Dr. Imran Ghous
Tenured Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Area of Interest: My research interests include but are not limited to Control theory and its applications, Stability Analysis, Controller/observer Synthesis, 2-D Systems, Switched Systems, Nonlinear Systems etc.
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (116)
HEC approved PhD Supervisor
On Leave

Profile Summary:

 

Cumulative Impact Factor: 142.489

International Journal Publications: 31

International Conference Publications: 1

Total Publications: 32+

Total Citations: 392+

Undergraduate Students Supervised: 30+

Ph.D. & M.Sc. Thesis Supervised: 7

Funded Projects on which I worked: 10+

 

Researchgate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran_Ghous

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=D8jmKWwAAAAJ&hl=en

Note:Prospective M.Sc. and Ph.D. students who are interested in working with me are encouraged to select a research topic of their own choice. However, if any students face difficulties in choosing a research topic, they are welcome to contact me via email for assistance.

Contact Information: imranghous@cuilahore.edu.pk

Biography:

Imran Ghous has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Imperial College London, UK. He holds a PhD degree in Control Science and Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, which he obtained in 2016. Prior to that, he earned MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, in 2013 and 2011, respectively. Imran has a strong portfolio of securing highly competitive scholarships, fellowships, and awards throughout his academic career, which includes the Nanjing Government-Nanjing University of Science and Technology Joint Scholarship Class-A, the UNESCO/People's Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowship, the MSc full-time Scholarship, and the Best Research Award under the Elite International Scholarship Programme by the Ministry of Education, China. He has very active research collaborations with eminent researchers in the UK, Europe, China, and Korea. He actively offers his expertise as a reviewer in leading journals, has been a member of IFAC TC 2.1 and 2.3, and is a Professional Engineer registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council. His research interests mainly include nonlinear systems, 2D systems, biological systems, and switched systems.

Research Projects Supervised:

  • Efficient Tracking of Subatomic Particles in the Presence of Multiple Scattering in Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (Graduate, Tehreem Tariq, 2022)
  • The dissertation topic is yet to be finalized (Ph.D., Waseem Iqbal, 2021-to date) 
  • Observer-based controller design for one-sided Lipschitz nonlinear systems with consideration of
    practical factors (Ph.D., Amged Hamid Esmail, 2020-to date)  
  • IoT-Based Smart Vacuum Cleaner (Undergraduate, 2021-2022) 
  • Smart and Automated Restaurant Serving System (Undergraduate, 2020-2021)
  • An IOT-based fuzzy logic approach for patient’s health monitoring system (Undergraduate, 2020-2021)
  • IOT-based Dynamic Automated Car Parking System (Undergraduate, 2020-2021)
  • Robust Kalman Filter for 2-D Nonlinear Systems (Graduate, Talha Zeb, 2020)
  • Observer-based Controller Synthesis for Discrete-time One-sided Lipschitz Non-linear Systems (Graduate, Muhammad Zubair, 2019-to date) 
  • Observer-based controller synthesis for one-sided Lipschitz nonlinear switched systems (Graduate, Waseem Iqbal, 2018-2019) 
  • Observer design for one-sided Lipschitz nonlinear discrete Markovian jump systems (Graduate, Waqas Hussain, 2018-2019) 
  • Position Control of Antenna with disturbance  (Undergraduate, 2018) 
  • Implementation of Mine Blast Algorithm for DFIG-based wind energy conversion systems (Undergraduate, 2018)
  • Single phase converter design for solar PV applications using Gallium Nitride transistors (Undergraduate, 2018)
  • Modeling of Heartbeat dynamics (Undergraduate, 2017) 

Research Fundings:

  • IOT-based Dynamic Automated Car Parking System (NGIRI-2021-7881)
  • An IOT-based fuzzy logic approach for patient’s health monitoring system (NGIRI-2021-7398)
  • Smart and Automated Restaurant Serving System (NGIRI-2021-7795)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61273120). (in collaboration with Prof. Zhengrong Xiang)
  • Postgraduate Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. CXZZ13-0208). (in collaboration with Prof. Zhengrong Xiang)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61703137). (in collaboration with Dr. Zhaoxia Duan)
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities Grant No. 2019B14814. (in collaboration with Dr. Zhaoxia Duan)

International Journal Reviewer:

  • Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems (Elsevier)
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (IEEE)
  • Journal of the Franklin Institute (Elsevier)
  • International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (Springer)
  • International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor and Francis)
  • Asian Journal of Control (Wiley)
  • IET Control Theory and Applications (IEEE)
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (IEEE)
  • IEEE Access (IEEE)
  • Fuzzy Sets and Systems (Elsevier)
  • Applied Mathematics and Computation (Elsevier)
  • ISA Transactions (Elsevier)
  • Information Sciences (Elsevier)
  • Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing (Springer)
  • Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control (SAGE)
  • Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (Springer)

Courses Taught:

