Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Politecnico di Torino
Italy in Electronics Engineering.

M.Sc. Engineering Management
National University of Science andTechnology (NUST), Pakistan.

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
University of Central Punjab, Pakistan.

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Central Punjab,Pakistan

Courses Taught
• Electronics
• Numerical Analysis

Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering
University of Central Punjab,Pakistan

Courses Taught
• Micro-Processor Based Systems
• Micro-Controller Based Embedded Systems
• Computer Communications and Networks
• Fundamental of Programming and Data Structures
• Engineering Economics

Projects Supervised

• Techno-talk – American Sign Language Translator
• Winner of Dr. Nawaz Gold Medal for Best Project
• Monitoring of Processing Unit using Wireless Sensor Network
• Visual Impairment AID using Haptic and Sound Feedback
• Microcontroller based GAS Leakage Detection, Control and Alert
• Target Tracking from Moving Vehicles
• Energy Management System & Monitoring of a Smart Grid
• Design and Implementation of VFD using Aurdino

Workshop Conducted

• Use of Graphical Interface in Matlab

Performance Optimization of Memory Intensive Applications on FPGA Accelerator

The main objective of the study was to improve the performance for memory hungry applications, when they are accelerated using FPGAs. The main focus is to optimize the off-chip memory accesses of a given design. The optimal FPGA architectures is designed for a real life image processing application using High Level Synthesis (HLS). Moreover, custom data cache for off-chip memory accesses are optimized. A tool (PEDAL) is designed, which can provide most optimal custom data cache layout for almost any kind of application. Finally,the performance and energy efficiency of FPGAs is also compared with GPUs.

MS Thesis

Implementation of Load Management Strategy to Eliminate Complete Blackouts The objective of the study is to provide a management plan for distribution of electricity in Pakistan, since due to shortfall of energy frequent shutdowns are a common phenomenon. This study suggested a distribution plan in which power is distributed in such a way that all users can at least enjoy basic household devices in all times of the day without the use of personal energy producing (generators) and energy storing (UPS) devices. Moreover, the disadvantages of alternative energy devices are explored, alternates are identified and recommendations suggested.

Journal Articles

1 On hiding secret information in medium frequency DCT components using least significant bits steganography. (2019, March). Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences {impact factor 0.581}, 118(3), 529–546.
2 Single image super resolution technique: an extension to true color images. (2019). Symmetry {impact factor 2.041}, 11(4), 464.
3 Capacitive sensor for tagless remote human identification using body frequency absorption signatures. (2018). IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement {impact factor 2.794}, 67(4), 789–797.
4 Increasing distance increasing bits substitution (idibs) algorithm for implementation of vtvb steganography. (2018). CMES-COMPUTER MODELING IN ENGINEERING & SCIENCES, 117(1), 1–16.
5 Performance and energy-efficient implementation of a smart city application on fpgas. (2018). Journal of Real-Time Image Processing {impact factor 1.574}, 1–15.
6 Acceleration by inline cache for memory-intensive algorithms on fpga via high-level synthesis. (2017). IEEE Access {impact factor 3.557}, 5, 18953–18974.
7 Vision based path planning control system for omnidirectional autonomous mobile robot. (2016). International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, 14(12), 905.
8 An empirical study on load management techniques to eliminate usage of standby energy sources. (2015). Science International, 27(1).

1 A contactless sensor for human body identification using RF absorption signatures. (2017), In Ieee sensors applications symposium (sas), 2017 (pp. 1–6). IEEE.
2 High sensitivity, low noise front-end for long range capacitive sensors for tagless indoor human localization. (2017), In Ieee 3rd international forum on research and technologies for society and industry (rtsi), 2017 (pp. 1–6). IEEE.
3 A hybrid technique to harvest maximum power from PV systems under partial shading conditions. (2016), In International conference on emerging technologies (icet), 2016 (pp. 1–5). IEEE.
4 GPGPU based concurrent classification using trained model of handwritten digits. (2016), In International conference on open source systems & technologies (icosst), 2016
(pp. 142–146). IEEE.
5 Techno-talk: An American Sign Language (ASL) Translator. (2016), In Internationalconference on control, decision and information technologies (codit), 2016 (pp. 665–670).
IEEE

Awards and Achievements

• Three year research grant for foreign PhD Awarded by HEC under HRD INITIATIVE
  PROGRAM OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR UESTPS, PHASE-1 BATCH-IV.
• Full fee Scholarship for MS Program, Awarded by National University of Science &
  Technology, NUST, Pakistan.

Miscellaneous Achievements (continued)

• Scholarship for Engineering Program. Awarded by University of Central Punjab,UCP, Pakistan
• Membership
  Member of Pakistan Engineering Council (Elect/33544).

Technologies
High Level Synthesis HLS, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Coding
C/C++, OpenCL, SystemC, VHDL, Verilog, Python, Bash

Softwares
VivadoHLS, Vivado, SDAccel, Catapult, Weka, Matlab, Visual Basic, GNU Project Debugger, g++

Platforms
FPGA, GPU, AWS F1, Arduino, Atmel 8051 family, cisco based devices

Misc
MS Office, LATEX, Linux and Windows based OS.

Research Projects
1. Emulation of inertia in Wind farms
Collaborator: Arslan Ashraf
Description: This project focuses on designing of control techniques for emulated control inertia of wind farms. This project involves an in depth study and designing of PWM controller, back to back full converter, PID control for both voltage and active power control, emulation of grid inertia for an improved dynamic response of wind farms during grid disturbances.
2. Design of 275 kV high voltage bushing on COMSOL Multiphysics
Collaborator: Arslan Ashraf
Description: This project focuses on design of insulation of high voltage transformer bushing of power transformers. The project explores ways of equally distributing the electric field of High voltage bushing. This design will be carried out on COMSOL multiphysics software, renowned for simulating physical environments.
3. Investigation into dynamic electricity markets for Pakistan
Collaborator: Nabeel Khalid
Description: This project focuses on design review of existing models of dynamic electricity markets based on demand response and how they would be suitable for future electricity grids of Pakistan. This project also explores an possibilities of demand response model for Pakistani electricity market

Conference Papers

1. A. A. Bajwa, S. Habib and M. Kamran, “Wavelet energy distribution with PCA & DBSCAN for partial discharge pulse extraction,” 17th IEEE International Multi Topic Conference 2014, Karachi, 2014, pp. 422-427. doi: 10.1109/INMIC.2014.7097377

Journal Papers

1. Abdullah Akram Bajwa, Salman Habib, Muhammad Kamran, An investigation into partial discharge pulse extraction methods, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 73, December 2015, Pages 964-982, ISSN 0142-0615

• PhD (EE)
  {in progress}
• MSc (EE),
  UCP Lahore
• Fellow of CAES MIT USA
• BSc (TE),
  UET Lahore

1. 1972-1995 Telecommunication Engineer Pakistan Army.
2. .1996-2003 Telecommunication Specialist, under Ministry of Defense.

1. 1986 – 1987 Permanent Faculty Member of NUST (MCS)
2. 1999 – 2002 Visiting Faculty Member of NUST (MCS)
3. 2003 to date Permanent Faculty Member of UCP (FOE-EE)

• An MPPT technique for unshaded/shaded photovoltaic array based on transient evolution of series capacitor

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore Pakistan in progress.
MS Telecommunication Systems,
University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore, 2008,
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering,
University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore, 1996,
F.Sc. (Pre-Engineering),
Govt. College Multan, 1989,
Matriculation (Science Group),
Govt. High School Khanewal, 1985,

• World Call Multimedia Ltd. Lahore;
  Worked as Maintenance Engineer from 4th April 2006 to 4th September 2006.
• Drainage & Irrigation Department, Dubai U.A.E;
  Worked as Control Equipment Operator (CEO) at SCADA Driven Pumping Stations from October 1997 to January 15, 2006 (8 Years)
• Rupafil (Polyester Plant) Pvt. Ltd. Lahore, Pakistan;
  Worked as Electrical Trainee Engineer from March 1996 to September 1996.

