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Dr.Mohsin Shahzad

Assistant Professor
Area of Interest: Electrical Power System Planning
Email: mohsinshahzad@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: +92-992-383591-5

Academics/ Degrees

PhD in Electrical Engineering (January 2017) Vienna University of Technology, Austria

MSc (ENG) in Avionic Systems (September 2008) The University of Sheffield, UK

B.E in Industrial Electronics Engineering (December 2006) N.E.D University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Journal Publications

1.	Muhammad Ibrahim,Z. Mahmood,Amina Asif,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan,Sumair Khan Towards Face Anti-Spoofing, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & THEORETICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2023, pp. 1-17. , 2023
2.	Umer Amin,Z. Mahmood,MI.Shehzad,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan,Dr. Aamir Shahzad Automatic Fruits Freshness Classification Using CNN and Transfer Learning, Applied Sciences, Applied Sciences, 2023
3.	Sufyan Ali Memon,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan Tracking Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles through Occlusion in Low-Altitude Airspace, Drones. MDPI, 2023
4.	Fahd Sultan,Z. Mahmood,Khurram Khan,Dr. Yasir Ali Shah,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan Towards Automatic License Plate Recognition in Challenging Conditions, Applied Sciences, pp. 1-29, 2023, 2023
5.	Annam Farid,Z. Mahmood,Farhan Hussain,Khurram Khan,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan A Fast and Accurate Real-Time Vehicle Detection Method Using Deep Learning for Unconstrained Environments, Applied Sciences, pp. 1-30., 2023
6.	N. Ullah,F. Khan,M. Shahzad Experimental validation of computationally efficient lumped parameter thermal model developed for hybrid excited linear flux switching machine, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022
7.	M. Shahzad,N. Ullah,Z. Mahmood Optimization of On-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System: A Case Study on Azad Jammu and Kashmir, MDPI- Sustainability , 2022
8.	Z. Mahmood,M. Shahzad,Uzair Khan Towards Automatic License Plate Detection, MDPI - Sensors, 2022
9.	M. Shahzad,M.Arif Annual cost and loss minimization in a radial distribution network by capacitor allocation using PSO, MDPI - Applied Sciences, 2021
10.	N. Ullah,F. Khan,M. Shahzad,Abdul Basit Experimental Validations of Hybrid Excited Linear Flux Switching Machine, Energies , 2021
11.	M. Shahzad,M.Arif Reactive power support in radial distribution network using mine blast algorithm, Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika, 2021
12.	M.Arif,A.Majid,J. Saleem,M. Shahzad Single Magnetic Element-Based High Step-Up Converter for Energy Storage and Photovoltaic System with Reduced Device Count, 29 September 2020, 2020
13.	M.Arif,A.Majid,J. Saleem,M. Shahzad Single Conversion Stage Three Port High Gain Converter for PV Integration with DC Microgrid, 4 May, 2020, 2020
14.	Lutf Ur Rahman,F. Khan,Muhammad Afzal Khan,Naseer Ahmad,Hamid Ali Khan,M. Shahzad,Siddique Ali,Hazrat Ali Modular Rotor Single Phase Field Excited Flux Switching Machine with Non-Overlapped Windings, Energies, 2019
15.	N. Ullah,F. Khan,M. Shahzad,Abdul Basit, Wasiq Ullah, Atif Zahid Enhancing Capabilities of Double Sided Linear Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machine , Energies, 2018
16.	M. Shahzad 1. Load concentration factor based analytical method for optimal placement of multiple distribution generators for loss minimization and voltage profile improvement, energies, 2016
17.	M. Shahzad Genetic Algorithm Based PID tuning for Controlling Paraplegic Humanoid Walking Movement , IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science , 2012
18.	M. Shahzad 3. Passive Electromagnetic Damping for Aerospace Electromechanical Actuation using PMSM, Asian Transactions on Engineering, 2012

