About

Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad is working as Associate Professor in the School of Chemical & Materials Engineering . Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad has a PhD in Chemical Engineering . Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad has published 48 research articles & conference papers having a citation count of 470 , carried out 4 projects and filed 0 intellectual property.

Research Tags

Research Projects

2

Industry Projects

2

Amount Granted

8.4 M

Publications

48

Citations

470

Intellectual Property

0
Publication Types
Project Types
Publications by Year
Projects by Year

Research Collaborators

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering 2011- 2014
Kyoto University , Pakistan
MS Process Systems Engineering 2009- 2011
Kyoto University , Japan
MS Chemical Engineering 2005- 2008
UET Peshawar , Pakistan
BS Chemical Engineering 2001- 2005
UET Peshawar , Pakistan
F.Sc Pre-Engineering 1997- 2000
BISE, Peshawar , Pakistan

Experience

Associate Professor 2019- Present
School of Chemical & Materials Engineering , NUST
Assistant Professor 2014- 2019
School of Chemical & Materials Engineering , NUST

Awards

Outstanding Paper of the 2015
Outstanding Paper of the Year 2014 Award from The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan.
ORIC Innovation Award
ORIC Innovation Award at 3rd National Conference on Sustainability in Process Industries (SPI-16), Peshawar.
Won NRPU grants
Won NRPU grant in 2017 for research project on “Uncertainty Quantification for Efficient Process Design and Operation of Naphtha Reforming Process”
Member of IPC PSE 2021
Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for PSE 2021 Kyoto, Japan. This PSE symposium is a triennial international conference series on process systems engineering. It is the pioneering events’ series that formally introduced the term PSE in 1982.

