Summary
Kashif Imran did BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore in 2006 and 2008 respectively. He secured a Commonwealth Scholarship and completed PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in 2015. He has worked in the Transmission and Distribution Division of SIEMENS and the Power Distribution Section of NESPAK between 2006 and 2007. He has worked as a faculty member at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore and COMSATS University Islamabad. He has been the inaugural head of the Department of Electrical Power Engineering at the US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad from 2017 to 2021. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Electrical Power Engineering at the USPCAS-E NUST. His areas of research interest include applications of machine learning, optimization, and computational techniques to the policy, planning, and operations of power systems, electricity markets, and smart grids.
Academic Background
PhD
(Electrical Power Engineering) University of Strathclyde
October 10, 2011 - July 07, 2015
Honours and Awards
HEC Best Research Paper
HEC Best Research Paper Award 2011 in Engineering and Technology
September 15, 2015
Commonwealth Scholarship
PhD Scholarship by Commission Scholarship Commission UK
September 14, 2011
Trainer for CPPAG
Trainer and Reviewer in “Electricity Market Professional” training organized by Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPAG) of Pakistan, 2018
December 28, 2018
Invited Op-Ed
Op-Ed invited and published by East Asia Forum based at Australian National University, November 2020
November 26, 2020
Collaboration with NEPRA
Collaboration with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) recognized in NEPRA’s State of Industry Report 2017 published in 2018
October 25, 2018
Invited Speaker at NEPRA
Invited Speaker at NEPRA Energy Week, February 2020
Invited by BritishCouncil
Invited to Thought Leaders’ Summit 2020 by British Council, March 2020
March 26, 2020
Publications
Towards energy efficiency in Pakistan: An analysis of increasing integrated fuel demand using LEAP forecasting and backcasting
September 15, 2025
Fuel - Volume 396, Article Number 135247
Network reconfiguration and integration of distributed energy resources in distribution network by novel optimization techniques
December 01, 2024
Energy Reports - Volume 12, Pages 3155-3179
Optimal distributed generators allocation with various load models under load growth using a meta-heuristic technique
June 01, 2024
Renewable Energy Focus - Volume 49, Article Number 100550
Novel protection method for AC microgrids with multiple distributed generations using Unscented Kalman filter
May 01, 2024
Electric Power Systems Research - Volume 230, Article Number: 110227
Framework for policy prescription to sustainably steer stochastic penetration of electric vehicles and solar PV in distribution network of a developing country
March 01, 2024
Renewable Energy Focus - Volume 48, Article Number 100548
Hardware Supported Fault Detection and Localization Method for AC Microgrids Using Mathematical Morphology with State Observer Algorithm
January 16, 2024
IEEE Access - Volume:12, Page:12446-12457
Biomass fly ash as nanofiller to improve the dielectric properties of low-density polyethylene for possible high-voltage applications
January 15, 2024
Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 1, Article Number e23350
A decision-centric approach for techno-economic optimization and environmental assessment of standalone and grid-integrated renewable-powered electric vehicle charging stations under multiple planning horizons
October 15, 2023
Energy Conversion and Management - Volume 294, Article Number 117571
Optimal battery energy storage system deployment from perspectives of private investors and system operators for enhancing power system reliability
October 01, 2023
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 69, Article Number 107882
1D recursive median filter based passive islanding detection strategy for grid-connected distributed generations network
March 13, 2023
IET Renewable Power Generation - Pages 1-16
An Extensive Overview of Islanding Detection Strategies of Active Distributed Generations in Sustainable Microgrids
March 02, 2023
Sustainability - Volume 15, Issue 5, Article Number 4456
System and Market-Wide Impact Analysis of Coordinated Demand Response and Battery Storage Operation by a Load-Serving Entity
February 07, 2023
Energies - Volume 16, Issue 4, Article Number 1645
Harmonic Content-Based Protection Method for Microgrids via 1-Dimensional Recursive Median Filtering Algorithm