1. Photovoltaics

1. Ahmad, Ali F. Murtaza, and Hadeed Sher. Power tracking techniques for efficient operation of PV array in solar applications – A Review. Accepted for publication in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.         Impact factor – 9.128
2. Ahmad, Ali F. Murtaza, Umar Tabrez Shami, Zulqarnain, Filippo Spertino. An MPPT technique for unshaded/shaded photovoltaic array based on transient evolution of series capacitor. Solar Energy 157 (2017), 377-389.
   4. Impact factor – 4.018
3. Ahmad, Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Umar Tabrez Shami, Saheed Olalekan. An analytical approach to study partial shading effects on PV array supported by literature. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 74(2017) 721-732. IF – 8.0
4. Aamir Hayat, Ali Faisal Murtaza, Muhammad Haseeb, Muhammad Yaqoob and Riaz Ahmad Rana, “Effects of Input Capacitor (Cin) of Boost Converter for Photovoltaic System,” IEEE International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube 2016), 11-12 April, Quetta-Pakistan, 23-June-2016
5. Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Ali Faisal Murtaza, Qiang Ling and Riaz Ahmad, “Kinematic Modeling and Simulation of an Economical SCARA Manipulator by Pro-E and Verification using MATLAB/SIMULINK,” Accepted in 9th IEEE ICOSST 2015 Conference, Lahore, Pakistan.
6. Riaz Ahmad, Dr. Umar Tabrez Shami, Muhammad Saleem and Nabeel Khalid. Smart Grid Capabilities, Infrastructure, Impact on Power Suppliers/Consumers and Concern. New Horizons 81-82 (2014) 3-8.
   1. [Y-category HEC Approved journal]
7. Riaz Ahmad. Impact of Power Factor Improvement on Electrical Power Quality & Saving. New Horizons 64-65 (2009) 23-27.
   1. [Z-category HEC Approved journal]

1. Attended one-day workshop on “Advance PLC, HMI & SCADA” at EL-301 FOE-UCP Lahore on 15-July -2017 conducted by BURRAQ ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS.
2. Attended one day workshop on “CPD Framework for Professional Development of Engineers” at UCP Seminar Hall Lahore on September 30, 2015 conducted by PEC and gained ½ CPD Credit Point.
3. Attended one-day workshop on “Outcome Based Education OBE” at UCP Seminar Hall Lahore on August 27, 2015 conducted by FOE UCP Lahore. Gained ½ CPD Credit Point.
4. Attended one day conference  on “ Roadmap to Energy Efficient Pakistan”  at Faletti’s Hotel Lahore on November 6, 2014 conducted by IEEP Lahore and gained 0.5 CPD Credit Point.
5. Attended on day workshop on “Harnessing of Solar Energy by Technology Management” at UCP Lahore on September 12, 2014 conducted by IEEP Lahore. Gained 1.0 CPD Point.
6. Availed “Faculty Training Program” arranged by FOE, UCP from September 3, 2012 to September 27, 2012 at UCP Lahore.
7. Attended on day workshop on “Energy Audit Tools and Techniques” at PEC Head Quarter Islamabad on September 18, 2012 conducted by Pakistan Engineering Council Islamabad. Gained 1.0 CPD Point.
8. Attended two-day workshop on ETAP SOFTWARE at FOE-UCP on JULY 9, 2013 JULY 10, 2013 and got a CERTIFICATE.
9. Attended one-day workshop on “Faculty Training” at UCP Lahore on February 2011 conducted by World Bank Trainers Dr. Syed Tahir Hijazi and Dr. Masood Qureshi.
10. Attended one-day workshop on “Performance Monitoring” at HEC Regional Centre Lahore on Sep 29, 2010 conducted by School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (SEECS), NUST. Gained 1.0 CPD Point.
11. Attended 15 hours workshop on “Continuous Professional Development Training” conducted by FOE, UCP from February 25-29, 2008.
12. Attended 15 hours workshop on “Continuous Professional Development Training” conducted by FOE, UCP from February 25-29, 2008.

Attended one day workshop on “Total Quality Control” at RAMADA CONTINENTAL HOTEL DUBAI on 26-June -2001 conducted by Dubai Municipality UAE.

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Research Projects

1. Efficient Operation of PV System with Robust MPP Operation

Students: Rana Riaz
Description: Considering the high installation cost of PV plants and low energy conversion efficiency, it is essential to operate the PV array at maximum power point (MPP) on consistent basis. For this purpose, the MPPT technique is deployed in PV system. The aim of this research is to develop a fast and low complex MPPT which outperforms the past-proposed MPPTs in terms of dynamic and steady state efficiencies.

2. Modeling of PV Module

Students: Omer Munir, Bushra Iqbal
Description: A single diode photovoltaic (PV) model is vastly considered as a good compromise between simplicity and accuracy. The effectiveness of model is mainly dictated by the correct estimations of Rs and Rp. The limited accuracy of single-diode model is due to the static estimations of resistive parameters i.e. Rp and Rs once estimated  they usually remain the same for other weather conditions. The other contributing factor is the availability of only STC data in the manufacturer`s datasheet. The main objective of this work is to develop a single-diode model with dynamic relations of Rp and Rs. Not only, the relations vary the resistive parameters for distinct weather conditions but also provide non-iterative solution.

3. A Technique for Better Energy Management of Single-Stage Topology of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic System

Students: Omer Azeem
Description: The main objective of this paper is to manage the maximum power point (MPP) operation of PV system with single power processing stage under all kinds of weather conditions. A battery backup topology is integrated with PV system to deal with the uncertainties caused by the irradiance, temperature and load.

4. Efficient Operation of Photovoltaic Array using Virtual Imaging Technique

Students: Huma Rehman
Description: Partial shading is a frequent and unavoidable natural phenomena, which creates number of local maximum in a PV array, one of them corresponds to global maxima. The main idea of this research work is to identify the shading pattern through virtual imaging techniques and then translate the imagery data into I-V curve to identify the global maxima.

5. Fault Tolerance and Diagnostic in PV Array

Students: Mohsan Bilal
Description: Concerning the large PV arrays, the problem may arise due to Line-Line Fault, Line to Ground Fault, Open-Circuit Fault and Partial Shading Effects. If these effects are left untreated, it may produce devastating effects on PV plant. A low cost sensing mechanism and efficient control framework is needed to handle such a challenge, which is the main aim of this work.

Journal Papers

1. R. Riaz, Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Sher, Umar Tabrez Shami and Saheed Olalekan, “An analytical approach to study partial shading effects on PV arrays supported by literature,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 74, pp. 721 -732, July  2017. (Impact Factor: 6.798).
2. A. F. Murtaza, Marcello Chiaberge, Filippo Spertino, Umar Tabrez Shami, Diego Boero   and Mirko De Giuseppe, “MPPT technique based on improved evaluation of photovoltaic parameters for uniformly irradiated photovoltaic array,” Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 145, pp. 248-263, 2017. (Impact Factor: 1.809).
3. M. Yaqoob Javed, Ali Faisal Murtaza, Qiang Ling, Shahid Qamar and M. Majid Gulzar, “A novel MPPT design using generalized pattern search for partial shading,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 133, pp. 59-69, 2016. (Impact Factor: 2.973).
4. Hadeed Sher, Ali  F. Murtaza, Abdullah Noman, Khaled E Addoweesh and Marcello Chiaberge, “An intelligent control strategy of fractional short circuit current maximum power point tracking technique for photovoltaic applications,”  Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 7, no. 1, 2015. (Impact Factor: 0.925)
5. Hadeed Sher, Ali F. Murtaza, Khaled E Addoweesh and Marcello Chiaberge, “Pakistan’s progress in solar PV based energy generation,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 47, pp. 213-217, 2015. (Impact Factor: 6.798).
6. Hadeed Sher, Ali F. Murtaza, Abdullah Noman, Khaled E Addoweesh, Kamal al Haddad and Marcello Chiaberge, “A new Sensorless hybrid MPPT algorithm based on Fractional Short-Circuit Current Measurement and P&O MPPT,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1426-1434, July 2015. (Impact Factor: 3.656)
7. Filippo Spertino, Jawad Ahmad, Alessandro Ciocia, Paolo Di Leo, Ali F. Murtaza and Marcello Chiaberge, “Capacitor charging method for I–V curve tracer and MPPT in photovoltaic systems,” Solar Energy, vol. 119, pp. 461-473, 2015. (Impact Factor: 3.469)
8. Ali Murtaza, Marcello Chiaberge, Mirko De Giuseppe and Diego Boero, “A duty cycle optimization based hybrid maximum power point tracking technique for photovoltaic systems, ” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 59, pp. 141- 154, 2014.  (Impact Factor: 3.2).
9. Ali Murtaza, Marcello Chiaberge, Filippo Spertino, Diego Boero and Mirko De Giuseppe, “A new maximum power point tracking technique for PV arrays under partial shading conditions,” Energy & Buildings, vol. 73, pp. 13- 25, 2014. (Impact Factor: 3.469)
10. A. F. Murtaza, Z. A, Khan, “Dynamic Priority Based Arbitration Mechanism for CAN Network using Master Node”,  Journal of the IEEEP “New Horizons”, vol. 64-65, April-September, 2009.

1. Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Ali Faisal Murtaza and Qiang Ling, “Kinematic Modeling and Simulation of an Economical SCARA Manipulator by Pro-E and Verification using MATLAB/Simulink,” Accept in 9th IEEE ICOSST 2015 Conference, Lahore, Pakistan.

1. Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Ali Murtaza, Khaled E Addoweesh, Kamal Al-Haddad and Marcello Chiaberge, “A New Irradiance Sensorless Hybrid MPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Power Plants,” in Proceedings of  Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2014 – 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE, Dallas, USA , 29 Oct -1 Nov, 2014.
2. Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Ali Murtaza, Khaled E Addoweesh and Marcello Chiaberge, “A two stage hybrid maximum power point tracking technique for photovoltaic applications,” in IEEE Power and Energy society General Meeting  Conference & Exposition, 2014, Washington DC, USA 27-31 July, 2014.
3. Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Marcello Chiaberge, Diego Boero, Mirko De Giuseppe and Khaled E Addoweesh,  “Optimization of P&O MPPT for Distributed PV System,” 16th International Multi Topic Conference (INMIC), Pakistan, 19-20 Dec, 2013.
4. Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Ali F. Murtaza, Khaled E Addoweesh  and Marcello Chiaberge, “An Intelligent Off-line MPPT technique for PV applications,” IEEE Conference on Systems, Process & Control (ICSPC), Malaysia, 2013.
5. Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Marcello Chiaberge, Diego Boero, Mirko De Giuseppe and Khaled E Addoweesh, “Comparative Analysis of Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques for PV applications”, 16th International Multi Topic Conference (INMIC), Pakistan, 19-20 Dec, 2013.

1. Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Marcello Chiaberge, Diego Boero, Mirko De Giuseppe and Khaled E Addoweesh, “An Improved P&O MPPT for Distributed PV Applications,” International Conference on Modeling & Simulation (ICOMS), Pakistan, 25-27 Nov, 2013.
2. Ali F. Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Chiaberge M., Boero D., De Giuseppe M. and Khaled E Addoweesh, “A Novel Hybrid MPPT Technique for Solar PV Applications using Perturb & Observe and Fractional Open Circuit Voltage Techniques,” 5th International Conference on Mechatronics, Czech Republic, 05-07 Dec, 2012.
3. Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Khaled E Addoweesh, Yasin Khan, Ali F. Murtaza, “Harmonic Analysis of Inverter fed Induction Motor under faulted DC link Capacitor,” 15th Saudi Technical Exchange Meeting (STEM), Saudi Arabia, 2012.
4. A.F. Murtaza, Z.A. Khan,“Starvation Free Controller Area Network using Master Node”, in Second International Conference in Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2008), 25-26 March, 2008.
5. A. F. Murtaza, Z. A, Khan, “Dynamic Priority Based Arbitration Mechanism for CAN Network using Master Node”, in UCP-IEEEP Multi-Topic Conference, May, 2009.

Renewable Energy Systems with primary focus on Photovoltaic Systems

Research Projects
1.      Comparison of Least Mean Square Based Techniques for Spur Cancellation in Fractional N Frequency Synthesizer
Collaborators: Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Ehsan
Students: Maryam Javed
Description: This work presents the LMS based adaptive filtering methodology for spur noise reduction in digital fractional N frequency synthesizer and investigates the noise performance response of the system against different variants of LMS algorithm.
2.      A Non-Intrusive Virtual DSP Instrument for Diagnosis Based on Human Radial Pulse
Collaborators: Dr. Muhammad Farooq Aslam
Students: Sarah Aslam
Description: In this research work pulse samples were simultaneously collected from 12 positions on left and right wrists and processed in LabView for FFT analysis to obtain energy spectrum of each sample. The comparison of the Z-weights and the energy ratio of the pulse samples at 12 different positons on both wrists indicates that the Z-Weights give more rational results.
3.      Design of Ball and a Plate System (Trainer for Linear Control Systems Laboratory)
Description: This trainer employs a ball and a plate system. This is a system which continuously monitors the position of a ball onto a flat plate and move the plate in such a way that ball remains on a specified reference position. This trainer provides real time monitoring of the system to be controlled and GUI based environment to visualize current sensor readings, actuators commands along with control errors.
4.      Sorting and Filling Using Omni Conveyor Deck
Description: In this project a conveyor belt is used at the start for delivering the objects. In this belt camera, transmitter, receiver and conical baffle will be fixed. Camera is used to detect the shape and the transmitter and receiver will determine the size of object and the products will be filled according to shape and size using conical baffle. After filling of objects the object will transfer to omni-conveyor deck in which object will be sorted.
5.      Multi-agent Robotic System
Description: This project aims at utilizing the coordination of homogeneous terrestrial robots in swarm to maintain specific formations. The robots in group have to avoid collisions with the surroundings and among themselves, thereby maintaining a specific formation. The system exploits Master-Slave topology in which there are total three robots, one acting as the master and the other two behave as slaves.
6.      A Hybrid Technique to Harvest Maximum Power from PV Systems
Description: This research work is based on a new hybrid technique by using two commonly used techniques for MPPT problems. The whole algorithm is divided into two stages. Stage-1 works under uniform irradiance condition, so it used a simple Incremental Conductance (InC) technique with variable step size capability. While stage-2 works under partial shading condition. At this stage a simple InC technique fails to detect the Global Maxima (GM). So, a hybrid mechanism works, initially it use Fractional Open Circuit Voltage (FOCV) technique in order to detect GM region. Once the GM region is achieved the variable step sized incremental conductance technique can easily detect the Maximum Power Point (MPP).

