Dr. Fazal-ur-Rahman

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Dr. Fazal-ur-Rahman

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frehman@cust.edu.pk

PROFILE SUMMARY

Fazal-ur-Rehman received his M.Sc. (Gold-Medalist) and M. Phil. (Gold-Medalist) degrees in Mathematics from B.Z. University Multan, Pakistan, in 1986 and 1990, and M.Eng. & Ph.D. degrees in Control Systems from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He worked at the GIK Institute of Engineering, Topi, Pakistan, as Assistant Professor from 1998-2002 and Associate Professor from 2003-2005. Presently, he is a Professor at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. His research interests are in Nonlinear Control Systems.

QUALIFICATION
PhD	Control Systems	McGill University, Montreal, Canada	1997
M.Eng	Control Systems	McGill University, Montreal, Canada	1993
MPhil	Mathematics	Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan	1990
MSc	Mathematics	Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan	1986

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2012
Professor	Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Islamabad	2006 – 2012
Associate Professor	GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, KP	2002 – 2005
Assistant Professor	GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, KP	1998 – 2001

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
HOD	Department of Electrical Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	2006 – 2010

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
PEC	Member, Pakistan Engineering Council

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
1.	Stabilization of Nonlinear Control Systems
2.	Nonholonomic Systems
3.	Sliding Mode Control

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	PhD	Higher Order Sliding Mode Control Based SR Motor Control System Design
2.	PhD	Stabilization Of Nonholonomic Systems
3.	PhD	Sliding Mode Based Robust Control Design Framework For Underactuated Mechanical Systems
4.	PhD	Stabilization Of Perturb Nonholonomic Systems In Chained Form
5.	PhD	Robust Control Of Underactuated System Via Sliding Mode Control
6.	PhD	Hybrid Synchronization Control of Dynamical Networks with Coupled Nodes and Uncertain Parameters
7.	PhD	Model Predictive Control of Quadrotor Model with Time Varying Mass
8.	PhD	Range Extension of Unpowered Gliding Vehicle
9.	MS	Reducing The Peak To Average Power Ratio Of OFDM Signals Through Pre-Coding
10.	MS	Error Performance Analysis Of Reed-Solomon Codes For Single-Carrier And Multi-Carrier Communication Schemes
11.	MS	On Explaining Variable Step Size NLMS Filtering Algorithm For Rayleigh Fading Environment
12.	MS	PWM-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Control For Boost Dc-Dc Converters
13.	MS	Synchronization And Anti-Synchronization Of Chaotic Systems Using Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode
14.	MS	Complex Synchronization And Parameter Identification Of Nonlinear Complex Chaotic System Using Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Control
15.	MS	Steering Algorithm For Drift Free Control System
16.	MS	Steering Algorithm For Nonholonomic Control Systems Using Adaptive Sliding And Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Control
17.	MS	Stabilization Of Underactuated Mechanical System Using Adaptive Sliding Mode Control
18.	MS	Backstepping Based Control Of Heavy Induced Pressure Deviations In Managed Pressure Drilling
19.	MS	Design And Simulation Of An Efficient High Power Microwave Antenna
20.	MS	Antenna Array Optimization For Side Lobe Suppression, Null Control And Half Power Beam Width
21.	MS	Synchronization and Anti-synchronization of Financial Chaotic Systems Using Sliding Mode Control Technique
22.	MS	Non-linear Control Techniques for Stabilization of Planar Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft
23.	MS	Voltage Control Design for an Inverter using MPC and SMC
24.	MS	Non-linear Control Techniques for Stabilization of Nonholonomic Systems
25.	MS	Sliding Mode Control Technique for Stabilization of Underactuated Mechanical Systems

