasers in Engineering, in press, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Heating of a water droplet on inclined transparent polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface, Heat and Mass Transfer, in press, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Laser gas assisted nitriding and characterization of tungsten surface, Optics & Laser Technolgy, Vol. 107, pp. 274-280, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., A Water Droplet Pinning and Heat Transfer Characteristics on an Inclined Hydrophobic Surface, Nature Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-018-21511-w, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Heat and flow analysis of a water droplet on hydrophobic and hydrophilic phase change material, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 122, pp. 749-764, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ibrahim A., Ali H., Khaled M., Loaui T., Hydrophobic and optical characteristics of graphene and graphene oxide films transferred onto functionalized silica particles deposited glass surface, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 442, pp. 213-223, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Droplet dynamics on a hydrophobic surface coated with N-octadecane phase change material, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 546, pp. 28-39, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Droplet heat transfer on micro-post arrays with hydrophobic and hydrophilic characteristics, ASME, J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 140, p. 072402, 2017
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Sulaiman F., C. Karatas, Effect of environmental dust particles on laser textured yttria-stabilized zirconia surface in humid air ambient Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 101, pp. 388-396, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Reversible exchange of wetting state of a hydrophobic surface via phase change material coating, RSC Advance, Vol. 8, pp. 938-947, 2018.
• Yousf M.R., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Assessment of optical transmittance of oil impregnated and non-wetted surfaces in outdoor environment towards solar energy harvesting, Solar Energy, Vol. 163, pp. 25-31, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Innovative design of a thermoelectric generator with extended and segmented pin configurations, Applied Energy, Vol. 187, pp. 367-379, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Thermal characteristics and phonon transport in diamond and silicon thin films, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 31(1), pp. 56-68, 2017. (DOI: 10.2514/1.T4671)
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Innovative design of a thermoelectric generator of extended legs with tapering and segmented pin configuration: thermal performance analysis, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 123, pp. 74-91, 2017.
• Yilbas B. S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Dynamics of water droplet on hydrophobic inclined surface: influence of droplet size and surface inclination angle on droplet rolling, RSC Advance, Vol. 7, pp. 48806-48818, 2017. (DOI: 10.1039/C7RA09345D)
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Laser gas assisted texturing and formation of nitride and oxynitride compounds on alumina surface: surface response to environmental dust, Optics and Laser in Engineering, Vol. 102, pp, 1-9, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., F. Al-Sulaiman, H. Al-Qahtani, Effect of mud drying temperature on surface characteristics of a polycarbonate PV protective cover, Solar Energy, Vol. 143, pp. 63-72, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Ibrahim A., Ali H., Khaled M., Laoui T., Effect of graphene film on laser textured alumina surface characteristics, Ceramics International, Vol. 43, pp. 2012-2021, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport across multi-layered structure subjected to laser short irradiation pulse, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 49(1), p. 9, 2017.
• Yilbas B. S., H. Ghassan, Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Environmental dust effects on aluminum surfaces in humid air ambient, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, p.45999, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B. S., Ali H., Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in a sessile droplet on oil impregnated surface under thermal disturbance, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 139(9), p. 092004, 2017. (DOI: 10.1115/1.4036388)
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Environmental mud adhesion on optical glass surface: effect of mud drying temperature on surface properties, Solar Energy, Vol. 150, pp. 73-82, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B. S., Ali H., Water droplet adhesion on hydrophobic surfaces: influence of droplet size and inclination angle of surface on adhesion force, ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering, Vol. 138(8), p. 081302, 2017.
• H. Ghassan, Yilbas B. S., Samad M.A.. Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Al-Aqeeli N., Analysis of environmental dust and mud adhesion on aluminum surfaces in relation to solar energy harvesting, Solar Energy, Vol. 153, pp. 590–599, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Yousaf R., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Abu-Dheir N., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Silicone oil impregnated nanosilica modified glass surface and influence of environmental dust particles on optical transmittance, RSC Advances, Vol. 7(47), pp. 29762-29771, 2017.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser Heating of a Steel Based Metal Matrix Composite: Influence of Laser Pulse Parameter and Particle Number Density on Melt Pool Size, Laser in Engineering, in press, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A. Z., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Khaled M., Flow and Heat Transfer in a Droplet Located on a Superhydrophobic Surface, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 121, pp. 213-227, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Al-Sulaiman F., Khaled M., Characteristics of solar selective absorber surface subjected to environmental dust in humid air ambient, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 172, pp. 186-194, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Thermal transport in thin dielectric films with minute size aluminum dot in relation to microelectronics, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 1025-1035, 2017.
• Ali D., Yilbas B.S., Pirim H., Ali H. Texture analysis of crystallized hydrophobic polycarbonate and polydimethylsiloxane surfaces using persistent homology, Coating, 10.3390/coatings7090139, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Water droplet mobility on a hydrophobic surface under a thermal radiative heating, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 128, pp. 92-106, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi, A Segmented thermoelectric generator: exponential area variation in leg, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 42, pp. 477-489, 2017.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser Heating of a Moving Slab: Influence of Duty Cycle and Irradiated Spot Diameter on Temperature Field, Laser in Engineering, in press, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon cross-plane transport and thermal boundary resistance: effect of heat source size and thermal boundary resistance on phonon characteristics, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Vol. 28, pp. 1373-1393, 2016.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Ali H., Flow Field inside a sessile droplet on a hydrophobic surface in relation to self cleaning applications of dust particles, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 139(4), p. 042003, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Salhi B., Rizwan M., Al-Sulaiman F., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Surface characteristics of silicon nanowires/nanowalls subjected to octadecyltrichlorosilane deposition and noctadecane coating, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, p.38678, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled, Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Laser gas assisted texturing of alumina surfaces and effects of environmental dry mud solution on surface characteristics, Ceramics International, Vol. 24(1-A), pp. 396-404, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser texturing of Hastelloy C276 alloy surface for improved hydrophobicity and friction coefficient, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 78, pp. 140-147, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Laser gas assisted treatment of Ti-alloy: Analysis of surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 78, Part B, pp. 159-166, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Karatas C., Laser treatment of Inconel 718 alloy and surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 78, Part B, pp. 153-158, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Dweik A. Y., Non-equilibrium energy transport and entropy production due to laser short-pulse irradiation, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 94(1), pp. 130-138, 2016.
• Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Khaled M. M., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Influence of thermalcapillary and buoyant forces on flow characteristics in a droplet on a hydrophobic surface, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 102, pp. 239-253, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Khaled M. M., Influence of mud residues on solvent induced crystalized polycarbonate surface used as PV protective cover, Solar Energy, Vol. 125, pp. 282-293, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C, Ali H., Boran K., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Aleem B.J. A., Laser Treatment of Aluminum Composite and Investigation of Thermal Stress Field, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 86(9), pp. 3547-3561, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Oubaha M.M., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Laser gas assisted nitriding and sol-gel coating of alumina surfaces: effect of environmental dust on surfaces, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 289, pp. 11-22, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Solvent induced crystallization of a polycarbonate surface and texture copying by PDMS towards improved surface hydrophobicity, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 133(22), p. 43467, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Rizwan M., Kassas M., Laser treatment of a neodymium magnet and analysis of surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 82, pp. 191-198, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Characterization of environmental dust in the Dammam area and mud after-effects on bisphenol-a polycarbonate sheets, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, p. 24308, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Bhushan B., Ali H., Askandarani A., Coating of Nanocrystalline metallic wires on steel substrate: Mechanical characteristics of coating layer, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 55(3), pp. 295-302, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Ballistic Phonon and Thermal Radiation Transport across a Minute Vacuum Gap in Between Aluminum and Silicon Thin Films: Effect of Laser Repetitive Pulses on Transport Characteristics, Physica B, Vol. 495, pp. 21-34, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sulaiman F., Segmented Thermoelectric Generator: Influence of Pin Shape Configuration on the Device Performance, Energy, Vol. 111, pp. 439-452, 2016.
• Rizwan M., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Replication of Laser Textured Alumina Surfaces by PDMS: Improvement of Surface Hydrophobicity, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 133(41), p. 44015, 2016. (DOI: 10.1002/APP.44015)
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Thermal transport across a thin silicon films pair with presence of minute vacuum gap: effect of film thickness on thermal characteristics, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 94(9), pp. 933-944, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Energy Transport across the thin films pair with presence of minute vacuum gap at interface, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 2016. (DOI: 10.1515/jnet-2016-0030)
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Ali H., Al-Qahtani H., Heat transfer characteristics and internal fluidity of a sessile droplet on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 108, pp. 628-640, 2016.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Laser pulse heating of steel mixing with WC particles in a irradiated region, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 86, pp. 126-135, 2016.
• A. Al-Sharafi, Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Sahin A.Z., Internal fluidity of a sessile droplet with presence of particles on hydrophobic surface, Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, Vol. 70(10), pp. 1118-1140, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Influence of pin material configurations on thermoelectric generator performance, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 129, pp. 157-167, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in a silicon film with the presence of an aluminum dot in the film, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, Vol. 44, pp. 254-279, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in a thin film due to temperature oscillation at the film edge, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, Vol. 16(7-8), pp. 315-324, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Exergy analysis of a thermoelectric power generator: influence of bi-tapered pin geometry on device characteristics, Int. J. Exergy, Vol. 16(1), pp. 53-71, 2015.
• Ali H., Mansoor S.B., Yilbas B.S., Thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film due to temperature disturbance at film edges, Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 36, pp. 157-182, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled M. M., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Influence of dust and mud on optical, chemical and mechanical properties of PV protective glass, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, p. 15833, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Characteristics of laser textured silicon surface and effect of mud adhesion on hydrophobicity, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 351, pp. 880-888, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in silicon-diamond thin film pairs: consideration of thermal boundary Resistance due to cut-off mismatch and diffusive mismatch models, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 68, pp. 1307-1330, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Thermoelectric generator performance analysis: Influence of pin tapering on the first and second law efficiencies, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 100, pp. 138-146, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Closed form solution for temperature rise in a two-layer assembly during laser step input pulse heating consideration of convection cooling at surface, Laser in Engineering, Vol. 32(3-4), pp. 241-261, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport characteristics across the silicon thin films pair: presence of a gap in between the film, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 40(3), pp. 153-170, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Transient effects of temperature disturbance on phonon characteristics in thin diamond film, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, Vol. 44(3), pp. 119-140, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Energy transport across thin silicon-diamond films pair with minute vacuum gap at the interface, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48(8), pp. 2821-2841, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Effect of film thickness on thermal transport characteristics in Aluminum thin film, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 29(4), pp. 711-724, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser treatment of alumina surface with chemically distinct carbide particles, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 64, pp. 1-6, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Entropy generation in silicon thin film: influence of film thickness on entropy generation rate, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39 (3), pp. 147-158, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Effect of temperature oscillation on thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film, Applied Physics A, Vol. 117(4), pp. 2143–2158, 2014.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Dweik A. Y., Thermal Stress Analysis and Entropy Generation Rate Due to Laser Short Pulse Heating of a metallic surface, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 92(12), pp. 1681-1687, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Influence of heat source size and film thickness on phonon transport in a two-dimensional thin film, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39 (2), pp. 79-91, 2014.
• Ali H., Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., Thermodynamic analysis of a thermoelectric power generator in relation to geometric configuration device pins, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 78, pp. 634-640, 2014.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
• Ali H., and Gandhidasan P., Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic String with Compound Parabolic Concentrator, International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2014), July 18-19, Madrid, Spain.
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch AB, Transient Analysis of Air Bubble Rise in Stagnant Water Column Using CFD, Eleven International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, February 25-28, 2018, Doha, Qatar.
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch AB, Analysis of steam reforming of methane integrated with solar central receiver system, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings 2018: EEPD969 DOI: 10.5339/qfarc.2018.EEPD969.

PATENTS
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser ablation method for treating a copper alloy containing metallic surface and increasing hydrophobicity, US 20170014946 A1
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser ablation method for treating a zirconia containing ceramic surface, US9708225 B2

Publications	Impact Factor	Patents	Citations	Books	i10-Index
91	200+	2	790+	2	28

Contact Information:
Email: haider@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (EE) National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
• MS (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) Middle East Technical University, Turkey
• BS (Electronics Engineering) SSUET, Pakistan

Research Interests:

• Nonlinear Optimal Control
• Digital Systems Design: RISC-V
• Engineering Mathematics, Mechanics, and Electromagnetics

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed):

• RISC-V RTL-to-Fabrication under the auspices of MERL Pakistan (under progress)
• SAP-1 Layout Design and Simulation done with INSA France

Publications:

Publications	Impact Factor	Citations
3	1.5	4

Contact Information:
Email: salman@dsu.edu.pk

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Graph Theoretic modeling of Human Performance Data), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 2020
• PhD (with distinction) (Computer Engineering: Human-centric machine learning), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 2019.
• MSc (Computational Science), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 2014
• MCS University of Karachi, 2000
• BSc Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, 1997

Research Interests:

• Applications of AI in Human Performance Data Analysis, Data Analysis
• Modeling human behavior (Recognition Primed Decision Making, Situation awareness) for agents using e.g. Petri-nets, Ontology, Markov-nets.

Selected Publications:

• DANIAL, S. N., VEITCH, B., and SMITH, D. A method to detect anomalies in complex socio-technical operations using structural similarity*.Human-Automation Integration in the Maritime Sector a special issue of Marine Science and Engineering* (under peer-review)
• SAJID, Z., da Silva, M. A. B., Sher, F., DANIAL, S. N. Historical analysis of the role of governance systems in the development of biofuels in the United States of America and Brazil. *Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews* (under peer-review)
• DANIAL, S. N., SMITH, J., VEITCH, B, and KHAN, F. On the realization of the Recognition-Primed Decision model for artificial agents. *Human-Centric Computing and Information Science* (2019) 9:36. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13673-019-0197-2
• DANIAL, S. N., SMITH, J., KHAN, F., VEITCH, B. Situation Awareness modelling for Emergency Management on Offshore Platforms. *Human-Centric Computing and Information Science*. (2019) 9: 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13673-019-0199-0
• DANIAL, S. N., SMITH, J., KHAN, F., VEITCH, B. Human-Like Sequential learning of escape routes for virtual reality agents. *Fire Technology *55(3), 1057-1083, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00819-7
• DANIAL, S. N., KHAN, F., VEITCH, B. A Generalized Stochastic Petri Net model of route learning for emergency egress situations. *Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence **72*, 2018.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2018.03.024
• DANIAL S. N., NOOR S. R., USMANI B. A., AND ZAIDI S.J.H., A Dynamical System and Neural Network Perspective of Karachi Stock Exchange Returns, in International Multi – Topic Conference IMTIC 2008 , Dr. M. Akbar Hussain, Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry and Quintin Gee (Eds.), Mehran University Jamshoro, Pakistan. April 11-12, 2008. Revised Selected Papers. Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 20, pp. 88-99, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2008. ISSN: 1865-0929. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89853-5_11
• DANIAL S. N., NOOR R., USMANI B. A., AND ZAIDI S.J.H. On the Dimensional Estimate of Rounding-Errors of a typical Computing Process, in IEEE-International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC 11), 2007, Lahore, Pakistan. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=4557672&isYear=2007

Contact Information:
nasir.danial@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Chemistry) H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi
• MSc. (Applied Chemistry) University of Karachi

Research Interests:
• Natural Product Chemistry
• Drug Development
• Nanochemistry

Publications:
1. Ahmed,R.; Zafar,S.; Li,B.; Peng,C.; Zhang,W.; Peng,Q.; Qin,Y.; Wang, W. Analytical Methods for the Quality Control of Saffron.(manuscript in process).
2. Xie,Q.; Haung,J.; Ahmed,R.; Chen,Y.; Zhang,X.; Xiao,H.; Choudhary,M.I.;Wang,W. An Analytical Approach for the Quality Control of Jianpi Jiedu Recipe by UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS (in process).
3. Zafar,S.; Rahman,IU.;Khan,A; Ahmed,R. Adsorption of Organic Dyes on Non-conventional and Inexpensive Adsorbent, (Submitted).
4. Xiao,H.; Huang,J.; Zhang,X.; Ahmed,R.; Xie,Q.; Li,B.; Zhu,Y.; Cai,X.; Peng,Q.; Qin,Y.; Huang,H.; Wang,W. Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers of Acute Pancreatitis by Serum Metabolomic Profiles. Pancreatology 2017, 17(4), 543-549, Impact factor 2.724.
5. Zafar,S.; Ahmed,R.; Khan,R. Biotransformation: A Green and Efficient Way of Antioxidant Synthesis. Free Radical Research. 2016, 50(9), 939-948, Impact factor 2.949.
6. Ahmed,R.; Wang,Y.; Ali,Z.; Smillie,T.J.; Khan,I.A.HPLC Method for Chemical Fingerprinting of Guggul (Commiphora wightii) – Quantification of E- and Z-Guggulsterones, and Detection of Possible Adulterants. Planta Medica. 2016, 82(4), 356-61. Impact factor 2.152.
7. Ahmed,R.; Ali,Z.; Wu,Y.; Kulkarni,S.; Avery,M. A.; Choudhary,M.I.; Rahman, AU.; Khan,I.A. Chemical Characterization of a commercial Commiphora wightii Resin Sample and Chemical Profiling to Assess for Authenticity. Planta Medica. 2011 Jun; 77(9):945-50, Impact factor 2.152.
8. Yousuf,S.; Ahmed,R.; Ali,Z.; Choudhary,M.I.; Ng,S. W. (20S)-20-Acetoxy-4-pregnene-3, 16-dione from Commiphora wightii. Acta Crystallographia. 2010, 66(Pt 12), Impact factor 0.347.

Books/Chapters (Published/Editied):
1. Rahman,A.; Ozkan,S.A.; Ahmed.R. Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques (Volume I). Bentham Science Publishers
(http://www.eurekaselect.com/155348/volume/1)

Significant Achievements:
• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor
• Gold Medalist (MSc.)
• HEC Certified Master Trainer

Formerly :
• Post-doctoral Research Scholar, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China (2016-2017)

• Visiting Research Scholar, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, USA (2008-2009)

• Production Supervisor Abbott Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan (2007)

Contact Information:
Email: rahmed@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 168

• PhD (Transportation Sciences), Hasselt University, Belgium in 2018
• MS (Transportation Sciences), Hasselt University, Belgium in 2015
• BE (Civil Engineering), NED University, Karachi in 2011

Research Interests

• Travel Demand Modelling
• Crash investigation
• Activity Based Demand Forecasting

Publications:

Baqueri, S.F.A., Adnan, M., Bellemans, T. and Janssens, D., (2019). Activity-based model for medium-sized cities considering external activity-travel: Enhancing FEATHERS framework. Future Generation Computer Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2019.01.055 Impact Factor: 4.64

Baqueri, S.F.A., Adnan, M., Bellemans, T. and Janssens, D., (2019). A Comprehensive Modeling Framework to Integrate External Trips in a Travel Demand Model. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000817 Impact Factor: 2.30

Baqueri, S.F.A., Adnan, M. and Bellemans, T., (2018). Modeling External Trips: Review of Past Studies and Directions for Way Forward. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 144(9). Available at: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000179. Impact Factor: 0.90

Baqueri, S. F. A., Adnan, M., Knapen, L., Bellemans, T. and Janssens, D. (2018) ‘Modelling Distribution of External–Internal Trips and Its Intra-region and Inter-region Transferability’, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, accepted, doi: 10.1007/s13369-018-3482-x. Impact Factor: 1.09

Hussain I.; Khan M.A.; Baqueri S.F.A., Shah, S.A.R., Bashir, M.K., Khan, M.M., Khan, I.A., (2017). An Organizational-Based Model and Agent-Based Simulation for Co-Traveling at an Aggregate Level. Applied Sciences, 7(12), p.1221. Available at: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/12/1221. Impact Factor: 1.689

Baqueri, S. F. A., Adnan, M., and Ali M. S., (2019) ‘Potential Of Integrated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System In Motorcycle Dominant Cities’, in 10^th International Civil Engineering Conference Karachi, Pakistan

Baqueri, S. F. A., Adnan, M., Kochan, B. and Bellemans, T. (2018) ‘Modeling residents external activity-travel in an activity-based model using FEATHERS’, in hEART Conference, Athens, Greece

Baqueri, S. F. A., Adnan, M., Knapen, L. and Bellemans, T. (2017) ‘Modelling External-Internal Trips at Traffic Analysis Zones Using Open-Source Data’, in Young Researchers Seminar. Berlin, Germany

Baqueri, S.F.A., Lee W. D., Knapen L., Bellemans T., Janssens D., Wetz G., 2016. Estimating Incoming Cross-border Trips Through Land Use data Resources – A Case of Karachi City, The 7th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2016), Madrid, Spain

Baqueri, S.F.A., Ectors W., Ali M. S., Janssens D., 2016. Estimation of Value of Time for a Congested Network – A case study of the National Highway, Karachi, The 7th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2016) Madrid, Spain

Ali M. S., Adnan M., Baqueri S.F.A., 2015. Toll Estimation as a function of Time-Dependent Link Cost, vehicle category and distance– A Case Study for Karachi, The 14^th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, February 24-25, Tehran, Iran

Ali M. S., Adnan M., Noman S.M., Baqueri, S.F.A., 2013. Estimation of Traffic Congestion Cost-A Case Study of a Major Arterial in Karachi”, IEDC 2013, 4^th International Symposium on Infrastructure Engineering on Developing Countries, December 26-28, Karachi, Pakistan (Elsevier Journal)

Ali M. S., Adnan M., Baqueri S.F.A., 2012. “Development of a Socio-Economic Zoning System of the Karachi Metropolis for Effective Transportation Planning”, AWAM international Conference of Civil Engineering (AICCE), August 2012, Malaysia

Contact Information:

Email: fazal.abbas@dsu.edu.pk

• Recipient of Shaukat Ara Niazi Literary Gold Medal. National Youth Award for English Literature by Ministry of Youth Affairs, Young Achiever Award by Ministry of Culture. Holds a PhD in European Studies, her major being English Literature and Linguistics. Has completed MPhil Course Study in English literature, another MPhil Course Study in European Studies.
Holds a Masters in English Literature, and another Masters in Linguistics. She is an English poet and a writer.
• PhD European Studies, 2019: Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi. CGPA: 3.9
• MPhil: Area Study Centre for Europe University of Karachi. Completed MPhil Course Study in European Studies with distinction securing 3.8 GPA in 2012.
• MPhil: Punjab University, Lahore. Completed M Phil Course Study in the subject of English Literature with distinction.
• Masters: Government College University, Lahore. Masters in English Literature with distinction and Roll of Honour.
• Masters: University of Karachi. Masters in Linguistics, 1st Division, 2009.
• Bachelors (Gold Medalist): Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. Bachelors in English Literature with distinction, securing Shaukat Ara Niazi Literary Gold Medal Division: 1st

Publications:

• Research article titled “The Ethno-linguistic divide in Belgium: Postcolonial Readings (https://www.academia.edu/11329044/The_EthnoLinguistic_Divide_in_Belgium_Postcolonial_Readings) has been published in the Journal of European Studies, University of Karachi
• Research article titled “Reworking of Antigone by Jean Anouilh” has been published in the Journal of European Studies, University of Karachi. (https://www.academia.edu/14637021/Reworking_of_Antigone_by_Jean_an Ouilh)
• Research article titled “Ben Jonson’s Volpone” has been published in the Journal of European Studies, University of Karachi.
• Presented her paper titled “Deconstruction of the Ethno-linguistic Praxis of the Khoja Diaspora: A Post-colonial Perspective” in an international conference at the Western Indian Ocean Studies Programme at Florida International University, USA in November 2015.
• Her paper titled “From the Alchemical to the Subliminal elements in Rumi: A Metaphysical Perspective” was selected for an international conference in University of Paderborn, Germany, May 2016.
• Presented paper titled “The Role of Education in Fostering Environmental Policies in Pakistan and the EU: A Comparative Study”, in a workshop held at the Area Study Centre for Europe.
• Review of the book, Globalization, Multilateralism, Europe: Towards a Better Global Governance?, Surrey: Ashgate, 2013 by Mario Telo (ed.) has been published in the Journal of European Studies.
• Review of the book, EU’s Foreign Policy; What kind of Power and Diplomatic Action?, Ashgate, 2013 by Mario Telo has been published in the Journal of European Studies.
• Review of the book, European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, 3rd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2014 by Karen E. Smith was published in the Journal of European Studies.
• Review of the book, Turbulent and the Mighty Continent: What future for Europe? By Antony Giddens, Polity Press, 2014 has been published in the Journal of European Studies.
• Has been writing for The Nation, a famous English Daily, since 1996. Started her career as a free-lance and has been a contributor to the Sunday Plus, The Nation. Her write-ups and poetry have been published in various magazines and have also been winning prizes at both Collegiate and University levels.

Achievements:

• Winner of Shaukat Ara Niazi Literary Gold Medal in English Literature, Bachelors.
• Winner of the National Youth Award in the field of English Literature, by Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of Pakistan.
• Young Achiever Award from the Ministry of Culture.
• Highest aggregate score in the subjects of English Language and English Literature in the Bachelors.
• Winner of Co-Curricular Roll of Honour at LCWU.
• Achieved the title of Best Poetess at LCWU, Lahore.
• First female editor of the Ravi magazine (English Section )GCU, circulated internationally, for the year 2004.
• Editor of Kiran magazine (English Section) at LCWU.
• Built a record at LCWU by holding three offices simultaneously; Editor Kiran English Section, President English Literary Society and President Quaid e Azam Society.
• Member of the Seniors Club at GCU, comprising toppers from different disciplines.
• Active member of the NGO, PIPFPD (Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy) since 2004.
• Participated in numerous international creative writing competitions and achieved distinctions such as one from the Japanese GOE Peace Making Essay Writing Competition.
• Arranged numerous seminars, workshops and lectures both at LCWU and GCU, and has been participating in various educational programmes. Her poetry is widely acclaimed in literary circles and has been winning prizes
• Won quiz programmes arranged by the PTV.

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Email: sarah.kazmi@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Systems Engineering) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
• MS (Systems Engineering) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
• BE (Industrial Electronics Engineering) IIEE-NEDUET, Karachi, Pakistan

Research Interests:

• Industrial Applications of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Soft Sensors, APC, NDT)
• Industrial Internet of Things (Industry 4.0)
• Cyber Physical Systems
• Green Desalination.
• Electric Vehicles
• Networked Sensing and Control

Previous Research Projects:

• New Control Methodologies for Systems of Systems Engineering, Funded by DSR, KFUPM.
• Energy Efficiency in WSN-based pipeline leak detection, Funded by DSR, KFUPM.
• Inferential Sensing Methods for Emission Monitoring from Industrial Boilers, Funded by NSTIP.
• Decentralized Networked Control Systems, Funded by DSR, KFUPM.
• Design and Manufacturing of Solar Power Systems and Devices for Challenging Environments, Funded by KFUPM & MIT Collaboration.
• Estimation of Iron Quality of Direct Reduced Iron, Funded by KFUPM & SABIC Collaboration.
• Control Loop Performance Monitoring, Funded by KFUPM & Yokogawa Collaboration.
• Detection of Coating Disbondment using Inline Inspection of Oil & Gas Pipeline, ROSEN Group Germany.
• Acoustic Resonance Techniques for Inline Inspection of Oil & Gas Pipelines, ROSEN Group Germany.

Current Research Projects:

• Design and Development of Secure IoTAdapter based on RISC V technology to support Industry 4.0 transition in Pakistan.
• Design and Development of Electronic Propulsion System for Electric Vehicles.
• IoT based Smart Water Metering Solution Residential Units to address the issues of shared water.
• Design and Development of Artificial Hand from electromyography data for handicapped people.

Publications	Impact Factor	Patents	Citations	i10-Index
11	20	1	163	5

Contact Information:
Email: m.sabih@dsu.edu.pk

• HEC Approved Supervisor Since 2013

• PhD (Vehicle Systems Dynamics and Control) 2012 University of Salford, Manchester, UK
• Post Graduate Diploma (Telecom & Control) 2007 MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan
• BE (Electronics) 2004 MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Formerly:

• Associate Professor, Mehran University

Member:

• IEEE since 2015
• PEC since 2004
• RRUKA since 2011

Research Interests:

• Control and System identification
• Condition Monitoring Applications

Achievements & Awards:

• Supervised more than 3 dozen PhD/MS/M.Phil. students
• 57 research publications in national/international conferences and journals
• Associate Researcher in National Centre of Robotics and Automation-Condition monitoring Lab
• Best Young Researcher Award by IMechE UK (Railway Division) in 2012.

Selected Ongoing Research Projects :

• Design of Extended Kalman filter for Estimation of creep forces at wheel-rail interface
• Multiple Model Based Identification of railway wheelset Conicity
• Adhesion level identification in wheel-rail contact using deep neural networks
• Development of Condition Monitoring technology for railway rolling stock (NCRA-CMS)

Publications:

• Imtiaz Hussain, T. X Mei, R. T. Ritching, Estimation of Wheel -Rail Contact Conditions and adhesion using Multiple Model Approach. International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility. Vol 51 Issue 1 2013
• Faheem A. Umrani A. Waheed Umrani, Naveed A. Umrani, Kehkhsan A. Memon and Imtiaz H. Kalwar,Performance Analysis of Spectral Amplitude Coding Based OCDMA System With Gain and Mismatch Journal of Optical Communication,Vol.34,Issue 3, July 2013.
• Imtiaz Hussain, T. X. Mei and M. Mirzapour, Real Time Estimation of the Wheel-Rail Contact Conditions using Multi-Kalman Filtering and Fuzzy Logic. UKACC International Conference on Control, 3-5 September 2012 University of Cardiff, UK.
• M. Mirzapour, T. X. Mei and, Imtiaz Hussain, Assessment of Fault Tolerance for Actively Controlled Railway Wheelset. UKACC International Conference on Control, 3-5 September 2012 University of Cardiff, UK.
• Imtiaz Hussain and T. X. Mei,Identification of the Wheel-Rail Contact Conditions for Traction and Braking Control, 22nd International Symposium of Dynamics of Vehicle on roads and Tracks (International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics IAVSD2011), 14
• Imtiaz Hussain and T. X. Mei, Multi Kalman Filtering Approach for Estimation of Wheel-Rail Contact Conditions. United Kingdom Automatic Control Conference (UKACC2010), 7-10 September 2010, Coventry UK.
• T. X. Mei, Imtiaz Hussain, Detection of wheel-rail conditions for improved traction control, International Conference on Railway Traction Systems (RTS2010), 13-15 April, 2010, Birmingham UK.
• R. H Chandio, I. Hussain and T. D. Memon, FPGA-based Implementation of Maximum Power Point Tracking of Solar Cell, Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences BUITEMS, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2017, p 22-33.
• Shahzor Memon1 Riaz Uddin , Imtiaz Hussain Kalwar , Kamran Kazi,Observer Based Slip Measurement Technique of DC Motor Mounted on Railway Wheel-set, University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology (USJICT), Vol.1, Issue-1, October 2017.
• A. A. Patoli, Qurban Memon, K.Kazi and Imtiaz Hussain, Road Condition Monitoring for Optimized Antilock Braking System, Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.47, Issue 4, December 2015, pages 813-817.
• Imtiaz Hussain, F. R. Abro, Arbab Nighat Khizer and H. Ali, Fault Detection and Identification in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using Current Signal Analysis, Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.47, Issue 2, July 2015, pages 291-94.
• Khuram Shaikh, Hussain, I., B S Chowdhry, K. Kazi, & B A Arain. (2016). Modeling & Simulation of Predictive Maintenance Strategy for High Speed Railway Vehicles. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(S1).
• Sattar, A., Hussain, I., Memon, T. D., Karar, H., & Saeed, U. (2016). Investigation of Imbalance Faults in Horizontal Axis WTGS through Analysis of Generator Current Signal. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(47).
• Soomro, A. A., I. Hussain., Kazi, K., Khoso, S. K., & Ansari, S. (2016). A Hybrid Monitoring Technique for Diagnosis of Mechanical Faults in Induction Motor. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(47).
• Ansari, S., Soomro, A. A., Kalwar, I. H., Solangi, U. S., & Noonari, A. S. (2016). PLC based Automatic Distillation and Collection of Ethanol-Water Solution. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(47).
• Arbab Nighat, Khizer, Imtiaz Hussain and Wanod Kumar, Time Domain System Identification of Longitudinal Dynamics of Single Rotor Helicopter Model using SIDPAC, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.34, Issue 1, January 2015, pages 75-81.
• Z. A. Soomro, Imtiaz Hussain and B S Chowdhry, Modeling and Analysis of Linearized Wheel-Rail Contact Dynamics, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.33, Issue 3, July 2014, pages 335-340.
• Wanod Kumar, Irfan Halepoto and Imtiaz Hussain, Performance Analysis of TDMA Protocol in a Femtocell Network, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.33, Issue 3, July 2014, pages 330-334.
• Irfan Halepoto, Imtiaz Hussain, Wanod Kumar and B S Chowdhry, Performance Analysis of Conventional and Fuzzy Logic Controlled Automatic Voltage Regulator System in a Noisy Environment, New horizon Journal of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Pakistan (IEEEP), Vol.81-82, June 2014, pages 33-39.
• Z. A. Soomro, Imtiaz Hussain and B S Chowdhry, Creep Force Analysis at Wheel-Rail Contact Patch to Identify Adhesion Level to Control Slip on Railway Track, New horizon Journal of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Pakistan (IEEEP), Vol.81-82, June 2014, pages 14-17.
• Wanod Kumar, Imtiaz Hussain and Sara Qadeer, Finite Capacity Energy Efficient Femtocell Networks, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.33, Issue 2, April 2014, pages 245-252.
• M. Mirzapour, T. X. Mei and Imtiaz Hussain, Fault Detection and Isolation for an Active wheelset Control System, 23rd international Symposium of Dynamics of Vehicle on roads and Tracks (International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics IAVSD2013), 19-23 August 2013, Qingdao China
• Imtiaz Hussain, Wanod Kumar, Irfan Halepoto and Kamran Kazi, Anti-Slip Traction Control of Railway Vehicle Based on Estimated Wheel- Rail Contact Condition. Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.45, Issue 2, July 2013, pages 373-378.
• Imtiaz Hussain, Jawaid Daudpoto and Ali Asghar Memon, Introducing Dual Suspension System in Road Vehicles. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.32, Issue 2, April 2013, pages 239-244.
• Ali Asghar Memon, Imtiaz Hussain and Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Gate Driver Circuit of Power Electronic Switches with Reduced Number of Isolated DC/DC Converter for a Switched Reluctance Motor. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.32, Issue 2, April 2013, pages 233-238.
• Ali Asghar Memon, Imtiaz Hussain and Jawaid Daudpoto, Modeling of Static Characteristics of Switched Reluctance Motor. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.32, Issue 1, January 2013, pages 141-146.
• Imtiaz Hussain, F. R. Abro, A. A. Memon, Design of Fuzzy Inference System for Condition Monitoring at Wheel-Rail Interface. Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.45, Issue 1, January 2013, pages 101-106.
• Imtiaz Hussain, Ali Asghar Memon and B. S. Chowdhry, Identification of Wheel-Rail Contact Condition Using Multi-Kalman Filtering Approach. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.31, Issue 4, October 2012, pages 799-806.
• Ali Asghar Memon, Imtiaz Hussain and Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Hardware Implementation of Producing Variable Conduction Angles of a Switched Reluctance Motor. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol.31, Issue 4, October 2012, pages 795-798.
• Imtiaz Hussain, F. R. Abro, A. A. Memon and I. A. Memon, Multiple Model Based Real Time Estimation of Wheel-Rail Contact Conditions. Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.44, Issue 4, September 2012, pages 635-640.
• A. Memon, Imtiaz. Hussain, W. Shah and M. S. Chandio, Modeling Of Switched Reluctance Motor. Sindh University Research Journal Science Series (SURJ), Vol.44, Issue 4, September 2012, pages 571-574.