• Sajid Iqbal, Suhail Aftab Qureshi, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “Concept Building through Block Diagram Using Matlab/Simulink”, New Horizons IEEEP Journal. # 66-67. Oct-Mar 2010, pp 30-34.

http://www.ieeep.org.pk/horizons.php

• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Zain-ul-Abdeen, Muhammad Yaqoob Javaid, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Suhail Aftab Qureshi, Ahlam Jameel. “Optimal Pitch Control Design of an Airplane with Analysis and Verification using MATLAB/Simulink”, New Horizons Journal of the Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Pakistan. Vol. # 76. April-June 2012, pp 26-29.

http://www.ieeep.org.pk/horizons.php

• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Qiang Ling, Sajid Iqbal, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed. “Realization of an Improved Path Planning Strategy”, IEEE International Conference on Control Automation & Information Sciences (ICCAIS), Changshu, China, October 2015, pp 384-389.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7338698/

• Sajid Iqbal, Xizhe Zang, Yanhe Zhu, Danish Hussain, Jie Zhao, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Shahid Rasheed. “Towards MOOCs and Their Role in Engineering Education”, IEEE International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), Huangshan, China, November 2015, pp 705-709.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7429245/

• Xizhe Zang, Sajid Iqbal, Xinyu Liu, Yanhe Zhu, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Jie Zhao. “Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis of Compass-Gait Biped”, ISERD International Conference on Science and Innovative Engineering (ICSIE), Shanghai, China, December 2015, pp 17-21.
• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Ali Faisal Murtaza, Qiang Ling, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Raiz Ahmad Rana. “Kinematic Modeling and Simulation of an Economical SCARA Manipulator by Pro-E and Verification using MATLAB/Simulink”, IEEE International Conference on Open-Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST), Lahore, Pakistan, December 2015, pp 102-108.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7396410/

• Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Muhamamd Majid Gulzar, Syed Aqib, Arslan Arif, Junaid Asif, “Implementation of Wireless Controlled Shadow Dexterous Hand for Hazardous Environment”, Journal of Engineering and Higher Technology (JEHT). Vol. # 1, Issue # 3, August 2015, pp 1-8.

https://www.textroad.com/JEHT-August-December,%202015.html

• Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, M Junaid Asif, Zaineb Iqbal. “Implementation of Image Processing Based Digital Dactylology Converser for Deaf-Mute Persons”, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems Engineering (ICISE), Islamabad, Pakistan, January 2016, pp 14-18.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7475155/

• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Qiang Ling, Sajid Iqbal, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed. “Mechanical Design and Control of Low-Cost Robotic Manipulator”, ISERD International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICRIET), New York, USA, January 2016, pp 44-48.
• Xizhe Zang, Sajid Iqbal, Xinyu Liu, Yanhe Zhu, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Jie Zhao. “Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis of Compass-Gait Biped”, International Journal of Advance Computational Engineering and Networking (IJACEN), Vol. # 4, Issue # 2, February 2016, pp 7-11.

http://ijacen.iraj.in/volume.php?volume_id=228

• Sajid Iqbal, Xinyu Liu, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Xizhe Zang, Yanhe Zhu, Jie Zhao. “Metaphors of Chaos Theory for MOOCs and Engineering Education”, International Conference on Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities (BESSH), Shanghai, China, March 2016, pp 13-19.
• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Qiang Ling, Sajid Iqbal, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed. “Mechanical Design and Control of Low-Cost Robotic Manipulator”, International Journal of Advances in Electronics and Computer Science (IJAECS), Vol. # 3, Issue # 3, March 2016, pp 6-10.

http://ijaecs.iraj.in/volume.php?volume_id=237

• Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Gianpiero Cabodi, Denis Patti, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “Comparison of GPGPU based Robotic Manipulator with other Embedded Controllers”, IEEE International Conference on Development and Application Systems (DAS), Suceava, Romania, May 2016, pp 10-15.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7492540/

• Sajid Iqbal, Xizhe Zang, Xinyu Liu, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Yanhe Zhu, Jie Zhao “Dynamics Study of Compass-Gait Biped Robot through Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis”, IEEE International Conference on Systems Informatics, Modelling and Simulation (SIMS), Riga, Latvia, June 2016. pp 3-10.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7811862/

• Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Ali Faisal  Murtaza, Qiang Ling, Shahid Qamar, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, “A Novel MPPT design using Generalized Pattern Search for Partial Shading”, Energy and Buildings, Vol. # 133, December 2016, pp 59-69.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778816309252

• Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Qiang Ling, Hassan Rahman, Yasir Saleem, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “Design and Implementation of a Single-Phase Multilevel Cascaded Inverter for PV System”, IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid and Clean Energy Technologies (ICSGCE), Chengdu, China, October 2016, pp 201-206.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7876053/

• Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Arslan Arif. “A Hybrid Technique to Harvest Maximum Power from PV Systems under Partial Shading Conditions”, IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), Islamabad, Pakistan, October 2016, pp 1-5.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7813203/

• Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Gianpiero Cabodi, Arslan Arif, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “GPGPU based Concurrent Classification using Trained model of Handwritten Digits”, IEEE International Conference on Open-Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST), Lahore, Pakistan, December 2016, pp 142-146.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7838591/

• Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Gianpiero Cabodi, Denis Patti, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “A General-Purpose Graphics Processing Unit (GPGPU)-Accelerated Robotic Controller Using a Low Power Mobile Platform”, Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications. Vol. # 7, Issue # 2, June 2017, pp 1-16.

http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9268/7/2/10

• Hassan Rahman, Yasir Saleem, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “Cascaded Hybrid Multi-Level Inverter for Selective Harmonics Elimination”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Electrical Engineering. (Submitted, June-2016, ISTE-D-16-00145R2)
• Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Mansoor Karim, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Syed Muhammad Furqan, Muhammad Majid Gulzar. “Implementation of Electroencephalography (EEG) Controlled Prosthetic Hand”, International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications (IJSCC). (Submitted, 22-May-2016, IJSCC-146544)
• Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Ali Faisal Murtaza, K M Hasan, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Sajid Iqbal. “Design and Implementation of FPGA-Based Concurrent Controller”, Pakistan Academy of Sciences. (Submitted, 3-March-2017, ES-547)
• Umer Munir, Ali F Murtaza, Muhammad Majid Gulzar, Muhammad Yaqoob Javed, Marcello Chiaberge, Filippo Spertino. “An Improved Single Diode Photovoltaic Model Based on Dynamic Relations of Resistive Parameters. (Submitted, 5-May-2017, TSTE-00429-2017)

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
University of Central Punjab (2008)
MS Electrical Engineering
University of Central Punjab (2015)
PhD. Electrical Engineering
University of Central Punjab (Continued)

Research Projects
1. Load Monitoring, Management and Power factor improvement
Students: Hafiz Muhammad Usman, Nouman Waheed, Muhammad Abubakar Maqsood
Description: This project focuses on the monitoring of single phase system for different load conditions along with the power factor improvement and management of load in case of excess loading.
2. Audio Transmission through visible light
Students: Haider Ali, Hammad Younas, Hamayoun Akram
Description: This project focuses on the audio signal transmission using visible light.

Journal Papers

1. A Arif, N Khalid, A Khalid, MU Khan, “Vision Based Path Planning Control System for Omnidirectional Autonomous Mobile Robot”, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security; Pittsburgh, 14.12 (Dec 2016): 905-910.
2. Nabeel Khalid, Umar Tabrez Shami, Arslan Ashraf, Adeel Arif, “DIAGNOSTIC SIMULATION OF SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR NOISE WITH DIFFERENT PWM SCHEMES” Science International Lahore.
3. Riaz Ahmad Rana, Umar Shami, Muhammad Saleem, Nabeel Khalid “Smart Grid Capabilities, Infrastructure, Impact on Power Suppliers/Consumers and Concerns” New Horizons Journal of the IEEEP, July 2014.

Research Projects
1. Multi-Agent Surveillance and Threat Evaluation for Indoor Environment.
Collaborator: Dr. Ali Nasir
Description: The outcome of this project is a hierarchical multi agent architecture for implementing semi-automated surveillance in the indoor environment. Specially, a scientific lab environment is considered for demonstration purposes. A three-layered multi agent architecture of the surveillance system will be developed. The three layers are local intelligence, global intelligence and human supervision.

Journal Papers

1. “Vision Based Path Planning Control system for Omnidirectional Autonomous Mobile Robot”. Internatinal Journal of Computer Science and Information Security IJCSIS, ISSN 1947-5500, Pittsburgh, PA, USA IJCSIS December, 2016 issue (vol. 14 No.12)
2. “Diagnostic Simulation of Single Phase Induction Motor Noise with Different PWM Schemes” Science International (Lahore) ISSN#1013-5316, 28-4,2016 and special issue.
3. Computer Vision Based Navigation Module for Sustainable Broad-Acre Agriculture Robots, Adeel Arif and Khurram Mahmood Butt, Science International (Lahore) ISSN#1013-5316, 26-5-nov-dec 2014 and issue 5.

