NUST has launched a platform that envisions the complete research eco-system as a Living Lab for sustainability in which faculty and students can join hands to solve complex sustainability challenges through research. By leveraging the campus setting as a test bed for sustainability – faculty, staff, students and researchers alike are able to deal with sustainability challenges at the local level as they seek to solve for them globally. Click here to learn more the emerging living lab framework at NUST. Development of transgenic resistance in Solanum tuberosum L. against abiotic stress, by the 2018 Dr. Faiza Munir ASAB HEC Low cost precision agriculture services using high resolution multi-spectral imaging and mapping 2018 Dr. Waqar Shahid Qureshi CE&ME HEC Methane Enhancement by Pretreatment of Rice Husk co-digested with cow manure 2017 Dr. Muhammad Hassan USPCASE HEC Methane Enhancement by Pretreatment of Rice Husk co-digested with cow manure 2017 Dr. Muhammad Hassan USPCASE HEC Modeling and Assessing the water energy food security in the indus river Basin 2017 Dr. Javed Iqbal SCEE (IGIS) DAAD German Academic Exchage Services Prioritizing Climate Change Mitigation Options for Pakistan Food Security 2017 Dr. Adeel Ahmed NBS HEC Smart Phone Based on-tree mango Fruit Quantity and Quality Estimation using near infrared 2018 Dr. Waqar Shahid Qureshi CE&ME Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) ALP Sectt Solar Powered Temperature and Relative Humidity Monitoring for the Multipurpose Silo Bin 2017 Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Younis SEECS Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) ALP Sectt Urban Expansion as an Incursive factor for food Security: An Assessment of Spatio-Tempororal 2017 Dr. Muhammad Azmat SCEE (IGIS) HEC Crop Monitoring via Remote Sensing: From Earth Observation Satellites 2018 Dr. Muhammad Shahzad SEECS DAAD German Academic Exchage Services GrISt: Green Internet of Things (IoT) for climate smart-agriculture 2018 Dr. Rafia Mumtaz SEECS Global Challenges Research Fund, UK N/A 6. Clean Water & Sanitation Water & Sanitation City Wide Approach for Improved WASH Services in Tehsil Jatoi 2017 Dr. Sher Jamal Khan SCEE (IESE) WaterAid UK Clean Water from Scotland to Pakistan 2017 Dr. Sher Jamal Khan SCEE (IESE) Scottish Governemnt Design and Development of Hybrid (UV-03) Treatment system for the Removal of Chlorination 2018 Dr. Waqas Akram Cheema SCME HEC Development and Capacity Building of Affordable and Sustainable sanitation solutions in 2017 Dr. Sher Jamal Khan SCEE (IESE) WaterAid UK Water Treatment Using High Performance Antifouling Functional Polymer Membranes In combination 2017 Dr. Nasir Mehmood Ahmad SCME HEC Simulation Modeling and Analysis of Household Water Consumption in Pakistan using Hybrid Approach 2018 Dr. Imran Mehmood SEECS USPCAS-W Water Resource Estimation by Satellite based image analysis 2018 Dr. Muhammad Imran Malik SEECS DAAD German Academic Exchage Services 7. Affordable & Clean Energy Bio Energy Enhancing Biogas Production from Sewage Sludge and Ligno-Cellulosic Waste through Nanoparticles 2017 Dr. Zeshan SCEE (IESE) HEC Simultaneous production of Biofuel and CO2 sequestration through MicroAlgal Technology (MAT) to 2017 Dr. Wasif Farooq SCME HEC Development of Nano-composite membranes based on PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) and functionalized 2018 Dr. Zaib Jahan SCME HEC Energy Management 3 Phase Load Balancing System 2018 Dr. Sajjad Haider Zaidi PNEC NUST Design and Devleopment of Condition Monitoring Test bed Based Smart Solar Micro Grid Community 2017 Dr. Syed Muhammad Raza Kazmi USPCASE USAID / USPCASE Development of Advanced Metering Infrastructure & Costumer Side Systems 2017 Dr. Syed Sajjad Haider Zaidi PNEC USAID / USPCASE Formal Dependability Analysis of Smart Grids 2017 Dr. Osman Hassan SEECS HEC Investigation of Effective Management of Energy Demand in Distribution Management Systems of 2017 Dr. Osman Hassan SEECS UAE ICT Fund Non-Contact Predictive Faults Analysis of a Utility Transformer 2018 Dr. Khawaja Arsalan Habib USPCASE HEC Retrofitting of Brick Kilns to Improve Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact 2018 Dr. Muhammad Bilal Sajid USPCASE HEC LV Multi-micro-grid (MMG) setup for modifications and performance evaluation under smart grid 2018 Dr. Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi USPCASE HEC Energy Storage Fabrication and Characterization of 2 Dimensional materials for Energy Storage 2017 Dr. Muhammad Aftab Akram SCME HEC Improvement of the Performance of thermochemical heat storage (TES) systems for renewable energy 2017 Dr. Faheem Amin SNS DAAD German Academic Exchage Services Laser-Assisted fabrication of Graphene and Mxene based novel energy storage devices 2017 Dr. Syed Rizwan Hussain SNS PAK-US Novel Materials for secondary sodium-ion Batteries and Proton Echange membrane Fuel Cell 2017 Dr. Naseem Iqbal USPCASE PSF PV Technology A Novel Solar Powered CCHP system Based on Evacuated Flat plate PV/T Collectors and Organic 2018 Dr. Muhammad Bilal khan USPCASE PSF Fabrication of Conspicuous Composite Metal Oxide Based Photo Electrochemical (PEC) 2018 Dr. Qurat Ul Ain Javed SNS HEC Nanostructured Titania Based Devices For Sustainable Energy And Environment 2017 Dr. Sofia Javed SCME HEC Towards Emerging Perovskite and Solid State Dye-sensitized Solar Cells 2017 Dr. Nadia Shahzad USPCASE HEC Wind Energy Design and Development of Hybrid Wind Tunnel Model 2017 Dr. Liaqat SMME NESCOM Design and Implementation of Solar-Wind Hybrid System for Rural communities of Pakistan and Iran 2017 Dr. Syed Muhammad Raza Kazmi USPCASE PSF 8. Decent Work & Economic Growth AI & Machine Learning Reshaping online consumer experience with Data Driven Personalized 2017 Dr. Faisal Shafait SEECS HEC Control Design and Development of Vertical Balancing Machine 2017 Dr. Riaz Ahmed Mufti SMME HEC Remote Operated Weapon System (ROWS) 2018 Dr. Muhammad Abbas CE&ME NUST Cryptography & Cyber Security Hardware cyber Threats and Analysis 2017 Mr. Waseem Iqbal MCS NESCOM Study of TLS-PSK Protocol and a proof of concept implementation 2017 Dr. Syed Taha Ali SEECS NESCOM Data Management Data Leakage from Air-Gapped Computers on Ultrasonic Waves 2018 Dr. Syed Ali Hassan SEECS Strategic Plans Division, Rawalpindi Economics A Study of sharing economy Platforms and Digital Transformation of Businesses in Pakistan 2017 Dr. Fareesa Malik NBS HEC Potential of Demand Response Services in Pakistan 2018 Dr. Hasan Arshad Nasir SEECS Swiss Seed Mondey Grants with South Asia and Iran Electronics CricFlex – World’s First Wearable for Cricket 2017 Dr. Hammad Cheema SMRIMMS IGNITE Engineering Management Management information and decision support system for development projects 2018 Dr. Shoab Ahmed Khan CE&ME HEC ICs & Devices Controlled Synthesis Of Two-Dimensional Nanosheets and Multilayer For Electronic Devices 2017 Dr. Saif Ullah Awan CE&ME HEC Image, Video & Signal Processing Automatic Detection and Classification of underwater Man Made Object (Revised) 2018 Dr. Sajjad Haider Zaidi PNEC NESCOM Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) 2017 Dr. Shahzor Ahmad CE&ME HEC Geo-pointing algorithm for an aerial imaging system 2017 Dr. Fahad Mumtaz Malik CE&ME NESCOM Gyro-stabilization of an aerial imaging system 2017 Dr. Fahad Mumtaz Malik CE&ME NESCOM Low Cost Efficient Depth Sounding using microcontroller based solution (Revised) 2018 Dr. Muwahida Liaqat CE&ME NESCOM Random-Neighborhood-RAM: An FPGA-Based Memory Architecture for Real-Time Random-Neighborhood 2017 Dr. Rehan Ahmed SEECS HEC Real-time plotting of PTZ Camera Footprint based on fov on Geo referenced Map/Imagery 2017 Dr. Usman Qamar CE&ME NESCOM Behavioral analysis of an individual from Live video stream 2017 Dr. Usman Qamar CE&ME NESCOM Logistic & Supply Chain Management Automating Industrial Supply Chains for Provenance and Compliance using a Blockchain-based 2018 Dr. Syed Taha Ali SEECS HEC Management of information Flows through the Supply Chain using Collaboration Technologies and 2018 Dr. Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan SCEE (NIT) HEC Modulation & Simulation Simulation Model for Electro-Optical Engagement 2018 Dr. Junaid Ahmad Khan RCMS NESCOM Networks & Network Security Authenticity of Network Applications Against Compromised Servers 2017 Dr. Shahzad Saleem SEECS NESCOM Secure internet telephone for android 2017 Dr. Shahzad Saleem SEECS NESCOM Power Electronics Development of Hybrid Micro Combined Heat and Power System for Distributed Generation in Pakistan 2017 Dr. Muhammad Zubair USPCASE USAID / USPCASE Finite Control Set-Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) of Dual Active Bridge (DAB) Bidirectional 2017 Dr. Ammar Hassan SEECS HEC RF, Microwave & Telecom A modeling and Analysis Framework of Electronics counter-measure Techniques in Radar 2017 Dr. Mojeeb Bin Ihsan CE&ME NESCOM Design and Development of S-Band TRR Module for Phased-Array Radars 2017 Dr. Hammad Cheema SMRIMMS HEC Development of Antenna Training and Measuring System 2018 Dr. Farooq Ahmed Bhatti MCS HEC Radar Deployment in overlapping Coverage Scenario 2017 Dr. Mojeeb Bin Ihsan CE&ME NESCOM Human Resource Management Getting the Organization Hierarchy Right 2017 Ms. Sana Ahmed NBS NESCOM Health Concerns of The Textile (Weaving) Workers & the Associated Community 2018 Dr. Tanveer Ul Islam S3H HEC Knowledge Retention from the critical employees of the organizations: “strategies, issue and 2018 Saleem Ullah Khan Sumbal NBS HEC Entrepreneurship An Exploratory Study of Operational Models, Impact, and Best Practices of Business Incubation 2018 Fareesa Malik NBS HEC Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan – Antecedents and Outcomes of Digital Entrepreneurship 2018 Dr. Asfia Obaid NBS HEC Finance Financial Crises and Evolution of coroporate Governance Mechanisms in Pakistan by incorporating 2018 Dr. Nabeel Safdar NBS HEC 9. Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure Aerodynamics Aerodynamic Analysis of competing conceptual designs of fifth generation fighter aircraft 2018 Dr. Adnan Maqsood RCMS PAF Aerodynamics and Flight Stability Assessment of active flow control technology for super 2018 Dr. Adnan Maqsood RCMS PAF Flight Dynamic Analysis of Versatile wing Morphing Techniques for UAVs / UCAVs 2018 Dr. Adnan Maqsood RCMS PAF Development of surrogate models for flight performance estimation of fixed-wing UAVs from 2018 Dr. Adnan Maqsood RCMS PAF Automotive Design and development of a multi output Gear Box 2017 Dr. Sami-Ur-Rahman Shah SMME NESCOM Development of Engineering rubber compoundes for automotive applications 2018 Dr. Nasir Mehmood Ahmad SCME HEC Directivity Analysis of Marine Propeller 2017 Dr. Emad Uddin SMME NESCOM Chemical Entanglement and interference of Composite particles 2018 Shahid Iqbal SNS HEC Synthesis and Characterization Ni Nanoparticles Decorated LaxSR1-xTIO3 (LST) as Hydrogen 2018 Dr. Muhammad Taqi Mehran SCME HEC Synthesis, Characterization of Metal Oxides Nano-composite , Their catalytic studies 2018 Dr. Habib Nasir SNS NESCOM Fluid Dynamics Analyzing the effects of Nanoparticles Thermal Conductivity on the flow and heat transfer 2017 Dr. Syed Tayyab Hussain Shah CE&ME HEC Energy Conservation and Entropy Generation Rate for Peristaltic Flow With the Interaction of 2017 Dr Noreen Sher Akbar, Dr Asim Aziz CE&ME HEC Harbor Protection Hydrodynamic CFD 2017 Dr. Emad Uddin SMME NESCOM Materials All Carbon Resistive Memory Devices Based on Laser-Induced Reduced Graphene Oxide/Graphene Oxide 2017 Dr. Syed Rizwan Hussain SNS HEC Development and characterization of high entropy foams for structural