Significant Achievements:

• Best Young Researcher Prize by Institute of Mechanical Engineers UK (IMechE UK) in February 2012, IMechE Head Office London

Contact Information:

Email: imtiaz.hussain@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 158

Profile:

• PhD in Computer Engineering; other higher education from South Eastern Oklahoma State University, United States. More than 20 years of university level teaching experience and more than 12 years of experience in the Computer Systems industry.

CEng. (Engineering Council UK), PE (PEC) and MIET (IET)

Research Interests:

• Wireless Communication

-OFDM

-MC-CDMA

-PAPR

-FPGA

• Regression Analysis

Academic Background:

• PhD, Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. Topic: Novel Algorithm for PAPR Reduction in Multi-Code CDMA
• M.S (by thesis), Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. Topic: Computer Networking
• B.S Electronics (Minor: Computer Science), South Eastern Oklahoma State University, United States.
• BSc (Industrial Technology), MUET

Publications:

1) S. Rizwan Hasan and Najeeb Siddiqui, “Algorithm for reducing PAPR of Multi-code CDMA using Reed Muller codes,” IET Electronics Letters, vol. 52, no. 11, pp. 926-928, May 2016, http://digitallibrary.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/el.2016.0553 (HEC approved with Impact factor)
2) S.Rizwan ul Hasan, Najeeb Siddiqui, and Shakeel Ahmed, “Impact of reformed RM Encoded data on PAPR of Multicode CDMA under MSK”, SSURJ of Engineering and Technology, vol. 6, issue 1, pp. 23-26, 2016 (HEC approved Y-Category).
3) Syed Rizwan-ul-Hasan, Shakil Ahmed, Ammar Abbas Power Optimization using efficient Codes, SURJ, ISSN 1813-1743, Vol. 43 Issue 1A, pp 51-56, June 2011 (HEC approved, Abstracted by Thompson Scientific).
4) Syed Rizwan-ul-Hasan, Shakil Ahmed, “Performance Evaluation of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) in terms Power measurement and reduction”, SSU Res. J. of Engg. &tech, Vol. 1 Issue 1, pp 5-8, 2011.
5) Syed Rizwan ul Hasan, Shakil Ahmed and Ammar Abbas, “Effect of using different Codes for Power reduction” Proc. ICCET 2011, Khairpur, April 22- 23rd 2011 pp.197-202.
6) S.R. Hasan, S.Ahmed. and M. Imam, “PAPR as measure for OFDM with non-linearity” Proc. 7th. CIIT Workshop on Research – Computing, Lahore, June 23rd 2008. pp.114-117.
7) S.R.Hasan, “Effect of using RM code to control PAPR in MC-CDMA and OFDM”, Proc. of the 14th. IEEE International Multi-Topic conference, 2011, Dec. 22-24,2011, pp. 329-333, SSUET, Karachi Pakistan.
8) Syed Rizwan-ul-Hasan, “Using Reed Muller Codes to optimize Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) in Multi-Code Code Division Multiple Access (MC- CDMA)”, ICComE, Dec. 22nd. – 24th. 2010, pp. 11-16, University of Sistan & Baluchistan, Iran.
9) Ammar Abbas, Tauseef Mubeen and S. Rizwan-ul-Hasan, “Capacity analysis for voice and queue management differences in IEEE 802.11 and 802.11e WLAN standards”, in 2008 second International Conference on Electrical Engineering, March 25-26, Lahore Pakistan
DOI: 10.1109/ICEE.2008.4553900

10) Hafiz Muhammad Maaz Khan, S. Rizwanul Hasan, Ammar Ahmed, Ashar Khan, and Hafiz Muhammad Fahad,“AI Surveillance UGV”, Proceeding of ICISCT 2020 (IEEE Xplore ), February 8-9, University of Karachi, Pakistan. DOI: 10.1109/ICISCT49550.2020.9080025

Research Projects:

• Project : AI surveillance unmanned ground vehicle (Approved from Ignite (2019), Ministry of IT
• Research Project “Using codes to optimize PAPR in Multi-code CDMA”, submitted to CED, SSUET August 5th. 2009.
• HEC-TDF “A prototype communication system to provide optimized (PAPR) for the 4G MC-CDMA, 2018 (did not submit due to unavailability of high configuration FPGA kit

Supervised MS completed students (five)

• Traffic Management in GPRS/GSM networks.
• Maximizing throughput by Power Control in CDMA system.
• QoS in Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks
• QoS support in GPRS core network using MPLS/DiffServ
• Policy based architecture of QoS in differentiated services

Contact Information:
Email: rizwan.hasan@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Computer Science and Engineering), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• MSc (Computer Control and Automation), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• BE (Computer Systems Engineering), Hamdard University, Karachi

Research Interests:

• Evolutionary Computation – Human and Nature inspired optimization algorithms
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Data Analytics
• Control and optimization
• Modeling and Simulation
• Embedded Systems / Real Time Systems

Selected Publications:

Journal Articles:

• M. R. Tanweer, S. Suresh and N. Sundararajan, “Self Regulating particle swarm optimization algorithm.” Information Sciences, vol. 294, 2015, pp. 182–202. (IF: 5.910)
• M. R. Tanweer, S. Suresh and N. Sundararajan, “Dynamic Mentoring and Self-Regulation based Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for solving Complex Real-world Optimization Problems.” Information Sciences. vol. 326, 2016, pp. 1–24. (IF: 5.910)
• M. R. Tanweer, R. Auditya, S. Suresh, N. Sundararajan and N. Srikanth, “Directionally Driven Self Regulating particle swarm optimization algorithm.” Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. Vol. 28, 2016, pp. 98-116. (IF: 6.912)
• Tayyab Ahmed Shaikh, Syed Sajjad Hussain M. Rizwan Tanweer, Manzoor Ahmed Hashmani. “Broadening Selection Competitive Constraint Handling Algorithm for Faster Convergence” Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Vol. 36 – 6, 2020, pp. 1293 – 1314. (IF: 0.541)

Conference Proceedings:

• Rashid Ali, Dil Nawaz Hakro, M.R. Tanweer, Amjad Ali Kmboh, “ Simulation based Vehicle to Vehicle and base station communication”, IEEE ICISCT’19, 2019
• M. R. Tanweer, S. Suresh, and N. Sundararajan, “Development of a Higher Order Cognitive Optimization Algorithm,” In IEEE Cong. on Evolutionary Computation, 2017, pp. 1 – 6
• M. R. Tanweer, Abdullah Al-Dujaili, and Sundaram Suresh. “Multi-Objective Self Regulating Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm for BMOBench platform.” In IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI), 2016, pp. 1-6
• M. R. Tanweer, S. Suresh, and N. Sundararajan, “Improved SRPSO algorithm for solving CEC2015 computationally expensive numerical optimization problems,” In IEEE Cong. on Evolutionary Computation, 2015, pp. 1 –8
• M. R. Tanweer, S. Suresh, and N. Sundararajan, “Mentoring based Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm,” In IEEE Cong. on Evolutionary Computation, 2015, pp. 1–8
• M. R. Tanweer and S. Suresh, “Human cognition inspired particle swarm optimization algorithm.” In IEEE 9th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, pages 1–6, 2014

Publications	Impact Factor	Citations	h-Index	i10-Index
21	19.273	381	7	6

For more details, visit the Google Scholar page using the link: https://goo.gl/stGNiV

Contact Information:
Email: Rizwan.tanweer@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) ENSMA, Poitiers, France
• MS (Mechanical Engineering) Université de Poitiers, France
• BE (Mechanical) NEDUET, Karachi, Pakistan

Profile:
• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, DHA Suffa University
• Cluster Head – Thermofluids cluster

Formerly:
• Assistant Professor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
• Assistant Manager, SUPARCO, Karachi
• Lecturer, NED University

Research Interests:
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• High-Speed Flows
• Compressible Turbulence
• Immersed Boundary Methods
• Higher-Order Numerical Schemes
• Aeroacoustics

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed) :

• EPSRC project, “Quiet Aerofoils of the Next Generation” (April 2016-August 2018)
• Developed an in-house 3-dimensional finite volume Navier-Stokes solver for compressible flow simulations with immersed boundary methods for City University of London, UK (Sep 2014 to Mar 2016)

