PEC Number: Elect-14140

Employee ID: WEC/HR/309   Department: Electrical Engineering

Faculty Type: Dedicated   Email: dr.aamirhanif@wecuw.edu.pk
Teaching Experience: 20½ Years   Total Experience: 20½ Years

RESEARCH AREA/INTERESTS

Power Flow and Voltage Control, Modeling and Simulation of Power System Components, Power Quality
Enhancement Using CPD, FACTs and DGs in Power System.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Year Degree University/Institute
2009 Ph.D. Electrical Engineering University of Engineering & Technology,
(Power) Taxila, Pakistan.
2001 M.Sc. Electrical Engineering University of Engineering & Technology,
(Power) Taxila, Pakistan.
1997 B.Sc. (Hons.) Electrical University of Engineering & Technology,
Engineering Taxila, Pakistan.
(Power)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Year Position University/Institute
2016- Professor/ Chairperson Wah Engineering College,
present Wah Cantt, Pakistan.

2012-2015 Chairperson/Eminent Wah Engineering College,

Educationist and Researcher Wah Cantt, Pakistan.
2011-2012 Eminent Educationist and Wah Engineering College,
Researcher Wah Cantt, Pakistan.
2012 Associate Professor University of Engineering & Technology,
Taxila, Pakistan.
2005-2012 Assistant Professor University of Engineering & Technology,
Taxila, Pakistan.
2000-2005 Lecturer University of Engineering & Technology,
Taxila, Pakistan.
1997-2000 Teaching and Research Associate University of Engineering & Technology,
Taxila, Pakistan.
As Visiting Faculty
2011 Autumn Semester Wah Engineering College,
Wah Cantt, Pakistan.
2010-2011 Autumn Semester Telecom Engineering Department, UET,
Taxila, Pakistan.
2004 Autumn Semester Computer Engineering Department, UET,
Taxila, Pakistan.
1999 Spring Semester International Islamic Engineering College,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS AND HONOURS

 IEEE, USA
  IEEE Power Engineering Society, USA.
 Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan. (Life Member)

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

 Secured 1st position in Third year Exam of B.Sc. Electrical (Power) Engineering.
 Secured 1st position in Final year Exam of B.Sc. Electrical (Power) Engineering.
 Secured overall 1st position in B.Sc. Electrical (Power) Engineering.
 Secured merit scholarship from IMCB F8/4 College during intermediate class.
 Supervised an undergraduate final year project having title “Design and Implementation of
Microcontroller based Controlling of Power Factor using Capacitor Banks with Load Monitoring”
that was awarded 1st price in DICE 2012.

RESEARCH GRANTS
 Secured Post graduate Faculty Research grant of 0.2 Million in 2006.

WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/CPD LECTURES ORGANIZED

 As a Departmental Coordinator CPD Activities organized C-Lecture on "Career Development
Challenges in Electrical Engineering" in Collaboration with Pakistan Engineering Council at Wah
Engineering College, University of Wah on 11th March 2015.
 As a Departmental Coordinator CPD Activities organized C-Lecture on "Microcontroller Based
Embedded Systems" in Collaboration with Pakistan Engineering Council at Wah Engineering
College, University of Wah on oct 27, 2014.
 As a Departmental Coordinator CPD Activities organized C-Lecture on "Entrepreneurship for
Young Engineers" in collaboration with Pakistan Engineering Council at Wah Engineering College,
University of Wah on Jan 7, 2014.
 Coordinator Workshop Organizing Committee who organized a Two day workshop on
Nanotechnology, Applications, Opportunities and Challenges’ in collaboration with NUST (SCME)
and HEC at Wah Engineering College University of Wah on Jan. 9-10, 2013.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES (Present & Past)

 Chairperson, Electrical Engineering Department, Wah Engineering College, Uni. of Wah
 Director Admissions – UW
 Chief Editor, University of Wah Journal of Science and Technology (UWJST)
 Member, HEC National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) Electrical Engineering 2017
 External Member, Board of Undergraduate Studies (BoUS), Swedish College of Engineering and
Technology Wah Cantt
 Member Board of Advanced Studies and Research , University of Wah
 Member Academic Council, University of Wah
 Postgraduate Academic Advisor, Dept. of Electrical Engg. WEC-UW
 Member Board of Faculty of Engineering, Wah Engineering College
 Member Board of Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Wah
 Member Convocation Committee, University of Wah
 Coordinator, Open House and Job Fair, Wah Engineering College
 Convener, Board of Studies BOS), Electrical Enginnering Department WEC-UW
 Focal Person (UET Open House) Elect. Engg. Dept, UET Taxila.
 Advisor/Member, Society of Innovating Electrical Engineering Professionals (SIEEP), UET Taxila
 Convener, Time Table Committee, Electrical Engineering Department, UET Taxila.
 Director, Digital Systems Lab, Electrical Engineering Department, UET Taxila. (Sep 2004 - Nov
2006).
 Secretary Undergraduate Studies, Electrical Engineering Department, UET Taxila. (Sep 2004 - Nov
2006).
 Member, University Library Committee, UET Taxila. (Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010)
  Secrecy Officer/Liaison Officer, UET Taxila
 Scrutinizer of B.Sc. Elect. Engg. Examinations, UET Taxila
 Member, Energy and Power Systems Research Group, UET Taxila
 Member, UET Convocation Committee.
 Focal Person (Industry / Academia Linkage Program) Elect. Engg. Dept, UET Taxila

