Khan Muhammad
University Academic - Active in Research & Consulting
Peshawar, KPK
Summary
Insightful Academic with the proven expertise of 13+ years Post PhD Industrial consultancy, Academic, Research, Innovation, undergraduate and postgraduate level teaching, and acquisition of successful Research grants. Expert in Geostatistical and Artificial Intelligence-based Mineral Resources Modelling, Lithological Mapping, Production Scheduling and Data Mining/AI-based solutions for the Geoscience and minerals Industry. Proven history of helping industry, students achieve goals. Supervised BSc and MSc theses and authored/co-authored over 19 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Professor
University Of Engineering And Technology, Peshawar
Peshawar, KPK
02.2010 - Current
· Perused research in geological modelling and Resource Estimation to bridge the gap between Mining and Geology
· Poineered Mineral Resource Estimation Practices and Implemented in Industry
· Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and
assessment strategies for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for Mining Engineering.
· Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
· Assisted professors and school administrators with continuous development, review, planning and outcomes evaluation to measure Undergraduate and Postgraduate program performance.
· Development of cost-effective Mineral Resource Estimation Models using multi-source data (e.g. Geophysical, remote sensing and geochemical data).
· Lead research agenda in AI for Mining and Minerals Engineering to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
· Collaborated with colleagues on National level (through Higher Education Commission Pakistan) on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for Outcome-based Mining Engineering curriculum.
· Acquired research grants through academic proposals meeting industrial demands, providing opportunities by enabling young minds to meet industrial demands.
· Handled department academic administration positions, including administrative affairs at University level.
· Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
· Contributed to campus activities to promote positive university image.
· Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives
Principal Investigator
Intelligent Information Processing Lab NCAI UET Peshawar
Peshawar, KPK
07.2018 - Current
- Development of Spatial Estimation Algorithms for Resource Estimation
- Development of Production Scheduling Algorithms for Mine Planning and Design
- Development of Mine Monitoring wireless sensor system
- Commercialization of Developed Algorithms to software clients Internationally
- Solving Mining problems Nationally through research and consulting works
- Supervising Postgraduate and Undergraduate projects in AI/Machine Learning application to Mining Engineering, Geophysics and Geology
- Dissemination of Knowledge through conferences and trainings
Director
Gems And Jewellery Centre Of Excellence University Of Engineering And Technology
Peshawar, KPK
10.2019 - Current
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes relating to Diploma courses in Gemology and Lapidary.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Outreach to GIA, GemA, increase International visibility of the Centre
- Executed agreement with Gemmological Institute of China, Wuhan to open avenues of joint diploma offering, research and commercialization
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and Provincial Government to devise strategy for revenue enhancement through gemstone exports
Assistant Professor
University Of Engineering And Technology
Peshawar
07.2009 - 01.2010
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities
- Evaluated student progress through analysis of test scores and homework completion
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Established guidelines for academic research
Lecturer
Dept. Of Mining Engineering, University Of Engineering And Technology Peshawar
Peshawar, KPK
09.2005 - 06.2009
- Taught course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student-centered learning
Research Assistant
Peshawar
Peshawar. KPK
09.2003 - 09.2005
- Worked in Project Title “Development of Cutoff grade optimization software with consideration of dynamic metal pricing, cost escalation and stock piles"
- Reviewed related research papers, Investigated code development in Visual C++
- Helped team meet regulatory requirements by coordinating documentation and filings
- Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
Network Administrator
Brains Postgraduate College of Information Technology
Peshawar
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Teaching “networking essentials” at bachelors, Diploma level students
- Established college Local area network for 120 computers
- Management, troubleshooting of college local area network leading a team of internees
- Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance and support
- Configured networks for smooth, reliable operation to meet business processes and objectives.
Site Engineer
Raja Habib Soapstone Mines
Sherwan, Abbottabad, KPK
01.1999 - 06.1999
- Managing labour staff, evaluate progress and solving operational issues
- Evaluated Mineralized Soapstone Veins to plan production operations for meeting quality
- Performed checks on underground supports conditions
- Oversaw quality control and health and safety matters for Monitoring underground Mining operation, safety and production
- Recorded daily events and activities in site diary to evaluate process and improve productivity.