Research Projects
1. An LED based Indoor Localization method using Regression
Student: Zeeshan Saeed
Collaborators: Dr. Touqeer Ahmad
Description: Visible light communication (VLC) is gaining a lot of attention these days because of it’s unregulated, unlicensed and virtually unlimited bandwidth available for use. One interesting application of VLC is to estimate the position of receiver i.e. localization as radio frequency (RF) based localization systems fail to provide enough accuracy because of multipath, attenuation, line of sight issues and so on. In this project, we will developing a novel technique for indoor localization utilizing visible light communication. Received signal strength (RSS) will be used as a measure to create a database, which will be used for the training of a k-means clustering system. Furthermore, regression will be applied to further enhance the accuracy of the system.
2. Electo-Stochastic Model for High Drain Battery
Student: Rabia Saeed
Collaborators: Dr. Oumair Naseer
Description: High drain batteries have attracted researchers due to their very nature of delivering high output power by maintaining the high constant discharging current. Lithium being the lightest and most electropositive metal possess great importance in large family of batteries regarding its use as anode in making lithium-ion based rechargeable batteries due to their high-energy density. In this research work, we will be combining the electrical model with the stochastic modeling approach (electro- stochastic model) to measure high discharging current characterctics of high drain lithium-ion batteries.
3. LDPC Channel Coding for Visible Light Communication
Collaborators: Dr. Ambar Bajpai
Description: R. Gallagar introduced Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes in 1962. During the last decade, Non-binary-LDPC codes were investigated rigorously by the researchers, which is evolved from binary LDPC over Galois field. Most of the work done in the literature is for RF communication link and the potential of LDPC codes has been not thoroughly investigated over visible light communication channel. In this project, we will be investigating LDPC codes for VLC link.
4. An Early Wild Fire Detection using SIFT/SURF/MSER
Student: Arooj Mobasher
Collaborators: Dr. Touqeer Ahmad
Description: Forest fire detection is a very important issue in the pre-suppression process. Timely detection allows the suppression units to reach the fire in its initial stages and this will reduce the suppression costs considerably. In this project, we will be using advanced image processing and machine learning techniques for early detection of fire.
5. Gain Enhancement Microstrip Patch Antenna
Students: Huma Rehman
Collaborators: Dr. Kamran Saleem
Description: Microstrip patch antennas are becoming increasingly useful because of their various advantages such as low profile, low cost, easy manufacturing and the capability of being embedded within other devices. However, the major challenge associated with this type of antenna is the low gain. We are working on various techniques that can enhance the performance (in terms of gain) of patch antennas.
6. Recognition of Brain Tumor through Image Processing
Collaborators: Dr. Oumair Naseer
Description: Brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or central spine that can disrupt brain functionality and is known as brain cancer. The incidences of brain cancer has increased dramatically as evident from the report of National Cancer Institute (NCI) and American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA). The aim of this project is to contribute to this domain, by proposing a novel method, which can automatically detects brain tumor, its location, size, depth, and type.

Books/Chapters

1. Muhammad Saadi, “Development of TEC map over equatorial anomaly using GPS data“. LAMBART Academic Publishing. ISSN 978-3-659-20275-9. 2012.
2. Suvit Nakpeerayuth, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Pisit Vanichchanunt, Warakorn Srichavengsup, Norrarat Wattanamongkhol, Robithoh Annur, Muhammad Saadi, Kamalas Wannakong and Siwaruk Siwamogsatham. “Efficient medium access control protocols for broadband wireless communications”, Advanced Trends in Wireless Communications, Mutamed Khatib (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-183-1, InTech, Publishing date: February 2011.

Journals

1. Muhammad Saadi, Zeeshan Saeed, Touqeer Ahmad, M. Kamran Saleem, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “Visible light based indoor localization using k-means clustering and linear regression” in Transactions on Emerging Telecommunication Technologies DOI: 10.1002/ett.3480 (Impact factor 1.61).
2. Muhammad Saadi, Touqeer Ahmad, M. Kamran Saleem, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “Visible light communication – an architectural perspective on the applications and data improvement strategies” in Transactions on Emerging Telecommunication Technologies DOI: 10.1002/ett.3436 (Impact factor 1.61).
3. Kamran Saleem, Muhammad Saadi, “Gain Enhancement of Membrane Antenna Utilizing Dielectric Lens for Millimeter Wave Applications”, IEEEP-New Horizons, Vol. 91-96 (Page: 52 – 56) 2018.
4. Urapree Prapasawasdi, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul, Laphasrada Changkaew and Muhammad Saadi, “Cultural Tourism Behaviors: Enhancing the Influence of Tourists’ Perceptions on Local Thai Food and Culture” in The Open Psychology Journal 2018(11) DOI: 10.2174/1874350101811010184 (Scopus Indexed).
5. Muhammad Saadi, Ali Nasir, “Beam scanning based secure communication using visible light” in Bahria University Journal of Information and Communication Technologies 10 (2), 2017
6. Muhammad Saadi, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “Visible light communication – the journey so far” in Journal of Optical Communications DOI: 10.1515/joc-2017-0107 (ISI Indexed).
7. Muhammad Saadi, Oumair Naseer, Yan Zhao, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “A beam scanning-based indoor localization system using light emitting diodes” in Engineering Journal 20 (3), 2016.  DOI:10.4186/ej.2016.20.3.197 (ISI Indexed).
8. Muhammad Saadi, Yan Zhao, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Muhammad Tahir Abbas Khan. “A heuristic approach for indoor localization using light emitting diodes” in Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology.84 (3), 332-338 (Scopus Indexed).
9. Muhammad Saadi, Ambar Bajpai, Yan Zhao, Paramin Sangwongngam, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij. “Design and implementation of secure and reliable communication using optical wireless communication” in Frequenz 68 (11-12), 501-509. DOI: 1515/freq-2014-0027 (ISI Indexed, impact factor 0.4).
10. Muhammad Saadi, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Yan Zhao, Paramin Sangwongngam; “Visible light communication: opportunities, challenges and channel models”. In International Journal of Electronics and Informatics (IJEI) 2(1), 1-11, 2013.
11. Muhammad Saadi, Abdullah. Development of TEC map over equatorial anomaly using GPS data. In International Journal of College Science in India. Vol 3:2 July 09.

