Faculty of Electrical Engineering
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Engr. Dr. Sunil Kumar
Assistant Professor & HoD -
Engr. Dr. Dur Muhammad Soomro
Associate Professor -
Engr. Dr. Mirza Danish Beg
Assistant Professor -
Engr. Dr. Nizamuddin Hussain
Assistant Pofessor -
Engr. Muhammad Owais
Assistant Professor -
Engr. Asif Gulraiz
Assistant Professor -
Engr. Syed Asad Ali
Senior Lecturer -
Engr. Shahnila Badar
Lecturer
Engr. Dr. Sunil Kumar
Assistant Professor & HoD
Education:
B.E. (Electrical Engg.) NED University
MS-PhD (Electrical Engg.) Hanyang University, South Korea
Research Interests:
Electric Machine Design, Optimization and Analysis
Contact: sunil.kumar@dsu.edu.pk
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WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
DHA Suffa University, Pakistan [10.2022 ~ to-date]
2. Assistant Professor
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute, Pakistan [09.2020 ~ 09.2022]
3. Post-doctoral Researcher
Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), South Korea [09.2019 ~ 08. 2020]
4. Trainee Engineer
Karachi Electric Co. Ltd. (K.E.) – Distribution Region I, Karachi, Pakistan [05.2012 ~ 05.2013]
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Sunil Kumar, Wenliang Zhao, Zhentao S. Du, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon, “Design of Ultra-High Speed Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine with Sinusoidal Back-EMF for Energy Storage Application” in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 1-4, Nov. 2015.
2. Sunil Kumar, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon, “A 32,000 r/min Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine for Energy Storage with Mechanical Stress Analysis” in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1-4, July 2016.
3. Sunil Kumar, and Byung-il Kwon, “Design and Analysis of a Material Efficient Sinusoidal Consequent-Pole High-Speed Axial Flux Machine”, in Journal of IKEEE (KCI Indexed), vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 759-766, Sep-2018.
4. Se-Hyun Rhyu, Sunil Kumar, Salman Khaliq, Myung-Hwan Yoon, Jeong-Eui Yun, and Sang-Seon Lee, “Design Optimization for Pullout Torque Improvement of a Magnetic Coupling in Chemical Pump Application”, Journal of Magnetics (SCIE/SCOPUS Indexed), Vol. 26. No. 01, pp. 60-66, Mar-2021. https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2021.26.1.060
CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. Sunil Kumar, Wenliang Zhao, Zhentao S. Du, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon “Design of Ultra-High Speed Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine with Sinusoidal Back-EMF” IEEE International Magnetics (INTERMAG) conference, Beijing, China, 11~15 May 2015.
2. Sunil Kumar, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon “A 32,000 rev/min Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine for Energy Storage with Mechanical Stress Analysis” IEEE Joint MMM/INTERMAG conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 11~15 Jan 2016.
3. Sunil Kumar, Myeong-Hwan Yoon, Salman Khaliq, Se-Hyun Rhyu, “Magnetic Coupling PM Shape optimization for Pull-out Torque Improvement of a 50-hp Industrial Pump System” IEEE International Magnetics (INTERMAG) conference, Montreal, Canada, 2020.
4. Sunil Kumar, Wenliang Zhao, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon “Optimal Design of Ultra-high speed Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor with Sinusoidal Back-EMF” KIEE Spring Conference, 25-April-2014.
5. Sunil Kumar, Wenliang Zhao, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon, “Optimal Rotor Design of Ultra-high speed Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor for Cogging Torque and Torque Ripple Minimization” KIEE Summer Conference, 16-July-2014.
6. Sunil Kumar, Thomas A. Lipo, and Byung-il Kwon, “Analytical Design of Rotor Magnet Shape of an Ultra-High Speed Three-Phase Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine” KIEE Spring Conference, 17-April-2015.
7. Sunil Kumar, and Byung-il Kwon, “Rotordynamic Analysis of High-speed Axial-flux type Permanent Magnet Machine” KIEE Fall Conference, 21-Oct- 2016.
