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Dr. Saman Shahid

Professor
PhD Approved Supervisor

saman.shahid@nu.edu.pk

(042) 111-128-128 Ext:206

Education


  • PhD (Environmental Science), PU, Lahore (2015)
  • MPhil (Physics), GCU, Lahore (2003)
  • MSc (Physics), GCU, Lahore (1999)

Profile


Prof. Dr. Saman Shahid teaches Physics and Environmental Sciences/Sustainablity courses. She had developed AI-based Neural Networks for the state-space models of the Fusion Reactor during her M.Phil. research. Her doctoral research was related to Radiation Physics & Bioinformatics. She is serving the Department of Sciences & Humanities as Natural Science Coordinator
 

She is the head of the Environment & Health Data Science (EH-DS) Research Laboratory. The following are the main objectives of her research lab: 

(i) AI health-specific goals: environmental health, precision medicine, disease diagnosis, treatment & prognosis, clinical decision support for physicians, public health management, and digital health platforms, medical image processing

(ii) data sciences for environment & sustainability: risk assessment, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting, environmental monitoring, climate change modeling, water management, environment-friendly resource management, natural hazards, and air pollution. 

 

She has published 106 research articles in national & international journals. Her current impact factor is 132.2. She is also a peer reviewer and editorial board member of some local and international journals. She was the keynote speaker at various national/international conferences.  

 

Her areas of interest are: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine & Environment, Sustainablity for Business & Governance, Medical/Health Physics,  Environmental Health, and Bioinformatics.

 

Lab pages:  

https://ehds.appaloinc.com/aboutlab/

https://lhr.nu.edu.pk/ss/research/