applications 2017 Dr. Khurram Yaqoob SCME HEC Electron Donors Assisted Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 Employing N-Doped Graphene Supported 2017 Dr. Muhammad Fahad Ehsan SNS HEC Indigenous Fabrication of AL2O3 Creamic Tiles for Ballistic Armour 2018 Dr. Malik Adeel Umer SCME HEC Synthesis and characterization of electromagnetic absorbing properties of M type 2017 Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Gull SCME HEC Metallurgy Effect of Surfactant on Dielectric Permittivity of BaTIO3 Nano Powder Synthesize by Alkoxie- 2018 Dr. Mohsin Saleem SCME HEC Biodegradable Metallic Materials Strengthened Poly-Lactic Acid composites through interfacial 2018 Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Butt SCME HEC Nano Technology Development of High Performance and Reliable MEMs Inertial Sensors for UAVs Applications 2018 Dr. Muhammad Mubasher Saleem CE&ME HEC Petroleum Uncertainty Quantification for Efficient Process Design and Operation of Naphtha Reforming 2017 Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad SCME HEC Robotics Developing an Efficient and Robust SLAM Algorithm for Indoor and Outdoor Mobile Robots 2017 Dr. Muhammad Latif Anjum SEECS HEC Development of Full scale Smart Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (Revised) 2018 Dr. Zafar A. Bangash CE&ME NESCOM Mr. Arachind ( A Multi Terrain Search and Rescue Robot). 2018 Dr.Naveed Iqbal Rao MCS IGNITE 10. Reduced Inequality Social Sciences and Humanities Understanding Child Labor Dynamics from Public to Public Policy Prespective in Pakistan 2017 Dr. Zahid Siddique S3H HEC Violent Extremism and Urban Youth: Exploring the Potential of Digital Story-Telling to Create 2017 Dr. Najma Sadiq S3H HEC When and How Subordinate’s Behavior Instigates Abusive supervision: A case study from Pakistan 2018 Dr. Hussain Tariq NBS HEC 11. Sustainable Cities & communities Disaster Management Assessing Physical and Infrastructural Vulnerability to Urban Flooding: A Case Study of 2018 Dr. Irfan Ahmad Rana SCEE (NIT) HEC Adaptation to Climate Change: Building Resistant Livelihood for the Vulnerable Communities 2017 Dr. Umar Khayyam S3H HEC Infrastructure Finite Element Analysis of 3-D Masonry structures for crack prediction using continuum and 2018 Dr. Ather Ali SCEE (NICE) HEC Transportation An Automatic Real Time Vehicle Detection, Identification and Registration Plate Recognition 2017 Dr. Faisal Shafait SEECS HEC Urban Development Improvement of Construction Safety Management by Using Building Information Modeling 2017 Dr. Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem SCEE (NIT) HEC Performance based seismic evaluation of existing high-rise buildings in Pakistan 2018 Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam SCEE (NICE) HEC Scenario based Planning Support system for development and evaluation of peri-urban plans 2017 Dr. Abdul waheed SCEE (NIT) HEC SDSS (Spatial Decision Support System) To Maximize The Locational And Financial Potential Of 2017 Dr. Malik Asghar Naeem SCEE (NIT) HEC Crime Prevention Public Safety Communications in Context related to Terror Attacks (Counter Terrorism) 2018 Dr. Rizwan Ahmad SEECS North Atlantic Teriority Organization (NATO) 13. Climate Action Environment & Climate Change Development of BIOGAS PRODUCTION system FROM WASTE SLUDGE 2017 Dr. Sher Jamal Khan SCEE (IESE) HEC Development of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) based sorbent for hydrogen storage and CO2 capture 2017 Dr. Tayyaba Noor SCME HEC Exploring the spatial extent, causes, composition and intensity of winter smog over plains of 2018 Dr. Muhammad Fahim Khokhar SCEE (IESE) HEC Implications of Climate Change on Snow Cover Dynamics and Hydrological Behavior in 2017 Dr. Muhammad Azmat SCEE (IGIS) HEC Private Sector led Best Practices for Environmental Protection and Tackling the Issue of 2017 Dr. Malik Asghar Naeem