OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN THE ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK BY USPCASE-NUST

Electric vehicles (EVs) are at the core of clean transportation envisaged for a sustainable future. As more people switch to electric vehicles in the developed world, publicly available electric vehicle charging points have become a common sight in the city centers, as seen in Figure 1. Electrification of the transportation sector can play a vital…

Searching the Encrypted Cloud: Yes, It’s possible

A technology that has had a significant impact on organizations, large and small, is cloud computing. Numerous case studies have thrown light on how the cloud has revolutionized airlines, healthcare, banking, education, etc.  Fundamentally, the cloud is the availability of resources (infrastructure, platform, software) that are provisioned via the internet. For the startup and enterprise,…

Drone-Based Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning Technologies for Enhanced Crop Health Monitoring

The agriculture sector holds paramount importance due to its great impact on the economic development of a country. In this regard, several technology-based smart systems are being used worldwide to increase the crop yield with resources optimization. These systems are based on cutting edge technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and remote…

NUST Licenses Smart Wearable Epilepsy Monitoring System to RiseTech

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease with a toll of 50 million people diagnosed annually worldwide. The rate of Epilepsy is likely to be higher in low-income countries due to lack of proper treatment mechanism (WHO), which results in 90% increase of disease in some countries. According to an estimate, 70% of people with epilepsy…