UMT Research Outlook 2020 []Draft Learning Resource Center (LRC) University of Management & Technology, Lahore [email protected] 20th January 2021 UMT Research Outlook January – December 2020 Table of Contents School of Science (SSC)..................................................................................................................... 01 Department of Mathematics............................................................................................................ 01 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 01 Book/Book Chapters ……………………........................................................................................................... 41 Conference Proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 41 Department of Life Sciences ............................................................................................................. 41 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Book/Book Chapters …………………….......................................................................................................... 56 Conference Proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 57 Department of Chemistry ................................................................................................................ 57 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 57 Department of Physics..................................................................................................................... 70 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 70 School of System and Technology (SST) ............................................................................................ 76 Department of Computer Science ……............................................................................................... 76 Research Articles ...................................................................................................................................... 76 Conference Proceedings .......................................................................................................................... 100 Department of Software Engineering .............................................................................................. 101 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 101 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 101 Department of Informatics and System ........................................................................................... 102 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 102 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 106 School of Engineering (SEN)............................................................................................................. 108 Department of Mechanical Engineering........................................................................................... 108 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 108 Department of Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................. 109 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 109 Conference Proceedings .......................................................................................................................... 111 Department of Industrial Engineering.............................................................................................. 111 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 111 Department of Civil Engineering ...................................................................................................... 113 Research Articles...................................................................................................................................... 113 Conference Proceedings .......................................................................................................................... 117 School of Business & Economics (SBE) ............................................................................................. 117 Department of Management............................................................................................................ 117 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 117 Conference Proceedings .......................................................................................................................... 123 Department of Operations & Supply Chain....................................................................................... 124 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 124 Department of Information System ................................................................................................. 126 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 126 Department of Marketing ............................................................................................................... 127 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 127 Conference Proceedings.......................................................................................................................... 130 Department of Economics ...............................................................................................................131 Research Articles .................................................................................................................................... 131 Book/Book Chapters …………………….......................................................................................................... 143 Department of Quantitative Methods.............................................................................................. 144 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 144 Department of Finance ................................................................................................................... 146 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 146 Book/Book Chapters …………………….......................................................................................................... 150 Conference Proceedings........................................................................................................................... 150 Department of Banking and Finance ................................................................................................ 151 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 151 School of Social Science & Humanities (SSSH) .................................................................................. 152 Department of Political Sciences & International Relations ............................................................. 152 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 152 Conference Paper ………............................................................................................................................ 155 Department of Sociology.................................................................................................................. 157 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 157 Department of Special Needs Education........................................................................................... 158 Research Articles ..................................................................................................................................... 158 Department of Education................................................................................................................