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
International Journal Publications

1. Aamir Hanif and Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry, “Investigating Voltage Restoration and Power
Export in a Distribution System with Series Compensator Using Distributed Generation” Extended
Version, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering-B (Springer), King Fahad University
(KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, ISSN:1319-8085, vol. 35 no.1B 2010, pp-266-291.
(HEC Recognized Impact Factor Journal)---Published
2. Aamir Hanif and Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry, “Dynamic Voltage Regulation and Power Export
in a Distribution System Using Distributed Generation-Review”, Journal of Zhejiang University
Science-A (Springer), ISSN: 1673-565X, vol. 10, no.10, 2009, pp-1523-1531.
(HEC Recognized Impact Factor Journal)---Published
3. Aamir Hanif and Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry, “PWM-IGBT Inverter Based Power Flow Control
at the Load Bus in the Presence of Utility Supply”, European Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN
1450-216X, vol.18, no.3, 2007, pp.514-531.
(HEC Recognized ISI Master List Journal-Thomson Reuters)---Published
4. Aamir Hanif, Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry and Tahir Mahmood, “Unipolar SPWM based VSC
Control Strategy for the Series CPD to Compensate Power Quality issues to Regulate Power Flow
to Load”, American Journal of Scientific Research (AJSR), ISSN: 1450-223X, Issue 57, 2012, pp.
117-137.
(HEC Recognized ISI Master List Journal-Thomson Reuters)---Published
5. Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry, Yasir, Aamir Hanif and Tahir Mahmood, “Designing of Schemes
for Investigating GUI based Acoustics Shooter Detection & Localization”, American Journal of
Scientific Research (AJSR), ISSN: 1450-223X, 2012, Issue 57, 2012, pp. 138-151.
(HEC Recognized ISI Master List Journal-Thomson Reuters)---Published
6. Mohammad Ahmad Choudhry, Sanam Mughal, Aamir Hanif and Tahir Mahmood, “Design of
Feedback Control Radar Tracking System for Maximum Signal Detection”, American Journal of
Scientific Research (AJSR), ISSN: 1450-223X, Issue 58, 2012.
(HEC Recognized ISI Master List Journal-Thomson Reuters)---Published
7. Aamir Hanif, Hasham Khan, M. A. Choudhry and TahirMehmood, “Simulation and Analysis of
Electric Power Distribution System Bus Voltage with the Support of Distributed Generation” World
Scientific and Engineering Association Transactions on POWER SYSTEMS, ISSN: 1790-5060, vol.
1, no.4, 2006, pp. 1790-5060.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
8. Aamir Hanif and M. A. Choudhry, “Power Flow Control Strategy at Load Bus in the Presence of
Dispersed Generation” World Scientific and Engineering Association Transactions on POWER
SYSTEMS, ISSN: 1790-5060, vol. 1,no.8, 2006, pp. 1475-1483.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
9.  Faisal Shahzad and Aamir Hanif, “An Optimized and Cost Effective Power Management System
for End-users of Electricity”, American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology
and Science, ISSN: 2313-4402, vol.14, no.1, 2015, pp. 214-235.
(HEC Recognized Journal)
10. Shahida Khanam and Aamir Hanif, "Case Study of Energy Saving in an Industrial Setup by
Replacing Conventional Bulbs with LED Lights" The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 51 (3),
September 2014, pp.373-378 Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)
11. Khurram Latif, Muhammad Usman and Aamir Hanif, "Simulation and Acquisition of GPS L5
Frequency Signal and Comparison with L1 Signal", The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 54(1),
March 2014, pp.29-36, Pakistan.
 (HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
12. Salma Sakhawat, Muhammad Usman and Aamir Hanif, "Initial Power Budget Analysis of GPS L5
Frequency Signal for Passive Microwave Imagining", The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 54(1),
March 2014, pp.87-92, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
13. Samra Kanwal and Aamir Hanif, "Super-twisting sliding mode control strategy for dynamic voltage
restorer to improve power quality in power distribution system", The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698,
vol. 53 (4), December 2013, pp.395-409, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
14. A. Zafar, M. I. Ishtiaq and Aamir Hanif, “Efficient Classification using Multiple Mental Thoughts”,
The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 50 (1), March 2013, pp.45-51, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
15. R. Attiqa, Aamir Hanif and Adeel Akram, “UHF/VHF Internet TV Broad Casting System”, The
Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 50 (1), March 2013, pp. 33-43, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
16. Aamir Hanif and Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry, “Power flow control strategy in distribution
network for DC type distributed energy resource at load bus”, The Nucleus,ISSN: 0029-5698, vol.
50 (2), 2013, pp. 87-98, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
17. Aamir Hanif, Mehran Rashid and Murad Ali, “Design and Implementation of Microcontroller
based Controlling of Power Factor using Capacitor Banks with Load Monitoring”, The Nucleus,
ISSN: 0029-5698, vol.49 (4), December, 2012, pp. 285-297, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
18. Zahir Ashraf, Mohammad Ahmad Choudhry and Aamir Hanif “A Hybrid PI Control Scheme for
Airship Hovering”, The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 49(2), April 2012, pp.115-127, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
19. S.A.R. NAQVI, Tahir Mehmood, Mohammad Ahmad Choudhry and Aamir Hanif, “Automatic
Horizintal Boring and Milling Machine”, The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698, vol. 49 (3), September,
2012, pp. 187-197, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
20. Mohammad Ahmad Choudhry, Tahir Mahmood, Aamir Hanif and Khuram Ali, “Investigating
Target Trajectory Problem using a Simple De-correlation Scheme”, The Nucleus, ISSN: 0029-5698,
vol. 49 (4), December, 2012, pp. 273-283, Pakistan.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
21. Aamir Hanif, Mohammad Ahmed Choudhry and Tahir Mehmood, “Feed-Forward Control
Strategy for the Voltage Source Converter of DVR for Smooth and Clean Power Delivery to the
Load”, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro,
Sindh, Pakistan, ISSN: 0254-7821,vol. 31, no.2, 2012, pp. 227-242.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
22. M. A. Choudhry, Wazir Zada, and Aamir Hanif, “Investigating Power-Factor Compensation
Capacity Calculation in Medium Sized Industry”, A quarterly Journal of Science Technology and
Development, Pakistan, vol. 27, no.3 & 4, 2008, pp-17-26.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
23. Aamir Hanif, M. A. Choudhry, and Tahir Mahmood, “Software Development Methodology for PLC
Based Control Systems”, Technical Journal University of Engineering and Technology Taxila,
Pakistan, ISSN: 1813-1786, 2006, pp. 162-174.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published
24. Tahir Mahmood, M. A. Choudhry, Aamir Hanif, and Hasham Khan, “Evaluation of Energy
Conservation Potential through Restructuring of Electric Utilities in Pakistan”, Technical Journal
University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan, ISSN: 1813-1786, 2006, pp. 109-120.
(HEC Recognized Journal)---Published

