Overview :
- Introduction:
- I am Dr. Sohail Amjad, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at NUTECH. With over 10 years of experience in academia at national and international level, my primary research interests lie in Experimental Particle Physics, Data analysis, Simulation and Detector design. I have also been pursuing my interest in entrepreneurship in the current ecosystem of Pakistan, particularly Islamabad.
Experience :
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, NUTECH (2019–Present)
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Physics, Mathematics, and Entrepreneurship., Machine Learning, and Data Structures.
- Advise graduate students on research projects related to applications of Physics.
- Serve as a faculty mentor for students.
Post Doc, University College London (UCL) (2016–2019)
- Worked on development of the EUDAQ software, used to for data acquisition in detectors under development in the project financed by European Research Commission (ERC).
- Taught courses of Classical Mechanics, Object Oriented Programming and Mathematical methods to UG students at department of physics and astronomy, UCL.
- Supervised Masters research students for final year thesis.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad (2014–2016)
- Taught courses of Particle Physics and Waves and Oscillations
- Supervised Masters students for their graduate lab projects.
- Was part of the ALICE experiment team at CERN.
Qualification :
- Academia:
- Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics, University Paris-Sud (Now Universite Paris-Saclay), Paris (2014)
- Masters in Particle Physics, University Paris-Diderot, Paris (2009)
- M.Sc. in Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore (2007)
I have published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals and conferences, such as the Journal of Nuclear Instrumentation (JINST) and Nuclear Instrumentation Methods (NIMS). I have also participated in multiple international conference.
Trainings
- BIC Manager Training (2021)
Taught Courses :
I have taught a variety of undergraduate courses. Below are the courses I have been involved in teaching:
- Applied Physics (PHY1301)
An introductory course focusing on basic physics including mechanics and electricity and magnetism. Historically the course has been Physics-I (PH1101), Physics-II (PHY1201), Applied Physics (PHY1303) with some variations and different depth levels. The current scheme is more general on touching different topics in physics.
- Applied Calculus (MATH1105)
A core course that covers fundamental concepts of calculus such as limits, differentiation, integration and optimization application of these concepts in civil engineering.
- Applied Differential Equations (MATH2303)
An undergraduate-level course covering the applications of differential equations up to second order ODEs in Civil Engineering.
- Entrepreneurship (MGT1001)
An introductory course focused on the basic concepts of Entrepreneurship, business plan writing and presentation and fundamentals of business operations.
- GeoTech Community
I have conducted the informal classes and seminars of the CS students under the NLCP program of NUTECH, focused on environmental issues and climate change.
Research :
My research focuses on the intersection of computer science and particle physics. I am currently working on several aspects including the phenomenological aspects of the elementarypartilce interactions.