Conference Publications

1.	N. Ullah,M. Shahzad,Mohammad Ihsan Analytical Method for Optimal Reactive Power Support in Power Network, , 2019
2.	Hina Nazar,A.Rashid,M. Shahzad,F. Khan,B. Khan Optimization of the factors affecting the breakdown voltage of the transformer oil using genetic algorithm, , 2018
3.	M. Shahzad Voltage Quality Index Based Method to Quantify the Advantages of Optimal DG Placement, , 2016
4.	M. Shahzad 3. Active power loss minimization in radial distribution networks with analytical method of simultaneous optimal DG sizing, , 2016
5.	M. Shahzad Stochastic Battery Model for Aggregation of Thermostatically Controlled Loads, , 2016
6.	M. Shahzad Voltage Profile Improvement in Radial Distribution Networks with Analytical Method of Simultaneous Optimal DG Sizing, , 2016
7.	M. Shahzad Co-simulation framework based on power system, AI and communication tools for evaluating smart grid applications, , 2015
8.	M. Shahzad 6. An alternate PowerFactory Matlab coupling approach, , 2015
9.	M. Shahzad 8. Analytical approach for simultaneous optimal sizing and placement of multiple distributed generators in primary distribution networks, , 2014
10.	M. Shahzad Optimal PID Control of Magnetic Levitation System Using Genetic Algorithm , , 2014
11.	M. Shahzad Dynamics of wind-turbine driven Self-Excited Induction Generator with online parameter calculation, , 2013
12.	M. Shahzad Passive Electromagnetic Damping for Aerospace Electromechanical Actuation using PMSM, , 2012
13.	M. Shahzad 4G: The future mobile technology, , 2008

Profile/Bio

01/18 – date: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan
06/18 – 12/17: Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan
02/13 – 05/17: Research Fellow, Center for Energy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria
02/10 – 01/13: Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan
01/08 – 09/08: Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan
06/07 – 01/08: Lab Engineer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan
01/07 – 04/07: Trainee Engineer, Albadeey Technologies, Karachi, Pakistan

Research Interests

Power system planning
Power electronics and its application in modern power system
Smart- and MicroGrids
Optimization of modern power system
Heuristic optimization techniques
Control of power system with high penetration of renewable resources
Power system simulation
Voltage control of medium and low voltage networks
Electrical Machines Design
Digital Image Processing
Machine Learning

Awards

2013 – Won AIT’s funding for PhD from Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2011 – Commendation letter on successful conduction of a 3 days Professional Development Workshop on “Matlab Based Power Engg.”
2008 – Won scholarship for MSc studies at The University of Sheﬀield, UK
2007 – Developed state of the art (Process) Control Lab at Dep. of EE, CUI Abbottabad
2006 – Won full fee waiver for securing top positions in all B.E. semester exams
2002 – 4th Position in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Abbottabad

Students Supervised

1	Hina Nazar	Optimization of factors affecting the breakdown voltage of transformer oil using GA	MS	Spring 2018
2	Mohammad Ihsan	Loss mitigation through capacitor placement in power distribution system	MS	Fall 2018
3	Noor Salam Wazir	Power network reconfiguration for hosting capacity improvement	MS	Spring 2019
4	Usman Ali Khan	Power network reconfiguration for improvement in reliability and energy not supplied	MS	Fall 2019
5	Qazi Shafi Ullah	Optimal reactive power support for power networks	MS	Fall 2019
6	Muhammad Kamran	Improved fairness and efficiency in active power curtailment for PV integration to LVNs	MS	Spring 2020
7	Waseem Akram	Optimal DG placement in power distribution system	MS	Fall 2020
8	Muhammad Bilal	Reactive Power Support in Radial Distribution Network for Loss and Annual cost Minimization	MS	Spring 2021
9	Arsalan Qadir	Hybrid on-grid renewable power system for sustainable electriﬁcation in AJK	MS	Fall 2021
10	Qaiser Javed	An intelligent model for fault detection in PV panel	MS	Fall 2022

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