Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Area of Interest: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Process Optimization, and Image Processing
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (187)

Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. He obtained his undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore. He was awarded a merit scholarship and has been teaching for one year at UET. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China in 2016. In 2019, He won a green energy Post-Doctorate fellowship at Yeungnam University (YU) South Korea. At YU, he has done excessive multidisciplinary research and applied AI and ML techniques in the energy field. He served at the Virtual University of Pakistan as an instructor(CS) from 2007 to 2016. 

He has the following professional skills and expertise:

  • A dynamic multidisciplinary researcher and instructor with more than 15 years of experience in public and private sector research institutions.
  • Ability to apply Genetic, Heuristic, Evolutionary, and swarm-based optimization algorithms on multivariate problems.
  • Expertise in implementing AI, Machine Learning, and Deep learning models to enhance the efficiency of complex energy processes
  • Optimization of multivariate complex processes; particularly Processing and Liquefaction sections
  • AI-based optimization to produce efficient energy systems.
  • Expertise in adopting different programming languages w.r.t the nature of the problem
  • Ability to connect various industrial simulators to specific platforms like MATLAB, C++, or PYTHON to optimize complex processes or extract hidden patterns of process data using Machine learning and AI techniques.
  • Sufficient expertise in applying Machine learning (ML) and AI algorithms to solve complex interdisciplinary problems.
  • Developing and implementing supervised and unsupervised machine learning models for the non-linear types of datasets.
  • Ability to apply re-enforcement learning for the problems where conventional AI techniques failed to respond.
  • Making estimation for an unknown set of variables for a given multidimensional and nonlinear dataset.
  • Making and implementing hybrid optimization models. For Example, PSO-ANN, GA-ANN, ASO-RF, Random-forest based optimizer, etc. Hybrid optimization models enjoy the strengths of both ML and conventional optimization methods.
  • Training Machine Learning models for multidimensional datasets.
  • Training neural network models for big data analysis.
  • Applying AI-based prediction and estimation models to applied fields.
  • Ability to apply optimization algorithms to optimize the constraints and unconstraint problems.
  • Ability to solve problems related to Image processing, Image visualization, Image re-identification, Image searching, and object recognition.

 He has been teaching the following courses to graduate students:

1. Theory of Computation

2. Optimization Techniques

3. Image Processing

4. Artificial Intelligence

5. Machine Learning

 