Education
Ph.D. - Earth Resources
05.2005 - 05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
05.1994 - 05.1999
Year Thesis: Rock Mass Classification and Support Recommendations for Gandhaf Irrigation tunnel
- Awarded competency certificate of academic performance
Skills
NETPROMINE, MINESIGHT, DATAMINE, VULCAN with Excellent Proficiencyundefined
Accomplishments
- Proven history of helping industry, students achieve goals
- Proven history of earning grants,
- Earned reputation as Consultant for Mining Companies
- Earned 4 yrs PhD scholarship award granted by Higher Education Commission Pakistan 2005-2009
- Achieved 3rd position on the basis of final yr BSc Mining Engg Examination 1999 Research Interests
Affiliations
Member Mineral Policy formulation for the Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Secretary/Member of OBE based National curriculum Revision committee 2018, for Mining Engineering Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
Member Board of Studies Mining Engineering UET Peshawar Postgraduate Advisor Dept. of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar Semester Coordinator for Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar
IAMG (International Association of Mathematical Geology): Lifetime
IOM3 (Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining): GradIMMM
Pakistan Engineering Council: Professional Engineer
Publications
1. Khan AU, Jan QMU, Abas M, Muhammad K, Ali QM, Zimon D. Utilization of Biowaste for Sustainable Production of Coal Briquettes. Energies. 2023; 16(20):7025. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16207025
2. Muhammad, K and Glass, H.J. A fuzzy logic based explicit declustering technique. Heliyon, 2023; 9:6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16817
3. Elahi, F.; Muhammad, K.; Din, S.U.; Khan, M.F.A.; Bashir, S.; Hanif, M. Lithological Mapping of Kohat Basin in Pakistan Using Multispectral Remote Sensing Data: A Comparison of Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 12147. https://doi.org/10.3390/app1223121472022
4. Abid Ali Khan Danish, Asif Khan & Khan Muhammad (2022) A simulated annealing based stochastic long-term production scheduling of open-pit mines with stockpiling under grade uncertainty, International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. 10.1080/17480930.2022.2140543
5. Ahmed, W.; Muhammad, K.; Glass, H.J.; Chatterjee, S.; Khan, A.; Hussain, A. Novel MLR-RF-Based Geospatial Techniques: A Comparison with OK. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2022, 11, 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11070371
6. Khan AU, Salman S, Muhammad K, Habib M. Modelling Coal Dust Explosibility of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Coal Using Random Forest Algorithm. Energies. 2022; 15(9):3169. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093169
7. Din SU, Muhammad K, Khan MFA, Bashir S, Sajid M, Khan A. A Fusion of Feature-Oriented Principal Components of Multispectral Data to Map Granite Exposures of Pakistan. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(23):11486. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311486
8. AAK Danish, Khan A, Muhammad K, Ahmad W, and Salman S. A simulated annealing based approach for open pit mine production scheduling with stockpiling option, Resources Policy, Volume 71, 2021, 102016, ISSN 0301-4207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102016.
9. Salman S, Muhammad K, Khan A, Glass HJ. A Block Aggregation Method for Short-Term Planning of Open Pit Mining with Multiple Processing Destinations. Minerals. 2021; 11(3):288. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11030288
10. B. Khurshid, S. Maqsood, M. Omair, B. Sarkar, I. Ahmad and K. Muhammad, "An Improved Evolution Strategy Hybridization With Simulated Annealing for Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problems," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, 2021, pp. 94505-94522. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3093336
11. Rehman H, Naji AM, Nam K, Ahmad S, Muhammad K, Yoo H-K. Impact of Construction Method and Ground Composition on Headrace Tunnel Stability in the Neelum–Jhelum Hydroelectric Project: A Case Study Review from Pakistan. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(4):1655. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041655
12. Khan MFA, Muhammad K, Bashir S, Ud Din S, Hanif M. Mapping Allochemical Limestone Formations in Hazara, Pakistan Using Google Cloud Architecture: Application of Machine-Learning Algorithms on Multispectral Data. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2021; 10(2):58. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10020058
13. Ahmed W, Muhammad K, Siddiqui, FI. Predicting Calorific Value of Thar Lignite Deposit: A Comparison between Back-propagation Neural Networks (BPNN), Gradient Boosting Trees (GBT), and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), Applied Artificial Intelligence. 2020; 34:14, 1124-1136, https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2020.1824091
