Teaching Fellow
Department of Electrical Engineering, ITU
MS - U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
His research interests include: Agri-Photovoltaics (Agri-PV), Renewable Energy Systems, High Voltage Engineering, Energy Markets, Metamaterials & Bio Medical Optics, Characterization of Nanomaterials, Smart Grid Architectures.
Biography
Aqeel Rehman is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. He obtained his Masters in Electrical Engineering from NUST and his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore.
In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious TRIL Fellowship at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy. He has contributed as a Research Fellow in the NCRA-funded project at EME College, NUST, in collaboration with the Military Equipment Group (MEG), and has also worked on the HEC SRGP project in the High Voltage Laboratory at NUST. In recognition of his academic contributions, he received the NUST High Achiever Award in Electrical Engineering (2025).
Recent Publications
[1]A. Rehman, M. S. Khan, A. Khattak, Y. Khan, and K. Hamad, “Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Novel
HTV Silicon Rubber Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation in Outdoor Environment,” IEEE Access, vol. pp, p.
1, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3533654.
[2]A. Rehman, M. Salman and A. Khattak, “Enhanced High Voltage Insulation Performance of HTV Silicon
Rubber Nanocomposites Filled with Nano-TiO2 for Outdoor Applications’’, Scientific Reports
[3]A. Rehman, Kamran Ali Khan Niazi, “Towards sustainable Agri-Photovoltaics through system design and
viability in Semi-Arid conditions’’, Solar Energy, Volume 299, 2025, 113682
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[4] A. Rehman, U. R. R. Ehman et al., “Enhancing axial resolution in dermoscopy using an RGB flat lens,” vol.
14, no. 11, pp. 2623–2633, 2024.
[5] A. Ulasyar, H. S. Zad, A. Rehman, N. Ullah, and A. Khan, “Multi-Stressed Nano and Micro-Silica/Silicone
Rubber Composites with Improved Dielectric and High-Voltage Insulation Properties,” 2021.
[6] A. Rehman, S. Noureen, H. Cabrera, H. S. Khaliq, M. Q. Mehmood, and M. Zubair, “AI-enabled smart LSCI
system for early diagnosis of diabetic foot ulcers,” vol. 13006, p. 98, 2024, doi: 10.1117/12.3022044.
[7] R. Khalid, S. Shaheen, A. Rehman, and A. Javed, “Van de Graaff Generator – A Cost Effective Solution,”
2018 Int. Conf. Power Gener. Syst. Renew. Energy Technol., no. September, pp. 1–6, 2018.
[8] S. Noreen, A. Rehman, M. Zubair, Q. H. Abbasi and M. Q. Mehmood, “Deep Learning-Driven Fast and
Efficient Inverse Design Model for Meta-Absorber and Meta-Emitters,” 2025 2nd International Conference on
Microwave, Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2025
Awards & Honors
- TRIL Fellowship, ICTP (2024)
- NUST High Achiever Award (2025)
- Gold Medal in MS Electrical Engineering, NUST (CGPA 3.90/4.00).
Affiliations
- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
- National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
- University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan