Muhammad Azmat
HOD Department of GeoInformatics Engineering
- Institute of Geographical Information Systems
- 0518864477
Summary
Proactive lecturer and researcher with overall more than 10 years of experience (7.5-years of postdoctoral experience) in the field of water resources and climate change modelling with specific field of hydrology, hydraulic and climatology: impacts, risk, forecasting and simulations of extreme events such as draughts and floods to changing climate with the intigration of Geoinformatics Techniques. He completed doctorate from Politenice University of Turin, Italy and Post-Doctoral from University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Academic Background
PhD
(Water Resources and Climate Change ) Polytechnic Institute of Turin
February 12, 2012 - February 27, 2015
Honours and Awards
Post Doc scholarship
Swiss Govt grant Post Doc scholarship under "Swiss Govt Excellence Scholarship"
September 01, 2017
HEC PhD Scholarship
HEC grant me fully funded PhD scholarship
December 03, 2012
Publications
Evapotranspiration estimation using a satellite-based surface energy balance: a case study of Upper Bari Doab, Pakistan
November 30, 2023
Muhammad Naufil Zahid, Dr. Shakil Ahmad, Junaid Aziz Khan, Muhammad Dilshad Arshad, Dr. Muhammad Azmat, Dr. Muhammad Ukasha,
Environmental Earth Sciences - Volume:82, Issue:24, Pages: 14
Development of high resolution daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for potohar plateau of indus basin
September 04, 2023
Muhammad Wasif Khan, Shakil Ahmad, Zakir Hussain Dahri, Zain Syed, Khalil Ahmad, Firdos Khan, Muhammad Azmat,
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Volume 154, pages 1179–1201
Comparative assessment of spatiotemporal variability in cryosphere and hydro-climatic regime of the Hunza, Astore and Shigar Basins (Hindukush-Karakoram–Himalaya Region) in Pakistan
May 03, 2023
Aneela Khan, Humera Farah, Sana Khan, Muhammad Azmat,
Arabian Journal of Geosciences - Volume 16, Article Number 350
Hydrological and ecological impacts of run off river scheme; a case study of Ghazi Barotha hydropower project on Indus River, Pakistan
January 12, 2023
Ehsan Inam Ullah, Shakil Ahmad, Muhammad Fahim Khokhar, Muhammad Azmat, Umer Khayyam, Faizan ur Rehman Qaiser,
Heliyon - Volume 9, Issue 1, Article Number e12659
Identification of Potential Natural Aquifer Recharge Sites in Islamabad, Pakistan, by Integrating GIS and RS Techniques
November 29, 2022
Farooq Alam, Muhammad Azmat, Riaz Zarin, Shakil Ahmad, Abdur Raziq, Hsu-Wen Vincent Young, Kim-Anh Nguyen, Yuei-An Liou,
Remote Sensing - Volume 14(23), Article Number 6051
Estimation of Water Balance for Anticipated Land Use in the Potohar Plateau of the Indus Basin Using SWAT
October 28, 2022
Muhammad Idrees, Shakil Ahmad, Muhammad Wasif Khan, Zakir Hussain Dahri, Khalil Ahmad, Muhammad Azmat, Irfan Ahmad Rana,
Remote Sensing - Volume 14(21), Article Number 5421
Long-Term Performance Evaluation of the Latest Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation (MSWEP) over the Highlands of Indo-Pak (1981–2009)
September 24, 2022
Sikandar Ali, Yaning Chen, Muhammad Azmat, Patient Mindje Kayumba, Zeeshan Ahmed, Richard Mind’je, Abdul Ghaffar, Jinxiu Qin, Akash Tariq,
Remote Sensing - Volume 14(19), Article Number 4773
Agricultural system modeling: current achievements, innovations, and future roadmap
February 12, 2022
Zeeshan Ahmed, Dongwei Gui, Zhiming Qi, Yi Liu, Yunfei Liu, Muhammad Azmat,
Arabian Journal of Geosciences - Volume 15, Article Number: 363
Hydroclimatology of the Chitral River in the Indus Basin under Changing Climate
February 09, 2022
Zain Syed, Shakil Ahmad, Zakir Hussain Dahri, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Shoaib, Azhar Inam, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Syed Zia Hussain, Sarfraz Ahmad,
Atmosphere - Volume 13(2), Article Number 295
Impacts of climate change on wheat phenology and yield in Indus Basin, Pakistan
October 10, 2021
Muhammad Azmat, Fatima Ilyas, Afia Sarwar, Christain Huggel, Saeid Ashraf Vaghefi, Tao Hui, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Muhammad Bilal, Zeeshan Ahmed,
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 790, Article Number 148221
Flood Hazard Assessment for the Tori Levee Breach of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan
February 25, 2021
Babar Naeem, Muhammad Azmat, Hui Tao, Shakil Ahmad, Muhammad Umar Khattak, Sajjad Haider, Sajjad Ahmad, Zarif Khero, Christopher R. Goodell,
WATER - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water
Trends of Aerosol Optical Thickness Using VIIRS S-NPP During Fog Episodes in Pakistan and India
February 11, 2021
Muhammad Umar, Salman Atif, Mark L. Hildebrandt, Ali Tahir, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Zeeshan,
Atmosphere - Volume 12(2), Article Number 242
Landfill site selection by integrating fuzzy logic, AHP, and WLC method based on multi-criteria decision analysis
January 06, 2021
Riaz Zarin, Muhammad Azmat, Salman Raza Naqvi, Qaisar Saddique, Saif Ullah,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Pages 1-16
Deficit irrigation improves maize yield and water use efficiency in a semi-arid environment
January 01, 2021
Zou Yufeng, Qaisar Saddique, Ali Ajaz, Xu Jiatun, Muhammad Imran Khan, Qing Mu, Muhammad Azmat, Huanjie Cai, Kadambot H.M. Siddique,
Agricultural Water Management - Volume 243, Article Number 106483
Analyzing the Performance and Application of CERES-Wheat and APSIM in the Guanzhong Plain, China
December 25, 2020
Qaisar Saddique, Yufeng Zou, Ali Ajaz, Jianmei Ji, Jiatun Xu, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Jianqiang He, Huanjie Cai,
Transactions of the ASABE - Volume 63(6), Pages 1879-1893
Climatic and hydrological projections to changing climate under CORDEX-South Asia experiments over the Karakoram-Hindukush-Himalayan water towers
February 10, 2020
Muhammad Azmat, Aasia Wahab, Christian Hugge, Muhammad Uzair Qamar , Ejaz Hussain, Shakil Ahmad, Abdul Waheed,
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 703, Article Number 135010
Pitfalls in transboundary Indus Water Treaty: a perspective to prevent unattended threats to the global security
November 05, 2019
Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Muhammad Azmat , Pierluigi Claps, Pierluigi Claps,
NPJ Clean Water - Volume 2, Article number: 22
Future climate and cryosphere impacts on the hydrology of a scarcely gauged catchment on the Jhelum river basin, Northern Pakistan
October 15, 2018
Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Christian Huggel, Ejaz Hussain,
Science of The Total Environment - Volume 639, Pages 961-976
Flow duration curve regionalization with enhanced selection of donor basins
June 01, 2018
Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Daniele Ganora, Pierluigi claps, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Rao Arsalan Khushnood,
Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research - Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-84
Water Pricing and Implementation Strategies for the Sustainability of an Irrigation System: A Case Study within the Command Area of the Rakh Branch Canal
April 19, 2018
Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Muhammad Azmat, Azhar Abbas, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Zahid Mahmood Khan,
Water - Volume 10(4), Article Number 509
Ensembling Downscaling Techniques and Multiple GCMs to Improve Climate Change Predictions in Cryosphere Scarcely-Gauged Catchment
April 09, 2018
Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Shakil Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Ejaz Hussain, Sajjad Ahmad, Rao Arsalan Khushnood,
Water Resources Management - Volume 32, Pages 3155–3174
Optimizing Irrigation Deficit of Multipurpose Cascade Reservoirs
March 01, 2018
Muhammad Usman Rashid, Abid Latif, Muhammad Azmat,
Water Resources Management - NULL
Regional Groundwater Quality Management through Hydrogeological Modeling in LCC, West Faisalabad, Pakistan
October 19, 2017
Aamir Shakoor, Zahid Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Sultan, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Zafar Hussain,
Journal of Chemistry - Article Number: 2041648
Application of HEC-HMS for the event and continuous simulation in highaltitude
July 01, 2017
Muhammad Azmat, M.U. Qamar, S. Ahmed, Ejaz Hussain, M. Umair,
European Water - Vol.57, Pages 77-84
Rainfall Extremes: a Novel Modeling Approach for Regionalization
April 01, 2017
Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Daniele Ganora, Shakil Ahmad, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Muhammad Abrar Faiz, Abid Sarwar,
Water Resources Management - Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 1975-1994
Impacts of changing climate and snow cover on the flow regime of Jhelum River, Western Himalayas
March 01, 2017
Muhammad Azmat, Umar Waqas Liaqat, Muhammad Uzair Qamar, Usman Khalid Awan,
Regional Environmental Change - Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 813-825
Model swapping: A comparative performance signature for the prediction of flow duration curves in ungauged basins
October 11, 2016
Muhammad UzairQamar, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Muhammad Adnan Shahid , Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Sajjad Ahmad,
Journal of Hydrology - Volume 541, Pages 1030-1041
Performance Evaluation of Hose-Reel Sprinkler Irrigation System
October 01, 2016
Sarfraz Hashim, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Azmat, Hafiz Abdur Rehman,
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume: 41, Issue: 10, Pages: 3923-3930
Precipitation variability assessment of northeast China: Songhua River basin
July 19, 2016
Muhammad Imran Khan, Dong Liu, Qiang Fu, Muhammad Azmat, Mingjie Luo, Yuxiang Hu, Yongjia Zhang, Faiz M Abrar,
Journal of Earth System Science - Volume 125, Issue 5, Pages 957-968
Hydrological modeling to simulate streamflow under changing climate in a scarcely gauged cryosphere catchment
February 01, 2016
Muhammad Azmat, Minha Choi, Tae-Woong Kim, Umar Waqas Liaqat,
Environmental Earth Sciences - Volume: 75, Issue: 3
Estimation of Water Resources Availability and Mini-Hydro Productivity in High-Altitude Scarcely-Gauged Watershed
November 01, 2015
Muhammad Azmat, Francesco Laio, Davide Poggi,
Water Resources Management - Volume: 29, Issue: 14, Pages: 5037-5054
Conferences
Genetic algorithm based optimization of multipurpose cascade reservoirs for sustainable economic growth
June 25, 2019 - June 29, 2019
Muhammad Usman Rashid, Muhammad Azmat, F. Raees,
11th World Congress on Water Resources and Environment (EWRA 2019)
Application of HEC-HMS for the event and continuous simulation in high-altitude scarcely-gauged catchment under changing climate
July 05, 2017 - July 09, 2017
M. Azmat, M.U. Qamar, S. Ahmed, E. Hussain, M. Umair,
10th World Congress of EWRA ‘Panta Rhei’
The Integrated Modeling Approach for Urban Flooding in the Context of Changing Climate (Case of Lai Nullah, Pakistan)
October 17, 2016 - October 19, 2016
Dr. Shakil Ahmad, Engr. Hammayun Zulifqar Rana, Dr. Muhammad Azmat,
Water and Environment for Sustainable Development in Changing Climate