14. Khan, MAZ, Kamran M, Muhammad, K. Identification of the Optimal Operating Parameters of Locally Available Coal for Use in Pakistani Industries. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES. 2018; 37(1), 20-25. Retrieved from http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/IDENTIFICATION-OF-THE-OPTIMAL-OPERATING/31/5/3070
15. Muhammad K, Shah, A. Minimizing Backbreak at Deewan Cement Limestone Quarry using artificial Neural Network. Archives of Mining Sciences. 2017; 62(4): 795-806. https://doi.org/10.1515/amsc-2017-0055
16. Abbas N, Muhammad K. Optimization of Operating and Design Parameters of Water only Cyclone using Cherat Coal in Pakistan. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol. 2016; 5:2 https://doi.org/10.4172/2325-9809.1000149
17. Muhammad K, Mohammad N, Rehman F. Modeling Shotcrete Mix Design using Artificial Neural Network. Computers and Concrete. 2015; 15(2):1-20. https://doi.org/10.12989/CAC.2015.15.2.167
18. Usman T, Muhammad K. Analysis of Blasting Operation at Deewan Cement Quarry, Hattar: Principal Component Analysis. JEAS. 2013; 32(1):1-10. http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/MODELING-OF-BLASTING/31/5/3218
19. Muhammad K, Glass HJ. Modelling Short-Scale Variability and Uncertainty During Mineral Resource Estimation Using a Novel Fuzzy Estimation Technique. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. 2011; 35: 369–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00051.x
Reviewer of 7 Scientific Journals (13 reviews): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AFN-5158-2022
Conference and Keynotes
1. 5 days of Training for Geoscientists AI based solutions for Mining Industry (Dec 2021)
2. Keynote Speaker at Ist IEEE international Conference on Artificial Intelligence organized by National Centre of AI at NUST, Islamabad 5-7 April 2021 “AI products for Minerals Industry developed at Intelligent Information Processing Lab”
3. Exploration of geosciences using advanced geo-information tool Conference. Organized by GIS & Space Application in Geosciences Lab at National Centre of Excellence in Geology University of Peshawar June 25, 2021 “From AI based 2D mapping to 3D geological Modelling.”
4. Invited speaker at 3rd International Symposium on Chemical and Mineral Resource Engineering (ISCMRE’21). Organized by Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Islamabad Pakistan. 26 and 27 October 2021. “AI based solutions for the Minerals Industry”.
5. Young geoscientists Conference, University of Exeter, UK 10 Oct, 2007 “Predicting geology using fuzzy logic”
UK Minerals Conference, Imperial College, London, UK 9-10 Sep, 2007 “Application of Fuzzy Logic in Mineral Resource Estimation”
References
1- Prof Hylke J Glass, Rio Tinto Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK. Email: H.J.Glass@exeter.ac.uk Telephone: +44-1326 371823
2- Waqar Ali Asad, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, WASM: Minerals, Energy and chemical Engineering, Kalgoorie campus, Building Mining (Odwyn Jones) WA Australia Email: Waqar.Asad@curtin.edu.au, Telephone: +61-08 9088 6139
Community Service
· Member Mineral Policy formulation for the Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
· Secretary/Member of OBE based National curriculum Revision committee 2018, for Mining Engineering Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
· Member Board of Studies Mining Engineering UET Peshawar
· Postgraduate Advisor Dept. of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar
· Semester Coordinator for Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Mining Engineering, UET Peshawar
Memberships
· IAMG (International Association of Mathematical Geology)
· IOM3 (Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining): GradIMMM member
Pakistan Engineering Council
Courses Taught
Postgraduate: Spatial Data Analysis and Reserve Estimation, Advance Geostatistics, Computer Application in Mining and Advanced Programming, Operations Research, Coal Preparation
Undergraduate: Probability and Satatistics, Geostatistical Ore Reserve Estimation, Mine Economics, Coal Preparation, Underground Mine Design, Computer Programming, Engineering Geology
Timeline
Director - Gems And Jewellery Centre Of Excellence University Of Engineering And Technology
10.2019 - Current
Principal Investigator - Intelligent Information Processing Lab NCAI UET Peshawar
07.2018 - Current
Assistant Professor - University Of Engineering And Technology, Peshawar
02.2010 - Current
Assistant Professor - University Of Engineering And Technology
07.2009 - 01.2010
Lecturer - Dept. Of Mining Engineering, University Of Engineering And Technology Peshawar
09.2005 - 06.2009
Camborne School Of Mines, University Of Exeter - Ph.D., Earth Resources
05.2005 - 05.2009
Research Assistant - Peshawar
09.2003 - 09.2005
Network Administrator - Brains Postgraduate College of Information Technology
01.2001 - 01.2003
Site Engineer - Raja Habib Soapstone Mines
01.1999 - 06.1999
University Of Engineering And Technology, Peshawar - Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering
05.1994 - 05.1999
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