1. Saadi, W. Srichavengsup, S.K. Wijayasekara, R. Anuur, S. Nakpeerayuth and L. Wuttisittikulkij. “Applying Schoute’s Estimation for Dynamic Frame Slotted ALOHA with k-ary Feedback Information” in 33^rd International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications (ITC-CSCC), Bangkok, Thailand, 2018.
2. Chaosangket, P Sasithong, S.K. Wijayasekara, W. Asdornwised, L. Wuttisittikulkij, P. Vanichchanunt, M. Saadi. “A simulation tool for vertical transportation system using Python” in 5^th International Conference on Business and Industrial Research, Bangkok, Thailand, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ICBIR.2018.8391205
3. Juthavantana, S. Nakpeerayuth, W. Phakphisut, L. Wuttisittikulkij, and M. Saadi. “Development of a teaching tool for learning spinal codes” in 32^nd International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications (ITC-CSCC), Busan, South Korea, 2017.
4. Le, P. Sasithong, P. Vanichchanunt, P. Saengudomlert, M. Saadi, L. Wuttisittikulkij. “A Survey on Multi-Domain Network Survivability” in Regional Conference on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RCEEE), Surabaya, Indonesia, 2017.
5. Wijayasekara, P. Sasithong, C. Phongphanphanee, A. Robithoh, W. Srichavengsup, M. Saadi, P. Vanichchanunt, S. Nakpeerayuth and L. Wuttisittikulkij “Evaluating the maximum throughput of adaptive tree protocol for an anti-collision protocol in RFID” in Regional Conference on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RCEEE), Surabaya, Indonesia, 2017.
6. Saadi et al., “An LED based indoor localization system using k-means clustering” In 15^th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications”, Anaheim, California, USA 2016.DOI 10.1109/ICMLA.2016.0048
7. Saadi et al., “Neural networks based visible light positioning system employing received signal strength” In 30^th International Technical Conference on Circuit/System, Computers and Communication, Seoul, Korea 2015 (Best Paper Award).
8. Saadi, et al., “A novel two dimensional visible light positioning system based on received signal strength and bi-literation” In 29^th International Technical Conference on Circuit/System, Computers and Communication, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014.
9. Saadi, et al., “Transmitter placement planning for visible light communication” In 29^th International Technical Conference on Circuit/System, Computers and Communication, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014
10. Vongkulbhisal, M. Saadi, Y. Zhao. “An RFID based indoor localization using antenna beam scanning” In 29^th International Technical Conference on Circuit/System, Computers and Communication, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014 (Best Paper Award)
11. Saadi, et al., “Performance analysis of optical wireless communication system using pulse width modulation.” In 10^th International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2013, pp. 1-5. IEEE, Krabi, Thailand, 2013DOI: 10.1109/ECTICon.2013.6559627
12. Saadi, Thiti Sittivangkul, Yan Zhao, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, and Paramin Sangwongngam. “System demonstration for visible light communication using adaptive threshold detection for low data rate applications.” In IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid State Circuit (EDSSC), 2012, pp. 1-3. IEEE, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012. DOI: 10.1109/EDSSC.2012.6482814
13. Saadi, et al.,”E-Governance in Libya – where we are and where to go”. In The International Libyan Conference on Electronic Government, Tripoli, Libya, 14-15 July 2012
14. Saadi, et al.,”Proposal for Low Cost GSM based Electric Meter for Efficient and Automated Meter Reading for Developing Countries.” In Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering, vol. 2, London, UK, 2012.
15. Saadi, et al., “Global Efforts in Realizing Visible Light Communication Systems and its Comparison with other Short Range Wireless Communication Networks“. In National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Committee (NTBC) end year conference 2011, December 15-16, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011.
16. Wuttisittikulkij, R. Annur, J. Takada and M. Saadi. “A Study on Energy Efficient MAC Protocols for Wireless Body Area Networks”. In 34th Electrical Engineering Conference, November 30-31, Pattaya, Thailand, 2011
17. Saadi, et al., “Indigenous Development of Fuzzy Logic Based Smart Laundry System”. In 5th International Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting (ACE-X2011, 03-06 July 2011, Algarve, Portugal) for poster presentation.
18. M. Saadi, et al., “TEC mapping for the Determination of Seismo-Ionospheric Anomaly Behavior”. In International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ICEES 2011), Islamabad, Pakistan, ISBN: 978-969-8535-06-3, 25-26 April, 2011.

Research Projects

1. Numerical Analysis of Delayed Epidemic Models

Collaborators: Prof.Dr. Muhammad Ozair Ahmad, Muhammad Asghar Ali
Description:
The mechanism of a disease spread can be studied by modelling the transmission dynamics infectious diseases. The future course of an outbreak and measures to control an epidemic can be predicted through modelling. The basic idea of modelling to study the rapid rise and fall of infected population was given by W. Kermik and A. McKendrik, in 1927.In this project, a modified delayed SIR epidemic model with susceptibility effect has been constructed by keeping in mind the vital dynamics and constant population size as proposed by Hethcote in 1976.The aim of this project is to develop and analyze reliable numerical techniques to study the effect of time delay on the transmission dynamics of an infectious disease.
2. Spatio-Temporal Numerical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Dynamics
Collaborators: Dr. Aziaz-u-Rehman , Muhammad Nouman
Description:
Partial differential equation (PDE) models of infectious diseases are more realistic in nature. These models are used to investigate the spatio-temporal behavior of an epidemic in a population.  In this project, we shall discuss the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases using partial differential equations. The goal of this project is to perform reliable numerical analysis for the spatio-temporal dynamics of infectious diseases.
3. Optimal Control for Stochastic Model of Epidemic Infections
Collaborators: Dr. Muhammad Rafiq
Students: Huma Rehman
Description:
Goal of this Project is to develop optimal control policy that can answer the questions such as: when to use vaccination, when to treat the infected individuals, when to use quarantine for preventing the spread of the infection etc. For this purpose, the dynamic model of the epidemic infection has been used for analysis and design of the optimal control policy.

Journal Publications:

1. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Kashif Rehan, M. Mushtaq, Rafiq. “Numerical Treatment for Nonlinear Brusselator Chemical Model”. Journal of difference Equations and Applications (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10236198.2016.1257005
2. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Anjum Pervaiz, Rafiq,M. O. Ahmad,. “Fourth Order Compact Method for One Dimensional Heat Equation”Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 19, p.45-50. (2016)
3. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Anjum Pervaiz, M. O. Ahmad, Rafiq. “Fourth Order Compact Method for One Dimensional Inhomogeneous Telegraph Equation with”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 19, p.77-82.(2016)
4. Rafiq, M.O. Ahmad, “Non-Standard Finite Difference Modeling for Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Fever”. Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan.Vol.21, NO.1, p.116-120. (2016)
5. Bist, S.Riaz, M.Rafiq, Q.A.Chaudhry, S.Farid, “Non-Standard Finite Difference Scheme for The Kinetics’ of Pentaerythritol Production Reactions”. Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan.Vol.21, NO.1, p.111-115.(2016)
6. A, M. Saeed, N. A. Chaudhry, M. F. Tabassum, M. Rafiq, “Optimal Design of 16 Bar Truss Structure by pattern Search Methods”. Pakistan Journal of Science. Vol. 68 No. 1, p.74-81. (2016)
7. Rafiq, M.O. Ahmad, “Numerical Modeling of Dengue Disease with Incubation Period of Virus”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 17, p.19-29.(2015)
8. Riaz, M.Rafiq, Ozair.M.A, “Non-Standard Finite Difference Method for Quadratic Riccati Differential Equation”. PUJM.Vol.47(2), p.49-55. (2015).
9. Basit, S. Riaz, M. Rafiq, Q. A. Chaudhry, S Farid. “Comparison of Numerical Solutions of Pentaerythritol Production Reactions”. Sci. Int. 27(4), p.2965-2968.(2015)
10. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Anjum Pervaiz, M. O. Ahmad, Rafiq, “Finite Element Model for Linear Second Order One Dimensional Inhomogeneous Wave Equation”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 17, p.58-63. (2015)
11. Sumera K, M. Rafiq, M.O.Ahmed, M.Usman , M.I. Bhatti, “Solution of a  Vaccination  Based SIR Epidemic Model by Homotopy Analysis Method”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 15, p.58-67. (2014)

12. Usman, M.O.Ahmed, M.Rafiq, Sumera.K , Mumtaz.A, “Finite Difference Schemes for the determination of Thermal Coefficient and Analysis of its Variation with Time”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 15, p.50-57..(2014)
13. Zafar, M. O. Ahmad , A Pervaiz, M. Rafiq. “Fourth Order Compact Method for One Dimensional Inhomogeneous Telegraph Equation with”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 14, p.96-101..(2014)
14. Zafar, M.T.Hussain, A.Pervaiz, M. O. Ahmad , M. Rafiq , M.Kalim,“ Finite Element Model for Linear Second Order One Dimensional Homogeneous Telegraph Equation”. Pakistan Journal of Science .Vol. 65 No. 1, p.69-72. (2013)
15. Shabbir, M. Rafiq , M.O.Ahmed, A. Pervaiz ,R. Siddique, “Finite Element Solution For Two Dimensional Laplace Equation With Dirichlet Boundary Conditions”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 10, p.97-102. (2012)
16. Rafiq , M.O.Ahmed , S. Ahmed, R. Siddique, A. Pervaiz. “Some Finite Difference Methods for One Dimensional Burgers’ Equation for Irrotational Incompressible Flow Problem”. Pak.J.Engg. &Appl.Sci.Vol. 9, p.13-16. (2011)
17. M.Rafiq, M.O.Ahmad,S,Iqbal. “Finite Element Solution For One Dimensional General Linear Second Order Boundary Value Problem”. Pakistan Journal of Science .Vol. 60 No 3-4, p.21-26. (2008)

