Summary
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad is expert in virtual sensing, uncertainty quantification, reliability analysis, and automation of process energy management systems (EnMS).
Academic Background
PhD
(Chemical Engineering) Kyoto University
April 04, 2011 - March 24, 2014
Honours and Awards
Outstanding Paper of the
Outstanding Paper of the Year 2014 Award from
The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan.
August 12, 2015
ORIC Innovation Award
ORIC Innovation Award at 3rd National Conference on Sustainability in Process Industries (SPI-16), Peshawar.
Won NRPU grants
Won NRPU grant in 2017 for research project on “Uncertainty Quantification for Efficient Process Design and Operation of Naphtha Reforming Process”
Member of IPC PSE 2021
Member of the International Program Committee (IPC) for PSE 2021 Kyoto, Japan. This PSE symposium is a triennial international conference series on process systems engineering. It is the pioneering events’ series that formally introduced the term PSE in 1982.
Publications
Analysis of processed natural gas injection on hydrate formation in high pressure refrigerated condensate lines
February 29, 2024
Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahbaz Abbas, Fahim Qaiser Jamal, Iftikhar Ahmad, Afshan Naseem, Abdul Malik Tahir,
Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 4, Article Number; e25811
Artificial intelligence based prediction of optimum operating conditions of a plate and fin heat exchanger under uncertainty: A gray-box approach
December 15, 2023
Jihad Salah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Usman Khan Jadoon, Abdul Samad, Husnain Saghir, Manabu Kano, Hakan Caliskan,
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - Volume 217, Article Number 124653
Prediction and optimization of exergetic efficiency of reactive units of a petroleum refinery under uncertainty through artificial neural network-based surrogate modeling
September 01, 2023
Abdul Samad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Hakan Caliskan,
Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 177, Pages 1403-1414
Thermodynamic analysis of cumene production plant for identification of energy recovery potentials
May 01, 2023
Abdul Samad, Husnain Saghir, Iftikhar Ahmad, Farooq Ahmad, Hakan Caliskan,
Energy - Volume 270, Article Number 126840
Prediction of optimum operating conditions of a furnace under uncertainty: An integrated framework of artificial neural network and genetic algorithm
December 15, 2022
Muzammil Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Ahsan, Manabu Kano, Hakan Caliskan,
Fuel - Volume 330, Article Number 125563
An intelligent sensing system for estimation of efficiency of carbon-capturing unit in a cement plant
December 01, 2022
Usman Khan Jadoon, Iftikhar Ahmad, Tayyaba Noor, Manabu Kano, Hakan Caliskan, Muhammad Ahsan,
Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 377, Article Number 134359
An integrated approach of artificial neural networks and polynomial chaos expansion for prediction and analysis of yield and environmental impact of oil shale retorting process under uncertainty
December 01, 2022
Hasan Qayyum Chohan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Nisar Mohammad, Davide Manca, Hakan Caliskan,
Fuel - Volume 329, Article Number 125351
Comparative hydrodynamics study of fluidized bed gasifier incorporating static and rotating air distributor plates: A CFD approach
June 01, 2022
Naveed Raza, Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Salman Raza Naqvi, Iftikhar Ahmad,
Powder Technology - Volume 405, Article Number 117500
Process modeling and simulation of ethylene oxide production by implementing pinch and cost analysis
May 01, 2022
Muhammad Mubashir, Muhammad Ahsan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Nouman Aslam Khan,
Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 101585 (1-9)
Process Modeling, Optimization and Cost Analysis of a Sulfur Recovery Unit by Applying Pinch Analysis on the Claus Process in a Gas Processing Plant
December 27, 2021
Muhammad Arslan Zahid, Muhammad Ahsan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Nouman Aslam Khan,
Mathematics - Volume 10, Issues 1, Article Number 88
Design and Development of a Computational Tool for a Dialyzer by Using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Model
November 24, 2021
Tuba Yaqoob, Muhammad Ahsan, Sarah Farrukh, Iftikhar Ahmad,
Membranes - Volume 11, Issues 12, Article Number 916
Model-Based Quality, Exergy, and Economic Analysis of Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactors
October 03, 2021
Tabassam Nafees, Adnan Ahmed Bhatti, Usman Khan Jadoon, Farooq Ahmad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Brenno Castrillon Menezes, Muhammad Ahsan, Naveed ul Hasan Syed,
Membranes - Volume 11, Issues 10, Article Number 765
Machine Learning Applications in Biofuels’ Life Cycle: Soil, Feedstock, Production, Consumption, and Emissions
August 18, 2021
Iftikhar Ahmad, Adil Sana, Manabu Kano, Izzat Iqbal Cheema, Brenno C. Menezes , Junaid Shahzad, Zahid Ullah, Muzammil Khan, Asad Habib,
Energies - Volume 14(16), Article Number 5072
Computational Analysis of the Hydrodynamic Behavior for Different Air Distributor Designs of Fluidized Bed Gasifier
July 28, 2021
Naveed Raza, Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Salman Raza Naqvi, Iftikhar Ahmad,
Frontiers in Energy Research - Volume 9, Issues 1, Article Number 692066
A comprehensive study on upgradation of pyrolysis products through co-feeding of waste tire into rice straw under broad range of co-feed ratios in a bench-scale fixed bed reactor
