UMT Research Outlook 2018 Compiled by: Muhammad Rafiq Awan Sohail Aslam Sehrish Shoukat Wazzuha Amina Table of Contents School of Science (SSC) ................................................................................................................................... 1 Department of Chemistry ............................................................................................................................... 1 Research Articles ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Department of Physics ................................................................................................................................. 14 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Department of Life Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 20 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Department of Mathematics ........................................................................................................................ 28 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 School of Engineering (SEN) .......................................................................................................................... 50 Department of Civil Engineering ................................................................................................................... 50 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 50 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 53 Department of Electrical Engineering ............................................................................................................ 54 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 54 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 61 Department of Energy Engineering ............................................................................................................... 64 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 64 Conference Papers ................................................................................................................................................... 64 Department of Mechanical Engineering ........................................................................................................ 66 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 66 School of System and Technology (SST) ........................................................................................................ 69 Department of Computer Science.................................................................................................................. 69 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 69 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 79 Department of Software Engineering ............................................................................................................ 80 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 80 Department of Informatics and System ........................................................................................................ 81 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 81 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 83 School of Business and Economics (SBE) ....................................................................................................... 84 Department of Economics ............................................................................................................................ 84 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 84 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 86 Department of Finance ................................................................................................................................ 87 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 87 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 90 Department of Management ........................................................................................................................ 92 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 92 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................... 97 Department of Operations & Supply Chain ................................................................................................... 99 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................................... 99 Department of Quantitative Methods ........................................................................................................ 102 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 102 Department of Marketing .......................................................................................................................... 105 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 105 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................. 106 Department of Information System ............................................................................................................ 107 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 107 School of Social Science & Humanities (SSSH) ............................................................................................. 109 Department of English Language and Literature .......................................................................................... 109 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 109 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................. 111 Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization .......................................................................................... 113 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 113 Department of Political Sciences ................................................................................................................ 114 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................................... 114 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................................