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,Patron: Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani Vice Chancellor
NewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletterOCTOBER, 2013
University of Engineering &
Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Beginning of Fall Semester is always exciting, and full of
hope. Not only are we rid of the stifling hot weather –
made all the more unbearable by long power-outages,
we also start our academic calendar, and enroll a fresh
batch of would-be engineers.
A very warm welcome to the new entrants. You have
chosen well, and we are proud to have you with us.
Student life is full of hope and excitement, and we shall
endeavor to make these the best years of your life.
However, you are now in a new environment in which
students from different institutions, different
backgrounds, and different cultural and economic strata will be sharing your space.
In such a multi-cultural mix, it is imperative to accept others who may appear different,
speak another language or dress differently. We are an equal opportunity university,
and do not recognize any group less –or–more–than others.
For a long time now, Pakistan has been in the grip of mind numbing violence, shaking
the foundations of our state. As sons of the soil, I beseech you all to help keep the
campus environment safe, and leave the philosophical discussion of “who”, “why” and
“cause” of militancy for later, when the threat has subsided.
A hallmark of UET Peshawar is the strong commitment of our faculty and staff to work
for the benefit of our students. We pride ourselves in being there for you in every way
so you will have a truly transformational educational experience. We want your time
with us to be a pleasurable success. Welcome aboard!
God bless you all!
Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani
Well Come New Entrants!
Entrance Test 2013
Final Year Project Exhibition
Working Group Workshop on HE Reforms
In Focus: Dr. Laiq Hassan
Undergraduate Engineering Programme 2013-14
Commenced
INSIDE
striving for the highest level of
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
Research Projects in Mining Engineering
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
NEWS
UET Peshawar Entrance Test 2013 held 15,000 candidates appeared
The Entrance Test for Academic Session 2013-14 was successfully held on August 18th simultaneously at Islamia Collegiate &
Cricket Ground at University of Peshawar, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, and Grassy Ground Saidu Sharif Swat. The test was
conducted by the Educational Testing and Evaluating Agency (ETEA) of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Around 15000 (Fif-
teen thousand) candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including FATA, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan sat for the entrance test.
At Peshawar Center, a total of 11748 candidates appeared in the test with 11384 candidates for admission in engineering disci-
plines, and 364 candidates appeared for Computer Science group. At Abbottabad Center among 1207 candidates, 1180 candi-
dates appeared for engineering group, whereas 27 candidates for the computer science group while at Swat Center, 2045 candi-
dates appeared in the test with 2025 candidates for engineering disciplines, and 20 candidates appeared for Computer Science
group in the entrance test. Altogether 522 female candidates and 14478 male candidates appeared in all centers.
The Vice Chancellor expressed his satisfaction over the arrangements for the holding of entrance test. He said for the first time
test was held at University of Peshawar at two places which has given candidates a much comfortable environment. Farah Hamid,
Secretary Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Additional Secretary, Higher Education Department KP,
Dr. Khalid Khan also expressed satisfaction over the arrangements.
Mr. Abdur Rauf Jamil, Executive Director ETEA, Prof. Dr. Shad Muhammad, Director Academics, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood, Dean Faculty of Engineering (UET), Prof. Iftikhar Ahmad, Registrar (UET), and other senior
faculty members were present on the occasion. Prof Javed Tajik Director Admissions made all possible efforts to make satisfac-
tory arrangements for the entrance test. Under his supervision, this time UET conducted online registration for candidates.
(L–R ) Mr. Abul Jamil Rauf, Director ETEA, Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Vice Chancellor UET Peshawar, Ms. Farah Hamid, Secretary Higher Education (KP),
Dr. Hafeez Ullah, Vice Chancellor KMU and Dr. Khalid Khan, Additional Secretary Higher Education (KP) on the occasion.
The final year students of Department of Mechanical Engineering organised an exhibition in which 37 projects of mechanical engineer-
ing were showcased, highlighting the work of students of final semester. Inaugurating the exhibition the Vice Chancellor said that it was
a very important experience for the engineering students where they interacted with industry and showed them the importance of
their projects. He said such exhibitions provided a platform for academic-industry linkages. Students created projects mostly related to
design and fabrication of industrial level projects having practical uses at local level.
A panel of judges from the Pakistan Tobacco Company Mr. Malik Usman, team leader and SMEDA provincial chief, Mr. Javed Khattak
evaluated the projects based on their presentation and efficiency.
Mechanical Engineering Students Exhibit Final Year Projects
Out of 37 projects, the best projects included: gasoline internal combustion engine selec-
tion, modification, calibration and installation in smart car, design, analysis and fabrication
of fuel efficient vehicle, design and fabrication of small-scale bio-ethanol extraction plant
and studying the performance of gasoline engine using bio-ethanol blend, natural gas oper-
ated split air conditioner, design and fabrication of underground vegetables harvesting
machine, to study the performance of diesel engine using blend of bio-diesel, to utilize the
energy of hot fuel gases of a diesel engine to operate (LiBr) chillers, design and fabrication
of energy efficient car (electric)-A, design and fabrication of energy efficient car (electric)-
B, design, and fabrication of coins sorting and counting machine. The winners received the
best project awards and cash prizes.
USAID to Establish Energy Center at UET, Peshawar
The Directorate of Media and Publications arranged an exclusive research,” the vice chancel-coverage of CAS-E to highlight the project aims and its aspects. An lor informed, adding the pro-interview of Vice Chancellor and Dr. Najeeb Khan, Project Director ject also aims to encourage was published in The Express Tribune. Following is the excerpts and empower women scien-from interview: tists and researchers to
actively participate with The project is focused on three main sectors – water and food secu-
equal opportunity.rity, agriculture and energy. The Vice Chancellor informed, the
USAID allocated $14.4m to UET Peshawar to establish the CAS-E. “It will be a five-year project These areas were identified by USAID which conducted a detailed during which engineers will survey in all universities of the country for almost one and a half carry out practical research year and then selected four universities. These included Mehran work to present solutions to University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro selected for the energy crisis,” said the the water and food security sector; Agricultural University vice chancellor. He informed Faisalabad for the agriculture sector, while two universities – funds for the center will be National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad and UET, released by USAID in near Peshawar were selected for the energy sector. future.
The Vice Chancellor said Pakistan is facing an alarming shortfall of Dr. Khan said each center would award 250 degrees, while 200 fac-energy. “Power is directly linked to the socioeconomic develop- ulty members and students would participate in academic ment of a country and is the utmost need of every citizen,” he exchange programmes with the US. Khan informed, around half stressed. “A stable power supply is indispensable for industries, sci- the graduates from each center would be employed in the private entific research and agricultural growth. Therefore, it is vital to sector to train economically disadvantaged students from urban, envisage long-term research-based projects on energy in acade- semi-urban and rural areas. “At least 50 applied research projects mia to find sustainable solutions to our energy problems,” he would be conducted by each center,” he added.added.
“The technical focus of research for the UET CAS-E would be The core objectives of the CAS-E project are to raise the level of power engineering, smart grids, renewable energy, solar energy, graduate training programmes to international standards, to photocatalysis, energy storage, coal-based energy, energy effi-encourage research and development, groom effective managers cient building designs and environmental aspects of energy pol-and future leaders, and formulate a national economic develop- icy,” said Khan.ment strategy. “The CAS-E's vision is to generate knowledge in
Director Media and Publications Shamaila Farooq said it was a energy that will contribute to cost-effective and sustainable solu-
great initiative of USAID to hand over this project to universities. tions to problems facing Pakistan. It aims to educate and train the
“The centers would not only overcome the energy crisis in the next generation of scientists, engineers and policy makers through
country but will also provide great learning opportunities for engi-innovative academic programmes that are focused on applied
neering students,” she said.
Originally published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2013
The center would not only overcome
the energy crisis in the country but will also
provide great learning opportunities for
engineering students
Students demonstrating their work
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
0302
LEAD STORY
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
NEWS
UET Peshawar Entrance Test 2013 held 15,000 candidates appeared
The Entrance Test for Academic Session 2013-14 was successfully held on August 18th simultaneously at Islamia Collegiate &
Cricket Ground at University of Peshawar, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, and Grassy Ground Saidu Sharif Swat. The test was
conducted by the Educational Testing and Evaluating Agency (ETEA) of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Around 15000 (Fif-
teen thousand) candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including FATA, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan sat for the entrance test.
At Peshawar Center, a total of 11748 candidates appeared in the test with 11384 candidates for admission in engineering disci-
plines, and 364 candidates appeared for Computer Science group. At Abbottabad Center among 1207 candidates, 1180 candi-
dates appeared for engineering group, whereas 27 candidates for the computer science group while at Swat Center, 2045 candi-
dates appeared in the test with 2025 candidates for engineering disciplines, and 20 candidates appeared for Computer Science
group in the entrance test. Altogether 522 female candidates and 14478 male candidates appeared in all centers.
The Vice Chancellor expressed his satisfaction over the arrangements for the holding of entrance test. He said for the first time
test was held at University of Peshawar at two places which has given candidates a much comfortable environment. Farah Hamid,
Secretary Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Additional Secretary, Higher Education Department KP,
Dr. Khalid Khan also expressed satisfaction over the arrangements.
Mr. Abdur Rauf Jamil, Executive Director ETEA, Prof. Dr. Shad Muhammad, Director Academics, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood, Dean Faculty of Engineering (UET), Prof. Iftikhar Ahmad, Registrar (UET), and other senior
faculty members were present on the occasion. Prof Javed Tajik Director Admissions made all possible efforts to make satisfac-
tory arrangements for the entrance test. Under his supervision, this time UET conducted online registration for candidates.