8. Sunil Kumar, and Byung-il Kwon, “Experimental Evaluation and Analysis of High-Speed Axial Flux PM Machine for Flywheel Energy Storage”, KIEE Summer conference, 14-July-2017.
9. Sunil Kumar, Hyeun-Myeong Yang, Byung-il Kwon, ‘Axial Force Control of a High-Speed Axial Flux PM Machine for Flywheel Energy Storage System’’. KIEE Summer conference, 12-July-2018.
Engr. Dr. Dur Muhammad Soomro
Associate Professor
Education:
1. PhD. (Electrical Engg.) UTM, Malaysia
2. M.E. (Electrical Power Engg.) MUET Jamshoro, Pakistan
3. B.E. (Electrical Engg.) (1990) from MUET, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Research Interests:
• Power Systems Stability
• Power Quality
• Renewable Energy
• Smart Grids
• Distributed Generation
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Industrial Revolution 4.0
Contact: durm.soomro@dsu.edu.pk
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Work Experience:
1. Associate Professor
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Malaysia (05.09.2019-04.09.2023)
2. Senior Lecturer
UTHM, Malaysia (05.09.2011-04.09.2019)
3. Lecturer
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Khuzdar, Pakistan
(08.09.1992-17.08.2005)
4. Engineer
Central Power Pvt. Ltd., Islamabad, Pakistan (01.06.1990-30.08.1992)
5. Engineer
Balochistan Solar Systems Pvt. Ltd., Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (May 1990)
Publications:
Journal:
1. A. A. Mohd Zin, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Critical Study of Underfrequency Load
Shedding Schemes,” IREE, 6,3,1287-96, May 2011.
2. D. M. Soomro, M. A. Omran and S. K. Alswed, “Design of a Shunt Active Power Filter to
Mitigate the Harmonics Caused by Nonlinear Loads,” ARPN Journal of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, 10,19,8774-82, October 2015.
3. D. M. Soomro and M. M. Almelian, “Optimal Design of a Single Tuned Passive Filter to
Mitigate Harmonics in Power Frequency,” ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, 10,19,9009-14, October 2015.
4. D. M. Soomro, S. K. Alswed and M. A. Omran., “Investigation of a Shunt Active Power
Filter with PI and Fuzzy Logic Controllers Under Different Loads,” International Journal
of New Technologies in Science and Engineering, 2,6,49-64, January 2015.
5. D. M. Soomro, S. C. Chong, Z. A. Memon, M. A. Uqaili, F. Abbasi, “Performance of Shunt
Active Power Filter Based on Instantaneous Reactive Power Control Theory for Single-
Phase System,” IJRER International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 7,4,1741-51,
January 2017.
6. D. M. Soomro, S. C. Chong, Z. A. Memon, F. Abbasi, “Power Quality Improvement in
QUCEST Larkana Campus by Using Three Types of Power Filters,” IJPEDS International
Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 8,4, December 2017.
7. D. M. Soomro, M. Y. Al-izzi, H. A. Soodi, N. M. Elasager, S. C. Chong, “Optimal restoration
for distribution system using PSO and ANN,” JTEC Journal of Telecommunication,
Electronic and Computer Engineering, 9,3-7,1-6, August 2018.
8. Ghulam Sarwar Kaloi, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, Mahesh Kumar, Dur Muhammad
Soomro, Sohaib Tahir Chauhdary, Ali Asghar Memon and Dahaman Ishak, “An LVRT
Scheme for Grid Connected DFIG Based WECS Using State Feedback Linearization
Control Technique,” MDPI Electronic Open Access Journal. Electronics 2019, 8(7), 777,
July 2019.
9. Dur Muhammad Soomro, Adnan Hasan Tawafan, Feryal Ibrahim Jabbar, “Methods in
Single Phase to Ground Faults on Power Distribution Systems,” Journal of Engineering
and Applied Sciences (JEAS), 14(7), 10058-10066, October 2019.
