Engr. Dr. Muhammad Usman

Awards, Scholarships & Accomplishments

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1. Approved Supervisor by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
2. Approved Supervisor by Interdisciplinary Research Training Centre, Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
3. Member of international/national Technical Societies such as Optica, SPIE, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Society of Physics (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
4. Pioneering Research in III-V Light-Emitting Diodes, Laser Diodes, and High-Electron Mobility Transistors in Pakistan (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad-Usman-440)
5. Pioneering work in Energy Economics of Solid-State Lighting in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112676)
6. The Paper of the Year 2025 in Journal of Information Display by The Korean Information Display Society 한국정보디스플레이학회 – The Korean Information Display Society(KIDS)
7. 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS
8. Physica B Award on Condensed Matter 2025 for making significant contributions to semiconductor devices and the use of computational methods in electronics in the field of condensed matter physics.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/physica-b-condensed-matter/about/news/congratulation-to-the-winner-of-the-physica-b-award-on-condensed-matter-2025
9. Among top 100 most-read authors of Physica Scripta (IOP Publishing) in the month of Jan 2026 (www.researchgate.com)
10. Among top 100 most-read authors of ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (IOP Publishing) in the month of Dec 2024 (www.researchgate.com)
11. Among top 100 most-read authors of Journal of Information Display (Taylor and Francis Group Publishing) in the month of Nov 2024 (www.researchgate.com)
12. Among top 100 most-read authors of ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (IOP Publishing) in the month of May 2024 (www.researchgate.com)
13. Among top 100 most-read authors of Physica Scripta (IOP Publishing) in the month of Nov 2024 (www.researchgate.com)
14. Among top 100 most-read authors of Electronic structure (IOP Publishing) in the month of Nov 2024 (www.researchgate.com)
15. Listed in The Photonics100 of 2023 and 2024
    https://www.electrooptics.com/thephotonics100/muhammad-usman (2023)
    https://www.electrooptics.com/article/muhammad-usman (2024)
16. Won Maximum Cash Awards (GIKI) in a single year for my research publications in 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019.
17. Top Cited Article of 2021 -22 “AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes: challenges and opportunities” in the journal of Luminescence by Wiley Publishing
18. Top downloaded and read article: “Recent Progress in Micro-LED based Display Technologies”, published in the journal of Laser & Photonics Reviews by Wiley Publishing
19. Among 10% most cited PLOS ONE authors of 2018 for the paper titled “A novel encryption scheme for high-contrast image data in the Fresnelet domain”
20. Best Poster Award
    1. International Workshop on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, Emerging Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Technologies, October 07-09, 2019 at National Center of Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan
    2. 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) August 27-28, 2019), Islamabad, Pakistan
21. Hanyang University
    1. Research Scholarship
22. Higher Education Commission
    1. Faculty Development Program Scholarship
23. N.W.F.P. University of Engineering & Technology
    1. 4-year Merit-based Scholarship
24. WorldCall Telecom Limited (An OmanTel Company)
    1. Promotion within 2.5 years of the joining date

