Faculty Profiles
Mr. Waqas Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Postal Address
USPCAS-W Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Phone Number
0303-3998170
Email Address
I am currently employed in US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W) as an assistant professor. Currently working on a course titled “Hydroinformatics: Data Management and Analysis.” My research interest is in the field of database development and data analysis for hydrology/environment problems, data-driven modeling, numerical simulation for the subsurface, GIS application in water resources, and climate change impact on urban water supply and demand.
| S.No | Title | Year |
| 1 | Examining Irrigated Agriculture in Pakistan with a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach | 2021 |
| 2 | Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods: Groundwater model for Kuchlak Sub-basin, Balochistan | 2021 |
| 3 | Improving groundwater management to enhance agriculture and farming livelihoods: Groundwater model for Left Bank Command of Sukkur Barrage in Khairpur, Naushero Feroze, and Shaheed Benazirabad districts | 2021 |
| 4 | Assessing Water Consumption of Major Crops in the Command Area of Malwah Distributary, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh. | 2021 |
| 5 | Mapping Of Groundwater Zones Using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES): A Case Study of Malwah Distributary | 2021 |
| 6 | Modelling Groundwater Hydraulics to Design a Groundwater Level Monitoring Network for Sustainable Management of Fresh Groundwater Lens in Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan | 2020 |
| 7 | Multiphase simulation model for validating the estimate of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL) transmissivity using bail-down test | 2019 |
| 8 | Environmental Flows and Performance of Pakistan Water Accord 1991 below Kotri | 2019 |
| 9 | An Assessment of the Pakistan Water Apportionment Accord of 1991 | 2019 |
| 10 | Future water demand modeling using water evaluation and planning: A case study of the Indus Basin in Pakistan | 2019 |
| 11 | Reservoir Regulations of the Indus River Basin under Different Flow Conditions | 2018 |
| 12 | Water sharing, governance, and management among the provinces in Pakistan using evidence-based decision support system | 2018 |
| 13 | Decision support system for water resources planning and management in Pakistan | 2018 |
| 14 | Detection of Hydromorphologic Characteristics of Indus River Estuary, Pakistan, Using Satellite and Field Data | 2017 |
| 15 | Precipitation and Indian Ocean Climate Variability—A Case Study on Pakistan | 2017 |
| 16 | Focused fluid flow and the sub-seabed storage of CO2: Evaluating the leakage potential of seismic chimney structures for the Sleipner CO2 storage operation | 2017 |
| 17 | Monitoring the soil moisture content for efficient irrigation management | 2016 |
| 18 | Analysis of missing data for river flow using statistical tool group method of data handling (GMDH) | 2016 |
| 19 | Hydro informatics: How technology can help in water resources planning | 2015 |
| 20 | Matching pressure measurements and observed CO2 arrival times with static and dynamic modeling at the Ketzin storage site | 2015 |
| 21 | CO2 as a working fluid in geothermal power plants: Comparison of recent studies and future recommendations | 2014 |
| 22 | Three Phase (Water, Air and NAPL) Modeling of Bail-Down Test | 2014 |
| 23 | WP1 summary report relevant for risk assessment | 2014 |
| 24 | WP1 result summary report relevant for “Environmental Best Practice” | 2014 |
| 25 | CO2 as a working fluid in geothermal power plants: Literature review, summary and outlook. | 2013 |
Teaching:
- Hydro-informatics: Data Management and Analysis
- GIS, Remote Sensing, and Their Applications
Research Interest:
- Designing/deployment of wireless sensor technology and sensor network for irrigation and environmental management.
- Modeling of natural systems for informed decision-making.
- Development of AI based algorithms for optimization and estimation of
- 3D design and printing for customized solutions.
| No | Project Title | Funding Agency | Funding Amount | Role |
| 1 | Decision support system (DSS) for water resources planning and management in Pakistan | USPCASW-USAID | 1.8 Million PKR | Principal Investigator |
| 2 | Smart groundwater monitoring for sustainable groundwater extraction in Sindh | NRPU-HEC | 2.9 Million PKR | Principal Investigator |
| 3 | Closed-loop secondary level canal monitoring for equitable and reliable distribution of water | USPCASW-USAID | 6.1 Million PKR | Co – Principle investigator |
| 4 | Improving Groundwater Management to Enhance Agriculture and Farming Livelihood in Pakistan-funded by Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) in collaboration with Charles Sturt University-Australia | ACIAR-Australia | – | Groundwater system modeler |
| 5 | Production of drinking water from Indus River through Canal bank filtration for Mehran University Jamshoro: Estimation of yield, pumping requirements, Bio-clogging, and characterization of water quality. | USPCASW-USAID | – | Groundwater system modeler |
| 6 | Living with salinity-funded by Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) in collaboration with Charles Sturt University-Australia | ACIAR-Australia | – | Groundwater system modeler |
| 7 | Metering the aquifer using smart monitoring and data driven approach to assist in devising adaptive groundwater management strategy in Baluchistan. Funded by HEC-World bank under Local challenge fund. | LCF-HEC-World Bank | Hydrogeological Investigations | |
| 8 | Resistivity survey for groundwater exploration in Latif Block 2 Kadinwari gas field | UEP | – | Hydrogeological Investigations |
| 9 | Safety Evaluation and Adaptation Mechanism of Water-Energy-Food Nexus in CPEC under Climate Change | PSF-NSFC China | – | WEF system modeler |
| No | Title | Student Name | Program | Status |
| 1 | Demand-supply reliability for IBIS under future demand projections | Naseer | IWRM | Completed |
| 2 | System modelling for addressing WEF nexus in Pakistan | Danyal Aziz | IWRM | Completed |
| 3 | Groundwater Vulnerability assessment | Abdul Tauqeer | IWRM | Completed |
| 4 | Water balance assessment of sakrand distributary | Zulfiqar | IWRM | Completed |
| 5 | Mapping of groundwater vulnerability zones using VES: A case study of Malwah Distributory | Azadar Hussain | HID | Completed |
| 6 | Hydraulic assessment of spinal drain under different flow condition | Sheva | IWRM | Completed |
| 7 | Land cover changes and urban heat intensity mapping for Karachi city | Halar Zaman | HID | Completed |
| 8 | Effects of climate change on groundwater budget: A case study of Northern Rohri canal command | Suhail Ahmed | HID | Completed |
| 9 | Fabrication of low cost soil moisture sensor with calibiration algorithm for smart irrigation system | Mahtab Ahmed | HID | Completed |
| 10 | Optimal sensor placement to detect groundwater table fluctuations | Zulfiqar Ali | HID | Completed |
| 11 | Effect of soil salinity on wheat crop yield | Kainat Kalhoro | HID | Completed |
| 12 | Delineation of groundwater management zones for Dad irrigation division | Salman Sarwar | IWRM | Completed |
| 13 | Delineation of irrigation respunse units | Shahnawaz memon | HID | Completed |
| 14 | Optimization of groundwater monitoring network using genetic algorithm | Talha | HID | On going |
| 15 | Mapping of fresh groundwater zones in Nara, Khairpur | Ali siyal | IWRM | On going |
| 16 | Hydraulic assessment of Akram wah head regulator using labarotroy scale model | Dileep | HID | Ongoing |
GIS lab in charge: Manage the GIS and remote sensing laboratory at USPCASW