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Professor Dr. Syed Arif Kamal, Professor (BPS-21), Department of
Mathematics, University of
Karachi *, obtained his
BSc (Honors) summa cum laude, MSc summa cum laude (98.8% marks)
and PhD from University of
Karachi, MS from Indiana
University, Bloomington, USA and MA from the Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA as Quaid-é-Azam
Scholar. He held positions at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York,
USA (post doc) Malmö General Hospital, Sweden (visiting
faculty) and the Aga Khan
University Medical College, Karachi (sessional
faculty).
His awards and honors include throughout First-Class-First Position, 4 gold
medals for scholastic achievements and Karachi-University-Syndicate
Appointments as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, all
of them number one according to merit list. He is a member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA), International
Brain Research Organization (IBRO), the Karachi
University Senate, Academic Council and Boards of Faculty. As part of Expert
Panel on Curriculum of Mathematics, Ministry of Education, Government of
Pakistan, he reviewed mathematics syllabi and textbooks for Classes I-XII. He
acts as Subject Expert (Mathematics) on the Selection/Interview Boards of
University of Balochistan, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and Federal Public Service Commission. He is, also, a referee of Clinical Biomechanics (Elsavier) [Impact Factor = 2.036 (2010)], Optics and Laser Technology (Elsavier) [Impact Factor = 1.616 (2010)], Journal of Industrial
Textiles [Impact Factor = 0.811 (2010)], Proceedings of the Pakistan
Academy of Sciences and Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.
His research, teaching and administrative experiences in institutions of higher learning and R&D
organizations span over 30 years. He had an opportunity to lead teams in
15 different capacities, with progressively-increasing
responsibilities (motivation, administration, crisis management, conflict
resolution, establishment of national projects/laboratories), through his
soft skills (communication, presentation, networking, ability to portray
vision). A few key positions held by him are Chairman, Department of Mathematics (2003-6), Project Director, the NGDS Pilot Project (1998-present), Chairman, Board of Studies for Mathematics (2003-6),
Convener, Program in Industrial and Business Mathematics, University of
Karachi (2003-6), Acting Convener, Testing Services Committee (2008-10,
during absences of Convener), Convener, National Curriculum Revision Committee (Mathematics), Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan (2004-present), which prepared BS, MS and
PhD curricula and Convener, Subject Committee (Mathematics), National Testing Service
Pakistan (2009-present) and Convener,
Sub-Committee (Schools), the Education Committee, Transparency International
Pakistan. In addition, he is contributing in
grooming future leaders as Program Convener of the Early Talent Research Participation Program, University of Karachi (2002-present). He has 116 papers to his credit (104 as solo/first/corresponding author) in
biomathematics, astrodynamics, relativity, physical mathematics and algebra,
in Biological Cybernetics [Impact Factor = 1.667 (2010)], Journal
of Biological Physics [Impact Factor = 1.373 (2010)] as well as Matrix
and Tensor Quarterly.
His contributions to mathematics include defining
determinant of a general tensor, introducing cardiac
coördinates to study heart function, developing astrodynamical
coördinates to study bounded keplarian motion, formulating Strong
Noether’s Theorem to study particle symmetries,
avoiding infinities from the Lorentz and the Poincaré transformations, constructing a minkowski-type
metric for curved spacetime, proposing approaches to
generalize principle of equivalence and devising new control laws, the
extended-cross-product steering, the
dot-product steering and the
ellipse-orientation steering for spacecrafts and satellites,
making mathematical models of brain, heart, spinal column and growth of
children. In addition, he has written a
critical review of Richard H. Battin’s book, “An
Introduction to the Mathematics and the Methods of Astrodynamics”. Some of
the notable concepts put forward by him are the fourth
law of thermodynamics, the sixth paradigm
of physics, cross lattice (generalization of reciprocal lattice — condensed matter physics), intelligent
power (generalization of soft power and
smart power — international relations), modeling
money (flow) as a substance-like quantity (mathematical economics), edge-based
moiré (combination of moiré fringe
topography and edge-based algorithm — computer vision), air-spacecraft
of the third millennium (green engineering principles —
aeronautics and astronautics), mathematical
definition of brain death (exploring group structure of
covariant model of global electrocortical activity — mathematical
neuroscience) and anthromathematics (mathematics of body sizes, forms, proportions and structures).
Aerospace, health-care and security technologies are impacted by his
research.
He has given 69 colloquia, guest lectures, presentations and seminars at various institutions of higher learning, including Air War
College, the Aga Khan
University, Higher Education Commission, the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, the
Abdus-Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. In addition, he has conducted 21 trainings and workshops as
well as in-service and professional development courses and organized 15
exhibitions, grand seminars, seminar series and conferences. He was
keynote speaker in 2 conferences, invited speaker in 9 conferences, session
chair in 8 conferences, panelist (panel discussion) in the 12th
IEEE International Multi-Topic Conference (2008) as well as chief guest in the
Sindh Educational Conference (2009). On November 4, 2010, he shared his
life-long achievements as Guest Scientist in the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Karachi Chapter Program.
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