1. Rafiq, M.O. Ahmad, Noor. A^{. “}Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Disease Including Extrinsic Incubation Period (EIP). (IJB-D-15-00084)
2. Rafiq, H. R.Ali , M.O.Ahmed, Nazir.Ahmad , A.Pervaiz. “A Quadratic Finite Element Model For Special Linear Second Order Boundary Value Problems”. (PJEAS-142)
3. Rafiq, Faiza.B, M.O.Ahmed, Nousheen.A, “Finite Element Model For Linear Second Order One Dimensional Wave Equation”. (PJEAS-204)
4. Rafiq, Nousheen.A, M.O.Ahmed, Faiza.B, Zain Ul Abadin Zafar. “Finite Element Model For Linear Second Order One Dimensional Diffusion Equation”. (PJEAS-210)
5. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Anjum Pervaiz, M. O. Ahmad, M. Rafiq. “Fourth Order Compact Method for One Dimensional Homogeneous Wave Equation with”. (PJEAS-222)

1. Zain Ul Abadin Zafar, Kashif Rehan, Muhammad Mushtaq, Muhammad Rafiq. “Numerical Modeling for Nonlinear Biochemical Reaction Networks”. Iranian Journal of Mathematical Chemistry (2016).

1. Rafiq, M.O.Ahmad, S.Iqbal, “Numerical Modeling of Internal Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Virus”. Proceedings of 13^thInternational Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2016 (IBCAST-2016) Jan 12-16, 2016.IEEE-Xplore Digital Library, Conference Proceedings , p.85-91. (IBCAST-2016).
2. Rafiq, A.Raza, Rafia, “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Vector-Born Plant Pathogen”. Proceedings of 14^thInternational Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2017 (IBCAST-2017) Jan 10-14, 2017.IEEE-Xplore Digital Library, Conference Proceedings , p.214-219. (IBCAST-2017).
3. Rafiq, A.Raza, A.Anayat, “Numerical Modeling of Virus Transmission in a Computer Network”. Proceedings of 14^thInternational Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2017 (IBCAST-2017) Jan 10-14, 2017.IEEE-Xplore Digital Library, Conference Proceedings , p.414-419. (IBCAST-2017).

1. Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection
   12^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications(RAMMMA), April 8-9, 2017 at Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore

2. Numerical Analysis of an SEIR Epidemic Model with the Effect of Time Delay
   12^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications(RAMMMA), April 8-9, 2017 at Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore

3. “Numerical Modeling of Impact of Immunization and Scrapping on Regulating Foot and Mouth Disease”
   3^rd UMT International Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics (UICPAM-2017) March 4-6, 2017. Flatties Hotel, Lahore.

4. “Numerical Analysis of a Delayed SIR Epidemic Model with constant Vaccination Strategy”
   3^rd UMT International Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics (UICPAM-2017) March 4-6, 2017. Flatties Hotel, Lahore.

5. “Numerical Modeling of Virus Transmission in a Computer Network”
   14^th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2017 (IBCAST-2017) Jan 10-14, 2017.National Center for Physics (NCP), Islamabad.

6. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of a Vector-Born Plant Pathogen”
   14^th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2017 (IBCAST-2017) Jan 10-14, 2017.National Center for Physics (NCP), Islamabad.

7. “Numerical Analysis of a Delayed SIR Epidemic Model”
   17^th International Pure Mathematics Conference-2016 (IPMC-2016) held at Islamabad on Aug 5-7, 2016.

8. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Computer Virus”
   17^th International Pure Mathematics Conference-2016 (IPMC-2016) held at Islamabad on Aug 5-7, 2016.

9. “Non-Standard Finite Difference Predictor-Corrector Method for Quadratic Riccati Differential Equation”
   CASM International Conference on Differential Equations and Applications, May 26-28,2016 at Lahore University of Management Sciences(LUMS), Lahore

10. “Numerical Modeling for Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Disease in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Patients”
    11^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications(RAMMMA), April 9-10, 2016 at Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore.

11. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Ebola Virus”
    1^st UMT International Conference on Pure and Applied Sciences (UICPAS-2016) March 5-7, 2016. University of Management Sciences (UMT), Lahore.

12. “Non-Standard Finite Difference Solution for a Chemical Kinetics System”
    1^st UMT International Conference on Pure and Applied Sciences (UICPAS-2016) March 5-7, 2016. University of Management Sciences (UMT), Lahore.

13. “Numerical Modeling of Internal Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Virus”
    13^th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2016 (IBCAST-2016) Jan 12-16, 2016.National Center for Physics (NCP), Islamabad.

14. “A Predictor Correct Non-Standard Finite Difference Scheme for SEIR Epidemic Model”
    International Conference on Recent Advances in Applied Mathematics (ICRAAM) held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore on Dec 17-18, 2015.

15. “Numerical Modeling for HIV Infection of CD4+ T Cells”
    3^rd International Conference on Emerging trends in Bioinformatics and Biosciences (ICETBB-2015) held at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad on October 3^rd, 2015.

16. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Chickenpox (varicella zoster virus)”
    16^th International Pure Mathematics Conference-2015 (IPMC-2015) held at Islamabad on Aug 21-23, 2015.

17. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Bird-Flu”
    10^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications(RAMMMA), April 11-12, 2015 at Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore.

18. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Influenza with Constant Vaccination Strategy”
    Two Days International Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics (ICPAM-2015) March 9-10, 2015. University of Sargodha (UOS), Sargodha.

19. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of HIV/AIDS”
    1^st UMT National Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics (UNCPAM-2015) March 7-8, 2015. University of Management Sciences (UMT), Lahore.

20. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Disease including Extrinsic Incubation Period”
    12^th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2015 (IBCAST-2015) Jan 13-17, 2015.National Center for Physics (NCP), Islamabad.

21. “Numerical Modeling of Dengue Disease with Incubation Period of Virus”
    9^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications(RAMMMA), April 19-20, 2014 at Lahore School of Economics (LSE), Lahore.

22. “Numerical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics of Dengue Fever”
    14^th International Pure Mathematics Conference-2013 (IPMC-2013) held at Islamabad on Aug 23-25, 2013.

23. “Numerical Approach to a SIR epidemic model with constant vaccination strategy”
    8^th Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models &Applications, April 13-14, 2013 at HEC regional office Lahore.

24. “Finite Element Method for Special Linear Second Order Boundary Value Problems” Winter conference in Mathematics (December30-31,2010) held at Center for Advanced Studies in Mathematics(CASM), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Lahore.
25. “Finite Element Solution for Two Dimensional Laplace Equation with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions”
    Summer Conference in Mathematics, July 27-28, 2009 at Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
26. “Applications of Matrices in Cryptography”
    UCP-IEEEP’09, Multi-Topic Conference, May 27, 2009 at University of Central Punjab Lahore.

Research Projects

1. Mitigation of Sub-Synchronous Resonances (SSR) in Wind Farms

Collaborators: Dr. Ali Nasir
Description: Due to the fluctuating nature of the wind the wind power plants impose different challenges while integration to the electrical grid. Thus, the increased generation by wind energy, demands an immediate attention to the upgradation and/or extension of the transmission infrastructure. An effective approach in this regard is to improve the capacity of transmission lines by installing series compensation equipment. However, such installations may lead to the phenomenon of Sub-Synchronous Resonances (SSR) in the power system. These resonances pose a severe threat to the generating stations, including wind farms, if not prevented. Thus, the objective of this project is develop a keen insight to SSR phenomenon and to develop control algorithms for the damping and mitigation of these resonances in wind farms connected grids.