Selected Peer-Reviewed International Journal Publications

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1. 1. Asima Sarwar, Muhammad Usman, Masroor Hussain, Khurram Jadoon, Tareq Manzoor, “Generative Models for Data-Scarcity Challenges in AlGaN DUV Laser Diodes: A First-of-Its-Kind Study”, Journal of Computational Electronics (2026) (Accepted)
   2. Aiman Fatima, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Haseena Noor, Anuda Khan, “Engineered p-type AlGaN Layer for Enhanced Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes Performance”, Journal of Luminescence (2026) (Accepted)
   3. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Engineering GaN-Based Insertion Layers for High-Performance Green Micro-LEDs: Improving Carrier Transport and Reducing Efficiency Droop”, International Journal of Modern Physics B (2026) (Accepted)
   4. Anis Naveed, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, “Dual Tunnel Junction Engineering for High-IQE GaN/InGaN Green LEDs”, Journal of Luminescence (2026) (Accepted)
   5. Haseena Noor, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Anuda Khan, Aiman Fatima, “Enhanced Performance of InGaN-based Green Resonant Cavity Light-Emitting Diodes with Superlattice Electron Blocking Layer”, Journal of Luminescence (2026) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2026.121773)
   6. Anuda Khan, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Haseena Noor, Aiman Fatima, “Optimized Last Quantum Barrier Design for Enhanced Performance of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) AlGaN Nanowire Light-Emitting Diodes, Journal of Luminescence (2026) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2026.121754)
   7. Amina Hafeez, Muhammad Usman, Hazrat Ali; Jamshad Bashir; Zoya Noor, “Cascaded Deep UV and Blue LEDs with Integrated GaN Tunnel Junction”, Chinese Physics B (2026) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ae32fd)
   8. Wagma Hayat, Muhammad Usman, “Synergistic Impact of InGaN Cap, Recessed Gate, and Aluminum Composition Engineering on E-Mode AlGaN Channel HEMTs”, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements (2026) (https://doi.org/10.1080/10426507.2026.2613652)
   9. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman “Design Optimization of III-V µLEDs: A Review of Computational Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Performance Enhancement”, The European Physical Journal Plus (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06948-z)
   10. Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, “Far ultraviolet-C AlGaN laser diode (221 nm) with trapezoidal graded upper p-cladding layer for enhanced performance”, Optical and Quantum Electronics (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-025-08510-8)
   11. Anum; Muhammad Usman; Usman Habib; Shazma Ali, “Advancing III-Phosphide Red Light-emitting Diode Performance Through Ternary and Graded Ternary Electron Blocking Layer” Chinese Physics B (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ae0639)
   12. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, Muhammad Usman, “Zincronized NiCo Selenides Coupled with Polypyrrole: A Synergistic Route to High-Energy Asymmetric Supercapacitors”, RSC Advances (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA04328J)
   13. Anum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, “Leveraging AlGaP/GaP Superlattices to Elevate AlGaInP Red Laser Diode Performance”, Optical and Quantum Electronics (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-025-08448-x)
   14. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Channel Material Impact on HEMT Performance: Insights from GaN, AlGaN, and InGaN”, Engineering Research Express (2025), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/adfeb7)
   15. Laraib Mustafa, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Ahmed Ali, Anis Naveed, “Recycling technologies for extracting gallium from light-emitting diodes”, Photonics (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12080808)
   16. Asima Sarwar, Muhammad Usman, Masroor Hussain, Khurram Jadoon, Tareq Manzoor, Shazma Ali, “AI-Powered Deep Ultraviolet Laser Diode Design for Resource-Efficient Optimization”, Journal of Computational Electronics (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-025-02352-z)
   17. Zoya Noor, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Johirul Islam, Jamshad Bashir, Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Anis Naveed “Intrinsic Layer-Enhanced InGaP/GaAs Solar Cell: A Path to Higher Efficiency”, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0268987)
   18. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, Muhammad Usman, “Tailoring the electrochemical performance of nickel cobalt selenides via hydrothermal zincronization for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors”, Electrochimica Acta (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146351)
   19. Iqra Anjum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, “Improving Mid-Infrared Emission in GaInSb/AlGaInSb LEDs Through Lattice Mismatch and Carrier Dynamics Control”, Journal of Optical Society of America Society B (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.551317)
   20. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Breaking the Limits of HEMT Performance: InGaN Channel and Back Barrier Engineering”, Physica B: Condensed Matter (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2025.417069)
   21. Laraib Mustafa, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Jamshad Bashir, Muneeba Gul, “Effect of quaternary p-AlInGaN interlayer on the light output power and gain of InGaN green laser diode”, Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials (2025) (doi: https://org/10.1007/s42341-025-00591-2)
   22. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, Muhammad Usman, “Optimization strategies for binary transition metal selenides in high-performance supercapacitor-battery hybrid devices”, Electrochimica Acta (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.145764)
   23. Anum Ali, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, “Optimization of III-Phosphide Light Emitting Diodes via Spacer and Electron Blocking Layers”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/adad9a)
   24. Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, Dmitri Sergeevich Arteev, Zoya Noor and Ahmed Ali, “Enhancing Carriers’ Confinement by Introducing BAlGaN Quantum Barriers for the Better Optoelectronic Performance of Deep UV LEDs”, Photonics (2025), 12, 49 (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics12010049)
   25. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, Muhammad Usman, “Synthesis‐Driven Enhancement in Energy Storage Performance of Copper Transition Metal Phosphates for Hybrid Battery-Supercapacitor Systems”, Energy Technology (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202401761)
   26. Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, Nouredine Sengouga, Mohamed Hassani, “Introducing boron gallium nitride as carriers’ source layer for efficient near-ultraviolet microLED”, Physica Scripta (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad8e93)
   27. Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Muhammad Usman, “221 nm far ultraviolet-C AlGaN laser diode with optimized p-AlN electron blocking epilayers”, Optical and Quantum Electronics (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-024-07788-4)
   28. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Dimensional Downscaling and Quantum Engineering: A Path to High-Performance Micro-LEDs”, Journal of Luminescence (2025) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2024.120951)
   29.  Wagma Hayat, Muhammad Usman, “Applications of Molecular Beam Epitaxy in Optoelectronic Devices: An Overview”, Physica Scripta (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad8318)
   30. Wagma Hayat, Muhammad Usman, “Dual-Gate AlGaN Channel HEMTs: Advancements in E-mode Performance with N-Shaped Graded Composite Barriers”, Electronic Structure (2024) (doi: https://10.1088/2516-1075/ad85ba) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1075/ad85ba)
   31. Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, “n+/p+ GaN and n+/p+ Al0.10Ga0.90N tunnel junctions: A promising alternative for hole injection in deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes”, Journal of Information Display (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15980316.2024.2412104)
   32. Mujeeb ur Rahman, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Hassan Sayyad, Syed Zameer Abbas, “Impact of Carbon Electrode Layer on the Series Resistance and Fill Factor of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cell”, Physica Scripta (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad75cd)
   33. Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, Laraib Mustafa, “High-Power and High-Efficiency 221 nm AlGaN Deep Ultraviolet Laser Diodes”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/ad5a3b)
   34. Jamshad Bashir, Muhammad Usman, “Tunneling assisted p-contact free GaN-InGaN green light-emitting diodes”, Journal of Information Display (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15980316.2024.2370272) (Best Paper Award 2025 by Journal of Information Display (Korean Information Display Society)
   35. Anum Ali, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, and Shazma Ali, “Epitaxial analysis of GaInP/AlGaInP red light-emitting diodes with ternary AlGaP quantum barriers for quantum efficiency enhancement”, Physica Scripta (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad492c)
   36. Sana Saeed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “III-Arsenide separate confinement heterostructure infrared laser diodes with engineered the cladding layers”, Physica B : Condensed Matter (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2024.415956)
   37. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Exploring the Impact of AlGaN Barrier Thickness and Temperature on Normally-ON GaN HEMT Performance”, Engineering Research Express (2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ad3acb)
   38. Sana Saeed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Employment of thin p-AlAs to improve near-infrared laser diodes”, Materials Science & Engineering B: 302, (2024): 117251 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117251)
   39. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Effect of optimized quaternary waveguides on the performance of deep ultraviolet laser diodes”, Journal of Luminescence 269 (2024): 120441 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2024.120441)
   40. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Grading waveguide to improve the performance of ultraviolet laser diodes”, Journal of Luminescence 263, (2023): 120135 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2023.120135)
   41. Saad Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, Laraib Mustafa, Shazma Ali, “Thin Quaternary Layer and Staggered Electron Blocking Layers for Improved Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes” ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 12, no. 7 (2023): 076003 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/ace331)
   42. Sana Saeed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Graded cladding layers in infrared III-Arsenide separate confinement heterostructure laser diodes”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 12, no. 5 (2023): 057009 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/acce07)
   43. Sana Saeed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “High performance near-infrared III-Arsenide laser diodes with p-AlGaAs barriers”, Optical Materials 139 (2023): 113809 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113809)
   44. Saad Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Designing p-region of AlGaN ultraviolet light-emitting diodes for the improved performance”, Physica B: Condensed Matter (2023) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2023.414865)
   45. Saad Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, et al., “Carrier Confinement in Ultraviolet-C AlGaN Light-Emitting Diodes”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (2023) (doi: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2162-8777/acc970)
   46. Muhammad Usman, Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Aamir and Abdullrahman Abdullah Alyemeni, “Performance enhancement with thin p-AlInN electron blocking layer in ultraviolet light-emitting diodes”, Optical Engineering (2023) (doi: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2162-8777/acc970)
   47. Muhammad Usman, Sibghatullah Khan, et al., “Tailoring the performance of GaN-based yellow light-emitting diodes”, Physica B: Condensed Matter (2022) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2022.414567)
   48. Muhammad Usman, Tariq Jamil, et al., “Carrier confinement in 232 nm emission AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes with p-AlN layer”, Materials Science & Engineering B: no. 287 (2023): 116097  (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.116097)
   49. Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, et al., “Compositionally graded quaternary electron blocking layer for efficient deep ultraviolet AlGaN‑based light‑emitting diodes”, Optical Review (2022) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-022-00766-9)
   50. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Improving the gain and efficiency of ultraviolet-C laser diodes”, Journal of Materials Science (2022) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07696-6)
   51. Muhammad Usman, Tariq Jamil, “The effect of p-doped AlInN last quantum barrier on carrier concentration of 266 nm light-emitting diodes without electron blocking layer”, Journal of Electronic Materials (2022): 1-6 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09869-0)
   52. Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, “Improved ultraviolet-B light-emitting diodes with graded all-quaternary layers in the active region”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 11, no. 7 (2022): 076004 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/ac7f58)
   53. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Performance enhancement of ultraviolet-C AlGaN laser diode”, The European Physical Journal Plus (2022) 137:771 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03007-9)
   54. Sibghatullah Khan, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Saad Rasheed, Sana Saeed, “High radiative recombination in GaN-based yellow light-emitting diodes”, International Journal of Modern Physics B, (2022) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979222501399)
   55. Abdur Rehman Anwar, Muhammad T. Sajjad, Muhammad Ali Johar, Carlos A. Hernández-Gutiérrez, Muhammad Usman, S. P. Łepkowski, “Recent Progress in Micro-LED based Display Technologies”, Laser & Photonics Reviews 2100427 (2022) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202100427)
   56. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, “Optimized carrier confinement in deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes with AlInGaN/AlInN superlattice electron blocking layer”, Materials Science & Engineering B 278 (2022): 115638 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.115638)
   57. Sibghatullah Khan, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Perspective on light-fidelity and visible light communication, Journal of Laser Applications 34, 011202 (2022), (doi: https://doi.org/10.2351/7.0000614)
   58. Shahzeb Malik, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Hideki Hirayama, “Polarization-Dependent Hole Generation in 222 nm-Band AlGaN -based Far-UVC LED: A Way Forward to the Epi-Growers of MBE and MOCVD”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC03774A)
   59. Noor Ul Islam; Muhammad Usman; Sibghatullah Khan, Tariq Jamil, Saad Rasheed, Shazma Ali, Sana Saeed, “Remarkable efficiency improvement in AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes using graded last quantum barrier”, OptiK (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.168212)
   60. Noor Ul Islam; Muhammad Usman; Tariq Jamil, “Energy-savings using solid-state lighting: A case study of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh”, Energy Policy (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112676)
   61. Noor Ul Islam; Muhammad Usman; Saad Rasheed; Tariq Jamil, “A perspective on white light-emitting diodes: Past, Present, and Future”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/ac26d8)
   62. Munaza Munsif, Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Sibghatullah Khan, Saad Rasheed, Shazma Ali, “Engineering last quantum barrier/electron blocking layer interface to improve green light-emitting diodes”, Optical and Quantum Electronics (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03300-4)
   63. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Muhammad Usman, Mussaab Ibrahiam Niass, Juin J. Liou, Fang Wang and Yuhuai Liu “Compositionally Graded AlGaN Hole Source Layer for Deep-ultraviolet Nanowire Light-emitting Diode without Electron Blocking Layer”, Nanotechnology (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac218b)
   64. Shahzeb Malik, Muhammad Usman, Masroor Hussain, Munaza Munsif, Sibghatullah Khan, Saad Rasheed, Shazma Ali, “Numerical analysis of the compositional graded quaternary barrier ultraviolet near-275 nm AlGaN-based light-emitting diodes”, Opto-Electronics Review (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.24425/opelre.2021.135831)
   65. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, Saad Rasheed, Shazma Ali, “High radiative recombination rate of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes with AlInGaN/AlInN/AlInGaN tunnel electron blocking layer”, Journal of Electronic Materials (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09086-1)
   66. Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Kiran Saba, “Reduction of efficiency droop by inserting superlattice quaternary-ternary electron blocking layer in GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, Materials Science and Engineering B (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115279)
   67. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, “On the enhancement of carrier injection efficiency by employing AlInN last quantum barrier in 277 nm ultraviolet light-emitting diodes”, Journal of Applied Physics (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050345)
   68. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, “Sandwiching electron blocking layer with p-AlInN layer to enhance hole injection in AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes”, Materials Research Bulletin (2021) (doi: https://org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111389)
   69. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, Habibullah Jamal, “The marvelous optical performance of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes with AlInGaN-based last quantum barrier and step electron blocking layer”, Applied Physics A (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04559-w)
   70. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Abdur-Rehman, Shahzeb Malik, Noor Ul Islam, Sibghatullah Khan, “Hole transport enhancement by thickness- and composition-grading of electron blocking layer”, Optical Engineering (2021) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.60.3.036101)
   71. Muhammad Usman, Tariq Jamil, Shahzeb Malik, Habibullah Jamal, “Designing quaternary graded anti-trapezoidal electron blocking layer for the amelioration of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes internal quantum efficiency”, OptiK (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.166528)
   72. Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Hideki Hirayama, “Suppressing the efficiency droop in the AlGaN-based UVB LED”, Nanotechnology (2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abe4f9)
   73. Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, Masroor Hussain, Habibullah Jamal, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, “Improving AlGaN-based ultraviolet-C (UV–C) light-emitting diodes by introducing quaternary-graded AlInGaN final quantum barrier”, Optical Materials (2021) 112: 110745 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2020.110745)
