ITU Micro Nano Lab

Another Publication from ITU MicroNano Lab!

This is to share with great pleasure that Mr. Faizan Ramzan and Mr. Ammar Rafique have published a conference paper at the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). Mr. Faizan Ramzan is working as a Research Associate with Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood. Mr. Ammar Rafique is pursuing his Ph.D. degree at ITU under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Zubair. He is also a Teaching Fellow at ITU. This work has been carried out under the supervisions of Dr Naveed Ul Hassan, Dr Ijaz Haider Naqvi, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood and Dr Muhammad Zubair.

The published version of the manuscript can be found at this link:

https://lnkd.in/dZ9j74dW

Another publication from ITU MicroNano Lab!

This is to share with great pleasure that Mr. Muhammad Haseeb Raza, Mr. Yousaf Rind, and Ms. Isma Javed have published their recent work in a prestigious journal “IEEE Access”. Mr. Haseeb is a research assistant at ITU. Mr. Yousaf Rind and Ms. Isma Javed are pursuing their PhD Degree at ITU. They have completed this work under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood and Dr. Muhammad Zubair.

Stanford’s list of world’s top 2% most-cited scientists (2023) includes five from Information Technology University. We heartily congratulate our scientists for international recognition of their groundbreaking research at Information Technology University.
Stanford University scientists publish annual data of the top 2 percent of the world’s most-cited scientists in various categories, and the most recent data (published on October 04, 2023) includes five faculty members from Information Technology University.

ITU MicroNano Lab is proud to showcase the remarkable achievements of its PhD alumni! From groundbreaking research to making a lasting impact on their respective fields, our alumni continue to inspire us all.

" Funding from CASS for Outreach Activities"

IEEE Joint Chapter Lahore Section is awarded with a funding of $2800 from IEEE Circuits and Systems Society . We praise the endless efforts of Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (Chair, IEEE APS CAS MTT SSCS Joint Chapter - Lahore Section), Muhammad Hamza Zulfiqar (Secretary, IEEE APS CAS MTT SSCS Joint Chapter - Lahore Section) and the Joint Chapter Team for curating these outreach activities. These activities will promote the creativity about electronics in young minds. Stay tuned with us for joining this program!

IEEE APS/CAS/MTT/SSC | Joint Chapter Lahore Section

Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Chairperson, Electrical Engineering Department highlighted ITU’s MicroNano Lab’s efforts regarding STEM Innovation, Outreach and Promotion at Masterclass on "Promoting Critical Thinking through STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics". The five-day Masterclass was organized through the support of the U.S. Mission Pakistan, the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) and Kohsar University Murree (K*M). The event held August 21- 25, 2023, gathered 39 U.S. government exchange alumni from throughout Pakistan. Participants included experts from IT firms, think-tanks, incubators, academic institutions, and government leaders.

The Masterclass provided a unique platform for immersive learning and knowledge exchange, inspiring young leaders to explore the intersections of science, technology, and education.
“Good policy and strong institutions are driven by exchange alumni like you. My hope is that you will take this incredible level of work, dedication, and passion for critical thinking and STEM into your careers and share what you’ve learned with your colleagues, schools, universities, and communities” said Grace Carroll, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Islamabad while speaking at the closing ceremony.
“The goal of this master class was never just to provide participants with a mere collection of facts and formulas. Our intention was to empower exchange alumni with a mindset—a critical thinking mindset. As we conclude, I want to emphasize the importance of carrying this torch of critical thinking forward in your academic, professional, and personal pursuits”, said Dr. Habib Bokhari, V.C. Kohsar University Murree while concluding the Masterclass.
The Masterclass combined lectures and discussion by scholars and experts with interactive sessions led by STEM trainers. These hands-on modules covered a diverse array of topics, ranging from DNA and protein discovery to bioinformatics and the dynamics of successful science startups with an aim to foster a deeper understanding of scientific concepts and their practical applications.
Speakers included Prof. Dr. Arshad Saleem Bhatti, Rector, Virtual University; Dr. Zafer Alvi, Project Director, Digi Skills; and Mr. Pervaiz Abbasi, Project Director, National Incubation Center, Islamabad. They highlighted the pivotal role of interdisciplinary approaches in tackling global challenges. These sessions not only celebrated participants' ingenuity but also nurtured a collaborative atmosphere vital for advancing science and technology education.
The U.S. government invests more than $40 million annually on exchange programs for Pakistani citizens to visit and study in the United States. Over 1,000 Pakistanis participate each year in high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional U.S.-sponsored exchanges. Since the alumni network began in 2008, Americans have provided more than 18,000 college scholarships for Pakistani students.
PUAN organizes events across Pakistan through 14 regional chapters, including community service projects, leadership training, roundtable discussions, and entrepreneurship activities. To learn more about PUAN, visit Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network | Strengthening people-to-people ties between U.S. and Pakistan

It is to share with great pleasure that Sumbel Ijaz and Sadia Noureen have published their recent research work in a distinguished Journal "Materials Today Communication". They both are pursuing their PhD degree at ITU. They did this research work under the supervision of Dr.M.Qasim Mehmood.

