School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty Waqas Khalid

Waqas Khalid

Associate Professor
Summary

Experienced Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working with various energy systems and technologies. Skilled in energy saving, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, sustainable architecture, thermal comfort, passive heating and cooling, and indoor environmental quality

Academic Background
PhD (Mechanical Engineering) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia February 16, 2015 - January 30, 2019
Honours and Awards
Best Student Award Best Postgraduate Student Award-Doctor of Philosophy April 28, 2019
Publications
Improving overall equipment effectiveness of cement mills by applying total productive maintenance June 30, 2026 Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management - Accepted
Experimental investigation and energy-exergy-economic (3E) evaluation of a pyramid solar still with application of phase change material and Fresnel lenses for spring and autumn seasons July 01, 2026 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 300, Part 4, Article Number 131448
Bio-based eutectic PCM-enhanced clay bricks for passive thermal regulation in extreme heat conditions April 01, 2026 Journal of Building Engineering - Volume:123, Number Article: 115815
Thermo-economic evaluation of working fluids for a flue gas driven organic Rankine cycle powered vapor compression cycle for cooling air conditioning using a two-step intermediate performance index January 01, 2026 Energy Conversion and Management - Volume:347, Article Number:120541
Numerical and experimental investigation of a novel hybrid indirect-direct evaporative cooling system with enhanced humidity regulation: A case study in hot-humid conditions January 01, 2026 Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - Volume 77, Article Number 107538
Low carbon strategy driven techno-economic analysis of various 4 passive measures for energy efficiency in a humid subtropical 5 climate: A case study in Pakistan December 25, 2025 International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies - Volume 20, Pages 2076–2088,
Solar thermal systems and AI: Past, present, and future December 24, 2025 Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Online
Effect of flexibility on energy harvesting performance of semi-active flapping foil under non-sinusoidal pitching motion August 26, 2025 Ocean Engineering - Volume: 341, Part 2, Article Number: 122462
Experimental investigation of passive thermal management in Li-ion battery pack using eutectic phase change materials for electric vehicles August 19, 2025 Journal of Power Sources - Volume:657, Article Number 238108
An Experimental Machine Learning Evaluation on Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Hospitals June 17, 2025 Future Cities and Environment - Volume:11, Pages 1-14
Advancing insights into building electrical energy consumption: a comprehensive review of conventional and artificial intelligence methods June 12, 2025 Advances in Building Energy Research - Volume:19, Issue:5, Page:533-576
Thermal comfort and ventilation performance in an air-conditioned mosque in tropical climates of Malaysia April 01, 2025 Advances in Building Energy Research - Volume:19, Issue:2, Page:199-240
Exploring the Efficacy of Port Water Injection on Air–Fuel Ratios and NOx Emissions in Diesel Engines: An Experimental Study October 09, 2024 Engineering Proceedings - Volume 75(1), Article Number 38
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
An experimental investigation on the novel hybrid indirect direct evaporative cooling system June 01, 2024 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer - Volume 155, Article Number 107503
Effect of preferable wind directions on personal thermal comfort of occupants in the air-conditioned office in hot-humid climate April 15, 2024 Building and Environment - Volume 254, Article Number 111390
Experimental investigation of eutectic PCM incorporated clay brick for thermal management of building envelope April 15, 2024 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 84, Part A, Article Number 110838
Associating thermal comfort and preference in Malaysian universities’ air-conditioned office rooms under various set-point temperatures August 15, 2022 Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 54, Article Number 104575
Designing, Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Direct Evaporative Cooling System Coupled With Commercial Desiccant Dehumidifier July 01, 2022 Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications - Volume 14(7), Article Number 071006
Pilot Study on Occupants’ Thermal Sensation at Different Ambient Temperature in Postgraduate Office with Cooling Mode in University Campus February 01, 2021 Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences - Volume 78(2), Pages 1-11
