• PhD Industrial Engineering 2015, Research Focus: Decision Support Systems Using Multicriteria Decisin Making (MCDM), Data Analytics, and Ecological Modeling

• MSc  Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2008, Research Focus: Decision Analysis Using Modern Optimization Techniques 

• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering  2005

Approved PhD Supervisor by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)

Research Keywords

• Dynamic Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM) in Complex Systems
• Ecological/Agent-based Modeling of Industrial Sytems and Business Processes
• MCDM for Sustainability
• Data Mining and Machine Learning
• Optimization Techniques
• Production Management
• Simulation of Business Processes

Ongoing Reserarch Projects

• Development of a Decision Support System for Prediction and Real-time Monitoring of Exhaust Gases Emitting from Motor Bikes in the World’s Most Polluted Cities (Experimentation Completed)
• Develpopment of Decision Support Systems for Site Selection of Solar Farms and Wind Farms 
• Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM) for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) 
• Sustainability Assessment of E-Health Systems in Smog Cities 
• Development of a Machine Learning based Recommendation System for Polio Eradication in Pakistan
• MCDM for Lean Transformation of Manufacturing Industries in Developing Countries

Currently Supervising Research Thesis of Seven Masters and Four PhD Students of Engineering Management 

Current Reasearch Interests

• Dynamic Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM) in Complex Systems
• Ecological/Agent-based Modeling of Industrial Sytems and Business Processes
• MCDM for Sustainability
• Data Mining and Machine Learning
• Optimization Techniques
• Production Management
• Simulation of Business Processes

1. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Alishba Nasir, Kainat Jamil Abbasi, Muhammad Sajid, "A Comparative Multidimensional Evaluation of Parameters and Alternatives for Transformation of Sustainable Cement Production in Pakistan", Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Acceptd for publication in the upcoming review.

2. Ahmad Sajjad, Wasim Ahmad, Salman Hussain, Bilal Akbar Chuddher, Muhammad Sajid, Mirza Jahanzaib, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Muhammad Jawad, “Assessment by Lean Modified Manufacturing Maturity Model for Industry 4.0: A Case Study of Pakistan's Manufacturing Sector”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3259005.

3. Awais Mehmood, Muhammad Khurram Ali, “A Hybrid Sentiment-based Stock Price Prediction Model using Machine Learning” 1st International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2023), MATEC Web of Conferences 381, 01017 (2023)

4. Ambreen Sultana Khattak, Muhammad Khurram Ali, and Mohammed Al Awadh. "A Multidimensional Evaluation of Technology-Enabled Assessment Methods during Online Education in Developing Countries" Sustainability 14, no. 16: 10387. 2022

5. Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Usama Qazi, Salman Hussain, Mirza Jahanzaib, Ahmad Wasim "A multifaceted evaluation of hybrid energy policies: The case of sustainable alternatives in special Economic Zones of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)", Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Volume 52, Part A, August 2022, 101958.

6. Muhammad Aslam Khan, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Muhammad Sajid "Lean Implementation Framework: A Case of Performance Improvement of Casting Process", IEEE Access, Volume 10, 2022

7. Uzair Tariq, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Muzammil Anwar, "A Data Mining Perspective on Polio Eradication in Pakistan" 5th Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the Field of Sciences and Engineering 1-2 December, 2022

8. Tauqeer Ahmad, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik, Mirza Jahanzaib, "Sustaining Power Production in Hydropower Stations of Developing Countries", Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Volume 37, February 2020, 100637

9. Saqib Hasnain, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Javed Akhter, B Ahmed, N Abbas "Selection of an Industrial Boiler for a Soda Ash Plant using Analytic Hieararchy Process and TOPSIS Approaches" Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 100636, 2020

10. M Noman, A Wasim, M Ali, M Jahanzaib, S Hussain, Muhammad Khurram Ali, HM Ali "An Investigation of Solar Cooker with Parabolic Trough Concentrator" Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 14, 100436

11. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik, Mirza Jahanzaib, "An MCDM based Dynamic Patch Sensing Cycle for Agent based Modeling and Simulation of Global Facility Location", Presented in the 25th International Conference on Multicriteria Decision Making held at Isanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey in June, 2019.

12. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik,Sami Farooq, Mirza Jahanzaib, "An Analytical Hierarchy Process Based Evaluation of Global Facility Location Methodologies, Journal of Advance Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 10, No. 6, 2018 pp 23-28, 2018, ISSN 1943-023X 23

13. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik,Sami Farooq, Mirza Jahanzaib, "A Dynamic Hybrid Modelling Approach for Global Facility Location", Published in the Proceedings the 48th International Conference on Coputers and Industrial Engineering held at The University of Auckland in December, 2018.

14. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik, Mirza Jahanzaib, Amir Sultan, "An Analytical Hierarchy Process based Evaluation of Global Facility Location Methodologies", Presented in the Proceedings of International Conference on Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship, held at Melaka, Malaysia, August, 2017

15. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Amir Sultan, Bakht Bahadur Rana, “Captive Power Plant Selection for Pakistan Cement Industry in Perspective of Current Energy Crises; A Fuzzy-AHP Approach”, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, ISSN 0254-7821, Volume 36, Issue 4, pp 769-780, October 2017

16. Bilal Ahmed, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Amir Sultan, Bakht Bahadur Rana, “Prioritization of Attributes for Palletizing Robots in Beverage Industry of Pakistan”, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, ISSN 0254-7821, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp 479-488, July 2017.

17. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Mirza Jahanzaib, Javed Akhtar, Amir Sultan, Bakht Bahadur Rana, Adeel Ahsen, “Cement Industry Preferences for Captive Power Plants in Perspective of Current Energy Crisis in Pakistan” Journal of Faculty of Engineering & Technology, ISSN: 1992-3082, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2016.

18. Zubair Butt, Zeeshan Anjum, Amir Sultan, Faisal Qayyum, Muhammad Khurram Ali and Shahid Mehmood , "Investigation of Electrical Properties & Mechanical Quality Factor of Piezoelectric Material (PZT-4A)", Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, ISSN: 1975-01020, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp: 846-851 March, 2017

19. Zubair Iqbal, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Ahmad Wasim, Salman Hussain, Mirza Jahanzaib “Evaluating Suppliers' Efficiency using Conjoint Analysis”, The Nucleus. ISSN: 0029-5699, Volume 53, No.2, June, 2016, pp 121-127

20. Muhammad Khurram Ali, M. U. Farooq, A. Wasim, M. Jhanzaib, S. Hussain, “Leverage of Office Automation in a Public Sector Engineering Organization: Pre and Post Implementation Analysis”. Pakistan Journal of Science, ISSN: 0030-9877, June, 2016

21. Zain Ul Abidin, Muhammad Khurram Ali, Salman Hussain, Ahmad Wasim, Mirza Jhanzaib, "Supplier Selection in an Industry of Short Lifecycle Products Using Bayesian Network Analysis" Pakistan Journal of Science, ISSN: 0030-9877, June, 2016.

22. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar and Mirza Jahanzaib “A Hybrid Multidimensional Approach to Select a Country for Global Cement Plant Location” Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, [ISSN 0254-7821], Volume 34, No.2, , pp 155-168, April, 2015

23. Muhammed Khurram Ali, Rafi Javed Qureshi and Mirza Jahanzaib “ Selecting Facility Location Using Hybrid Methodologies In Global Perspective: A Case of Cement Plant ” Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (JEAS), University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, Vol: 33 No. (1), January-June 2014, [ISSN 1023-826X], pp 55-70

24. Kamran Gohar, Mirza Jahanzaib, Muhammad Khurram Ali, "Consumer Preferences for Selection of Solar Home Systems in Urban Areas of Pakistan", Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, Volume 33, No.4, October, 2014, [ISSN 0254-7821], pp 441-448

25. Mirza Jahanzaib, Syed Athar Masood, Khalid Akhtar, Muhammad Khurram Ali, “Managing Competitiveness using Production Volumes - Product Variety Model for Automobile Industry” Life Science Journal, 2013, Volume 10(4s), [ISSN:1097-8135], pp 202-208

26. Muhammad Khurram Ali, Rafi Javed Qureshi, Shahab Khushnood, Mirza Jahanzaib, “Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP) based Decision Support Sytem in Global Cement Plant Location; A case study”, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management (ICEM-2012), NUST College of E&ME, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, (2012)

