RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Research Grants
HITEC University has secured significant research funding from national and international agencies, supporting cutting-edge projects across engineering, technology, artificial intelligence, and applied sciences.
About These Grants: The funded projects listed below have been awarded through competitive research funding programs. For collaboration or further information, please contact the relevant Principal Investigator or the Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC).
Ongoing Research Projects
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Supervisor / PI | Amount | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of a Visual Navigation System Using Satellite Imagery for Aerial Platforms to Achieve Autonomous Flight | HIT | Dr. Sobia Arshad & Engr. Muhammad Afzal | HIT Resources | — | — |
| Sensor Integration for a Laser Warning System Prototype Using the EXACTD-362 Sensor | HIT | Dr. Usman Rauf | HIT Resources | — | — |
| Development of an Improved GUI and Application Interface for a Remote-Controlled Weapon System | HIT | Ms. Sara Rehman | HIT Resources | — | — |
Completed Research Projects
| Project Title | Funding Agency | Supervisor / PI | Amount | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Vehicles Charging Station | Ignite | Mr. Mamoon Riaz | PKR 33,390 | — | — |
| Wearable Hand Rehabilitation System with Soft Gloves | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ahmed | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| Interpreting Device for Disable (Dumb) People | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ahmed | PKR 50,163 | — | — |
| Efficient Embedded System Design for Machine Fault Diagnosis Using Vibration Features | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Ammar Akram | PKR 51,807 | — | — |
| Enhancement of Dielectric and Thermal Properties of Liquid Insulator | Ignite | Mr. Ehtasham Abid | PKR 34,685 | — | — |
| IOT Based Net Energy Metering | Ignite | Mr. Kamran Mehmood | PKR 24,899 | — | — |
| Pulmonary Ventilator | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ahmad | PKR 43,316 | — | — |
| UPS Power Source | Ignite | Mr. Zain Zia | PKR 42,881 | — | — |
| Design and Fabrication of Multiple Induction Motors Automatic Starter via Liquid Rheostat | Ignite | Dr. Hafiz Ashiq Hussain | PKR 48,799 | — | — |
| Voltage Regulator for Electric System of Tank (TK T-85) | Ignite | Mr. Mamoon Riaz | PKR 29,710 | — | — |
| Instrumentation and Control System for AI Based Driver Assistance System Onboard Datsun Car | Ignite | Dr. Fawad Ahmed | PKR 41,390 | — | — |
| Classification of COVID-19 Disease By Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence With X-ray Images | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Attique Khan | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| Automated Skin Lesion Classification for Cancer | Ignite | Mr. Inzamam Mashood Nasir | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| HITEC Security Automation System | Ignite | Dr. Raza Ali Shah | PKR 16,228 | — | — |
| IOT Based Fault Detection and Protection of Power Transformer | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Kashif Sattar | PKR 52,216 | — | — |
| Aging Chamber Construction and Insulator Testing | Ignite | Ms. Erum Ranjha | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| Tilt Sensor for Trunnion Gun | Ignite | Mr. Mamoon Riaz | PKR 23,308 | — | — |
| Power Generation and Biofuel Extraction using MSW | Ignite | Dr. Syed Kashif Imdad | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| Machine Learning Based Kids Trainer | Ignite | Dr. Imran Ashraf | PKR 57,372 | — | — |
| Virtual Reality Tour | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Younus Javed | PKR 54,913 | — | — |
| Design and Implementation of Paralyze Patients EOG Based Wheelchair | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Kashif Sattar | PKR 59,830 | — | — |
| Software Automation and Scheduling of Assembly Line Inventory Management System | Ignite | Dr. Saad Rehman | PKR 58,057 | — | — |
| Anti Collision Train System | Ignite | Mr. Inzamam Mashood | PKR 16,736 | — | — |
| Be on Time | Ignite | Mr. Noman Noor | PKR 49,518 | — | — |
| Reverse Engineering of 3 Stage Air Compressor | HIT Taxila | Dr. Liaqat Ali | PKR 474,000 | — | — |
| Optimization of Different Parameters of 3D Printed Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer for Improved Mechanical Properties using FDM | NESCOM | Dr. Zarak Khan | PKR 200,000 | — | — |
| Optimization of Cavitator — Demonstrate Super Cavitation Phenomena by Air Injection Rates through Numerical Simulation | NESCOM | Yasir Hameed | PKR 200,000 | — | — |
| Integrated Advanced Computational and Experimental Analysis of Flow Dynamics and Drag Reduction Optimization in AI-Guided Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Surveillance | NESCOM | Yasir Hameed | PKR 200,000 | — | — |
| Design, Modeling and Development of a Small Capacity Lithium Bromide Water Absorption Cooling System Driven by a Solar Thermal System | ASHRAE | Dr. S. Kamran Afaq | USD 4,800 | — | — |
| Design and Development of a Small Capacity Absorption Cooling System Driven by Solar Thermal Energy | ASHRAE | Dr. Waheed Badar | USD 5,000 | — | — |
| Fruit Classification through Image Processing | Ignite | Dr. M. Ali Mughal | PKR 65,900 | — | — |
| Design and Fabrication of Single Point Incremental Sheet Forming Machine | Ignite | Dr. Zarak Khan | PKR 79,500 | — | — |
| Design and Development of 4kJ Electromagnetic Forming Machine | Ignite | Dr. Zarak Khan | PKR 79,896 | — | — |
| Early Rise Disease Detection in Crops Using Machine Learning with UAV | Ignite | Mr. Zeeshan Habib | PKR 47,000 | — | — |
| Speed Control of Single Phase Induction Motor Using PLC | Ignite | Mr. Safee Ullah | PKR 65,000 | — | — |
| Voice Controlled Home Automation System | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Attiq Khan | PKR 61,000 | — | — |
| Real-time Progress Monitoring System for 3D Printers | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Attiq Khan | PKR 62,000 | — | — |
| Truck On Go | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Nouman | PKR 6,950 | — | — |
| IOT Based Automatic Notification System Using an App | Ignite | Dr. Saad Rehman | PKR 76,000 | — | — |
| Apna Ghar Construction | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Attiq Khan | PKR 65,000 | — | — |
| Automatic Seed Sowing Robot | Ignite | Mr. Hammad Ahmad | PKR 69,000 | — | — |
| Design and Fabrication of VTOL Drone | Ignite | Mr. Imran Sajid Shahid Ghumman | PKR 71,020 | — | — |
| Library Management System | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Nouman Noor | PKR 50,000 | — | — |
| Water Inspection Device | Ignite | Mr. Abdul Majid | PKR 14,409 | — | — |
| Automated Attendance Management System | Ignite | Dr. Imran Ashraf | PKR 69,696 | — | — |
| Dual Band Antenna for Health Care Application | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ali | PKR 60,418 | — | — |
| Design and Fabrication of Surface Texturing Machine for Creating Micro Patterns | Ignite | Mr. Yasir Hamid | PKR 68,181 | — | — |
| Gunshot Source Localization: An IOT Based Approach | Ignite | Dr. Imran Ashraf | PKR 66,860 | — | — |
| Crowd Counting Using Drone | Ignite | Ms. Sara Tehsin | PKR 64,911 | — | — |
| Torque Control of Induction Motor using DTC Method | Ignite | Mr. Safee Ullah | PKR 55,195 | — | — |
| Home Automation System | Ignite | Mr. Waqar Ismail | PKR 71,335 | — | — |