(L–R ) Mr. Abul Jamil Rauf, Director ETEA, Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Vice Chancellor UET Peshawar, Ms. Farah Hamid, Secretary Higher Education (KP),
Dr. Hafeez Ullah, Vice Chancellor KMU and Dr. Khalid Khan, Additional Secretary Higher Education (KP) on the occasion.
The final year students of Department of Mechanical Engineering organised an exhibition in which 37 projects of mechanical engineer-
ing were showcased, highlighting the work of students of final semester. Inaugurating the exhibition the Vice Chancellor said that it was
a very important experience for the engineering students where they interacted with industry and showed them the importance of
their projects. He said such exhibitions provided a platform for academic-industry linkages. Students created projects mostly related to
design and fabrication of industrial level projects having practical uses at local level.
A panel of judges from the Pakistan Tobacco Company Mr. Malik Usman, team leader and SMEDA provincial chief, Mr. Javed Khattak
evaluated the projects based on their presentation and efficiency.
Mechanical Engineering Students Exhibit Final Year Projects
Out of 37 projects, the best projects included: gasoline internal combustion engine selec-
tion, modification, calibration and installation in smart car, design, analysis and fabrication
of fuel efficient vehicle, design and fabrication of small-scale bio-ethanol extraction plant
and studying the performance of gasoline engine using bio-ethanol blend, natural gas oper-
ated split air conditioner, design and fabrication of underground vegetables harvesting
machine, to study the performance of diesel engine using blend of bio-diesel, to utilize the
energy of hot fuel gases of a diesel engine to operate (LiBr) chillers, design and fabrication
of energy efficient car (electric)-A, design and fabrication of energy efficient car (electric)-
B, design, and fabrication of coins sorting and counting machine. The winners received the
best project awards and cash prizes.
USAID to Establish Energy Center at UET, Peshawar
The Directorate of Media and Publications arranged an exclusive research,” the vice chancel-coverage of CAS-E to highlight the project aims and its aspects. An lor informed, adding the pro-interview of Vice Chancellor and Dr. Najeeb Khan, Project Director ject also aims to encourage was published in The Express Tribune. Following is the excerpts and empower women scien-from interview: tists and researchers to
actively participate with The project is focused on three main sectors – water and food secu-
equal opportunity.rity, agriculture and energy. The Vice Chancellor informed, the
USAID allocated $14.4m to UET Peshawar to establish the CAS-E. “It will be a five-year project These areas were identified by USAID which conducted a detailed during which engineers will survey in all universities of the country for almost one and a half carry out practical research year and then selected four universities. These included Mehran work to present solutions to University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro selected for the energy crisis,” said the the water and food security sector; Agricultural University vice chancellor. He informed Faisalabad for the agriculture sector, while two universities – funds for the center will be National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad and UET, released by USAID in near Peshawar were selected for the energy sector. future.
The Vice Chancellor said Pakistan is facing an alarming shortfall of Dr. Khan said each center would award 250 degrees, while 200 fac-energy. “Power is directly linked to the socioeconomic develop- ulty members and students would participate in academic ment of a country and is the utmost need of every citizen,” he exchange programmes with the US. Khan informed, around half stressed. “A stable power supply is indispensable for industries, sci- the graduates from each center would be employed in the private entific research and agricultural growth. Therefore, it is vital to sector to train economically disadvantaged students from urban, envisage long-term research-based projects on energy in acade- semi-urban and rural areas. “At least 50 applied research projects mia to find sustainable solutions to our energy problems,” he would be conducted by each center,” he added.added.
“The technical focus of research for the UET CAS-E would be The core objectives of the CAS-E project are to raise the level of power engineering, smart grids, renewable energy, solar energy, graduate training programmes to international standards, to photocatalysis, energy storage, coal-based energy, energy effi-encourage research and development, groom effective managers cient building designs and environmental aspects of energy pol-and future leaders, and formulate a national economic develop- icy,” said Khan.ment strategy. “The CAS-E's vision is to generate knowledge in
Director Media and Publications Shamaila Farooq said it was a energy that will contribute to cost-effective and sustainable solu-
great initiative of USAID to hand over this project to universities. tions to problems facing Pakistan. It aims to educate and train the
“The centers would not only overcome the energy crisis in the next generation of scientists, engineers and policy makers through
country but will also provide great learning opportunities for engi-innovative academic programmes that are focused on applied
neering students,” she said.
Originally published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2013
The center would not only overcome
the energy crisis in the country but will also
provide great learning opportunities for
engineering students
Students demonstrating their work
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
0302
LEAD STORY
NEWSNEWS
Ph.D Defense:
Engr. Khizar Azam
Engr. Khizar Azam, Assistant Professor,
Mechanical Engineering Department
successfully defended his Ph.D thesis ston June 21 . His Ph.D title, ‘Driver
Fatigue Prediction Model’ focussed on
road safety as major area of research.
The study was supervised by Dr. Riaz Akbar, Professor mechanical
engineering, Chairman Institute of Mechatronics and evaluated by
external examiners; Dr. Azim Eskandarian, Professor of engineering
and applied sciences, George Washington University, USA and Dr.
Jane Pabellon, University of Wisconsin, USA.
The study pointed out that every day, across the world, 3200 human
lives are lost due to road traffic accidents in which ‘Driver fatigue’ is
a leading cause. According to the Global Burden of Disease, study
predicted ‘road accident’ to be the third leading cause of death and
disability by 2020. While this trend is increasing in developing coun-
tries. Pakistan is showing alarming signs being ranked as the fifth
largest country in the world, having road injuries due to ‘driver
fatigue’. According to the National Highways and Motorways Police,
the driver fatigue, counted as second major cause of road accidents,
has increased upto 34.84% from 2003 to 2009 while many cases still
go unreported.
The study objectives were to identify the magnitude of driver
fatigue in Pakistani long-haul drivers and devise a fatigue prediction
model. The survey was done in Peshawar on 400 drivers. The find-
ings revealed behavioural and cultural issues associated to driver
fatigue and major contributing factors causing road accidents. This
is the first study extensively done on behavioural aspects con-
ducted ever in Asia.
The study placed a number of policy level recommendations to con-
trol the increasing trend in road traffic accidents in Pakistan and
addressing the engineering management issue. These included set-
ting up a 'National Road Safety Agency' through the Parliament Act
in order to devise policies, standards and guidelines on road safety;
construction of more rest areas on Motorways; defining maximum
age limit for drivers; identifying and notifying Driver fatigue crash
zone on Highways and Motorways.
Ph.D defense:
Engr. Mujahaid Khan
Engr. Mujahaid Khan, Assistant Profes-
sor, Civil Engineering Department suc-
cessfully passed Ph.D defense on July
th16 . His Ph.D research title “Bridge Pier Scour Depth Prediction
using Artificial Intelligence Techniques” focused on highway
bridges, as a means of transportation playing a major role in the
economy of a country. The bridges that are constructed over water-
ways are highly subjected to failure due to scouring. Bridge scour
poses a serious threat to the integration of bridges and as such, a
very critical issue that needs to be properly addressed. The failure of
bridges due to scour results in precious human as well as economic
losses. Therefore, keeping in view the need to ensure public safety
and minimize the adverse effects of bridge damages or closures, Dr.
Khan urged the need to improve the current research tools for
designing and maintaining bridge foundations to resist the effects
of scour. Additionally, in order to minimize future flood damages to
the bridges proper attention is required to developing and imple-
menting improved procedures for designing and inspecting bridges
for scour.
Mujahid conducted the research in two major parts First, experi-
mental analysis of pier scouring for the piers of two different
bridges in Pakistan and one bridge in Malaysia; second develop-
ment of AI-Based Inductive Modeling Techniques for Bridge Pier
scour depth prediction.
Ph.D defense:
Engr. Zeeshan Sabir
Engr. Zeeshan Sabir, defended his Ph.D ththesis on August 16 . The topic of his
Ph.D thesis is “Performance Enhance-
ment of Wireless Mobile Adhoc Net-
works through Improved Error Correc-
tion and Channel Estimation Strategy”.
Engr. Sabir got his Ph.D. scholarship
under the HEC indigenous Ph.D. Scholarship program and com-
pleted his work at Electrical Engineering Department, UET,
Peshawar under the supervision of Prof. Dr. M. Inayatullah Khan
Babar, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering. The
research evaluation committee members included Prof. Dr. Shahid
Khattak, Chairman Electrical Engineering Department, Comsats
Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Waqar Shah, Director Postgraduate Studies,
UET, Peshawar and Prof. Dr. Riaz-ul-Hasnain, Chairman Electrical
Engineering, UET, Abbotabad Campus.
Engr. Sabir is currently working with the Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission. During his research, he published ten research publi-
cations out of which six were credited under impact factor interna-
tional journals. The defense was widely attended by engineering
institutions including UET, Lahore, PEAS, Quaid-e-Awam University
and PIEAS, Islamabad.
