Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad

Areas of Research Interest

My research focuses on developing innovative energy harvesting systems from renewable sources and mechanical vibrations, directly contributing to a sustainable energy transition. By advancing the reliability assessment of machinery and materials, the work extends the operational lifespan of critical infrastructure. This integrated approach directly addresses UN SDGs by promoting resource efficiency, reducing waste, and enabling more resilient and sustainable industrial practices.

Journal Publications

1. I. Ahmad, Maryam Abbas, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Subramanian Chithambaram, Syed Asad Imam, Mahmood Hammad, (2024), Design, Development, and Testing of Microplanar Coil-Based Hydrokinetic Electromagnetic-Type Energy Harvester for IoT Sensors, Journal of Engineering by Wiley, 2024(1), 1985367. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1985367 (IF: 2.3) – Q2
2. I. Ahmad, Alina Tosif, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Subramanian Chithambaram, Syed Asad Imam, Mahmood Hammad, (2023), Design development and testing of traffic induced wind based artificial tree type hybrid energy harvester for wireless sensor nodes, RESULTS IN ENGINEERING, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101515 (IF: 7.9 ) – Q1
3. I. Ahmad, Hee, L. M., Abdelrhman, A. M., Imam, S. A., & Leong, M. S. (2023). Development, characterization, and power management of electromagnetic-type hybrid vibro-acoustic energy harvester for wireless sensor nodes, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2023.114154 (IF: 4.9 ) – Q1
4. I. Ahmad, Lim Meng Hee, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Syed Asad Imam, and M. S. Leong. “Hybrid vibro-acoustic energy harvesting using electromagnetic transduction for autonomous condition monitoring system.” Energy Conversion and Management 258 (2022): 115443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115443 (IF: 10.9 ) – Q1
5. I. Ahmad, Lim Meng Hee, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Syed Asad Imam, and M. S. Leong. “Scopes, challenges and approaches of energy harvesting for wireless sensor nodes in machine condition monitoring systems: A review.” Measurement 183 (2021): 109856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109856 (IF: 5.6 ) – Q1
6. Sheeraz MA, Malik MS, Rehman K, Elahi H, Butt Z, I. Ahmad, Eugeni M, Gaudenzi P.  (2021), Numerical Assessment and Parametric Optimization of a Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester for IoT-Based Applications. Energies. 2021; 14(9):2498. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092498 (IF: 3.2)-Q2
7. I. Ahmad and F. U. Khan (2018), “Multi-mode Vibration based Electromagnetic type Micro Power Generator for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges” Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 275, (2018),154–161, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2018.04.005 (IF: 4.9 ) – Q1
8. I. Ahmad, Ur Rehman M M, Khan M, Abbas A, Ishfaq S, Malik S. (2019), Flow-based electromagnetic type energy harvester using microplanar coil for IoT sensors application. Int J Energy Res. 2019;1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4630 (IF: 4.2)- Q2
9. I. Ahmad and F. U. Khan. (2018). Experimental Analysis of Multiple Modes and Nonlinear Behavior in Electromagnetic Type Vibration Energy Harvesters. Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers 中國機械工程學刊, 39 (5), 509-514. http://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?docid=02579731-201810-201812100006-201812100006-509-514 (IF: 0.27)- Q4
10. M. Anjum, A. Fida, I. Ahmad and A. Iftikhar, (2018), “A Broadband Electromagnetic Type Energy Harvester for Smart Sensor Devices in Biomedical Applications”, Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 277, (2018),52-59,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2018.05.001 (IF: 4.9 ) – Q1
11. F. U. Khan and I. Ahmad, (2016) “Review of Energy Harvesters Utilizing Bridge Vibrations,” Shock and Vibration, vol. 2016, Article ID 1340402, 21 pages, 2016.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1340402  (IF: 1.2)-Q2
12. I. Ahmad, A. Hassan, M U Anjum, S. Malik, T. Ali, (2019), Ambient Acoustic Energy Harvesting Using two connected resonators with Piezo Element for Wireless Distributed Sensor Network, Journal of Acoustical Physics, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 471–477, https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063771019050014  (IF: 0.9)