December 22, 2022
Sustainability - Volume 15(1), Article Number 164
A State-Observer-Based Protection Scheme for AC Microgrids with Recurrent Neural Network Assistance
November 14, 2022
Energies - Volume 15(22), Article Number 8512
Framework for the analysis of renewable energy grid policies in the context of COVID-19
October 03, 2022
Heliyon - Volume 8, Issue 10, Article Number e10123
High speed protection of medium voltage DC distribution system using modified mathematical morphology
September 15, 2022
IET Renewable Power Generation - Pages 1-15
High Impedance Faults Detection and Classification in Renewable Energy-Based Distribution Networks Using Time-Varying Kalman Filtering Technique
August 04, 2022
Engineering Proceedings - Volume 20(1), Article Number 34
A Kalman Filter-Based Protection Strategy for Microgrids
July 18, 2022
IEEE Access - Volume 10, Pages 73243-73256
Economic and environmental analysis of green transport penetration in Pakistan
July 01, 2022
Energy Policy - Volume 166, Article Number 113040
A Critical Review of State-of-the-Art Optimal PMU Placement Techniques
March 14, 2022
Energies - journal
Design and Analysis of a Dual Rotor Multiphase Brushless DC Motor for its Application in Electric Vehicles
December 15, 2021
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research - Volume 11, No. 6, Pages 7846-7852
An Optimization-Based Reliability Enhancement Scheme for Active Distribution Systems Utilizing Electric Vehicles
December 02, 2021
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 157247-157258
Techno-economic assessment and sustainability impact of hybrid energy systems in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
November 01, 2021
Energy Reports - Volume 7, Pages 2546-2562
Artificial neural network based simplified one day ahead forecasting of solar photovoltaic power generation
October 05, 2021
Journal of Engineering Research - Pages 1-23
Investigation of epoxy composites for outdoor insulation under accelerated ultraviolet exposure
August 18, 2021
Materials Research Express - Volume 8, Number 8, Article Number 085303
LEAP simulated economic evaluation of sustainable scenarios to fulfil the regional electricity demand in Pakistan
August 01, 2021
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessment - Volume 46, Article Number 101292
Hierarchical Control of Microgrid Using IoT and Machine Learning Based Islanding Detection
July 27, 2021
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 103019-103031
Islanding Detection for Inverter-Based Distributed Generation Using Unsupervised Anomaly Detection
July 01, 2021
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 90947-90963
Exploiting the Inherent Flexibility in Transmission Network for Optimal Scheduling, Wind Power Utilization, and Network Congestion Management
June 28, 2021
IEEE Access - Volume 9, Pages 88746-88758
Investigation of Hydrothermally Stressed Silicone Rubber/Silica Micro and Nanocomposite for the Coating of High Voltage Insulation Applications
June 25, 2021
Materials - Volume 14(13), Article Number 3567
Optimal Day-Ahead Scheduling for Campus Microgrid by using MILP Approach
June 05, 2021
Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology (PakJET) - Volume 4, Number: 2, Pages 21-27
Techno-economic potential assessment of mega scale grid-connected PV power plant in five climate zones of Pakistan
June 01, 2021
Energy Conversion and Management - Volume 237, Article Number 114097
Multi-Stressed Nano and Micro-Silica/Silicone Rubber Composites with Improved Dielectric and High-Voltage Insulation Properties
April 26, 2021
Polymers - Volume 13(9), Article Number1400
Ensuring Reliable Operation of Electricity Grid by Placement of FACTS Devices for Developing Countries
April 19, 2021
Energies - Volume 14(8), Article Number 2283
Bilateral negotiations for electricity market by adaptive agent-tracking strategy
September 01, 2020
Electric Power Systems Research - Volume 186, Article Number 106390
Electricity supply pathways based on renewable resources: A sustainable energy future for Pakistan
August 01, 2020
Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 263, Article Number 121511
Investigation of dielectric properties and methylene intactness under multiple environmental stresses for high voltage epoxy composites
July 15, 2020
Materials Research Express - Volume 7, Article Number 075304
Effects of Compression and Silica Addition on the Dielectric Properties of Epoxy Composites
June 18, 2020
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-10
Matchmaking Model for Bilateral Trading Decisions of Load Serving Entity
June 01, 2020
Electric Power Systems Research - Volume 183, Article Number 106281
Cloud Based IoT Solution for Fault Detection and Localization in Power Distribution Systems
May 26, 2020
Energies - Volume 13(11), Article Number 2686
Optimal Placement of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in the Active Distribution Network
April 22, 2020
IEEE Access - Volume 8, Pages 68124-68134
Optimal Placement, Sizing and Coordination of FACTS Devices in Transmission Network Using Whale Optimization Algorithm
February 08, 2020
Energies - Vol 13, Issue 3, 753
A New Users Rating-trend based Collaborative Denoising Auto-Encoder for Top-N Recommender Systems
September 10, 2019
IEEE Access - Volume 7, Pages 141287-141310
Life Estimation and Investigation of Dielectric Strength and Siloxane Backbone of High Voltage Silicone Rubber Composites Under Accelerated Multistress Conditions
August 01, 2019
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 44, Issue 8, Pages 7149-7158
A technical comparison of wholesale electricity markets in North America and Europe
March 01, 2014
Electric Power Systems Research -
Efficient path planning in semi-fault tolerant robotics
June 15, 2011
International Journal of Engineering and Technology - Vol: 11, Issue: 2, Pages 120-125
A Novel Approach for Detection of Shorted Turns Fault in Machine Using Combination of Flux and Instantaneous Power Signal
April 15, 2011
International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering - Vol. 3, No. 2, Pages 233-239
Detection of Eccentricity Faults in Machine Using Frequency Spectrum Technique
February 15, 2011
International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering, - Vol.3, No.1, Pages 111-119
Impacts of proposed utilization of various indigenous coal reserves for power generation on production cost and environment
January 01, 2011
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy - Volume 225, Issue A3, Pages 233-241
Meeting Load Demand at Least Cost in De-centralised Electricity Environment
December 15, 2010
International Journal of Electrical & Computer Sciences - Vol.10, No.06, Pages 24-29
Intelligent Object & Pattern Recognition using Ensembles in Backpropagation Neural Network
December 15, 2010
International Journal of Electrical & Computer Sciences - Vol. 10, No. 6, Pages 52-59
Spectral Analysis of Misalignment in Machines Using Sideband Components of Broken Rotor Bar, Shorted Turns and Eccentricity
December 15, 2010
International Journal of Electrical & Computer Sciences - Vol.10, No. 06, Pages 85-93
Simulation analysis of emissions trading impact on a non-utility power plant
December 01, 2009
Energy Policy - Volume 37, Issue 12, Pages 5694-5703
Conferences
Fault Detection & Classification in 230 kV Transmission Networks Using Hybrid-filtering Approach
May 06, 2023 - May 07, 2023
Mahum Jamil, Kashif Imran, Faisal Mumtaz, Maliha Shah,
2023 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies, ICEPT 2023
Optimal Selection of Candidate Wind Farms Capacity for Generation Expansion Planning
March 08, 2023 - March 09, 2023
Maliha Shah, Kashif Imran, Hafsa Ahmad, Muhammad Anas, Mahum Jamil,
International Conference on Energy, Power, Environment, Control, and Computing
Field Programmable Gate Array based multi-algorithm relay for anti-islanding protection in smart-grids
January 17, 2022 - January 19, 2022
Usman Ahmed, Kashif Imran, Muhammad Adeel Arif, Faisal Mumtaz,
6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development 2022 (EESD2022)
Incipient fault detection in active-distribution networks based on Time-varying Kalman Filter
January 17, 2022 - January 19, 2022
Faisal Mumtaz, Maqsood Ahmed Shah, Haseeb Hassan Khan, Huma Umber Naz, Kashif Imran, Muhammad Usman Haider,
6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development 2022 (EESD2022)
A Proposed Underground Medium Voltage Feeder-Design Considering Ampacity and Temperature of Cable for High Rise Buildings in Pakistan
January 17, 2022 - January 19, 2022
Muhammad Asif, Kashif Imran, Faisal Mumtaz, Taimoor Asghar, Saleem Ullah,
6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development 2022 (EESD2022)
Impact Analysis of Future Probabilistic Growth of Rooftop PV in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Feeder of LESCO
January 17, 2022 - January 19, 2022
Raveena Kumari, Kashif Imran, Arqam Ilyas, Farah ul Ain, Muhammad Numan, Sohail Khan,
6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development 2022 (EESD2022)
Analysis of Future Probabilistic placement of Electric Vehicle Chargers on real residential Feeder
December 13, 2021 - December 14, 2021
Farah-ul Ain, Kashif Imran,
2021 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT)
Multi-Step Forecasting of Global Horizontal Irradiance Using Long Short-Term Memory Network for Solving Economic Dispatch Problem
November 09, 2021 - November 10, 2021
Qizal Ashfaq, Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Shibli Nisar, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran,
2021 International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC)
Mitigation of Electric Vehicle Charging Impacts Using Photovoltaic and Valley Filling in a Real Distribution Network
August 10, 2021 - August 10, 2021
Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar, Dr. Muhammad Yousif, Dr Kashif Imran, Shahryar Muhammad,
The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2021)
Intelligent load drop control based on fuzzy logic for under-frequency in islanding mode
August 10, 2021 - August 12, 2021
Muhammad Hassan, Abasin Ulasyar , Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran, Shibli Nisar,
3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2021)
Design and Analysis of Synchronverter Based Virtual Inertia Control for Hybrid Power Plants
August 10, 2021 - August 12, 2021
Osama Bin Muzaffar, Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran, Shibli Nisar,
3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2021)
Performance Analysis Of Fuzzy Logic Based Grid Connected PV with integrated Battery Storage System
June 16, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Hafsa Ijaz, Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran, Mustafa Anwar,
International Conference & Exposition on Modern Energy and Power Systems (ICMEPS2021)
Effect of fixed and seasonal tilt angles on the performance of an ON-Grid PV plants
April 10, 2021 - April 11, 2021
Adnan Aslam, Naveed Ahmed, Mariam Mahmood, Atif Naveed, Naseer Ahmed, Kashif Imran,
2021 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT)
Strategy for Sizing and Placement of Distributed Generation in a Radial Distribution Network
April 08, 2021 - April 08, 2021
Shahryar Muhammad, Muhammad Yousif, kashif Imran, Usman Ahmed,
2021 6th International Electrical Engineering Conference (IEEC 2021)
DC Voltage Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Multiterminal HVDC Grid Under Abnormal Conditions with Topological Investigation on Hybrid Scheme
April 08, 2021 - April 08, 2021
Syed Tahir Shah, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran, Abasin Ulasyar, Syed Qasim shah,
6th International Electrical Engineering Conference (IEEC 2021)
Strategy to Detect, Quantify and Locate Power Theft in a Distribution Network
April 08, 2021 - April 08, 2021
Haider Ali Raza, Kashif Imran, Abraiz Khattak, Abasin Ulasyar, Arqam Ilyas,
2021 6 th International Electrical Engineering Conference (IEEC 2021)
Electrical Energy Management in Spinning Area of Textile Industry
March 16, 2021 - March 17, 2021
Muhammad Hassan Qaisar, Abraiz Khattak, Muhammad Bilal, Kashif Imran, Abasin Ulasyar,
2021 4th International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE)
Impacts of High Penetration of Wind Power on Transmission System
March 16, 2021 - March 17, 2021
Rizwan Ali, Kashif Imran, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Atif Naveed Khan, Abraiz Khattak, Abasin Ulasyar,
2021 4th International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE)
Economic and Performance Analysis of PV System and Grid Supply for High Rise Building and Luxury Villa in Pakistan
March 16, 2021 - March 17, 2021
Taimoor Asghar, Kashif Imran, Abraiz Khattak, Abasin Ulasyar, Atif Naveed Khan,
2021 4th International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE)
Hour-Ahead Global Horizontal Irradiance Forecasting Using Long Short Term Memory Network
January 05, 2021 - January 07, 2021
Qizal Ashfaq, Abasin Ulasyar , Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran,
2020 IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC)
Optimal Siting of Phasor Measurement Units in National Transmission Network of Pakistan to Ensure Complete System Observability
November 05, 2020 - November 07, 2020
Atif Naveed Khan, Muhammad Musadiq Ahmed, Muhammad Nadeem, Kashif Imran,
IEEE 23rd International Multitopic Conference (INMIC)
Design of Fuzzy Controller for Non Isolated High Gain DC-DC Converter
October 20, 2020 - October 22, 2020
Saad Ahmad , Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran,
2020 International Symposium on Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (RAEE & CS)
Effect of Load and Fuel Price Variation on Genco Agent in Day Ahead Auction
April 14, 2020 - April 16, 2020
Nisha Hareem, Kashif Imran, Abdul Kashif Janjua,