Publications:
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P.Comte. Statistical characteristics of an isothermal, supersonic boundary layer flow from DNS data. Flow Turbul. Combust. vol. 86(3-4), 369-397, 2011
• M. F. Shahab, P. Comte, G. Lehnasch and T. B. Gatski. Analysis of Boundary Layer Structure Downstream of a Shock Impingement. 9th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2012
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P.Comte. Post-shock downstream evolution of turbulent boundary layer based on quadrant analysis, 20eme Congrés Français de Mécanique, Besançon, France, 2011
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. Influence of wall cooling on the statistics of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer flow. 8th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Marseille, France,
• M. F. Shahab , G. Lehnasch , T. B. Gatski, and P. Comte. Probing high-speed wall-bounded flows using DNS. 45th Symposium of Applied Aerodynamics, Marseille, France, 2010
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. DNS of a spatially developing, supersonic turbulent boundary layer flow over a cooled wall. 6th International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Rome, Italy, 2009
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. Statistical Characteristics of the Interaction of an Impinging Shock Wave and Turbulent Boundary Layer. Sixth International Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flow Phenomena, Seoul, Korea, 2009

Publications	Impact Factor	Citations	i10-Index
14	4.9	50+	1

Significant Achievements:
• Gold Medalist, BE (mechanical), NEDUET
• Declared as Star Laureate 2005 in XVIth Star Awards 2005

Contact Information:
Email: farrukh.shahab@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD Information Technology, University Technology Petronas, Perak, Malaysia
• MS Software Engineering, Bahria University
• BS Software Engineering, Bahria University

Journal Papers:

• M. Usama, and Q. M. Malluhi, “An Efficient (t,n)-Threshold Secret Sharing Scheme based on Simple XOR operation”, International Journal of Cryptology, 2020. (Under review)
• M. Usama, Q. M. Malluhi, N. Zakaria, and I. Razzak, “An efficient chaos-based secure data compression technique,” International Journal Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2020.
• M. Usama, O. Rehman, S. Rizvi, and I. Memon “An efficient construction of key dependent substitution box based-on chaotic sine map,” International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2019.
• M Alenezi, M Usama, K Almustafa, W Iqbal, MA Raza, T Khan, “An Efficient, Secure, and Queryable Encryption for NoSQL-based Databases Hosted on Untrusted Cloud Environments,” International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP) vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 14-31, 2019.
• M. Usama and N. Zakaria, “Chaos-based simultaneous compression and encryption for Hadoop,” PLOS One, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017.
• M. Usama and N. Zakaria, “Range GLS-Coding: A Scheme of Simultaneous Data Compression and Encryption,” Journal of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 273–279, 2016.
• F. bin Muhaya, M. Usama, and F. Akhter, “Chaos based Secure Storage and Transmission of Digital Medical Images,” Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences., vol. 8, no. 1L, pp. 27–33, Apr. 2014.
• M. Usama and F. T. Bin Muhaya, “Framework for Secure Wireless Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks,” International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 9, no. 12, p. 585491. 2013.
• M. Usama, F. Bin Muhaya, and F. Akhter, “Adoption and Analysis of Security Applications to Secure Data Integrity,” International Information Institute (Tokyo). Information, vol. 16, no. 5, 2013.
• R. A. S. Malick, M. Usama, and M. K. Azim, “A Generalized Framework for Biological Data Integration, Processing, and Visualization,” Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering, OMICS International, 2013.
• A. S. Alghamdi, H. Ullah, M. U. Khan, I. Ahmad, and K. Alnafajan, “Satellite image encryption for the C4I system,” International Journal of Physical Sciences, vol. 6, no. 17, 2011.
• M. Usama, M. K. Khan, K. Alghathbar, and C. Lee, “Chaos-based secure satellite imagery cryptosystem,” Computers & Mathematics with Applications, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 326–337, Jul. 2010.

Conference Papers:

• M. Ali, M. Usama, W. Iqbal and F. Bukhari, “Secure NoSQL Over Cloud Using Data Decomposition and Queryable Encryption,” International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications (INTAP’19), 409-421, 2019.
• M. Usama and N. Zakaria, “Chaos-based secure data compression (CSDC),” in 2016 3rd International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCOINS), 2016, pp. 656–659.
• F. Bin Muhaya, M. Usama, and M. K. Khan, “Modified AES using a chaotic key generator for satellite imagery encryption,” in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2009, vol. 5754 LNCS, pp. 1014–1024.
• M. Usama, “Satellite imagery security application (SISA),” in IEEE INMIC 2008: 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference – Conference Proceedings, 2008, pp. 232–238.
• R. Malick, U. Khanzada, A. Abbas, W. Iqbal, and K. Azim, “AINAN: Collaborative application for protein visualization & analyses,” in Proc. 9th ACIS Int. Conf. Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing, SNPD 2008 and 2nd Int. Workshop on Advanced Internet Technology and Applications, 2008, pp. 171–175.
• M. Usama and M. K. Khan, “Classical and chaotic encryption techniques for the security of satellite images,” in IEEE-International Symposium on Biometrics & Security Technologies, ISBAST’08, 2008.

Contact Information:
Email: musama@dsu.edu.pk

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• PhD (Computer Science) Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan
• MS (Computer Science) Iqra University, Karachi
• M.Sc (Applied Physics) & B.Sc (Physics) University of Karachi

Research Interests:

• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Design & Development of Mac Layer Protocols
• Performance optimization of sensor networks
• Internet of Things/Internet of Medical Things
• Body Area Networks

Publications:

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. Khan, A., Siddiqui, S. & Ghani, S. (2020). FROG-MAC: A Fragmentation based MAC Scheme for Prioritized Heterogeneous Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks. Wireless Personal Communications. 1-34. [I.F= 0.94]

2. Khan, A., Ghani, S., & Siddiqui, S. (2018). A Preemptive Priority-Based Data Fragmentation Scheme for Heterogeneous Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks. Sensors, 18(12), 4473.

3. Khan, A. A, Ghani, S., Siddiqui, S. (2018). A Taxonomy for MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks based on Traffic Prioritization. Wireless Personal Communications. 1-30.

4. Siddiqui, S., Ghani, S., & Khan, A. A. (2018). PD-MAC: Design and Implementation of Polling Distribution-MAC for Improving Energy Efficiency of Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Wireless Information Networks. 25(2), 200-208.

5. Khan, A. A, Ghani, S., Siddiqui, S. (2018). A Study on Channel Sharing for Congestion Control in WSN MAC Protocols<https://www.igi-global.com/submission/proofing/document/?did=12976>. International Journal of Wireless Networks and Broadband Technologies (IJWNBT) Volume 6, Issue 1. 6(1), 15-33.

6. Siddiqui, S., Ghani, S., & Khan, A. A. (2017). ADP-MAC: An Adaptive and Dynamic Polling based MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Sensors Journal. 18(2), 860-874.

7. Siddiqui, S., Ghani, S., & Khan, A. A. (2015). A Study on Channel Polling Mechanisms for the MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2015.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

1. Khan, A. A, Siddiqui, S. & Ghani, S., (2020). Optimizing MAC Layer Performance for Wireless Sensor Networks in eHealth. IEEE Proceedings on International Conference on Computers, Software & Applications: Staying Smarter in a Smartening World”. COMPSAC 2020. Madrid, Spain.

2. Siddiqui, S. & Khan, A. A. (2019). Achieving Energy Efficiency for Bursty Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Proceedings on 22nd International Multi Topic Conference 2019 (IEEE INMIC 2019). Islamabad. Pakistan.

3. Siddiqui, S., Khan, A. A. & Ghani, S. (2018). A Comparison Study on Dynamic Duty Cycle and Dynamic Channel Polling Approaches for Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Proceedings on International Conference on Computers, Software & Applications: Staying Smarter in a Smartening World”. COMPSAC 2018. (pp. 790-793). Tokyo. Japan.

4. Siddiqui, S., Khan, A. A. & Ghani, S. (2017). Investigating Dynamic Polling Intervals for Wireless Sensor Network Applications with Bursty Traffic. Proceedings of International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI 2017). (pp. 448-451). Daegu. South Korea.

5. Khan, A. A, Ghani, S., Siddiqui, S. (2017). Design & Implementation of Distributed
Congestion Control Scheme for Heterogeneous Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks. Proceedings of International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI 2017). (pp. 581-585). Daegu. South Korea.

6. Siddiqui, S., Khan, A. A. & Ghani, S. (2017). DPR-MAC: A Dynamic Polling MAC for Disaster Management in Wireless Sensor Networks. Proceedings of Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery (CyberC), 2017. (pp. 425-428). Nanjing, China.

7. Khan, A. A, Jamal, S., Siddiqui, S. (2017). Dynamic Duty-Cycle Control for Wireless Sensor Networks using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Proceedings of Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery (CyberC), 2017. (pp. 420-424). Nanjing, China.

8. Siddiqui, S., Ghani, S., & Khan, A. A. (2017). Effect of Polling Interval Distributions on the Performance of MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks. ACM Proceedings on International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (pp. 573-579). Springer, Cham. Turin, Italy.

9. Khan, A. A, Ghani, S., Siddiqui, S. (2017). Contention Window Prioritization for Heterogeneous Traffic in Wireless Sensor Networks. ACM Proceedings on International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (pp. 676-685). Springer, Cham. Turin, Italy.

10. Siddiqui, S., Ghani. (2016), Towards Dynamic Polling: Survey and Analysis of Channel Polling Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Proceedings on ICISE 2016, January 2016, Islamabad.

12. Siddiqui, S., Ghani, S., & Khan, A. A. (2015). A Survey on Data Aggregation Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Proceedings on ICICT 2015, December 2015, Karachi, Pakistan.

13. Wajid, A., Khan, A.A., Basit, A., Siddiqui, S., Salam, A. (2015), Achieving Energy Efficiency in Body Area Networks (BAN’s) through Avoiding Spatially Correlated Contention, IEEE Proceedings on ICICT 2015, December 2015, Karachi, Pakistan.

14. Siddiqui, S., & Ghani, S. (2013). Analytical Model for Delay Distribution of PRMAC. IEEE Proceedings on 11th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), (pp. 1-6). December 2013. Islamabad, Pakistan.

15. Siddiqui, S., & Ghani, S. (2013). ES-MAC: Energy Efficient Sensor-MAC protocol for Wireless Sensor networks. IEEE Proceedings on 10th International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC) (pp. 28-33). Paris, France.

16. Siddiqui, S., Abbas, V. U., & Ali, M. A. (2010, September). Analysis and Simulation of Propagation Model for Wireless Communication of Bio-Sensors. IEEE Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM), 2010 (pp. 1-4). Chengdu, China.

Significant Achievements:

• HEC fellowship for MS leading to PhD

Publications	Impact Factor	Citations	i10-Index
7	9.58	64	1

Contact Information:
Email: shama.siddiqui@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Energy Markets) Hanyang University, South Korea
• BE Electrical Engineering NED University, Karachi

Experience:
• Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, DHA Suffa University, Jan 2018-till date
• Researcher, Connected Smart Systems Lab, South Korea, Sept 2012-Dec 2017

Research Interests:
• Energy Markets
• Demand Response/Demand Side management
• Substation Automation

Research Projects :
• Development of Industrial Communication-IoT Gateway, supported by GRRC
• IoT/CPS based Factory Energy Management System, supported by GRRC
• Integration of user facilities and smart grid using USN, Hanyang University

Publications:
• Bizzat Hussain Zaidi and Seung Ho Hong Combinatorial Double Auctions for Multiple Microgrid Trading Electrical Engineering (2017)
• Bizzat Hussain Zaidi, Seung Ho Hong and Daehyun Kwon, Communication architecture for monitoring of HVDC System based on IEC 61850, Electric Power Quality and Supply Reliablity, Estonia, 2016

Publications	Impact Factor	Citations	i10-Index
8	4.95	19	1

Contact Information:
Email: bizzat.hussain@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• MS (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• BE (Mechanical Engineering) NUST, Pakistan

Profile:

• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, DHA Suffa University
• Cluster Head – Mechanics cluster

Research Interests:
• Computational mechanics
• Homogenization methodologies
• Heterogeneous materials design
• Solar photovoltaic systems
• Evolutionary optimization

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed) :

• Structural design of high-speed target drone Development of a photovoltaic powered reverseosmosis system
• Computational modeling and analysis of thermal barrier coatings
• Development of improved ceramic substrate material for power electronics applications
• Development of improved computational model for estimation of thermal conductivity of nanocomposites

Publications:
• Siddiqui, Muhammad Usama and Abul Fazal M. Arif. 2016. Generalized Effective Medium Theory for Particulate Nanocomposite Materials. Materials 9(8):694. (Impact Factor: 2.94)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and Abul Fazal M. Arif. 2016. A Computational Approach for the Constitutive Modeling of Elastoplastic Behavior of Metal Matrix Composites. International Journal of Computational Methods 14(2): 1750058. (Impact Factor: 1.12)
• Siddiqui, Muhammad Usama, Abul Arif, and Salem Bashmal. 2016. Permeability-Selectivity Analysis of Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes: Effect of Pore Size and Shape Distribution and Membrane Stretching. Membranes 6(3):40. (Impact Factor: 2.12)
• M. U. Siddiqui, A. F. M. Arif, N. Saheb and M. S. Khan. 2017. Constitutive modeling of elastoplasticity in spark-plasma sintered metal-matrix nanocomposites. Materials Science and Engineering: A 689:176-188 (Impact Factor: 2.65)
• S. S. Akhtar, M. U. Siddiqui, Kabeer Raza, A. S. Hakeem, L. T. Kareem, A. F. M. Arif. 2017. Computational and experimental study on the effective properties of Alumina/Nickel Composite. Accepted in Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (Impact Factor: 1.53)
• Nouari Saheb, Najam Ul Qadir, Muhammad Usama Siddiqui, Abul Fazal Muhammad Arif, Syed Sohail Akhtar and Nasser Al-Aqeeli. 2014. Characterization of Nanoreinforcement Dispersion in Inorganic Nanocomposites: A Review. Materials 7:4148-81. (Impact Factor: 2.94)
• S. S. Akhtar, L. T. Kareem, A. F. M. Arif, M. U. Siddiqui, A.S. Hakeem. Development of a Ceramic-based Composite for Direct Bonded Copper Substrate. Ceramics International 43(6):5236-5246 (Impact Factor: 2.76)
• Siddiqui, M. Usama, A. F. M. Arif, Leah Kelley, and Steven Dubowsky. 2012. Three-Dimensional Thermal Modeling of a Photovoltaic Module under Varying Conditions. Solar Energy 86(9):2620-31. (Impact Factor: 3.68)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2013. Electrical, Thermal and Structural Performance of a Cooled PV Module: Transient Analysis Using a Multiphysics Model. Applied Energy 112:300-312. (Impact Factor: 5.75)
• Siddiqui, M. U., A. F. M. Arif, A. M. Bilton, S. Dubowsky, and M. Elshafei. 2013. An Improved Electric Circuit Model for Photovoltaic Modules Based on Sensitivity Analysis. Solar Energy 90:29-42. (Impact Factor: 3.68)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and M. Abido. 2013. Parameter Estimation for Five- and Seven-Parameter Photovoltaic Electrical Models Using Evolutionary Algorithms. Applied Soft Computing 13(12):4608-21. (Impact Factor: 2.86)
• Hasan, Osama, A. F. M. Arif, and M. U. Siddiqui. 2013. Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Life Prediction of Photovoltaic Modules. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 136(2):21022. (Impact Factor: 1.44)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2012. Effect of Changing Atmospheric and Operating Conditions on the Thermal Stresses in PV Modules. in ASME ESDA 2012 Vol. 2. Nantes France.
• Hasan, Osama, A. F. M. Arif, and M. U. Siddiqui. 2012. Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules. in Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Housten, Texas.
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2014. Computational Homogenization of Metal Matrix Composites. in Proceedings of the 25th CANCAM. London, Ontario, Canada.
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2016. Estimation of Thermal Conductivity of Nanocomposites with Non-Uniformly Distributed Inclusions. in 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016). Montréal, Québec, Canada.
• Akhtar, S. S., A. Bin Ali, M. U. Siddiqui, A. F. M. Arif, and Amir Al-Ahmad. 2016. Development of Graphene-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity. in 3rd International Conference on Structural Nano Composites (NANOSTRUC 2016). Aberdeen, Scotland.
• Akhtar, S. S., A. F. M. Arif, M. U. Siddiqui, H. K. R. Chishti, and L. T. Kareem. 2016. Computational Design and Development of Alumina-Nickel Droplet Composites. in Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Phoenix, AZ, USA.
• Muhammad Usama Siddiqui, Abul Fazal Muhammad Arif and Syed M. Zubair. Heat Exchanger for Photovoltaic Panels. Patent number 20150280040.

Publications	Impact Factor	Patents	Citations	i10-Index
22	43.8	1	456	11

Contact Information:
Email: musiddiqui@dsu.edu.pk

(On Leave)

• PhD (Materials Processing and Nanotechnology), Jeju National University, South Korea
• MS (Materials Processing and Nanotechnology), Jeju National University, South Korea

Research Interests:
• Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Thin Films
• Roll-to-Roll Atmospheric Atomic Layer Deposition, Roll-to-Roll Atmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition, Conventional Atomic Layer Deposition, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Rapid Fabrication, Electrospray Deposition