13. I. Ahmad and F. U. Khan, (2017), multi-mode vibration based electromagnetic type energy harvester for structural health monitoring, Asian journal of engineering, sciences & technology, Sep2017, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p1-5. 5p. http://ajest.iqra.edu.pk/pdf/download.php?volume=Irh%2Fy0LQt18%3D&id=6
14. Abdelrhman, A. M., Leong, M. S., Ali, Y. H, I. Ahmad, Georgantopoulou, C. G., & Ali, S. M. (2019). Adapted Wavelet Transform for Twisted Blade Diagnosis in Multi Stage Rotor. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 255, p. 02011). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201925502011
15. Hussain, G., Khan, W. A., Ashraf, H. A., Ahmad, H., Ahmed, H., Imran, A., … & Abbas, G. (2019). Design and development of a lightweight SLS 3D printer with a controlled heating mechanism: Part A. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 2(4), 373-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.01.005 -Q1
16. Khan, Wajid Ali, Malik Hassan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Maohua Xiao, Muhammad Iftikhar Faraz, Kan Li, Imran Fatih, Riaz Muhammad, Hongyan Wu, and G. Hussain. “Insights into Flexural and Impact Properties of Polymer Based Materials Printed Through Fused Filament Fabrication: Progress in The Last Decade.” International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2024.05.011 -Q1
17. Alsaad, Abdulla, Iftikhar Ahmad, Adel Aawan, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, and Wajid Khan. “Design, Development and Testing of a Wearable Hybrid Energy Harvester for Sustainable Gadgets.” Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials (2025): 100137. Q4
18. Shaikha Adel, Iftikhar Ahmad, Adel Aawan, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Shahbaz Khan, Syed Asad Imam1, Subramanian Chithambaram, “From waste to wealth: transforming Bahrain’s households’ leftovers into high-quality compost compared to organic alternatives” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.14646  (IF: 2.3)-Q2
19. Imam, S. A., Lim, M. H., Abdelrhman, A. M., Ahmad, I., & Leong, M. S. (2025). Enhanced Blade Fault Diagnosis Using Hybrid Deep Learning: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional Machine Learning and 1D Convolutional Transformer Architecture. Engineering Reports, 7(5), e70202. (IF: 2 )-Q2
20. Imam, S. A, Hee, L. M., Abdelrhman, A. M., I. Ahmad., & Leong, M. S. “Hybrid deep learning model for accurate blade fault diagnosis in multi rotor systems”, Journal of Engineering, 2025, 7764382, 41 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/je/7764382 (IF: 2.3) – Q2
21. Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Maryam Sabea, Iftikhar Ahmad, Nesrine Gaaliche and Yasir Hassan Ali “Material Properties and Performance of PLA in 3D-Printed Dental and Hormonal Implants as a Lightweight Material: A Comprehensive Study” Results in Materials by Elsevier, Volume 26, June 2025, 100713,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinma.2025.100713 – Q2
22. Imam, S. A, Hee, L. M., Abdelrhman, A. M., I. Ahmad., & Leong, M. S. “A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Approach Using Convolutional Neural Network-Transformer with Cross Attention Mechanism for an Effective Minor Blade Fault Detection”, Measurement, MEAS-D-24-11940, Under Review (IF: 5.6) – Q1
23. Iftikhar Ahmad, “Vibration Energy Harvesters for Biomedical and Wearable Applications: Scope, Applications, and Commercialization Barriers” Energy Reports, Under review (IF: 5)- Q1
24. Iftikhar Ahmad, Mohamed Ibrahim, Wajid Khan, Mahmood Hammad, Design, Development and Testing of a Multi-Stage Multi-Coils Electromagnetic Type Energy Harvester for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges and Flyovers, Experimental Techniques by Springer 2025, Under Review (IF: 1.9) – Q3
25. Muhammad Iqbal, Hussain Mahmood Sargana, Hafeez ur Rehman Siddiqui, Iftikhar Ahmad, Design and Development of an Insole Hybrid Energy Harvester for Wearable Devices, Energy Conversion and Management, Under Review (IF: 10.9) – Q1
26. Sami Ullah, Gohar Ali, Dariusz Guziejewski, Sayyar Ali Shah, Khan Alam, Iftikhar Ahmad, Wajid Ali Khan, Recent Advancements in the Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Perovskite Solar Cell and its Application in Integrated Systems, Chemical Engineering Jounral, Under Review, Review (IF: 13.2) – Q1

