Dr. Saad Dilshad
2024: PhD in Electrical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad
2017: MS in Electrical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad
2013: BSc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat
Research Interest:
? Soft Computing
? Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control
? Power Systems
? Power System Stability
? Solar Thermal Air Conditioning
? Absorption Cooling
? Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) Devices
? Energy Storage and Energy Transportation
? Solar PV and Thermal Systems design
? GHG Emissions
? Business Model and Ideation
Research Publications:
1. S. Dilshad, R. Badar, N. Abas, and A. Haider, “Stability Enhancement of Grid Connected Power System using Type-II Neurofuzzy
Wavelet Control” Int. J. Fuzzy Syst. 2025. [Accepted] [IF =3.6]
2. S. Dilshad, N. Abas, and J. Ikram, “Design of solar thermal absorption air conditioning system using CO 2 with synthetic building
load,” Energy Convers. Manag., vol. 309, p. 118444, Jun. 2024. [IF =10.4]
3. S. Dilshad, N. Abas, and Q. ul Hasan, “Resurrection of carbon dioxide as refrigerant in solar thermal absorption cooling systems,”
Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 7, p. e17633, Jul. 2023. [IF =4]
4. M. Umer, N. Abas, S. Rauf, M. S. Saleem, and S. Dilshad, “GHG emissions estimation and assessment of Pakistan’s power sector: A
roadmap towards low carbon future,” Results Eng., vol. 22, p. 102354, Jun. 2024,. [IF =6]
5. M. Umer, A. Akbar, S. Dilshad, U. J. Kalair, and N. Abas, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Flat Plate Solar Collector for Water
Heating in Pakistan,” in 2023 4th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET),
Mar. 2023, pp. 1–6.
6. M. Umer, S. Dilshad, A. Akbar, and N. Abas, “Simulation analysis of solar thermal water heating system for climate of Lahore,” in
2022 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Control, and Telecommunication Engineering (ETECTE), Dec. 2022,
pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/ETECTE55893.2022.10007346
7. S. Dilshad S. Dilshad, N. Abas, Q. ul Hasan, and A. R. Kalair, “Business model canvas design for solar-assisted thermal air
conditioning using CO2,” 2023, pp. 573–585.
8. A. R. Kalair, S. Dilshad, N. Abas, M. Seyedmahmoudian, A. Stojcevski, and K. Koh, “Application of Business Model Canvas for
Solar Thermal Air Conditioners,” Front. Energy Res., vol. 9, Jul. 2021. [IF =4.008]
9. N. Abas, E. Kalair, S. Dilshad, and N. Khan, “Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on community lifelines,” Contin. Resil. Rev., vol. 4, no.
1, pp. 94–123, Apr. 2022.
10. A. Rahman, N. Abas, S. Dilshad, and M. S. Saleem, “A case study of thermal analysis of a solar assisted absorption air-conditioning
system using R-410A for domestic applications,” Case Stud. Therm. Eng., vol. 26, p. 101008, Aug. 2021. [IF = 6.4]
11. S. Dilshad, N. Abas, H. Farooq, A. R. Kalair, and A. A. Memon, “NeuroFuzzy wavelet based auxiliary damping controls for
STATCOM,” IEEE Access, 2020. [IF = 3.367]
12. A. Raza Kalair, N. Abas, M. Seyedmahmoudian, A. Stojcevski, and S. Dilshad, “Performance assessment of solar water heating system
using CO 2 under various climate conditions,” Energy Convers. Manag., vol. 236, p. 114061, May 2021, doi:
10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114061. [IF = 9.709]
13. R. Almasri, A. Alardhi, and S. Dilshad, “Investigating the Impact of Integration the Saudi Code of Energy Conservation with the Solar
PV Systems in Residential Buildings,” Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 3384, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.3390/su13063384. [IF = 3.251]
14. M. B. Butt, S. Dilshad, N. Abas, S. Rauf, and M. S. Saleem, “Design of home load management system for load rationing in Pakistan,”
Eng. Reports, p. ENG212312, Oct. 2020.
15. N. Abas, S. Dilshad, A. Khalid, M. S. Saleem, and N. Khan, “Power Quality Improvement Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer,” IEEE
Access, vol. 8, pp. 164325–164339, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022477. [IF = 3.367]
16. R. Badar and S. Dilshad, “Adaptive Type-2 NeuroFuzzy wavelet-based supplementary damping controls for STATCOM,”
International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, p. e12429, Apr. 2020. [IF = 2.86]
17. S. Dilshad, A. R. Kalair, and N. Khan, “Review of carbon dioxide (CO2) based heating and cooling technologies: Past, present, and
future outlook,” International Journal of Energy Research, p. er.5024, Dec. 2019. [IF = 5.164]
18. M. A. Basit, S. Dilshad, R. Badar, and S. M. S. ur Rehman, “Limitations, challenges and solution approaches in grid connected
renewable energy systems,” International Journal of Energy Research, p. er.5033, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.1002/er.5033 [IF = 5.164]
19. N. Khan, S. Dilshad, R. Khalid, A. R. Kalair, and N. Abas, “Review of energy storage and transportation of energy,” Energy Storage,
p. e49, Mar. 2019.
20. A. Basit, R. Badar and S. Dilshad, “Improving the stability of power system using Type-II NeuroFuzzy based damping control for
HVDC” in 4th Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2018, pp. 1-6
21. F. Hussain, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, S. Badshah, R. Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, S. Mumtaz, S. Dilshad, R. A. Riaz, M. J. Hussain, G. Abbas., “A
modeling approach for low-temperature SOFC-based micro-combined heat and power systems,” Int. J. of Modern Physics B, vol. 33
No. 4, p. 1950001, 2019. [IF = 1.219]
22. R. Badar and S. Dilshad, “Type-II neuro fuzzy wavelet control for power system stability enhancement using STATCOM,” in 19th Int.
Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016, pp. 1-7.
23. F. Hussain, G. Abbas, M. A. Ahmad, R. Raza, Z. U. Rehman, S. Mumtaz, M. Akbar, R. A. Riaz and S. Dilshad, “Comparative
electrochemical investigation of zinc based nano-composite anode materials for solid oxide fuel cell,” Ceramics International, vol. 45,
pp. 1077-1083, 2018. [IF =4.527]
Scholarship and Awards:
? Awarded HEC Indigenous Scholarship for MS Leading to PhD under the Indigenous Ph.D. Fellowship Program Phase-II, by
HEC, Pakistan.
? Most Downloaded Paper Award by Wiley International in 2019.
Funded Projects:
? Successfully Supervised and Secured Funding for Final Year Project from the National Grassroots ICT Research Initiative
(NGIRI) at UMT Sialkot: Project Title: Automatic Power Factor Correction for Power Quality Improvement Using ATmega328
Technical Skills
? MATLAB, Proteus, ETAP, TRNSYS, RefProp, Power BI, Origin Pro, LyX, MS Visio.
? Hands-on experience with on-gird, off-grid, and hybrid PV systems installations
? Business Models and Business Model Canvas Design for Technology Ideation and Startups
Memberships:
? Registered Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council
? Graduate Student Member IEEE, USA