School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty Adnan Maqsood

Adnan Maqsood

Professor
  • School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
  • 0519085107
Summary

Adnan Maqsood is a Professor at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He received his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from NUST, Pakistan, in 2005 and his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 2012. He is engaged in graduate teaching and research and heading Computational Aeronautics Lab. In addition to this, he is serving as Director of Academics at NUST. His current research interests are associated with: Flight Dynamics and Control, Applied & Computational Aerodynamics, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Human Factors in UAVs. He is successful in securing both industrial and public funding. At NUST, he has effectively managed and participated as a principal and co-principal investigator in different research projects funded by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), and Belt & Road Aerospace Innovation Alliance (BRAIA) Seed Fund, China. He has authored 80+ scientific publications (peer-reviewed journal publications and international conference proceedings). He has successfully supervised 40+ graduate students. In 2021, he won a Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) grant of PKR 766 Million to establish an interdisciplinary labs-driven higher-education infrastructure at NUST.

Academic Background
PhD (Flight Mechanics & Control / Aerodynamics) Nanyang Technological University August 06, 2007 - April 12, 2012
Honours and Awards
University BEST Teacher June 13, 2019
Best Researcher Won Institute Best Researcher Award for year 2018 December 31, 2018
Publications
Reinforcement Learning for UAV Flight Controls: Evaluating Continuous Space Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Fixed-Wing UAVs June 04, 2026 PLoS One - Accepted
Comparative Aerothermoelastic Performance Assessment of Advanced TPS Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles June 01, 2026 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume 173, Article Number 111792
Benchmarking control strategies for UAV swarms: Centralized, decentralized, or federated reinforcement learning March 01, 2026 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume:170, Article Number: 111539, Pages:
Quantifying Swirl Number Effects on Recirculation Zones and Vortex Dynamics in a Dual-Swirl Combustor December 16, 2025 Energies - Volume 18(24), Article Number 6568
Modal Analysis of Flutter Mechanisms in Damaged Rotor Blades Under Supersonic Inflow October 21, 2025 AIAA Journal - Pages:16
Low Cost 3D Motion Capture of Rapid Maneuvers Using a Single High Speed Camera September 23, 2025 Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds - Volume: 36, Issue: 5, Article Number:e70070
Artificial Intelligence in UAV Flight Controls: Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Altitude-Hold Strategies for Fixed-Wing UAVs July 01, 2025 IEEE Access - Volume:13, Pages 109670-109686
Comparative Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Multi-Agent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning in 2D and 3D Environments June 16, 2025 Drones - Volume 9(6), Article Number 438
Investigation of Sustainable Combustion Processes of the Industrial Gas Turbine Injector March 24, 2025 Processes - Volume 13(4), Article Number 960
Effect of geometric variations on the wing rock of blended wing–body aircraft January 01, 2025 International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics - Volume:168, Article Number: 104934, Pages:14
Comparative Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Hover-to-Cruise Transition Maneuvers of a Tilt-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle December 19, 2024 Aerospace - Volume 11(12), Article Number 1040
A novel computational methodology to design solar radiation absorbing glass August 15, 2024 Energy and Buildings - Volume:317, Article Number:114358
Analysis of Visual and Vestibular Information on Motion Sickness in Flight Simulation February 06, 2024 Aerospace - Volume: 11, Issue: 02, Article Number: 139
Prediction of wing rock in fixed wing micro aerial vehicles April 01, 2023 Meccanica - Volume 58, Pages 739-754
Design exploration and optimization of aerodynamics and radar cross section for a fighter aircraft February 01, 2023 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume:133, Article Number:108114
Spectral Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Reduced-Order Model for Analysis of Aerothermoelasticity February 01, 2023 AIAA Journal - Volume:61, Issue:2, Page:793-807
Geometric Optimization of Blunt Bodies with Aerodisk and Opposing Jet for Wave Drag and Heat Reduction December 06, 2022 Aerospace - Volume 9, Issue 12, Article Number 800
Effect of opposing jet on aerodynamic and flight stability characteristics of a generic supersonic slender forebody June 20, 2022 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - Volume 36, Issue 6, Pages 2923-2936
Modified model free dynamic programming :an augmented approach for unmanned aerial vehicle May 20, 2022 Applied Intelligence - Pages 1-21
Reinforcement learning-based radar-evasive path planning: a comparative analysis March 01, 2022 Aeronautical Journal - Volume 126, Issue 1297, Pages 547-564
Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow Past a Soccer Ball January 18, 2022 Mathematical Problems in Engineering - Volume 2022, Article ID 3455235, 13 pages
Causation of Supersonic Limit Cycle Oscillations in Atmospheric Entry Vehicles January 04, 2022 AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets - Pages 1-15
A stability perspective of bioinspired unmanned aerial vehicles performing optimal dynamic soaring October 14, 2021 Bioinspiration & Biomimetics - Volume 16, Article Number 066010
Modeling and Analysis of Shock Reduction through Counterflow Plasma Jets June 15, 2021 Mathematical Problems in Engineering - Volume 2021, Article ID 5592855, 17 Pages
Modelling of flight performance benefits for similar and hybrid jet airline formations May 14, 2021 International Journal of Sustainable Aviation - Volume 7, No. 1, Pages 46-65
Computational Aerodynamics Study of Competing Conceptual Designs for Advanced Tactical Fighter Aircraft March 29, 2021 Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management - Volume 13, Article Number e2221
On the meshfree particle methods for fluid-structure interaction problems March 01, 2021 Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements - Volume 124, Pages 14-40
Analysis of Generalized Compressor Characteristic on Surge Phenomena in Axial Compressors January 01, 2021 Journal of Computational and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering - Volume 10, No. 2, Pages 337-344
Stability Characteristics of Wing Span and Sweep Morphing for Small Unmanned Air Vehicle: A Mathematical Analysis July 31, 2020 Mathematical Problems in Engineering - Volume 2020, Article ID 4838632, 15 pages
Effect of Haptic Feedback on Pilot/Operator Performance during Flight Simulation June 03, 2020 Applied Sciences - Volume 10 (11), Article Number 3877
Design and Optimization of a Diffuser for a Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine using Computational Fluid Dynamics based Surrogate Modelling April 20, 2020 Mechanika - Volume 26(2), Pages 161-170
Shock reduction through opposing jets: Aerodynamic performance and flight stability perspectives December 25, 2019 Applied Sciences - Volume 10, Issue 1, Article Number 180
Guidance and control of standoff air-to-surface carrier vehicle March 01, 2019 The Aeronautical Journal - Volume 123, Issue 1261, Pages 283-309
A controllability perspective of dynamic soaring December 01, 2018 Nonlinear Dynamics - Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 2347-2362
Review of dynamic soaring: technical aspects, nonlinear modeling perspectives and future directions December 01, 2018 Nonlinear Dynamics - Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 3117-3144
Biologically Inspired Dynamic Soaring Maneuvers for an Unmanned Air Vehicle Capable of Sweep Morphing December 01, 2018 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences - Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 1006-1016
Gap Effect on Flight Performance and Longitudinal Stability of Biplane Micro Air Vehicles November 06, 2018 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering & Robotics Research - International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research Vol. 7, No. 6, November 2018
Design Optimization of Ceiling Fan Blades with Nonlinear Sweep Profile September 01, 2018 Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics - Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages 1153-1162, Published: Sep 2018
Conceptualization of Corporate Setup of an Aviation Engineering Complex through Systems Engineering Process August 01, 2018 International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations - NULL
Optimal morphing – augmented dynamic soaring maneuvers for unmanned air vehicle capable of span and sweep morphologies August 01, 2018 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume 79, Pages 17-36
Multiple time scale analysis of pressure oscillations in solid rocket motors March 01, 2018 Results in Physics - NULL
Multiple Time Scale Analysis of Pressure Oscillation in Solid Rocket Motors January 01, 2018 Results in Physics, ISSN:2211-3797, Volume 8, Pages 1068-1075, March 2018 - Volume 8, March 2018, Pages , 1068-1075
Nature Inspired Scalable Design Trends for Flapping Wing Configurations November 01, 2017 European Journal of Advances in Engineering and Technology - NULL
Drag reduction of supersonic blunt bodies using opposing jet and nozzle geometric variations October 01, 2017 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume 69, Pages 244-256
Multicore and GPU based Pupillometry using Parabolic and Elliptic Hough Transform September 01, 2017 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research - NULL
Isotropic Surround Suppression and Hough Transform based Target Recognition from Aerial Images August 31, 2017 International journal of advanced and applied sciences - NULL
Optimizing Availability of a Framework in Series Configuration Utilizing Markov Model and Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques June 22, 2017 Symmetry - Volume 9, Pages 1-14, 22, Issue 7
Aerodynamic investigation and redesign of ceiling fan blades for enhanced energy efficienc June 09, 2017 Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology - Vol.11(02), Pages 97-114
Thermal Model of Rotary Friction Welding for Similar and Dissimilar Metals June 01, 2017 Metals - Volume 7, Pages 1-14
Revolutionizing Telemedicine by Instilling H.265 May 01, 2017 International Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing - Vol. 5, Pages 20-27
Parametric Study and Optimization of Ceiling Fan Blades for Improved Aerodynamic Performance December 01, 2016 Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, ISSN:1735-3572, eISSN:1735-3645, Volume:9, Issue:6, Pages:2905-2916, Published: 2016 - Volume: 9 Issue: 6 Pages: 2905-2916
Analysis of Microwave Scattering from a Realistic Human Head Model for Brain Stroke Detection Using Electromagnetic Impedance Tomography November 14, 2016 Progress In Electromagnetics Research M (PIER-M) - Vol. 52, Pages 45-56
Knowledge-Based Aerodynamic Estimation of Airships October 04, 2016 International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research - Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 239-245
Quadratic Optimal Control of Aerodynamic Vectored UAV at High Angle of Attack March 01, 2016 International Review of Aerospace Engineering - Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 70-79
Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a High Pressure Regulator January 04, 2016 Mathematical Problems in Engineering - Article Number: 1307181
Machinery Options for Green Ship November 01, 2015 Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review - Vol. 8(3), Pages 169-173
Effect of aspect ratio on wing rock at low Reynolds number April 01, 2015 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume 42, Pages 267-273
Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Flexible Membrane Micro air Vehicle January 02, 2015 Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology - Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-37
Review on Analysis & Modeling of Dynamic Stability Characteristics of Atmospheric Entry Vehicles January 01, 2014 NUST Journal of Eneering Sciences - Vol.7, No.1, Pages 15-21
Parametric studies and performance analysis of a biplane micro air vehicle September 01, 2013 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences - Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Pages: 229-236
Aerodynamic Estimation of Annular Wings Based on Leading-Edge Suction Analogy February 01, 2013 AIAA Journal - Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 529-534
Optimization of transition maneuvers through aerodynamic vectoring December 03, 2012 Aerospace Science and Technology - Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 363-371, Special Issue: SI
Propeller-induced Effects on the Aerodynamics of a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle October 01, 2012 Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management - Volume 4, No 4, Pages 475-480
Multiple time scale analysis of aircraft longitudinal dynamics with aerodynamic vectoring August 01, 2012 Nonlinear Dynamics - Volume 69, Issue 3, Pages 731-742
Design Improvement of a Versatile Ducted-Fan UAV January 01, 2012 Journal of Mechanical Engineering - Volume 9, Isuue 1, Pages 1-17
Longitudinal flight dynamic analysis of an agile UAV November 01, 2010 Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology - Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 288-295
Optimization of Hover-to-Cruise Transition Maneuver Using Variable-Incidence Wing March 01, 2010 Journal of Aircraft - Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 1060-1064
Conferences
Transition Maneuver Optimization of a Hybrid UAV Using Deep Reinforcement Learning August 22, 2023 - August 25, 2023 Mishma Akhtar, Adnan Maqsood, Proceedings of 2023 20th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, IBCAST 2023
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Trajectory Generation and Optimisation of UAVs June 07, 2023 - June 09, 2023 Mishma Akhtar, Adnan Maqsood, Mathias Verbeke, International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST)
