Faculty Profile

Engr. Dr. Abubakar Siddique
Associate Professor / Director High Voltage Lab
Ph.D. (North China Electric Power University, Beijing China)

Abubakar Siddique was born in Lodhran (Punjab), Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. degree from North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) Beijing, China in 2019 and his Masters and Bachelor’s degrees from Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan in 2011 and 2013 respectively. Dr. Abubakar Siddique is currently working as an associate professor and director high voltage lab in Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Department at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology (KFUEIT) Punjab, Pakistan. Prior to joining KFUEIT, he was a lecturer at UCET Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) Pakistan since Aug, 2014. He is a professional member of the IEEE organization NJ, USA, member of IEEE Pakistan, and a member of The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP). Further, he is also a life member of the Pakistan Engineering Council. He is an author and co-author of many highly indexed Journals and a potential reviewer of many papers in ISI, Scopus, and Conference proceeding Journals. Abubakar was awarded a fully funded doctoral scholarship from government of China. His research interests include Advanced Dielectric Materials and High Voltage insulating Testing Technology, Generative AI in High Voltage Engineering, and power quality control in electric power distribution systems.

 

  • Siddique, A., Khan, M. M., Aslam, W., Shahid, M. U., Alatawi, K. S. S., Altimania, M. R., ... & Munir, H. M. (2025). Influence of Nanoparticles on Dielectric Properties of High‐Voltage Epoxy‐Based Nanocomposite Insulators: Simulation and Experimental Analysis. Energy Science & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.70270[IF: 3.4, W-Category]
  • Siddique, A.; Shahid, M.U.; Akram, L.; Aslam, W.; Alsufiani, K.D. A Holistic Integration of Machine Learning for Selecting Optimum Ratio of Nanoparticles in Epoxy-Based Nanocomposite Insulators. Processes 2025, 13, 2330. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082330 [IF: 2.8, W-Category]
  • Aslam, W., Bhatti, M. Z. A., Siddique, A., Atiq, S., Khan, M. S., Qamar, H. G. M., ... & Hoballah, A. (2025). Design and Performance Evaluation of an Islanded Hybrid Microgrid for an Industrial Warehouse. Results in Engineering. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107494. [IF: 7.9, W-Category]
  • Siddique, A., Shahid, M. U., Aslam, W., Atiq, S., Altimania, M. R., Munir, H. M., Zaitsev, I., & Kuchanskyy, V. (2025). Sustainable Insulating Materials for High-Voltage Equipment: Dielectric Properties of Green Synthesis-Based Nanofluids from Vegetable Oils. Sustainability, 17(4), 1740. [IF: 3.3, W-Category]
  • Atiq, S., Moeen, M., Siddique, A., Aslam, W., & Alsufiani, K. D. (2025). Machine Learning‐Based Health Index Prediction for XLPE Power Cables: Enhancing Reliability and Cost‐Effective Maintenance. Energy Science & Engineering. doi.org/10.1002/ese3.70253 [IF: 3.4, W-Category]
  • Zhang, Z., Jia, J., Aslam, W., Siddique, A., & Albogamy, F. R. (2025). Control Strategy of a Rotating Power Flow Controller Based on an Improved Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm. Mathematical and Computational Applications, 30(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/mca30010020 [IF: 1.9, X-Category]
  • Zhao, Q.; Jia, J.; Yan, X.; Aslam, W.; Shao, C.; Siddique, A. Equivalent Two-Port Modeling Method and Application for External Distribution Networks Under Flexible Interconnection Device Integration. Processes 2025, 13, 2328. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082328 [IF: 2.8, W-Category]
  • A Siddique, M Yaqoob, W Aslam, F Zaffar, S Atiq, M. Usama Shahid, “A systematic review on promising development of cost-effective, biodegradable, and environment friendly vegetable based nanofluids as a future resource for green transformer insulation oil” Journal of Molecular Liquids, pp. 124836, 2024. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.124836 [IF: 6.0, W-Category]
