Postdoctoral Researchers

List of Postdoctoral Researchers at SBASSE

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Name: Dr. Aasia Khaliq             
Supervisor: Dr. Shaper Mirza             
Email: aasia.khaliq.pu@gmail.com             
Department: Biology

Dr. Aasia holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from University of the Punjab, Lahore in During her Ph.D , one of the areas of her research was the developfment and validation of multiplex-based tests for serodiagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The purpose of this work was to design a reliable, rapid and affordable diagnostic procedure for TB. Using a set of antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.) sensitivity of the test was enhanced to >90%. Another study undertaken during her PhD was to develop a rapid and reliable DNA-based multiplex test for multiple-drug resistance (MDR) TB mutation detection. Upon completion of her degree, Dr Aasia took a 3 years (2017-2020) Post Doc Fellowship at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and worked on “Computational modelling of active tuberculosis using clinical, immunological and radiological data”. In 2021, she joined Department of Biology, LUMS as Post Doctorate Fellow and is currently working on “Mapping of Immune Response to SARS-COv2 using a multidisciplinary approach”.             

Dr. Aasia have participated in various national and internal conferences and workshops. She also holds a diploma in Environmental Law.  Her experimental expertise are Isolation & Purification of DNA, Protein Purification, Cloning and Transformation, PCR, Spectroscopy, DNA Sequencing, Protein and DNA coating on microbeads, Multiplex microbead immunoassay, Cytokine assays, ELISA, Multiplex PCR & Multiplex MDR assay and FACS. She has authored 13 publications in peer reviewed journals. 


 

 

Name: Dr. Farrukh ibne Mahmood              
Supervisor: Dr. Nauman Zafar Butt          
Email: TBA         
Department: Electrical Engineering

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Dr. Farrukh ibne Mahmood is a distinguished engineer with a robust academic background and an expansive portfolio in energy and photovoltaics. Having earned his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering with an emphasis on Energy Systems from Arizona State University (ASU), he boasts a niche expertise in reliability testing, particularly in the potential induced photovoltaic module degradation. This was preceded by a Master's degree in Energy Systems Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Dr. Mahmood has consistently made headway in energy systems throughout his academic tenure. His research on the reliability and optimization of bifacial solar PV modules is notable. In addition to his endeavours, he has worked on various projects with prominent entities during his doctoral studies in the US, such as the Department of Energy, the University of Central Florida, and the National Renewable Energy Lab.     
Dr. Mahmood's technical acumen is diverse and profound, encompassing the design and utilization of a myriad of simulation and programming tools, unique techniques in photovoltaic equipment, and a profound grasp of systems engineering principles.

Having authored numerous publications, Dr. Mahmood has made significant contributions to the academic community. His research papers traverse various subjects within energy systems and photovoltaics.     
Beyond the research labs and academia, Farrukh is an avid advocate for innovative problem-solving, a trait recognized through awards such as the Fulbright Scholarship for Ph.D. studies and induction into Tau Beta Pi at ASU, the esteemed engineering honor society.

For individuals keen on exploring his body of work further, Dr. Mahmood's research publications are available on Google Scholar.


 

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Name: Dr. Ghulam Sarwar             
Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar             
Email: ghulam.sarwar@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Physics

Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Butt is currently serving in physical properties measurements at Central Lab, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering LUMS. He joined LUMS in 2017 as a scientific officer. His research lab comprises of vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), plasma etcher, microprobe station and four probe system. His main achievement is attaining the smooth operation of the VSM which is the Cryogen-Free High Field Measurement System with sophisticated measurement techniques; providing a versatile, powerful investigative device achieving low temperatures (4K) and high magnetic fields (up to 7 Tesla). He is characterizing magnetic samples with magnetic moment measurement technique by vibrating sample magnetometer. He is currently working on a number of probes with the basic cryogen-free High Field Measurement System to extend its capabilities. These probes include AC Susceptibility, Resistivity Magneto-Transport and Hall Effect measurement, Seebeck Effect and Thermal Transport, Heat-Capacity measurement by AC Calorimetry.             