Numerical modeling and analysis of wing rock in Saccon UCAV January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Waseeq Siddiqui, Hafiz M. Ume, Adnan Maqsood, Shuaib Salama, Hongyi XU, Dan XIE, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
Shock Reduction through Multiple Opposing Jets in Atmospheric Entry Vehicle January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Huzaifa Shahid, Adnan Maqsood, Dan XIE, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
Effect of Active Flow Control on Longitudinal Stability Characteristics January 23, 2023 - January 27, 2023 Naveed Tahir, Adnan Maqsood, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
Contraction Analysis of Dynamic Soaring January 03, 2022 - January 07, 2022 Imran Mir, Sameh A Eisa, Adnan Maqsood, Faiza Gul, Suleman Mir, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
Quantification of Gap Effects on Biplane Micro Air Vehicle using Leading-Edge Suction Analogy January 03, 2022 - January 07, 2022 Arooj Fatima, Adnan Maqsood, Tiauw H. Go, Shuaib Salama, Rizwan Riaz, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum
Detached Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Spray Combustion in a Turbo Jet Combustor - Prediction of NOx Concentration January 03, 2022 - January 07, 2022 Hafiz Ali Haider Sehole, Adnan Maqsood, Rizwan Riaz, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum
Numerical Investigation of Aerodynamic and Stability Behavior of Corrugated Airfoils at Low Reynolds Number January 03, 2022 - January 07, 2022 Huzaifa Saeed, Adnan Maqsood, Salma Sherbaz, Laurent Dala, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum
Effect of Reduced Frequency and Mach Number on Damping Characteristics of SACCON UCAV January 03, 2022 - January 07, 2022 Farhan Ullah, Adnan Maqsood, Dan XIE, Hongyi XU, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum
Numerical Investigation of Wing Rock Phenomenon on Low Aspect Ratio Rectangular Wings at Low Reynolds Number September 06, 2021 - September 10, 2021 Adnan Maqsood, Rizwan Riaz, Tiauw Hiong Go, Aamir Sultan, 32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Stability Derivatives for High Lift Devices September 06, 2021 - September 10, 2021 Hamood Ur Rahman, Adnan Maqsood, Rizwan Riaz, Laurent Dala, 32nd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Two Dimensional Insect Flight Trajectory Tracking and Analysis November 12, 2019 - November 14, 2019 Mishma Akhtar, Adnan Maqsood, Rizwan Riaz, Sixth International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE)
Soaring energetics for a nature inspired unmanned aerial vehicle January 07, 2019 - January 11, 2019 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Haithem E Taha, Sameh E Eisa, AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum
Dynamic Modeling & Stability Analysis of a Generic UAV in Glide Phase May 12, 2017 - May 14, 2017 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Suhail Akhtar, International Conference on Mechanical, Material and Aerospace Engineering, 2MAE 2017
Optimization of dynamic soaring maneuvers to enhance endurance of a versatile UAV April 21, 2017 - April 23, 2017 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Suhail Akhtar, International Conference on Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Optimization of Dynamic Soaring Maneuvers to Enhance Endurance of a Versatile UAV April 21, 2017 - April 23, 2017 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Suhail Akhtar, International Conference on Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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)
Optimization of Dynamic Soaring Maneuvrs for a Morphing Capable UAV January 09, 2017 - January 13, 2017 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Suhail Akhtar, Information Systems-AIAA Infotech@Aerospace 2017
Optimization of dynamic soaring maneuvers for a morphing capable UAV January 09, 2017 - January 13, 2017 Imran Mir, Adnan Maqsood, Suhail Akhtar, AIAA Information Systems-AIAA Infotech at Aerospace, 2017
Computational Modeling of Dynamic Stability Derivatives for Generic Airfoils October 21, 2016 - October 23, 2016 Muhammad Saleem Mumtaz, AdnanMaqsood, Salma Sherbaz, 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering (ICMME 2016)
Effect of Number of Blades on Performance of Ceiling Fans July 20, 2015 - July 21, 2015 Ehsan Adeeb, Adnan Maqsood, Ammar Mushtaq, 4th International Conference on Advances in Mechanics Engineering (ICAME 2015)
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)
Study on the Design Improvement of an Indoor Ceiling Fan January 14, 2014 - January 18, 2014 Muhammad Aaqib Afaq, Adnan Maqsood, Khalid Parvez, Ammar Mushtaq, Proceedings of 2014 11th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST)
Research Fellow Nanyang Technological University October 21, 2009 - August 12, 2012