Faculty Member
- Qualification
Ph.D. (The University Of Newcastle, Australia), M. Tech, MCA, B. Tech
- Designation
Professor
- Thrust Area
Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Knowledge Engineering, Simulation, Computational Intelligence, Industry 4.0
- Address
4/457, Shafiq Villa, Amir Nishan, Dodhpur, Aligarh, UP, India
- Mobile
8755286666
- Email
sishafiq.bp@amu.ac.in, syedimranshafiq@gmail.com
- Time Table
Prof. Syed Imran Shafiq holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing from the University of Newcastle, Australia. His doctoral research, titled “Using Decisional DNA to Enhance Industrial Design and Manufacturing,” focused on advancing knowledge-based decision systems in manufacturing environments. He also earned a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Industrial and Production Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India.
Prof. Shafiq’s research interests encompass Industry 4.0, Knowledge Engineering, and Knowledge Representation and Management, with particular emphasis on their applications in industrial design and manufacturing, flexible manufacturing systems, and simulation modeling. He has authored 48 publications in reputed international journals, including International Journal of Production Research (Taylor & Francis), Future Generation Computer Systems (Elsevier), Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor & Francis), and Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (IOS Press).
He has been the recipient of several international recognitions, including competitive research scholarships from the University of Newcastle, and awards in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Postgraduate Research Competitions. Dr. Shafiq possesses international academic and research experience, having served as a Lecturer at the Australian Institute of Higher Education, Melbourne, and as a Researcher at the Vicomtech-IK4 Research Foundation, San Sebastián, Spain. He actively contributes to the academic community as a reviewer for various international journals and has presented his research at conferences across India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom.
In addition to his scholarly achievements, Dr. Shafiq brings substantial experience in university administration and academic leadership.
- Publication
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin and Edward Szczerbicki. Bringing Traditional Manufacturing Assets the Industry 4.0 Predictive Maintenance Framework. Intelligent Information and Database Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 2026. Springer Singapore. ISBN 978-981-92-0070-2
Shafiq, S.I., Sanin, C., Szczerbicki, E. (2025). Advancing Manufacturing Intelligence: Decisional DNA-Based Methodology for Semi-automatic Manufacturing Environment. In: Nguyen, N.T., et al. Recent Challenges in Intelligent Information and Database System
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin & Edward Szczerbicki (2022). Overview of Knowledge Management in Occupational Safety, Health, and Ergonomics. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2229-8_15 In book: Ergonomics for Improved Productivity (Springer, Singapore)
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin & Edward Szczerbicki (2021) Integrating Experience-Based Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning for Efficient Virtual Engineering Object Performance. Procedia Computer Science 192(3):3955-3965 . (Elsevier). DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2021.09.170
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin &Edward Szczerbicki (2023). Decisional-DNA-Based Digital Twin Implementation Architecture for Virtual Engineering Objects. Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor and Francis). https://doi.org/10.1080/01969722.2022.2162742
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin & Edward Szczerbicki (2022). Decisional DNA (DDNA) Based Machine Monitoring and Total Productive Maintenance in Industry 4.0 Framework. Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/01969722.2021.2018549
Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin & Edward Szczerbicki (2020) Knowledge-Based Virtual Modeling and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes for Industry 4.0, Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor & Francis), DOI: 10.1080/01969722.2019.1705546Syed Imran Shafiq, Sanin C., Szczerbicki E. (2020) Smart Decisional DNA Technology to Enhance Industry 4.0 Environment in Conjunction with Conventional Manufacturing in Knowledge Management and Engineering with Decisional DNA. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 183. Springer, ChamSyed Imran Shafiq, Edward Szczerbicki, Cesar Sanin, 2019, Decisional DNA based intelligent knowledge model for flexible manufacturing system, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems. IOS Press. DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-179328
