Job description

As an Associate Professor in the Department of Automation and Process Engineering (IAP), Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (IVT), my responsibilities are lecturing, developing/revising curriculums, assessing, supervising bachelor's, master's, doctorate's students, and leading research projects as principal/co-principal investigator.

Academic Qualifications:

• PhD in Engineering (2013), University of Cambridge, UK 
• MPhil in Engineering (2009), University of Cambridge, UK
• Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering (2007), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan

Professional Qualifications:

• Executive MBA (2022), Quantic School of Business and Technology, USA
• Research Supervision (2019), RESULT, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
• Chartered Engineer (2018), Engineering Council, UK
• Basic Pedagogical Competence for Higher Education (2015), RESULT, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

Memberships:

• The Norwegian Association of Researchers (NAR)
• The International Society of Multiphysics (ISoM)
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Cambridge Philosophical Society (CPS)
• Euro Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMAAS)
• Global Listening Centre (GLC)

Supervisions:

Doctoral Thesis (Main Supervisor)

• An applied investigation of viscosity–density fluid sensors based on torsional resonators
• Monitoring of Marine Ice and its Thickness for Ship Anti-/De-icing
• Design of Intelligent Ice Protection System for Structures (project in progress...)
• Developing a Fast Feedback Loop in Calculating Microstructure Characteristics for Optimizing Materials (project in progress...)

Doctoral Thesis (Co-Supervisor)

• Modelling and optimization studies on the supply of hydrogen energy from northern Norway
• Hydrological Modelling and Climate Change Impact Assessment on Future Floods in the Norwegian Arctic Catchments
• Implementing LiDAR for Sea Spray Flux Estimation for the Evaluation of Marine Icing (project in progress...)
• CFD modeling of Airflow Distribution Method Towards Minimizing Airborne Transmission Risk (project in progress...)
• Development, Optimization & Validation of Numerical Methods for the Multiphysics Interactions of Particle Laden Flows (project in progress...)

Master Thesis (Main Supervisor)

• Thermal Properties of Neoprene and Natural Rubber in Surfing Wetsuits (project in progress...)
• Comfort Level against Cold due to Shoe Insoles
• Preventing Snow Accumulation on Roofs using Airflows
• Windtech Device - Determine Relationship between Variables
• CFD Modelling of Pollutant Transport
• Thermal analysis of PTC heaters
• Friction Tests on Polyurethane and Concrete
• Thermography and Tensile Tests of Steel Samples
• Device for Monitoring Workers in Cold Environment
• Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane
• Mechanical and Impact Tests of CFRP
• Finite Element Analysis of Materials for Aquaculture Net Cages
• Improving Mechanical Grip on Winter Tires
• Wind Chill Effect & Thermal Insulation
• Study of Refrigerants for Heat Pumps in Colder Climate
• Optimization of Search Algorithm for DEM Simulation
• A Technical Study of Shock Tube Experiment Setup
• Response of Shell Structure under Transient Impulsive Loading

Master Thesis (Co-Supervisor)

• MarSpray LiDAR (MSL) for the comprehensive measurement of Sea Spray
• Field Tests with Windtech Device
• A Study on Windtech Device

Bachelor Thesis (Supervisor)

• Water levels and variation of treatment of the municipality wastewater, Tromsø Municipality
• Utilization of cooling cycle surplus heat in conjunction with seasonal heat storage & solar collectors, COWI AS
• Calculation of capacity and constraints in view of further development of Kvitebjørn Varme AS heating network
• A Study of Organic Rankine Cycle for Kvitebjørn Varme AS
• Exhaust gas recovery from condensate tank in Melkøya, Statoil AS
• Challenges related to the operation and design of sewage pumping stations, Tromsø Municipality
• The pump system in the Vardø tunnel, a project from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
• Optimization of ammonia heat pump, a project from Kuldeteknisk AS
• Design of treatment plants for Macks Ølbryggeri AS
• Analysis and optimization of the compression train at FPSO Norne
• Cold accumulation at Macks Ølbryggeri AS

Administration:

• Leader of the IR, Spectroscopy, and Numerical Modelling Research Group