Memberships

PEC Since 2018
2
Research Projects
2
Industrial Projects
4
National Projects
0
International Projects
8.4M
Total Funding (PKR)
Plant-Wide Energy Analysis of Petroleum Refinery Process: An Integrated Framework of Energy Analysis, Uncertainty Analysis and Process Optimization 2019
Project Status: Completed Rs: 3.8 M Approval Date: 2019-12-20 Completion Date: 2024-02-29
Funding Agency: HEC
Uncertainty Quantification for Efficient Process Design and Operation of Naphtha Reforming Process 2017
Project Status: Completed Rs: 1.9 M Approval Date: 2017-04-05 Completion Date: 2020-11-06
Funding Agency: HEC
Techno-Economic Assessment Study of Coal Gasification Project for Thar Coal 2023
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 1.4 M Approval Date: 2023-05-16 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: Policy Research Institute For Equitable Development (PRIED)
Implementation of an Integrated Energy Management Systems in Fazal Steel Manufacturing Plant 2021
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 1.4 M Approval Date: 2021-03-29 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: Fazal Steels Pvt Limited
42
Research Articles
6
Conference Proceedings
0
Books
0
Book Chapters
3
Editorial Activities
Modelling and Optimization of an existing Onshore Gas Gathering Network using PIPESIM 2024
Journal: Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 15, Article Number e35006
Impact Factor: 3.400 Citations: 1 Quartile: 1
SDG 8 SDG 9
An Artificial Intelligence Method for Energy Efficient Operation of Crude Distillation Units under Uncertain Feed Composition 2018
MU
Muhammad Amin Durrani (-)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
SH
Shinji Hasebe (Kyoto University)
Journal: Energies, Volume: 11, Issue: 11, Article Number: 2993
Impact Factor: 2.707 Citations: 28 Quartile: 3
Exergy analysis and optimisation of naphtha reforming process with uncertainty 2018
AS
Asad Ullah Akram (-)
AR
Arshad Chughtai (-)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
Journal: International Journal of Exergy, Vol.26 No.3, Pages:247-262
Impact Factor: 1.130 Citations: 9 Quartile: 3
Dimensions and Analysis of Uncertainty in Industrial Modeling Process 2018
Journal: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, NULL
Impact Factor: 0.627 Citations: 18 Quartile: 4
An integrated approach of artificial neural networks and polynomial chaos expansion for prediction and analysis of yield and environmental impact of oil shale retorting process under uncertainty 2022
HA
Hasan Qayyum Chohan
NI
Nisar Mohammad (UET Peshawar)
DA
Davide Manca (Polytechnic University of Milan)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Fuel, Volume 329, Article Number 125351
Impact Factor: 8.035 Citations: 5 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 13
Analysis of processed natural gas injection on hydrate formation in high pressure refrigerated condensate lines 2024
Journal: Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 4, Article Number; e25811
Impact Factor: 4.0 Citations: 1 Quartile: 2
SDG 7 SDG 9
Data-Based Ground Fault Diagnosis of Power Cable Systems 2013
HI
Hiroyuki MABUCHI (Kyoto University)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
SH
Shinji Hasebe (Kyoto University)
YO
Yoshikazu INOUE (Kansai Electrical Safety Inspection Association)
HI
Hiroaki UEGAKI (Kansai Electrical Safety Inspection Association)
Journal: SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 290-297, July 2013
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
High-Performance Prediction of Molten Steel Temperature in Tundish through Gray-Box Model 2013
TO
Toshinori OKURA (Kyoto University)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
SH
Shinji Hasebe (Kyoto University)
HI
Hiroshi KITADA (Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals)
NO
Noboru Murata (Waseda University)
Journal: ISIJ International, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-80
Impact Factor: 1.069 Citations: 19 Quartile: 2
Quantification of Impact of Uncertainty on Emissions in a Cement Manufacturing Plant: Surrogate Modeling-Based Approach 2025
MU
Muhammad Usman
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
FA
Farooq Ahmad (Northern Border University)
Journal: ACS Omega, Volume:10, Issue:9, Pages 9453-9462
Impact Factor: 3.700 Citations: 0 Quartile: 2
SDG 9 SDG 12 SDG 13
A data-driven multi-objective optimization approach for enhanced methanol yield and exergy loss minimization in direct hydrogenation of CO2 2024
AB
Abdul Samad
HU
Husnain Saghir
AB
Abdul Mussawir (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 251, Article Number 123517
Impact Factor: 6.100 Citations: 10 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9
Artificial intelligence assisted prediction of optimum operating conditions of shell and tube heat exchangers: A grey-box approach 2024
ZA
Zahid Ullah
AB
Abdul Samad
HU
Husnain Saghir
FA
Farooq Ahmad (Northern Border University)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
NE
Nesrin Caliskan (Usak University)
HI
Hiki Hong (Kyung Hee University)
Journal: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology , Pages 1-10
Impact Factor: 8.400 Citations: 5 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9
Grey-box modelling for estimation of optimum cut point temperature of crude distillation column 2024
JU
Junaid Shahzad
FA
Farooq Ahmad (Northern Border University)
HU
Husnain Saghir
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
HI
Hiki Hong (Kyung Hee University)
Journal: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology , Pages 1-15
Impact Factor: 8.4 Citations: 1 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 12 SDG 13
Quantitative analysis of product quality of naphtha reforming process under uncertain process conditions 2019
GU
Gulsayyar Ali (-)
AR
Arshad Chughtai (-)
MA
