Projects
Here is a list of projects being carried out at WIT.
Ongoing Projects
A scalable off-grid early warning and communication system for GLOF risk reduction, at theclimate vulnerable communities of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PIs: Dr. Naveed-Ul-Hassan
Duration: January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024
Supporting Agency: APNIC Foundation
Climate pOlicy assessment and Mitigation Modeling to Integrate national and global TransiTion pathways for Environmental-friendly Development (COMMITTED)
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PIs: Dr. Talha Manzoor
Duration: January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026
Supporting Agency: European Commission's Directorate on Climate (DG Clima)
Link: COMMITTED Webpage
Completed Projects (Selected)
Development of Agricultural Robotics Lab
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PIs:
- Dr. Mian Muhammad Awais (LUMS)
- Dr. Murtaza Taj (LUMS)
- Dr. Hassan Jaleel (LUMS)
Duration: January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022
Supporting Agency: Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Installation of Water Quality Sensors Suite
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Duration: January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021
Supporting Agency: Worldwide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF)
Autonomous Mobile Sensors for Hyper Resolution Hydrology
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad and Dr. Karsten Berns
Duration: January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022
Partner Institute: University of Kaiserslautern
Supporting Agency: DAAD
Deployment of Forest Health Calculator
PI: Dr. Mian Muhammad Awais & Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Duration: August 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Supporting Agency: Worldwide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF)
Digital Soil Moisture Meters and Weather Stations Installation
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Duration: January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021
Supporting Agency: ALMOIZ Industries Limited
Climate Technology Market Assessment Services in Pakistan
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PIs:
- Mr. Faisal Baloch (Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives)
- Mr. Shamoon Tariq (Fresh Pack Food Packaging Company)
- Mr. Salman Abbasi (Individual Consultant)
- Dr. Mahmood Ahmad (LUMS)
- Dr. Fozia Parveen (LUMS)
Duration: May 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Supporting Agency: International Trade Center (ITC)
DyMASH (Dynamic Mapping and Sampling for High- Resolution Hydrology)
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Duration: January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019
Partner Institute: University of Kaiserslautern
Supporting Agency: DAAD
Provincial Agriculture Disaster Risk Management Operational Plan and Implementation Guidelines(Punjab & Sindh)
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PIs:
- Dr. Mahmood Ahmad (LUMS)
- Dr. Asif Khan (LUMS)
- Dr. Saher Asad (LUMS)
- Dr. Sanval Nasim (LUMS)
Duration: May 1, 2018, to October 31, 2018
Supporting Agency: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Use of Air Quality Measurements and Land-Atmosphere Models to Support the Development of Winter Smog Mitigation Strategies
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PI: Dr. Maudood Ahmad
Duration: February 1, 2018, to July 2019
Supporting Agency: Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A Hydro-informatics test-bed for smart irrigation and flood prediction applications in the Namal Valley
PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad
Co-PI: Dr. Talha Manzoor
Duration: March 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021
Supporting Agency: Faculty Initiative Fund (FIF), LUMS