   74. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, Ihsan Ullah, “Upping the internal quantum efficiency of green light-emitting diodes by employing graded AlGaN barrier and electron blocking layer”, IET Optoelectronics (2021) (https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.12016)
   75. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Urooj Mushtaq, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Green gap in GaN-based light-emitting diodes: in perspective.” Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences (2020): 1-18. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408436.2020.1819199)
   76. Muhammad Usman, Shahzeb Malik, Munaza Munsif, “AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes: Challenges and Opportunities”, Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence (2020) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.3965)
   77. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Kiran Saba, Munaza Munsif, “Droop-free internal quantum efficiency of p-InGaN/p-GaN superlattice electron blocking layer”, Optik (2020): (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165514)
   78. Muhammad, Nazeer, Hira Khan, Nargis Bibi, Muhammad Usman, Naseer Ahmed, Shahid Nawaz Khan, and Zahid Mahmood. “Frequency component vectorisation for image dehazing.” Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence (2020): 1-14 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0952813X.2020.1794232)
   79. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif “Review—A Survey of Simulations on Device Engineering of GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes.”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 9, no. 6: 066002 (2020) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/aba1cc)
   80. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, and Munaza Munsif. “Internal quantum efficiency enhancement employing composition-graded last quantum barrier and electron blocking layer.” Journal of Photonics for Energy 10, no. 2 (2020): 024505 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.10.024505)
   81. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, Shahzeb Malik, Noor Ul Islam, and Tariq Jamil. “Augmenting the internal quantum efficiency of GaN-based green light-emitting diodes by sandwiching active region with p-AlGaN layers.” Journal of Modern Optics (2020): 1-6 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2020.1775906)
   82. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, and Abdur‑Rehman Anwar. “High internal quantum efficiency of green GaN‑based light‑emitting diodes by thickness‑graded last well/last barrier and composition‑graded electron blocking layer.” Optical and Quantum Electronics 52, no. 6 (2020) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-020-02436-z)
   83. Muhammad Usman, Abdur‑Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, Shahzeb Malik, Noor Ul Islam, and Tariq Jameel. “Increasing the internal quantum efficiency of green GaN‑based light‑emitting diodes by employing graded quantum well and electron blocking layer.” Optical and Quantum Electronics 52 (2020): 303 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-020-02423-4)
   84. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Kiran Saba, Munaza Munsif, and Piotr Perlin. “Reduction in efficiency droop/decline of green GaN-based light-emitting diodes by employing heterostructure cap layer.” Materials Science and Engineering: B 258 (2020): 114576 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114576)
   85. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Kiran Saba, and Munaza Munsif. “Thickness-graded quantum barriers and composition-graded electron blocking layer for efficient green light-emitting diodes.” Optik (2020): 164767 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.164767)
   86. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Kiran Saba, and Munaza Munsif. “Analysis of various electron blocking layers to improve efficiency in green light-emitting diodes.” Ceramics International (2020) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.151)
   87. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, and Abdur-Rehman Anwar. “Wedge-shaped electron blocking layer to improve hole transport and efficiency in green light-emitting diodes.” Optics Communications 464 (2020): 125493 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2020.125493)
   88. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Habibullah Jamal, Shahzeb Malik, and Noor Ul Islam. “Quantum efficiency enhancement by employing specially designed AlGaN electron blocking layer.” Superlattices and Microstructures 139 (2020): 106417 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2020.106417)
   89. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, Dong-Pyo Han, and Kiran Saba. “Amelioration of internal quantum efficiency of green GaN-based light-emitting diodes by employing variable active region.” Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 117 (2020): 113826 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2019.113826)
   90. Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, Shahzeb Malik, and Noor Ul Islam. “Analytical analysis of internal quantum efficiency with polarization fields in GaN-based light-emitting diodes.” Superlattices and Microstructures 135 (2019): 106271 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2019.106271)
   91. Jahangir, Adnan, Sarhan Atwa, Nadia Rehman, Muhammad Usman, M. Bilal Ashraf, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Diffusion effect on plane harmonic waves through thermoelastic microstretch medium in context of Green–Naghdi theory.” Indian Journal of Physics (2019): 1-12 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-019-01545-0)
   92. Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Urooj Mushtaq, Waqas A. Imtiaz, Dong-Pyo Han, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Zigzag-shaped quantum well engineering of green light-emitting diode.” Superlattices and Microstructures 132 (2019): 106164 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2019.106164)
   93. Muhammad Usman, Urooj Mushtaq, Munaza Munsif, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, and Muhammad Kamran. “Enhancement of the optoelectronic performance of p-down multiquantum well N-GaN light-emitting diodes.” Physica Scripta 94, no. 10 (2019): 105808 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ab28c0)
   94. Rafiq, Muhammad, Baljeet Singh, Samreen Arifa, Muhammad Nazeer, Muhammad Usman, Shoaib Arif, Mairaj Bibi, and Adnan Jahangir. “Harmonic waves solution in dual-phase-lag magneto-thermoelasticity.” Open Physics 17, no. 1 (2019): 8-15 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2019-0002)
   95. Imtiaz, Waqas A., Hassan Yousif Ahmed, Medien Zeghid, Yahia Sharief, and Muhammad Usman. “Design and implementation of two-dimensional enhanced multi-diagonal code for high cardinality OCDMA-PON.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 44, no. 8 (2019): 7067-7084 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03789-8)
   96. Muhammad Usman, Urooj Mushtaq, Dong-Guang Zheng, Dong-Pyo Han, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Investigation of optoelectronic characteristics of indium composition in InGaN-based light-emitting diodes.” Materials Research Express 6, no. 4 (2019): 045909 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aaff15)
   97. Muhammad Usman, Urooj Mushtaq, Dong-Guang Zheng, Dong-Pyo Han, Muhammad Rafiq, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Enhanced internal quantum efficiency of bandgap-engineered green W-shaped quantum well light-emitting diode.” Applied Sciences 9, no. 1 (2019): 77. (Featured Paper/Invited Paper) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010077)
   98. Kamran, Syed Rameez Naqvi, Tallha Akram, S. K. He, M. Ikram, M. Usman, and Sajjad Ali Haider. “Minimizing energy losses by introducing periodic pinning centers on superconducting films.” Applied Nanoscience 9, no. 1 (2019): 113-117 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-018-0919-1)
   99. Muhammad Usman, Urooj Mushtaq, Kiran Saba, Dong-Pyo Han, Nazeer Muhammad, Waqas A. Imtiaz, and Adnan Jahangir. “Improved optoelectronic performance of green light-emitting diodes by employing GaAlInN quantum wells without electron blocking layer.” Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 106 (2019): 68-72 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2018.10.019)
   100. Muhammad Usman, Nabila Nawaz, Kiran Saba, Khasan Karimov, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Experimental and numerical analysis of the indium-content on the internal electromechanical field in GaN-based light-emitting diodes.” Optik 172 (2018): 1193-1198. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.07.081)
   101. Muhammad Usman, Kiran Saba, Adnan Jahangir, Muhammad Kamran, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Electromechanical fields and their influence on the internal quantum efficiency of GaN-based light-emitting diodes” Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 31, no. 3 (2018): 383-390 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10338-018-0013-y)
   102. Muhammad Usman, Kiran Saba, Dong-Pyo Han, Nazeer Muhammad, Shabieh Farwa, Muhammad Rafiq, and Tanzila Saba. “Degradation effect of Auger recombination and built-in polarization field on GaN-based light-emitting diodes.” AIP Advances 8, no. 1 (2018): 015005 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5010241)
   103. Muhammad Usman, Kiran Saba, Dong-Pyo Han, and Nazeer Muhammad. “Efficiency improvement of green light-emitting diodes by employing all-quaternary active region and electron-blocking layer.” Superlattices and Microstructures 113 (2018): 585-591. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2017.11.046)
   104. Muhammad Usman, Hyunsung Kim, Jong-In Shim, and Dong-Soo Shin. “Measurement of piezoelectric field in single-and double-quantum-well green LEDs using electroreflectance spectroscopy.” Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 53, no. 9 (2014): 098002. (doi: https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.53.098002)