Manabu Kano ( Kyoto University)
MU
Muhammad Bilal (-)
Journal: Chemical Engineering Communications, Pages 1-12
Impact Factor: 1.802 Citations: 5 Quartile: 3
Modeling of a Nickel-based Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor for Steam Methane Reforming Process 2019
MU
Mustafa Kamal Pasha (-)
JA
Jawad Mustafa (-)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
Journal: Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-229
Impact Factor: 0.300 Citations: 0 Quartile: 4
Data-Based Prediction and Stochastic Analysis of Entrained Flow Coal Gasification under Uncertainty 2019
AH
Ahsan Ayub (-)
NI
Nisar Mohammad (UET Peshawar)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
Journal: Sensors, Volume: 19, Issue: 7, Article Number: 1626
Impact Factor: 3.275 Citations: 5 Quartile: 1
Model Development and Exergy Analysis of a Microreactor for the Steam Methane Reforming Process in a CFD Environment 2019
ZI
Zia ur Rehman (-)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
J
Jawad Mustafa ( Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University)
Journal: Entropy, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Article Number: 399
Impact Factor: 2.494 Citations: 8 Quartile: 2
Data-Based Sensing and Stochastic Analysis of Biodiesel Production Process 2019
AH
Ahsan Ayub (-)
UZ
Uzair Ibrahim (-)
MA
Mansoor Khan Khattak (University of Agriculture Peshawar)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
Journal: Energies, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Article Number: 63
Impact Factor: 2.702 Citations: 21 Quartile: 3
Comparative hydrodynamics study of fluidized bed gasifier incorporating static and rotating air distributor plates: A CFD approach 2022
Journal: Powder Technology, Volume 405, Article Number 117500
Impact Factor: 5.134 Citations: 10 Quartile: 1
SDG 4
Gray-box modeling for prediction and control of molten steel temperature in tundish 2014
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
SH
Shinji Hasebe (Kyoto University)
HI
Hiroshi Kitada (Nippon and Sumimoto Metals)
NO
Noboru Murata (Waseda University)
Journal: Journal of Process Control, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 375-382
Impact Factor: 2.653 Citations: 47 Quartile: 1
Prediction of Molten Steel Temperature in Steel Making Process with Uncertainty by Integrating Gray-Box Model and Bootstrap Filter 2014
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
SH
Shinji Hasebe (Kyoto University)
HI
Hiroshi Kitada (Nippon and Sumimoto Metals)
NO
Noboru Murata (Waseda University)
Journal: Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, Volume: 47, Issue: 11, Pages: 827-834
Impact Factor: 0.644 Citations: 16 Quartile: 4
Computational fluid dynamics based model development and exergy analysis of naphtha reforming reactors 2017
JA
Jawad Mustafa (-)
M
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
Journal: International Journal of Exergy, Vol. 24, No. 2-4, Pages:344-363
Impact Factor: 0.993 Citations: 9 Quartile: 4
Thermodynamic analysis of cumene production plant for identification of energy recovery potentials 2023
AB
Abdul Samad
HU
Husnain Saghir
FA
Farooq Ahmad (Northern Border University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Energy, Volume 270, Article Number 126840
Impact Factor: 8.9 Citations: 10 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 13
A comprehensive study on upgradation of pyrolysis products through co-feeding of waste tire into rice straw under broad range of co-feed ratios in a bench-scale fixed bed reactor 2021
Journal: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Pages 1-15
Impact Factor: 4.987 Citations: 18 Quartile: 1
Computational Analysis of the Hydrodynamic Behavior for Different Air Distributor Designs of Fluidized Bed Gasifier 2021
Journal: Frontiers in Energy Research, Volume 9, Issues 1, Article Number 692066
Impact Factor: 4.008 Citations: 17 Quartile: 2
Prediction of optimum operating conditions of a furnace under uncertainty: An integrated framework of artificial neural network and genetic algorithm 2022
MU
Muzammil Khan
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Fuel, Volume 330, Article Number 125563
Impact Factor: 8.035 Citations: 20 Quartile: 1
SDG 4 SDG 9
Process Modeling, Optimization and Cost Analysis of a Sulfur Recovery Unit by Applying Pinch Analysis on the Claus Process in a Gas Processing Plant 2021
Journal: Mathematics, Volume 10, Issues 1, Article Number 88
Impact Factor: 2.592 Citations: 13 Quartile: 1
SDG 8
Machine Learning Applications in Biofuels’ Life Cycle: Soil, Feedstock, Production, Consumption, and Emissions 2021
AD
Adil Sana
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
IZ
Izzat Iqbal Cheema (UET Lahore)
BR
Brenno C. Menezes (Hamad Bin Khalifa University)
JU
Junaid Shahzad
ZA
Zahid Ullah
MU
Muzammil Khan
AS
Asad Habib (Kohat University of Sciences and Technology)
Journal: Energies, Volume 14(16), Article Number 5072
Impact Factor: 3.004 Citations: 26 Quartile: 3
SDG 9
Design and Development of a Computational Tool for a Dialyzer by Using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Model 2021
Journal: Membranes, Volume 11, Issues 12, Article Number 916
Impact Factor: 4.106 Citations: 3 Quartile: 2
Prediction and optimization of exergetic efficiency of reactive units of a petroleum refinery under uncertainty through artificial neural network-based surrogate modeling 2023
AB
Abdul Samad
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 177, Pages 1403-1414
Impact Factor: 7.8 Citations: 13 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 13
Plant Wide Modelling and Thermodynamic Optimization of a Petroleum Refinery for Improvement Potentials 2024
AD
Adil Sana
HU
Husnain Saghir
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
HI
Hiki Hong (Kyun Hee University)
Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 188, Pages 64-72
