Azad Muhammad Muzammil

Biographical Information

Muhammad Muzammil Azad received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from HITEC University in 2018, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering (design and manufacturing) from the same institute in 2021. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the Smart Materials and Design (SMD) Lab, Dongguk University. His current research is centered on composite fault detection using artificial intelligence techniques. He is also interested in computational mechanics, polymer composites, fiber-reinforced composites, laminated composites, and bio-composites.

Academic Experience

2021-Present Research Assistant Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

2018-2019 Teaching Assistant HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan

Research Interests

• Laminated Composite Materials

• Composites Damage Detection using Artificial Intelligence

• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

• Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)

• Data-driven Models

Professional Awards

1. Best Poster Award: Multi-Class Generative Adversarial Network-Based Data Augmentation for Delamination Assessment of Laminated Composites. KMSM 2022 Symposium. Dec 15 - Dec 16, 2022, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea

2. Best Presentation Award: Structural vibration-based delamination assessment of laminated composites using deep learning. Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering (KSME International Conference 2022). Nov 09 - Nov 11, 2022, ICC Jeju, Jeju, Republic of Korea

3. Best Poster Award: Strain Energy Based Topology Optimization of Medical Waste Shredder Blade. Regular Conference of the Korean PHM Society. Jun 29 - Jul 01, 2022, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea

4. Best Achievement Award: Best Achievement Award in autonomous intelligent machines and systems for outstanding paper entitled "Effect of Topology Optimization on Material Efficiency of Medical Waste Shredder Blade" (BK-21, August 8, 2022)

International Journal Publications

1. Azad M.M., Cheon Y.B., Khalid S., Raouf I., Kim H.S., “Intelligent Computational Methods for Damage Detection of Laminated Composite Structures for Mobility Applications: A Comprehensive Review”, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2024

DOI: 10.1007/s11831-024-10146-y (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 9.70 | JCR Ranking 0.50 %)

2. Azad M.M., Kumar P., Kim H.S., “Delamination Detection in CFRP Laminates Using Deep Transfer Learning with Limited Experimental Data”, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.02.067  (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 6.40 | JCR Ranking 7.00 %)

3. Azad M.M., Kim H.S., “Hybrid Deep Convolutional Networks for the Autonomous Damage Diagnosis of Laminated Composite Structures”, Composite Structures, 2024.

DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117792  (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 6.60 | JCR Ranking 5.43 %)

4. Kim S.J., Azad M.M., Song J., Kim H.S., “Delamination Detection Framework for the Imbalanced Dataset in Laminated Composite Using Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Network Based Data Augmentation”, Applied Sciences, 2023.

DOI: 10.3390/app132111837 (SCIE | Q2 | IF: 2.84 | JCR Ranking 41.85 %)

5. Kim D., Azad M. M., Khalid S., Kim H.S., “Data-driven Surrogate Modeling for Global Sensitivity Analysis and the Design Optimization of Medical Waste Shredding Systems”, Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023.

DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2023.09.077 (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 6.63 | JCR Ranking 7.07 %)

6. Khalid S., Song J., Azad M.M., Lee J., Jo S.H., Kim H.S., “A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Trends in Aircraft Structural Prognostics and Health Management”, Mathematics, 2023.

DOI: 10.3390/math11183837 (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 2.40 | JCR Ranking 6.80 %)

7. Azad M.M., Kim S., Cheon Y.B., Kim H.S., “Intelligent Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures using Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Transfer Learning: A Review”. Advanced Composite Materials, 2023.

DOI: 10.1080/09243046.2023.2215474 (SCIE | Q3 | IF: 2.92 | JCR Ranking 58.73 %)

8. Khan A., Azad M.M., Sohail M., Kim H.S., "Physics-based Models for Prognostics and Health Management of Laminated Composites: A Review", International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2023.