Selected Peer-Reviewed International Conferences

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1. 1. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, “Transition metal selanides: A pathway to high-energy and high-power hybrid supercapacitors, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   2. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Hole accelerator-assisted carrier management for enhanced efficiency 25 x 25 µm² green III-Nitride micro-LEDs”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   3. Asima Sarwar, Muhammad Usman, Masroor Hussain, “Revolutionizing DUV laser diode design with machine learning and XAI”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   4. Anuda Bibi, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Aiman Fatima, Haseena Noor, “Performance enhancement of aluminum gallium nitride nanowire ultraviolet-C light-emitting diodes through electron blocking layer-free architectures: An APSYS-based simulation study”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   5. Anis Naveed, Muhammad Usman, Jamshad Bashir, Zoya Noor, “Improving spectral selectivity in GaAs IR photodetectors via AlGaAs filter layer: A simulation study”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   6. Muneeba Gul, Muhammad Usman, “Investigating the effect of an AlGaN EBL on the performance of green InGaN/GaN quantum dot LEDs”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Oral)
   7. Mujeeb ur Rehman, Muhammad Usman, “Enhancing perovskite solar cell performance: Comparative analysis using spacer layer effects”, 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) October 27-31, 2025 at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad (Poster)
   8. Anuda Bibi, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Aiman Fatima, Haseena Noor “Performance Enhancement of Aluminum Gallium Nitride Nanowire Ultraviolet-C Light-Emitting Diodes through Electron Blocking Layer-Free Architectures: An APSYS-Based Simulation Study”, International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2025, October 27th–31st, 2025, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad (Poster)
   9. Haseena Noor, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Aiman Fatima, Anuda Bibi, “Performance Enhancement of Blue InGaN-Based ResonantCavity Light Emitting Diodes with Graded Electron Blocking Layer”, International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2025, October 27th–31st, 2025, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad (Poster)
   10. Aiman Fatima, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, Anis Naveed, Anuda Bibi, Haseena Noor, “Optoelectronic Simulation of ITO/NPB/Alq₃:DCJTB/Alq₃/Ag Organic light emitting diode: Effect of Hole Transport Layer Thickness on Device Performance”, International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2025, October 27th–31st, 2025, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad (Poster)
   11. Zoya Noor, Muhammad Usman, Jamshad Bashir, Anis Naveed, “Comparative Anlaysis of Back Surface Field (BSF) Layer in InGaP/GaAs Solar Cells”, 3rd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering – MTMM 2025 (April 16-17, 2025) (Poster)
   12. Iqra Anjum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, “Numerical Insights into High-Indium InGaN NIR LEDs: A Path to Efficient Nano-Optoelectronics”, 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2025), April 14–15, 2025, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan (Oral)
   13. Iqra Anjum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, “Advancing Near-Infrared InGaN LEDs: Effect of Indium Composition on Optical Performance”, 4th ASEAN-Pakistan Conference on Materials Science (APCoMS 2025), May 05–08, 2025, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan (Oral)
   14. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Investigating the Effects of AlGaN insertion Layers on Ultravoilet-C MicroLED Performance”, 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing and Communication 2025, 23-25 April, 2025, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology , Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan (ICETECC`25) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICETECC65365.2025.11070281)
   15. Anique Ahmed, Muhammad Ramzan Karim, Muhammad Usman, “Enhancing Charge Storage Mechanism in Mixed Metal Phosphate as Anodic electrode material for energy storage systems”, (IBCAST 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10876893)
   16. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, Wagma Hidayat, Anum Ali, Iqra Anjum, Syeda Wageeha Shakir, “Enhanced Efficiency of Deep Ultraviolet µLEDs through Graded-Last Quantum Barrier Integration”, (IBCAST 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10877014)
   17. Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, Wagma Hidayat, Anum Ali, Iqra Anjum, “Graded Waveguide design for improved performance of AlGaN based deep ultraviolet-C 221 nm Laser Diode”, (IBCAST 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10877118)
   18. Nadia Anwar, Usman Habib, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ijaz, Iqra Anjum, “Enhanced Responsivity and Detectivity for Perovskite Based Self-Powered Photodetector for Low Power VLC Applications”, 14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CSNDSP60683.2024.10636395)
   19. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Enhancement of the Optoelectronic Performance of 25um InGaN Micro-LED”, iiScience 2024 (4th iiScience International Conference: Recent Advances in Photonics and Physical Sciences), Lahore (April 16-18, 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3052747)
   20. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Breaking Performance Barriers: AlN Spacer Integration Boosts GaN HEMTs to Higher Drive Drain Current for HEMT-LED”, iiScience 2024 (4th iiScience International Conference: Recent Advances in Photonics and Physical Sciences), Lahore (April 16-18, 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3051934)
   21. Laraib Mustafa, Muhammad Usman, “High output InGaN red laser diodes through implementation of AlGaInN interlayer”, iiScience 2024 (4th iiScience International Conference: Recent Advances in Photonics and Physical Sciences), Lahore (April 16-18, 2024) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3052373)
   22. Iqra Anjum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shanza Rehan, Anum, Shazma Ali,“Optimization of III-V Antimonide mid-infrared light-emitting diodes with AlGaInSb barriers”, International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024) (Best Poster Award)
   23. Anum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, Laraib Mustafa, “Analyzing optoelectronic properties of red III-Phosphide light-emitting diodes by varying multiquantum wells in active region”, International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024) (Poster)
   24. Syeda Wageeha Shakir, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, Laraib Mustafa, Wagma Hidayat, Anum, “Numerical Analysis of AlGaN-based 221 nm deep ultraviolet laser diodes”, International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024) (Poster)
   25. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Unleashing Performance of Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors with Step-Graded AlGaN Spacer”, International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024) (Poster)
   26. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, “Analysis of ultraviolet laser diode with lineary graded electron blocking layer”, International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024) (Poster)
   27. Wagma Hidayat, Muhammad Usman, “Exploring quantum well variations in GaN HEMTs”, Photonics Online Meetup 2023 (Poster)
   28. Anum, Muhammad Usman, Usman Habib, Shazma Ali, “Improved optoelectronic properties of yellowish-red light-emitting diodes by varying quantum well number in the active region”, Photonics Online Meetup 2023 (Poster)