Impact Factor: 6.900 Citations: 4 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 12
Prediction and optimisation of gasoline quality in petroleum refining: The use of machine learning model as a surrogate in optimisation framework 2024
HU
Husnain Saghir
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
HI
Hiki Hong (Kyun Hee University)
Journal: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology , Pages 1-14
Impact Factor: 8.400 Citations: 2 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 11
Prediction and optimization of emissions in cement manufacturing plant under uncertainty by using artificial intelligence‑based surrogate modeling 2024
MU
Muhammed Usman
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Environment Development and Sustainability, Pages 1-25
Impact Factor: 4.700 Citations: 2 Quartile: 2
SDG 9 SDG 11 SDG 13
An intelligent sensing system for estimation of efficiency of carbon-capturing unit in a cement plant 2022
US
Usman Khan Jadoon
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 377, Article Number 134359
Impact Factor: 11.1 Citations: 11 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9
Process modeling and simulation of ethylene oxide production by implementing pinch and cost analysis 2022
Journal: Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 101585 (1-9)
Impact Factor: 3.180 Citations: 8 Quartile: 2
Integrative CFD and AI/ML-based modeling for enhanced alkaline water electrolysis cell performance for hydrogen production 2024
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 83, Pages 1120-1131
Impact Factor: 8.100 Citations: 5 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 11 SDG 13
Model-Based Quality, Exergy, and Economic Analysis of Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactors 2021
TA
Tabassam Nafees
AD
Adnan Ahmed Bhatti
US
Usman Khan Jadoon
FA
Farooq Ahmad (Northern Border University)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
BR
Brenno Castrillon Menezes (Hamad Bin Khalifa University)
NA
Naveed ul Hasan Syed (UET Peshawar)
Journal: Membranes, Volume 11, Issues 10, Article Number 765
Impact Factor: 4.106 Citations: 4 Quartile: 2
Artificial intelligence based prediction of optimum operating conditions of a plate and fin heat exchanger under uncertainty: A gray-box approach 2023
JI
Jihad Salah Khan
US
Usman Khan Jadoon
AB
Abdul Samad
HU
Husnain Saghir
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
HA
Hakan Caliskan (Usak University)
Journal: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 217, Article Number 124653
Impact Factor: 5.2 Citations: 9 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 13
Experimental validation and optimization of bendable linear shaped charges with degressive explosive thickness for aerospace and defense applications 2025
Journal: Journal of Energetic Materials, 1-33
Impact Factor: 1.700 Citations: 0 Quartile: 3
SDG 9 SDG 12 SDG 16
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling and Simulation of Flow Regulatory Mechanism in Artificial Kidney Using Finite Element Method 2020
Journal: Membranes, Volume 10, Issue no. 7, Article 139
Impact Factor: 4.106 Citations: 11 Quartile: 1
Lightweight Protective Configurations against Blast and Fragments Impact- Experimental and Numerical Studies 2020
KH
Khurshid Ahmed (-)
IR
Iram Raza Ahmad (-)
Journal: AIP Advances, Volume 10, Article Number 095221
Impact Factor: 1.548 Citations: 10 Quartile: 4
Drivers and Barriers for Efficient Energy Management Practices in Energy-Intensive Industries: A Case-Study of Iron and Steel Sector 2020
MU
Muhammad Salman Arif (-)
IZ
Izzat Iqbal Cheema (UET Lahore)
PA
Patrik Thollander (Linkoping University)
MA
Masroor Ahmed Khan (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
Journal: Sustainability, Volume 12(18), Article Number 7703
Impact Factor: 3.251 Citations: 14 Quartile: 2
Gray-box Soft Sensors in Process Industry: Current Practice, and Future Prospects in Era of Big Data 2020
AH
Ahsan Ayub (-)
MA
Manabu Kano (Kyoto University)
IZ
Izzat Iqbal Cheema (UET Lahore)
Journal: Processes, Volume 8(2), Article Number 243
Impact Factor: 2.847 Citations: 45 Quartile: 3
Artificial Intelligence-Based Exergy analysis of Kiln and Calciner Sections of a Cement Plant under uncertainty
MU
Muhammad Usman
Conference: 1st International Conference on Innovative Engineering Sciences and Technological Research, ICIESTR 2024 - Proceedings
Citations: N/A
Sensitivity analysis of oil shale retorting process through sobol and fourier amplitude sensitivity test (FAST)
HA
Hasan Qayyum Chohan
Conference: EUROCON 2021 - 19th IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies, Proceedings
Citations: N/A
Data based sensing of Shale Oil yield in Oil Shale Retorting process
HA
Hasan Qayyum Chohan
Conference: 3rd Pak-Turk International Conference ETSE2020
Citations: N/A
Sensitivity Analysis of Entrained Flow Coal Gasification Process through Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (FAST) and Sobol Techniques
AH
Ahsan Ayub
MU
Muhammad Hamza Rasheed
FA
Fahad Ansari
NI
Nisar Mohammad (UET Taxila)
Conference: In 2018 International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (ICAEM)
Citations: N/A
Virtual sensing of catalytic naphtha reforming process under uncertain feed conditions
MU
Muhammad Bilal (-)
GU
Gul Sayyar Ali (-)
Conference: 2018 International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET)
Citations: 4
An integrated mechanism of genetic algorithm and Taguchi method for cut-point temperatures optimization of crude distillation unit
MU
Muhammad Amin Durrani (-)
AL
Alcantara Avila (The University of Tokushima)
Conference: 2018 International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET)
Citations: 3
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Impact Factor: 7.632
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