Publications:
• Kamran Ali, Junaid Ali, Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Kyung-Hyun Choi, and Young Jin An: Rapid Fabrication of Al2O3 Encapsulations for Organic Electronic Devices, Applied Surface Science, 353 (2015) 1186.
• Adnan Ali, Kamran Ali, Hyun Woo Dang, Khaled Ahmed Mahmoud, and Kyung Hyun Choi: Different Approaches To PVP/Graphene Composite Film Fabrication Using Electrohydrodynamic Atomization Technique, Journal Of Materials Science-Materials In Electronics, 26 (2015) 2039.
• Kamran Ali, and Kyung Hyun Choi: Low-Temperature Roll-to-Roll Atmospheric Atomic Layer Deposition of Al2O3 Thin Films, Langmuir, 30 (2014) 14195.
• Kamran Ali, Kyung Hyun Choi, and Nauman Malik Muhammad: Roll-to-Roll Atmospheric Atomic Layer Deposition of Al2O3 Thin Films on PET Substrates, Chemical Vapor Deposition, 20 (2014) 380.
• Adnan Ali, Kamran Ali, Young Jin Yang, Jeongdai Jo, and Kyung Hyun Choi: Rapid Fabrication of Graphene/Zno Composite Thin Film, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53 (2014) 05HA01.
• Kamran Ali, Navaneethan Duraisamy, Chang Young Kim, and Kyung Hyun Choi: Al2O3 Coatings Fabrication on Silver Nanowires through Low Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 29 (2014) 1056.
• Kyung Hyun Choi, Kamran Ali, Chang Young Kim, and Nauman Malik Muhammad: Characterization of Al2O3 Thin Films Fabricated at Low Temperature via Atomic Layer Deposition on PEN Substrates, Chemical Vapor Deposition, 20 (2014) 118.
• Kamran Ali, Kyung Hyun Choi, Chang Young Kim, Yang Hoi Doh, and Jeongdai Jo: Hydrophobicity Enhancement Of Al2O3 Thin Films Deposited On Polymeric Substrates By Atomic Layer Deposition With Perfluoropropane Plasma Treatment, Applied Surface Science, 305 (2014) 554.
• Kyung Hyun Choi, Kamran Ali, and Khalid Rahman: A Study of the Dependence of Electrohydrodynamic Jetting on the Process Parameters and Liquid Physical Properties, Chinese Journal of Physics, 52 (2014) 799.

Significant Achievements:
• Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Contact Information:
Email: kamran.ali@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 310

Mr. Razi Sultan Siddqui, is a dynamic Corporate Trainer, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Analyst and Senior Academician. He has a marvelous combination of educational qualification of psychology and business studies having the degrees of bachelor and master’s in Psychology and MBA and MS in Management Sciences. He is also pursuing his PhD studies at present. Backed by the vast experience of 21 years in academic and non-academic organizations at various positions. He is currently associated as an Assistant Professor with DHA Suffa University since its inception and has Excellence in Teaching Award 2012 in his credit.

He is also publishing in various journals of National and International repute including Psychological Science, Evolution and Human Behavior, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Psychology published by world renowned publishing organizations including SAGE, ELSVIER, Nature Research and Wiley-Blackwell publishers. Razi collaboratively conducts and participate in various research activities that provide insight to resolve individual, gender, family, organizational and community based issues. In 2016, he founded a consultancy firm that offer various forms of research-based support for educators and caregivers.

His primary interest relates to Organizational Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Educational Psychology, Health Psychology, Family Psychology, and Psychological Testing. His areas of interest in research are gender differences, perceived social support, psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, marital relations, self-esteem, suicide risk, emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, employees’ turnover. He has also experience of training to the managers of the pharmaceutical industry, teachers and students of various private and public institutions and organizations. Some of the training topics that he addresses in his workshops which include gender, individual differences, leadership, team building, conflict management, stress management and self-esteem.

He is active as a psychotherapist and provides counseling sessions. His strong passion in human research and behavioral study made him realize the reality to create a niche consistently.

His work can be retrieved through ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-0299

• MS (Management Sciences), SZABIST, Karachi
• MBA (Human Resources and Marketing), University of Sindh, Pakistan
• MSc (Industrial Psychology), University of Sindh, Pakistan
• BSc (Hons) (Psychology), University of Sindh, Pakistan

Formerly:
• SZABIST, Karachi
• NUML, Karachi
• IoBM, Karachi
• BIZTEK. Karachi
• Corporate Trainer, Pharmaceutical Industry

Research Interests:

• Gender
• Performance Management
• Job Satisfaction
• Emotional Intelligence
• Turnover Rate of Employees

Publications:

1- Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Siddiqui, R. S., … Zupančič, M. (2020). Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication. Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620904154 (Impact Factor: 4.902)

2- Siddiqui, R. S., Jahangir, A. A., & Hassan, A. (2019). Gender Differences on Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress among University Students. Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies, 9(2), 210–223

3- Conroy-beam, D., Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Siddiqui, R. S.,… Zupančič, M. (2019). Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation. Evolution and Human Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.003 (Impact Factor: 2.959)

4- Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Siddiqui, R. S., … Zupančič, M. (2019). Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52748-8 (Impact Factor: 3.998)

5- Krys, K., Capaldi, C. A., van Tilburg, W., Lipp, O. V., Bond, M. H., Vauclair, M., Siddiqui, R. S., …, Ahmed, R. A., (2017) Catching up with wonderful women: The women-are-wonderful effect is smaller in more gender egalitarian societies. International Journal of Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12420 (Impact Factor: 1.867)

6- Rizwan, M., Malik, S., Malik, J. N., & Siddiqui, S. R. (2017) Urdu Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity in Pakistan. Social Int J. 1(2): 00010. DOI: 10.15406/sij.2017.01.00010.

7- Rizwan, M., Siddiqui, R. S., & Ali. (2017). Suicide Risk Potential: A Comparison of Psychiatric Patients and Normal Controls in Pakistan. Psychol Behav Sci Int J. 6(2): 555685. DOI: 10.19080/PBSIJ.2017.06.555685.

8- Siddiqui, R. S., Hassan, A., & Syed, N. A., (2013) Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Employees Turnover Rate in FMCG Organizations Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences ISSN: 1997-8553 Vol. 7, No. 2.

9- Siddiqui, R. S., & Hassan, A., (2012) Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover Intention Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies ISSN: 2219-6145 Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012.

10- Siddiqui, R. S., Shah, I,. (2012) A Gender based Comparison Between Married and Unmarried Young Adults International Research Journal of Arts & Humanities ISSN: 1016-9342 Vol. 40, No. 40.

Contact Information:
Email: razi@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 174

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas Professor & Pro-Vice Chancellor

Engr. Prof. Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi Professor & Dean (EAS)

Engr. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Hussain Professor

Engr. Dr. Haider Ali Associate Professor & HOD(ME)

Dr. Faheem Akhter Assistant Professor & HOD(MS), HOD(Humanities and Social Sciences)

Engr. Dr. Salman Zaffar Assistant Professor & HOD(EE)

Dr. Syed Nasir Danial Assistant Professor & HOD(CS)

Dr. Rida Ahmed Assistant Professor & HOD(BS)

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Dr. Sarah Syed Kazmi Programs Incharge BS (English) & BS (International Relations)

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Engr. Dr. Muhammad Sabih Assistant Professor

Dr. Kalim Ullah Bhat Assistant Professor

Engr. Dr. Imtiaz Hussain Associate Professor

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nauman Qureshi Assistant Professor

Engr. Dr. Rizwan-ul-Hasan Assistant Professor

Dr. Muhammad Rizwan Tanweer Assistant Professor

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Farrukh Shahab Assistant Professor

Dr. Muhammad Usama Assistant Professor

Dr. Shama Siddiqui Assistant Professor

Engr. Dr. Syed Bizzat Hussain Zaidi Assistant Professor

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Usama Siddiqui Assistant Professor

Dr. Asim Khwaja Assistant Professor

Dr. Usman Ahmad Assistant Professor

Dr. Syed Roomi Naqvi Professor (Adjunct Faculty)

Engr. Dr. Kamran Ali

Assistant Professor

Mr. Khubaib Ahmed Qureshi Assistant Professor

Mr. Kamran Ali Assistant Professor

Mr. Razi Sultan Siddiqui Assistant Professor

Mr. Syed Hammad Ahmed Assistant Professor

Mr. Muhammad Ashhad Shahid Assistant Professor

Mr. Muhammad Abu Huraira Assistant Professor

Mr. Bilal Hayat Butt Assistant Professor

Engr. Makhdoomzada Asadullah Siddiqui Assistant Professor

Gp. Capt. (R) Shoib Ahmed Assistant Professor

Mr. Twaha Ahmed Minai Assistant Professor

Ms. Naila Shahzada Assistant Professor

Engr. Zeeshan Ellahi Assistant Professor

Engr. Junaid Ahmed Assistant Professor

Engr. Syed Hassaan Hussain Assistant Professor

Ms. Eram Abbasi Assistant Professor

Engr. Hamza Ahmed Qazi Assistant Professor

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Mr. Umair Bin Mansoor Assistant Professor

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Mr. Asad Ur Rehman Senior Lecturer

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Engr. Hamza Shams Senior Lecturer

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Engr. Ameen Uddin Ammar Senior Lecturer

Ms. Raazia Sosan Waseem Senior Lecturer

Ms. Urooj Waheed Senior Lecturer

Ms. Tehseen Azhar Senior Lecturer

Mr. Anwarul Haque Senior Lecturer

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Mr. Muhammad Faisal Senior Lecturer

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Senior Lecturer

Engr. Syed Muhammad Farooq Shibli Senior Lecturer

Mr. Conrad Walter D’Silva Senior Lecturer

Engr. Salman Hameed Siddiqui Senior Lecturer

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Mr. Qazi Abdul Samad Lecturer

Engr. Shehryar Atta Khan

Lecturer

Ms. Sidra Ahmed Lecturer

Mr. Muhammad Waqas Senior Lecturer