   29. Sana Saeed, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, “Improvement in Optoelectronic Properties of AlGaAs/InGaAs Laser in Near-Infrared Region”, Frontiers in Optics+Laser Science (FiO+LS) (17-20 October 2022), New York, USA (Poster) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2022.JTu4B.28)
   30. Saad Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, Shazma Ali, “Design and Characteristics of Optimized Quaternary Layer Between Last Quantum Barrier and Electron Blocking Layer in Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode”, Advanced Photonics Congress 24 July 2022 – 28 July 2022, Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Center Maastricht, Netherlands (July 2022) (Poster) (https://www.optica.org/en-us/events/congress/advanced_photonics_congress/e-posters/poster/?id=3748128)
   31. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, Saad Rasheed, “Improved optoelectronic properties of ultraviolet laser diodes by utilizing step-graded aluminum concentration in quantum barriers”, Advanced Photonics Congress 24 July 2022 – 28 July 2022, Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Center Maastricht, Netherlands, (July 2022) (Poster) (https://www.optica.org/events/congress/advanced_photonics_congress/e-posters/poster/?id=3748130)
   32. Saad Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, “Enhanced optoelectronic properties of UV-C light-emitting diode”, 2022 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD) (September 2022) (doi: https://1109/NUSOD54938.2022.9894804)
   33. Shazma Ali, Muhammad Usman, Sana Saeed, “Design Analysis of Linear Graded Quantum barriers in Ultraviolet-C Laser Diodes”, 2022 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD) (September 2022) (doi: https://10.1109/NUSOD54938.2022.9894790)
   34. Tariq Jamil, Usman Muhammad, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, “Marked efficiency enhancement of 222 nm AlGaN-based deep-UV LEDs for disinfection of SARS-2 (Covid-19)”, 2021 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), Italy (September 2021) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/NUSOD52207.2021.9541484)
   35. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, “Designing 222 nm III-Nitride-based Far UVC LEDs for the disinfection of SARS-2 (Covid-19)”, Energy Storage and Conversion (AIP Publishing Horizons) (August 2021) (Poster)
   36. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, “On the suppressing of efficiency droop in the AlGaN-based UVC LED”, National Optics and Photonics Engineering Conference (NOPEC’21) (May 2021) (Poster)
   37. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal,” Reducing efficiency droop in UV LEDs”, National Optics and Photonics Engineering Conference 2021 (NOPEC’21) Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (May 2021) (Poster)
   38. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, “Suppressing the carrier leakage in AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes”, International Materials Science Conference, 2021 Jalgaon India (Oral)
   39. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Sibghatullah Khan, “Upgradation of AlGaN-based deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes internal quantum efficiency with AlInGaN-based electron blocking layer”, International Conference on Energy, Water, and Environment (ICEWE-2021) UET, Lahore, 2021 (Oral)
   40. Tariq Jamil, Muhammad Usman, Habibullah Jamal, Shahzeb Malik, Noor Ul Islam, Sibghatullah Khan, “Remarkable internal quantum efficiency of AlGaN-based DUV LEDs”, Third Photonics Online Meetup 2021 (Poster)
   41. Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Shahzeb Malik, Noor Ul Islam, “Analytical analysis of piezoelectric field on the optoelectronic characteristics of green GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, In First iiScience International Conference 2020, vol. 11561, p. 1156102. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2574352)
   42. Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Munaza Munsif, Aleem Khan, “Enhancement of internal quantum efficiency of green GaN-based light-emitting diodes by employing graded well/barrier/electron blocking layer”, In Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications XIV, vol. 11498, p. 1149806. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568457)
   43. Abdur-Rehman Anwar and Muhammad Usman, “Role of polarization field on degradation of the internal quantum efficiency by analytical formulation of GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, 4th Conference on Emerging Materials & Processing (CEMP), October 30^th-31^st, 2019, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad, Pakistan (Best Poster Award)
   44. Abdur-Rehman Anwar and Muhammad Usman, “Role of polarization field on degradation of the internal quantum efficiency by analytical formulation of GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, International Workshop on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, Emerging Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Technologies, October 07-09, 2019 at National Center of Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan (Best Poster Award)
   45. Munaza Munsif, Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Urooj Mushtaq, Noor-Ul-Islam, Shahzeb Malik, ” Improvement of internal quantum efficiency by using bandgap engineered green light-emitting diodes”. 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) August 27-28, 2019 (Poster)
   46. Abdur-Rehman Anwar and Muhammad Usman, “Role of polarization field on degradation of the internal quantum efficiency by analytical formulation of GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) August 27-28, 2019), Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), Islamabad, Pakistan (Best Poster Award)
   47. Munaza Munsif, Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Urooj Mushtaq, “Enhancement of optoelectronic properties by using engineered quantum well green light-emitting diodes”. 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) August 27-28, 2019 (Poster)
   48. Urooj Mushtaq, Muhammad Usman, Abdur-Rehman Anwar, Munaza Munsif, “Impact of graded indium composition of gallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes”, 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) August 27-28, 2019 (Poster)
   49. Maaz Islam, Muhammad Usman, Urooj Mushtaq, Nabila Nawaz, Khasan Karimov, Nazeer Muhammad, and Kiran Saba. “Numerical analysis of the indium compositional variation on the efficiency droop of the GaN-based light-emitting diodes.” In Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications XII, vol. 10755, p. 107550O. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321287)
   50. Usman Muhammad, Hamidul Islam A.B.M., Hyunsung Kim, Dong-Pyo Han, Chan-Hyoung Oh, Jong-In Shim and Dong-Soo Shin, “Dependence of built-in electric field on the In-content in GaN-based light-emitting diodes”, 1st LED & Solid-State Lighting/Optoelectronics Society Conference, KAIST Univ., Daejon, Korea, (July 2015) (Poster)
   51. Usman Muhammad, Hyunsung Kim, Jong-In Shim, Dong-Soo Shin, ‘Measurement of piezoelectric field in single- and double-quantum-well green LEDs using electroreflectance spectroscopy’, The 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Widegap Semiconductors, Seoul, Korea (May, 2015) (Poster)
   52. Usman Muhammad, Hyunsung Kim, Jong-In Shim, ‘Theoretical and experimental analysis of blue MQW and green SQW InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes’, The 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Widegap Semiconductors, Seoul, Korea (May, 2015) (Poster)
   53. Usman Muhammad, Hyunsung Kim, Jong-In Shim, ‘Effect of n-GaN doping concentration and n-GaN thickness on the light extraction efficiency (LEE) of blue InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes’, The 7th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Widegap Semiconductors, Seoul, Korea (May, 2015) (Poster)

