Faculty Proflle

Biography:

Dr. Waqas Ahmad Wattoo is currently serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal campus. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore in 2012 and his M.Sc (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Coventry University, Coventry, UK in 2013. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China in 2019. His research interests include power system economics, renewable energy, electricity market, distributed micro-grids.

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2013	Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Coventry University
2019	Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering	Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

January 2014	March 2022	Lecturer	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
September 2015	June 2019	Research Assistant	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
April 2022	Till Present	Assistant Professor	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus

Publications

Key Publications

Ghulam ,Silvio,Talha ''*Modified A-Star (A) Approach to Plan the Motion of a Quadrotor UAV in Three-Dimensional Obstacle-Cluttered Environment**'',Applied Sciences,2022.
Muhammad,Donghan,Farukh''Impact assessment of a co-optimized dynamic line rating and transmission switching topology on network expansion planning'',International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems,2020.
Waqas Ahmad,Ghulam Sarwar,Muhammad''An optimal asset allocation strategy for suppliers paying carbon tax in the competitive electricity market'',Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology,2020.
Mazhar Hussain,Sohaib Tahir,Dahaman''Hybrid energy sources status of Pakistan: An optimal technical proposal to solve the power crises issues'',Energy Strategy Reviews,2019.
Muhammad ,Qian,Waqas Ahmad''Least cost combinations of solar power, wind power, and energy storage system for powering large-scale grid'',Journal of power sources,2019.
Muhammad,Qian,Yang ''An optimal dispatch strategy for distributed microgrids using PSO'',CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems,2019.
Waqas Ahmad,Donghan ,Muhammad''Optimal asset allocation of wind energy units in conjunction with demand response for a large-scale electric grid'',International Journal of Energy Research,2019.
Muhammad,Qian,Yang''Application of particle swarm optimization to a scheduling strategy for microgrids coupled with natural gas networks'',Energies,2018.

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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2022	1 Ghulam ,Silvio,Talha ''*Modified A-Star (A) Approach to Plan the Motion of a Quadrotor UAV in Three-Dimensional Obstacle-Cluttered Environment**'',Applied Sciences,2022.
2 2020	2 Muhammad,Donghan,Farukh''Impact assessment of a co-optimized dynamic line rating and transmission switching topology on network expansion planning'',International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems,2020.
3 2020	3 Waqas Ahmad,Ghulam Sarwar,Muhammad''An optimal asset allocation strategy for suppliers paying carbon tax in the competitive electricity market'',Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology,2020.
4 2019	4 Mazhar Hussain,Sohaib Tahir,Dahaman''Hybrid energy sources status of Pakistan: An optimal technical proposal to solve the power crises issues'',Energy Strategy Reviews,2019.
5 2019	5 Muhammad ,Qian,Waqas Ahmad''Least cost combinations of solar power, wind power, and energy storage system for powering large-scale grid'',Journal of power sources,2019.
6 2019	6 Muhammad,Qian,Yang ''An optimal dispatch strategy for distributed microgrids using PSO'',CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems,2019.
7 2019	7 Waqas Ahmad,Donghan ,Muhammad''Optimal asset allocation of wind energy units in conjunction with demand response for a large-scale electric grid'',International Journal of Energy Research,2019.
8 2018	8 Muhammad,Qian,Yang''Application of particle swarm optimization to a scheduling strategy for microgrids coupled with natural gas networks'',Energies,2018.

Dr. Waqas Ahmad Wattoo

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, CUI Sahiwal Campus