10. Asif Ahmed Rahimoon, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Z.A.Memon,
P.H. Shaikh, “Design of Parabolic Solar Dish Tracking System Using Arduino,” Indonesian
Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS), 17(2), pp. 914-921,
February 2020.
11. Dur Muhammad Soomro, Kamran Ahmed Samo, Imran Ahmad Samo, Sajjad Ahmed
Bhatti, Arslan Ahmed Sohu, “Design of Z- Source Inverter and Control Switch Logic to
Drive ZSI,” International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), 29(9s),
pp. 5960-5971, May 2020.
12. Feryal Ibrahim Jabbar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Adnan Hasan Tawafan, Mohd Noor
bin Abdullah, Nur Hanis binti Mohammad Radzi, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, “Optimization
of detection of single line to ground ‘SLG’ fault by controlling Peterson Coil through
ANFIS,” IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI), 9(3), pp. 409-416,
September 2020.
13. Dur Muhammad Soomro, S. K. Alswed, Mohd Noor bin Abdullah, Nur Hanis binti
Mohammad Radzi, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, “Optimal Design of a Single-phase APF Based
on PQ Theory,” International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS),
11(3), pp. 1360-1367, September 2020.
14. Feryal Ibrahim Jabbar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Adnan Hasan Tawafan, Mohd Noor
bin Abdullah, Nur Hanis binti Mohammad Radzi, Mazhar Hussain Baloch), “Optimization
of detection of SLG Fault in distribution grid based on ABCNN Algorithm,” IAES
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI), 9(4), pp 623-629, December 2020.
15. Syed M. Baqar Shah, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, Amir Mehmood Soomro, Shafqat Hussain
Memon, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Analysis of Harmonic Distortion Reduction through
Modular Multi-Level Inverter using Nearest Level Modulation (NLM) Control Strategy,”
Sukkur IBA Journal of Emerging Technologies-SJET, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 67-79, June 2021.
16. “Fawad Salam Khan, Mohd Norzali Haji Mohd, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Susama
Bagchi, M. Danial Khan, “3D Hand Gestures Segmentation and Optimized Classification
Using Deep Learning”, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, No. 0, pp. 131614-131624, September 22,
2021.
17. Md Ferdouse Hossain Bhuiya, Rohaiza Hamdan, Dur Mohammad Soomro,
Abdelrehman Omer Idris, Hussain Shareef, “High Impedance fault detection in 11 KV
Overhead Line with discrete wave form and independent component analysis”,
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS), Vol 24, No. 2,
pp. 661-672, November 2021.
18. Fawad Salam Khan, Mohd Norzali Haji Mohd, Saiful Azrin B. M. Zulkifli, Ghulam E
Mustafa Abro, Suhail Kazi, and Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Deep Reinforcement
Learning Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Control Using 3D Hand Gestures”,
Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol. 72, No. 3, 2022, pp. 5741-5759, 19 January 2022.
19. Fawad Salam Khan, Mohd Norzali Haji Mohd, Saiful Azrin B. M. Zulkifli, Ghulam E
Mustafa Abro, Suhail Kazi, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Breast Cancer Histological
Images Nuclei Segmentation and Optimized Classification With Deep Learning,”
International Journal Of Electrical And Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 12, No. 4, pp.
4099-4110, 18 August 2022.
20. Sharman Sundarajoo & Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Under voltage load shedding and
penetration of renewable energy sources in distribution systems: a review,”
International Journal of Modelling and Simulation (Int. J. Simul. Model.), Vol. 42, No. 6,
pp. 1-19, November 2022.
21. Ummi Sorfina, Syed Zahurul Islam, Kok Boon Ching, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Jabbar
Al-Fatta Yahaya, “Adaptive Position Control of DC Motor for Brush-Based Photovoltaic
Cleaning System Automation,” Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics,
Institute of Advanced Engineering And Science (IAES) Vol 12, No. 3, pp. 1293-1301, June
2023.
22. Sharman Sundarajoo, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Optimal Load Shedding for Voltage
Collapse Prevention Following Overloads in Distribution System,” International Journal
of Engineering (IJE), Vol. 36, No 7, pp. 1230-1238, July 2023.
23. Sharman Sundarajoo, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “A load shedding scheme for radial
distribution system utilizing artificial neural network,” International Journal of
Advanced Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJAECE), Vol. 4, No. 1 (2023), pp. 14
January 2023.
24. Sharman Sundarajoo, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “A Particle Swarm Optimization
Trained Feedforward Neural Network for Under-Voltage Load Shedding,” Transactions
on Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Communications (ECTI), Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 1-
16, June 2023.
25. Sundarajoo, S., & Soomro, D. M., Artificial Neural Network-Based Voltage Stability
Online Monitoring Approach for Distributed Generation Integrated Distribution System,
(2023), Distributed Generation & Alternative Energy Journal (DGAEJ), 38 (06), pp.
1839-1862, 26 August 2023.
26. Feryal Ibrahim Jabbar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Mohd Noor bin Abdullah, Nur Hanis
binti Mohammad Radzi, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, Asif Ahmed Rahimoon, Hassan Fallah
Fakhruldeen “Optimize single line to ground fault detection in distribution grid power
system using artificial bee colony,” Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science (IJEECS), 31(3), pp. 1286-1294, September 2023.
Proceedings:
1. Q. A. Salih, D. M. Soomro and I S Saeh, “Optimal distributed generators location for
power losses improvement using sensitivity-based method,” ICSIMA, IEEE, 0,0,1-4,
November 2015.
2. G. M. Bhutto, C.L Bak, Dur M Soomro, Ehsan Ali “Reconnection of the islanded portion
of the CIGRE low voltage distribution network,” Ghazi University, CIGRE, 0,0, 913-918,
August 2016.
3. Soomro, D. M., Chong, S. C., Memon, Z. A., and Abbasi, F. “Investigation and Design of an
active power filter for PQ issue at QUCEST Larkana campus Using MATLAB/SIMULINK,”
IEEE,0,0,1-6, September 2016.
4. D. M. Soomro, S. C. Chong, Z. A. Memon, and A. M. Soomro, “Identification of Harmonics
of Three-Phase Six-Pulse Rectifier with Different Kind of Loads in MATLAB and
Fabrication Model,” Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia IEEE,0,0,182-187,
November 2016.
5. DM Soomro and Soo Chin Chong, “Analysis of PI Controller Shunt APF Using PSCAD for
Single Phase Nonlinear Load,” N.Singapore, IEEE,0,0,0, October 2016.
6. N. F. Adan, D. M. Soomro, “A Hybrid Filter to Mitigate Harmonics Caused by Non-linear
Load and Resonance Caused by Power Factor Correction Capacitor,” UNS, AIP,
1788,1,030118-1 to 9, January 2017.
7. Dur Muhammad Soomro, Yew Wei Keat, Mazhar Hussain Baloch, Mohd Noor Abdullah,
Nur Hanis Mohammad Radzi and Zubair Ahmed Memon, “Mitigation of Voltage Sag
Caused by Unbalanced Load by Using DFT Controlled DVR,” IEEE,0,0,0, 23 April 2020.
8. Asif Ahmed Rahimoon, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Izhar Ahmed
Sohu, Shafique Ahmed Soomro and Syed Nawaz Ali Shah, “Development of an
Educational Solar Tracking Parabolic Dish Using Raspberry Pi,” IEEE,0,0,0, 16 June
2020.
9. Nurul Hidayah binti Abd Khafar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Ir. Dr. Rahisham Abd
Rahman, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Izhar Ahmed Sohu, and Asif Ahmed Rahimoon
“Intelligent Navigation System using Ultrasonic Sensor for Visually Impaired Person
(VIP),” IEEE,0,0,0, 16 June 2020.