International Conference Publications

25. Muhammad Ahmad Choudhry, M. Arshad and Aamir Hanif, “A Generic Procedure for
Troubleshooting of PLC Based Control Systems”, Proceedings of 11th IEEE International
Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2010, Singapore, ISBN: 3-906454-36-3,
pp-732-737.
26. Muhammad Ahmad Choudhry, M. Arshad khan and Aamir Hanif, “Intelligent Automatic Voltage
Regulator (AVR) for a Standalone Generator in Northern areas of Pakistan“, Proceedings of
Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems and Power Conference, 2006, Portugal, ISBN: 3-906454-
36-3.
27. Muhammad Ahmad Choudhry, Kashif Naeem Bangesh, Tahir Mahmood and Aamir Hanif
“Voltage Control Measures by STATCON through PSS/E in WAPDA Power System”, Proceedings of
(Springer) International Conference on Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering
2006, University of Bridgeport, USA, pp. 53-59.
28. Shabber Majeed Choudhry and Aamir Hanif, “Examining the Control Capabilities of an Embedded
microcontroller for a Control Process” CD-ROM Proceedings of 10th International Conference on
Mechtronics Technology, Mexico, November 20-24, 2006.
29. Aamir Hanif, M. A. Choudhry and Tahir Mahmood, “General Guidelines to Design, Simulate and
Implement PLC Software for Automation of a Control Process”, CD-ROM Proceedings of 9th
International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT-2005), 5-8 December 2005, Mines
Beach Resort & Spa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
30. M. A. Choudhry, Tahir Mahmood, Aamir Hanif and M.S. Amin, “Microcontroller Based
Embedded System Design for Automatic Meter Reading”, Proceedings of the 8th International
Conference on Power and Energy Systems, 2005, USA. ACTA Press, ISBN: 0-88986-548-5, pp.
279-283.
31. M. A. Choudhry, Wazir Zada, Aamir Hanif, and Tahir Mahmood, “A Simplistic Technique to
Optimize Reactive Power Management in the Electrical Installation for Ensuring Maximum Savings
and Reducing Cost of Electricity Consumed”, International Conference of Computational Methods
in Sciences and Engineering-2005, Greece. ISBN 90-6764-443-9. Volume 4 A, 2005, pp 121-125.