Faculty Zamir Hussain

Zamir Hussain

Associate Professor
  • School of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Sciences
  • 5190855739
Summary

I am engaged in undergraduate, graduate teaching and research in NUST. I am doing research in applied statistics in general and estimation of extreme events in particular.

Academic Background
PhD (Applied Statistics) BZU, Multan January 15, 2005 - October 22, 2012
Honours and Awards
Publications
Modeling of flood extremes using regional frequency analysis of sites of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan December 01, 2021 Muhammad Shafeeq ul Rehman Khan, Zamir Hussain, Ishfaq Ahmad, Farzana Noor, Journal of Flood Risk Management - Volume14, Issue 4, Article Number e12751
Long non-coding RNAs and their targets as potential biomarkers in breast cancer September 01, 2021 Maryam Khalid, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Maryum Nisar, Sumaira Malik, Salma Tariq, Iqra Arshad, Amnah Siddiqa,, Dr Zamir Hussain, Jamil Ahmad, Amjad Ali , IET Systems Biology - Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 137-147
Statistical modeling for analyzing grain yield of durum wheat under rainfed conditions in Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan June 28, 2021 Kamran Abbas, Zamir Hussain, Mubasher Hussain, Faisal Rahim, Nasra Ashraf , Qayyum Khan, Ghulam Raza, Amjad Ali, Dost Muhammad Khan , Umair Khalil, Nausheen Irshad, Brazilian Journal of Biology - Volume 82, Article Number e240199
Integrated analysis of microarray and RNA-Seq data for the identification of Hub genes and networks involved in the pancreatic cancer June 23, 2021 Maryum Nisar, Rehan Zafar Paracha , Iqra Arshad, Sidra Adil, Sabaoon Zeb, Rumeza Hanif , Mehak Rafiq , Zamir Hussain , Frontiers in Genetics - Volume 12, Article Number 663787
A Computational Systems Analyses to Identify Biomarkers and Mechanistic Link in Psoriasis and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma June 18, 2021 Sidra Adil, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Salma Tariq, Maryum Nisar, Sadaf Ijaz, Amnah Siddiq, Zamir Hussain, Afreenish Aamir, Frontiers in Immunology - Volume 12, Article Number 662528
Frequency analysis of annual maximum rainfall series of fifteen meteorological observatories of Sindh, Pakistan April 20, 2021 Zamir Hussain, Imran Rafi Khan, Maryum Nisar, Uzma Nawaz, Muhammad Shafeeq ul Rehman Khan, Arabian Journal of Geosciences - Volume 14, Issue 9, Article Number 749
Effects of L-Moments, Maximum Likelihood and Maximum Product of Spacing Estimation Methods in Using Pearson Type-3 Distribution for Modeling Extreme Values March 19, 2021 Muhammad Shafeeq ul Rehman Khan, Zamir Hussain, Ishfaq Ahmad, Water Resources Management - Volume 35, Pages 1415–1431
Regional Flood Frequency Analysis, using L-moments, Artificial Neural Networks and OLS Regression, of Various Sites of Khyberpakhtunkhwa, Pakistan February 15, 2021 Muhammad Shafeeq ul Rehman Khan, Zamir Hussain, Ishfaq Ahmad, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - Volume 19(1), Pages 471-489
Design and Optimization of a Diffuser for a Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine using Computational Fluid Dynamics based Surrogate Modelling April 20, 2020 Waleed Khalid, Salma Sherbaz, Adnan Maqsood, Zamir Hussain, Mechanika - Volume 26(2), Pages 161-170
Bayesian Estimation of Gumbel Type-II Distribution under Type-II Censoring with Medical Applications March 26, 2020 Kamran Abbas, Zamir Hussain, Noreen Rashid, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Taj, Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Sadaf Manzoor, Umair Khalil, Dost Muhammad Khan, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine - Volume 2020, Article ID 1876073, 11 pages
Rainfall Frequency Analysis using Frechet and Log-Logistic Distributions of Sites of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan December 20, 2019 Zamir Hussain, Kamran Abbas, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - Vol.17(6), Pages 13607-13623
MicroRNAs and their target mRNAs as Potential Biomarkers among Smokers and Non-Smokers with Lung Adenocarcinoma April 01, 2019 Sumaria Malik, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Maryam Khalid, Maryum Nisar, Amnah Siddiqa, Zamir Hussain, Raheel Nawaz, Amjad Ali, Jamil Ahmad, IET Systems Biology - Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 69–76
A comparison of quadratic regression and artificial neural networks for the estimation of quantiles at ungauged sites in regional frequency analysis March 29, 2019 M. S. R Khan, Zamir Hussain, I. Ahmad, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research - Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 6937-6959
Bayesian Analysis of Three-Parameter Frechet Distribution with Medical Applications March 12, 2019 Kamran Abbas, Nosheen Yousaf Abbasi, Amjad Ali, Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Sadaf Manzoor, Alamgir Khalil, Umair Khalil, Dost Muhammad Khan, Zamir Hussain, Muhammad Altaf, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine - Volume 2019, Article ID 9089856, 8 pages
Influences on Freshman Attitudes toward Engineering: Lessons from a Case Study of a Major Engineering University in Pakistan January 01, 2017 Qaiser Hameed Malik, Zamir Hussain, Naveed Zafar, JAMES C. WITTE, International Journal of Engineering Education - Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 596-609,
Estimation of flood quantiles at gauged and ungauged sites of the four major rivers of Punjab, Pakistan November 09, 2016 Zamir Hussain , Natural Hazards - Volume: 86 Issue: 1 Pages: 107-123
Application of Regional Rainfall Frequency Analysis on Seven Sites of Sindh, Pakistan September 19, 2016 Zamir Hussain, Mirza Naveed Shahzad, Kamran Abbas, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Print - Volume: 21 Issue: 5 Pages: 1812-1819
Bayesian Estimation of Exponentiated Pareto Distribution September 01, 2016 Kamran Abbas, Irshad Ahmed Arshad, Zamir Hussain, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Pakistan Journal of Statistics - Volume 32, Issue 5, Pages 349-370
Application of the Regional Flood Frequency Analysis to the Upper and Lower Basins of the Indus River, Pakistan September 01, 2011 Zamir Hussain, Water Resources Management - Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 2797-2822
Regional Frequency Analysis of the Seven Sites of Punjab, Pakistan, Using L-moments. August 01, 2009 Zamir Hussain, G. R. Pash, Water Resources Management - Volume: 23 Issue: 10 Pages: 1917-1933
Conferences
Quantitative evaluation of Security and Privacy perceptions in online social networks: A case study January 10, 2017 - January 14, 2017 Asma Bibi, Zamir Hussain, Fawad Khan, Adnan Maqsood, 2017 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST)
Shape optimization of non-linear swept ceiling fan blades through RANS simulations and Response Surface Methods January 13, 2015 - January 17, 2015 Ehsan Adeeb, Adnan Maqsood, Ammar Mushtaq, Zamir Hussain, 2015 12th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST)
Lecturer (BPS- 17) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics January 11, 2010 - October 10, 2013