Muhammad Usman Bhutta
Assistant Professor
- School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
- 5190856044
Summary
Academic Background
PhD
((Surface Coating & Tribology)) University College London, University of London
October 24, 2016 - February 06, 2020
Honours and Awards
Publications
A novel multi-objective dynamic flexible job shop scheduling algorithm using reinforced learning based black widow spider algorithm
April 20, 2026
PLoS One - Volume:21, Issue:4, Article Number e0347108
Hybrid Additive Strategies for Sustainable 3D Concrete Printing: Balancing Printability, Early-Stage Strength, and Eco-Efficiency
March 01, 2026
Journal of Architectural Engineering - Volume:32, Issue:1, Article Number 04025046
A comprehensive review of experimental methods for the tribological evaluation of internal combustion engine valve-train
February 01, 2026
Journal of Tribology - Volume 148, Issue 2, Article Number 020801
A novel approach to measure rotational dynamics of valvetrain components in production engines using miniature GMR chip
December 01, 2025
Measurement - Volume 256, Part D, Article Number 118455
Friction and Wear Properties of Phosphonium Based Ionic Liquid Used as Additive in Synthetic and Bio Based Lubricants
December 01, 2024
Tribology in Industry - Volume 46, No. 4, Pages 611-623
A Pareto-optimality based black widow spider algorithm for energy efficient flexible job shop scheduling problem considering new job insertion
October 01, 2024
Applied Soft Computing - Volume 164, Article Number 111937
Effect of micro-surface-texturing on the friction between cam/tappet interface of a commercial vehicle engine
August 08, 2024
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology - Pages 1-19
Experimental Investigation of Indirect Aqueous Inoculated Diesel Engine Performance in Urban-Area Driving for Mechanical Performance, Fuel Consumption and NOx Emissions
August 05, 2024
Emission Control Science and Technology - Pages 1-10
Experimental Investigation of Engine Valve Train Friction Considering Effects of Operating Conditions and WPC Surface Treatment
April 28, 2023
Materials - Volume 16(9), Article Number 3431
Friction and Wear Performance Evaluation of Bio-Lubricants and DLC Coatings on Cam/Tappet Interface of Internal Combustion Engines
November 26, 2021
Materials - Volume 14(23), Article Number 7206
A Review of Friction Performance of Lubricants with Nano Additives
October 22, 2021
Materials - Volume 14(21), Article Number 6310
Roller sliding in engine valve train: Effect of oil film thickness considering lubricant composition
September 01, 2020
Tribology International - Volume 149, Article Number 105829
Wear and friction performance evaluation of nickel based nanocomposite coatings under refrigerant lubrication
August 01, 2020
Tribology International - Volume 148, Article Number 106312
Corrosion Performance of Nanocomposite Coatings in Moist SO2 Environment
January 28, 2020
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Volume 106, Pages 4769–4776
Friction and wear performance analysis of hydrofluoroether-7000 refrigerant
November 01, 2019
Tribology International - Volume: 139, Pages: 36-54
Novel experimental setup to assess surfaces in tribo-contact lubricated by the next generation of environmentally friendly thermofluids
September 02, 2019
International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements - Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 226-235
Wear Performance Analysis of Ni–Al2O3 Nanocomposite Coatings under Nonconventional Lubrication
January 01, 2019
Materials - Volume 12, Issue 1, Article Number 36
A Historical Review on the Tribological Performance of Refrigerants used in Compressors
June 01, 2018
Tribology in Industry - Vol. 40, No.1, Pages 19-51
Benefits of wonder process craft on engine valve train performance
March 12, 2018
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering - online published on 12 March 2018
Technique developed to study camshaft and tappet wear on real production engine
March 13, 2017
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology - Volume: 69 Issue: 2 Pages: 174-181
Effect of lubricant chemistry on the performance of end pivoted roller follower valve train
January 01, 2016
Tribology International - Volume: 93, Special Issue:SI, Pages:717-722, Part:B
Experimental measurement of roller slip in end-pivoted roller follower valve train
September 01, 2015
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology - Volume 229, Issue 9, Pages 1047-1055
A Numerical Approach to Calculate Creep in Roller Follower Valve Train Basing on Friction and Lubrication Modeling
July 01, 2015
Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering - Volume 39, No. 4, Pages 805-818
Measuring the tribological performance of all the tappets in a production engine using magnetometer sensors and the effect of lubricant rheology
June 01, 2015
Lubrication Science - Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 251-263
Conferences
Measurement of frictional torque of a directacting valvetrain using a shaft-to-shaft torque transducer to study the effect of Laser Surface Texturing on friction reductionMeasurement of frictional torque of a directacting valvetrain using a shaft-to-shaft torque transducer to study the effect of Laser Surface Texturing on friction reductionMeasurement of frictional torque of a directacting valvetrain using a shaft-to-shaft torque transducer to study the effect of Laser Surface Texturing on friction reductionMeasurement of frictional torque of a directacting valvetrain using a shaft-to-shaft torque transducer to study the effect of Laser Surface Texturing on friction reduction
April 22, 2024 - April 22, 2024
Muhammad Rizwan Siddiqui, Mian Ashfaq Ali, Riaz Ahmed Mufti, Jawad Aslam, Muhammad Usman Bhutta, Rehan Zahid, Muhammad Khurram,
2nd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Material Engineering, MTME 2024, GIKI, Pakistan (Best paper award)
Invited as a Guest Speaker : Recent Trends & the Progressive Developments in the Field of Tribology with Focus on IC Engines
December 09, 2023 - December 10, 2023
Dr Muhammad Usman Bhutta,
The International Conference on Green Maritime Technology & Education 2023 (ICGMTE2023)
Experimental Study of Lubrication Conditions in Roller Follower Valve Train
September 05, 2023 - October 07, 2023
Muhammad Khurram, Riaz Ahmad Mufti, Muhammad Usman Bhutta, Muhammad Usman Abdullah, Naqash Afzal, Ali Raza, Tayyab Ul Islam, Irfan Gondal, Rehan Zahid, Sami Ur Rehman,
Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
Effect of WPC Surface Treatment on the Performance of an Engine Valve Train
September 05, 2023 - September 07, 2023
Dr Muhammad Usman Bhutta, Shahbaz Ahmad, Samiur Rahman Shah, Muhammad Khurram, Riaz Ahmad Mufti, Dr Muhammad Usman Abdullah, Kiyo Ogawa, Rehan Zahid, Dr Jawad Aslam, Mian Ashfaq Ali, Tayyab Ul Islam,
Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
Effect of Roller Sliding and Lubricant Composition on Engine Valve Train Friction
September 05, 2023 - September 07, 2023
Muhammad Khurram, Dr Riaz Ahmad Mufti, Dr Muhammad Usman Bhutta, Dr Naqash Afzal, Muhammad Usman Abdullah, Tayyab Ul Islam, Ali Raza, Dr Rehan Zahid, Irfan Gondal,
Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
Novel Experimental Setup to Assess Surfaces in Tribo-Contact Lubricated By the Next Generation of Environmentally Friendly Thermo-Fluids
May 22, 2019 - May 24, 2019
Muhammad Usman Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, Nigel Garland,
9th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Material and Contact Characterisation
Assistant Professor
NUST
August 25, 2014 - February 24, 2022
Lecturer
NUST
March 22, 2012 - August 24, 2014