SEAS - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Dr. Qasim Awais

HoD and Associate Professor (Electrical Engineering)
HEC Approved supervisor,
PhD CQU University, China.

Biography

QASIM AWAIS has received the B.Sc. degree in electronics engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology at Taxila, Pakistan, and the M.Sc. degree in computer networking from the University of Bedfordshire, U.K., in 2009 and 2011, respectively. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (instrumentation science and technology) with Chongqing University, China. He is currently serving as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department, GIFT University, Pakistan. Previously, he has served at University of Central Punjab Lahore (UCP) in Electrical Engineering Department. He received the HEC Scholarship (PAK) and the Chinese Government Scholarship for his Ph.D. research. He has received best paper award in number of national and international conferences.

Teaching Interests

He has taught number of courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students including Power Electronics, Analog and Digital Communications, Computer Communication Networks, Antenna Systems, Biomedical Instrumentation and Renewable Energy Systems.

Research Interests

His research interests include wide band/multiband antenna design, renewable energy systems, RF energy harvesting, RF filter design, and multisource energy scavenging/integration. He Has Expertise In WLAN, 5G Antenna Design, Multiplier Circuits, Impedance Matching Networks. Apart from teaching Dr. Qasim Awais has been managing Electrical Engineering Department activities, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) OBE documentations/visits and National Technology Council (NTC) accreditation visits. In addition to this he has published research articles in reputable journals and conferences including level 1/SCI level manuscripts.

Selected Journal Publications

Q. Awais, H. T. Chattha, M. Jamil, Y. Jin, F. A. Tahir, and M. U. Rehman, "A Novel Dual Ultrawideband CPW-Fed Printed Antenna for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Volume 2018, Article ID 2179571,1530-8677,9 pages (I.F.=1.9)
Q. Awais, Yang Jin, Hassan Tariq Chattha, Mohsin Jamil, He Qiang and Bilal A. Khawaja, “A compact wideband rectenna system with high conversion efficiency for wireless energy harvesting”, IEEE access 2018, 2169-1536, (IF=3.557)
Q. Awais, Z. Lin, et al., "Asymmetric arc-shaped vortex-induced electromagnetic generator for harvesting energy from low-velocity flowing water," IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 1503-1508, 2017. (I.F.=2.63)
Z. Lin, Q. Awais et al., "Broadband and three-dimensional vibration energy harvesting by a non-linear magneto electric generator," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 109, no. 25, p. 253903, 1077-3118, 2016. (I.F.= 3.44)
Muhammad Nasir Khan, Qasim Awais et al.” Maximizing Throughput of Hybrid FSO-RF Communication System: An Algorithm”, IEEE access 2018, 2169-1536, (IF=3.557)
M Jamil, MN khan, Q Awais “Neural network predictive control of vibrations in tall structure: An experimental controlled vision”, Computers & Electrical Engineering 89, 106940 (IF= 2.7)
Q Awais, et al. (2019), “Rectangular Antenna with Vertical Slots Implemented For WLAN Applications”, Pakistan Journal of Science, 71 (4), 103. ISSN: 2411-0930.
Q Awais, et al. (2019), “Bow-Tie Antenna Design with Ground Slots for Wireless Energy Harvesting Applications”, Pakistan Journal of Science, 71 (4), 103. HEC Recognized Journal, 2019.
Q Awais, et al. (2019), “Design and analysis of CPW rectangular antenna with slots for 2.45 GHz”, Pakistan Journal of Science, 71 (4), 103. ISSN: 2411-0930, HEC Recognized Journal, 2019
Q Awais, et al. (2019), “Semi-Circle Shaped Antenna for IEEE 802.11 B Network Applications”, Asia Pacific Pakistan Journal of Science, 71 (4), 103. ISSN: 2411-0930, HEC Recognized Journal, 2019

Awards and Honors

Session Chair Asia Pacific International conference on Emerging Engineering trends, (APICEE), (2019)
Session Chair International conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), (2021)
Technical committee member ICEPE 2021 and APICEE 2020.
Judge of project exhibition competition at Chongqing University, China.
Reviewer IEEE access, Sensors, Antenna and Microwave letters and IET renewables etc. Journals.
1st Prize from Dr. Abdul Qadeer khan in all Pakistan project Exhibition, Islamabad, Pakistan
University of Bedfordshire (UK) Study Scholarship Award
Chongqing University, China. Chinese Government Scholarship Award (2015-2018)
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Scholarship Award, Pakistan

Affiliations

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Professional Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
A Professional Member of the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan (IEP)