Engr. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

Assistant Professor

Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering (Ph.D)

Research Interests

My research interests include embedded systems, vibration and wind-induced energy harvesting (renewable energies), MEMS, biomechanics, Internet of Things and self-powered sensors for structural and medical health monitoring applications.

Biography

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan. He did Ph.D in Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He received Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering with specialization in Automation and Control from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from COMSATS University Abbottabad.

Awards and Honors

Distinction in Ph.D, Best Team Player of the year Award

Publications

Muhammad Iqbal* and Farid Khan, “Hybrid Vibration and Wind Energy Harvesting Using Combined Piezoelectric and Electromagnetic Conversion for Bridge Health Monitoring Applications”, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, Volume 172, 15 September 2018, Pages 611-618, https://bit.ly/3dgDKwd (Impact Factor 1533)

Izhar, Muhammad Iqbal* and Farid Khan, “Hybrid Acoustic, Vibration and Wind Energy Harvesting using Piezoelectric Transduction for Self-powered Wireless Sensor Node Applications”, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, Volume 277, 1, January 6, 2023, https://rb.gy/h1ot0o (Impact Factor 11.533)

Muhammad Iqbal, Malik Muhammad Nauman, Farid Ullah Khan, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Quentin Cheok, Asif Iqbal and Brahim Aissa, “Vibration-based piezoelectric, electromagnetic and hybrid energy harvesters for microsystems applications: A contributed review”, International Journal of Energy Research, July 2020, https://bit.ly/2WuhkkH (Impact Factor 5.164)

Muhammad Iqbal, Malik Muhammad Nauman, Farid Ullah Khan, Pg Emeroyalariffion Abas, Quentin Cheok, Asif Iqbal, Brahim Aissa, “Multimodal hybrid piezoelectric-electromagnetic insole energy harvester using PVDF generators”, Electronics MDPI, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2020. https://bit.ly/3cfTxu2 (Impact Factor 2.397)

Muhammad Iqbal, Farid Ullah Khan, Murtuza Mehdi, Quentin Cheok, Pg Emeroyalariffion Abas, Malik Muhammad Nauman, “Power harvesting footwear based on piezo-electromagnetic hybrid generator for sustainable wearable microelectronics”, Journal of King Saud University–Engineering Sciences, November 2020. https://bit.ly/3pFyIQE (Impact Factor 2.856)

Muhammad Iqbal, Malik Muhammad Nauman, Farid Ullah Khan, Pg Emeroyalariffion Abas, Quentin Cheok, Brahim Aissa, “Nonlinear multi-mode electromagnetic insole energy harvester for human-powered body monitoring sensors: Design, modeling, and characterization”, Part C- Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, October 2020. https://bit.ly/2QqVGhL (Impact Factor 1.762)

Farid Khan and Muhammad Iqbal, Electromagnetic Bridge Energy Harvester Utilizing Bridge’s Vibrations and Ambient Wind for Wireless Sensor Node Applications, Journal of Sensors, Hindawi 2018, https://bit.ly/2XdjDcH (Impact Factor 2.137)

Sadia Bakhtiar, Farid Khan, Wahad Ur Rahman, Atif Sardar Khan, Muhammad Masood Ahmad and Muhammad Iqbal, A Pressure-Based Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Pipeline Monitoring Applications, Journal of Sensors, Hindawi, 2022 https://bit.ly/3HKVSyh (Impact Factor 2.137)

Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Imran Hanif, Izhar, Muhammad Iqbal and Riaz, Fuzzy Logic Approach for Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sn96.5-Ag3.0-Cu0.5 Lead Free Solder Alloy, Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Soldering & Surface Mount Technology 29 (4), 191-198, 2017https://bit.ly/3gxQmRG (Impact Factor 1.684)

MM Nauman, KH Choi, M Mehdi, A Iqbal, AF Rafique, QCH Nam, JH Zaini, and Muhammad Iqbal, Slot-Die Coated Active Carbon Films for Hydrogen Storage Applications, Acta Physica Polonica, A. 135 (4), 2020, https://bit.ly/3jchAP9 (Impact Factor 0.875)

Farid Khan and Muhammad Iqbal, Development of a testing rig for vibration and wind-based energy harvesters, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (JEAS), Peshawar 35 (2), 101- 110, 2017,https://bit.ly/2OuGSKi,Cat-X Journal

F Qaisar, H Shahab, M Iqbal, HM Sargana, M Aqeel, MA Qayyum, Recent Trends in Cloud Computing and IoT Platforms for IT Management and Development: A Review, Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology, http://tinyurl.com/5n6dway3

Book:

Muhammad Iqbal*, Malik M. Nauman and Brahim Aissa, Energy Harvesting for Remote Sensing and Flexible Electronics through Hybrid Technologies, DOI 10.1049/PBCS078E, ISBN 9781839534973, https://tinyurl.com/yps2dzw3, IET Digital Library.

Book Chapters:

Muhammad Iqbal*, Malik M. Nauman, Farid U. Khan, Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir, A. E. Pg. Abas, and Quentin Cheok, “Piezoelectric energy harvesters for wireless sensor network applications”, 2nd International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools (WRE2020). December 30, 2020, https://bit.ly/3haM3OV, Routledge, Taylor & Francis CRC Press.

Muhammad Iqbal*, Asif Iqbal, Malik M. Nauman, Quentin Cheok, and A. E. Pg. Abas, Manufacturing, remanufacturing, and surface repairing of various machine tool components using laser assisted directed energy deposition, Published as Book Chapter in Workshop on Reverse Engineering of Machine Tool Components (WRE2018). January 12-13, 2019, https://bit.ly/2zKydzB, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press.

G. Hussain, Osama Al-Jamal, Adeel Ghafoor, Abrar Farooq, Usman Zahid, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Iqbal*, “Design and Development of 3-Axis Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Machine: Functional Reverse Engineering Approach”, 4th International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Strategic and Non-strategic Machine Tools (WRE2022). December 17, 2022, Routledge, Taylor & Francis CRC Press.

Conferences Attended:

Muhammad Iqbal*, Malik M. Nauman, Quentin Cheok, A. E. Pg. Abas and I Ahmad, “Design and modeling of a smart hybrid insole energy harvester” published in Proc. Of the 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET2018), IET /IEEE Xplorehttps://bit.ly/2Xbf7vj

Farid Khan and Muhammad Iqbal, Electromagnetic-based Bridge Energy Harvester Using Traffic-induced Bridge’s Vibrations and Ambient Wind, International Conference on Intelligent Systems Engineering (ICISE 2016) IEEE Xplore https://bit.ly/2ZNUU0d

Abdul Rafay, Muhammad Aqeel, Muhammad Iqbal*, Ahmed Sohaib, Badarul Islam, Ahmed Zaheer, “Real-Time Apple Disease Detection and Classification Using Hybrid CNN Model” published in 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Academic Research ICCAR 2023, November 4-5, 2023, Turkey. https://doi.org/10.59287/as-ijanser.213

Affiliations

Incharge Center of Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security,

Chief Coordinator BS Computer and Software Engineering,

Advisor Graduate Programs,

Coordinator BASR,

Secretory Industrial Advisory Board,

Member BOS Committee,

Convener Course Review Committee.