It is to share with great pleasure that Mr. Hammad Ahmed and Dr. Muhammad Afnan Ansari have published their recent work in an esteemed Journal “Nature Communications”. Mr. Hammad Ahmed was associated with ITU as a visiting researcher. Now, he is pursuing his Ph.D. at Heriot-Watt University, UK. Dr. Muhammad Afnan Ansari did his Ph.D. from ITU and now he is a postdoctoral student at Heriot-Watt University, UK.

We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated PAK-EU Photonics Colloquium organized by the SPIE & OPTICA ITU Student Chapters in collaboration with LCWU, Lahore
We are honored to have Dr. Carlos Lee, the Director General of the European Photonics Industry Consortium, as our esteemed chief guest for the Colloquium. Mr. Lee's extensive experience and profound knowledge in the field of photonics make him an ideal speaker to shed light on the immense potential of this cutting-edge technology. Additionally, distinguished professors from ITU, LCWU, and GIKI will share their expertise and research findings on the latest developments in photonics.
All the participants will visit the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry, which will bring together industry experts, academics, and aspiring young minds to explore the transformative power of photonics in shaping the future of society.

IEEE ITU Student branch and IEEE APS/CAS/MTT/SCC Student Chapters (Lahore Section) have arranged The International Women in Engineering (WIE) Day event, scheduled to take place on Monday June 26th, 2023 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Information Technology University, Lahore.

We have curated a diverse program that aims to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and promote inclusivity in the field. Our honourable invited speakers will give talks on the theme "Empowering Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future." The objective of the talks would be to inspire and motivate the women in the field of Engineering.

FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO ATTEND THE EVENT.

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Titled: A professional Developement Pathway for all

Are you ready to take your professional journey to new heights? Join us at the Information Technology University for an exclusive workshop on Professional Development. Discover how investing in your growth can open doors to a future brimming with endless possibilities. Don't let this opportunity slip through your fingers – seize the chance to thrive and leave a lasting impression.

Calling all aspiring professionals!
Don't miss out on this incredible chance to chart a path towards realizing your true potential. Join us for an enlightening workshop on Professional Development and explore a world of opportunities waiting to be discovered!

We are thrilled to have Dr. Muhammad Faisal Khan as our distinguished speaker. With his expertise, he will guide you on the journey of professional development, unlocking your talents and uplifting your passions.

Event Details:
📍 Venue: 6th Floor, ITU Ferozpur Rd. Lahore, Pakistan
📅 Date: June 23, 2023
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Save the date and secure your spot now! We look forward to seeing you there.

Graphic Credits:
Caption Credits: Muhammad Usman Afzal
IEEE APS/CAS/MTT/SSCS/ITU-MicroNano
Joint Chapter-Lahore Section

Delighted to announce that Adeela Fatima's work has been published in a prestigious Journal, "Advanced Physics Research." She did this work during her master's degree under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Zubair and Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood.

It is to share with great pleasure that Noreen Raheem's work has been published in an esteemed journal "Physics of Plasmas". She did her master's from ITU under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Zubair. Currently, she is a Ph.D. scholar at ITU and working under the supervision of Dr.Muhammad Zubair and Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood. She is also the president of OPTICA Student chapter at ITU.

The published version of the manuscript can be found at this link:

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article-abstract/30/4/042112/2884883/Transitional-behaviors-of-fractional-dimensional?redirectedFrom=fulltext&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

We are excited to announce that the paper published by Aqsa Asad and Hafiz Saad Khaliq has been selected as the cover image for Nanoscale Horizon! This work has been carried out under the supervision of Dr. M. Zubair and Dr. M. Qasim Mehmood. This is a tremendous honor and a true validation of the hard work and dedication that these students have put into scientific pursuits.
Marvelous to see this work featured prominently on the cover of such a renowned publication in the field of nanoscience. Keep pushing the boundaries of knowledge, and never underestimate the impact your work can have on the scientific community and society as a whole.

Pleased to share that another paper from ITU’s Micronano lab has been published in an esteemed journal “ACS Omega”. A master’s student Asad Ullah and research fellow Muhammad Hamza Zulfiqar under the supervision of Dr. M. Zubair and Dr.M.Qasim Mehmood did this work.

The published version of the manuscript is available at this link:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.3c00448

Illuminating young minds on International Day of Light!☀️🌍

SPIE & OPTICA ITU Chapter team celebrated this special day with the incredible students of Aligarh Public School and College. This school was established in 1967 at Manga (Lahore) by Tehzibul Akhlaq Trust Lahore, conceived and created by a group of old boys of the Aligarh Muslim University and some other eminent scholars of the country, with the primary aim of preservation and promotion of Islamic values. It has a unique Islamic progressive educational model designed by one of the great scholars of the sub-continent; Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
From inspiring discussions to captivating fun activities and experiments, the wonders and magic of light were shared with students sparking curiosity and paving the way for a bright future.✨

# optica

An upcoming event to commemorate the International Day of Light! 🌟
We are thrilled to announce that SPIE-OPTICA ITU Chapter is going to organize an exclusive outreach activity in Aligarh Public School (APS), Manga Lahore. This special event is designed to inspire and engage students in the captivating world of optics and light science. This unique opportunity aims to foster a deeper understanding of optics while inspiring the next generation of innovators.

Let's delve into the fascinating world of light and kindle the flame of knowledge!

Join us for "Engineering Innovation 2023" event on coming Monday. Engineering innovation 2023 brings together industry experts, renowned researchers, and passionate engineers to share knowledge, spark creativity, and shape the future.

Date: Monday, 29 May 2023
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Venue: Information Technology University

Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering, on his inclusion as a chair of IEEE APS/CAS/MTT/SSC Joint Chapter Lahore Section.

A Talk on "Numerical Schemes in EM: Introduction, Need and Application to VLSI Circuits" by Dr. Saad Omar Principal Scientist at Schlumberger.

Date: Monday, 8 May 2023
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Antenna Lab, 4rth Floor

OPTICA (Formerly OSA) is the international society for Advancing Optics and Photonics, which brings academicians, engineers, scientists, students, and business professionals together to advance light-based science and technology. ITU’s OPTICA Chapter, advised by Dr. Qasim and Dr. Zubair, is a vibrant team of students and research staff that contributes to awareness and promotion of science for the local community through numerous student development and outreach programs like symposiums, seminars, internships, and project competitions etc.
A cordial welcome to the new OPTICA team 2023 that believes in the power of dreams and welcomes challenges. Wishing them all the best for this new and rousing adventure.

‘One team one dream’ ✨

SPIE Student Chapter ITU Team.

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗧𝗨’𝘀 𝗗𝗿. 𝗤𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗢-𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗣 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲

Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering, on the inclusion of his name in the Golden Book of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) as winner of the 2023 ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award for his remarkable contribution to the field of nanophotonics, in particular plasmonics and materials, and for supervising and inspiring many young researchers in Pakistan.

Visit: https://www.e-ico.org/blog/awards/ictp-award/

It is to share with great pleasure that Muhammad Hamza Zulfiqar's recent work has been published in a prestigious Journal, "IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics." Hamza completed this work during MS from ITU's MicroNano Lab under the supervision of Dr. Kashif and the co-supervision of Dr. Qasim and Dr. Zubair.

The published version of the paper is available at the following link.

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10075457/authors

Masters students from ITU's MicroNano Lab Azhar Javaid and Aqib Raza presented their research papers at 4th International Conference on Computing Mathematics & Engineering Technologies-2023 (iCoMET-23).

FES Photonics 2023 event was conducted at GIKI as a joint venture of the SPIE & OPTICA chapters of GIKI and ITU. The presidents of ITU chapters, Ramna Khalid and Noreen Raheem, and other graduate students presented their research works at the "International Conference on Advances in Photonics (ICAP 2023)" of FES Photonics 2023.

Photovoltaic Design Workshop training on Silvaco Software is being organised by SPIE-OPTICA student chapters ITU.

To join the workshop session online, attached below is the google meet link:

https://meet.google.com/nmt-yoox-jpb

Photovoltaic Design Workshop training on Silvaco Software is being organised by SPIE-OPTICA student chapters ITU.

Date: Monday, 3 April 2023
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Microwave and Communication Systems Lab, 4rth Floor

Aqsa Javaid's recent work has been published in a reputable Journal "Flexible and Printed Electronics". She is a research associate at ITU’s MicroNano Lab and she has carried out research work under the supervision of Dr. Zubair and Dr. Qasim.

The published version of the paper can be found at the following link:
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-8585/acc4d7/meta

Muhammad Waheed Ramzan's recent work has been published in a reputable Journal "PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A". He is a Ph.D. Scholar at ITU’s MicroNano Lab and he has carried out research work under the supervision of Dr. Kashif and Dr. M. Zubair.

The published version of the manuscript is available at the following link:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspa.2022.0600

It is to share with great pleasure that one of the recent works of ITU's MicroNano Lab, authored by Dr. Taimoor Naeem and Dr. Saad, has been selected as a journal's cover page. Both authors conducted the research during their Ph.D. under Dr. Qasim and Dr. Tauseef and published in a prestigious journal paper Advanced Optical Materials. The article (number 2202278) featured a chiral metasurface integrated with a liquid crystal cell that provides dynamic phase-gradient holographic displays at broadband visible wavelengths. An externally applied voltage controls the designed metasurface to reproduce spin-dependent switching holographic information.
The published version of the cover page can be found at the following link.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adom.202370013

Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Qasim (Associate Professor, ITU) on winning the prestigious ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award 2023. The award was officially presented to him on 14th February at ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
The coverage of the award ceremony (including Dr. Qasim’s presentation) can be found at the following link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WUKTDEKPA&t=637s

A team from ITU's MicroNano Lab visited PR Boys High School, Mughalpura Lahore for conducting the Optics Experiments for the Matriculation students. The students performed the experiments with the team quite enthusiastically. The team was led by Dr. M Qasim Mehmood (Associate Professor), he has also given motivational and counseling lecture to the students.