DOI: 10.1007/s40684-023-00509-4 (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 4.66 | JCR Ranking 17.15 %)

9. Raouf I., Khan A., Khalid S., Sohail M., Azad M. M., Kim H.S., “Sensor-Based Prognostic Health Management of Advanced Driver Assistance System for Autonomous Vehicles: A Recent Survey”, Mathematics, 2022.

DOI: 10.3390/math10183233 (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 2.59 | JCR Ranking 6.16 %)

10. Azad M.M., Kim D, Salman K., Kim H.S., “Topology Optimization and Fatigue Life Estimation of Sustainable Medical Waste Shredder Blade”, Mathematics, 2022.

DOI: 10.3390/math10111863 (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 2.59 | JCR Ranking 6.16 %)

Publications Korean Journals

1. Kim D., Azad M. M., Khalid S., Kim H.S., "Sensitivity Analysis of Medical Waste Sterilization Shredder using Surrogate Model," Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A, 2023.

DOI: 10.3795/KSME-A.2023.47.1.071  (*KCI)

2. Azad M.M., Kim D., Khalid S., Kim H.S., "Structural Stability Analysis of Medical Waste Sterilization Shredder", Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (JCOSEIK), 2021.

DOI: 10.7734/COSEIK.2021.34.6.409 (*KCI)

Patent

1. Kim H.S., Azad M.M., Kim D., Khalid S., “Method and Device for Designing Medical Waste Shredder”, May 03, 2022, (No. 10-2022-0055096).

2. Kim H.S., Khan A., Noh Y.R., Azad M.M., Raouf I., “Device and Method for Autonomously Assessing Delamination in Laminated Composites”, Jan 19, 2023, (No. 10-2023-0007682).

3. Kim H.S., Azad M.M., Kim, S., “Defect Detection Device and Defect Detection Method for Laminated Composites”, Apr 04, 2023, (No. 10-2023-0044438).

4. Kim H.S., Kim D., Azad M.M., Khalid S., Ki H.H., Kim J.J., “Device and Method for Designing Medical Waste Shredding System”, Jul 15, 2023, (No. 10-2023-0092093).

5. Kim H.S., Azad M.M., “Device and Method for Diagnosing Damage for Laminated Composites”, Aug 31, 2023, (No. 10-2023-0115006).

International/National Conferences

1. Azad M.M., Shah A.U.R, Prabhakar M.N., Kim H.S., “Deep Learning-Based Fracture Surface Analysis of Laminated Composites,” PHM Korea 2024 Regular Academic Conference, June 24 – June 26, 2024, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea.

2. Cheon Y., Azad M.M., Jung J., Song J., Kim H.S., “Application of Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Transfer Learning for Delamination Detection in CFRP Composites,” PHM Korea 2024 Regular Academic Conference, June 24 – June 26, 2024, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea.

3. Azad M. M., Cheon Y. B., Jung J., Kim H. S., “An Interpretable Deep Learning Approach for Vibration-Based Damage Detection of Laminated Composites,” Korean Society of Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE), May 22 – May 24, 2023, Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Republic of Korea.

4. Kim D., Azad M. M., Jung J., Ki K., Kim H. S., “Stress prediction and optimization of mechanical systems through CAE-based surrogate model”. KSME CAE and Applied Mechanics Division 2024 Spring Conference. May 01 – May 04, 2024, Phoenix Island, Jeju, Republic of Korea.

5.  Kim, D., Azad, M. M., Kim, H. S., Chung, J.H., “Design Optimization and Metamodel-based Sensitivity Analysis of Various Sterilization Shredder”. 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Conference. 08 – Jan 12, 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. (International Conference)

6. Azad, M. M., Kim, H. S., “Machine Learning Based Structural Health Monitoring of Laminated Composite Structures”. 3rd International Conference on Polymers and Composites (ICPC 2023). Nov 28 – Nov 29, 2023, National Textile University (NTU), Faisalabad, Pakistan. (International Conference)

7. Azad, M. M., Cheon, Y. B., Kim, S. J., Kim, H. S., “Damage Detection of Laminated Composites Using Hybrid Multi-Channel Convolutional Autoencoder”. 2023 Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (COSEIK) Symposium. Nov 16 - Nov 17, 2023, Chuncheon Bears Hotel, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.

8. Kim, S. J., Azad, M. M., Song J., Kim, H. S., “WGAN-based Time Series Data Augmentation for Resolving Data Imbalance”. Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering (KSME International Conference 2023). Nov 01 - Nov 03, 2023, Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

9. Azad, M. M., Kim, S. J., Cheon, Y. B., Kim, H. S., “Feature Engineering for Composite Damage Detection using Empirical Mode Decomposition and 3D Convolutional Auto-Encoder”. PHM Korea 2023 Regular Academic Conference. Jul 03 - Jul 05, 2023, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea.

10. Kim, S. J., Azad, M. M., Kim, H. S., “Performance Comparison of Various Time-Series Data Augmentation Techniques”. PHM Korea 2023 Regular Academic Conference. Jul 03 - Jul 05, 2023, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea.

11. Azad, M. M., Kim, S. J., Kim, H. S., “Deep Learning-Based Delamination Assessment of Laminated Composites Using Limited Structural Vibration Data”. 2023 Spring Conference in CAE and Applied Mechanics, KSME. May 17 - May 20, 2023, BEXCO (55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea)

12. Kim, S. J., Azad, M. M., Kim, H. S., “Data Augmentation using Wasserstein GAN model for Laminated Composites and fault state classification”. 2023 Spring Conference in CAE and Applied Mechanics, KSME. May 17 - May 20, 2023, BEXCO (55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea)

13. Azad, M. M., Kim, S. J., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Multi-Class Generative Adversarial Network-Based Data Augmentation for Delamination Assessment of Laminated Composites. KMSM 2022 Symposium. Dec 15 - Dec 16, 2022, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea (Best Poster Award)

14. Azad, M. M., Kim, S. J., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Structural vibration-based delamination assessment of laminated composites using deep learning. Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering (KSME International Conference 2022). Nov 09 - Nov 11, 2022, ICC Jeju, Jeju, Republic of Korea (Best Presentation Award)

15. Azad, M. M., Kim, D., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Strain Energy Based Topology Optimization of Medical Waste Shredder Blade. Regular Conference of the Korean PHM Society. Jun 29 - Jul 01, 2022, The K Hotel Seoul, Republic of Korea (Best Poster Award)

16. Azad, M. M., Kim, D., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Effect of Topology Optimization on Material Efficiency of Medical Waste Shredder Blade. 2022 Spring Conference in CAE and Applied Mechanics, KSME. 18TH May to the 21ST of May 2022, BEXCO (55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea).

17. Azad, M. M., Kim, D., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Weight Reduction of a Medical Waste Shredding System using Topology Optimization. Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (COSEIK), 13TH April to the 16TH of April 2022, Sono Calm Jeju ( 6347-17 Iljudong-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea).

18. Azad, M. M., Kim, D., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S., Topological Optimization and Fatigue Life Estimation of Medical Waste Shredder Blade. Korea Multi-Scale Mechanics Symposium (KMSM), 21ST December to the 22ndND of December 2021, Gumi Geumosal Hotel, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gumi, Republic of Korea.

19. Azad, M. M., Kim, D., Kim, J., Jeong, H., Khalid, S., Kim, H. S. Structural Stability Analysis of Medical Waste Sterilization Shredder. Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (COSEIK), 25TH November to the 26TH of November 2021, Shilla Stay Haeundae (46 Haeundae 570beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea).

20. Hwang, H., Khalid, S., Azad, M. M., Kim, H. S., Chattopadhyay, A. Turbine fault detection of intelligent digital power plant using optimal sensor selection. Asia Pacific Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society (PHMAP), 8TH September to the 11TH of September 2021, Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Republic of Korea. (International Conference)