Dr. Muhammad Qasim Zafar

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Specializes in Additive Manufacturing, Tsinghua University, China
• M.Sc. Mechanical Design Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
• B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
• DAE Mechanical Technology, POF Institute of Technology, Wah Cantt

Professional Memberships

1. Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Pakistan Engineering Council (MECH/24992)
2. Member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG/288680)
3. Fellow of Institute of Engineers Pakistan (M-21548/MLT-194)

Experience

1. Assistant Professor/Incharge Industrial CNC & 3D Printing Lab, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi (Sept 2024- Present)
2. Lecturer/Incharge Industrial CNC & 3D Printing Lab, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi (Apr 2022-Aug 2024)
3. Graduate Research Associate, Institute of Material Processing Technology, Tsinghua University China (Sept 2017-Dec 2020)
4. Lecturer/Workshop Incharge, Department of Mechanical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad Sahiwal Campus (Jul 2012- Aug 2017)  

Journal Publications 

1. Zafar, M. Q, Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Wu, C., Zhao, H., Hussain, G., & Ma, N. (2023), Thermomechanical Process Simulation and Experimental Verification for Laser Additive Manufacturing of Inconel® 718, Materials, 16(7), 2595.
2. Zafar, M. Q, & Zhao, H. (2020). 4D printing: future insight in additive manufacturing, Metals and Materials International, 26, 564–585.
3. Zafar, M. Q, Wu, C. C., Zhao, H., Wang, J., & Hu, X. (2020). Finite element framework for electron beam melting process simulation, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 109, 2095–2112.
4. Zafar, M. Q, Wu, C., Zhao, H., Kai, D., & Gong, Q. (2021). Numerical simulation for electron beam selective melting PBF additive manufacturing of molybdenum, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 117(5), 1575–1588.
5. Wu, C., Zafar, M. Q., Zhao, H., Wang, Y., Schöler, C., Heinigk, C., Schulz, W. (2021). Multi-physics modeling of side roughness generation mechanisms in powder bed fusion, Additive Manufacturing, 47, 102274.
6. Wu, C., Zafar, M. Q, & Zhao, H. (2021). Numerical investigation of consolidation mechanism in powder bed fusion considering layer characteristics during multilayer process, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 113, 2087-2100.
7. Zafar, M. Q, Uddin, G. M., Asim, M., Khan, A. A., Hayat, N., Ghufran, M., & Jawad, M. (2019). Comparative analysis of low-temperature PVD-based TiN nano-thin-film-coated and-uncoated TNMG inserts in dry machining, Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers.
8. Wang, J., Zafar, M. Q, Chen, Y., Pan, P., Zuo, L., Zhao, H., & Zhang, X. (2022). Tribological properties of brake disc material for a high-speed train and the evolution of debris, Lubricants, 10(8), 168.
9. Wang, J., Zafar, M. Q., Chen, Y., Zuo, L., Zhang, X., Xie, P., & Zhao, H. (2023). Numerical simulation and mechanism analysis of thermal fatigue crack for low-alloy steel brake disc of high-speed train, International Journal of Rail Transportation, 1–14.
10. Wu, C., Xie, P., Zafar, M. Q, & Zhao, H. (2023). High-fidelity Modeling of Multilayer Building Process in Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion: Build-quality Prediction and Formation-Mechanism Investigation, Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering: Additive Manufacturing Frontiers, 2(3), 100086.
11. Zafar, A., Raheel, M., Zafar, M. Q, Nisar, K. S., Osman, M. S., Mohamed, R. N., & Elfasakhany, A. (2021). Dynamics of different nonlinearities to the perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equation via solitary wave solutions with numerical simulation, Fractal and Fractional, 5(4), 213.
12. Mustafa, M. S., Muneer, M. A., Zafar, M. Q., Arif, M., Hussain, G., & Siddiqui, F. A. (2022). Process parameter optimization for Fused Filament Fabrication additive manufacturing of PLA/PHA biodegradable polymer blend, International Polymer Processing, 37(1), 1–14.
13. Bilal Khan, M., Mustafa Azeem, Zafar, M. Q, & Hussain, G. (2023). Nanoparticles Surface Energy Effect on Mechanical Properties and Microscopic Deformation of 3D Heterogeneous Nanostructures, Nano, 18(07), 2350053.
14. Uddin, G. M., Sajid Kamran, M., Ahmad, J., Ghufran, M., Asim, Zafar, M. Q,. (2018). Comparative experimental study of tribo-mechanical performance of low temperature PVD based TiN coated PRCL systems for diesel engines, Advances in Tribology, 2018, 1–12.
15. Uddin, G. M., Joyia, F. M., Ghufran, M., Khan, S. A., Raza, M. A., Faisal, Zafar, M. Q, (2021). Comparative performance analysis of cemented carbide, TiN, TiAlN, and PCD coated inserts in dry machining of Al 2024 alloy, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112, 1461–1481.
16. Qayyum. H, Hussain. G, Khan. WA, Khan. MB, Zafar. MQ, Salman, M, Hong. Wu, (2024). Performance characterization of an additively manufactured mechanical structure produced in single and multiple materials with varying configurations, Journal of Engineering Research.

Conference Proceedings

1. Significance of Infill Density on Mechanical Performance in Fused Deposition Modeling” Proceedings of International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials” MTME2024 (Scopus)
2. Part-Scale Numerical Simulation for Direct Energy Deposition of Ti6Al4V” Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical Engineering UET, Lahore.
3. Deformation Behavior of 3D Auxetic Structures, Proceedings of IBCAST2023 (Scopus).

Invited Talks

1. Invited Talk at International Conference on 3D Printed and Energy Conversion Materials 2024, University of the Punjab, Lahore
2. Keynote Speaker in Aerostructure Track at 21st Internal Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology, IBCAST 2024, Bhurban

Book Chapters

1. Cyber Security in Additive Manufacturing, Integration of Heterogeneous Manufacturing Machinery in Cells and Systems (WRE2022) CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group