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Dr Hafiz Muhammad Arshad HEC Approved Supervisor (for PhD)

hmarshadphd@ciitsahiwal.edu.pk COMSATS University, COMSATS Road, Off G.T. Road, Sahiwal.

+92 300-9140378

Career Objective Planning to excel in teaching of Statistics at University level, motivating academic research culture among the students

Research Interests Response Surface Methodology, Experimental Designs, Statistical Data Analysis, Applications of Modern Statistical Techniques in Social Sciences, Bio-Sciences, Medicine etc.

Education Ph.D. (Statistics) 2011

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Title: Some New Second and Third Order Response Surface Designs Major Area of Research: Experimental Design and Response Surface Methodology

M.Sc. (Statistics) 1999 Bahauddin Zakariyya University, Multan, Pakistan Major Courses: Statistical Methods, Probability and Probability Distributions, Sampling Techniques, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Applied Statistics and Demographic Techniques, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis and Econometrics, Data Processing & Computer Programming, Multivariate Analysis.

B.Ed. 2000 Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Major Courses: Perspectives of Education; School Organization and Management; Evaluation, Guidance and Research; English; Islam, Pakistan and Modern World; Teaching of Mathematics, Teaching of Physics.

B.Sc. 1997 University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Major Courses: English, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics.

Honors and Awards

Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has recommended me as an Approved Supervisor for PhD Students

I was awarded scholarship for PhD studies by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (2005).

HEC awarded me a six months scholarship for conducting research at Queen Mary, University of London, UK (2008).

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Professional Experience (14 Years 00 Months)

Assistant Professor: I am working in the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Sahiwal as Assistant Professor since 1st February, 2012. I am teaching the subjects relating to the Applications of Statistical Techniques in Bio-Sciences, Engineering and Management Sciences.

Statistical Officer: I have been working as Statistical Officer (BPS-17) in the Statistics Division/ Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan from 23-12-2000 to 31-01-2012.

PhD Studies: I remained engaged in doctoral studies from 10-01-2005 to 10-01-2010. Research Associate at the Queen Mary: I worked as Research Associate at the Queen

Mary, University of London, UK from 16-06-2008 to 18-04-2009, where I completed research project in the Design of Experiments and Response Surface Methodology (Statistics).

Teaching of Statistics at Queen Mary, UK: I taught BS Program (Statistics) and evaluated students’ progress at Queen Mary, University of London, UK for 10 months from 16-06-2008 to 18-04-2009.

Research Papers Published

i. Arshad, H.M., Akhtar, M. and Gilmour, S.G. (2012). “Augmented Box-Behnken designs for fitting third order response surfaces”, Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, 41, 4225–4239.

ii. Arshad, H.M. and Gilmour, S.G. (2012). “The performance of subset response surface designs for estimating third order terms”, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 142, 232-247.

iii. Ahmad, R., Akhtar, M. and Arshad, H.M. (2009). “Designs balanced for neighbor effects in blocks of size nine”, World Applied Sciences Journal, 7(4), 498-505.

iv. Gujjar, A.A., Arshad, H.M. and Ramzan, M. (2010). “An Appraisal of the Practicum – Finding the Gaps between Theory and Practice in Teacher Training Institutions in Pakistan”, Language in India, 10, 232-253.

v. Saeed, R., Nisar, F., Lodhi, R. N., Ahmad, M. and Arshad, H.M. (2013). “Impact of Sales Promotion on the Consumer Loyalty in the Telecommunication Industry in Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(5) 901-907.

vi. Saeed, R., Ghafoor, M.O., Sarwar, B., Lodhi, R. N., Arshad, H.M. and Ahmad, M. (2013). “Factors Affecting Customer Satisfaction in Health Care Services in Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(5) 947-952.

vii. Saeed, R., Tufail, M.S., Lodhi, R. N., Ahmad, M., Arshad, H.M. and Saeed, R. (2013). “Antecedents of Cigarette Brands Loyalty in Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(5) 969-975.

viii. Saeed, R., Hashmi, A., Lodhi, R. N., Ahmad, M., Arshad, H.M. and Ahmad, M.A. (2013). “The effect of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Commitment with a Mediating effect of Psychological Empowerment”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(6) 28-36.

