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Mathematician, educator and academic leader.

Mathematician working where network theory, granular computing and analytics meet real decisions.

Dr. Imran Javaid is a tenured Professor of Mathematics at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Pure and Applied Mathematics (CASPAM), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, where he served as Director from 2019 to 2022. He earned his PhD from the Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University Lahore (2007), and joined BZU in 2008.

His research began in metric and resolvability parameters of graphs — metric dimension, partition dimension, fault tolerance, fixing and distinguishing numbers — and grew into a body of work on rough sets, information granulation and attribute reduction in graphs and information systems. Recent papers in Information Sciences, Applied Soft Computing and the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing bring these ideas to pattern recognition, social-network dynamics and explainable decision support.

Alongside theory, he builds applied capability: operations research, business analytics, portfolio optimisation, risk management and supply-chain analytics. He has supervised 13 PhD and 74 MPhil scholars, designs industry-facing programmes such as BS Mathematics with AI and BS Financial Analytics, and teaches through a Terminology → Tools → Projects (TTP) approach that turns coursework into demonstrable skill.

Career

Appointments

  • 2019 – present
    Professor (Tenured)
    CASPAM, Bahauddin Zakariya University
  • 2019 – 2022
    Director
    CASPAM, Bahauddin Zakariya University
  • 2015 – 2019
    Associate Professor (Tenured)
    CASPAM, Bahauddin Zakariya University
  • 2014 – 2015
    Assistant Professor (Tenured)
    CASPAM, Bahauddin Zakariya University
  • 2008 – 2014
    Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
    CASPAM, Bahauddin Zakariya University
  • 2018
    Visiting Lecturer, Mevlana Staff Exchange
    Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye
Education

Qualifications

  • 2003 – 2007
    PhD, Mathematics
    Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University Lahore
  • 2000 – 2002
    MSc Mathematics (First Division)
    University of the Punjab, Lahore
  • 1997 – 2000
    BSc Physics & Mathematics (First Division)
    Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Languages

English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki

Recognition

Awards and honours

National recognition for sustained research productivity.

2010 · 2011 · 2012

Research Productivity Award

Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (three consecutive years)

2012 – 2015

Performance-Based Pay Increment

BZU — awarded four consecutive years for five or more publications per year

PhD years

Second Prize, Young Speakers

Third World Conference on 21st Century Mathematics, ASSMS, GCU Lahore

Funding

Research grants

Principal investigator on national and university-funded projects.

YearProjectSponsorAmount
2023Supply Chain Optimization Through Business IntelligenceBahauddin Zakariya UniversityPKR 0.35 m
2023Investment Portfolio OptimizationBahauddin Zakariya UniversityPKR 0.35 m
2018Controllability in Graphs Using Node-Distinguishing ParametersHigher Education Commission (HEC), PakistanPKR 1.245 m
2012Determining Number of Graphs and HypergraphsBahauddin Zakariya UniversityPKR 0.10 m
2010Total Vertex Irregular Labeling of GraphsHigher Education Commission (HEC), PakistanPKR 0.50 m