College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Usama Bin Perwez

Usama Bin Perwez

Assistant Professor
Summary

Dr. Usama Perwez is a mechanical engineer and currently works as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (CEME) at the NUST, Pakistan. He has expertise in energy systems, renewable energy, building physics simulation and applied optimization. His research is focused on informed decision support on modeling and simulation of smart, sustainable and resilient buildings, communities and cities.

Academic Background
PhD (Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering) Osaka University April 01, 2020 - September 25, 2023
Honours and Awards
Publications
Uncertainty analysis of cross-climate, occupancy behaviour and building scale on energy storage system for residential buildings using urban building energy model November 01, 2025 Building and Environment - Volume 285, Part A, Article Number 113586
A comprehensive review of green hydrogen-based hybrid energy systems: Technologies, evaluation, and process safety September 04, 2025 Energy Reviews - Volume:4, Issue:3, Article Number 100154
Experimental study of unglazed transpired solar collectors integrated with buildings in humid sub-tropics April 22, 2025 Energy and Buildings - Volume 339, Article Number:115767
UBEM-SER: Role of sufficiency, efficiency and renewable in the decarbonization of commercial building stock at city scale March 01, 2025 Sustainable Cities and Society - Volume:121, Article Number 106214
Comparative assessment of multi-objective optimization of hybrid energy storage system considering grid balancing November 01, 2023 Renewable Energy - Volume 216, Article Number 119107
Multi-scale UBEM-BIPV coupled approach for the assessment of carbon neutrality of commercial building stock July 15, 2023 Energy and Buildings - Volume:291, Article Number: 113086
Large-scale building-integrated photovoltaics installation on building façades: Hourly resolution analysis using commercial building stock in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2023 Solar Energy - Volume:253, Page:137-153
Feasibility assessment of net zero-energy transformation of building stock using integrated synthetic population, building stock, and power distribution network framework March 01, 2023 Applied Energy - Volume:333, Article Number:120568
Scenario-based techno-reliability optimization of an off-grid hybrid renewable energy system: A multi-city study framework October 01, 2022 Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments - Volume:53, Article Number: 102411
Multi-scale GIS-synthetic hybrid approach for the development of commercial building stock energy model October 01, 2022 Applied Energy - Volume:323, Article Number:119536
Pharmacokinetics, Mechanism, and Docking Study of Antioxidant Aryl-Bisthiourea Derivatives for Alzheimer’s Disease September 07, 2021 ChemistrySelect - Volume 6, Issue 33, Pages 8560-8565
Long-term scenario pathways to assess the potential of best availabletechnologies and cost reduction of avoided carbon emissions in anexisting 100% renewable regional power system: A case study ofGilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan April 15, 2021 Energy - Volume 221, Article Number 119855
Numerical Investigation of Design and Operating Parameters of Thermal Gradient Continuous-Flow PCR Microreactor Using One Heater December 04, 2019 Processes - Volume 7(12), Article Number 919
The long-term forecast of Pakistan's electricity supply and demand: An application of long range energy alternatives planning December 15, 2015 Energy - Volume 93, Pages, 2423-2435, Part 2
Conferences
A climatic responsive modeling for passive transformation of a non-residential building towards a net-zero energy building (NZEB) December 17, 2025 - December 18, 2025 Usama Bin Perwez, Tariq Talha, Muhammad Shoaib Ahmed Khan, Abdur Rehman Mazhar, Muhammad Abdullah , 2025 5th International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2)
Cross-over analysis of building-stock modelling approaches for bottom-up engineering model September 01, 2021 - September 04, 2021 Usama Perwez, Yohei Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, 17th Conference of IBPSA
Development of Geo-spatial building stock model for Japanese Commercial Buildings September 09, 2020 - September 30, 2020 Usama Perwez, Yohei Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, 2nd Proceedings of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan Conference
The Long-term Forecast Of Gilgit Baltistan (GB)'s Electricity Demand September 10, 2018 - September 12, 2018 Arif Hussain, Kafiat Ullah, Usama Bin Perwez, Muhammad Shahid, 4th International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET)
Three Dimensional Flow Investigation in One and a Half Stage Axial Turbine November 11, 2016 - November 17, 2016 Usama Perwez, Imran Aziz, Imran Akhtar, Auwais Ahmed, ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2016
Thermal Modeling and Design Analysis of a Hybrid Microdevice for Continuous-Flow PCR using One Heater November 11, 2016 - November 17, 2016 Usama Bin Perwez, Imran Akhtar, Imran Aziz, Tahir Zaidi, 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2016
Free Cooling Investigation of RCMS Data Center March 28, 2015 - March 31, 2015 Syed Fahad Hassan, Musahib Ali, Usama Perwez, Attique Sajid, The 7th International Conference on Applied Energy - ICAE2015
Free Cooling Investigation of SEECS Data Center March 28, 2015 - March 31, 2015 Syed Fahad Hassan, Musahib Ali, Attique Sajid, Usama Perwez, The 7th International Conference on Applied Energy - ICAE 2015
Forecasting of Pakistan's net electricity energy consumption on the basis of energy pathway scenarios May 30, 2014 - June 02, 2014 Usama Perwez, Ahmed Sohail, 6th International Conference on Applied Energy - ICAE2014
GHG emissions and monetary analysis of electric power sector of Pakistan: Alternative scenarios and it's implications May 30, 2014 - June 02, 2014 Usama Perwez, Ahmed Sohail, 6th International Conference on Applied Energy - ICAE2014
Lecturer NUST September 07, 2017 - March 25, 2019
Lab Engineer NUST February 15, 2012 - September 06, 2017
Executive TOTAL Oil Pakistan July 15, 2010 - February 15, 2012