Ahmed Bilal, Cesar Sanin, Syed Imran Shafiq, Edward Szczerbicki, 2019, Experience based decisional DNA to support smart product design, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems. IOS Press. DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-179330
Syed Imran Shafiq, Edward Szczerbicki and Cesar Sanin, 2019, Decisional-DNA Based Smart Production Performance Analysis Model, Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor & Francis, doi = {10.1080/01969722.2019.1565122}
Muhammad Bilal Ahmed, Syed Imran Shafiq, Cesar Sanin and Edward Szczerbicki, (2019), Towards Experience-Based Smart Product Design for Industry 4.0, Cybernetics and Systems, Taylor & Francis, doi = {10.1080/01969722.2019.1565123}
C Sanin, Z Haoxi, Syed Imran Shafiq, M M Waris, C Oliveira, E Szczerbicki, Experience based knowledge representation for Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems with case studies,(Elsevier) Future Generation Computer Systems, Available online 10 February 2018, ISSN 0167-739X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2018.01.062. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167739X17316965)
Shafiq, Syed Imran; Szczerbicki, Edward;Sanin, Cesar (2018). Manufacturing Data Analysis in Internet of things/Internet of Data (IoT/IoD) Scenario. Cybernetics and Systems.1.16.Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/01969722.2017.1418265
M Waris, C Sanín, E Szczerbicki, and Shafiq Syed Imran (2017) "A Semiautomatic Experience-Based Tool for Solving Product Innovation Problem" Cybernetics and Systems. (Taylor & Francis). Vol 48, issue 3, pp 231-248
Shafiq, Syed Imran, C. Sanín, E. Szczerbicki and C. Toro (2017). ‘Towards an Experience Based Collective Computational Intelligence for Manufacturing.’ Future Generation Computer Systems (Elsevier). Vol 66 (89-99). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2016.04.022
S, Cesar, Shafiq Syed Imran, W. M. Maqbool, T, Carlos. S. Edward. (2017) 'Manufacturing collective intelligence by the means of Decisional DNA and virtual engineering objects, process and factory'. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (IOS Press), vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1585-1599
Shafiq, Syed Imran, C. Sanín, E. Szczerbicki and C. Toro (2016). ‘Virtual Engineering Factory: Creating Experience Base for Industry 4.0.’ Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor and Francis) 47(1–2): 32–47.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, C. Sanín, C. Toro and E. Szczerbicki (2015). ‘Virtual Engineering Process (VEP): A Knowledge Representation Approach for Building Bio-Inspired Distributed Manufacturing DNA.’ International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis): 1–14.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, C. Sanin, E. Szczerbicki, and C. Toro, "Virtual Engineering Objects: Effective Way of Knowledge Representation and Decision Making," in New Trends in Intelligent Information and Database Systems. vol. 598, D. Barbucha, N. T. Nguyen, and J. Batubara, Eds., ed: Springer International Publishing, 2015, pp. 261-270.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, C. Sanin, C. Toro, and E. Szczerbicki, "Virtual Engineering Object (VEO): Toward Experience-Based Design and Manufacturing for Industry 4.0," Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor & Francis), vol. 46, pp. 35-50, 2015/02/17 2015.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, Cesar Sanin, and Edward Szczerbicki. 2014. "Set of Experience Knowledge Structure (SOEKS) and Decisional DNA (DDNA): Past, Present and Future." Cybernetics and Systems (Taylor & Francis) no. 45 (02):200-215. doi: 10.1080/01969722.2014.874830.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, Faheem Mohd and Ali Mohammed. 2010. “Effects of Scheduling and Manufacturing Flexibility on the Performance of FMS” The Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management. Volume : 11, Issue : 3. pp : 21- 38. Print ISSN: 0972-2696. Online ISSN: 0974-0198.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, Cesar Sanin, Edward Szczerbicki, and Carlos Toro. 2014. "Virtual Engineering Objects (VEO): Designing, Developing and Testing Models." In System Analysis Approach to the Design, Control and Decision Support, edited by L Borzecki A Grzech, J. Swiatek, Z. Wilimowska, 183-192 Wroclaw: Wroclaw University of Technology Press.
Shafiq, Syed Imran, Cesar Sanin, Edward Szczerbicki, and Carlos Toro. 2014. "Decisional DNA Based Framework for Representing Virtual Engineering Objects." In Intelligent Information and Database Systems, edited by NgocThanh Nguyen, Boonwat Attachoo, Bogdan Trawinski and Kulwadee Somboonviwat, 422-431. Springer International Publishing.
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