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Dr Qasim Ali

Assistant Professor

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Dr Qasim Ali

Assistant Professor

A professional engineer with a doctorate in Avionics Engineering (Flight Control and Navigation) from Germany. Supervision and successful completion of a total of 28 research projects / theses inland and abroad. Vast experience of teaching the undergraduate / graduate courses in the domain of Avionics Engg and Flight Control & Navigation at Yildiz Tech University, Turkey, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), and Air University Pakistan. Diversified experience of Aviation Industry, R&D, Higher Education Management, Academia, Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Teams and Technical Documentation. Dr. Qasim Ali has field experience of 09 years as a maintenance engineer for maintenance, troubleshooting, modifications and upgrade of electronics, avionics, electrical and communication systems. He has also worked as a Documentation Engineer for 02 years, in collaboration with NRIET China, for development of technical publications in the domains of maintenance, troubleshooting, engineering drawings and signal flow charts for radar systems.


Honors

2011 – HEC/DAAD Scholarship for PhD studies in Germany
2010 – Gold Medal in MS (Avionics Engg) at Air University, Islamabad
1999 – Third position in BE (Avionics Engg) at College of Aeronautical Engg (CAE), NUST
1996 – First position in BSc (Aviation Sciences) at Peshawar University

Languages

• English (Fluent)
• German (Basic – Level A2 plus)
• Urdu (Native)


Journal Papers
1. M Rehan, F Akram, A Shahzad, Qasim Ali, M Mansoor, and SH Raza. “Formulation, implementation and verification of novel transition control strategy for VTOL hybrid UAV,” The Aeronautical Journal, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1 – 28, 2026. 2. J Tariq, N Aafaq, Qasim Ali and M Mohsin. “A comprehensive review of recent advancement in vision-and-language navigation,” Discover Computing, Springer Nature, pp. 1 – 63, 2026. 3. M Hassan, A Ahad, Qasim Ali and S Ishfaq. “Detailed Modeling and Robust Control of a Multi-Axis Active Magnetic Bearing System,” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer Nature, pp. 1 – 26, 2026. 4. Islam, S.u., Siddiqui, F., Qasim Ali. “Determination of acceptable ranges of asymmetric manufacturing tolerances based on structural analysis for a drone wing,” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Springer Nature, pp. 1 – 17, 2024. 5. M Rehan, F Akram, A Shahzad, TA Shams, and Qasim Ali. “Vertical take-off and landing hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles: An Overview,” The Aeronautical Journal, Cambridge University Press, pp. 1 – 41, 2022. 6. M SK Raja, and Qasim Ali. “Recent advances in active fault tolerant flight control systems,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, SAGE Publications, vol. 236, no. 11, pp. 2151 – 2161, 2021. 7. Qasim Ali and Sergio Montenegro. “Decentralized control for scalable quadcopter formations,” International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, pp. 1 – 10, 2016. 8. Qasim Ali, and Sergio Montenegro. "Explicit model following distributed control scheme for formation flying of mini UAVs," IEEE Access Journal, vol. 4, pp. 397 – 406, 2016. 9. Qasim Ali, and Sergio Montenegro. "A MATLAB implementation of Differential GPS for low-cost GPS receivers," TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 343 – 350, 2014. 10. Qasim Ali, Nils Gageik, and Sergio Montenegro. "A review on distributed control of cooperating mini UAVs," International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1 – 13, 2014.
Conference Papers Presented
1. B Hakeem, A Fatima, Qasim Ali, M Atif, and Q Aamina. “LQR-PI controller design for modern combat aircraft: Dutch roll mode improvement”, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Computing, Mathematics & Engineering, Sukkur, Pakistan, 2026 (accepted). 2. M Mamoon Khan, and Qasim Ali. “Simulation and development of an autonomous drone for delivery of medicine during COVID-19”, Proceedings of 19th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science & Technology, Bhurban, Pakistan, 16 – 19 August 2022. 3. Qasim Ali, and Sergio Montenegro. "Role of graphs for multi-agent systems and generalization of Euler's formula," Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Sofia, Bulgaria, 04 – 06 September 2016, pp. 198 – 205. 4. Qasim Ali, and Sergio Montenegro. "A simple approach to quadrocopter formation flying test setup for education and development," Proceedings of 9th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Madrid, Spain, 02 – 04 March 2015, pp. 2776–2784.

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