Book Chapters

1. G. Hussain, Osama Al-Jamal, Adeel Ghafoor, Abrar Farooq, Usman Zahid, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Iqbal, Design and Development of 3-Axis Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Machine, (2024), Integration of Heterogeneous Manufacturing Machinery in Cells and Systems, 1st Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, New York eBook ISBN9781003376620
2. G. Hussain, S. Faisal, Iftikhar Ahmad, M. Kamran Abbasi, Sarmad Chohan, Adeem Samad, Wasim A. Khan, K. Rehman, G. Abbas, “Design, modeling, analysis, and characterization of a pin-on-disk tribometer with a novel spring loading mechanism” (2021), Functional Reverse Engineering of Strategic and Non-Strategic Machine Tools, 1st Edition, Section 1, chapter 3, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, New York, ISBN-13: 978-0367365806, ISBN-10: 0367365804, https://doi.org/10.1201/9780367808235
3. G. Hussain, Osama Al-Jamal, Adeel Ghafoor, Abrar Farooq, Usman Zahid, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Iqbal, “Design and Development of 3-Axis Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Machine: Functional Reverse Engineering Approach”, 4th International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Strategic and Non-strategic Machine Tools (WRE2022). December 17, 2022, Routledge, Taylor & Francis CRC Press. eBook ISBN 9781003376620
4. Ahmed Abdelrhman, Manaf Almoalem, Iftikhar Ahmad, Haidar Al-Qrimli and Nesrine Gaaliche, Sustainable Reinforcement of Epoxy Composites Using Date Palm Midrib Fibers, International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation Processes and Systems by Springer, June 2025. Accepted.
5. Ahmed Abdelrhman, Ali Hasan Ahmed, Sayed Ali Kamaluddin, Iftikhar Ahmad, Syed Asad Imam and Nesrine Gaaliche, Optimal Mother Wavelet Selection for Enhanced Leak Detection in Water Distribution Networks, International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation Processes and Systems by Springer, June 2025. Accepted.
6. Riaz Muhammad, Isa Nader Isa Alkhabbaz, Ali Sadeq Abdulla Al-Saegh, Rasheed Mansoor Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad, Wajid Khan and Murat Demiral, Repulsive Magnetic type Vibration Energy Harvester using Electromagnetic Transduction for Wireless Sensor Nodes: Design, Development, and Experimentation, International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation Processes and Systems by Springer, June 2025. Accepted.
7. Ahmed Abdelrhman, Ahmed Arad, Iftikhar Ahmad and Nesrine Gaaliche, Optimizing Solar Photovoltaic Panel Spatial Layout on Residential Rooftops: A GIS-Based Approach in Isa Town, Bahrain, International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation Processes and Systems by Springer, June 2025. Accepted.
8. Sayed Hashim Mahmood Salman, Ahmed Abdelrhman, Syed Asad Imam and Iftikhar Ahmad
9. Yusuf Marhoon, Iftikhar Ahmad*, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Wajid Khan, Feasibility of NEWater Technology in Bahrain: A Comparative Analysis with Desalination and Conventional Wastewater Treatment, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development and Innovation (ICSDI 2025) by Springer, October 2025. Accepted.
10. Ali Mohamed Almeshaima* Subramanian Chithambaram, Syed Asad Imam and Iftikhar Ahmad, Waste-to-Energy Solutions for Sustainable Development in Bahrain: Challenges and Opportunities, 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development and Innovation (ICSDI 2025) by Springer, October 2025. Accepted.