Sarwar received his M.Sc (Physics) and M.Phil (Microelectronic Engineering and Semiconductor Physics) degrees from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his Ph.D Physics in 2021 from the Department of Physics, under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Waseem Ashraf, GCU, Lahore, Pakistan. The title of Ph.D was “Simulation and Synthesis of Group-II Elements Doped ZnO Nanostructures for MEMS Energy Harvester”. The applied areas of his research include piezoelectric materials for MEMS energy harvester and simulation with MATLAB Fuzzy Logic. The area of research interest is magnetic materials and their characterization. He has 6+ publications in impact factor international journals and peer reviewed conference publications. He has been teaching and conducting electronics labs at GCU and University of the Punjab prior to joining LUMS.

Research Publications:

  • Sarwar, G., et al., Simulation, synthesis and band-gap engineering of 2nd group doped ZnO nanostructures. Materials Research Express, 2021. 8(8): p. 085004.
  • Butt, G.S. and M.W. Ashraf, Parametric estimation of Group II element doped zinc oxide nanostructures using fuzzy logic. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 2020. Preprint: p. 1-11.
  • Ali, B., et al., Fuzzy logic based energy harvesting with the movement of plants branches and leaves. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016. 53(2).
  • Tayyaba, S., et al. Simulation of flow control in straight microchannels using fuzzy logic. in 2016 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube). 2016.
  • Tariq, N., et al. Comparative simulation of silicon, PDMS, PGA and PMMA actuator for piezoelectric micropump. in 2016 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI). 2016.
  • Afzal, M.J., et al. Simulation of fuzzy based flow controller in ascending sinusoidal microchannels. in 2016 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI). 2016.

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International Conference Publications[4-6]


 

Name: Dr. Maira Hasnain Pasha      
Supervisor: Dr. Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem      
Email: mairahasnain184@gmail.com       
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 

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Dr. Maira Hasnain Pasha is a synthetic organic chemist whose research focuses on developing enantioselective organocatalyzed reactions for synthesizing bioactive chiral molecules. She is trained in organocatalysis, a field that was honoured with the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry in 2023 from the University of Sargodha (UOS), Sargodha, in collaboration with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University, Okinawa (OIST), Japan.

During her PhD studies, Dr. Pasha had the opportunity to conduct research at Japan's renowned institution, OIST, as a Research Intern. Subsequently, she was appointed as a fully funded Research Student/PhD candidate from 2018 to 2021 in the Chemistry and Chemical Bioengineering Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, under the guidance of Professor Fujie Tanaka. During this period of time, her research was published in reputable scientific journals.

As an Abdus Salam Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Pasha has joined the research group of Dr. Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem. She aims to optimize compounds such as SSE15206 by synthesizing enantiopure isomers and employing chiral auxiliaries to create innovative libraries for subsequent biological analysis. 

 


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Name: Dr. Muhammad Aamir Basheer             
Supervisor: Dr. Momin Uppal             
Email: muhammad.basheer@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Electrical Engineering

Muhammad Aamir Basheer received his B.Sc. degree in city and regional planning with distinction from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in 2014. He holds a Master’s degree in Transportation Sciences with a specialization in Mobility Management from Hasselt University, Belgium (2017). He received a Ph.D. degree in Urbanism and Spatial Planning from Ghent University, Belgium 2021. He worked as a researcher at the Department of Geography, Cardiff University, UK. His research interests span the fields of mobility and spatial planning and include sustainable development, sustainable urban mobility, road safety, and housing in particular.

 

 


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Name: Dr. Muhammad Hamza Humayun             
Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar             
Email: muhammad.humayun@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Physics

Muhammad Hamza Humayun received the B.Sc. Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan in 2007, the M.Sc. degree in Optoelectronics and Photonics from Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 2015, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 2021.              

He was awarded MS leading to PhD scholarship by HEC Pakistan in 2013. His current research interests comprise of understanding light-matter interactions at the nanoscale involving photonic nanostructures. Currently, he is a Senior Lab Instructor in the Department of Physics department of LUMS. His extracurricular activities include reading books and playing sports.

Research Publications:

  • Muhammad Hamza Humayun, Pedro Ludwig Hernandez-Martinez, Negar Gheshlaghi, Onur Erdem, Yemliha Altintas, Farzan Shabani, and Hilmi Volkan Demir, "Near-Field Energy Transfer into Silicon Inversely Proportional to Distance using Quasi-2D Colloidal Quantum Well Donors", Small, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202103524
  • N. Gheshlaghi, S. Foroutan-Barenji, O. Erdem, Y. Altintas, F. Shabani, M. H. Humayun, H. V. Demir, “Self-Resonant Microlasers of Colloidal Quantum Wells Constructed by Direct Deep Patterning,” Nano Lett., vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 4598–4605, 2021.
  • M. H. Humayun, I. Khan, F. Azeem, M. R. Chaudhry, U. S. Gökay, M. S. Murib, A. Serpengüzel, “Far-infrared elastic scattering proposal for the Avogadro Project’s silicon spheres,” J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf., vol. 210, pp. 173–179, 2018.
  • Muhammad Hamza Humayun, Syed Sultan Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Zakwan, Mustafa Mert Bayer, Ulaş Sabahattin Gökay, Ali Serpengüzel, Kenichi Taira, Etsuji Omura, and Josuke Nakata, "Spatial intensity profiling of elastic and inelastic scattering in isotropic and anisotropic liquids by immersion of a spherical silicon photocell," Appl. Opt. 56, 9384-9389 (2017)

 

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Name: Dr. Muhammad Usama             
Supervisor: Dr. Momin Uppal             
Email: muhammadusama@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Electrical Engineering

Muhammad Usama is a Post Doctoral Research Associate in Smart Data Systems & Application Laboratory at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. Prior to this, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh (UoE), UK. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan in 2020, MS in Electrical Engineering from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) in 2013, and BSc. Telecommunication Engineering from Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), in 2010. His primary research interests are in the areas of Adversarial Machine Learning, computer networks, and countering misinformation on social media.


 

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Name: Dr. Saad Sarwar             
Supervisor: Dr. Irshad Hussain             
Email: saad.sarwar@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

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Dr. Saad Sarwar completed his Ph.D. in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Science and Technology (UST) South Korea. His work focused on energy harvesting and saving through the development of dye sensitized solar cells and photoelectrochromic windows. He worked at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER); a national research institute during his Ph.D. Dr. Saad Sarwar is experienced in device fabrication: solar cells (dye sensitized & perovskite), electrochromic, and photoelectrochromic windows (aka smart windows). He did his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and MS in Applied Chemistry from Kumoh National Institute of Technology, South Korea.             

At LUMS, Dr. Saad is developing a photo-assisted rechargeable battery that will improve the energy density of the existing battery systems by utilizing solar power.

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Name: Dr. Syed Adnan Raza             
Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar             
Email: adnanphyqau@gmail.com             
Department: Physics

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Bachelor (2011), Master (2014)  from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan.  Doctor (2020) in Physics from the Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF / MCTI) Brazil. He was a postdoctoral fellowship at LABNANO/CBPF Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF) Brazil (2020-2022). Currently he is working as Abdus Salam Postdoctoral Researcher at SBASSE/LUMS. His current project is about the ‘Novel optical techniques of detecting magnetization dynamics properties for Opto-spintronics devices’.  Has experience in Physics, with emphasis on Condensed Matter Physics, working mainly on the following subjects: magnetization processes, structures of magnetic domains/vortex, Micro/nanofabrication, nanodevices, nanostructured materials, amorphous materials and alloys presenting complex magnetic orders, and also has expertise in Micromagnetic simulation. His current research work involves the development of devices involving spin chains and the dynamics of the magnetization in the microwave range besides this, the optimization of the materials and processes of micro nanofabrication. These aspects of magnetization dynamics are a crucial issue in many aspects of current and future information storage and transmission technologies and the development of sensors for the electro-electronic industry. Dr. Raza has participated in various national and internal conferences and workshops. He has authored 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Publications:

  • S. A Raza et al. “Dynamic magnetic properties of Co2FeAl/IrMn bilayers” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 560, 169618 (2022)
  • MA Pervez et al. and S. A Raza, “Damping in synthetic antiferromagnets” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 548, 168923 (2022)
  • S. A Raza et al., “Dynamic magnetic response of exchange-biased Co2FeAl/IrMn nanostructures” Materials Letters 291, 129518 (2021)
  • S. A Raza et al., “Structural, ferromagnetic, electrical, and dielectric relaxor properties of BaTiO3 and CoFe2O4 bulk, nanoparticles, and nanocomposites materials for electronic devices” Journal of Applied Physics 128, 124101 (2020)
  • S. A Raza et al. “Low damping and small inhomogeneous linewidth broadening in Co2FeAl films” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic materials 513, 167081 (2020)
  • A.B. Oliveira, et al. and S. A. Raza, “Filtering Magnetic Relaxation Mechanisms of YIG(001) Thin Films Using Ferromagnetic Resonance" Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic materials 507, 166851 (2020)
  • Marcio Corrêa et al. and S. A. Raza, “Exploring the magnetization dynamics, damping and anisotropy in engineered CoFeB/(Ag, Pt) multilayer films grown onto amorphous substrate” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic materials 485, 75-81 (2019)
  • Rajwali Khan et. al and S. A. Raza, “Effect of thermal calcination on the structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of (ZnO–Ni) semiconductor” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30.4 , 3396-3404 (2019)
  • S. Hussain, et al. and S. A. Raza, “Investigation of dielectric and complex impedance spectroscopic studies of Bi 1− x Bax FeO3 (0≤ x≤ 0.30) system” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29(10), 8327-8337 (2018)

