A: Advanced Electronics

 A1:   Micro to Nano-electronics and photonics

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Next generation device designs for nano-scale chip fabrication

·        Design characterization & process optimization of ultra shallow junctions in sub 45nm CMOS

·        Fabrication protocol optimization for III-V based quantum devices for photonic    applications

·        Study, Design and Modeling of thermal effects in III-V-based HEMT devices for opto-telecommunication application

·        Design Development and Testing of an on-line Laboratory System Using Cosmic Rays Hodoscopes

·        Ion-beam induced substrate engineering for liquid crystals applications

Group Members

1.        Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed (Group Leader)

2.        Dr. Arbab Ali Khan

3.        Dr. Mukhtar Talha                 (KRG)

4.        Dr. Salman Iqbal                    (KRG)

5.        Dr. Muhammad Zubair Khan  (KRG)

6.        Engr. Suheel Abdullah Malik

7.        Engr. Muhammad Shoaib

8.        Engr. Hassan Murtaza

A2:  Next – generation & quantum Computing

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·          Quantum Computing Based on Quantum Waveguides

Group Members

1.      Dr. Arbab Ali Khan(Group Leader)

2.      Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shuja Syed

3.      Engr. Sharyar Khan

4.      Engr. Syed Mashood Murtaza

A3:   VLSI / Embedded Systems & FPGAs

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Dedicated Chip Design for the Generation of Colors through RGB LED’s

·        256-bit True Color Dedicated Image Processor

·        Multi instruction Pipeline Structure Based Dedicated Graphical Processors Design

Group Members

1.      Dr. Arbab Ali Khan      (Group Leader)

2.      Engr. Zahoor Uddin Sheikh

3.      Engr. Syed Farhan Nabi

4.      Engr. Rashid Farid Chishti

5.      Engr. Zeeshan Aslam Khan

6.      Irtaiz-un-Nabi Gilani

A4:  General Electronic Engineering

General Teaching Synergy in Department of Electronics Engineering

Group Members

1.      Engr. Muhammad Asghar(Group Leader)

2.      Engr. Muhammad Hussain

3.      Engr. Shahid Ikram

4.      Engr. Nizar Ali

5.      Mr. M. Irfan

6.      Engr. Saba Hamid

7.      Engr. Fareeha Younas

8.      Ms. Maria Ashraf

9.      Wajahat ali Shah

10.  Sharjeel Butt

11.  Bilal Shaukat Gill

12.  Engr. Mobeen Zareen

13.  Engr. Anum Tahir

B:  Communication & Signal Processing

B1:  Wireless Communication, RF & Microwave Engineering

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Robust RLS Based Detector for MC-CDMA

·        Motion Tracking of Partially Occupied Human Based on Hybrid Model Approach

·        Comparison of pre-coding MIMO system for Raleigh fading environment

·        Orthogonal Moments Analysis and Classification using KNN & SVM

·        Performance of Parallel Concatenated Convolution Codes (Turbo Codes) on Raleigh Fading Channel

·        Blind CMOE & LMMSE Detector for MC-CDMA

·        Passive Microwave Imaging using Reflected GPS Signals Processing based on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Techniques

·        Effect of GPS error sources and techniques to mitigate them for improved GPS position fix

·        Design and development of a High Speed, Dual Channel USB based GPS IF Signal Data Acquisition Device

·        System Identification & Time Series Prediction Using Evolutionary Computing Techniques

·        Cognitive Radio Spectrum Estimation and Effective Utilization of Estimated

·        Initial Design and Development of Indigenous Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Demonstrator

·        Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Optical Burst Switched Network

·        Channel State Information Enhanced Adaptive MCCDMA

·        MIMO Minimum Total MSE Transceiver Design with Imperfect CSI at Both Ends

Group Members

1.      Dr. Ihsan ul Haq(Group Leader)

2.      Dr. Muhammad Usman

3.      Engr. Muhammad Amir

4.      Engr. Syed Zubair

5.      Engr. Syed Jamshed Rizvi

6.      Engr. Tariq Saleem

7.      Engr.Adeel Sbir

8.      Engr. Jawwad Ali Shah

9.      Engr. Majid Bashir

10.  Engr. Wasim Khan

11.  Engr. Shuja ur Rehman Toor

12.  Engr. Abdul Basit

13.  Engr. Anoshia Ahmed

14.  Engr. Umar Javed

15.  Engr. Adeel Khan Jadoon

B2:  Signal & Image Processing

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Iris Recognition Based Novel Features