SCEE (NIT) HEC Vulnerability of Climate Change on Water Resources and Its Consequences on Agriculture Water 2017 Dr. Muhammad Azmat SCEE (IGIS) HEC Forest Monitoring and change detection using remote sensing data 2018 Dr. Muhammad Shahzad SEECS DAAD German Academic Exchage Services Currently we are working on different research projects based on different SDGs you can join us or you can come up with your own start up ideas for sustainability. Come forward and find the innovative solution for sustainability. Work for the sustainability through research or Innovation, NUST give you access to all. Currently we have several projects ongoing on different SDGs you can join these research projects as Research associate or you can come up with your own ideas for sustainability. You can also participate in different startup competitions held on national and international level.
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Assessment of indigenous Lactobacillus spp. for cholesterol reduction: a step towards probiotic
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Dr. Abdur Rahman
ASAB
HEC
Crop health Monitoring and Early Warning System Using Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Precision
Agriculture2018
Rafia Mumtaz
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expression of DREB protein gene
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Assessment of indigenous Lactobacillus spp. for cholesterol reduction: a step towards probiotic
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Dr. Abdur Rahman
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Crop health Monitoring and Early Warning System Using Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Precision
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Rafia Mumtaz
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Application of BIM and VR for Effective construction Education practices in Pakistan
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SCEE (NIT)
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Physics
Use of Noether Symmetries in the identification of feasible cosmological models
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Dr. Sajid Ali
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byproducts in swimming Pool Water
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with activated carbon filtration
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Assisted Chemical Pretreatment
combat climate Change
Nano-cellulose for Biogas upgrading
Empowerment through Access to Energy in the Rural Areas of Pakistan
smart Grid using Formal Verification Methods
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Cells for Solar Water Splitters.
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Image and Video Processing
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Converters for Renewable Energy Systems
Challenges, An Investigation of the Banking sector of Pakistan"
Centers for Tech Start-ups in Pakistan
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maneuvering flight aircraft
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agianst CWAs and application in gas mask filter
characteristics of fluid
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Hybrid Structure
Metal Chalcogenide Photocatalysts
hexa-nanoferrites composite with conducting materials
Hydroxide Sol-gel process and sintered in conventional and microwave furnaces
properties for osteosynthesis implantation
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Billboards Within Regulatory Bindings In Pakistan
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Evaluation of chemical induced toxicity and quorum quenching potential using fish as a model
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Biotechnology
Sugarcane productivity enhancement by development of transgenic
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