 

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Name: Dr. Syed Muhammad Ahsan Razvi             
Supervisor: Dr. Hassan Abbas Khan             
Email: syed.razvi@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Electrical Engineering

Syed Muhammad Ahsan is working as a postdoc fellow in the department of electrical engineering. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2014, and the M. S. degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan, in 2017, both in electrical engineering. He completed his Ph.D. Electrical Engineering in May, 2022 from Department of Electrical Engineering, LUMS under the supervision of Dr Hassan Abbas Khan. During his MS and PhD, he worked as a Teaching Assistant for two graduate level courses, Digital Control Systems and Electricity Markets offered by the Department of Electrical Engineering at LUMS. He worked as a research assistant from Aug 2016 till May, 2022 at the Department of Electrical Engineering at LUMS.             

His PhD research focused multiple areas including the identification of accurate solar PV technology for buildings with large-scale rooftop PV installations to extract the maximum power output, optimal power dispatch and profit maximization of the multiple buildings in grid connected mode with integrated PV, energy storage system and electric vehicles (EVs), optimized charging and discharging of EVs in smart buildings and harmonic analysis of rooftop grid-connected PV systems in low voltage (LV) networks. His research areas of interest include electricity markets, renewable energy integration with the distribution grid, smart grids, power system control, power system optimization, energy management systems, digital control systems, business models for smart grids, optimized charging and discharging of electric vehicles. He has published his PhD research work in several reputed International journals (with a cumulative impact factor of more than 35) and flagship conferences. Few of his publications include: 

  • Ahsan, S., Niazi, K. A. K., Khan, H. A., & Yang, Y. (2018). Hotspots and performance evaluation of crystalline-silicon and thin-film photovoltaic modules. Microelectronics Reliability, 88, 1014-1018.
  • Ahsan, S. M., & Khan, H. A. (2019). Performance comparison of CdTe thin film modules with c-Si modules under low irradiance. IET Renewable Power Generation, 13(11), 1920-1926.
  • Ahsan, S. M., Khan, H. A., Hassan, N. U., Arif, S. M., & Lie, T. T. (2020). Optimized power dispatch for solar photovoltaic-storage system with multiple buildings in bilateral contracts. Applied Energy, 273, 115253. 
  • Ahsan, S. M., Khan, H. A., Hussain, A., Tariq, S., & Zaffar, N. A. (2021). Harmonic Analysis of Grid-Connected Solar PV Systems with Nonlinear Household Loads in Low-Voltage Distribution Networks. Sustainability, 13(7), 3709.
  • Ahsan, S. M., Khan, H. A., Ayyadi, S., Arif, S. M., & Lie, T. T. (2021, October). Optimized Power Dispatch for Solar-Storage System and Electric Vehicles with Multiple Buildings in Bilateral Contracts. In 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  • Ahsan, S. M., & Khan, H. A. (2022, March). LV Harmonic Analysis of Single-Phase Rooftop Solar PV Systems with Non-Linear Loads. In 2022 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Ahsan, S. M., & Khan, H. A. (2022). Optimized power dispatch for smart building (s) and electric vehicles with V2X operation. Energy Reports, 8, 10849-10867             
     

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Name: Dr. Ubaid Ullah             
Supervisor: Dr. Imran Cheema             
Email: ubaid.ullah@lums.edu.pk             
Department: Electrical Engineering

Ubaid Ullah received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in 2021, M. Phil in Electronics from the Quaid-i-Azam University in 2016 and B.S. in Electronics from the University of Peshawar in 2014, respectively. Currently, he is holding a Postdoc position in the Bio-Agri-Photonics Lab at Lahore University of Management Science. His research interests include Raman spectroscopy and Optical sensors based on fiber cavities.