Opportunities and Challenges to Net Zero Energy Buildings and Renewable Energy in Tropics and Subtropics - A Preliminary Review December 01, 2020 Journal of Building and Environmental Engineering - Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 1-7
Green Human Resource Management for organisational citizenship behaviour towards the environment and environmental performance on a university campus May 20, 2020 Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 256, Article Number 120401, Pages 1-13
Investigation of comfort temperature and thermal adaptation for patients and visitors in Malaysian hospitals November 17, 2018 Energy and Buildings - NULL
Review of Green Human Resource Management: From the Lens of Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Framework April 01, 2018 Advanced Science Letters - Pages 1-5
Thermal Comfort Requirements for Different Occupants in Malaysian Hospital In-patient Wards March 24, 2018 Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences - NULL
Energy usage prediction model comparing outdoor vs. indoor ice rinks December 01, 2013 Energy and Buildings - Volume: 67 Pages: 195-200
Conferences
Working Fluid Selection for Biogas-Powered Organic Rankine Cycle-Vapor Compression Cycle April 16, 2025 - April 17, 2025 Muhammad Talha, Nawaf Mehmood Malik, Muhammad Tauseef Nasir, Waqas Khalid, Muhammad Safdar, Khawaja Fahad Iqbal, 3rd International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME2025)
Exploring the Efficacy of Port Water Injection on Air-Fuel Ratios and NOx emissions in Diesel Engine: An experimental study August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024 Asad Asghar Janjua, Waqas Khalid, Sami Ur Rehman Shah, Xavier Tauzia , International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Predicting the Performance of a Basin Type Solar Still at different locations of Pakistan using a Mathematical Model August 08, 2024 - August 08, 2024 Nawaf Mehmood Malik , Waqas Khalid, Muhammad Tauseef Nasir , Muhammad Talha , International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Indoor Thermal Performance Evaluation of Malaysian Double-Story Air well Terraced House: A Field Measurement Approach December 04, 2023 - December 07, 2023 Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Yasir Aftab, Nor'azizi Othman, Ng Wai Tuck, Waqas Khalid, Andi Taufan, Horn Bahadur Rijal , 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERMEASURES TO URBAN HEAT ISLANDS, UHI 2023
Comparative analysis of thermal comfort surveys with CFD simulations September 16, 2022 - September 16, 2022 Hassan Safdar Malik, Waqas Khalid, Absaar Ul Jabbar, Adeel Waqas Ahmad, Adnan Munir, Jawad Aslam, Hafiz Ali Haider Sehole, 11th Masters Conference: People and Buildings
Field study of the Occupant’s Thermal Preferences for Cooling in Living Rooms Based on Different Set Point Temperatures October 07, 2020 - October 09, 2020 N I Kamaruddin, Hom Bahadur Rijal, Aya Hagishim, Waqas Khalid, Nur Atikha, Fitri Yakub, F L M Redzuan, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, 5th International Conference on Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences 2020 ICATAS 2020
A Methodology for Assessment of Thermal Comfort, Ergonomic and Human Factors Effect on Learning Performance in Classroom Environment July 16, 2020 - July 20, 2020 Waqas Khalid, Nosheen Anwar, Muhammad Sajid, Shahid Ikram Ullah Butt , HFE Virtual Conferences on Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering, and Industrial Cognitive Ergonomics and Engineering Psychology, 2020
Thermal comfort in hospitals in hot and humid climates: A literature review October 16, 2017 - October 17, 2017 Waqas Khalid, sheikh ahmad zaki shaikh salim, Hom B. Rijal, Fitri Yakub, 1st Green Environmental Energy and Building Science (GEEBS) International Conference
Study of thermal comfort for different occupants in private Malaysian hospital wards January 25, 2017 - January 25, 2017 Waqas Khalid, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Hom Bahadur Rijal, Fitri Yakub, 9th International Meeting on Advances in Thermofluids
A REVIEW OF CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS ON ENERGY BEHAVIOUR CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND JAPAN November 13, 2015 - November 15, 2015 Rajiv Dharma Mangruwa,, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki bin Shaikh Salim, Akbaria Mahdzir, Waqas Khalid, MALAYSIA-JAPAN JOINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015
Ground Source Heat Exchanger for Space Cooling and Heating December 03, 2013 - December 04, 2013 Waqas Khalid, Waqas Khalid, Rai Junaid, Faran Amjad, Mohammad Zohaib, 8th CUTSE International Conference on Science , Sustainability and Solutions
Lecturer COMSATS University Islamabad Wah Campus February 18, 2008 - August 27, 2009