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Engr. Dr. Naveed Anjum (HOD)
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
PhD (Civil Engineering ,specialization in Hydraulics Engineering), MS (Civil Engineering),BS (Civil Engineering)

Engr. Dr. Naveed Anjum, born in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Civil Engineering. He currently serves as Assistant Professor and the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan. Dr. Anjum completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Saitama University, Japan, where he specialized in eco-hydraulic interactions between vegetation and tsunami as well as river flows. He also holds a Master’s in Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering and a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering.

He worked at various renowned institutes like Research Scholar at UET Taxila, Lecturer at QCET Sahiwal, Assistant Professor at CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, Peshawar, and instructor at Japanese/International organizations like Tomonokai Co., Ltd. (TCL), Global Education Project (GEP), and International Student Association (ISA). Throughout his academic and professional journey, Dr. Anjum has made substantial contributions to hydraulic engineering and water resources management. His research, particularly focused on eco-hydraulic interactions and sustainable water management practices, has earned him recognition in the international scientific community. He has authored over 30 research papers in reputable international journals and presented his work at several national and international conferences, influencing both academic thought and practical approaches to environmental sustainability and flood risk management.

Dr. Anjum’s career is marked by numerous achievements in academia and professional practice. He is recognized as one of the top 0.5% of scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS in relevant area of expertise, a testament to his exceptional expertise in his field. He has played a pivotal role in the academic development of Khwaja Fareed University, having been actively involved in curriculum design and the establishment of degree programs in Civil Engineering. His leadership as Head of the Department has led to significant improvements in the department's academic standing and research output. Additionally, he was instrumental in securing the accreditation of the Civil Engineering program by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) under level-II i.e., Washington Accord.

In addition to his leadership at KFUEIT, Dr. Anjum has contributed to various professional bodies. He is registered with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) and an active member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). His expertise is highly sought after, as he regularly serves as a reviewer for numerous international journals in the fields of civil engineering, water resources, and environmental engineering.

Dr. Anjum continues to drive innovation and excellence in both his research and teaching, with a particular focus on sustainable water management, hydraulic engineering, and environmental protection. His work is widely regarded for its impact on both the academic community and practical applications in water resource management and flood mitigation strategies.