SR.	JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	A. Mahmood, F. ur Rehman, M. Okasha, and A. Saeed, “Neural adaptive sliding mode control for camera positioner quadrotor UAV,” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, pp. 1–15, 2024.	2024
2	A. Mahmood, F. ur Rehman, and M. Okasha, “Reduced-order sliding mode observer-based backstepping integral logarithmic sliding mode control: Application to wing aeroelastic system,” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, pp. 1–12, 2024.	2024
3	F. ur Rehman and A. Mahmood, “Adaptive sliding mode-based full-state stabilization control of an underactuated hovercraft,” International Journal of Dynamics and Control, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1512–1521, 2024.	2024
4	N. Siddique, F. Rehman, U. Raoof, S. Iqbal, and M. Rashad, “Robust hybrid synchronization control of chaotic 3-cell CNN with uncertain parameters using smooth super twisting algorithm,” Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences, vol. 71, no. 5, 2023.	2023
5	I. Shah, W. Abbasi, M. Alhussein, I. Khan, F. Ur Rehman, M. S. Anwar, and K. Aurangzeb, “Robust approach for global stabilization of a class of underactuated mechanical systems in presence of uncertainties,” Complexity, vol. 2023, no. 1, p. 8207980, 2023.	2023
6	A. Mahmood, F. u. Rehman, and A. I. Bhatti, “Trajectory optimization of a subsonic unpowered gliding vehicle using control vector parameterization,” Drones, vol. 6, no. 11, p. 360, 2022.	2022
7	F. u. Rehman, M. R. Mufti, M. U. Farooq, S. u. Din, J. Ali, and N. Mehmood, “Synchronization and antisynchronization of identical 4D hyperchaotic financial system with external perturbation via sliding mode control technique,” Complexity, vol. 2022, no. 1, p. 4272138, 2022.	2022
8	N. Siddique and F. U. Rehman, “Hybrid synchronization and parameter estimation of a complex chaotic network of permanent magnet synchronous motors using adaptive integral sliding mode control,” Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences, pp. e137056–e137056, 2021.	2021
9	F. U. Rehman, N. Mehmood, S. U. Din, M. R. Mufti, and H. Afzal, “Adaptive sliding mode based stabilization control for the class of underactuated mechanical systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 26607–26615, 2021.	2021
10	F. U. Rehman, M. R. Mufti, S. U. Din, H. Afzal, M. I. Qureshi, and D. M. Khan, “Adaptive smooth super-twisting sliding mode control of nonlinear systems with unmatched uncertainty,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 177932–177940, 2020.	2020
11	M. R. Mufti, H. Afzal, F. Ur-Rehman, W. Aslam, and M. I. Qureshi, “Transmission projective synchronization of multiple non-identical coupled chaotic systems using sliding mode control,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 17847–17861, 2019.	2019
12	F. U. Rehman, Q. Khan, and R. Akmeliawati, “Synchronization and antisynchronization protocol design of chaotic nonlinear gyros: an adaptive integral sliding mode approach,” Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 675–684, 2019.	2019
13	F. U. Rehman, A. B. Satti, and A. A. Saleem, “Continuous stabilizing control for a class of non-holonomic systems: Brockett system example,” Journal of Vibration Testing and System Dynamics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 167–172, 2018.	2018
14	F. U. Rehman, A. B. Satti, and A. A. Saleem, “Continuous stabilizing control for a class of non-holonomic systems: Brockett system example,” Journal of Vibration Testing and System Dynamics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 167–172, 2018.	2018
15	S. U. Din, F. U. Rehman, and Q. Khan, “Smooth super-twisting sliding mode control for the class of underactuated systems,” PLoS One, vol. 13, no. 10, p. e0203667, 2018.	2018
16	S. ud Din and F. ur Rehman, “Synchronization of a novel 4-D hyperchaotic Rikitake dynamo system along with unknown parameters via adaptive integral sliding mode,” Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 108–118, 2018.	2018
17	I. Shah and F. U. Rehman, “Smooth second-order sliding mode control of a class of underactuated mechanical systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 7759–7771, 2018.	2018
18	N. Siddique and F. U. Rehman, “Parameter identification and hybrid synchronization in an array of coupled chaotic systems with ring connection: An adaptive integral sliding mode approach,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2018, no. 1, p. 6581493, 2018.	2018
19	M. R. Mufti, H. Afzal, F.-u. Rehman, and N. Ahmed, “Stabilization and synchronization of 5-D memristor oscillator using sliding mode control,” Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 667–677, 2018.	2018
20	M. R. Mufti, H. Afzal, F. U. Rehman, Q. R. Butt, and M. I. Qureshi, “Synchronization and antisynchronization between two non-identical Chua oscillators via sliding mode control,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 45270–45280, 2018.	2018
21	I. Shah and F. u. Rehman, “Smooth higher-order sliding mode control of a class of underactuated mechanical systems,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 42, pp. 5147–5164, 2017.	2017
22	I. Shah and F. U. Rehman, “Steering control for a rigid body having two torque actuators using adaptive backstepping,” International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol. 32, no. 5, 2017.	2017
23	M. Sarfraz, F. u. Rehman, and I. Shah, “Robust stabilizing control of nonholonomic systems with uncertainties via adaptive integral sliding mode: an underwater vehicle example,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 14, no. 5, p. 1729881417732693, 2017.	2017
24	M. Sarfraz and F.-u. Rehman, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic drift-free systems using adaptive integral sliding mode control,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 42, pp. 2787–2797, 2017.	2017
25	S. U. Din, Q. Khan, F.-U. Rehman, and R. Akmeliawanti, “A comparative experimental study of robust sliding mode control strategies for underactuated systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 10068–10080, 2017.	2017
26	W. Abbasi, I. Shah, and F. Rehman, “Backstepping based nonlinear adaptive control for the extended nonholonomic double integrator,” Kybernetika, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 578–594, 2017.	2017
27	S. ud Din, Q. Khan, F. U. Rehman, and R. Akmeliawati, “Robust control of underactuated systems: Higher order integral sliding mode approach,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2016, no. 1, p. 5641478, 2016.	2016
28	W. Abbasi and F. u. Rehman, “Adaptive integral sliding mode stabilization of nonholonomic drift-free systems,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2016, no. 1, p. 9617283, 2016.	2016
29	M. Rafiq, S.-u. Rehman, F.-u. Rehman, Q. R. Butt, and I. Awan, “A second order sliding mode control design of a switched reluctance motor using super twisting algorithm,” Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, vol. 25, pp. 106–117, 2012.	2012
30	M. Rafiq, Q. Raza, and F. U. Rehman, “Time-varying stabilizing feedback control for a sub-class of nonholonomic systems,” European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 346–358, 2011.	2011
31	F. Rehman and Q. Raza, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic systems accomplished by tracking to their own extended systems,” European Journal of Scientific Research, 05 2011.	2011
32	M. Rafiq, S. Rehman, F. Rehman, and Q. R. Butt, “Performance comparison of PI and sliding mode for speed control applications of SR motor,” European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 368–384, 2011.	2011
33	M. Rafiq, F. Rehman, F. Rehman, and Q. Raza, “Power efficient higher order sliding mode control of switched reluctance motor for speed control applications,” International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI), vol. 8, issue 3, no. 1, pp. 378–387, 2011.	2011
34	F.-u. Rehman and L. Khan, “Attitude regulating control of a rigid spacecraft model in actuating failure mode,” International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 277–288, 2010.	2010
35	S. A. Moiz, M. Ahmed, S. Karimov, F. Rehman, and J.-H. Lee, “Space charge limited current for organic semiconductor diode deposited at high gravity,” Synthetic Metals, 2009.	2009
36	F. Rehman, M. Ahmed, and S. A. Moiz, “Steering algorithm for drift free control systems,” Communications in Applied Analysis, vol. 11, 07 2007.	2007
37	F. Rehman, M. M. Ahmed, and N. Ahmed, “Steering control algorithm for drift-free control systems using model decomposition: A wheeled mobile robot of type (1, 1) example,” International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 313–321, 2007.	2007
38	N. Memon, M. Ahmed, and F. Rehman, “A comprehensive four parameters I–V model for GaAs MESFET output characteristics,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 511–516, 2007.	2007
39	F. Rehman and M. Ahmed, “Steering control algorithm for a class of wheeled mobile robots,” IET Control Theory & Applications, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 915–924, 2007.	2007
40	F.-u. Rehman and N. Ahmed, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic integrator (Brockett’s system),” International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 244–250, 2006.	2006
41	F.-u. Rehman, “State-dependent steering control for nonholonomic control systems: A fire truck example,” International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 337–343, 2006.	2006
42	F. ur. Rehman, “Feedback stabilization of the extended nonholonomic double integrator,” Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory, 2005.	2005
43	F. ur. Rehman, “A feedback based motion planning method for nonholonomic systems with drift,” Applied and Computational Mathematics, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005.	2005
44	F. ur. Rehman, “Discontinuous steering control for nonholonomic systems with drift,” Nonlinear Analysis-Theory Methods & Applications, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 311–325, 2005.	2005
45	F. ur Rehman, “Steering control of nonholonomic systems with drift: The extended nonholonomic double integrator example,” Nonlinear Analysis-Theory Methods & Applications, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 1498–1515, 2005.	2005
46	F. Ur-Rehman, “Steering control of a hopping robot model during the flight phase,” IEE Proceedings-Control Theory and Applications, vol. 152, no. 6, pp. 645–653, 2005.	2005
47	F. Ur-Rehman, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic control systems using model decomposition,” Asian Journal of Control, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 256–265, 2005.	2005
48	F. Ur-Rehman, “Regulating control of the angular velocity of a rigid body with two torque actuators,” 2004.	2004
49	F. U. Rehman, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic control systems with drift,” Asian Journal of Control, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 97–103, 2004.	2004
50	F. Rehman, “Existence of optimal control for nonlinear multiple delay systems,” Journal of Computational Mathematics, 2004.	2004
51	F. U. Rehman, “Steering control of an underwater vehicle,” 2003.	2003
52	F. Rehman and K. Khan, “Controllability and observability of non-linear systems using fixed point theory,” International Journal of Applied Computational Mathematics, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 30–41, 2003.	2003
53	F. Rehman, “Stabilizing feedback control for a nonholonomic underwater vehicle using model reference approach,” International Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics, vol. 2, no. 2, 2003.	2003
54	F. Rehman, “Steering of nonholonomic mobile robots by using differential geometric approach,” Journal of Computational Mathematics, 01 2002.	2002
55	H. Michalska and F. ur. Rehman, “Guiding functions and discontinuous control: the underwater vehicle example,” International Journal of Control, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 1–30, 1998.	1998
56	H. Michalska and F. ur. Rehman, “Stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems through lyapunov function decomposition,” International Journal of Control, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 381–409, 1997.	1997

