Within the heart of NUST lies a state-of-the-art facility, devoted for the research, development and manufacturing of medical devices, where a dedicated team of biomedical scientists and engineers led by Dr. Murtaza Najabat Ali (Fig. 1) is striving for the betterment of healthcare facilities for the deprived population of Pakistan. Dr. Murtaza Najabat Ali, who…
Image matting is a segmentation technique that is used to extract foreground objects from images and videos. Matting considers the alpha α values of pixels to classify them as foreground, background, or mixed pixels. The mixed pixels commonly lie at the boundary of the object that are part of both foreground and background region. The…
Growing worldwide demand for energy met by burning fossil fuels has severe environmental effects and wider socio-economic repercussions. Developing countries like Pakistan are struggling to realize and plan the energy-environment-economic nexus. Pakistan’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels results in hefty import bills and a significant financial burden at the local, regional, and national levels. In…
In order to cope with the challenge of reducing CO2 emissions concerning climate change, many countries are increasing their renewable energy sources (RES) shares in their power system networks. However, the existing transmission network is not planned to accommodate such a large‐scale integration of RES. Therefore, the need for new transmission topologies to better utilize…
Research team lead by Dr. Naseem Iqbal from USPCAS-E, NUST and Dr. Zahid Ali Gahzi from University of Peshawar, are developing a highly energy density electrode material for Lithium (Li)-based batteries and supercapacitors in a project under local challenge fund (LCF) research grant by Higher Education Commission (HEC). Although, the commercial rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries and…
History of nations has always shown a deep correlation of technology and economic development, with nations investing in technical infrastructure outperforming in the key macro-economic indicators and holding a competitive edge over the rest. The three major industrial revolutions the world has so far witnessed, have always leveraged upon technology, followed by exponential economic growth,…
