Research Interests
- Smart/Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0; AI & Data Analytics in manufacturing
- Composite manufacturing (conventional & additive); surface integrity
- Supply chain optimization, simulation, and resilience
- Project management and governance in engineering
- CAD/CAM and advanced production technologies
Supervision (Recent)
- PhD: Quality Management Maturity Framework (completed 2023)
- PhD: Additively manufactured tooling for composites (completed 2024)
- PhD: Optimization for enhanced quality in composite drilling (completed 2024)
- Ongoing: High-speed CNC milling of aerospace-grade aluminum
- Ongoing: Supply chain risk integration & agent-based forecasting
Patents
- Design Patent: Plier Tool (IPO Pakistan, 2021)
- Design Patent: Smart Workstation (IPO Pakistan, 2021)
- Patent (Filed): Metal cutting tool design inspired by snake skin (2022)
Selected Grants
- Center of Automation & Industry 4.0 Technologies – PKR 438m (PI)
- Center for Advanced Precision Machining – PKR 94.1m (PI)
- HEC-NRPU (multiple, 2021–2024) – machining, welding, supply chain, composites
- Erasmus+ GetInnovative4Impact – EUR 718k (Coordinator)
- NEDAASC, IGNITE – Smart Workstations 1.0/2.0
Laboratories & Roles
Managing research centers and laboratories; TEF (Pakistan) committee; NAHE resource person; international evaluator for Washington Accord OBE reviews.