The final year students of Geology Department, Bacha Khan University,
Charsadda (Mardan Campus) visited the Gems and Jewelry Center of thExcellence (GJOC) on May 13 . The delegation headed by Asher Samuel,
Chairman Geology Department visited the gemology and lapidary labo-
ratories and walked through other facilities. Engr. Ehtsham Ullah Khan,
Director GJOC welcomed the students and briefed them about Center's
activities. He said that the Center initially established as Gems Develop-
ment Cell in 2006, later upgraded to the National Center of Excellence in
2009. It has strong ties with industry due to its credible curriculum of five-
month diploma courses in Gemology and Lapidary, accredited by the
Higher Education Commission and its foreign qualified faculty. The Cen-
ter is known for having geographic proximity to FATA a region where min-
erals and gems are found in abundance and enormous opportunities lie
for human resource development in the respective field. He further said
students from across the country benefit from opportunities of hands-on practice under supervision of qualified faculty, research
assistantships and liaison with business industry. So far, more than 300 students including people from FATA and other provinces have been
trained in gemology and lapidary and running their business setups at commercial level”.
Shakir Ullah, Lecturer at GJOC gave a detailed account on the diploma in gemology and lapidary. He said the course is offered in Spring and Fall,
every year adding, there is great demand in the market from across the country while the Center is also approved by Gem-A, UK. The Chairman
Asher Samual appreciated professional services offered by GJOC and assured to build up linkage of Bacha Khan University with GJOC for stu-
dent exchange program in future.
Bacha Khan University Students Visit the Gems and Jewelry Center
Group photo of Bacha Khan University Students
0504
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
A Book on “Environmental Impact Assessment” by Dr. Daulat Khan
Dr. Daulat Khan, Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Engr.
Tariq Usman Saeed, a graduate student at Department of Civil Engineering pub-
lishes a book on “A New EIA Model for Pakistan with special focus on Motor-
Vehicular Urban Air Pollution & Industrial Wastewater”. The book presents a
new Environmental Impact Assessment model for Pakistan. Two important
parameters i.e. urban air pollution caused by motor vehicles and wastewater
effluents caused by industrial sector in the country, are the focus of this work.
The strategy presented in this book will improve the EIA process and help to pre-
vent further environmental degradation caused by developmental activities in
Pakistan at all levels. The book is intended as a guide for the engineers in indus-
try, governmental agencies and consulting engineering firms involved in the
day-to-day application of EIA. It also serves as a reference for the students in
courses related to environmental engineering, planning, management and EIA
at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
UET BOASAR Approves M.Sc. Material Engineering and Ph.D Industrial Engineering thThe 29th meeting of Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BOASAR) was held on May 29 with Dean Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Zahid
Mehmood in chair. The meeting was held to review the rules and regulations of UET Postgraduate engineering program and approved the rec-
ommendations of introducing new programs at postgraduate level. Dr. Sahar Noor, Secretary BOASAR presented the proposal to introduce
M.Sc. Material engineering as a new stream under mechanical engineering program, and Ph.D. Industrial engineering from the next postgrad-
uate admissions program this year. The meeting decided to propose both programs to the upcoming Academic Council since both fulfils the
HEC criteria that requires Ph.D. faculty, fully-equipped laboratories and allied facilities for starting a postgraduate level program.
The meeting also recommended a uniform research proposal format and Ph.D. theses template and guidelines for students. It was also
decided to formulate a committee to review the proposed templates. The Dean further directed to upload these on University website for
users' information. The meeting also expressed satisfaction over the progress of Principal Investigators on on-going faculty research projects,
funded by BOASAR.
Faculty Development
NEWSNEWS
Ph.D Defense:
Engr. Khizar Azam
Engr. Khizar Azam, Assistant Professor,
Mechanical Engineering Department
successfully defended his Ph.D thesis ston June 21 . His Ph.D title, ‘Driver
Fatigue Prediction Model’ focussed on
road safety as major area of research.
The study was supervised by Dr. Riaz Akbar, Professor mechanical
engineering, Chairman Institute of Mechatronics and evaluated by
external examiners; Dr. Azim Eskandarian, Professor of engineering
and applied sciences, George Washington University, USA and Dr.
Jane Pabellon, University of Wisconsin, USA.
The study pointed out that every day, across the world, 3200 human
lives are lost due to road traffic accidents in which ‘Driver fatigue’ is
a leading cause. According to the Global Burden of Disease, study
predicted ‘road accident’ to be the third leading cause of death and
disability by 2020. While this trend is increasing in developing coun-
tries. Pakistan is showing alarming signs being ranked as the fifth
largest country in the world, having road injuries due to ‘driver
fatigue’. According to the National Highways and Motorways Police,
the driver fatigue, counted as second major cause of road accidents,
has increased upto 34.84% from 2003 to 2009 while many cases still
go unreported.
The study objectives were to identify the magnitude of driver
fatigue in Pakistani long-haul drivers and devise a fatigue prediction
model. The survey was done in Peshawar on 400 drivers. The find-
ings revealed behavioural and cultural issues associated to driver
fatigue and major contributing factors causing road accidents. This
is the first study extensively done on behavioural aspects con-
ducted ever in Asia.
The study placed a number of policy level recommendations to con-
trol the increasing trend in road traffic accidents in Pakistan and
addressing the engineering management issue. These included set-
ting up a 'National Road Safety Agency' through the Parliament Act
in order to devise policies, standards and guidelines on road safety;
construction of more rest areas on Motorways; defining maximum
age limit for drivers; identifying and notifying Driver fatigue crash
zone on Highways and Motorways.
Ph.D defense:
Engr. Mujahaid Khan
Engr. Mujahaid Khan, Assistant Profes-
sor, Civil Engineering Department suc-
cessfully passed Ph.D defense on July
th16 . His Ph.D research title “Bridge Pier Scour Depth Prediction
using Artificial Intelligence Techniques” focused on highway
bridges, as a means of transportation playing a major role in the
economy of a country. The bridges that are constructed over water-
ways are highly subjected to failure due to scouring. Bridge scour
poses a serious threat to the integration of bridges and as such, a
very critical issue that needs to be properly addressed. The failure of
bridges due to scour results in precious human as well as economic
losses. Therefore, keeping in view the need to ensure public safety
and minimize the adverse effects of bridge damages or closures, Dr.
Khan urged the need to improve the current research tools for
designing and maintaining bridge foundations to resist the effects
of scour. Additionally, in order to minimize future flood damages to
the bridges proper attention is required to developing and imple-
menting improved procedures for designing and inspecting bridges
for scour.
Mujahid conducted the research in two major parts First, experi-
mental analysis of pier scouring for the piers of two different
bridges in Pakistan and one bridge in Malaysia; second develop-
ment of AI-Based Inductive Modeling Techniques for Bridge Pier
scour depth prediction.
Ph.D defense:
Engr. Zeeshan Sabir
Engr. Zeeshan Sabir, defended his Ph.D ththesis on August 16 . The topic of his
Ph.D thesis is “Performance Enhance-
ment of Wireless Mobile Adhoc Net-
works through Improved Error Correc-
tion and Channel Estimation Strategy”.
Engr. Sabir got his Ph.D. scholarship
under the HEC indigenous Ph.D. Scholarship program and com-
pleted his work at Electrical Engineering Department, UET,
Peshawar under the supervision of Prof. Dr. M. Inayatullah Khan
Babar, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering. The
research evaluation committee members included Prof. Dr. Shahid
Khattak, Chairman Electrical Engineering Department, Comsats
Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Waqar Shah, Director Postgraduate Studies,
UET, Peshawar and Prof. Dr. Riaz-ul-Hasnain, Chairman Electrical
Engineering, UET, Abbotabad Campus.
Engr. Sabir is currently working with the Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission. During his research, he published ten research publi-
cations out of which six were credited under impact factor interna-
tional journals. The defense was widely attended by engineering
institutions including UET, Lahore, PEAS, Quaid-e-Awam University
and PIEAS, Islamabad.
The final year students of Geology Department, Bacha Khan University,
Charsadda (Mardan Campus) visited the Gems and Jewelry Center of thExcellence (GJOC) on May 13 . The delegation headed by Asher Samuel,
Chairman Geology Department visited the gemology and lapidary labo-
ratories and walked through other facilities. Engr. Ehtsham Ullah Khan,
Director GJOC welcomed the students and briefed them about Center's
activities. He said that the Center initially established as Gems Develop-
ment Cell in 2006, later upgraded to the National Center of Excellence in
2009. It has strong ties with industry due to its credible curriculum of five-
month diploma courses in Gemology and Lapidary, accredited by the
Higher Education Commission and its foreign qualified faculty. The Cen-
ter is known for having geographic proximity to FATA a region where min-
erals and gems are found in abundance and enormous opportunities lie
for human resource development in the respective field. He further said
students from across the country benefit from opportunities of hands-on practice under supervision of qualified faculty, research
assistantships and liaison with business industry. So far, more than 300 students including people from FATA and other provinces have been
trained in gemology and lapidary and running their business setups at commercial level”.
Shakir Ullah, Lecturer at GJOC gave a detailed account on the diploma in gemology and lapidary. He said the course is offered in Spring and Fall,
every year adding, there is great demand in the market from across the country while the Center is also approved by Gem-A, UK. The Chairman
Asher Samual appreciated professional services offered by GJOC and assured to build up linkage of Bacha Khan University with GJOC for stu-
dent exchange program in future.
Bacha Khan University Students Visit the Gems and Jewelry Center
Group photo of Bacha Khan University Students
0504
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
A Book on “Environmental Impact Assessment” by Dr. Daulat Khan
Dr. Daulat Khan, Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Engr.
Tariq Usman Saeed, a graduate student at Department of Civil Engineering pub-
lishes a book on “A New EIA Model for Pakistan with special focus on Motor-
Vehicular Urban Air Pollution & Industrial Wastewater”. The book presents a
new Environmental Impact Assessment model for Pakistan. Two important
parameters i.e. urban air pollution caused by motor vehicles and wastewater
effluents caused by industrial sector in the country, are the focus of this work.
The strategy presented in this book will improve the EIA process and help to pre-
vent further environmental degradation caused by developmental activities in
Pakistan at all levels. The book is intended as a guide for the engineers in indus-
try, governmental agencies and consulting engineering firms involved in the
day-to-day application of EIA. It also serves as a reference for the students in
courses related to environmental engineering, planning, management and EIA
at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
UET BOASAR Approves M.Sc. Material Engineering and Ph.D Industrial Engineering thThe 29th meeting of Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BOASAR) was held on May 29 with Dean Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Zahid
Mehmood in chair. The meeting was held to review the rules and regulations of UET Postgraduate engineering program and approved the rec-
ommendations of introducing new programs at postgraduate level. Dr. Sahar Noor, Secretary BOASAR presented the proposal to introduce
M.Sc. Material engineering as a new stream under mechanical engineering program, and Ph.D. Industrial engineering from the next postgrad-
uate admissions program this year. The meeting decided to propose both programs to the upcoming Academic Council since both fulfils the
HEC criteria that requires Ph.D. faculty, fully-equipped laboratories and allied facilities for starting a postgraduate level program.
The meeting also recommended a uniform research proposal format and Ph.D. theses template and guidelines for students. It was also
decided to formulate a committee to review the proposed templates. The Dean further directed to upload these on University website for
users' information. The meeting also expressed satisfaction over the progress of Principal Investigators on on-going faculty research projects,
funded by BOASAR.
Faculty Development
NEWSNEWS
Dr. Babar Selected as Head of Task ForceProf. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering has been appointed as
head of Task Force, constituted by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). This was decided in a high level meeting held
at Head Quarters of PEC, Islamabad. The task force is constituted to devise standards for Communication Networks as
part of initiative to build National Electric Safety Code (NESC) of Pakistan for the first time. The task force will submit its
findings as part of NESC code for Pakistan. The task force also comprises of technical experts from PTCL, PEMRA, PTA,
Ufone and ZTE.
Meanwhile, in exercise of power under Section 19(1) of the University of Peshawar Act 2011, the Governor, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa as Chancellor of University of Peshawar appointed Prof. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar as Mem-
ber of Senate, University of Peshawar with immediate effect, earlier he was also appointed as member of Senate, Kohat University for a period
of three years.
Independence Day Celebrated
The 67th independence day was observed with zeal and fervor simultaneously at Main Campus and Mardan Campus of UET
Peshawar. The day started with flag hoisting and followed by National Anthem. The buildings of UET Peshawar were decorated
with flags and lights to mark the day in befitting manner.
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Vice Chancellor during national anthem; Dr. Imran Khan, Coordinator Mardan Campus, hoisting the national flag
Housner Fellows Visit GhanaDr. Syed Mohammad Ali, Director Earthquake Engineering Center visited Ghana from 26-30th
August, 2013 as part of his fellowship with Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s (EERI)
Housner Fellows Group (2012). The visit was aimed to advance earthquake safety of schools
in Ghana and present recommendations. The fellows met with the Ministry of Education, the
National Disaster Management Organization of Ghana (NADMO), the Ghana Institution of
Engineers (GhIE), Architectural and Engineering Services Ltd. (AESL), consultants who design
new schools, as well as school administrators and contractors.
The Housner Fellows’ focus on Ghana school safety follows a commitment by the Ministry of
Education to build more than a hundred new schools over the next several years. The visit was
aimed to take an enormous step in school seismic safety and community resilience by intro-
ducing cost-effective enhancements to the design and construction of new school buildings. The group also presented lectures on seismic
safety from earthquakes.
The Housner Fellow Program named after EERI founder George Housner and funded in part by the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction
of the World Bank and the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, equips a select group of promising and motivated professionals
worldwide to lead and advocate for efforts to reduce earthquake risk. In addition to Dr. Ali, seismic experts from other regions included: Cale
Ash, PE, SE; Degenkolb Engineers; Seattle, Washington, USA, Ing. Carlien D. Bou- Chedid, FGhIE; Consulting Structural Engineer; Accra, Ghana,
Danielle Hutchings Mieler, PE; GNS Science; Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Lindsey Maclise, PE, SE; Forell/Elsesser Engineers; San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, USA, Hassan Mdala; Geological Survey of Malawi; Zomba, Malawi, Vivek Rawal; People-in-Centre Consulting; Ahmedabad, India Kate
Stillwell, PE, SE, MBA; GEM Foundation; Oakland, California, USA.
Dr. S.M. Ali with Housner Fellows
Development and Deployment of an Open Source Mineral Resource Mapping, Modeling and Management Sys-
tem (M4S)
The National ICT R&D has funded the project submitted by Dr. Safi-ur-Rehman, Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering.
The project is aimed to develop an integrated open source software system for mineral resource management, a milestone in mineral sec-
tor of Pakistan. It will provide a smart platform and solution for the stakeholders involved in mineral exploration, development, mining and
management. The project cost is Rs. 39.2 Million and will be completed in two years. Dr. Mansoor Khan, Professor, Department of Mining
Engineering is the Co-Director of project.
M4S will be based mainly, on contemporary open source libraries, modules, applications, algorithms, methods and technologies. The sys-
tem will provide a platform with multi-tier server, application and data layers, along with server / client applications, analytical and display
tools. The project is planned to be deployed at selected mineral sector stakeholders and the project and will exit as an open source commu-
nity-driven software system. Mineral resource management system will cover the breadth of mineral sector. Existing information, compu-
tation, and communication technologies will be used for acquisition, storage, processing, production, presentation and dissemination of
mineral and geo information.
Development of Pilot Plant for indigenous coal resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: up-gradation, utilization and
value addition
The Directorate of Science and Technology (DOST) approved another project presented by the faculty of Department of Mining Engineer-
ing on managing coal resources. The project is funded at the cost of Rs. 3 million. The principal investigators include, Dr. Khan Muhammad
(Asst. Professor, Department of Mining Engineering), Engr. Amadullah Khan and Engr. Naveed Ahmad (Lecturers, Department of Chemical
Engineering), supported by Co-Principal investigators including Prof. Dr. Noor Mohammad, (Chairman, Department of Mining Engineer-
ing), Dr. Saeed Gul (Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Ali Kamran (Asstt. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engi-
neering).
The project aims to address the energy crisis of local industries by addressing problems related to industrial use of indigenous coal, upgrad-
ing and utilizing it for commercial and environmental benefits through a number of recommendations. The project will develop a coal up-
gradation pilot plant to improve the quality by lowering the ash content, increasing calorific value and price value of coal developing coal
combustion furnace for power generation through and coal briquetting plant for domestic and industrial use.
VC Garlands Pak-Turk School studentsthA delegation of Pak -Turk International School System (Peshawar) led by Mr. Illhan Erdogan, Principal paid a visit on June 6 to the University
and met with the vice chancellor. The delegation was comprised of student winners who participated at different international level competi-
tions. These included: Essa-Bin-Qasim who topped the category as grand winner by securing 1st position from over 70 countries at the Ninth
National Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), Phoenix, Arizona. This
is for the first time that a student from Pakistan won the competition. He
presented his project titled 'Is Chlorophyll as Beneficial as Solar Cells'.
While two other bright students, Ali Khan and Adil Rehman (Class 9th
O'level) won the “bronze medal” for presenting the project titled, 'Golden
Climate' at the International Environmental Project Competition, held in
Nairobi, Kenaya on May 1-4, 2013.
The vice chancellor garlanded the students with medals and cash awards
of Rs. 10,000/- each. He lauded the efforts of Principal and teachers in pro-
viding quality education to Pakistani students and earning good name for
the country. The ceremony was attended by the senior officials of Univer-
sity and Pak-Turk School.Pak-Turk School students and teachers with Vice Chancellor
Quality Enhancement Cell Activities
Mining Engineering Department Wins Two New Research Projects
NEWSNEWS
Dr. Babar Selected as Head of Task ForceProf. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering has been appointed as
head of Task Force, constituted by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). This was decided in a high level meeting held
at Head Quarters of PEC, Islamabad. The task force is constituted to devise standards for Communication Networks as
part of initiative to build National Electric Safety Code (NESC) of Pakistan for the first time. The task force will submit its
findings as part of NESC code for Pakistan. The task force also comprises of technical experts from PTCL, PEMRA, PTA,
Ufone and ZTE.
Meanwhile, in exercise of power under Section 19(1) of the University of Peshawar Act 2011, the Governor, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa as Chancellor of University of Peshawar appointed Prof. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar as Mem-
ber of Senate, University of Peshawar with immediate effect, earlier he was also appointed as member of Senate, Kohat University for a period
of three years.
Independence Day Celebrated
The 67th independence day was observed with zeal and fervor simultaneously at Main Campus and Mardan Campus of UET
Peshawar. The day started with flag hoisting and followed by National Anthem. The buildings of UET Peshawar were decorated
with flags and lights to mark the day in befitting manner.
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Vice Chancellor during national anthem; Dr. Imran Khan, Coordinator Mardan Campus, hoisting the national flag
Housner Fellows Visit GhanaDr. Syed Mohammad Ali, Director Earthquake Engineering Center visited Ghana from 26-30th
August, 2013 as part of his fellowship with Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s (EERI)
Housner Fellows Group (2012). The visit was aimed to advance earthquake safety of schools
in Ghana and present recommendations. The fellows met with the Ministry of Education, the
National Disaster Management Organization of Ghana (NADMO), the Ghana Institution of
Engineers (GhIE), Architectural and Engineering Services Ltd. (AESL), consultants who design
new schools, as well as school administrators and contractors.
The Housner Fellows’ focus on Ghana school safety follows a commitment by the Ministry of
Education to build more than a hundred new schools over the next several years. The visit was
aimed to take an enormous step in school seismic safety and community resilience by intro-
ducing cost-effective enhancements to the design and construction of new school buildings. The group also presented lectures on seismic
safety from earthquakes.
The Housner Fellow Program named after EERI founder George Housner and funded in part by the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction
of the World Bank and the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, equips a select group of promising and motivated professionals
worldwide to lead and advocate for efforts to reduce earthquake risk. In addition to Dr. Ali, seismic experts from other regions included: Cale
Ash, PE, SE; Degenkolb Engineers; Seattle, Washington, USA, Ing. Carlien D. Bou- Chedid, FGhIE; Consulting Structural Engineer; Accra, Ghana,
Danielle Hutchings Mieler, PE; GNS Science; Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Lindsey Maclise, PE, SE; Forell/Elsesser Engineers; San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, USA, Hassan Mdala; Geological Survey of Malawi; Zomba, Malawi, Vivek Rawal; People-in-Centre Consulting; Ahmedabad, India Kate
Stillwell, PE, SE, MBA; GEM Foundation; Oakland, California, USA.
Dr. S.M. Ali with Housner Fellows
Development and Deployment of an Open Source Mineral Resource Mapping, Modeling and Management Sys-
tem (M4S)
The National ICT R&D has funded the project submitted by Dr. Safi-ur-Rehman, Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering.
The project is aimed to develop an integrated open source software system for mineral resource management, a milestone in mineral sec-
tor of Pakistan. It will provide a smart platform and solution for the stakeholders involved in mineral exploration, development, mining and
management. The project cost is Rs. 39.2 Million and will be completed in two years. Dr. Mansoor Khan, Professor, Department of Mining
Engineering is the Co-Director of project.
M4S will be based mainly, on contemporary open source libraries, modules, applications, algorithms, methods and technologies. The sys-
tem will provide a platform with multi-tier server, application and data layers, along with server / client applications, analytical and display
tools. The project is planned to be deployed at selected mineral sector stakeholders and the project and will exit as an open source commu-
nity-driven software system. Mineral resource management system will cover the breadth of mineral sector. Existing information, compu-
tation, and communication technologies will be used for acquisition, storage, processing, production, presentation and dissemination of
mineral and geo information.
Development of Pilot Plant for indigenous coal resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: up-gradation, utilization and
value addition
The Directorate of Science and Technology (DOST) approved another project presented by the faculty of Department of Mining Engineer-
ing on managing coal resources. The project is funded at the cost of Rs. 3 million. The principal investigators include, Dr. Khan Muhammad
(Asst. Professor, Department of Mining Engineering), Engr. Amadullah Khan and Engr. Naveed Ahmad (Lecturers, Department of Chemical
Engineering), supported by Co-Principal investigators including Prof. Dr. Noor Mohammad, (Chairman, Department of Mining Engineer-
ing), Dr. Saeed Gul (Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Ali Kamran (Asstt. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engi-
neering).
The project aims to address the energy crisis of local industries by addressing problems related to industrial use of indigenous coal, upgrad-
ing and utilizing it for commercial and environmental benefits through a number of recommendations. The project will develop a coal up-
gradation pilot plant to improve the quality by lowering the ash content, increasing calorific value and price value of coal developing coal
combustion furnace for power generation through and coal briquetting plant for domestic and industrial use.
VC Garlands Pak-Turk School studentsthA delegation of Pak -Turk International School System (Peshawar) led by Mr. Illhan Erdogan, Principal paid a visit on June 6 to the University
and met with the vice chancellor. The delegation was comprised of student winners who participated at different international level competi-
tions. These included: Essa-Bin-Qasim who topped the category as grand winner by securing 1st position from over 70 countries at the Ninth
National Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), Phoenix, Arizona. This
is for the first time that a student from Pakistan won the competition. He
presented his project titled 'Is Chlorophyll as Beneficial as Solar Cells'.
While two other bright students, Ali Khan and Adil Rehman (Class 9th
O'level) won the “bronze medal” for presenting the project titled, 'Golden
Climate' at the International Environmental Project Competition, held in
Nairobi, Kenaya on May 1-4, 2013.
The vice chancellor garlanded the students with medals and cash awards
of Rs. 10,000/- each. He lauded the efforts of Principal and teachers in pro-
viding quality education to Pakistani students and earning good name for
the country. The ceremony was attended by the senior officials of Univer-
sity and Pak-Turk School.Pak-Turk School students and teachers with Vice Chancellor
Quality Enhancement Cell Activities
Mining Engineering Department Wins Two New Research Projects
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
A three-day workshop of Higher Education working group on “Reforms in Higher Education” was held from 19-21st August under the
directives of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The workshop was aimed to review and propose recommendations for restructuring
and reorganization of Higher Education (HE) to ensure contribution to sustainable development and building knowledge society. UET
Peshawar offered its premises for smooth sail of this “reforms exercise”.
After coming in power the PTI Government has resolved to introduce comprehensive reforms programs in all social sectors to bring about
real change and real service to the public. As in other sectors, on the directives of the Chief Minister KP, Pervaiz Khattak the working
group, formulated by HED reviewed and prepared policy recommendations on HE reforms. These recommendations will become part of
broader process of restructuring and reorganization of higher education, under the supervision of PTI members.
Secretary Higher Education, Farah Hamid while addressing the occasion said, there is always a debate in academic as well as government
circles to bring improvement to education sector but this lacks implementation which was responsible for the present pathetic education
system. She said a paradigm shift was now visible as for the first time the Government initiated the process of releasing funds to HED. She
said, PTI Government has embarked upon increasing access, enhancing quality and bringing relevance to education therefore; the rec-
ommendations will be made on these lines to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Vice chancellor, in his welcome address said, to bring nation back to the road of development it was important to take education on
priority. “While this has been a huge failure on part of policy makers that they could not bring real change in the past, it is hoped that new
policy reforms under the PTI Government will focus on putting adequate investment in education so that the quality education is accessi-
ble to the masses not only to elites”, he said.
Mushtaq Ghani, Special Assistant the Chief Minister on HE while chairing a media briefing said PTI government firmly believes that peo-
ple are the true capital of a nation. Focusing on the social sectors as per our manifesto, “we are working swiftly to improve the quality, and
service delivery in the education sector”. He said, PTI recognizes that education is the panacea for most human ills, and the best engine to
power the ship of state on a fast track of development; and it is HE that fuels this engine most efficiently. While talking to the reporter
Ghani said, universities and other Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) compared to other public sector entities have done relatively well. PTI,
Working Group on Higher Education Reforms however, feels that HEI’s are engines of growth and must
shoulder the onerous responsibility of leading the nation
towards socio-economic development and transformation.
PTI believes in providing credible and equitable education to
all; and credible education needs adequate funding, which, in
turn, necessitates building firewalls against corrupt practices
that ensures accountability of service-deliverers. We have the
political will and wherewithal to do this: and we shall realize
this dream very quickly!
Three subcommittees were formed under the Working Group
related to “Governance”, Academia – Industry linkages” and
“College sub-sector”. Each subcommittee presented their rec-
ommendations during the working group session.
HE Working Group (L to R): Prof. Dr. Abbas Khan (Advisor to Speaker KP Assembly), Dr. Nasser Ali Khan (VC University of Haripur), Dr. Khalid Khan
(Additional Secretary HE), Mr. Siraj Khan (Financial Controller to Chairman PTI), Ms. Rakhshanda (President KP Chapter, FAPUASA)
Ms. Farah Hamid (Secretary HE), Mr. Mushtaq Ghani (Special Assistant to CM KP for HE), Mr. Muzafar Said (MPA KP), Mr. Shibli Faraz
(Central Vice President PTI), Prof. Noorullah Wazir (Director, Directorte HE), Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani (Vice Chancellor, UET Peshawar)
Dr. Arif Iqbal Umar (Add. Registrar (Estt) Hazara University), Dr. Salim-ur-Rehman (Vice Chancellor Sarhad Unvierstiy, Peshawar)
and other Working Group members.
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Mr. Mushtaq Ghani while chairing the press session
th A video conferencing meeting was held on July 26 between North Dakota State University (NDSU), USA and senior officials of the University
to explore the possibility of collaboration in terms of capacity building and joint research projects.
The NDSU delegation comprised of Prof. Kalidas Shetty, Associate Vice President, Prof. Dr. Samee U. Khan, Department of Electrical and Com-
puter Engineering and Ms. Lisa Hauck, Director International Students office with Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar, Chairman Department of Electrical Engineering on UET side.
The participants discussed in detail the concept of broad agreement between the two universities. NDSU delegation showed pleasure at the
discussion to explore the exciting opportunities under doctoral degree-linked capacity building with initial focus on electrical and power sys-
tems engineering; larger platform on energy; including renewables and extending this to other areas of Engineering that are mutual strengths
of NDSU and UET, Peshawar. The delegation expressed hope that initial faculty interaction will highlight other areas of mutually beneficial col-
laborative opportunities. The meeting concluded that this foundation would set the stage for specific agreements in the next phase on doc-
toral program-linked research collaborations through the capacity building initiatives and other related areas.
