Saif Ullah Khan

Accomplished academic professional with an M.Phil in Public Administration and over 15 years of teaching and research experience at esteemed institutions. Proficient in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, with extensive expertise in experimental design and quantitative methods. Committed to creating an engaging learning environment and driving academic excellence through innovative research initiatives. Passionate about mentoring students to achieve their academic and professional aspirations while advancing knowledge in institutional development, public policy, marketing, and strategy.

• Coordinator Research and Development, Center Social Innovations (CSI), University of Peshawar
• Ex – Coordinator, Three Months Professional Development Program (Four Batches)
• Ex – Coordinator Public Administration Program
• Ex – Editor in Chief, The Administrator, Magazine of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS), University of Peshawar
• Patron, Association of Students of Public Administration
• Examiner, Affiliate Institutes and Business Schools, University of Peshawar
• Examiner, City University of Science and IT – Peshawar
• Visiting Faculty, Sarhad University of Science and IT – Peshawar
• Visiting Faculty, National College of Science – Peshawar
• Guest Speaker, Workshop on Proposal Writing, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Pakistan Science Foundation

• Riaz, S., Ansar, M., Sajjad, H., Shabbir, A., Khan, S. U., Effect of Influencer Marketing and Peer Pressure on Compulsive Buying Behavior through Panic Behavior Disorder: Empirical Evidence from Cosmetic Industry of Pakistan, Journal of Policy Research, 9, 1, 279-296, 01/23
• Saeed, I., Khan, S. U., Qadir, G., Khan, M. N., Interactive Effect of Extraversion and Perception of Organizational Politics on Job Outcomes, Journal of Administrative & Business Studies, 2, 1, 92-109, 01/17
• Saeed, I., Khan, S. U., Qadir, Din, U.J., How Workplace Spirituality Moderates the Relation between Job Overload and Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Evidence, Journal of Administrative & Business Studies, 2, 1, 65-83, 01/16
• Saeed, I., Khan, S. U., Qadir, Khattak, Q., Effect of Psychological Capital and Emotional Intelligence on Employee's Job Performance, Journal of Business and Tourism, 3, 2, 121-138, 01/17
• Saeed, I., Qadir, G., Khan, S. U., The Effect of Personality Traits on Organizational Commitment: Moderating Role of Distributive Justice: A Case of Public Sector Female Colleges of District Peshawar, Journal of Business and Tourism, 2, 1, 146-156, 01/16
• Younas, M., Khan, S. U., Qadir, G., Saeed, I., Effect of Organizational Justice on Turnover Intention: Mediating Role of Employee Motivation, Journal of Business and Tourism, 1, 2, 99-112, 01/15
• Saeed, I., Khan, S. U., Qadir, G., Ullah, H., The Effect of Authentic Leadership on Job Outcomes and Organizational Innovation: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment, Journal of Business and Tourism, 1, 1, 24-40, 01/15
• Khan, S. U., Khan, S. A., Wazir, I., Diagnostic Model Approach to Brand Portfolio Management, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, XVI, 1, 88-97, 01/08
• Khan, S. U., Mufti, O., The Hot History and Cold Future of Brands, Journal of Managerial Sciences, 1, 1, 75-84, 01/07

• The effect of trust and satisfaction on the growth of micro and small enterprise development, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSS&H), 04/25 - 04/27/18, Lahore, Pakistan
• The effect of life satisfaction on political trust under the effects of gender and trust in religious institutions, First International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSS&H), 04/25 - 04/27/18, Lahore, Pakistan
• Driving on different Roads of Empowerment; Case study of two Business Schools, 3rd International Conference on Management and Artificial Intelligence - ICMAI 2013, 04/08 - 04/09/13, Bangkok, Thailand
• Patterns of Innovation: A Case Study of US Pharmaceutical Industry, International Conference on Innovation, Management and Service, 01/11, Singapore

• Report Writing for FATA-DA employee, 4 Days – Two Batches
• Enterprise Development for Network of Women Entrepreneur (NOWE), 5 Days
• Basic Marketing for Small Enterprises Khwendo Kor, Peshawar, 3 Days
• NGO Management – Certificate Program, 4 Months – Five Batches

• Program Evaluation Methods, Andrew Young School of Public Policy, Georgia State University, Istanbul, Turkey, 6 days
• Program Evaluation in Pakistan, Andrew Young School of Public Policy, Georgia State University, Dubai, UAE, 3 days
• Decision Making in Complex and Uncertain World, University of Groningen, Netherlands, 6 weeks
• 2015 University Partnership in Business Administration in the KP Province, Gatton College of Business Administration, University of Kentucky, Islamabad, Pakistan, 4 days
• Second Tuning for Business Administration, Gatton College of Business Administration, University of Kentucky, Islamabad, Pakistan, 4 days
• First Tuning for Business Administration, Gatton College of Business Administration, University of Kentucky, Islamabad, Pakistan, 3 days
• Bright Ideas, Shell Tameer, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1 day

