2019 Research Outlook UMT Research PRESENTED ON: 08-07-2020 Learning Resource Center University of Management & Technology, Lahore UMT Research Outlook 2019 Compiled by: Sehrish Shoukat Muhammad Rafiq Awan Sohail Aslam Table of Contents School of Science (SSC)..................................................................................................................... 01 Department of Chemistry ................................................................................................................ 01 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 01 Conference Proceedings........................................................................................................................... 11 Conference Papers ................................................................................................................................... 12 Department of Physics..................................................................................................................... 26 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Department of Life Sciences ............................................................................................................ 32 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Department of Mathematics............................................................................................................ 46 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Conference Papers ...................................................................................................................................78 School of Engineering (SEN).............................................................................................................. 79 Department of Civil Engineering ....................................................................................................... 79 Research Articles....................................................................................................................................... 79 Conference Proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 81 Conference Papers…………………………......................................................................................................... 82 Department of Industrial Engineering................................................................................................ 82 Research Articles ....................................................................................................................................... 82 Conference Proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 82 Department of Electrical Engineering ................................................................................................ 83 Research Articles ....................................................................................................................................... 83 Conference Proceedings ............................................................................................................................ 89 Conference Papers………………………….......................................................................................................... 92 Department of Mechanical Engineering............................................................................................. 92 Research Articles ....................................................................................................................................... 92 Conference Proceedings ............................................................................................................................ 96 School of System and Technology (SST) ............................................................................................. 97 Department of Computer Science …….................................................................................................97 Research Articles ....................................................................................................................................... 97 Conference Proceedings........................................................................................................................... 115 Book/Book Chapters ……………………......................................................................................................... 127 Conference Papers…………………………........................................................................................................ 128 Department of Software Engineering .............................................................................................. 130 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 130 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 132 Department of Informatics and System ........................................................................................... 136 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 136 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 137 School of Business & Economics (SBE) ............................................................................................. 139 Department of Economics ............................................................................................................... 139 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 139 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................. 147 Department of Finance ................................................................................................................... 150 Research Articles ......................................................................................................................................150 Book/Book Chapters …………………….......................................................................................................... 153 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................. 154 Department of Management........................................................................................................... 154 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 154 Conference Papers .................................................................................................................................. 164 Department of Marketing ............................................................................................................... 165 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 165 Department of Information System ................................................................................................. 167 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 167 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 169 Conference Papers................................................................................................................................... 170 Department of Operations & Supply Chain...................................................................................... 170 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 170 Conference Papers................................................................................................................................... 171 Department of Quantitative Methods.............................................................................................. 172 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 172 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 177 Conference Papers................................................................................................................................... 177 School of Social Science & Humanities (SSSH) .................................................................................. 177 Department