Research Projects

Achieved Research Grant of HEC-National University Research Programme (NRPU)

• A grant worth Rs. 6.08 million for the project "Development of Additively Manufactured Low?cost Moulds for the Manufacturing of FRP Products"

• A grant worth Rs. 4.73 million for the project "Optimization of Tooling and Machining Parameters for Enhanced Quality of Holes in Composite Laminates"

• A grant worth Rs. 15.467 million for the project "Investigation of the Distortion and Surface Integrity of Aluminum Aerospace Grade Alloys during High Speed CNC Milling Machining Operations"

Supervising 5 PhD Scholars (Have grant of Rs. 5.9 million)

• Supply Chain Risk Management for Multinational Corporations (Supervising PhD research project to Mr. Muhammad Salman - GSK, in-progress)

• Development of Quality Management Maturity Framework (Supervising PhD research project to Mr. Ali Zulqarnain – Asst. Professor NED UET, in-progress)

• Experimental Investigation for the effects of Molds produced by Additive Manufacturing over the Quality of Fiber‐Reinforced Composites (Supervising PhD research project to Mr. Irshadullah – Manager SUPARCO, in-progress)

• Investigation of the Distortion and Surface Integrity of Aluminum Aerospace Grade Alloys during High Speed CNC Milling Machining Operations (Supervising PhD research project to Mr. Naseem Ahmed – General Manager SUPARCO, in-progress, HEC-NRPU Project)

• Avoiding delamination and distortion in carbon-fiber composites during the machining (Supervising PhD research project to Mr. Muhammad Kashif – General Manager SUPARCO, in-progress)

Research Thesis in PhD

Ph.D. research was started for the Chines CNC Machine OEM.

• A New Approach to CNC Programming for Accurate Multi-axis Face-Milling of Hypoid Gears

Research Projects

Participated as the Project Leader in the following graduate and undergraduate projects;

• Implementation of Content Management System (CMS) based Website at NED University.

• Implementation of ISO 9001:2015 at NED University.

• Learning paths for organizations transitioning in Industry 4.0: An empirical study concerning Pakistani Manufacturers (Master’s Thesis-GSK, 2020)

• To optimize a value creation process by using kaizen and Lean (Master’s Thesis-Midas Safety, 2020)

• Renewables; Variability management and forecasting (Masters Thesis K-Electric, 2020)

• Empirical risk analysis of alternative energy power project using regression analysis and Monte Carlo simulation (Masters Thesis, 2020)

• Risk assessment and analysis of domestic power plant project (Masters Thesis, 2019)

• Developing an integrated supply chain in Gas Meter Plant (SSGC, 2019)

• Improving quality control process of Truck Rims and Fuel Tank (Hinopak, 2019)

• Implementing Six Sigma in finishing processes (Master Thesis, Gul Ahmed, 2019)

• Gap analysis between Project Management best practices and industrial practices in Pakistan (Masters Thesis, 2018)

• Improving productivity through lean system (ISL, 2018)

• Line balancing and implementation of lean in SSGC V-4 Meter Plant (SSGC, 2016).

• Implementation of QMS in auto part vendors of OEM (Ali Brothers Forging, 2016).

• Improvement of Maintenance Management System of Exploration Site (PPL, 2016).

• Optimization of milling parameters for various types of fibers reinforced composite materials (FRP) (Aerospace Research, 2015).

• Optimal parameters for the drilling of carbon fiber reinforced (FRP) composite material (Aerospace Research, 2015).

• Influence & Impact of Vendor Performance System for Automobile Supply Chain Industry. (OEM, 2014).

• Productivity increase by Optimization of Investment Casting Process. (Precision Engineering Complex - PEC, PIA, 2014).

• Processes /parameter optimization for deep-hole drilling using coated/un-coated HSS drills on three different materials such as MS, AL Alloy (AA-2024) & Titanium. (Aerospace Research, 2013).