Completed Reserarch Projects

Graduate Projects

• Multi-actor Multi-criteria Decision Making (MAMCA) for Online Learning and Assessment Methods
• Development of Predictive Mathematical Models for Machining Conditions with Biological Lubricants using Hybrid Multi-objective Techniques and Artificial Intelligence
• Performance Improvement in Power Generation at Terbela Hydro Power Plant using Data Analytics and Multi-criteria Decision Making
• Design and Evaluation of Sustainable Hybrid Energy Policy Alternatives in Special Economic Zones on China Pakistan Economic Corridor
• Development a Hybrid ABM-MCDM Model for Global Plant Location Decision
• Evaluation of Suppliers' Efficiency using Conjoint Analysis in a Manufacturing Organization
• Development of a Decision Support System for Supplier Selection in an Industry of Short Lifecycle Products Using Bayesian Network Analysis
• Evaluation of Consumer Preferences for Selection of Solar Home Systems in Urban Areas of Pakistan
• Pre and Post Implementation Analysis of Office Automation in a Public Sector Engineering Organization
• Development of a Supplier Integration Framework for SMEs of Pakistan Using Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Undergradute Projects

Some of the projects include the following,

• Development of  a Decision Support System for E-Health Adoption in Industries of Pakistan
• Sustainability Assessment of Waste Water Treatment in Textile Industries
• Development of a Decision Support System for Sustainability in Cement Industries Using Data Analytics and Multicriteria Decision Making
• Identification of Lean Implementation Barriers in Mix Model Manufacturing Industries of Pakistan Using Multi Actor Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MAMCA)
• Development of a Decision Support System for Globalization of SME's Using Hybrid Multicriteria Decision Making and Agend Based Modeling
• Imlementation of Lean Manufacturing System in a real-world Small Manufacturing Industry
• Artificial Intelligence based Decision Support System for Selection of an Industrial Boiler for a Soda Ash Plant
• Recommendation System for Captive Power Plant Selection in Pakistan Cement Industries
• Prioritization of Attributes for Palletizing Robots in Beverage Industry of Pakistan Using Fuzzy-Analytic Hieararchy Process

Current Positions

• Memeber, Board of the Advanced Studies, Research and Technological Development, UET Taxila, Pakistan
• Coordinator, CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Activities of the Industrial Engineering Department
• Member, Program Committee for Implementation of Outcome Based Education (OBE) under Washington Accord
• Coordinator, Final Year Projects (FYP's)
• Coordinator for Launching of MBA Programs (in future) at the Department of Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering Department, Universityof Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan 

        Associate Professor…………..…29 May, 2018 to Present                                                                          

Mechatronic Engineering Department, Universityof Engineering and Technology Taxila,  Chakwal Campus, Pakistan

• Assistant Professor…………..…November 2008 to 29 May 2018

• Teaching/Research Associate.....October 2005 to November     2008

Approved PhD Supervisor by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)

Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

Membaer of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Member of System Dynamics Society (USA)

Member of Internatioal Society on Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM)

Working/worked  as an active reviewer of research papers for the following,

• Neural Computing and Applications: International Journal by ‘Springer’ (Reviewed more than twenty research papers)
• Annals of Operations Research: International Journal by ‘Elsevier’
• IEE Access: The Multidiscilinary Open Acess Journal
• Cogent Engineering, International Journal by 'Elsevier'
• 2023 International System Dynamics Conference, Chicago & Online | July 23 – 27, 2023
• 3rd International Conference on Information Management and Industrial Engineering (ICII 2017), Cape Town, South Africa
• Technical Journal (University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan)

Teaching/taught the following courses,

Postgraduate (PhD Courses for Engineering Management/Industrial Engineering)

• Advanced Statistics and Data Mining
• Modeling and Simulation
• Soft Computing Methodologies
• Simulation of Industrial Systems

Undergraduate (B.Sc. Courses for Industrial Engineering/Mechatronic Engineering)

• Operations Research
• Soft Computing and Data Mining
• Design of Experiments
• Engineering Economics and Management
• Metrology and Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
• Production/Operations Management
• Research Methodology
• Engineering Economy
• Professional Ethics for Engineers
• Operations of Manufacturing Systems
• Production Automation
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Fundamentals of Mechatronic Engineering
• Engineering Drawing and CAD
• Machine Tools and Manufacturing Processes
• Workshop Practice

Current Postion

• Associate Professor

• Acting Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering (In case the Head is unavailable)

Previous Position

• Head of the Department of Mechatronic Engineering: 2017-2018

• Assistant Professor

Approved PhD Supervisor by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)

Member of Internatioal Society on Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM)

Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

• Outstanding Teaching Award in Multi-Criteria Decision Making

           Received from  IEOM (Industrial Engineering and Operations Management) Society International during the 14th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and             Operations Management Dubai, UAE, February 11-14, 2024. Host: Khalifa University

• First PhD student has successfully defended his doctoral thesis on February 22, 2023. The title of his thesis was "Development of a Lean Implementaion Freamework for Local Manufactuirng Industry".

• MCDM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE-2019   

                Received  from the Creative Decisions Foundation, USA 

                (Received at the 25th International Conference on MCDM held at Istanbul Technical University, Isanbul, Turkey in June-2019)

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• Chairperson in a session of International Conference on Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship, held at Melaka, Malaysia, August 2017

• Convenor of OBE Implementation Committee at Mechatronics Engineering Department. The Program got accreditation under Washington Accord (WA)

GRANTS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Presented Reasearch Work in the Following Conferences,

Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik, Mirza Jahanzaib, "An MCDM based Dynamic Patch Sensing Cycle for Agent based Modeling and Simulation of Global Facility Location", Published in the Proceedings the 28th International Conference on Multicriteria Decision Making held at Isanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey in June, 2019.

Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik,Sami Farooq, Mirza Jahanzaib, "A DYNAMIC HYBRID MODELLING APPROACH FOR GLOBAL FACILITY LOCATION", Published in the Proceedings the 48th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering held at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, December, 2018.

Muhammad Khurram Ali, Khalid Akhtar Malik, Mirza Jahanzaib, Amir Sultan, "An Analytical Hierarchy Process based Evaluation of Global Facility Location Methodologies", Published in the Proceedings of  International Conference on Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship, held at Melaka, Malaysia, August, 2017

Muhammad Khurram Ali, Rafi Javed Qureshi, Shahab Khushnood, Mirza Jahanzaib, “Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP) based Decision Support Sytem in Global Cement Plant Location; A case study”, Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management (ICEM-2012), NUST College of E&ME, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, (2012)

Selected Graduate Projects

• A multifacerted evaluation of hybrid energy policies: The case of sustainable alternatives in special economic zones of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 
• A Data Mining Perspective on Polio Eradication in Pakistan
• Multi-actor Multi-criteria evaluaiton of online education assessment methods during COVID-19
• Evaluating the Energy Conservation in Pocket Milling Using Mustard Oil based Green
  Cutting Fluid
• Impact of Online Learning on the Quality of Education during Pandemic
• Consumer preferneces for adoption of electric bikes in Pakistan
• Performance Improvement in Power Generation at Terbela Hydro Power Plant using Data Analytics and Multicriteria Deciion Making
• Evaluation of Suppliers' Efficiency using Conjoint Analysis
• Supplier Selection in an Industry of Short Lifecycle Products Using Bayesian Network Analysis
• Consumer Preferences for Selection of Solar Home Systems in Urban Areas of Pakistan
• Office Automation in a Public Sector Engineering Organization: Pre and Post Implementation Analysis
• Development of Supplier Integration Framework for SMEs of Pakistan: Using Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Selected Undergradute Projects

• Selection of an Industrial Boiler for a Soda Ash Plant using Analytic Hieararchy Process and TOPSIS Approaches
• Captive Power Plant Selection for Pakistan Cement Industry in Perspective of Current Energy Crises; A Fuzzy-AHP Approach
• Prioritization of Attributes for Palletizing Robots in Beverage Industry of Pakistan

• Introduction to Agent Based Modeling by Santa Fe Institute, USA ( A ten week online course completed in August 2022 )

Passed the following online short courses of Harvard University on "Data Science with R" (got maximum possible grades),

• HarvardX - PH125.1x: Data Science: R Basics
• HarvardX - PH125.2x: Data Science: Visualization
• HarvardX - PH125.3x: Data Science: Probability

Completed the following two courses from Jay Forrester Seminar Series on System Dynamics Modeling and Analysis developed by System Dynamics Society

• System Dynamics Modeling and Analysis (What is System Dynamics?)
• World Dynamics

Some of the Local/International Workshops/Short Courses/Trainings 

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