Conference Publications

1. Ahmad, I., Ghafail, A., Abdelrhman, A. M., Chithambaram, S., Imam, S. A., & Hammad, M. (2023, June). Design and Development of 3D Printed based Magnetic Coupling System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. In 2023 5th International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. 10.1109/HORA58378.2023.10156659
2. Ahmad, Iftikhar, Abdulla Bushlaibi, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Syed Asad Imam, Mahmood Hammad, and Riaz Muhammad. “Experimental Investigations for Performance Improvement of Solar Cell using Phase Change Material.” In 2022 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA), pp. 420-423. IEEE, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECTA57148.2022.9990227
3. Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Lim Ying, Y. H. Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad, Christina G. Georgantopoulou, Fethma M. Nor, and Denni Kurniawan, (2020), Diagnosis model for bearing faults in rotating machinery by using vibration signals and binary logistic regression, AIP Conference Proceedings 2262, 030014 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0017221
4. Abdelrhman, A , Lee, G , Leong, M , Saam, N , Ahmad, I , Georgantopoulou, C & Ali, S . (2019) “Early rotor blade fault detection in multi-stage rotor system based on wavelet analysis”, Review in Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Portland, USA  https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/qnde/article/id/8721/
5. I. Ahmad, A. Abdelrhman, C. Georgantopoulou, S. A. Imam and S. Najat. (2019), Wearable vibration-based hybrid energy harvester for wearable devices, the 8th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO’2019), Manama, Bahrain, 2019, pp. 1-4. doi: 10.1109/ICMSAO.2019.8880423
6. M. Iqbal, M.M. Nauman, Q.H.N. Cheok, A.E.P. Abas, I. Ahmad (2019), Design and modelling of a smart insole hybrid energy harvester, 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2018 (BICET 2018), 2018 page (4 pp.), 10.1049/cp.2018.1532
7. I. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. Rehman, A. Abbas, M. Khan, (2017), Start-up Investigations for Performance Improvement of Photovoltaic module using Cooling Techniques, International Pakistan Research Summit, PIEAS, Pakistan
8. I. Ahmad, M. R. Siddiqui, M. Khan, N. Iqbal, S. M. Ahmad, M. Parveez, (2016). Vibration analysis of a multi-degree of freedom cantilever beam using theoretical and computational tools, International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, ICE_Cube_2016_paper_149
9. Siddiqui, M. R., I. Ahmad, Khan, M and Ahmad, S. M. (2015). Experimental analysis of electromagnetic vibration damping of a cantilever beam. 15th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, Korea, (pp. 1593-1597). IEEE, 10.1109/ICCAS.2015.7364611
10. I. Ahmad, N. Iqbal (2015), To investigate the latest power trends in wireless sensor networks for structural health monitoring, International Symposium on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, Paper No: ISAM-2015-292
11. F. U. Khan and I. Ahmad, (2014). Vibration-based electromagnetic type energy harvester for bridge monitoring sensor application. International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), Islamabad. (pp. 125-129). IEEE, 10.1109/ICET.2014.7021029
12. C. Georgantopoulou, E. Khalifa, N. Vasilikos, G. Georgantopoulos, A. Abdelrhman and I. Ahmad (2019), Numerical simulation in pipes with leakages, International Conference on Marine Engineering and Technology- Sultanate of Oman, November 5, 2019 10.24868/icmet.oman.2019.003
13. Sara Alattar, Iftikhar Ahmad, Adel Aawan, “Enhancing building energy efficiency in Bahrain: A simulation-based approach using various standards”, 2024 IEEE 9th International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS), Bahrain, Accepted
14. Hasan Al Asfoor, Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahmed Abdelrhman and Wajid Khan, “Design and Development of Highway Wind Turbine for Power Generation” 2024 IEEE 9th International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS), Bahrain, 979-8-3503-6314-2/24/$31.00 ©2024 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/ICETAS62372.2024.11120194
15. Iftikhar Ahmad*, Christina Georgantopoulou, Ahmed M. Abdelrhman, Vibration Energy Harvesting in Aerospace: A Review of Technologies for Aircraft Health Monitoring Systems, 2025 IEEE 10th International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS), Bahrain, Submitted

1. Yusuf Mohamed Marhoon, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2025), Design, development, and characterization of a multidirectional electromagnetic vibration energy harvester for IoT applications
2. Haitham Radhi, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2025), Design, implementation, and analysis of a vehicle-to-grid (v2g) energy system in academic car parks for grid support and carbon reduction
3. Abdullah Alasad, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2024), Design, development and testing of a Wearable Hybrid Energy Harvesting (WH-EH) for sustainable gadgets.
4. Nawra Khalaf, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2024), Evaluating Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Ventilation Dynamics in Bahraini Households: A Case Study of one BHK flat
5. Sara Naser, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2024), Enhancing Building Energy Efficiency in Bahrain: A Simulation-Based Approach using various standards
6. Shaikha Adel, Student of Master in sustainable energy systems, (2024), From Waste to Wealth: Transforming Bahrain’s Restaurant Leftovers into High-Quality Fertilizer.

• Scientific Reports by Springer Nature [IF: 4.6]-Q1
• Smart Materials and Structures (SMS), IOPScience [IF: 3.585]-Q1
• International Journal of Energy Research (IJER), Wiley [IF: 5.164]-Q2
• Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM), IOPScience [IF: 2.282]-Q2
• International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (IJLMM), Elsevier-Q1
• Review of Scientific Instruments, AIP Publishing, [IF: 1.587]-Q2
• Applied Physics Letters, AIP Publishing, [IF: 3.97]-Q1
• Journal of Cloud Computing by Springer Nature [IF: 4.4]-Q2

• International conference in emerging technologies for sustainability and intelligent systems (ICETSIS 2024), Applied Science University, Bahrain
• International Conference on New Energy, Energy Storage and Power Engineering（NESP 2022, Luoyang, China
• The 3rd International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools (WRE 2021), Topi, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
• 3ICT2020 (International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing and Technologies), Sakheer, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
• The 2nd International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools (WRE 2020), Topi, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
• The 8th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO’2019), Sakheer, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
• The 2nd Smart Cities Symposium 2019 (SCS’19), Sakheer, Kingdom of Bahrain
• 2019 international conference on innovation and intelligence for informatics, computing, and technologies, 3ict 2019, Isa town, Kingdom of Bahrain

• Bahrain Polytechnic CEO Award for Exceptional Research 2024
• Bahrain Polytechnic CEO Award for Exceptional Research 2022