2. Design and Implementation of Virtual Synchronous Machine

Collaborators: Dr. Tabrez A. Shami
Students: Syed Muhammad Furqan
Description: Power system infrastructure is going through a paradigm shift. More and more energy storage systems and vehicles are connected to the power system through a variety of different power electronic converters and inverters. Likewise, load connected to the grid via numerous power electronic converters. The result is complexity and instability. To address this problem and improve power system stability researchers around the world have been investigating different ways to control power electronic converters in power systems. One of such methods is to implement the unified interface called virtual synchronous machine (VSM) for smart grid integration. Thus, the objective of this thesis is to exploit the VSM concept and understand the challenges associated to such a mechanism.

3. Automatic Retuning of PID Controllers for a Synchronous Machine AVR

Collaborators: Dr. Ali Nasir
Students: Irfan Shafqat Javed
Description: Objective of this work is to design an adaptive proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for intelligent control of voltage. Excitation control of synchronous alternator is one of the most important factor to improve power system stability and quality of electrical power. The function of Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) is to maintain the magnitude of terminal voltage of synchronous generator at its nominal value. The manual tuning of PID controllers is time consuming, tedious and generally lead to poor performance. AVR system is used as a plant and we develop an adaptive algorithm to Auto-Tune the PID controller for different AVR parameters under different load conditions because optimal tuning of PID controller parameters is necessary for the satisfactory operation of AVR system.

4. Interfacing of Two AC Sources having Different Frequency and Phase

Collaborators: Prof. Azhar Hussain Shah
Students: Aqsa Nadeem, Asheer Usmani, Ammar Amjad
Description: The objective of this project is to synchronize two different sources operating at different frequency and phase. This is a prototype to be built by the students in order to understand the challenges associated with the synchronization process involved in connecting two different electric grids. The project will involve designing of Inverters/Rectifiers, Dual flow buck boost converters.

5. Design of prototype of a Small Wind Power Generation System

Collaborators: Dr. Ali Nasir
Students: Mujahid Ali Zaidi, Muhammad Haider Aziz, Ufaq Shakeel Ahmed
Description: The purpose of this project is to design a small lab apparatus to understand the wind power plants.  The project will involve designing of Wind Turbine with separately excited DC Machine, Excitation Control using Buck boost Converter, An inverter to convert the generated DC power to AC power and the control of AC power using PWM techniques.

Journal Papers

• Khalid, Nabeel, Umar Tabrez Shami, Arslan Ashraf and Adeel Arif. “DIAGNOSTIC SIMULATION OF SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR NOISE WITH DIFFERENT PWM SCHEMES.”

MS (Electrical Engineering)
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) FAST-NU Lahore.

BS (Telecommunication Engineering)
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) FAST-NU Lahore.

Area of specialization:  Digital Communication and   Optical Communication.

• K. Fatima ;S.Sheikh Muhammad; Erich Leitgeb “Adaptive Coded Modulation in Free Space Optical Communication” 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP). DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP.2012.6292700
• https://graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/adaptive-coded-modulation-for-fso-links

• Ph.D, Electrical Engineering
  King Saud University, Riyadh SAUDI ARABIA.
• M.Sc, Electrical Engineering
  Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona SWEDEN.
• B.Sc, Electrical Engineering
  Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur PAKISTAN.

International Journal Publications

1. Muhamamd Saadi, Zeeshan Saeed, Touqeer Ahmad, M. Kamran Saleem, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “Visible Light based Indoor Localization using k-means Clustering and Linear Regression”, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, August 2018. (ISI – I.F: 1.606)
2. Muhamamd Saadi, Touqeer Ahmad, M. Kamran Saleem, Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, “Visible light communication – An architectural perspective on the applications and data rate improvement strategies”, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, June, 2018. (ISI – I.F: 1.606)
3. M. Kamran Saleem, Hamsakutty Vettikaladi, Majeed A. S. Alkanhal and Mohamed Himdi, “Integrated Lens Antenna for Wide Angle Beam Scanning at 79 GHz for Automotive Short Range Radar Applications, ” IEEE Transactions on Antenna and propagation, vol. 65, issue, 4, pp. 2041 – 2046, 2017. (ISI – I.F: 4.13)
4. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed A. S. Alkanhal, A. Fattah Sheta, M. Abdel Rahman, M. Himdi “Integrated Lens Antenna Array with Full Azimuth Plane Beam Scanning Capability at 60 GHz,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,.vol. 59, no. 1, 2017. (ISI – I.F: 0.948)
5. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed Alkanhal, A. Fattah Sheta, “Switched Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array with Six Reconfigurable Radiation Patterns,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 26, no. 6, 2016. (ISI – I.F: 1.306)
6. N. Al-Khall, M. Alduraibi, N. Debbar, M. Saleem, M. Alkanhal, A. Sebak, and M. Abdel-Rahman, “Photolithographically definable SU-8 – Alumina composite for W-band dielectric resonator antennas, vol. 11, iss. 4, pp. 224-229, 2016. (ISI – I.F: 0.814)
7. H. Vettikalladi, M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed A.S. Alkanhal, “Membrane Antenna Array based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology for 94 GHz Communications Systems,” International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 633-641, 2016. (ISI – I.F: 0.745)
8. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed Alkanhal, A. Fattah Sheta, “Switch Beam Dielectric Resonator Array with Four Reconfigurable Radiation Patterns,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 58, pp. 86-92, 2015. (ISI – I.F: 0.948)
9. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed A.S. Alkanhal and A. Fattah Sheta, “Two Element Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Beam Switching,” Journal of Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 1209-1214, 2015. (ISI – I.F: 0.810)
10. M. Abdel-Rahman, M. Kamran Saleem, Najeeb Al-Khalli, Nacer Debbar, Majeed A. S. Alkanhal, A. R. Sebak, “Fabrication and Characterization of a W-band Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna-Coupled Niobium Microbolometer,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2015. (ISI – I.F: 1.378)
11. M. Kamran Saleem, M. Alkanhal, A. F. Sheta, “Dual Strip Excited Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Parasitic Strips for Radiation Pattern Reconfigurability,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014. (ISI – I.F: 1.378)
12. M. Kamran Saleem, M. Abdel-Rahman, A. R. Sebak, Majeed Alkanhal, “A Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna-Coupled Sensor Configuration for 94 GHz Detection,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014. (ISI – I.F: 1.378)

1. M. Kamran Saleem, A. Fattah Sheta, Majeed Alkanhal, “Wide Band Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Beam Steering Capabilities,” 15th International Symposium of ANtenna Technology and applied ElectroMagnetics, France, June 2012.
2. M. Kamran Saleem, A. Fattah Sheta, Majeed Alkanhal, “Two Element Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array With Beam Steering Capability,” Saudi Technical Exchange meeting, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2012.

1. M. Kamran Saleem,  Mingyang Xie,  et al. State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China, The Belt and Road Initiative, (http://english.gov.cn/beltAndRoad/), Research Grant No. DL20180096. (PKR 2.1 Million) (June, 2018 – June 2020).

1. M. Kamran Saleem “Electrostatic Forces for Swarm Navigation and Reconfiguration,” LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-8383-6490-2, 2010.

Book Chapters

1. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed Alkanhal, “Millimeter-Wave Pattern Reconfigurable Antennas,” Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond, pp. 265-282. Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-63966-6, 2018.
2. M. Kamran Saleem, Majeed Alkanhal, H. Vettikaladi, “Wide-Angle Beam Scanning Antenna at 79 GHz for Short-Range Automotive Radar Applications,” Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond, pp. 283-303. Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-63966-6, 2018.