Projects

Here is a list of projects being carried out at WIT.

Ongoing Projects


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: 1 January, 2023 to June 30, 2026

Supporting Agency: European Commission's Directorate on Climate (DG Clima)

Link: COMMITTED Webpage


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: 1 May, 2021 to December 31, 2021

Supporting Agency: International Trade Center (ITC)


Deployment of Forest Health Calculator 

PI: Dr. Mian Muhammad Awais & Dr. Abubakr Muhammad

Duration: August 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Supporting Agency: World Wide 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


Installation of Water Quality Sensors Suite

PI: Dr. Abubakr Muhammad

Duration: January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

Supporting Agency: World Wide 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


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)


Completed Projects (Selected)


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