  • Murtza Qamar, H., Guo, X., Seif Ghith, Siddique A. Assessment of energy management and power quality improvement of hydrogen based microgrid system through novel PSO-MWWO technique. Sci Rep 15, 863 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78153-4 [IF: 3.8, W-Category]
  • Siddique A, Tanzeela, Aslam W, Siddique S " Up-Gradation of Highly Efficient & Profitable Eco-friendly Nano fluid-based Vegetable Oil Prepared by Green Synthesis method for the Insulation and Cooling of Transformer". Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2024; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02698-7 [IF: 4.7, W-Category]
  • Siddique, A., Adnan, M., Aslam, W., Qamar, H. G. M., Aslam, M. N., & Alqahtani, S. A. (2024). Up-gradation of the dielectric, physical & chemical properties of cottonseed-based, non-edible green nanofluids as sustainable alternatives for high-voltage equipment's insulation fluids. Heliyon.  [IF: 4.0, W-Category]
  • Cui, S., Siddique, A., Aslam, W., Alamri, A.M., AlQahtani, S.A.: A smooth method for primary frequency of wind turbine based on variable power point tracking and energy storage cooperative control. IET Renew. Power Gener. 1–13 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.13044 [IF: 2.6, W-Category]
  • Shao, C., Yan, X., Siddique, A., Aslam, W., Jia, J., Xie, W., Alqahtani, S.A., Alamri, A.M.: Two-stage power control method of rotary power flow controller for flexible interconnection of distribution network. IET Renew. Power Gener. 1–14 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.13030 [IF: 2.6, W-Category]
  • Yonghai Xu, Xueyin Zhang, Xu Dong, Abubakar Siddique, Waseem Aslam, “A comprehensive circuit and modulation design of mixed frequency conversion cascaded power electronic transformer “International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 156,2024, p:109784, ISSN 0142-0615. [IF: 5.2, W-Category]
  • Siddique, A., Arshad, A., Aslam, W., Fatima, M., Sardar, M., Noon, M., Permittivity and Breakdown Voltage Study of the Epoxy-Based Nanocomposites, (2023) International Review of Electrical Engineering (IREE), 18 (5), pp. 373-382.https://doi.org/10.15866/iree.v18i5.22518 [HEC Y-Category]
  • Siddique, A., Mujahid, A., Aslam, W., Sajid, M., Arfeen, Z.A. (2024). Improvements in voltage profile of JDW sugar mills’ Jawar Distribution Feeder RYK Pakistan using ANN based dynamic voltage restorer. Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 1-8. [HEC Y-Category]
  • Bhatti, M.Z.A.; Siddique, A.; Aslam, W.; Atiq, S. Design and Analysis of a Hybrid Stand-Alone Microgrid. Energies 2024, 17, 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010200 [IF: 3.25, W-Category]
  • Q. Akhter, Siddique A et al., "Efficient Energy Management for Household: Optimization-Based Integration of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Grid," in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 85716-85727, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3303204. [IF: 3.9, W-Category]
  • Bhatti MZA, Siddique A, Aslam W, Atiq S, Khan HS. Improved Model Predictive Direct Power Control for Parallel Distributed Generation in Grid-Tied Microgrids. Energies. 2023; 16(3):1441. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031441. [IF: 3.25, W-Category]
  • SIDDIQUE, A., ASLAM, W., MOHSIN, M., SAEED, F.A. and HANAN, M., DESIGN SIMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CASCADED BUCK SQUARE CONVERTER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE STEP-DOWN APPLICATIONS. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2022:  17(5), pp.3583-3599. [HEC X-Category]
  • Shahid MU, Alquthami T, Siddique A, Munir HM, Abbas S, Abbas Z. RES Based Islanded DC Microgrid with Enhanced Electrical Network Islanding Detection. Energies. 2021; 14(24):8432. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248432. [IF: 3.25, W-Category]
  • Zeshan M, Waheed MS, Ishaq SA, Siddique A, Ullah A, Sherif ES, Ansari MZ, Khan SA, Khan AR, Farid HM. Sol–gel preparation of spinel ferrites/polyaniline composites for electromagnetic interface shielding. Chem. Pap. 77, 6533–6542 (2023). [IF: 2.14, X-Category]
