NAUMAN RAZA

CURRICULUM VITAE

Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan

Tel: +92 (321) 4779997

Email: nauman.math@pu.edu.pk

EDUCATION
INSTITUTION DEGREE DATE

University of the Punjab Ph.D. July, 2009

Government College University M.Sc.(Telecommunications) Sep., 2004
University of Engg. & Technology M.Sc.(Mathematics) Sep., 2002

TITLE OF DOCTORAL THESIS: Numerical Methods for simulation of propagation of

Electromagnetic fields in fiber optics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

October 2012-till Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Punjab University Lahore

2011-2012 Assistant Professor of Mathematics at U.E.T. Lahore
2010-2011 Assistant Professor of Mathematics at U.M.T. Lahore
2008-2010 Assistant Professor of Mathematics at GCU, Faisalabad

FIELDS OF INTEREST

1. Numerical solution of ODEs and PDEs

2. Scientific Computing
3. Computational Fluid dynamics
4. Numerical Optimization
 HONOURS & AWARDS

1. Scholarship for Post-Doctoral Fellowship at McMaster University

2. Indigenous Scholarship for Ph.D.
3. Research Productivity award by PCST 2011
4. Research Productivity award by PCST 2012

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

1. Managing Secretary, Punjab University Journal of Mathematics, Lahore, Pakistan from April
2014 to October 2015
2. Student Advisor from October 2015-till
3. Member, Board of Studies of Mathematics, Punjab University, Lahore
4. Member, Departmental development committee (DDC), Punjab University, Lahore
5. Member, Institutional Scholarships Award Committee University of the Punjab, Lahore
6. Incharge B.S. building of Mathematics Department, Punjab University, Lahore

PUBLICATIONS
Book

1. (with Sultan Sial) Sobolev gradient Methods, Lambert Academic Publishing., ISBN-NR, 978-
8383-8501-3, (2010), Lambert academic Publishing, Germany.

Publications in Refereed Journals

1. Raza, N., Javaid, A., Sial S., and Ahmad, M.D. Polynomial Solutions of Singular Differential
equations using Sobolev gradients, Preprint Submitted to Elsevier, (2015)

2. Zubair, S., Raza, N., Approximate Solution of SIR model using Differential Transform method,
Preprint Submitted to Elsevier

3. Raza, N., Javaid, A., and Butt, A.R. Approximate solution of Klein-Gordon equation using
Sobolev gradients in Finite element settings, Preprint Submitted to Hindawi

4. Sial, S., Raza, N., Khan, A., and Naeem, I., Notes on Numerical gradient for control theory
problems, Preprint Submitted to Elsevier

5. Raza, N., Butt, A.R. and Javaid, A. Numerical solution of Klein-Gordon equation using Sobo-
lev gradients, Accepted, Journal of Function Spaces, ID 542897, 7 pages, (2016), ISI, Impact
factor: 0.56
 6. Raza, N., Sial, S., and Butt, A.R. Numerical approximation of time evolution related to
Ginzburg-Landau functionals using weighted Sobolev gradients, Computer and
Mathematics with Applications, 67, 210-216, (2014), ISI, Impact factor: 1.996

7. Raza, N., Sial, S., and Butt, A.R. Numerical solutions of singularly perturbed reaction
diffusion equation with Sobolev gradients, Journal of Function spaces and Applications,
ID 542897, 6 pages, (2013), ISI, Impact factor: 0.5

8. Raza, N., Sial, S. Sobolev gradient approach for Huxley & Fisher models for Gene Propagation,
Applied Mathematics, 4, 1212-1219, (2013)

9. Raza, N., Sial S. and Neuberger, J.W. Numerical solution of Burgers’ equation by the
Sobolev gradient method, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 218, 4017-4024,
(2011), ISI, Impact factor: 1.124

10. Raza, N., Sial, S. and Siddiqi, S. Approximating time evolution related Ginzberg-Landau
functionals via Sobolev gradient methods in a finite-element setting, Journal of Computational
Physics., 229, 1621-1625, (2010), ISI, Impact factor: 2.384

11. Raza, N., Sial, S. and Siddiqi, S. Sobolev gradient approach for the time evolution related to
energy minimization related to Ginzberg-Landau functionals, Journal of Computational
Physics., 228, 2566-2571, (2009), ISI, Impact factor: 2.384

12. Raza, N., Sial, S., Siddiqi, S. and Lookman, T. Energy minimization related to Nonlinear
Schrodinger equation, Journal of Computational Physics., 228, 2572-2577, (2009), ISI, Impact
factor: 2.384

13. Raza, N., Sial, S. and Siddiqi, S. Simulation study of Propagation of pulses in Optical fiber
Communication Systems using Sobolev gradient and Split-Step Fourier Methods., Intarnational
journal of Computational methods., 6, 1-12, (2009), ISI, Impact factor: 0.89

14. Raza, N., Sial, S. and Neuberger, J.W. Numerical solutions of integro-differential equations
using Sobolev gradient method, International journal of Computational methods., 6, 1-12,
(2009), ISI, Impact factor: 0.89

Conference Proceedings

1. Raza, N. and Sial, S. Sobolev gradient approach for Fisher and Huxley models for Gene
Propagation, Summer conference in Mathematics-2010. Organized by Center of Advanced
Studies in Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, July 26-27, (2010)

2. Raza, N., Sial, S. and Siddiqi, S. Sobolev gradient approach to find soliton solutions from the
nonlinear shcrodinger equation in finite-element setting, World conference of Mathematics.
Organized by Abdus-Salam School of Mathematical sciences (ASSMS), March 4-8, (2009)

3. Raza, N. and Sial, S. Numerical methods for simulation of Propagation of pulses in fiber optics
 communication systems, Conference on recent advances in Mathematical methods models and
applications organized by CASM, LUMS, April 18-19, (2009)

Invited Talks

1. Application of Shape Derivatives and Topology Optimization to Vortices, Symposium

organized by Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS), June 27, 2014.

2. Applications of differentiation and Integration, Workshop organized under IEEE,

Telecommunication Engineering Department, Government College University Faisalabad,
2007.

3. Numerically finding equilibrium states of Landau-Ginsberg Systems, Mathematics Department,

University of the Punjab, Lahore 2006.

4. From to superconductor vortices, Mathematics Department, University of the Punjab,

Lahore 2008.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate level Courses

1. Applied Calculus
2. Probability and Statistics
3. Ordinary Differential Equations
4. Linear Algebra
5. Numerical Analysis
6. Complex Transforms
7. Complex Analysis

Graduate level Courses

1. Fluid Mechanic
2. Numerical Analysis
3. ODEs and Computational Linear Algebra
4. Analytical solution of Partial Differential equations
5. Mathematical Statistics

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Finding computational solution of some classes of free boundary problems arising in fluid
mechanics. In such problems the shape of the domain where the governing PDEs are stated
is unknown and determined as a part of the solution of the problem.
 2. Designing new algorithms on the base of Sobolev gradient methods which quickly do
simulation.

3. Four years research experience using Sobolev gradient methods to minimize energy
functional related to Ginzburg-Landau functional and finding soliton solution from the
Nonlinear Schrodinger equation.

Supervision of Ph.D./M.Phil Thesis

Ph.D. students in Progress

1. Anila Razzaq
2. Usman Afzal

Supervision of M.Phil Thesis

1. Polynomial Solution of Singular Differential Equations using Weighted Sobolev Gradients by

Ahmad Javid, 2015

M.Phil student in Progress

1. Asad Zubair

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

1. Summer School on high performance Computing organized by SciNet, Toronto, Canada, May
7-10, (2013)

2. Summer Conference in Mathematics-2010. Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in

Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, July 26-27, (2010)

3. Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models & Applications-2009.

Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, April 18-
19, (2009)

4. 4th World Conference on 21st century Mathematics 2009. Organized by School of Mathematical
Sciences (SMS) GC University Lahore, Pakistan, March 4-8, (2009)

5. Winter Conference in Mathematics-2008. Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in

Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, December 20-21, (2008)

6. Summer Conference in Mathematics-2008. Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in

Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, July 28-29, (2008)
7. Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models & Applications-2008.
Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, April 26-
27, (2008)

8. LUMS 2nd 9-12, (International Conference on Mathematics & its Applications in Information
Technology. Organized by LUMS in colaboration with SMS, Lahore, Pakistan, March , (2008)

9. Summer Conference in Mathematics-2007. Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in

Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, July 30-31, (2007)

10. Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models & Applications-2007.

Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, April 28-
29, (2007)

11. 3rd International Conference on 21st century Mathematics. Organized by School of

Mathematical Sciences (SMS) GC University Lahore, Pakistan, March 4-7, (2007)

12. Winter Conference in Mathematics-2006. Organized by Centre for Advanced Studies in

Mathematics (CASM), LUMS, Lahore, December 1-2, (2006)

13. International Symposium on Relativity. Organized by Department of Mathematics University of

the Punjab, Lahore, 6th april (2006)

14. 2nd World Conference on 21st century Mathematics 2005. Organized by School of Mathematical
Sciences (SMS) GC University Lahore, Pakistan, March 4-6, (2005)

TEACHING AREAS

1. Applied Mathematics
2. Computational Mathematics
3. High Performance Computing

LANGUAGES

1. English (fluent)
2. Urdu (fluent)
3. Punjabi (fluent)

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1. Member of American Mathematical Society

2. Member of Punjab Mathematical Society
3. Member of Amnesty International
 REFERENCES

1.

Bartosz Protas
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Ph: +1 (905) 525 9140 ext 24116.

Fax:+1 (905)522 0935
Email: bprotas@mcmaster.ca
URL:http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/~bprotas

2.

Matt Davison
Professor
Department of Applied Mathematics
Western University London, Ontario, Canada

Ph: +1 (519) 661 3621

Fax:+1 (519) 661 3523
Email: mdavison@uwo.ca

3.

Dr. Sultan Sial

Associate Professor
HOD, Department of Mathematics
School of Science and Engineering (SSE),
LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan

Ph#+92-42-5722670-8118
sultans@lums.edu.pk