March 15, 2021
Shoaib Raza Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Faheem Khokhar, Zeshan, Iftikhar Ahmad,
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Pages 1-15
Lightweight Protective Configurations against Blast and Fragments Impact- Experimental and Numerical Studies
September 17, 2020
Khurshid Ahmed, Abdul Qadeer Malik, Arshad Hussain, Iram Raza Ahmad, Iftikhar Ahmad,
AIP Advances - Volume 10, Article Number 095221
Drivers and Barriers for Efficient Energy Management Practices in Energy-Intensive Industries: A Case-Study of Iron and Steel Sector
September 17, 2020
Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Salman Arif, Izzat Iqbal Cheema, Patrik Thollander , Masroor Ahmed Khan,
Sustainability - Volume 12(18), Article Number 7703
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling and Simulation of Flow Regulatory Mechanism in Artificial Kidney Using Finite Element Method
July 03, 2020
Tuba Yaqoob, Muhammad Ahsan, Arshad Hussain, Iftikhar Ahmad,
Membranes - Volume 10, Issue no. 7, Article 139
Gray-box Soft Sensors in Process Industry: Current Practice, and Future Prospects in Era of Big Data
February 20, 2020
Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahsan Ayub, Manabu Kano, Izzat Iqbal Cheema,
Processes - Volume 8(2), Article Number 243
Quantitative analysis of product quality of naphtha reforming process under uncertain process conditions
July 17, 2019
Iftikhar Ahmad, Gulsayyar Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Arshad Chughtai, Arshad Hussain, Manabu Kano,
Chemical Engineering Communications - Pages 1-12
Model Development and Exergy Analysis of a Microreactor for the Steam Methane Reforming Process in a CFD Environment
April 15, 2019
Zia ur Rehman, Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Jawad Mustafa ,
Entropy - Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Article Number: 399
Data-Based Prediction and Stochastic Analysis of Entrained Flow Coal Gasification under Uncertainty
April 01, 2019
Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahsan Ayub, Nisar Mohammad, Manabu Kano,
Sensors - Volume: 19, Issue: 7, Article Number: 1626
Modeling of a Nickel-based Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor for Steam Methane Reforming Process
April 01, 2019
Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Iftikhar Ahmad, Jawad Mustafa, Manabu Kano,
Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan - Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-229
Data-Based Sensing and Stochastic Analysis of Biodiesel Production Process
January 01, 2019
Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahsan Ayub, Uzair Ibrahim, Mansoor Khan Khattak, Manabu Kano,
Energies - Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Article Number: 63
An Artificial Intelligence Method for Energy Efficient Operation of Crude Distillation Units under Uncertain Feed Composition
November 01, 2018
Muhammad Amin Durrani, Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe,
Energies - Volume: 11, Issue: 11, Article Number: 2993
Dimensions and Analysis of Uncertainty in Industrial Modeling Process
July 07, 2018
Iftikhar Ahmad,
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Exergy analysis and optimisation of naphtha reforming process with uncertainty
June 29, 2018
Asad Ullah Akram, Iftikhar Ahmad, Arshad Chughtai, Manabu Kano,
International Journal of Exergy - Vol.26 No.3, Pages:247-262
Computational fluid dynamics based model development and exergy analysis of naphtha reforming reactors
October 21, 2017
Jawad Mustafa, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Ahsan, Manabu Kano,
International Journal of Exergy - Vol. 24, No. 2-4, Pages:344-363
Prediction of Molten Steel Temperature in Steel Making Process with Uncertainty by Integrating Gray-Box Model and Bootstrap Filter
November 01, 2014
Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe, Hiroshi Kitada, Noboru Murata,
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan - Volume: 47, Issue: 11, Pages: 827-834
Gray-box modeling for prediction and control of molten steel temperature in tundish
April 02, 2014
Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe, Hiroshi Kitada, Noboru Murata,
Journal of Process Control - Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 375-382
Data-Based Ground Fault Diagnosis of Power Cable Systems
July 01, 2013
Iftikhar Ahmad, Hiroyuki MABUCHI, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe, Yoshikazu INOUE, Hiroaki UEGAKI,
SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration - Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 290-297, July 2013
High-Performance Prediction of Molten Steel Temperature in Tundish through Gray-Box Model
January 01, 2013
Toshinori OKURA, Iftikhar Ahmad, Manabu Kano, Shinji Hasebe, Hiroshi KITADA, Noboru Murata,
ISIJ International - Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-80
Conferences
An integrated mechanism of genetic algorithm and Taguchi method for cut-point temperatures optimization of crude distillation unit
March 03, 2018 - March 04, 2018
Muhammad Amin Durrani, Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Alcantara Avila,
2018 International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET)
Virtual sensing of catalytic naphtha reforming process under uncertain feed conditions
March 03, 2018 - March 04, 2018
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal, Gul Sayyar Ali, Dr. Arshad Hussain ,
2018 International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET)