Dr. Dur-e-Zehra Baig

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Dr. Dur-e-Zehra Baig

Associate Professor
zehra@giki.edu.pk
Ext: 2215

Qualifications: Ph.D (Electrical Engineering) from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Biography:  Dur-e-Zehra Baig received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Usman Institute of Technology, Hamdard University, Karachi, in 2001, the M.Sc. degree in electronics engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Swabi, Pakistan, in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, in 2014.,Currently, she is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology. She has published various journal articles in SCIE journals and presented various international conference papers. Her main research interests include data-driven system identification and control, modeling and control of physiological systems, and nonlinear optimization and control of electromechanical systems. She was awarded the Hakim Muhammad Saeed Gold Medal for her B.E. degree. For her Ph.D. studies, she was recognized with the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), the Supplementary Excellence Award (SEA), and the Excellence Top Scholarship (ETS). Recently, she completed a Postgraduate Certification in Education from IQ-Qualify U.K.

 

Research

Journal Publication with Impact (For details see publication)

  1. Total Impact Factor Journal Papers = 14
  2. Cumulative Impact Factor = 52.2 (JCR 2025).
  3. IF papers as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd author = 13.
  4. IF Papers as corresponding Author = 04
  5. Total Citations = 200+
  6. H-index = 8
  7. I-10 index = 7

Publication:

Journal Papers:

J14.      M. A. Khan, H. Ali, D-e-Z Baig, “Torque ripple mitigation of brushless direct current motors for electric vehicles using novel hybrid control technique of proportional-integral controller and deep reinforcement learning”, Measurement, Volume 273, 2026, 121139, ISSN 0263-2241, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2026.121139. (SCIE, Q1, Impact Factor: 6.1)

J13.      D.-e.-Z. Baig*, M. Hanif, Akhtar Khalil, “Sensor Fusion-Based Identification of VO2 from Noninvasive Respiratory, Cardiac, and Exercise Rate Measurements using a Hammerstein Model”, IEEE Access, 2025, Doi: 10.1109/ACCESS. 2025.3639686. (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 3.6)

J12.      M. A. Khan*, H. Ali, D.-e.-Z. Baig, and F. R. Albogamy*, “BLDC motor’s speed and torque modelling through hybrid machine learning based approach of nonlinear autoregressive neural network with exogenous inputs (NARX-NN),” PLOS ONE, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333080, accepted Sept. 9, 2025, in production. (SCIE, Q2, IF 3.6).

J11.      F. Bano, M. Ayaz, and D.-e.-Z. Baig*, “Resilient ANFIS framework for robust boost converter stability in real-world conditions,” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 158210–158221, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3606767 . (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 3.6)

J10.      M. A. Khan, D.-e.-Z. Baig, H. Ali, and F. R. Albogamy, “Torque and speed prediction of a brushless direct current motor using nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous inputs and neural network,” Scientific Reports, vol. 15, art. no. 27191, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-11296-0. (SCIE, Q1, Impact Factor: 3.9).

J9.         M. Marwan, N. Wang, D-e-Z Baig and F. Li, “Practical computation of higher codimension Bogdanov–Takens bifurcations in energy supply–demand system”, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, vol. 238, pages. 255-268, ISSN. 0378-4754, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2025.05.004

J8.   M. Ayaz, D.-e.-Z. Baig*, S. M. H. Rizvi, S. Alharbi, S. Iqbal*, and M. Shafiullah, “Automatic generation control optimization for power system resilience under real-world load variations using genetic algorithm,” Scientific Reports, vol. 15, art. no. 20857, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41598–03608-1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03608-1(SCIE, Q1, I.F 3.9)

J7.        M. A. Khan, D.-e.-Z. Baig, H. Ali, and F. R. Albogamy, “Optimized system identification (SI) of brushless DC (BLDC) motor using data-driven modeling methods,” Scientific Reports, vol. 15, p. 8497, 2025. (SCIE, Q1, Impact Factor: 3.9).

J6.        F. Bano, M. Ayaz, D-e-Z. Baig,* SMH Rizvi, “Intelligent Control Algorithms for Enhanced Frequency Stability in Single and Interconnected Power Systems”, Electronics, 13(21):4219, (2024).  https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13214219. (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 2.60).

J5.        Output Power Prediction of a Photovoltaic Module through Artificial Neural Network MA Khan, H Ali, B Ashraf, S Khan, D-e-Z Baig, A Wadood, and T Khurshaid, IEEE Access 10, 116160-116166, 2022. (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 3.6)

J4.        Efficient System Identification of a Two-Wheeled Robot (TWR) Using Feed-Forward Neural Networks, M. A Khan*, D-e-Z Baig, H. Ali, B. Ashraf, Electronics, 11 (21), 3584, 2022.   https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213584. (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 2.69).

J3.        Dynamic Modeling of a Nonlinear Two-Wheeled Robot using data driven Approach MA Khan*, D-e-Z Baig, B Ashraf, H Ali, J Rashid, J Kim – Processes, 2022.  https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10030524 . (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 2.88).

J2.        Robust Adaptive Control Design for Heart Rate Regulation during Rhythmic Exercises of Unknown Type; D-e-Z BaigRashidAhmad*, Andrey Savkin, and Branko Celler, International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, (2019),  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acs.2992  (SCIE, Q2, Impact Factor: 3.3).

J1.        Combined Photo-Electric Cell and Thermoelectric Generator for Demonstrative Purposes K. karimov, M. Abid, D-e-Z Baig, S. A. Moiz, A.  Khan, T. A. Qasuria, Khakim Khmedov, M. Ali and U. Rao, Academia Journal of Scientific Research 5(1): 022-033, (2017), ISSN 2315-7712. https://doi.org/10.15413/AJSR.2017.0160 (Impact Factor: 4.003).

Conference Papers

C13.     S. Khan, N. Ahmed, D. -E. -Z. Baig and M. Mehdi, “From Data Driven Models to Knowledge-Guided Neural Networks: a Comparative Study on Modeling of Micro Gas Turbine,” 2026 Global Conference on Wireless and Optical Technologies (GCWOT), Málaga, Spain, 2026, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/GCWOT69191.2026.11499507.

C12.     M. A. Khan, H. Ali and D. -e. -Z. Baig, “Empirical Analysis of Brushless Direct Current Motor Dynamics Under Open-Loop Excitation: A Precursor to Torque Ripple Mitigation,” 2025 15th International Conference on Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Statistics (MACS), Karachi, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/MACS68476.2025.11453337.

C11.     U. Baig, M. Ayaz and D. -E. -Z. Baig ,”Advanced Time-Frequency Analysis for Fault Detection and Classification in Power Transmission Systems Using Wavelet Transform,” 2025 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT), Topi, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICEPT66058.2025.11036201.

C10.     M. Ayaz, U. Baig, D. -e. -Z. Baig, M. Dawood and M. Awais, “Optimizing Voltage Control in Power Systems: An Artificial Neural Network Approach for Improved Performance and Stability,” 2025 International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT), Topi, Pakistan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICEPT66058.2025.11036228.

C9.       L. Rathi, M. Ayaz, D. -e. -Z. Baig, S. Ejaz, M. Dawood and M. A. Ul Haq, “Evaluation of Predictive and Heuristic Control Techniques for Buck Converters Using MPC, PID, and Fuzzy Logic,” 2024 26th International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC), Karachi, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INMIC64792.2024.11004343.

C8.       S. Ejaz, M. Ayaz, D. -e. -Z. Baig, M. Dawood, M. A. Ul Haq and L. Rathi, “Impact of Load Variations on the Stability of GA -Optimized PID Controllers in Isolated Power Systems,” 2024 19th International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), Topi, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICET63392.2024.10935190.

C7.       M. Ayaz, D.-e.-Z. Baig, S. M. H. Rizvi, L. Rathi, M. A. U. Haq, and S. Ejaz, “Machine learning-based robust control solutions for buck converters: ANN and fuzzy logic methods,” in Proc. 21st Int. Bhurban Conf. Appl. Sci. Technol. (IBCAST), Murree, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 478–483, doi: 10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10876946.

C6.       M. Ayaz, D.-e.-Z. Baig, S. M. H. Rizvi, S. Ejaz, M. A. U. Haq, and L. Rathi, “Advanced power system optimization: Evaluation of automatic generation control techniques in two-area networks”, in Proc. 21st Int. Bhurban Conf. Appl. Sci. Technol. (IBCAST), Murree, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 72–77, doi: 10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10876970.

C5.       M. Ayaz, D.-e.-Z. Baig, S. M. H. Rizvi, and M. Akbar, “Optimal load frequency control using particle swarm optimization for power system stability,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Eng. Comput. Technol. (ICECT), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/ICECT61618.2024.10581395.

C4.       D.-e.-Z. Baig, A. V. Savkin, and B. G. Celler, “Self-biofeedback control of oxygen consumption (VO₂) during cycling exercise: Based on its real-time estimate,” in Proc. 35th Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. (EMBC), Osaka, Japan, 2013, pp. 477–480, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609540.

C3.      D.-e.-Z. Baig, A. V. Savkin, and B. G. Celler, “Estimation of oxygen consumption during cycling and rowing,” in Proc. Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. (EMBC), San Diego, CA, USA, 2012, pp. 711–714, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346030.

C2.       D.-e.-Z. Baig, F. Javed, A. V. Savkin, and B. G. Celler, “An adaptive H∞ control design for exercise-independent human heart rate regulation system,” in Proc. 9th IEEE Int. Conf. Control Autom. (ICCA), Santiago, Chile, Dec. 2011, pp. 1033–1036.

C1.     D.-e.-Z. Baig, H. Su, T. M. Cheng, A. V. Savkin, S. W. Su, and B. G. Celler, “Modeling of human heart rate response during walking, cycling and rowing,” in Proc. 2010 Annu. Int. 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626865.

Preprint/Book Chapter/Patent

Preprint: Physiological Control of Human Heart Rate and Oxygen Consumption during Rhythmic Exercises, Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM); Systems and Control (cs.SY), arXiv:1403.7105 [q-bio.QM], March, 2014. , D. -E. -Z Baig .

Patent: Solar hybrid thermoelectric collector, Kh.S. Karimov, Kh.M. Akhmedov, D.-e. -Z Baig, Adam Khan, Tahseen Amin Khan Qasuria, Noshin Fatima, Muhammad Ali, Umair Rao, S.A.Moiz, Patent No.887 of the Republic of Tajikistan, 17 April, 2018.

Professional Training’s and Certifications

  • OBE/OBA Training session at UET Peshawar in 2015.
  • OBE/OBA Training session at GIKI institute.
  • Writing- SAR (Self-Assessment Report) and development OBE system at the department of ES in GIK Institute year 2017.
  • “ABET Accreditation for Better Teaching and Learning” ASU Workshop, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 2014
  • Professional Blackboard Training 2014, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Training for sessional teaching staff: in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
  • Brain Machine Interface: IEEE EMBS, San Diego, USA from 28 August, 2012 to 1 September, 2012. G.tec Brain-Computer Interface and ECoG.
  • COSMED KB4 gas analyser: Cosmed, Italy.
  • Professional Training of industrial Control System: PLC (Programmable logic Controller), Hydraulic, Pneumatics, and Electro Hydraulic Controls System from Pakistan Council Scientific Institute of Research (PCSIR).

Academic Awards

  • APA (Australian Post Graduate Award)
  • EETS (Excellency Engineering Top up Scholarship
  • SEA (Supplementary Excellency Award
  • Full Bright Scholarship for MSc Engineering, Faculty of Electronics, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute.
  • 1st Position & won Hakim Muhammad Saeed Gold Medal in Bachelor of Engineering.

Work Experience

Associate Professor                                                                                         July 2026- Conti..

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

 Assistant Professor                                                                                         July 2019-June 2026                                                               

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Key Responsibilities

Teaching:

“Over the past five years, I have consistently maintained an average student evaluation score of 3.36/4.00 (84.17%), demonstrating strong and sustained teaching performance. The qualitative feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive and encouraging, reflecting their appreciation for my dedication to effective instruction and meaningful learning experiences.

A) List of Undergraduate Courses in Faculty of Electrical Engineering

  • Applied Electrical Engineering (EE201)
  • Linear Circuit Analysis
  • Measurement and Instrumentation (EE314)
  • Communication System (EE361)
  • Linear Control System (EE351)
  • Digital Control System (EE453)
  • Industrial Processes Control (EE452)                                                                                                                       

B) List of  Postgraduate Course in Faculty of Electrical Engineering

  • Nonlinear Control System (EE542)
  • Intelligent Control System (EE543)                                                                                                                         

 C) Undergraduate Senior Year Design Project (SYDP)

  • Real-time Implementation of Heart Rate Control System during Treadmill Exercise. (2019-2020).
  • Implementation of IOT Base Car Monitoring and Consulting System. (2020-2021).
  • Fully Automated smart reflow oven for SMD Soldering (2021-2022).
  • Attitude Control of Satellite using three reaction wheels. (2021-2022).
  • IOT Based Ventilator (2021-2022).
  • Prosthetic Arm Using EMG Pattern Recognition (2022-2023).
  • Autonomous Nurse Assisted Robot (2022-2023).
  • AI-based intelligent real time water resource management and crop monitoring. (2022-2023).
  • Alaram Enable Fire Fighting Robot (2023-2024, Funded FYP by Ignite).
  • Cruise Control of E-bike (2023-2024) (Funded FYP by PEC).
  • Sustainable Green House for Tomato Growth in Ambient Environment. (Industrial Funded FYP by International Industrial Limited (IIL)).
  • Design and Fabrication of Hyperloop using Superconductors, 2017.
  • Intelligent Robotic Arm Using 3D Image Processing for Industrial Application, 2017.
  • Smart Wheel Chair (PROTOTYPE), 2017
  • Modelling and Simulation of Human Heart Control During Treadmill Excercise,  2016

D) Graduate Students Supervision

Supervised PhD student:

“Externally co-supervised one PhD student at Air University, Kamra, who successfully defended his dissertation in October 2025.
PhD Thesis: ‘Nonlinear Hybrid Control Methodology for Torque Ripple Mitigation of BLDC Motors in Electric Vehicles’. Student: M. Aseer Khan, Air University, Kamra (2025).” (Outcome: Three SCIE Impact factor Journal Published in Q1/Q2)

Supervised M.S. students

The following entitled MS theses were successfully supervised.

  1. “Nonlinear Analysis and Feedback Control Design of Human Heart Rate (HR) during Treadmill Exercise.” Student: M. Asim Farooqi — Graduated: 2023.
  2. “Robust Optimal Control of Parametrically Varying Direct Current (DC) Motor Systems.” Student: Talha Asif — Graduated: 2024.

Currently supervising and co-supervising following two MS theses entitled:

  1. “Comparative Analysis of Intelligent and Conventional Nonlinear Control Techniques for Magnetic Levitation Systems.” Student: Abdul Ghaffar Khan — Expected Completion: December 2025.
  2. “Knowledge-Guided Neural Architectures for Temporal Dynamics Modeling of Gas Turbines: A Comparative Study with Machine Learning.”  Student: Saddam Khan—Expected Completion: December 2025.

Attending several reputable international conferences for paper presentation:

  1. 35th Annual International Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Osaka, Japan, 2013.
  2. Annual International Conference of IEEE EMBC, San Diego, USA, 2012.
  • 9th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA), Santiago, Chile, 2011.
  1. Annual International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010.

Research Project-SYDP Funding-Conference Organizer

The total funding obtained is PKR 3,352,565, reflecting my active role in promoting research, innovation, and professional engagement. Details of the funding are given below:

S. No

Project / Event

Role

Funding Source

Year

Amount (PKR)

Remarks

1

Graphene Composite Solid-State Electrolyte for Lithium Battery

Co-PI

Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF)

2,002,565

Pak-China joint research project

2

Senior Design Project

PI / Supervisor

PEC

2023

100,000

Student project funding

3

Senior Design Project

PI / Supervisor

Ignite

2023

100,000

Student project funding

4

Sustainable Green House Project

PI / Supervisor

Industrial Funding

2024

100,000

Industry-sponsored project

5

1st International Symposium on Quantum Technology

Industrial Collaborator

OGDCL

550,000

Awarded Shield of Appreciation

6

2nd International Symposium: Exploring the Nexus of AI and Quantum Computing

Co-Chair

External Funding

300,000

Awarded Shield of Appreciation

7

International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT 2025)

Sponsorship Chair

Sponsors

2025

200,000

Awarded Shield of Appreciation

 

Capacity Building Workshop/Seminars

I have contributed as a Guest Speaker at multiple IEEE symposiums organized by PAF–KIET, delivering talks on advanced control systems and intelligent control:

  1. Design of a Sliding Mode Controller for Altitude Tracking of a Quadcopter”, 21 August 2023.
  2. Data-Driven Control of Dynamic Systems– 24 September 2021.
  3. Robust Adaptive H∞ Control Design for Heart Rate Regulation during Rhythmic    Exercises” – 17 August 2020

Contribution to the Communities: 

Institute Level Committees:

  1. Convenor: Anti-Harassment Committee
  2. Member: Evaluation Committee for Catalyst Projects (2016-2020)
  3. Member: OBE Administration & Operation Committee (2016-2019)
  4. Member: 10+ Tender Evaluation Committees (2019-present)
  5. Member: 10+ Disciplinary Committees (2020-present)
  6. Special Invitee: Academic Council in 2017 (To present Sexual Harassment Policy)

Departmental Committees:

  1. Convenor: FEE Budget & Space Committee (2020-present)
  2. Member: FEE Laboratory Affairs (2019-present)
  3. Member: FEE OBE Committee: In-charge of the assessment of the KPIs for FEE Curriculum based on Alumni and Employer survey,
  4. Advisor: Student Batch of Electronics Stream: Intake 2020, (2019-22)
  5. Member: Faculty Hiring/shortlisting Committee (2020-present)
  6. Member: Engineer Hiring/shortlisting Committee (2020-present)

Additional Professional Engagements

  1. Industrial Collaborator, 1st International Symposium on Quantum Technology – secured PKR 550,000 (Awarded Shield of Appreciation).
  2. Co-Chair, 2nd International Symposium on AI & Quantum Computing – secured PKR 300,000 (Awarded Shield of Appreciation).
  3. Sponsorship Chair, International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT 2025) – secured PKR 200,000 (Awarded Shield of Appreciation).
  4. Speaker/Organizer, Open-Source Processor Design (OSPD) Workshop (June 2024), in collaboration with Chip DV (Awarded Certificate of Appreciation).

Other Contribution

  1. External Examiner of 3 MS theses at various National Universities.
  2. Served as a reviewer for the IEEE International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT) 2024.
  3. Served as a reviewer of IBCAST 2024.
  4. Supervise Cardiac-Care Pitch at the Incubation Center at GIKI.

List of Undergraduate Courses in Faculty of Engineering Sciences (FES)

July 2015 -July 2019

  1. Electricity and Magnetism
  2. Signal and Systems
  3. Digital Logic Design
  4. Modelling Processes
  5. Electronics 1

Batch Advisor: Batch-26

  1. Committee Work:
  2. Convenor of OBE Team at FES
  3. Implementing OBE System at FES
  4. Proofreading/Correcting Course Syllabus as required for OBE systems
  5. Preparing Accreditation Visits
  6. Analyzed Alumni/ Employer Survey form for the PEOs Assessments
  7. Writing and Editing Self-Assessment Report.

Assistant Professor                                                                                     Aug 2014-July 2015

King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Course Instructor

  1. Electronic-1 (EE311)
  2. Computer- Organization (EE361)

Research Engineer in Biomedical Lab in EE department                    Feb 2009-Dec 2013

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Following research-based projects were developed during this period

  1. Design Self Bio-Feedback system for the regulation of heart rate and oxygen consumption.
  2. Estimation of Oxygen consumption during rhythmic exercises
  3. Design H∞ control design for exercise-independent human heart rate regulation system
  4. Modeling of human heart rate during walking cycling and rowing.

Lecturer                                                                     Aug 2004-Dec 2005

Comsats Institute of Information Technology, CIIT, Abbottabad

Key Responsibilities

Course Instructor

  1. Advance Computer Architecture: by Patterson Hannessy.
  2. Electric Circuit Analyses: By Bogards /Hayt and Grob.
  3. Linear Control System by CT-CHEN.
  4. Digital Control System Analysis and Design, Charles L. Phillips and H. Troy Nagle, 3rd. Edition, Prentice Hall, 1995.

Project Supervisor:

  1. Pitch Attitude Hold (PAH) mode Autopilot designing using Neural Network based Control System.
  2. Pipeline RISC Instruction Set using the Verilog Software.

Lab Engineer                                                                        

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Key Responsibilities

Lab Demonstrator of the following Labs

  1. Logic Design (EE212)
  2. Communication System
  3. Controls System

Trainee Engineer                                                                       Jun 2001-July 2002

Pakistan State Oil (PSO)

Key Responsibilities

Working on SCADA (Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition System) as a Trainee Engineer.

Professional Membership

  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Membership
  • IEEE  Membership
  • Professional Engineer of Pakistan Engineering Council