10. Ali. A. Salem, R. Abd-Rahman, S. Al-Ameri, M. S. Kamarudin, N.A.M. Jamail, N. Hussin, H.
Zainuddin, D. M. Soomro, M. Mizad, “Effect of Pollution Distribution Scenarios on
Flashover Characteristics on Outdoor Insulators”, IEEE Xplore, pp. 319-324, September
2020.
11. Muhammad Afiq Mohamad Rosli, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Mitigation of Voltage Sag
Caused by Single Line to Ground Fault in Distribution System by Using Dynamic Voltage
Restorer in MATLAB/ Simulink,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(EEEE), Vol 2, No. 2, pp. 509-515, 30 October 2021.
12. Muhammad Harith Riezman Mohd Fizal, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Mitigation of
Voltage Stability Problem Caused in the Hybrid Wind and Solar Outputs”, Evolution in
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE), Vol 2, No. 2, pp. 867-875, 30 October
2021.
13. Farhan Farid, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Lightning Impact on the Transmission Line
and its Mitigation using MATLAB Simulink,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022), pp. 423-429, 28 May 2022.
14. Muhammad Hanafi Adli Ahmad Sobri, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Brushless DC Motor
Speed Control based on PID-Fuzzy Controller,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 530-536, 30 October 2022.
15. Scovien Olle Lawrence, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “IoT Based Smart Home Switch
System Using the ESP32 Microcontroller”, Evolution in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 856-862, 30 October 2022.
16. Rasydan Nazri, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Mitigation of Impulsive Transient Effect in
Solar Photovoltaic System Caused by Lightning,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 279-285, 30 October 2022.
17. Farid Haikal Zailan, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Mitigating Harmonics by using K-
transformer,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 3 No. 1, pp.
510-515, 30 June 2022.
18. Nurul Nadhirah Che Omar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “The Hybrid Self-Powered Water
Regulation for Residential Area,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(EEEE), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 661-667, 30 April 2023.
19. Nur Zarifah Zakaria, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “IoT based Smart Baby Monitoring
System,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.
295-304, 30 April 2023.
20. Muhammad Edry Omar, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Solar Powered Drying and Hygienic
Shoe Rack,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp.
655-661, 30 October 2023.
21. Izzat Danish Hashim, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Development of Prototype for
Fetching Food to Livestock,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE),
Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 292-298, 30 October 2023.
22. Muhamad Fairus Mohd Nor, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “A Blynk Controlled Solar
Powered Golf Grass Cutter,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE),
Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 608-615, 30 October 2023.
23. Mohamad Shafiq Mohamad Nasri, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Micro Hybrid Power
Generation Using Solar and Wave Energy,” Evolution in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 267-271, 30 October 2023.
24. Muhamad Amir Ridhuan Mohd Ghazali, Dur Muhammad Soomro, “Mitigation of
Voltage Sag for Different Types of Faults by Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR),”
Evolution in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEEE), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 249-257, 30
October 2023.
25. B. S. Ibrahim, D. M. Soomro, S. Sundarajoo, and Z. Nordin, “Natural Lighting System
Using Fiber Optics for Energy Efficiency,” in 2023 IEEE 8th International Conference on
Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS), 2023, pp. 1–6.
26. B. S. Ibrahim, D. M. Soomro, S. Sundarajoo, and M. N. A. Tahrir, “Lightning and Surge
Arrester Simulation in Power Distribution System,” in 2023 IEEE 8th International
Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS), 2023, pp. 1–4.
27. B. S. Ibrahim, D. M. Soomro, S. Sundarajoo, and M. F. Shahirin, “Development of Boost
Converter System with Solar Charging Controller for Electrical Equipment,” in 2023
IEEE 8th International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences
(ICETAS), 2023, pp. 1–6.
Teaching Modules:
1. Faridah Hanim Mohd Noh, Dur Muhammad Soomro, Roziah Aziz, 2011, Power System
(BEF25503), UTHM.
Lab Modules:
1. Rahisham Abd Rahman, Mohd Fairouz Mohd Yousof, Mohd Noor Abdullah, Dur
Muhammad Soomro, et al, 2016, Electrical Engineering Laboratory I (BEF23401),
UTHM.