3 rd Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the field of Sciences and Engineering
Design and Analysis of Controller for Non Isolated High Gain DC-DC converter
February 21, 2020 - February 22, 2020
Kashif Imran, Saad Ahmad, Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak,
5th International Electrical Engineering Conference
Optimal Sizing and Allocation of SVC and TCSC for reactive Power planning in Meshed Network
August 27, 2019 - August 29, 2019
Zulqarnain zeb, Abdul kashif Janjua, Muhammad Nadeem, Kashif Imran,
2nd International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (ICAEM'19)
An Optimal PMU Placement Against N-1 Contingency Of PMU Using Integer Linear Programming Approach
August 27, 2019 - August 29, 2019
Muhammad Musadiq Ahmed, Kashif Imran,
2nd International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (ICAEM'19)
Optimal Sizing and Allocation of SVC and TCSC in Transmission Network by combined Sensitivity index and PSO
August 27, 2019 - August 29, 2019
M. Zulqarnain zeb, Abdul Kashif Janjua, Muhammad Nadeem, Kashif Imran,
2nd International Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (ICAEM'19)
Solar PV Generation Forecast Model Based on the Most Effective Weather Parameters
August 26, 2019 - August 27, 2019
Adeel Khan, Muhammad Asim Munir, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran, Abasin Ulasyar,
5th International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies
Investigation of Archimedean Screw Turbine for optimal power output by varying number of blades
July 24, 2019 - July 25, 2019
Abasin Ulasyar, Adeel Khan, Muhammad Asim Munir, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran,
1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ICECCE-2019)
A Comparative Study to Promote Interconnected Configuration in Microgrid for DG Penetration at Distribution end
July 24, 2019 - July 25, 2019
Usama Ameer Khan, Ahsan Bin Ahmed, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Kashif Imran,
2019 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE)
A Low Cost Internet of Things (LCIoT) Based System for Monitoring and Control of UPS System using Node-Red, CloudMQTT and IBM Bluemix
July 24, 2019 - July 25, 2019
Mussawir Ul Mehmood, Waleed Ali, Abasin Ulasyar, Haris Sheh Zad, Abraiz Khattak, Kashif Imran,
2019 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE)
Optimal Allocation and Sizing of Solar Panels Generation via Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
January 30, 2019 - January 31, 2019
Abdul Kashif Janjua, Muhammad Nadeem, Awais Amin, Muhammad Zulqarnain Zeb, Kashif Imran,
2019 2nd International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET)
Impact of PV Penetration on Short Circuit Current of Radial Distributed Feeder and Existing Power System Protection of NUST
November 12, 2018 - November 13, 2018
Husnain Sadiq, Usman Hameed, Muhammad Nauman rafique, Syed Ahmed Hassan Raza, Kashif Imran,
2018 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube)
Combined Simulation of Auction Revenue Rights Allocation and Financial Transmission Rights Auction for Electricity Markets
September 10, 2018 - September 12, 2018
Sherjeel M. Baig, Kashif Imran, Muhammad N. Rafique, Haseeb H. Khan,
4th International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (IEEE), IIUI, Islamabad 2018
Impact Analysis of PV Penetration on Radial Distribution Feeder of National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
September 10, 2018 - September 12, 2018
Husnain Sadiq, Syed Ahmed Hassan Raza, Usman Hameed, Abdul Kashif Janjua, Kashif Imran,
4th International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (IEEE)
Agent-Based Modeling of Electricity Purchasing Decisions by Load Serving Entities Subject to Transmission Rights and Constraints
February 15, 2018 - February 16, 2018
Muhammad N. Rafique, Sherjeel M. Baig , Kashif Imran,
2018 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE)
Operational Optimization of an Industrial Power Plant for Electricity Trading in a Power Exchange
April 09, 2009 - April 11, 2009
Kashif Imran, T. Hassan, M. F. Aslam,
IEEE International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE)
Associate Professor
USPCASE, NUST
February 19, 2021 - February 24, 2022
HoD EE(P)
USPCASE, NUST
December 27, 2017 - July 02, 2021
Assistant Professor
USPCAS-E, NUST
September 07, 2016 - February 18, 2021
Assistant Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad
September 05, 2007 - September 05, 2016
Engineer
National Engineering Services Pakistan
July 18, 2006 - September 04, 2007
Engineer
SIEMENS
April 03, 2006 - July 18, 2006
Lecturer/Lab Engineer
UET Lahore
January 04, 2006 - March 31, 2006