Capacity Building and Joint Research
ndThe Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) held a one-day seminar on ‘Plagiarism’ on July 2 , 2013 for faculty members and students. Prof.
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Director QEC was the speaker. The topics covered in the seminar-included plagiarism tools available for pla-
giarism detection, problems faced by authors with regard to plagiarism checking and ways to avoid plagiarism in thesis writing and
publications. The participants took keen interest in the seminar, asked questions and shared their experiences with regard to plagia-
rism checking.
Dr. Iftikhar said the University checks all Master's and Ph.D. theses for plagiarism in accordance with the requirement of HEC adding,
“the University checks all papers submitted for publication in the Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences for plagiarism before
the start of review process.”
Dr. Iftikhar also held another seminar on “Self-Assessment Process” of HEC at UET, Kohat Campus. The seminar covered the objec-
tives of self-assessment process criteria for HEC in relation to program outcomes, curriculum, students, faculty, facilities, process con-
trol and institutional support. The seminar also addressed the roles of faculty, program teams and assessment teams for enhancing
teaching quality through self-assessment process. The seminar was attended by faculty and senior administrative officials of Kohat
Campus.
Plagiarism
Self-Assessment Process
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
A three-day workshop of Higher Education working group on “Reforms in Higher Education” was held from 19-21st August under the
directives of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The workshop was aimed to review and propose recommendations for restructuring
and reorganization of Higher Education (HE) to ensure contribution to sustainable development and building knowledge society. UET
Peshawar offered its premises for smooth sail of this “reforms exercise”.
After coming in power the PTI Government has resolved to introduce comprehensive reforms programs in all social sectors to bring about
real change and real service to the public. As in other sectors, on the directives of the Chief Minister KP, Pervaiz Khattak the working
group, formulated by HED reviewed and prepared policy recommendations on HE reforms. These recommendations will become part of
broader process of restructuring and reorganization of higher education, under the supervision of PTI members.
Secretary Higher Education, Farah Hamid while addressing the occasion said, there is always a debate in academic as well as government
circles to bring improvement to education sector but this lacks implementation which was responsible for the present pathetic education
system. She said a paradigm shift was now visible as for the first time the Government initiated the process of releasing funds to HED. She
said, PTI Government has embarked upon increasing access, enhancing quality and bringing relevance to education therefore; the rec-
ommendations will be made on these lines to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Vice chancellor, in his welcome address said, to bring nation back to the road of development it was important to take education on
priority. “While this has been a huge failure on part of policy makers that they could not bring real change in the past, it is hoped that new
policy reforms under the PTI Government will focus on putting adequate investment in education so that the quality education is accessi-
ble to the masses not only to elites”, he said.
Mushtaq Ghani, Special Assistant the Chief Minister on HE while chairing a media briefing said PTI government firmly believes that peo-
ple are the true capital of a nation. Focusing on the social sectors as per our manifesto, “we are working swiftly to improve the quality, and
service delivery in the education sector”. He said, PTI recognizes that education is the panacea for most human ills, and the best engine to
power the ship of state on a fast track of development; and it is HE that fuels this engine most efficiently. While talking to the reporter
Ghani said, universities and other Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) compared to other public sector entities have done relatively well. PTI,
Working Group on Higher Education Reforms however, feels that HEI’s are engines of growth and must
shoulder the onerous responsibility of leading the nation
towards socio-economic development and transformation.
PTI believes in providing credible and equitable education to
all; and credible education needs adequate funding, which, in
turn, necessitates building firewalls against corrupt practices
that ensures accountability of service-deliverers. We have the
political will and wherewithal to do this: and we shall realize
this dream very quickly!
Three subcommittees were formed under the Working Group
related to “Governance”, Academia – Industry linkages” and
“College sub-sector”. Each subcommittee presented their rec-
ommendations during the working group session.
HE Working Group (L to R): Prof. Dr. Abbas Khan (Advisor to Speaker KP Assembly), Dr. Nasser Ali Khan (VC University of Haripur), Dr. Khalid Khan
(Additional Secretary HE), Mr. Siraj Khan (Financial Controller to Chairman PTI), Ms. Rakhshanda (President KP Chapter, FAPUASA)
Ms. Farah Hamid (Secretary HE), Mr. Mushtaq Ghani (Special Assistant to CM KP for HE), Mr. Muzafar Said (MPA KP), Mr. Shibli Faraz
(Central Vice President PTI), Prof. Noorullah Wazir (Director, Directorte HE), Engr. Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani (Vice Chancellor, UET Peshawar)
Dr. Arif Iqbal Umar (Add. Registrar (Estt) Hazara University), Dr. Salim-ur-Rehman (Vice Chancellor Sarhad Unvierstiy, Peshawar)
and other Working Group members.
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Mr. Mushtaq Ghani while chairing the press session
th A video conferencing meeting was held on July 26 between North Dakota State University (NDSU), USA and senior officials of the University
to explore the possibility of collaboration in terms of capacity building and joint research projects.
The NDSU delegation comprised of Prof. Kalidas Shetty, Associate Vice President, Prof. Dr. Samee U. Khan, Department of Electrical and Com-
puter Engineering and Ms. Lisa Hauck, Director International Students office with Prof. Dr. Zahid Mehmood, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan Babar, Chairman Department of Electrical Engineering on UET side.
The participants discussed in detail the concept of broad agreement between the two universities. NDSU delegation showed pleasure at the
discussion to explore the exciting opportunities under doctoral degree-linked capacity building with initial focus on electrical and power sys-
tems engineering; larger platform on energy; including renewables and extending this to other areas of Engineering that are mutual strengths
of NDSU and UET, Peshawar. The delegation expressed hope that initial faculty interaction will highlight other areas of mutually beneficial col-
laborative opportunities. The meeting concluded that this foundation would set the stage for specific agreements in the next phase on doc-
toral program-linked research collaborations through the capacity building initiatives and other related areas.
Capacity Building and Joint Research
ndThe Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) held a one-day seminar on ‘Plagiarism’ on July 2 , 2013 for faculty members and students. Prof.
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Director QEC was the speaker. The topics covered in the seminar-included plagiarism tools available for pla-
giarism detection, problems faced by authors with regard to plagiarism checking and ways to avoid plagiarism in thesis writing and
publications. The participants took keen interest in the seminar, asked questions and shared their experiences with regard to plagia-
rism checking.
Dr. Iftikhar said the University checks all Master's and Ph.D. theses for plagiarism in accordance with the requirement of HEC adding,
“the University checks all papers submitted for publication in the Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences for plagiarism before
the start of review process.”
Dr. Iftikhar also held another seminar on “Self-Assessment Process” of HEC at UET, Kohat Campus. The seminar covered the objec-
tives of self-assessment process criteria for HEC in relation to program outcomes, curriculum, students, faculty, facilities, process con-
trol and institutional support. The seminar also addressed the roles of faculty, program teams and assessment teams for enhancing
teaching quality through self-assessment process. The seminar was attended by faculty and senior administrative officials of Kohat
Campus.
Plagiarism
Self-Assessment Process
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES NEWS
Dr. Laiq Hassan, Chairman Department of Computer Systems Engi-
neering, attended “35th Annual International Conference of the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society in Osaka, Japan”.
The conference was organized in Osaka International Convention
Center from July 03 - 07, 2013 where he presented research paper
titled, “An Optimized and Low-Cost FPGA-Based DNA Sequence
Alignment: A Step Towards Personal Genomics”.
After the conference, Dr. Hassan visited the Netherlands for
research collaboration with Prof. Koen Bertels, Computer Engi-
neering, TU Delft, The Netherlands for gathering information
about establishment of a new university of technology in
Peshawar.
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IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society
Research / Conference Papers»A. Ullah, S.W.Khan, A. Shakoor, V.M Starov “Passage and
deformation of oil drops through non-converging and con-
verging micro-sized slotted pore membranes”, Separation and
Purification Technology, 119 (2013) 7–13.
»Marjan Uddin, “RBF-PS scheme for solving the equal width
equation”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 222, (1),
October 2013, Pages 619–631.
»Marjan Uddin, Wajid Ali “Kernel-Based Meshless Method of
Lines for Solving Korteweg-de Vries equation” Sarhad Univer-
sity International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 1, ( 1),
April 2013.
»Marjan Uddin, Pervez Akhtar “On the Numerical Solution of
Equal Width Equation Using RBF-PS Scheme” Sarhad Univer-
sity International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 1, (1),
April 2013.
»Arshad Hussain, Sirajul Haq, Marjan Uddin “Numericla Solu-
tion of Klein-Gordon and sine-Gordan equations by meshless
method of lines” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Ele-
ments, 37 (2013) 1351 – 1366.
»Tariq Usman Saeed, Daulat Khan, Haleema Attaullah,
Mahmood Alam Khan, “Environmental impacts of heavy met-
als in effluents of small industrial estate Peshawar on soil,
water and plants”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st International Con-
ference on Global Environmental Changes, GC University
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Tariq Usman Saeed, Daulat Khan, Haleema AttaUllah, Taj Ali
Khan “WQI based groundwater assessment in the flood hit
areas at Kabul River in Pakistan”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st
International Conference on Global Environmental Changes,
GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Saeed et al., “Urban solid waste management in Peshawar,
Mardan and Nowshera districts”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st
International Conference on Global Environmental Changes,
GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Noor Muhammad “Petrography and Physico mechanical Prop-
erties of Rocks from the Ambela Granitic Complex, NW Paki-
stan” Scientific World Journal, 2013.