Research projects

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As Principal Investigator (PI)

1.      “Design and Analysis of high-performance energy efficient optoelectronic devices for Pakistan”,  Research Grant Name: National Research Program for University (NRPU) Call 2021 by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, Project Number: 14812, Total Cost: PKR 5.024 million

As Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

2.      “Numerical Simulation and Fabrication of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cell”, Research Grant Name: National Research Program for University (NRPU) Call 2021 by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, Project Number: 16196, Total Cost: PKR 10.22 million

3.     “Development of free-space optical (FSO)/Laser satellite communication prototype with AI-assisted digital signal processing, and self-powered, photodetector-based receiver”, 2024 by Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Pakistan, Total Cost: PKR 4 million

 

Selected Supervised/Co-Supervised Graduate Students

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Master’s Students:

1. Ms. Kiran Saba (kiran_saba@hotmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Poland based on our research work) (Working as Senior Chip Development Engineer @ ams OSRAM Germany) 
Thesis Title: Efficiency improvement of green light-emitting diodes by employing all-quaternary active region and electron-blocking layer (2018)
2. Ms. Urooj Mushtaq (urooj4854@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in China based on our research work) (2018)
Thesis Title: Analysis of the Polarity Effect on the Performance of GaN-based Light-emitting Diodes
3. Ms. Munaza Musnif (munazamunsif1@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: Augmentation of Internal Quantum Efficiency by Employing Engineering Electron Blocking Layer in Green Light-emitting Diodes (2020)
4. Mr. Abdur-Rehman Anwar (abdur12946@gmail.com) (Gold Medalist in Sciences (master’s program)) (Awarded Marie-Curie Fellowship to pursue PhD Scholarship in Slovenia based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Detailed Investigation of Light-Emitting Diodes: by Modeling and Simulation for Efficient Structure (2020)
5. Mr. Shahzeb Malik (sshahzebmalik111@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded MEXT Scholarship to pursue PhD in Japan based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Designing III-Nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the visible to ultraviolet emission spectrum (2021)
6. Mr. Noor Ul Islam (noorulislam0007@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in China based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Analysis of Graded Layers on the Performance of III-Nitride Light-emitting Diodes (2021)
7. Mr. Sibghatullah Khan (sibghat.mwt555@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in South Korea based on our research work)
Thesis Title: III-Nitride Yellow Light-emitting Diodes (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Poland based on our research work) (2021)
8. Mr. Saad Rasheed (saadrasheed1996@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Poland based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Towards Efficient III-Nitride Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes (2022)
9. Ms. Shazma Ali (alishazma1998@gmail.com) (Gold Medalist in Sciences (master’s program))
Thesis Title: Design and Analysis of III-Nitride Light-Emitters: Light-Emitting Diodes and Laser Diodes (2022)
10. Ms. Sana Saeed (sanasaeed400721@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Slovenia based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Optimization of GaAs and GaN Light-Emitters: From Infrared to Visible region (2023)
11. Ms. Laraib Mustafa (laibamustafa318@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: Quantum Engineering of Tunable III-V Quantum Well Light-emitting Devices (2024)
12. Ms. Wagma Hidayat (email: wagmahidayat@gmail.com) (2024)
Thesis Title: Design & Analysis of III-Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors: Improving Electrical Performance and E-mode Operation (2025)
13. Mr. Jamshad Bashir (email: jamshadbashir16@gmail.com) (Gold Medalist in Sciences (master’s program))
Thesis Title: Advanced Designs for Efficient Light-Emitting Devices: Spanning from Infrared to Ultraviolet Wavelengths (2025)

PhD Students:
1. Ms. Shazma Ali (alishazma1998@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: under progress
2. Ms. Asima Sarwar (email: )
Thesis Title: under progress
3. Mr. Mujeeb ur Rehman (email: )
Thesis Title: under progress
4. Mr. Anique Ahmad (email: )
Thesis Title: Tailoring Electrochemical Performance of Mixed Metal Selenides for Asymmetric Supercapacitor Energy Storage Devices (2025)

Co-Supervised Master’s Students:

1. Ms. Iqra Anjum (email: iqraamaan412@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: Heterostructure Engineering for III-Nitride and III-Antimonide Infrared Light-Emitting Diodes (2025)

2. Ms. Syeda Wageeha Shakir (email: wageeha98@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: Design of III-Nitride-based 221 nm Far Ultraviolet-C Laser Diodes (2024)

3. Ms. Anum (email: anum50835@gmail.com)
Thesis Title: Design and Analysis of III-Phosphide Red Light Emitters (2024)

4. Ms. Nabila Nawaz (Interfaculty Student) (nabilakcp@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD in Poland based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Effect of Humidity to Electric Properties of Electrochemical Cells Based on Solid Orange Dye And Graphene Electrolyte (2019)

5. Mr. Tariq Jamil (Intrafaculty Student) (tariqj844@gmail.com) (Awarded Fully Funded PhD in USA based on our research work)
Thesis Title: Engineering III-Nitride based Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes (2021)

Invited Talks

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1. Title: Lighting The Future: Quantum Engineering for Energy-Efficient Technologies, Global Scholars Forum, School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology (Jan 2026)
2. Title: From Pakistan to the World: Breaking Barriers in High-Frequency and Energy-Efficient Quantum Semiconductors presented in 19th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2025) at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) Islamabad, Pakistan (October 27-31, 2025)
3. Title: Quantum Breakthroughs: Applications and Global Market of Energy-Efficient High-Frequency Quantum Semiconductor Devices, presented in 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2025), School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan (April 2025)
4. Title: Quantum Engineering of Optoelectronic Devices, presented in Faculty of Engineering Sciences Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (October 2024)
5. Title: Quantum Engineering of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors For Energy Conservation, presented in International Conference on Innovations in Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (BioNanoCon 24), Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (29 February 2024)
6. Title: Solid-State Lighting for Energy Conservation, presented in 7th International Symposium in Light-Matter Interaction 2023, National Centre of Physics, Islamabad (18-19 September 2023)
7. Title: Energy Conservation Using Solid-State Lighting, presented in International Conference on Green and Sustainable Environment (ICGSE) 2023, Global Research Congress, Sindh Madrassatul Islam University (SMIU) Karachi, (08-09 March 2023)
8. Title: Light: The marvel of nature and technology, presented online in National Optics and Photonics Engineering Conference 2021 (NOPEC’21) (May 2021)
9. Title: The multifaceted world of light-emitting diodes, presented online in 18^th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) (January 2021)
10. Title: Realm of light-emitting diodes, presented online in a webinar organized by IEEE PAF-KIET Student Branch (July 2020)
11. Transition to Online Education, All Pakistan Online Education Summit (APOES) 2020 presented online (May 2020)
12. Title: Solid-state lighting: Opportunities and beyond, presented online in Optical Society of America (OSA)-Zhejiang University (ZJU) LUL&IDL2020 event, Zhejiang University, China (May 2020)
13. Title: Light-emitting diodes: From Basics to Applications, presented at International Workshop on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, Emerging Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Technologies, October 07-09, 2019 at National Center of Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan
14. Title: Light: Our Guide, presented at All Pakistan Photonics Symposium, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (Feb 2019)
15. Title: Light-Emitting Diodes and Challenges, presented at Fourth Student Research Conference, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan (May 2017)

As Peer Reviewer

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International:

1. Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science (Wiley)
2. Applied Physics Letters (AIP)
3. Journal of Electronics Materials (Springer)
4. Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier)
5. Engineering Research Express (IOP)
6. Optica formerly Optical Society of America
7. Siegman International School on Lasers (Optica formerly Optical Society of America)
8. Optical Materials (Elsevier)
9. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (IOP)
10. Surfaces and Interfaces (Elsevier)
11. Semiconductor Science and Technology (IOP)
12. Physica Scripta (IOP)
13. Scientific Reports (Nature)
14. Results in Physics (Elsevier)
15. Optics Express (Optica)
16. Discover Nano (formerly Nanoscale Research Letters)
17. IEEE Photonics Journal (IEEE)
18. Sensors (MDPI)
19. Materials (MDPI)
20. Optical Engineering (SPIE)
21. Micromachines (MDPI)
22. IET Optoelectronics (IET)
23. Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science (Wiley)
24. Micro and Nanostructures (Elsevier)
25. IEEE Electron Device Letters
26. Optics and Laser Technology (Elsevier)
27. Displays (Elsevier)
28. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (Electrochemical Society)
29. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (Springer)
30. Crystals (MDPI)
31. Applied Nanoscience (Springer)
32. Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering (IOP)
33. AIP Advances (AIP)
34. Journal of Quantum Electronics (IEEE)
35. ETRI Journal (Wiley)
36. Journal of Low Temperature Physics (Springer Nature)
37. Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer Nature)
38. Applied Composite Materials (Springer Nature)
39. IEEE Access (IEEE)
40. Physica B: Condensed Matter (Elsevier)
41. Journal of Applied Physics (AIP)
42. OptiK (Elsevier)
43. Optics Communications (Elsevier)
44. Microelectronics International (Emerald Publishing)
45. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials
46. Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

National:

• National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) – Research Grants Reviewer – (Higher Education Commission Pakistan)
• The 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies 2022 (ICET 2022, GIK Pakistan)
• International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT 2021, GIK Pakistan)
• Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Pakistan)
• International Conference on Computing and Mathematical Sciences (ICoMET) (Sukkur IBA University Pakistan)
• Book Chapter Reviewer (IGI Global)

Academic Experience

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International:

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of                         Head of Quantum Engineering Lab

Engineering Sciences & Technology

(Pakistan)

[Aug 2022 – Present]

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of                         As Associate Professor

Engineering Sciences & Technology

(Pakistan)

[Jan 2021 – Present]

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of                         As Assistant Professor

Engineering Sciences & Technology

(Pakistan)

[Aug 2015 – Dec 2020]

Industry Experience

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Executive Engineer in Access Network in WorldCall Telecom Limited (An OmanTel Company) for four years

1. Regional Team Leader
   Operation & Maintenance of Radio Access Network (RAN)

Professional Training

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1. IOP Peer Review Excellence Training Course 
2. By Elsevier
   1. Plagiarism [Jul 2019]
   2. Ethics responsibilities for Reviewers [Jul 2017]
   3. Peer review in Asia: special tips for Reviewers [Jul 2017]
   4. Funding Hacks for Researchers [Jul 2017]
3. By Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
   1. Huawei OptiX RTN 600 [Feb 2008]
   2. Huawei OptiX OSN 1500/2500/3500/7500 [Feb 2008]

Selected Supervised/Co-Supervised BSc Final Year Projects

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Supervised final year projects e.g.

1. (Year 2024-25) Object Detection and Identification Using Lidar (Won First Prize)
2. (Year 2024-25) Transparent Touch Display Glass (Won Second Prize)
3. (Year 2021-22) Exoskeleton Arm for Rehabilitation Purposes (Won Third Prize)
4. (Year 2021-22) Car Unlock & Ignition System Using Fingerprint & Face Recognition Sensors
5. (Year 2020-21) Wireless Universal Power Charging (Won First Prize)
6. (Year 2020-21) Unmanned 3 Dimensional Mapping Rover (using LiDAR) (Won Second Prize)
7. (Year 2019-20) Design and Implementation of Interactive Glass Window (Won Third Prize)
8. (Year 2018-19) Design, Implementation and Recording of 3-D Hologram Through Diode Laser (Won First Prize)
9. (Year 2017-18) Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (Indigenously done First Time in Pakistan)
10. (Year 2017-18) Interactive Smart Mirror
11. (Year 2016-17) Automated Solar Powered Irrigation System (Won Second Prize)
12. (Year 2015-16) CNC Milling & Engraving Machine (Won Second Prize)

Co-Supervised final year projects e.g.

1. (Year 2021-22) Smart Cleaner: An unmanned wireless control indoor disinfectant robot for combating the viruses
2. (Year 2018-19) IoT-based Car Diagnostic System (Won Second Prize)
3. (Year 2018-19) Laser Projection Keyboard
4. (Year 2017-18) Electricity generation using speed breaker (Won Second Prize)
5. (Year 2016-17) Design and Implementation of Free Space and Light-Wave initiated Fiber Communication Techniques for Industrial Applications (Won Second Prize)
6. (Year 2016-17) Design and Optimization of Laser Cutter and Engraver for Industrial and Research Applications (Won First Prize)

Administrative Responsibilities

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1. Head of Photonics & Microelectronics (Faculty Specialization Stream/Thrust Area)
2. Head of Quantum Engineering Lab
3. Head of Photolithography Lab
4. Head of Outreach Graduate Program
5. OBE Coordinator of the department
6. Advisor SPIE-OPTICA GIKI Chapter (Internationally funded student societies)
7. Team Supervisor and founder of student society titled “Foreign Aspirants”

Professional Affiliations

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1. Approved Supervisor by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
2. Approved Supervisor by Interdisciplinary Research Training Centre, Directorate of Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
3. Program Evaluator in Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
4. Professional Engineer in Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
5. Registered Engineer in Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
6. Americal Society of Physics (APS)
7. Royal Society of Chemistry (Associate Member)
8. Professional Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
   1. IEEE Photonics Society Membership
   2. IEEE Young Professionals
   3. IEEE Nanotechnology Council
   4. IEEE Electron Devices Society
9. Optica formerly Optical Society of America (OSA) and its subgroups
   1. Optics for Energy
   2. Polarization Group
   3. Therapeutic Laser Applications
   4. Molecular Probes and Nanobio-optics
   5. Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
   6. Holography and Diffractive Optics
   7. Lasers in Manufacturing
   8. Thin Films
   9. Optics in Digital Systems
   10. Environmental Sensing
   11. Display Technology
   12. Quantum Computing and Communication
   13. Fundamental Laser Sciences
   14. Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics
   15. Nonlinear Optics
   16. Optical Material Studies
   17. Nanophotonics
   18. Photonic Metamaterials
   19. Optical Cooling and Trapping
   20. Ultrafast Optical Phenomena
   21. Optical Communications
   22. Photonic Detection
   23. Laser Systems
   24. Optoelectronics
   25. Applications of Visual Science
   26. Clinical Vision Sciences
   27. Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)