International Journal Papers

  1. Naveed Anjum, Usman Ghani, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Abid Latif, Tahir Sultan, and Shahid Ali, (2018) “To investigate the flow structure of discontinuous vegetation patches of two vertically different layers in an open channel”, Water. (Published)
  2. Naveed Anjum, Usman Ghani, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Muhammad Usman Rashid, Abid Latif, and M. Zubair Yousaf Rana, (2018) “Reynolds stress modeling of flow characteristics in a vegetated rectangular open channel”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. (Published)
  3. Usman Ghani, Naveed Anjum, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, and Muhammad Ahmad, (2019) “Numerical investigation of the flow characteristics through discontinuous and layered vegetation patches of finite width in an open channel”, Environmental Fluid Mechanics. (Published)
  4. Usman Ghani, Naveed Anjum, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, and Muhammad Ahmad, (2019) “Investigating the turbulent flow characteristics in an open channel with staggered vegetation patches”, River Research and Applications. (Published)
  5. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2019) “Numerical investigation of velocity distribution of turbulent flow through vertically double-layered vegetation”, Water Science and Engineering. (Published)
  6. Md Abedur Rahman, Md Erfanul Haq, and Naveed Anjum, (2019) “Potential crop water requirements of dry season Boro rice under climate change in North-East hydrological region of Bangladesh”, Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal. (Published)
  7. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2020) “Study on the flow structure around discontinued vertically layered vegetation in an open channel”, Journal of Hydrodynamics. (Published)
  8. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2020) “Experimental study on flow analysis and energy loss around discontinued vertically layered vegetation”, Environmental Fluid Mechanics. (Published)
  9. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2020) “Hydrodynamics of longitudinally discontinuous, vertically double layered and partially covered rigid vegetation patches in open channel flow”, River Research and Applications. (Published)
  10. Muhammad Ahmad, Usman Ghani, Naveed Anjum, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, and Afzal Ahmed, (2020) “Investigating the flow hydrodynamics in a compound channel with layered vegetated floodplains”, Civil Engineering Journal. (Published)
  11. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2020) “Investigating the turbulent flow behaviour through partially distributed discontinuous rigid vegetation in an open channel”, River Research and Applications. (Published)
  12. Naveed Anjum, Norio Tanaka, and Md Abedur Rahman, (2021) “Role of tree crown height for effective mitigation capability of inland coastal forest considering the flow structures and scour phenomena”, Ocean Engineering. (Published) 
  13. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2022) “Investigating the effectiveness of discontinuous and layered coastal forest defense system against the inundating tsunami current”, Landscape and Ecological Engineering. (Published)
  14. Hasnain Tariq, Usman Ghani, Naveed Anjum, and Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, (2022) “3D Numerical modeling of flow characteristics in an open channel having in-line circular vegetation patches with varying density under submerged and emergent flow conditions”, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics. (Published)
  15. Abdullah Al Musabbir, Md Abedur Rahman, Naveed Anjum, and Mustajab Ali, (2022) “Performance Evaluation of New Rotary Blades and Roller Cutter of Versatile Multi-Crop Planter on Residue Management”, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. (Published)
  16. Md Abedur Rahman, Norio Tanaka, and Naveed Anjum, (2022) “Damming effects of tsunami-borne washed-out trees on local scouring and tsunami energy behind a coastal embankment”, Applied Ocean Research. (Published)
  17. Naveed Anjum, and Mustajab Ali, (2022) “Investigation of the flow structures through heterogeneous vegetation of varying patch configurations in an open channel”, Environmental Fluid Mechanics. (Published)
  18. Md Abedur Rahman, Mustajab Ali, Mohammad Abdul Mojid, Naveed Anjum, Md Erfanul Haq, Ayano Kainose, K.D.C.R. Dissanayaka, (2022) “Crop coefficient, reference crop evapotranspiration and water demand of dry season boro rice as affected by climate variability: a case study at the north–east Bangladesh”, Irrigation and Drainage. (Published)
  19. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2023) “Study on the turbulent flow behavior of inland inundating tsunami current through vertically layered vegetation”, International Journal of Civil Engineering. (Published)
  20. Naveed Anjum, Sohail Iqbal, and Norio Tanaka, (2024) “Impact of floating vegetation island on velocity distribution in open channel flow”, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. (Published)
  21. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2024) “Effects of tree crown height on the flow hydrodynamics and tsunami energy reduction around the coastal forest”, Landscape and Ecological Engineering. (Published)
  22. Kashif Iqbal, Usman Ghani, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Nadir Murtaza, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, and Naveed Anjum, (2024) “Laboratory investigation of flow behavior in an open channel with emerged porous rigid and flexible vegetation”, Journal of Hydrodynamics. (Accepted)
  23. Jawad Ashraf, Naveed Anjum, Md Abedur Rahman, Usman Ghani, and Zaheer Ahmed, (2024) “Investigating the flow structure around floating vegetation islands in an open channel”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. (Published)
  24. Nadir Murtaza, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Norio Tanaka, Usman Ghani, Naveed Anjum, and Kashif Iqbal, (2024) “Analysis of hydraulic jump and energy dissipation in flow through emergent vegetation under varying Froude numbers”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering. (Published)
  25. Naveed Anjum, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Jawad Ashraf, Usman Ghani, Fakhar Muhammad Abbas, and Md Abedur Rahman, (2024) “Impact of varying shapes of emergent vegetation patch on the flow structure in an open channel”, Ecohydrology. (Published)
  26. Naveed Anjum, Sohail Iqbal, Mustajab Ali, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, and Abdul Razzaq Ghumman, (2024) “Investigation of flow behavior within staggered vegetation patches of various shapes in an open channel”, Journal of Ecohydraulics. (Accepted)

 

Domestic Journal Papers

  1. A H M Rashedunnabi, Norio Tanaka, and Naveed Anjum, (2019) “Effectiveness of a hybrid tsunami mitigation system consisting a seaward embankment and a landward horizontally double-layer forest”, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (Hydraulic Engineering). (Published)
  2. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2019) “Numerical modeling of the turbulent flow structure through vertically double layer vegetation”, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (Hydraulic Engineering). (Published)

 

