Dr. Maria Hafeez



Dr. Maria Hafeez

Assistant Professor

mariahafeez@piet.edu.pk

QUALIFICATION

Ø PhD Industrial Engineering (Specialization in Ergonomics and Signal Processing)

Hanyang University, South Korea

Ø MSc Industrial Engineering (Specialization in Ergonomics and Signal Processing)

Hanyang University, South Korea

Ø MSc Engineering Management CASE, Islamabad

Ø BSc. Electronics EngineeringNFC IET, Multan

Experience

Ø Assistant Professor Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan Jan 2018 – to Date

Ø Lecturer IIU, Islamabad Oct 2011 – Oct 2012

Ø Assistant Electronic Adviser (BS-18) Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) Aug 2010 – Oct 2011

Ø Research Officer (BS-17) National Institute of Electronics, MoST July 2007- July 2010

Projects/Research Groups

Ø Game addiction recognition through EEG signals detection Evolution of whole body fatigue for dynamic squat lifting through electromyography and determination of sensation

Ø  Evaluation of LG and Samsung vacuum cleaner design based on accumulative fatigue off upper limb muscles Evaluation of Driver’s drowsiness using simulator based on multiple parameters  

Ø Time and motion study of a local kitchen utensils factory to find bottleneck and giving alternate solutions through simulation model development Design and usability testing of Samsung video camera Performance evaluation of mobile screen size and type in smart phones.

Awards/Professional Certifications

Ø HEC Scholarship for MS leading to PhD

Skills

Ø Verilog

Ø ARENA Simulation Software

Ø PIC & ATMEL microcontrollers

Ø MiniTAB

Ø MATLAB

Publications

2017 – Hafeez, M., Idrees, M. D., & Kim, J. Y., Development of a Diagnostic Algorithm to Identify Psycho-Physiological Game Addiction Attributes Using Statistical Parameters. IEEE Access, 5, 22443-22452. (Impact Factor 3.2)

2017 – Idrees, M.D.; Hafeez, M.; Kim, J.Y. Workers’ Age and the Impact of Psychological Factors on the Perception of Safety at Construction Sites. Sustainability, Issue 9, 745 (Impact Factor 1.323)

2017 – Hafeez, M., Idrees, M.D., & Kim, J. Y., Game Addiction: a brief review. International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER), volume 5, Issue 10, 99-104

2017 – Idrees, M.D.; Hafeez, M.; Kim, J.Y., Physiological Factors Affecting the Perception of Personal Safety of Construction Workers in a Developing Country International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research (IJSER), Volume 5, Issue 10, 94-98

2016 – Hafeez, M., Kim, J. Y., Study of game addiction pattern by using spectral analysis of EEG. Korean HCI Society Conference 2016, South Korea, 62-64

2014 – Hafeez, M., Kim, J. Y. (2016). Is Flow Good: Is addiction Bad? Proceedings of the ESK Conference, South Korea, 129-134

2012 – Gulzar, M., Arshad, N., Mirza, E., Hafeez, M., Ehsan , N., The impact of employees’ project commitment and its effect on IT industry of Pakistan. Procedia Technology Elsevier, 258-261

Research Interest

Ø Ergonomics

Ø Biomedical Signal Processing

Ø HCI

Ø Smart Health Monitoring Systems