»Dr. Naeem Khan, Engr Faheem Khan, Dr.M.I Khattak, Engr Latif
Ullah Khan, Engr.Syed.Abdul Salam, Engr Muhammad. Naeem
Khan and D-W Gu “Implementation of Linear Prediction Tech-
niques in State estimation, In the proceedings of 10th IEEE
International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and
Technology (IBCAST-2013) Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan 15-19,
2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, G.M Khan, S.A Mahmud, Zeeshan Sabir “Com-
parison of Three Interpolation Techniques In Comb-Type
Energy Management System and Renwable EnergyA one day Seminar on “Energy Management system and Renew-
able energy” arranged by the SMEDA (Small and Medium Enter-
prises Development Authority) was held at UET Bannu Campus.
Dr.Irfan Khattak ,The Chairman EED, started the event with a wel-
come address. Later on, Engr HidayatUllah Khattak addressed the
achievements and importance of SMEDA and narrated some prac-
tical applications regarding “Energy Management system and
Renewable energy”.
The Technology Incubation Center, UET Peshawar in collaboration
with IBA Karachi and MIT Enterprise Forum of Pakistan held a one
day workshop, “Ideas today & Business tomorrow” under “IN-
VENT 2013” a national level business plan competition by the IBA
at UET Main Hall. The objective of the workshop was to educate
and encourage young entrepreneurs to register in INVENT. The
workshop aimed to allure the youth to trust their ideas, preserve
to see them grow and ultimately create jobs rather than seek.
Around 250 students from different universities across Khyber
Pukhtoonkhwa participated and registered their ideas for the com-
petition. A large number of participants including 8th semester
students whose projects were in final stages of completion
attended the workshop. It covered best practices of practical plan-
ning and operation of a business by experienced entrepreneurs,
business executives and mentors from the industry.
The workshop started with a welcome address by the Dean, Fac-
ulty of Engineering, UET, Peshawar, who applauded IBA for their
efforts in the field of Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship
Invent-The Nation Wide Entrepreneurial Challenge-2013Workshop
and encouraged the students to understand the importance of
entrepreneurship and learn new ways of implementing innova-
tive ideas through their business plans.
IBA faculty members, Dr. Imran Khan, and Mubashir Mukhtar
alongwith Syed Azhar Rizvi, Director CAN/Consultant from MIT
Enterprise Forum of Pakistan, trained the students on elements of
Business Plan and Elevator Pitch concept. Students enthusiasti-
cally prepared and presented their initial Business Plans under the
supervision of trainers.
Consequently, all the participating teams were short listed to par-
ticipate in the second round of the competition that involved fine
tuning and submissions of their final Business Plans and Presenta-
tions to IBA Karachi.
UET ORIC Achieves Highest Ranking ‘W’ by HEC
After successful completion of its one year, Office of Research,
Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), UET, Peshawar was
assessed by HEC on its prescribed proforma that included assess-
ment of overall activities within the University. Consequently UET
Peshawar scored 86 and placed in 'W' category (80-100).
ORIC UET Peshawar aims to further enhance its activities and pro-
vide support to commercialization of research in the University
thereby improving profile of UET nationally and internationally.
Pilot-Assisted Channel Coded OFDM System” In the proceed-
ings of 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced
Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2013), Bar-
celona, Spain, March 25-28, 2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, Faheem Khan, N khan, M.N Khan, Bilal
Pirzada “Effect of network density on the performance of
MANET routing protocols” In the proceedings of International
Conference on Circuits, Power and Computing Technologies
(ICCPCT-2013), March 21-22, 2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, M. Inayatullah Babar, Zeeshan Sabir. “Robust
Modified MMSE Estimator for Comb-Type Channel Estima-
tion in OFDM Systems” In the proceedings of 15th IEEE Inter-
national Conference on Advanced Communications technol-
ogy (ICACT-2013), Phoenix Park, Korea, Jan 27-30, 2013.
»Faheem Khan, Naeem Khan, Latif Ullah Khan, M. N Khan, Bilal
Pirzada “On the Optimal Frame Size of Linear Prediction Tech-
niques” In the proceedings of International Conference on Cir-
cuits, Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT-2013),
March 21-22, 2013.
Undergraduate Engineering Program Commenced
The four-year B.Sc engineering program (2013-14) commenced
thon October 8 , 2013 at all campuses including Peshawar, Mardan, Bannu, Abbotabad, Kohat and Jalozai Campus. The Univers i ty enrol led 1068 undergraduate students under the ‘open merit’ and ‘self-sustained’ schemes while 660 under ‘non-subsidized schemes’ in different engineering and non-engineering disciplines.
At present, the University is offering 16 engineering programs spanning over a wide range of traditional such as civil, electrical and mechanical engineering to cutting-edge disciplines like mechatronics, industrial and software engineering. The departments offering these programs are fully supported by Ph.D faculty and equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories.
Online Admissions
After successful online registration of entrance test the university launched its first ever online admission program. This facility was highly appreciated since candidates from across the province were able to submit their applications without any delays from their respective places. Mr. Luqman Aziz, Computer Operator prepared the online software and a dedicated website (www.enggentrancetest.pk) having relevant information and steps required for online registration and admission under the supervision of Vice Chancellor and Prof. Saeed Javed Tajik, Director Admissions.
Mr. Luqman Aziz, demonstrating first
online merit list to electronic media
Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Director QEC, was the resource per-
son of Workshop on Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)
which was organized by QEC of Kohat University of Science and
Technology, Kohat. The Institutional Performance Evaluation is
one of several initiatives undertaken by HEC to bring the educa-
tional programs of Pakistani universities at par with international
standards. The workshop was organized to bring awareness to the
objectives and standards of Institutional Performance Evaluation
and steps necessary to prepare for the evaluation. The Institu-
tional Performance Evaluation of a university is conducted by HEC
through a team of experts from various universities. There are
eleven standards of Institutional Performance Evaluation which
include, amongst others, Mission Statement and Goals, Planning
and Evaluation, Organization and Governance, Faculty, Students,
Institutional Resources, Academic Programs and Curricula, and
Assessment and Quality Assurance.
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES NEWS
Dr. Laiq Hassan, Chairman Department of Computer Systems Engi-
neering, attended “35th Annual International Conference of the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society in Osaka, Japan”.
The conference was organized in Osaka International Convention
Center from July 03 - 07, 2013 where he presented research paper
titled, “An Optimized and Low-Cost FPGA-Based DNA Sequence
Alignment: A Step Towards Personal Genomics”.
After the conference, Dr. Hassan visited the Netherlands for
research collaboration with Prof. Koen Bertels, Computer Engi-
neering, TU Delft, The Netherlands for gathering information
about establishment of a new university of technology in
Peshawar.
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
1110
IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society
Research / Conference Papers»A. Ullah, S.W.Khan, A. Shakoor, V.M Starov “Passage and
deformation of oil drops through non-converging and con-
verging micro-sized slotted pore membranes”, Separation and
Purification Technology, 119 (2013) 7–13.
»Marjan Uddin, “RBF-PS scheme for solving the equal width
equation”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 222, (1),
October 2013, Pages 619–631.
»Marjan Uddin, Wajid Ali “Kernel-Based Meshless Method of
Lines for Solving Korteweg-de Vries equation” Sarhad Univer-
sity International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 1, ( 1),
April 2013.
»Marjan Uddin, Pervez Akhtar “On the Numerical Solution of
Equal Width Equation Using RBF-PS Scheme” Sarhad Univer-
sity International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 1, (1),
April 2013.
»Arshad Hussain, Sirajul Haq, Marjan Uddin “Numericla Solu-
tion of Klein-Gordon and sine-Gordan equations by meshless
method of lines” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Ele-
ments, 37 (2013) 1351 – 1366.
»Tariq Usman Saeed, Daulat Khan, Haleema Attaullah,
Mahmood Alam Khan, “Environmental impacts of heavy met-
als in effluents of small industrial estate Peshawar on soil,
water and plants”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st International Con-
ference on Global Environmental Changes, GC University
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Tariq Usman Saeed, Daulat Khan, Haleema AttaUllah, Taj Ali
Khan “WQI based groundwater assessment in the flood hit
areas at Kabul River in Pakistan”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st
International Conference on Global Environmental Changes,
GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Saeed et al., “Urban solid waste management in Peshawar,
Mardan and Nowshera districts”, 15-16 January 2013. 1st
International Conference on Global Environmental Changes,
GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
»Noor Muhammad “Petrography and Physico mechanical Prop-
erties of Rocks from the Ambela Granitic Complex, NW Paki-
stan” Scientific World Journal, 2013.
»Dr. Naeem Khan, Engr Faheem Khan, Dr.M.I Khattak, Engr Latif
Ullah Khan, Engr.Syed.Abdul Salam, Engr Muhammad. Naeem
Khan and D-W Gu “Implementation of Linear Prediction Tech-
niques in State estimation, In the proceedings of 10th IEEE
International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and
Technology (IBCAST-2013) Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan 15-19,
2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, G.M Khan, S.A Mahmud, Zeeshan Sabir “Com-
parison of Three Interpolation Techniques In Comb-Type
Energy Management System and Renwable EnergyA one day Seminar on “Energy Management system and Renew-
able energy” arranged by the SMEDA (Small and Medium Enter-
prises Development Authority) was held at UET Bannu Campus.