International Proceedings/Conference Papers

  1. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2019) “Physical modeling of tsunami flow through discontinuous vegetation”, Proceedings of the 21st International Summer Symposium (ISS), Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Kagawa Takamatsu, Japan. (Published)
  2. M. Hasnain Tariq, Usman Ghani, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha, Naveed Anjum, and Hasnain Mubasit, (2020) “Effect of submerged vegetation with increasing patch density on the flow structure”, 11th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Integrating Innovation & Sustainability in Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published) 
  3. Naveed Anjum, and Norio Tanaka, (2020) “Changes in the flow structure and energy loss of a tsunami current through forest with a gap”, Proceedings of the 22nd IAHR-APD Congress, Sapporo, Japan. (Published)
  4. Jawad Ashraf, Naveed Anjum, Zaheer Ahmed, and Usman Ghani, (2024) “Investigation of velocity distribution in an open channel with rigid floating vegetation islands”, 13th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Creating Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published)
  5. Muhammad Naveed Ishaq, Naveed Anjum, Zaheer Ahmed, Muhammad Asad Javed, Musharaf Khan, and Junaid Ahmed Sidiqi(2024) “Utilization of SiO2 for assessing bitumen characteristics through consistency tests”, 13th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Creating Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published)
  6. Shoaib Ali, Aqeel Ahmed, Abdul Rahim Khan, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, and Moazam Ali,(2024) “Experimental studies on mechanical properties of concrete using different quarries of aggregates in Pakistan” 13th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Creating Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published)
  7. Ali Ahmer Faheem, Aqeel Ahmed, Abdul Rahim Khan, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, and Hasnain Ahmed,(2024) “A study on the mechanical properties of concrete using human hair fiber as a reinforcement”, 13th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Creating Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published)
  8. Muhammad Adnan, Aqeel Ahmed, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, Munaza Komal, and Khalid Hussain(2024) “An experiment study of concrete caste with river sand and with varying sizes and percentages of steel and nylon fibers”, 13th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC) - Creating Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Civil Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan. (Published)
  9. Muhammad Hamza Ali, Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Danish Kaleem, and Zaheer Ahmed,(2024) “Study of River Chenab Morphology Upstream Panjnad Barrage”, Technical Journal, 3, 673-684, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2024), Taxila, Pakistan. (Published)
  10. Jawad Ashraf, Muhammad Ahmad, Naveed Anjum, and Usman Ghani,(2024) “Numerical simulation of three-dimensional flow in a patchy vegetated compound channel”, Technical Journal, 3, 700-708, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2024), Taxila, Pakistan. (Published)
  11. Noshad Ali, Zaheer Ahmed, Abdul Rahim Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, and Naveed Anjum, (2024) “Experimental study on fundamental strength properties and workability of date palm fibre reinforced concrete”, International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 484-490: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  12. Usama Asif, Zaheer Ahmed, Muhammad Ahmad, Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Ali, Umar Shahzad, and Aliya Asim, (2024) “A study on the effect of strength of concrete by partially replacing cement with waste glass and check the effect of ammonium nitrate on concrete”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 501-509: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  13. Ameer Hamza, Junaid Ahmed Siddiqi, Naveed Ishaq, Muhammad Ahtisham Haider, Afaq Tahir, Naveed Anjum, Bilal Nawaz, and Zaheer Ahmed (2024) “Design and Implementation of Fuse Gate for efficient flow control and to enhance the storage capacity of Reservoir”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 542-551: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  14. Muhammad Mubeen, Zaheer Ahmed, Umer Shahzad, Awais Masood Ahmed, Amin Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, and Muhammad Moavia, (2024) “Effects of nylon fiber and steel fiber on compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 572-584: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  15. Muhammad Abdul Rehman, Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Hamza Ali, Muhammad Danish Kaleem, Zaheer Ahmed, and Junaid Ahmed Sidiqy, (2024) “Understanding the morphological behaviour of river Chenab: a case study”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 585-591: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  16. Haris Qayyum, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, Abdul Rehman Mehmood, Zubair Aslam, Izhar Hussain, Aqeel Ahmed, and Nizaqat Ali, (2024) “A comparative study on mechanical properties of steel fibers induced polymer concrete and plain cement concrete”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 592-600: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  17. Ali Haider Shahbaz, Zaheer Ahmed, Temoor Elahi, Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Usman Shahbaz, Ahmar Murtaza, Aqeel Ahmed, and Habibullah Somroo, (2024) “To investigate the mechanical and durability properties of concrete replacing natural coarse aggregate with plastic made coarse aggregate”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 601-609: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  18. Mehmood Ul Hassan, Zaheer Ahmed, Inam Bari, Naveed Anjum, Talha Irshad, Uswa Fatima, Farah Naz, and Aqeel Ahmed, (2024) “Investigation of mechanical properties of concrete composed of bagasse ash and lime”,International Journal of Advanced Natural Sciences and Engineering Researches, 8(2), 661-667: 4th International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies (ICIAS 2024), March 12-13, 2024 – Konya, Turkey.(Published)
  19. Muhammad Arshad, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, Haider Ali, Muhammad Aqib, Muhammad Waqar, Umar Shahzad, and Aqeel Ahmed, (2024) “A Study on the effect of Strength of Concrete by Partially Replacing Cement with Waste Glass and Check the Effect of Ammonium Nitrate on Concrete”, Southern Journal of Engineering & Technology – Special Issue, 01(01), 275-278: 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCE-2024), June 27, 2024– Multan, Pakistan.(Published)
  20. Shahroz Ashfaq, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Ishaq, Naveed Anjum, Junaid Saeed, Ahmad Sajjad, Shakeel Ahmad, and Aqeel Ahmed, (2024) “Cost-Effective Self-Compacting Concrete by using Fly Ash”, Southern Journal of Engineering & Technology – Special Issue, 01(01), 279-286: 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCE-2024), June 27, 2024– Multan, Pakistan.(Published)
  21. Aqsa Malik, Zaheer Ahmed, Naveed Anjum, Umer Shahzad, Aqeel Ahmed, Amna Fazal, Noman Rasheed, and M. Umer, (2024) “A Study on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete using Crumb Rubber in Replacement of Fine Aggregate”, Southern Journal of Engineering & Technology – Special Issue, 01(01), 287-299: 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCE-2024), June 27, 2024– Multan, Pakistan.(Published)
  22. Naveed Anjum, Jawad Ashraf, Muhammad Ahmad, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Hamza, and Asif Aziz, (2024) “Numerical Investigation of Flow Dynamics in a Sharp-Crested Weir with Variable Geometry”. 14th International Civil Engineering Conference, Karachi, Pakistan. (Accepted)
  23. Syed M. Ahmad, Naveed Anjum, M. Saad Abbas, Adnan Shahid, Abdul Basit Bukhari, Ahmed Sohail, Zaheer Ahmad, and Hanzala Islam, (2024) “Modeling the Effects of Coastal Vegetation in Mitigating Tsunami and Flood Current”. 14th International Civil Engineering Conference, Karachi, Pakistan. (Accepted)