  • Cui, Sen, Xiangwu Yan, and Abubakar Siddique. "Inertia and primary frequency modulation strategy for a doubly fed induction generator based on supercapacitor energy storage control." International Journal of Green Energy (2021): 1-15 [IF: 3.20, W-Category]
  • Arfeen ZA, Abdullah MP, Sheikh UU, Siddique A, Raheem A, Kausar M. Efficient energy flow criteria of hybrid solar battery packs grid for electric vehicle rapid-charging facility. International Journal of Ambient Energy. 2023 Dec 31;44(1):1081-96. [IF: 3.63, X-Category]
  • Hashmi K, Ali R, Hanan M, Aslam W, Siddique A, KHAN M. Reactive power sharing and voltage restoration in islanded AC microgrids. Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. 2022;30(3):818-38. [IF: 1.2, X-Category]
  • X. Zhang, Y. Xu, A. Siddique, Y. Long, and X. Xiao, “A Microprocessor Resource-Saving Dual Active Bridge Control for Start-Up and Restart of Three-Stage Modular Solid-State Transformer” in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. [IF: 4.82, W-Category]
  • X. Zhang, Y. Xu, Y. Long, and A. Siddique, "Hybrid-Frequency Cascaded Full-Bridge Solid-State Transformer," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 22118-22132, 2019. [IF: 3.9, W-Category]
  • Y. Wang, Y. Xu, S. Tao, A. Siddique and X. Dong, "A Flexible Supra Harmonic Group Method Based on Switching Frequency Identification," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 39491-39501, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2976138. [IF: 3.9, W-Category]
  • Z. A. Arfeen, Md P. Abdullah, R. Hassan, B. M. Othman, A. Siddique, A. U. Rehman, U. Sheikh, ‘’ Energy storage usages: Engineering reactions, economic Technological values for electric vehicles—A technological outlook. ’International Transaction on Electrical Energy System, vol. 8, pp 1-30, 2020 10.1002/2050-7038.12422 [IF: 2.63, X-Category]
  • A. Siddique, Y. Xu, M. Rasheed, M. K. Aslam, and W. Aslam, “Power Quality Enhancement by UPFC Coordinated with MB-PSS Controller in Multi-machine System,” IJCEE, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 187–194, 2018. [Indexed by EI]
  • A. Siddique, M W Hassan, M K Aslam, M N Aslam, Y.Xu, W. Aslam "A Prototype Model for Generating Electricity using Solar Parabolic Dish, Stirling Engine and Solar Tracking System,"  vol. 10, no 4, pp. 308-317. [Indexed by EI (Inspec)]
  • Munir H.M, Ghannam, R, Li. H, Younas T, Golilarz, N.A, Hassan M, Siddique A, “Control of Distributed Generators and Direct Harmonic Voltage Controlled Active Power Filters for Accurate Current Sharing and Power Quality Improvement in Islanded Microgrids”. Inventions2019, 4, 27. doi:10.3390/inventions4020027. [IF: 2.16, W-Category]
  • M Fatima, U. Shahid, A. Siddique, W. Aslam “Design of New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter with Symmetrical DC-voltage Source,” International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 328–338, 2018. [Indexed by EI (Inspec)]
  • W. Aslam, Y. Xu, A. Siddique, M. N. Aslam, and M. K. Aslam, “Comparative Study of Traditional Devices and FACTS Controller for Enhancing the Transient Stability Margin” International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 213–s220, 2018. [Indexed by EI (Inspec)]
  • A. Siddique, W. Aslam, M. Nadeem Aslam, M. Kaleem Aslam, and Amna Arshad, “Academic Model Development for Optical Voltage Transformer” Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (JUSST) vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 979-994, 2021. (SCOPUS) [HEC Y-Category]
  • A. Siddique, M. Waqar Hassan, W. Aslam*, M. Nadeem Aslam, M. Kaleem Aslam, and Maham Fatima, “Statistical Analysis of Renewable Energy Resources of Pakistan” International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering Research (IJETER) vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 508-514, 2021. [HEC Y- Category]
  • Siddique, A., Adnan, M., Aslam, W., Mujahid, A. and Khalid, T., 2024. Enhancement of Dielectric Properties of Echo-Friendly Cottonseed Oil-based Nanofluids for High Voltages. Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(01), pp.6-12. [HEC Y-Category]