  • Robust Control (Level: Graduate), Linear Systems Theory (Level: Graduate), Linear Control Systems (Level: Graduate), Control Systems (Level: Undergraduate), Electric Machines (Level: Undergraduate), Power Distribution and Utilization (Level: Undergraduate), Electric Circuits Analysis I (Level: Undergraduate)

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. Imran Ghous, Jian Lu, Zhaoxia Duan (2022), "H_infinity Stabilization Problem for Memristive Neural Networks with Time-varying Delays", Information Sciences (Elsevier)-(Accepted for publication), Impact Factor: 6.795   
2. Zhaoxia Duan, Yuchen Han, Zhengrong Xiang, Imran Ghous (2022), "On l1-gain Control for 2D Delayed Positive Systems in FM LSS Models: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions", International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor & Francis), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2022.2090635 , Impact Factor: 2.281   
3. Shuo Li, Zhengrong Xiang, Junfeng Zhang, Imran Ghous (2022), "Finite-time L1 and L_infinity boundedness for nonlinear singular switched positive systems with D-perturbations", Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems (Elsevier), , Impact Factor: 6.163    (External URL)
4. Zhaoxia Duan, Choon Ki Ahn, Zhengrong Xiang, Imran Ghous (2022), "l1-gain Controller Design for 2D Markov Jump Positive Systems with Directional Delays", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Systems, DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.2022.3161582, Impact Factor: 13.451   
5. Zhaoxia Duan, Jinling Liang, Choon Ki Ahn, Zhengrong Xiang, Imran Ghous (2022), "Mixed $l_1/l_-$ Fault Detection for Positive 2D Systems with Distributed Delays", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (IEEE), DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.2022.3150154, Impact Factor: 13.451    (External URL)
6. Zhaoxia Duan, Yue Sun, Choon Ki Ahn, Zhengrong Xiang, Imran Ghous (2021), "L1-gain control design for positive 2D continuous delayed systems", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Impact Factor: 3.715   
7. Anila Barkat, Mirza Tariq Hamayun, Salman Ijaz, Saleem Akhtar, Ejaz Ahmad Ansari, Imran Ghous (2021), "Model identification and real-time implementation of a linear parameter–varying control scheme on lab-based inverted pendulum system", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, pp: 30-38, Vol: 235, Issue: 1, Impact Factor: 2.045   
8. Naveed Taimoor, Ikramullah Khosa, Muhammad Jawad, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Imran Ghous, Muhammad B Qureshi, Ali R Ansari, Raheel Nawaz (2020), "Power Outage Estimation: The Study of Revenue-led Top Affected States of US", IEEE Access, pp: 223271-223286, Vol: 8, Impact Factor: 4.476   
9. Imran Ghous, Jian Lu (2020), "Robust Observer Design for Two-dimensional Discrete Positive Switched Systems with Delays", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (IEEE), , pp: 3297-3301, Vol: 67, Issue: 12, Impact Factor: 3.714    (External URL)
10. Jinna Fu, Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous (2020), "l1-induced norm and controller synthesis for positive 2D systems with multiple delays", Journal of the Franklin Institute, pp: 7904-7920, Vol: 357, Issue: 12, Impact Factor: 4.805   
11. Imran Ghous, Jian Lu, W Hussain (2020), "Observer-based H_infinity control for discrete-time one-sided Lipschitz Markovian jump delayed systems under partially unknown transition probabilities", Journal of the Franklin Institute ( Elsevier),, pp: 2075-2087, Vol: 357, Issue: 13, Impact Factor: 3.591    (External URL)
12. Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous, Yuanqing Xia, Jahanzeb Akhtar (2020), "$H_{\infty}$ control problem of discrete 2-D switched mixed delayed systems using the improved Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional", International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (Springer), pp: 2075-2087, Vol: 18, Issue: 8, Impact Factor: 3.591   
13. Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous, Bing Wang, Jian Shen (2019), "Necessary and Sufficient Stability Criterion and Stabilization for Positive 2-D Continuous-Time Systems with Multiple Delays", Asian Journal of Control (Wiley), pp: 1355-1366, Vol: 21 , Issue: 3, Impact Factor: 3.759    (External URL)
14. Zhaoxia Duan, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Imran Ghous, Muhammad Jawad, Ikram ullah khosa, Khurram Ali (2019), "Improving the tracking of sub-atomic particles using the Unscented Kalman filter with measurement redundancy in high energy physics experiments", IEEE Access (IEEE), pp: 61728-61737, Vol: 7, Impact Factor: 4.983    (External URL)
15. Imran Ghous, Zhaoxia Duan, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Muhammad Jawad (2019), "Robust stabilization of uncertain 2-D discrete-time delayed systems using sliding mode control", The Journal of the Franklin Institute (Elsevier), , pp: 9407-9431, Vol: 356, Issue: 16, Impact Factor: 4.994    (External URL)