Dr.Irfan Khattak ,The Chairman EED, started the event with a wel-
come address. Later on, Engr HidayatUllah Khattak addressed the
achievements and importance of SMEDA and narrated some prac-
tical applications regarding “Energy Management system and
Renewable energy”.
The Technology Incubation Center, UET Peshawar in collaboration
with IBA Karachi and MIT Enterprise Forum of Pakistan held a one
day workshop, “Ideas today & Business tomorrow” under “IN-
VENT 2013” a national level business plan competition by the IBA
at UET Main Hall. The objective of the workshop was to educate
and encourage young entrepreneurs to register in INVENT. The
workshop aimed to allure the youth to trust their ideas, preserve
to see them grow and ultimately create jobs rather than seek.
Around 250 students from different universities across Khyber
Pukhtoonkhwa participated and registered their ideas for the com-
petition. A large number of participants including 8th semester
students whose projects were in final stages of completion
attended the workshop. It covered best practices of practical plan-
ning and operation of a business by experienced entrepreneurs,
business executives and mentors from the industry.
The workshop started with a welcome address by the Dean, Fac-
ulty of Engineering, UET, Peshawar, who applauded IBA for their
efforts in the field of Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship
Invent-The Nation Wide Entrepreneurial Challenge-2013Workshop
and encouraged the students to understand the importance of
entrepreneurship and learn new ways of implementing innova-
tive ideas through their business plans.
IBA faculty members, Dr. Imran Khan, and Mubashir Mukhtar
alongwith Syed Azhar Rizvi, Director CAN/Consultant from MIT
Enterprise Forum of Pakistan, trained the students on elements of
Business Plan and Elevator Pitch concept. Students enthusiasti-
cally prepared and presented their initial Business Plans under the
supervision of trainers.
Consequently, all the participating teams were short listed to par-
ticipate in the second round of the competition that involved fine
tuning and submissions of their final Business Plans and Presenta-
tions to IBA Karachi.
UET ORIC Achieves Highest Ranking ‘W’ by HEC
After successful completion of its one year, Office of Research,
Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), UET, Peshawar was
assessed by HEC on its prescribed proforma that included assess-
ment of overall activities within the University. Consequently UET
Peshawar scored 86 and placed in 'W' category (80-100).
ORIC UET Peshawar aims to further enhance its activities and pro-
vide support to commercialization of research in the University
thereby improving profile of UET nationally and internationally.
Pilot-Assisted Channel Coded OFDM System” In the proceed-
ings of 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced
Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2013), Bar-
celona, Spain, March 25-28, 2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, Faheem Khan, N khan, M.N Khan, Bilal
Pirzada “Effect of network density on the performance of
MANET routing protocols” In the proceedings of International
Conference on Circuits, Power and Computing Technologies
(ICCPCT-2013), March 21-22, 2013.
»Latif Ullah Khan, M. Inayatullah Babar, Zeeshan Sabir. “Robust
Modified MMSE Estimator for Comb-Type Channel Estima-
tion in OFDM Systems” In the proceedings of 15th IEEE Inter-
national Conference on Advanced Communications technol-
ogy (ICACT-2013), Phoenix Park, Korea, Jan 27-30, 2013.
»Faheem Khan, Naeem Khan, Latif Ullah Khan, M. N Khan, Bilal
Pirzada “On the Optimal Frame Size of Linear Prediction Tech-
niques” In the proceedings of International Conference on Cir-
cuits, Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT-2013),
March 21-22, 2013.
Undergraduate Engineering Program Commenced
The four-year B.Sc engineering program (2013-14) commenced
thon October 8 , 2013 at all campuses including Peshawar, Mardan, Bannu, Abbotabad, Kohat and Jalozai Campus. The Univers i ty enrol led 1068 undergraduate students under the ‘open merit’ and ‘self-sustained’ schemes while 660 under ‘non-subsidized schemes’ in different engineering and non-engineering disciplines.
At present, the University is offering 16 engineering programs spanning over a wide range of traditional such as civil, electrical and mechanical engineering to cutting-edge disciplines like mechatronics, industrial and software engineering. The departments offering these programs are fully supported by Ph.D faculty and equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories.
Online Admissions
After successful online registration of entrance test the university launched its first ever online admission program. This facility was highly appreciated since candidates from across the province were able to submit their applications without any delays from their respective places. Mr. Luqman Aziz, Computer Operator prepared the online software and a dedicated website (www.enggentrancetest.pk) having relevant information and steps required for online registration and admission under the supervision of Vice Chancellor and Prof. Saeed Javed Tajik, Director Admissions.
Mr. Luqman Aziz, demonstrating first
online merit list to electronic media
Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Director QEC, was the resource per-
son of Workshop on Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)
which was organized by QEC of Kohat University of Science and
Technology, Kohat. The Institutional Performance Evaluation is
one of several initiatives undertaken by HEC to bring the educa-
tional programs of Pakistani universities at par with international
standards. The workshop was organized to bring awareness to the
objectives and standards of Institutional Performance Evaluation
and steps necessary to prepare for the evaluation. The Institu-
tional Performance Evaluation of a university is conducted by HEC
through a team of experts from various universities. There are
eleven standards of Institutional Performance Evaluation which
include, amongst others, Mission Statement and Goals, Planning
and Evaluation, Organization and Governance, Faculty, Students,
Institutional Resources, Academic Programs and Curricula, and
Assessment and Quality Assurance.
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CORRESPONDENTS
Mardan Campus: Lect. Naznina Hakim KhanBannu Campus: Dr. Fayaz Ahmad (Coordinator)Abbottabad Campus: Ar. Shabbirullah Qureshi
Dr. Laiq Hasan received his Ph.D.
degree in Computer Engineering from
Delft University of Technology
(TuDelft), Netherlands in 2011,
subsequently completing his post-
doctoral research, later year. He did
his B.Sc and M.Sc from UET, Peshawar
in 2000 and 2003 respectively.
Dr. Hasan’s prime research interests
include computer database, rest-
ructuring and efficient reorganization for data-intensive parallel
processing; performance efficient implementation of bio-
informatics sequence alignment, applications on various
platforms such as CPUs, FPGAs and GPUs, power consumption
evaluations and analysis.
Dr. Hasan has established a strong research networking with the
engineering group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Mathematics and Computer Science, Tu-Delft, also with scholars
at European and Canadian research institutions where he is
actively involved in writing and editing technical articles and
presenting papers at international conferences. A number of
research publications in international journals are to his credit
besides he contributed a book chapter and wrote a book:
“Acceleration of Bio-informatics Sequence Alignment – A
Hardware Perspective”. He has also supervised two Master’s
level projects of TU Delft in 2011.
Dr. Hasan returned to his Alma mater in March 2012 and joined
the Department of Computer Systems Engineering as Chairman
where he is actively involved in teaching and management
areas.
NEWS
In Focus: Dr. Laiq Hasan
UET Peshawar Newsletter, October 2013
12
»The University arranged an Eid-ul-Fitar gathering for employ-
ees on August 13. The vice chancellor greeted the administra-
tion and teaching faculty on the occasion and noted the Eid-
ul-Fitar was celebrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa peacefully. “Af-
ter years, the nation celebrated Eid same day which was a sign
of unity and togetherness” he said. He expressed gratitude to
officers and faculty for joining on the occasion. The event was
arranged by Security Officer, Mr. Rahat Gul.
»Engr. Ghulam Dastigar of National Institute of Urban Infra-
structure Planning successfully defended his MSc. (urban
infrastructure engineering) thesis. The topic of his research,
“The study and Planning of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in
the context of present condition at University Road, in
Peshawar City” was completed under the supervision of Dr.
Rawid Khan, Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engi-
neering. The training is a part of Rs. 1.2 million research pro-
ject titled, “Traffic Management Strategies for Peshawar
City”, funded by HEC.
»Research & Development Lab has been renovated and
equipped with 10 units Core i-3 systems with 4MB dedicated
DSL connection for the academic & research purposes of the
faculty members at Bannu Campus.
»The World Health Organization (WHO) Country office,
Islamabad handed over 3-Units Wagtech-Water testing kits
amounting Rs. 2.0 Million to UET Bannu Campus in order to
strengthen the Environmental Engineering Laboratory.
»The University participated in the All-Pak Inter-varisty Athlet-
ics (Boys) Competition 2012-13 and got 4th position in this
mega event while Mr. Muhammad Iftikhar (student of Civil
Engineering Department) has been selected for the HEC com-
bined team for participation in 45th National Athletics (Men)
Championship.
Condolence for the blast victimsThe University administration and teaching faculty expressed
deep sympathy with the victims and families of Ms. Fareeda Bibi
(Sweeper UET Girls Hostel) and Mr. Islam Gul (Peon
Establishment Section) who died in recent blasts of John Church
and government employees’ bus. A special prayer was also
held for Mr. Islam in which the employees expressed deep
sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives and prayed that
Allah Almighty shower His blessings to those who lost their lives.
NEWS BRIEF
rdThe Syndicate in its 91st meeting held on 23 May,
2013 appointed Prof. Dr. Noor Muhammad as
Chairman, Department of Mining Engineering for
a period of three years. As Chairman, Prof. Dr.
Noor Muhammad is actively engaged in teaching
and research at undergraduate and graduate
level. Under his chairmanship, the Department has earned various
strategic level research projects in mining engineering.
Syndicate appoints Prof. Dr. Noor for three years