·         Face Recognition Using Hybrid Color Space Enhanced Fisher Linear Discriminant Model in Color Images

·        Classification of Magnetic Resonance Lesions Using Support Vector Machines

·        Face Detection Technique Using 2D DCT

·        Shadow Detection and Removal in Images

·        Unmixing using linear mixture model and Multiple Target Detection in Hyperspectral Imaging

·        Disconsolation  of images obtained by Correlation of direct and reflected signals of GPS

·        Hand recognition based of hand-shape

·        Region of Interest (ROI) Tracking by Interweaving High Dimensional Statistics (A NOVEL ROBUST APPROACH)

·        Classification of Lung Tumor Ct Images Using Fractal Analysis

Group Members

1.      Dr. Ihsan-ul-Haq (Group Leader)

2.      Dr. Rab Nawaz     (KRG)

3.      Dr. Eyaz Sandhu   (KRG)

4.      Dr. faisal Zafar    (KRG)

5.      Dr. Asif Masood  (KRG)

6.      Engr. Hammad Omer

7.      Engr. Rizwan Saidq

8.      Dr. Naveed Jamil (KRG)

C1:  Power & Control Electronics

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        University-wide self sustained power generation & distribution system

·        Minimum Time PID Controller for Single Link Robotic Arm

·        Unified Method for Stabilization and Tracking of Single Link Robotic Arm using Adaptive FIR Filter

·        Minimization of the Crash Probability of a Terrain Following Aerial Vehicle Using Advanced Altitude Control

·        A New Adaptive Control Scheme Using Artificial Neural Networks of Single Link robotic Arm

·        National Grid Voltage Control and Loss Minimization

·        Power line issues and Realization of Unity Power Factor

·        Overcoming Regulation Problems in Wind Mill Power Plants

Group Members

1.      Dr. Arbab Ali Khan(Group Leader)

2.      Prof. Dr. Sakhi M Bhutta

3.      Dr. Bashir A Zaheer

4.      Engr. Fawwad Qureshi

5.      Engr. Zeeshan Najam Khan

6.      Mr. M. Irfan

7.      Engr. M Iqbal

8.      Engr. M. Mohsin

9.      Engr. Aleem Khaliq

10.  Dr. Muhammad Ezaz (KRG)

11.  Dr. Sajjad Asghar      (KRG)

12.  Dr. Naveed Jamil       (KRG)

C2: Renewable Energy Technology

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Design & Simulation of Bulb Turbine for Hydropower Plants Local Environment

Group Members

1.      Dr. Bashir A Zaheer(Group Leader)

2.      Prof. Dr. Sakhi M Bhutta

3.      Engr. Muhammad Asghar

4.      Engr. Sajjad Khan

5.      Dr. Mehmood Ashraf Khan(KRG)

6.      Dr. Zafar Ullah(KRG)

D1: Engineering Design

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Design against Fatigue

·        Stability of Rotor Bearing System

·        Dynamic Analysis of Non-consecutive Dynamic System

·        Control and Guidance of unmanned Machine/Vehicles

·        Design and Development of Micro Hydel Power Plants

Group Members

1.      Prof. Dr. Ghulam Yasin Chohan

2.      Dr. Riffat Pasha

3.      Dr. Muhammad Zubair(KRG)

4.      Dr. Shahab Khushnood(KRG)

5.      Engr. Javed Tipu

D2:  Engineering Materials

Current Research Problems (2009-2010)

·        Resins and Araldite manufacturing in Pakistan

·        Metal Matrix, Polymeric and Ceramic Composites NDT and NDE and Part Manufacturing

·        High Strength Aluminum Alloys AA 6061, aa-2024 and AA-7075 extrusion and Forging Facilities Establishment in Pakistan

·        Air craft Turbine Blades Failure (PAF)

·        Nuclear Power Plants Fatigue Analysis of Different Components (materials).

Group Members

1.      Prof. Dr. Afzal Khan        (Group Leader)

2.      Dr. Riffat                          (KRG)

3.      Dr. Shahid Khalil              (KRG)

4.      Dr. Rashid Mehmood       (KRG)

5.      Dr. Shahab Khushnood    (KRG)