Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Siddiqui

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Siddiqui

Department of Mathematics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Biography

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Afzal Siddiqui is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. He received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics from Government College University, Lahore, in 2009 and Ph.D. in Mathematics from NUST, Islamabad, in 2015. His research interests include metric graph theory, algebraic and chemical graph theory, combinatorics, resolving parameters, zero-divisor graphs of commutative rings, multiset dimensions, topological indices, nonlinear evolution equations, soliton theory, stability analysis, and bifurcation theory. He has authored or co-authored more than 75 research publications in international journals, including *Theoretical Computer Science, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Scientific Reports, Nonlinear Dynamics, Algorithmica,* and *IEEE Access*. He has contributed to HEC-funded research projects and supervised numerous Ph.D. and M.Phil./M.S. scholars. His academic contributions encompass teaching, postgraduate supervision, international research collaborations, journal peer reviewing, and organizing scientific conferences and workshops. His research focuses on advancing mathematical theory and its applications in complex networks, algebraic structures, chemical systems, and nonlinear dynamics.

Affiliations

COMSATS University Islamabad

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Department of Mathematics

Honors and Awards

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Merit-Based Tuition Fee Waiver (2012–2015)

National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Special Research Scholarship (2014–2015)

National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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International Research Travel Grant (2011)

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

Awarded travel and accommodation support by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, to participate in an international workshop and conference on graph theory.

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HEC Research Project Grant (2016)

Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan

Awarded a research grant under the Start-up Research Grant Program (SRGP) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, for the project titled "Resolvability in Simple Connected Graphs and Some Topological Descriptors of Graphs."

Experience

University Educator/Researcher

COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan

08 Sep 2016 - present

University Educator/Researcher

Government college university, Faisalabad, Pakistan

09 Oct 2015 - 07 Sep 2016