| Road Accidental Monitoring System | Ignite | Mr. Tehseen Ahsan | PKR 9,748 | — | — |
| Power Quality Improvement in Renewable Energy Based Microgrid Cluster | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Shahzad | PKR 68,234 | — | — |
| Mathematical Modeling and Control of Magnetic Levitation System Using Fuzzy Logic | Ignite | Mr. Safee Ullah | PKR 53,821 | — | — |
| Estimation of the Electric Vehicle Battery State of Health Algorithm Based on Machine Learning | Ignite | Mr. Safee Ullah | PKR 42,004 | — | — |
| Design and Fabrication of Ion Propulsion Aircraft | Ignite | Mr. Imran Sajid Shahid Ghumman | PKR 60,771 | — | — |
| RF Energy Harvesting System | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ali | PKR 61,488 | — | — |
| Automatic Dimensional Inspection of Mechanical Parts in Mass Production Using Image Processing | Ignite | Dr. Zarak Khan | PKR 69,031 | — | — |
| 3D Virtual Tour of University | Ignite | Mr. Waqar Ismail | PKR 56,537 | — | — |
| Online Blood Donation System | Ignite | Dr. Hasna Arshad | PKR 7,680 | — | — |
| IOT Based Industrial Monitoring System | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Ali Mughal | PKR 30,174 | — | — |
| Power Sharing in Hybrid Micro-Grid Cluster | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Shahzad | PKR 66,905 | — | — |
| Flood Rescue Simulator | Ignite | Dr. Hasna Arshad | PKR 14,404 | — | — |
| Efficient Embedded System Design for Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement of Heat Exchanger using Extended Surfaces & Nano-Fluids | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Ammar Akram | PKR 91,596 | — | — |
| To Investigate the Effect of Vibration and Magnetic Field for Heat Transfer Performance of Heat Exchanger for Space Heating | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Ammar Akram | PKR 93,500 | — | — |
| Brain Controlled Wheel Chair | Ignite | Mr. Tehseen Ahsan | PKR 92,200 | — | — |
| Investigation and Fabrication of Pivoting Mechanism for Nano Energy Harvesting | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Mahad Shah | PKR 89,600 | — | — |
| AI Based Herbicide Detection and Removal Robot | Ignite | Mr. Zeeshan Ahmed | PKR 54,500 | — | — |
| AI Solar Tracking System without LDR Sensors | Ignite | Mr. Tehseen Ahsan | PKR 96,400 | — | — |
| AI Based Gesture Control System for Smart Devices | Ignite | Dr. Fadia Ali Khan | PKR 6,980 | — | — |
| Agrio | Ignite | Ms. Hira Khalid | PKR 65,000 | — | — |
| Smart Electricity Bill Estimation and Home Automation | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Bilal | PKR 16,100 | — | — |
| Design and Implementation of an Efficient Digital Smart Meter | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Shahzad | PKR 74,650 | — | — |
| Farm2table App | Ignite | Ms. Farwah Aizaz | PKR 42,000 | — | — |
| Smart Traffic Light Simulation | Ignite | Dr. Saima Shaheen | PKR 67,400 | — | — |
| RFID Based Book Tracking System for Libraries | Ignite | Mr. Waqas Ali | PKR 49,600 | — | — |
| Compression Sensing and Noise Resistant Chaotic Image Encryption | Ignite | Mr. Safee Ullah | PKR 72,000 | — | — |
| Development of Electronic Speed Controller and Test Bench for Drone BLDC Motor | Ignite | Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed | PKR 39,520 | — | — |
| Smart Stick for Blind | Ignite | Ms. Sara Tehsin | PKR 78,500 | — | — |
| Thought Therapy | Ignite | Dr. Mudassar Raza | PKR 70,000 | — | — |
| Tunnel Farming Automation and Optimization System | Ignite | Dr. Muhammad Attique Khan | PKR 72,600 | — | — |
| Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Dynamometer | Ignite | Mr. Muhammad Mahad Shah | PKR 74,920 | — | — |
| AI Based Resume Screening | Ignite | Ms. Hira Khalid | PKR 30,000 | — | — |
| TRAX | Ignite | Mr. Junaid Ali Khan | PKR 81,891 | — | — |