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • A. Siddique, A. Mishal, S. Atiq, A. Manam, L. Akram and M. U. Shahid, "Enhancement in Flashover Voltage Rating of Nanocomposite-based Insulator for Challenging Weather Conditions," 2025 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT), Topi, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6.
  • A. Siddique, M. Moeen, S. Atiq, M. Ahmad, A. Rehman and M. U. Shahid, "Insulation Health Monitoring of 11 kV XLPE Cable under the Influence of Thermal Stresses," 2025 International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing, and Communication (ICETECC), Jamshoro, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICETECC65365.2025.11070278.
  • A. Siddique, M. T. Sandhu, W. Aslam, M. D. Ayub, W. H. Ali and M. U. Shahid, "Health Index Assessment of 500 kV Auto-Transformer, CT & C.B Sardar Garh Grid Station, Rahim Yar Khan for Preventive Maintenance," 2025 International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing, and Communication (ICETECC), Jamshoro, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICETECC65365.2025.11070238.
  • A. Siddique, L. Akram, W. Aslam, A. Mishal, M. U. Shahid and H. Ahmed, "Development of Novel- Epoxy-Based Transformer Bushing Insulator for High Breakdown Voltage (BDV)," 2024 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Control, and Telecommunication Engineering (ETECTE), Lahore, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ETECTE63967.2024.10823991
  • A. Siddique, H. Ahmed, S. Atiq, M. Ashraf, A. Raza and Z. Aslam, "Enhancing Crop Yield Through IoT- Based Precision Agriculture: An Optimized Multi-Parameter System for Solar-Powered Tunnel Farming," 2024 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Control, and Telecommunication Engineering (ETECTE), Lahore, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ETECTE63967.2024.10823752.
  • K. Hussain, A. Siddique and W. Aslam, "Effect of Electric Field and Space Charge Density Due to Impact of Conductor Bundling and Various Applied Voltage on Corona Discharge," 2023 International Conference on Power System Technology (PowerCon), Jinan, China, 2023, pp. 1-7.
  • K. Hussain, T. Lu and A. Siddique, "Analysis of Electric and Magnetic Field of ± 660kV HVDC OTL Underlying Human Body," 2021 International Conference on Advanced Electrical Equipment and Reliable Operation (AEERO), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/AEERO52475.2021.9708181.
  • A. Siddique, Y. XU, W. Aslam, M. Hanan, A. Azhar, H. M. Munir, “Load Flow Analysis of 132/11 KV Grid Station Bahawalpur region Pakistan and its Voltage Improvement through FACTS Devices using ETAP” Proc.2019 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies – Asia (ISGT ASIA 2019), Chengdu, China.
  • A Siddique, Y. Xu, W. Aslam, A Rehman, M K Aslam, "Performance of Fuzzy Logic Based Controller for UPFC on Power Quality Issues in Transmission Network," 2018 IEEE POWERCON, Guangzhou, 2018, pp. 2867-2872.
  • A. Siddique, Y. Xu, W. Aslam. “Enhancement of Power Quality and Transient Stability Margin in Coordination with UPFC and MB-PSS Controller”, Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Mechatronic Systems and Robots - ICMSR ’18, 201.
  • A. Siddique, Y. Xu, W. Aslam, M. Rasheed and M. Fatima, "Analysis of Transient Stability with SSSC and UPFC with Multi-Band PSS in Two Area Multi-Machine System," 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Integrated Circuits and Microsystems (ICICM), Shanghai, 2018, pp. 226-230.
  • W. Aslam, Y. Xu, A. Siddique, A. Nawaz and M. Rasheed, "Electrical Power System Stability Enhancement by Using an Optimal Fuzzy PID Controller for TCSC with Dual TCRs," 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Integrated Circuits and Microsystems (ICICM), Shanghai, 2018, pp. 231-234.
  • A. Siddique, Y. Xu, and F. M. Albatsh, “Application of Series FACT Devices SSSC and TCSC with POD Controller in Electrical Power System Network,” Proc. 13th IEEE Conf. Ind. Electron. Appl. ICIEA 2018, pp. 893-899, 2018.
  • M. Hanan, X. Ai, S. Azhar, A. Azhar, A. Siddique and W. Aslam, "Harmonics Analysis of Grid Tied Solar System by Employing FFT," 2019 IEEE 3rd Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2), Changsha, China, 2019, pp. 2382-2385, doi: 10.1109/EI247390.2019.9061905.
  • A. Siddique, Y. Xu, W. Aslam and M. Rasheed, "A Comprehensive Study on FACTS Devices to Improve the Stability and Power Flow Capability in Power System," 2019 IEEE Asia Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APEEC), Chengdu, China, 2019, pp. 199-205.
  • W. Aslam, Y. Xu, A. Siddique, and M. N. Aslam, "A Method of Hybrid Solar Tracking Prototype for MPPT," 2019 IEEE Asia Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APEEC), Chengdu, China, 2019, pp.253-257.doi: 10.1109/APEEC.2019.8720715
  • W. Aslam, Y. Xu, A. Siddique, and F. M. Albatsh, “Implementation of series facts devices SSSC and TCSC to improve power system stability,” Proc. 13th IEEE Conf. Ind. Electron. Appl. ICIEA 2018, pp. 2291–2297, 2018.
  • A. Rehman, N. Liu, A. Siddique, W. Aslam, B. Guo and F. M. Shah, "Optimal Scheduling and Multi-objective Assessment of CCHP system," 2018 International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2018, pp.1-5.doi: 10.1109/PGSRET.2018.8685963.
  • J. Jia, X. Yan, B. Qin, A. Siddique and B. Zhang, "Extended Two-Terminal Network Model of Parallel VSMs for Analysis of Active Power–Frequency Response," 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2020, pp. 3231-3237, doi: 10.1109/ECCE44975.2020.9235923.

  • Advanced Dielectric Materials and High Voltage insulating Testing Technology
  • Generative AI in High Voltage Engineering
  • Electrical Power Distribution System & Microgrids

  • Fully Funded scholarship from China Government for Ph.D. studies
  • Research grant from Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality during Ph.D. studies.

  • Pakistan Engineering Council
  • IEEE