Sustainable Hybrid Cooling and Dehumidification Strategies for Controlled Environments

Dr. Uzair Sajjad is a postdoctoral fellow at the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Sustainable Energy Systems at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering at the National Taipei University of Technology in Taiwan for two and a half years. He completed his PhD at National Chiao Tung University Taiwan and, for his research excellence, was awarded two science and technology awards by CTCI Taiwan. He is investigating different topics of heat transfer, energy, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, surface engineering, heat pump and vacuum freeze-drying, and additive manufacturing. He has won 3.5 million NTD grants from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in Taiwan, China. He has published over 80 SCI articles and book chapters in these areas, garnering over 3400 citations. He has also served as a reviewer and guest editor for many respected journals.

Hafiz Muhammad Ali is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen Mary University of London in 2011 and completed a postdoc at the University of California, Merced, in 2015-16. His primary research areas include thermal sciences, heat transfer, and solar energy. Over his career, he has supervised numerous students and published over 400 papers in reputable international journals, with citations exceeding 30,000. He has received several awards, including the 2017 “Best Young Research Scholar” from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, and recognition as a highly cited researcher in 2021 and 2022 by Clarivate. Ali has represented his institution and Pakistan at various international conferences, delivering keynote and invited talks. His research interests also encompass electronics cooling, condensation, nanofluids, heat transfer devices, and thermal management. Additionally, he serves on editorial boards for several prominent journals, contributing to the advancement of thermal sciences research.

Dr. Sultan is an Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan. He is also a Research Fellow at the University of South Africa and INTI International University, Malaysia. He has contributed to research at WPI-I2CNER, Japan, and CORE, Canada. Holding a PhD and postdoctoral research experience from Japan and Canada, he has been recognized among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University/Elsevier. Dr. Sultan has authored over 200 journal articles, 15 books, and 25 book chapters, with more than 6,500 citations. As an editor for 20 journals and a reviewer for over 100, his research focuses on sustainable energy systems, advanced cooling technologies, and agricultural engineering innovations, contributing to both academic excellence and global sustainability