Dr. Ali Ahmad
Assistant Professor & FILO
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Ali Ahmad earned his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore, Pakistan, in 2012. He then pursued an M.Sc. in Electrical (Power) Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, graduating in 2015. He further advanced his academic career by completing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore in 2023.
Ali began his professional journey at the Faculty of Engineering, UCP, as a Teaching Assistant in November 2012. Over the years, he has risen to the position of Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at UCP, Lahore.
Specializing in Electric Power Engineering, Ali is recognized for his impactful research in areas such as Energy Efficiency, Economics of Power Systems, Electricity Market Operations, VSC-MTDC Optimization, and power system studies using PSCAD/EMTDC, E-TAP, and PSS/E software.
In addition to his research, Dr. Ali is actively involved in administrative roles, serving as the Incharge of SAR EE, a member of the OBE committee, and more. He also plays a significant role in global conferences. An active IEEE member, he notably served as the Track & Registration Chair at the IEEE 25th International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC) 2023 and HITE 2024.
| PhD Electrical Engineering | Electrical Power Engineering | UET, Lahore | 2023 |
| M.Sc. Electrical Engineering | Electrical Power Engineering | UET, Lahore | 2015 |
| B.Sc. Electrical Engineering | Electrical Power Engineering | UCP, Lahore | 2012 |
| Teaching Assistant | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 0.5 (6 months) |
| Lab Engineer | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 2.7 (2 years, 8 months) |
| Lecturer | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 6 (6 years) |
| Senior Lecturer | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 1.5 (1 year, 6 months) till date |
| Assistant Professor | University of Central Punjab, Lahore | 0 (0 year, 2 months) till date |
| 1 | Comparison of Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization for DC Optimal Power Flow, Proceeding of the 25th International Multi Topic Conference (INMIC 2023), Lahore, Pakistan, 17 – 18 November 2023 |
| 2 | Optimal Economic Operation of Hydrothermal with HVDC link based on Lagrange Multipliers, Mathematics, Vol. 11, No. 7, 1610, 2023. |
| 3 | How do Final Year Projects of Engineering Students Relate to Myer-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment? Proceeding of the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 4 – 7 December 2022. |
| 4 | Controller Parameters Optimization for Multi-Terminal DC Power System Using Ant Colony Optimization, IEEE ACCESS, Volume 9, April 2021, Pages 59910-59919 (IF=3.745) |
| 5 | SVPWM Based BLDC Motor Drive Using Modified Zeta Converter for Power Factor Correction, IEEEP New Horizon Journal, Volume 102 No.1 (2020). |
| 6 | Tariff for Reactive Energy Consumption in Household Appliance, Energy, Volume 186 (C), November 2019, Pages 115 – 125. |
| 7 | Tariff for Poor Power Quality of Domestic Appliances, Journal of Engineering Technology, Volume 8 (1), January 2019, Pages 411 – 424. |
| 8 | Convolution of Time Series Electrical Load Forecasting Using Recurrent Neural Network Techniques, Journal of Engineering Technology, Volume 7, October 2018, Pages 130 – 144. |
| 9 | Impacts of the Wide-Spread Use of Uninterruptible Power Supplies on Pakistan’s Power System, Energy Policy, Volume 98, November 2016, Pages 629-636. |
| 10 | Qualitative Analysis of Low Rating Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Science International (Lahore),27(5),4047-4052,2015, ISSN 1013-5316; CODEN: SINTE 8 |