16. Zhaoxia Duan, Jian Shen, Imran Ghous, Jinna Fu (2019), "H_infinity Filtering for Discrete-time 2-D T-S fuzzy Systems with Finite Frequency Disturbances", IET Control Theory & Applications, DOI: 10.1049/iet-cta.2018.5918 , pp: 1983-1994, Vol: 13, Issue: 13, Impact Factor: 4.245    (External URL)
17. Muhammad Jawad, Abubakar Rafique, Ikramullah Khosa, Imran Ghous, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Sahibzada Ali (2019), "Improving Disturbance Storm Time (DST) Index Prediction using Linear and Nonlinear Parametric Models: A Comprehensive Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (IEEE), , pp: 1429-1444, Vol: 47, Issue: 2, Impact Factor: 1.566    (External URL)
18. Saim Ahmed, Haoping Wang, Muhammad Shamrooz Aslam, Imran Ghous, Irfan Qaisar (2019), "Robust adaptive control of robotic manipulator with input time-varying delay", International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (Springer),, pp: 2193-2202, Vol: 17, Impact Factor: 3.601    (External URL)
19. Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous, Shipei Huang, Jinna Fu (2019), "Fault detection observer design for 2-D continuous nonlinear systems with finite frequency specifications", ISA Transactions (Elsevier),, pp: 1-11, Vol: 84, Impact Factor: 5.699    (External URL)
20. Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous, Jian Shen (2019), "Fault Detection Observer Design for Discrete-Time 2-D T-S Fuzzy Systems with Finite-Frequency Specifications", Fuzzy Sets and Systems (Elsevier),, pp: 24-45, Vol: 392, Issue: 1, Impact Factor: 3.723    (External URL)
21. Zhaoxia Duan, Imran Ghous, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Khurram Ali, Mujtaba Hussain Jaffery (2018), "Robust L2-L_infinity Filter Design for Uncertain 2-D Continuous Nonlinear Delayed Systems With Saturation", IEEE Access (IEEE),, pp: 73647-73658, Vol: 6, Impact Factor: 4.817    (External URL)
22. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang, Hamid Reza Karimi (2017), "H_infinity control of 2-D continuous Markovian jump delayed systems with partially unknown transition probabilities", Information Sciences (Elsevier), pp: 274-291, Vol: 382–383, Impact Factor: 5.896    (External URL)
23. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang (2016), "H_infinity Control of a Class of 2-D Continuous Switched Delayed Systems via State-dependent Switching", International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor and Francis), pp: 300-313, Vol: 47, Issue: 2, Impact Factor: 2.559    (External URL)
24. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang (2016), "Robust State Feedback H_infinity Control for Uncertain 2-D Continuous State Delayed Systems in the Roesser Model", Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing (Springer), pp: 297-319, Vol: 27, Issue: 2, Impact Factor: 1.407    (External URL)
25. Imran Ghous, Shipei Huang, Zhengrong Xiang (2016), "State Feedback L1-gain Control of Positive 2-D Continuous Switched Delayed Systems via State-dependent Switching", Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing (Springer), pp: 2432-2449, Vol: 35, Issue: 7, Impact Factor: 1.959    (External URL)
26. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang (2015), "H_infinity Stabilization of 2-D Discrete Switched Delayed Systems Represented by the Roesser Model Subject to Actuator Saturation", Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control (SAGE Publications), pp: 1242-1253, Vol: 37, Issue: 10, Impact Factor: 1.135    (External URL)
27. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang (2015), "Reliable H_infinity Control of 2-D Continuous Nonlinear Systems with Time Varying Delays", Journal of the Franklin Institute (Elsevier), pp: 5758-5778, Vol: 352, Issue: 12, Impact Factor: 3.202    (External URL)
28. Imran Ghous, Zhengrong Xiang, Hamid Reza Karimi (2015), "State Feedback H_infinity Control for 2-D Switched Delay Systems with Actuator Saturation in the Second FM Model", Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing (Springer), pp: 2167-2192, Vol: 34, Issue: 7, Impact Factor: 1.599    (External URL)
Conference Papers:
1. Zhaoxia Duan, Jian Shen, Imran Ghous (2018) "Stability and l1-gain Analysis for Positive 2D fuzzy Systems in Roesser Model", Accepted for presentation in 30th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC)    

Qualification

Ph.D. Control Science and Engineering (University Scholarship/UNESCO (The Great-Wall) Fellowship)
Nanjing University of Science and Technology,, P. R. China
2013 to 2016
   
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (University Scholarship)
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
2011 to 2013
   
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
2007 to 2011
   

Experience

Postdoctoral fellow
Imperial College London, UK
Mar 2023 to Date
   
Assistant Professor
Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
2016 to Date
   
Lecturer
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
2013 to 2016
   
Lecturer
Wah Engineering College, University of Wah, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
2013 to 2013
   
M.Sc. Research Scholar
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
2011 to 2013
   
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