2. Rahisham Abd Rahman, Mohd Fairouz Mohd Yousof, Siti Amely Jummat, Dur
Muhammad Soomro, et al, 2016, Electrical Engineering Laboratory III (BEF45101),
UTHM.
Book Chapters/Thesis:
1. Dur Muhammad Soomro, “An Optimal Dynamic Underfrequency Load Shedding
Scheme,” Thesis, Thesis, eprints.utm.my, 2011.
2. D. M. Soomro, SC Chong, ZA Memon, AM Soomro, “Identification of Harmonics by
Simulating 3-Phase Full Wave AC-DC Converter in MATLAB”, Goo, 2011.
3. Chong, S. C. and Soomro, D. M., Harmonic Behaviour of Different Branded LED Lamps
and Their Respective Cost Effectiveness, Vol. 398 of the series Lecture Notes Electrical
Engineering, Chapter: 79, Book Id: 339721_1_En, Publisher: Springer, pp. 725-736,
2017.
Engr. Dr. Mirza Danish Beg
Assistant Professor
Education:
PhD (Automation Systems Engineering) King’s College London
MSc (Mechanical Engineering) King’s College London
BSc (Mechanical Engineering) National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan.
Publications:
1. Mirza Danish Beg, Yahya Zeweri, Kaspar Althoefer, Topographical control system for
Smart Grids, IEEE 2013.
2. Mirza Danish Beg, Kaspar Althoefer, Control and Smart methodologies for automated
statistical control of Electrical Systems, IEEE 2013.
3. Mirza Danish Beg, Kaspar Althoefer, David Sun, Modification topologies for conversion
of MV and LV switchgear for remote monitoring and control, CoRE Journal, 2014.
4. Mirza Danish Beg, Ashad Mustafa, Kamran Raza, Ayaz Ahmed Khan, Altamash Ahmed,
Shariq Tabraiz, Umer Ali Shah, Development of unmanned autonomous surveillance
drone, submitted to IEEE, 2012.
5. Mirza Danish Beg, Amjad Ali, Imran Wali, Aamir Mujtaba, Umair Ali Siddiqui, Video
transmission through dialup GSM network, submitted to IEEE, 2012.
6. Mirza Danish Beg, Ashad Mustafa, Kamran Raza, Smart Solar Street Lights, presented
in International Energy Conservation Conference Malaysia 2011.
7. Mirza Danish Beg, Kaspar Althoefer, Design of Laser based vibrometer for high-speed
CD-ROM drives, Proceedings of American Control Conference, London, UK, pp. 1587-
1592, 2002.
Contact Info:
Email: danish.beg@dsu.edu.pk
Engr. Dr. Nizamuddin Hussain
Assistant Pofessor
PhD, Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Canada
MS, Electrical Engineering (Electrophysics), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
MS, Nuclear Engineering, PIEAS, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
BS, Electronics Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, KPK
Research Interests:
- Computational electromagnetics, particularly the finite element method
- Numerical linear algebra
- Electromagnetic modeling of low and high frequency components and devices
- Multigrid numerical methods
- Performance limitations of array antennas
Selected Publications:
- Hussain, and J. Webb. “Geometric Multigrid Preconditioning in Voxel-based Finite Element Analysis of Scattering”. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting’, Boston, USA, 2018 (Conference)
- Hussain, and J. Webb. “Preconditioners for the Nonconforming Voxel Edge Element Method”. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 53, issue 6, June 2017 (Journal)
- L. G. Jonsson, C. I. Kolitsidas, and N. Hussain. “Array Antenna Limitations”. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 12, pp. 1539-1542, Nov 2013 (Journal)
- Hussain, and J. Webb. “Preconditioners for the Nonconforming Voxel Edge Element Method”. IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2016 Miami USA (Conference)
Contact Information:
Email: nizam.hussain@dsu.edu.pk
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Engr. Muhammad Owais
Assistant Professor
• MSc (Power Engineering), Technical University Munich, Germany
• BE (Electronics), NED University
Formerly:
• Linde AG, Engineering Division, Pullach, Germany
• Institute of Automatic Control, Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany
• Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Research Interests:
• System Identification
• Linear Control Systems
• Non-Linear Control Systems
• Distributed Control Systems
• Model Predictive Control
• Electrical Machines (Control)
Publications:
• Automatic Power Factor Correction Unit, International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, ICE Cube 2016, April 11-12, Quetta, Pakistan. ISBN 978-1-5090-1252-7
• Design of Smart Charge Controller for Wind Electric Conversion System, 8th International conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies SET 2009, 31st Aug to 3rd Sep 2009, Aachen, Germany. ISBN 978-3-9813246-1-7
• An off-grid Model Setup for Wind Electric Conversion System, TENCON 2009, November 23-26, Singapore. ISBN 978-1-4244-4547-9
• National Instruments LabVIEW based Pharmaceutical Medication Device with Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System (SCADA), SoutheastCon 2009, March 5-8, Atlanta, GA, USA. ISBN 978-1-4244-3978-2
• GSM Based Security System Using LabVIEW,First International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication 2007 at Pakistan Navy Engineering College, NUST, Karachi during November 12-13, 2007
Significant Achievements:
• Masters Thesis at Linde Engineering, Pullach, Germany in the department of Information Technology and Process Control
• Funding from NED University for presenting projects in Germany and USA at undergraduate level
• First prize winner in hardware competition at PAF-KIET (2008)
Contact Information:
Email: m.owais@dsu.edu.pk
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Engr. Asif Gulraiz
Assistant Professor
• MSc (Sustainable Electrical Power), Brunel University London, United Kingdom
• BS (Electronics), SSUET, KarachiFormerly:
• Senior Lecturer, DHA Suffa University
• Lecturer, Usman Institute of Technology
• Project Officer, Brunel University London
• Electrical Engineer, Pakistan International Container Terminal
Research Interests:
• Power Quality, Renewable Energy
Publications:
• Asif Gulraiz, Hammad Munami, Power Factor Correction for Non-Linear Loads, International Journal on Energy Conversion (IRECON). ISSN: 2281-5295, e-ISSN: 2281-5309.
Significant Achievements:
• Distinction in Final Thesis (MSc), Brunel University London
Contact Information:
Email: asif.gulraiz@dsu.edu.pk
Engr. Syed Asad Ali
Senior Lecturer
• ME (Communication Systems and Networks), MUET
• BE (Telecommunications), MUET
Formerly:
• Assistant Manager, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL – Etisalat), Hyderabad
• Resident Engineer, Interactive Group of Companies Pvt Ltd, Army Data Center, Hyderabad
Research Interests:
• Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
• Cooperative Communication Systems
Publications:
• S Asad A, et al, Performance Evaluation Of Decode & Forward Cooperative Communication Protocols, International Journal Of Information Technology And Electrical Engineering , 1st Jan 2013, ISSN: 2225-7217
• Syed Asad Ali, et al, Bit Error rate Analysis of Amplify and Forward Cooperative Communication Protocol, IEEEP 26th Multi Topic Symposium 2011, Karachi Pakistan
Significant Achievements:
• Gold Medal from IEEE on research paper
• Position Holder in BE
Contact Information:
email
asad.ali@dsu.edu.pk
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Engr. Shahnila Badar
Lecturer
Qualification:
- PhD. Electrical Engineering in progress from DHA SUFFA University Karachi.
- MSc. Electronic Engineering (Advanced Electronics & Control Systems) The Islamia University Bahawalpur.
- BE Electronic Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro.
Experience:
- Lecturer Electrical Engineering Department, DSU Karachi (October, 2023 – Present)
- Visiting Faculty, DHA SUFFA University Karachi (2022-2023)
- Visiting Faculty, University of Central Punjab, Bahawalpur Campus (2019-2020)
- Triple E Intern (PTCL) Hyderabad, 2014-2015
Email: shahnila.badar@dsu.edu.pk
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