Abdul Rauf Bhatti received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan, in 2004 and 2008, respectively, and obtained his Ph.D. degree (with distinction) in electrical engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in 2017. He has been affiliated with Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisalabad, Pakistan, since 2006, where he currently holds the positions of Professor of Electrical Engineering, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Technology. Dr. Bhatti has received various national and international awards, including Best Teacher (GCUF), Outstanding Researcher (GCUF), Most Downloaded Paper of Wiley Online Library for 2018-2019, Best Paper at the 6th IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy in Malaysia, and recognition as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists for the years 2024 and 2025. He has secured numerous grants for small, medium, and large projects from various funding agencies, including K-Electric, Ignite, PEC, HEC, and the British Council. As of July 2026, he has published 85 research articles (including those in local and foreign journals, book chapters and conference proceedings) with a cumulative impact factor of 208.483, an h-index of 29, an i10-index of 50, and more than 3455 citations. He has successfully supervised four PhD students, five MPhil Students, and 19 Final-Year Design Project (FYDP) groups as the main supervisor.
Government College University Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Electrical Enginerring and Technology
Best Teacher, Outstanding Researcher, Best Paper at IEEE Conference, World’s Top 2% Scientists
Government College University Faisalabad, IEEE and Elesevier
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
01 Jul 2024 - present