  • River Engineering and Open Channel Hydraulics
  • Environmental Fluid Mechanics 
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling
  • Flow-Vegetation Interaction and Flow-Sediment Interaction
  • Eco-System Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR)
  • Floods and Tsunami Mitigation
  • Natural, Hybrid and Compound Defense systems
  • Coastal Forest Management and Landscape Ecology

  • IGNITE NGIRI Final Year Research Project (FYP) Funding by National Technology Fund. (2024)
  • Among 0.5% of Top Scholars by Expertise worldwide: Ranked #160 by ScholarGPS. (2024)
  • PEC Final Year Design Project Financing. (2023-2024)
  • Invited Talk at “1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCE-2024)”. (2024)
  • IGNITE NGIRI Final Year Research Project (FYP) Funding by National Technology Fund. (2023)
  • Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT) Recipient for Doctoral Degree Program. (2018-2021)
  • Associate Member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). (2019- onwards)
  • Member of Pakistan Student Association, Japan (PSAJ). (2018-2021)
  • General Secretary of Saitama Muslim Cultural Association (SMCA) in Saitama prefecture, Japan. (2019-2020)
  • Full-Time Student Scholarship Recipient for Masters’ Degree Program. (2016-2018)
  • The Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) Scholarship Recipient for Undergraduate Degree Program. (2012-2016)
  • Diya Pakistan Merit Scholarship Recipient in Undergraduate Degree Program. (2013)
  • Badminton Sports Head of Daman Professional Student Society (DPSS) at the university. (2015)
  • Government College Merit Scholarship Recipient for Higher Secondary School (Intermediate) Education. (2012)
  • Sagacious Beauty Award Recipient for High Educational Performance for Secondary School (Matriculation) Education. (2010)

  • Life time member of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
  • HEC Approved Supervisor
  • Associate member of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
  • Former Research Scholar at UET Taxila
  • Former Lecturer at QCET, Sahiwal
  • Former Assistant Professor at CECOS University of IT & Emerging Sciences, Peshawar