SR.	CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS	YEAR
1	W. Abbasi, I. Shah, F. ur Rehman, and S. ud Din, “Stabilization of nonholonomic system in chained form via super twisting sliding mode control,” in 2017 13th International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET). IEEE, 2017, pp. 1–5.	2017
2	W. Abbasi, F. ur Rehman, and I. Shah, “Steering algorithm for nonholonomic mechanical systems using adaptive sliding mode control,” in 2017 AEIT International Annual Conference. IEEE, 2017, pp. 1–5.	2017
3	S. A. Moiz, M. Ahmed, S. Karimov, H. Nasir, and F. ur Rehman, “Organic semiconductor based optical sensor,” 01 2009.	2009
4	M. M. Ahmed, S. A. Moiz, F. ur. Rehman, “Steering control of nonholonomic control systems using model decomposition: A fire truck example,” in 2009 2nd International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication. IEEE, 2009, pp. 1–8.	2009
5	F. Rehman, M. Ahmed, N. Memon, and M. Riaz, “Feedback stabilization of nonholonomic systems with drift accomplished by tracking to their own extended systems; a rigid body with two torque actuators example,” in 2006 IEEE International Multitopic Conference. IEEE, 2006, pp. 404–409.	2006
6	F. Rehman, M. Ahmed, and N. M. Memon, “Signal modeling using transmultiplexer structures,” 10th IEEE International Multitopic Conference 2006, INMIC, 12 2006.	2006
7	F. Rehman, M. Ahmed, N. Memon, and M. Riaz, “Time-varying stabilizing control for a hopping robot model during the flight phase,” in 2006 IEEE International Multitopic Conference. IEEE, 2006, pp. 400–403.	2006
8	F. ur Rehman, “Stabilizing control of an autonomous underwater vehicle in actuator failure mode,” in International Multi Topic Conference, 2002. Abstracts. INMIC 2002., 2002, pp. 43–43.	2002
9	F. Ur-Rehman, “Steering of nonholonomic control system with five state variables and two inputs-mobile robot with trailer,” in International Multi Topic Conference, 2002. Abstracts. INMIC 2002. IEEE, 2002, pp. 44–44.	2002
10	F. U. Rehman, “Stabilizing control of a rigid body with two torque actuators using switching control method,” in International Multi Topic Conference, 2002. Abstracts. INMIC 2002. IEEE, 2002, pp. 31–31.	2002
11	F. Rehman, “Discontinuous feedback stabilization of a hopping robot in flight phase,” in Proceedings. IEEE International Multi Topic Conference, 2001. IEEE INMIC 2001. Technology for the 21st Century. IEEE, 2001, pp. 190–194.	2001
12	F. Rehamn, “Feedback stabilization of a fire truck by using model decomposition,” in Proceedings. IEEE International Multi Topic Conference, 2001. IEEE INMIC 2001. Technology for the 21st Century. IEEE, 2001, pp. 195–199.	2001
13	F. Rehman and H. Michalska, “Geometric approach to feedback stabilization of a hopping robot in the flight phase,” in 1997 8th International Conference on Advanced Robotics. Proceedings. ICAR’97. IEEE, 1997, pp. 551–556.	1997
14	F. Rehman and H. Michalska, “Discontinuous feedback stabilization of wheeled mobile robots,” in Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications. IEEE, 1997, pp. 167–172.	1997
15	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Attitude stabilization of a rigid spacecraft in actuator failure mode,” IFAC Proceedings Volumes, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1551–1556, 1997.	1997
16	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Switching control of a nonholonomic underwater vehicle,” IFAC Proceedings Volumes, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1529–1534, 1997.	1997
17	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Set point stabilizing control for a mobile robot with trailer,” in 1997 8th International Conference on Advanced Robotics. Proceedings. ICAR’97. IEEE, 1997, pp. 373–378.	1997
18	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Time varying feedback synthesis for a class of non-homogeneous systems,” in Proceedings of the 36th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, vol. 4. IEEE, 1997, pp. 4018–4021.	1997
19	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Guiding functions in application to feedback control of a robotic platform,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, vol. 4. IEEE, 1996, pp. 3161–3166.	1996
20	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Relay and time delay in set point control of drift-free systems.” 1996	1996
21	H. Michalska and F. Rehman, “Discontinuous feedback stabilization using guiding functions: the fire truck example,” in Proceedings of 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, vol. 2. IEEE, 1996, pp. 1712–1713.	1996
22	F. ur. Rehman, “Rotational stabilization of a rigid body using two torque actuators,” in Proceedings of 32nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. IEEE, 1993, pp. 3111–3116.	1993

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