• Evaluation of Girl’s Stipend Program in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa October 2014 – December 2014
• Evaluation of Southern Area Development Project October 2014 – December 2014
• Impact Assessment Study of Peshawar Uplift Program October 2014 – December 2014
• Joint Assessment Study of Community Mid Wife and Lady Health Visitor Projects May 2014 – May 2015

Lead Researcher

PCNA – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The World Bank

Prepared the Survey Design, Prepared the Research Tools, Pilot Tested the Survey Tool, Supervised the Survey and Development and Supervision of Data Collection Plan, Used Quantitative Techniques to analyze data, and Prepared the Final Report.

• Evaluation of the Impact of Bus Rapid Transport on the Citizen of Peshawar, Pakistan March 2016 - May 2018

Lead Researcher

Independently Sponsored Study

Prepared the Survey Design, Prepared the Research Tools, Pilot Tested the Survey Tool, Supervised the Survey and Development and Supervision of Data Collection Plan, Used Quantitative Techniques to analyze data, and Prepared the Final Report.

• Assessment of the Impact of Tourism Police on the Revisit Intentions of Tourist to Swat Valley, Pakistan August 2018 - March 2018

Lead Researcher

Independently Sponsored Study

Prepared the Survey Design, Prepared the Research Tools, Pilot Tested the Survey Tool, Supervised the Survey and Development and Supervision of Data Collection Plan, Used Quantitative Techniques to analyze data, and Prepared the Final Report.

• Citizen Trust Survey of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Lead Researcher

PCNA – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The World Bank

August 2014 – October 2014

Prepared the Survey Design, Prepared the Research Tools, Pilot Tested the Survey Tool, Supervised the Survey and Collection of Data from 5,000 Respondents, Used Quantitative Techniques to analyze data, and Prepared the Final Report.

• Citizen Trust Survey of Federeally Administered Tribal Areas

Lead Researcher

PCNA – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The World Bank

March 2015– May2015

Prepared the Survey Design, Prepared the Research Tools, Pilot Tested the Survey Tool, Supervised the Survey and Collection of Data from 3,000 Respondents, Used Quantitative Techniques to analyze data, and Prepared the Final Report.

• Cluster Mapping of Pakistan’s Marble Sector (NWFP)

Research Officer

European Union and Pakistan Financial Services Sector Reform Program (PFSSRP)

January 2006 – August 2006

Preparation of research design, data analysis, preparation of report, coordinating the final stakeholder’s workshop and making presentation on behalf of Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industries. Keeping coordination with the sponsors.

• Center Assessment Study of Choudwan Zam (D. I. Khan) and Market Assessment Study of D. I. Khan and Paroa Market, Pakistan

Associate Researcher

Project of Livelihood Improvement (PLI) of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

January 2004 – April 2004

Preparation of proposal. Preparation of Research Design (both in scientific research and PRA techniques) conducting field work as the lead researcher, preparation of Center Assessment study and market assessment studies, debriefing in PLI Yearly Plan of Operation (YPO) workshop. Keeping coordination with the sponsors.

• Challenges of Global Poverty, J-PAL, MIT, USA, through EdX https://verify.edx.org/cert/2703b85631034cc2ba9b821bb2246685
• Configuring the World: A critical Political Economy Approach, Leiden University
• Engaging Citizens: A game changer for development, World Bank
• Foundations of Data Analysis, UTAustinX, https://verify.edx.org/cert/2703b85631034cc2ba9b821bb2246685
• Challenges of Global Poverty, MITx through EdX https://verify.edx.org/cert/336804becf9642dab1ef0e6f8e41da44
• Linear Regression and Modeling, Duke University through Coursera https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/UQSUW8E5UD4V
• Framework for Data Collection and Analysis, University of Maryland through Coursera https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/WZGRFR2UXNNB
• Introduction to R Programming for Data Science, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/9c7021b1048092b6a8a4e0a653802c55
• Excel Basics for Data Analysis, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/24bd4c9e6923156aee2686d0bd62a2ed
• Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/625e627c6cfbe72ff8fec088c31cf55b
• Data Science Methodology, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/0ef3bd7a9d765d1413eef91953ffa4b2
• Business Strategy (Specialization), University of Virginia through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/930ab63e1858d590d64868ce033d6bd2
• Introduction to Data Analytics, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/58af7a6df9ae33b3b52df0e9584df1b5
• Python for Data Science, AI & Development, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/abfd21f71fbec7d1336deba595e13978
• Tools for Data Science, IBM through Coursera https://coursera.org/share/2c6c3d782f9fdc2fd47b379abde2bdd0
• Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face, University of Michigan through Coursera https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/PHAM7LU77322