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. Azeem, F.; Ahmad, A.; Gondal, T.M.; Arshad, J.; Rehman, A.U.; Eldin, E.M.T.; Shafiq, M.; Hamam, H. (2022), "Load Management and Optimal Sizing of Special-Purpose Microgrids Using Two Stage PSO-Fuzzy Based Hybrid Approach", Energies, pp: 1-19, Vol: 15, Issue: 7, ISSN: 1996-1073, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176465 , Impact Factor: 3.252    (External URL)
2. Ahmad Ashfaq, Qadeer Kinza, Naquash Ahmad, Riaz Fahid, Hasan Mudassir, Qyyum Muhammad Abdul, Lee Moonyong (2022), "Particle Swarm-Assisted Artificial Neural Networks for Making Liquefied Natural Gas Processes Feasible Under Varying Feed Conditions", Frontiers in Energy Research , Vol: 10, ISSN: 2296-598X , Impact Factor: 4.008    (External URL)
3. Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Ahmad Naquash, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Khaliq Majeed, Zhongming Zhou, Tianbiao He, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Moonyong Lee (2022), "Neural network-inspired performance enhancement of synthetic natural gas liquefaction plant with different minimum approach temperatures", Fuel, Vol: 308, ISSN: 0016-2361, Impact Factor: 6.609    (External URL)
4. Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Moonyong Lee (2021), "Developing machine learning models for relative humidity prediction in air-based energy systems and environmental management applications", Journal of Environmental Management, Vol: 292, ISSN: 0301-4797, Impact Factor: 6.789    (External URL)
5. He Tianbiao, Qyyum Muhammad Abdul, Zhou Zhongming, Ahmad Ashfaq, Rehan Mohammad, Nizami Abdul-Sattar, Lee Moonyong. (2021), "Black Hole-Inspired Optimal Design of Biomethane Liquefaction Process for Small-Scale Applications", Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol: 9, ISSN: 2296-598X, Impact Factor: 4.008    (External URL)
6. Umair Bin Nisar, Muhammad Jahangir Khan, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Rustam Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Siddique Akhtar Ehsan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Hummad Habib Qazi, Naim Rashid, Tareq Manzoor (2020), "Groundwater investigation in Hattar industrial estates and its vicinity: An integrated approach", Kuwait Journal of Sciences, Vol: 48, Impact Factor: 1.209    (External URL)
7. Hassan, M, El-Zahar, ER, Khan, SU, Rahimi-Gorji, M, Ahmad, A. (2020), "Boundary layer flow pattern of heat and mass for homogenous shear thinning hybrid-nanofluid: An experimental database modeling", Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, pp: 1-16, Impact Factor: 3.009    (External URL)
8. Zahid Hussain Qaisar, Muhammad Irfan *, Tariq Ali *, Ashfaq Ahmad, Ghulam Ali, Adam Glowacz, Witold Glowacz, Wahyu Caesarendra, Aisha Mousa Mashraqi, Umar Draz *, Shafiq Hussain (2020), "Effective Beamforming Technique amid Optimal Value for Wireless Communication", Electronics , Vol: 9, Issue: 11, ISSN: 2079-9292, Impact Factor: 2.397    (External URL)
9. Zhi-Bo Zheng, Ashfaq Ahmad, Zaffar Hussain, Mobeen Munir, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Imtiaz Ali, Jia-Bao Liu (2020), "Fault-Tolerant Metric Dimension of Generalized Wheels and Convex Polytopes", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, pp: 4, Vol: 2020, Impact Factor: 1.305    (External URL)
10. Hussain, Z., Munir, M., Ahmad, A., Maqbool Chaudhary, M., Alam Khan, J., Ahmed, I. (2020), "Metric basis and metric dimension of 1-pentagonal carbon nanocone networks", Scientificreports, Vol: 10, Impact Factor: 4.379    (External URL)
11. Zeshan, F.; Ahmad, A.; Abdel-Aty, A.-H.; Algarni, F.; Mahmoud, E.E.; Ahmad, A (2020), "A Hybrid Semantic Knowledge Integration and Sharing Approach for Distributed Smart Environments", Sensors, pp: 1-24, Vol: 10, ISSN: 1424-8220, Impact Factor: 3.576    (External URL)
12. Rehman, A.; Qyyum, M.A.; Ahmad, A.; Nawaz, S.; Lee, M.; Wang, L. (2020), "Performance Enhancement of Nitrogen Dual Expander and Single Mixed Refrigerant LNG Processes Using Jaya Optimization Approach", Energies, Vol: 13, Issue: 12, ISSN: 1996-1073, Impact Factor: 3.004    (External URL)
13. Majeed, K.; Qyyum, M.A.; Nawaz, A.; Ahmad, A.; Naqvi, M.; He, T.; Lee, M (2020), "Shuffled Complex Evolution-Based Performance Enhancement and Analysis of Cascade Liquefaction Process for Large-Scale LNG Production", Energies, Vol: 13, ISSN: 1996-1073, Impact Factor: 3.004    (External URL)
14. Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Faisal Ahmed, Moonyong Lee (2020), "Two-phase expander refrigeration cycles with ethane–nitrogen: A cost-efficient alternative LNG processes for offshore applications", Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol: 248, ISSN: 0959-6526, Impact Factor: 9.297    (External URL)
15. Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Moonyong Lee (2020), "Gas–liquid dual-expander natural gas liquefaction process with confirmation of biogeography-based energy and cost savings", Applied Thermal Engineering, pp: 1-9, Vol: 166, ISSN: 1359-4311 , Impact Factor: 5.295    (External URL)
16. Sana Ullah Asif, Shaukat Rizwan, Muhammad Qadeer Awan, Muhammad Wasim Khan, Imran Sadiq, Muhammad Ehsan Mazhar, Ashfaq Ahmad, S. Sajjad Hussain, Ehsan Ullah Khan, Wanbiao Hu, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq (2019), "Effect of Dy-Co on physical and magnetic properties of X-type hexaferrites (Ba2-xDyxCu2Fe28-yCoyO46)", Chinese Journal of Physics, pp: 47-54, Vol: 61, ISSN: 0577-9073, Impact Factor: 3.237    (External URL)
17. Alam Nawaz, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Kinza Qadeer, Mohd Shariq Khan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Sanggyu Lee, Moonyong Lee (2019), "Optimization of mixed fluid cascade LNG process using a multivariate Coggins step-up approach: Overall compression power reduction and exergy loss analysis", International Journal of Refrigeration, pp: 189-200, Vol: 104, ISSN: 0140-7007, Impact Factor: 3.629    (External URL)
18. Khalid Mehmood Ur Rehman, Xiansong Liu, Muhammad Riaz, Yujie Yang, Shuangjiu Feng, Muhammad Wasim Khan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Mudssir Shezad, Z. Wazir, Zulfiqar Ali, Khalid Mujasam Batoo, Syed Farooq Adil, Mujaeeb Khan, Emad H. Raslan (2019), "Fabrication and characterization of Zinc Telluride (ZnTe) thin films grown on glass substrates", Physica B: Condensed Matter, pp: 204-207, Vol: 560, ISSN: 0921-4526, Impact Factor: 2.436    (External URL)
19. Saima Munawar, Muhammad Hamid , Muhammad Saleem Khan , Ashfaq Ahmed, and Noreen Hameed (2017), "Health Monitoring Considering Air Quality Index Prediction Using Neuro Fuzzy Inference Model: A Case Study of Lahore", , Pakistan Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, pp: 123-132, Vol: 13, ISSN: ISSN: 1927-5129    (External URL)
20. Ashfaq Ahmad, Lu Yanting (2016), "Removing Random-Valued Impulse Noises by a Two-Staged Nonlinear Filtering Method", Transaction of Nanjing university of aeronautics and astronauts , pp: 10-11, Vol: 33, ISSN: 10051120, Impact Factor: 4.008    (External URL)
21. Ahmad, Ashfaq, and Yanting Lu (2016), "Identifying the phase discontinuities in the wrapped phase maps by a classification framework", Optical Engineering, pp: 033104-033104, Vol: 55, Issue: 3, Standard: ISSN, Impact Factor: 0.968    (External URL)
22. Aslam Muhammad, Zia-ul Qayyum, Ahmad Ashfaq, Waqar M. M., Martinez-Enriquez A. M., Afraz Z. Syed (2012), "An innovative algorithm for code Obfuscation", Life Science Journal , pp: 527-533 , Vol: 9, Issue: 1, Standard: 1097-8135, Impact Factor: 0.165    (External URL)
Conference Papers:
1. R. Fatima, F. Zeshan, A. Ahmad, M. Hamid, A. Ahmad and S. A. Tahir (2021) "Software Requirements Change Prediction Model", 2021 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA)    (External URL)
2. Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Khaliq Majeed, and Moonyong Lee (2019) "Energy efficiency enhancement of offshore natural gas liquefaction processes using Jaya algorithm", 18th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2019), pp: 23-27   
3. Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, and Moonyong Lee (2019) "Machine learning applications for air properties estimation", 18th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2019), pp: 23-27   
4. Kinza Qadeer, Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Moonyong Lee (2019) "Relative humidity estimation: Machine learning approach–random forest-based prediction model", International Conference on Applied Energy 2019   

Qualification

PhD(Computer Science)
University of Chinese Academy of Scinces, China
2016
   
MS(Computer Science)
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
2012
   
MSc(Computer Science)
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
2007
   
MSc(Physics)
IUB, Pakistan
2001
   

Experience

Assistant Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Nov 2016 to Date
   
Post-Doctyoral Research Fellow
Yeungnam University
Nov 2019 to Oct 2020
   
Instructor
Virtual University of Pakistan
2007 to 2016
   
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