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ix. Saeed, R., Kamil, H., Lodhi, R. N., Ahmad, M., Arshad, H.M. and Hameed, R. (2013). “Impact of Relationship Marketing & Service Recovery on Customer loyalty”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(6) 522-528.

x. Saeed, R., Safdar, M., Arshad, H.M., Ahmad, Wisal. Khurshid, N. and Lodhi, R. N. (2013). “Service Quality Attributes and Customer Satisfaction: an Empirical Study on Microfinance Banks - a case from Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(6) 723-731.

xi. Ashraf, R.U., Saeed, R., Arshad, H.M., Zaidi, S.A.H. and Ahmad, W. (2013) “Determinants of Customer Satisfaction: The Case of Pakistan Telecom Industry”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(11) 251-258.

xii. Ahmad, W., Arshad, H.M., Sabir, R.I. and Ashraf, R.U. (2013). “Antecedents of purchase intention for foreign apparel products among Pakistani university students: implications of market entry strategy”. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 16(9): 1255-1263.

xiii. Shahid, N., Anwar, S., Qadir, A., Ali, H., Suchentrunk, F. and Arshd, H.M. (2013). “Accumulation of some selected heavy metals in Lepus nigricollis from Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(11) 339-346.

xiv. Arshad, H.M., Noor, M., Noor, N., Ahmad, W. and Javed, S. (2014). “Impact of Effective Advertising on Consumer Buying Behavior: A Study of Mobile Phone Purchasers in Pakistan”. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 4(3) 224-231.

xv. Sami, A., Arshad, H.M. and Ashraf, R.U. (2014) “Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance: A Comparative Investigation of Top Five Sectors of Pakistan”, Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 4(3)232-239.

xvi. Shahid, N., Bibi, F., Usman, M., Nasir, R., Shah, G.M., Arshad, H.M. and Qadir, A. (2014). “Role of Iron Chelation Therapy for Beta-Thalassemia Major: A Review”, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Science, 4(10), 17-25.

xvii. Zulfiqar, B., Arshad, H.M., Fareed, Z., Shahzad, F. and Hussain, S. (2014). “Criteria of selecting bank in Pakistani banking sector: study of banking customers in Sahiwal, Pakistan”, International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains, 5(4), 19-31.

Submitted for publication

i. Arshad, H.M., Akhtar, M., Ahmad, T. and Nawaz, M. The criteria evaluating the response surface designs: A review, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics.

ii. Rashid, F., Akbar, A. and Arshad, H.M. Some New Third Order Designs Robust to One Missing Observation, Communications in Statistics? Theory and Methods.

iii. Arshad, H.M., Akhtar, M. and Ahmad, T. Some new augmented Box-Behnken third order response surface designs, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics.

iv. Ahmed, R., Arshad, H.M. and Akhtar, M. Construction of some Neighbor Balanced and GN2-Designs in Circular Blocks of Size Three, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics.

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v. Arshad, H.M., Farid Z., Shahid, N. and Saeed, R. Criteria of Selecting Bank in Pakistani Banking Sector: Study of Banking Customers in Sahiwal, Pakistan, Middle East Journal of Scientific Research.

vi. Arshad, H.M. and Ullah, H. Performance of Box-Behnken designs for exploring the third order response surfaces, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference.

vii. Arshad, H.M. and Ullah, H. Augmented Central composite third order response surface designs, Journal of Applied Statistics.

viii. Arshad, H.M. and Ullah, H. Performance of central composite designs for estimating the third order models, Statistica Sinica.

Research Projects Submitted

1. Second and Third Order Saturated and Supersaturated designs Robust to Missing Observations

2. Measuring the failure of mergers and mergers proposals: A case study of Chartered Accountant Firms in Pakistan (under consideration at ORIC, CIIT, Pakistan).

Seminars/ Workshops organized

In collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, I have organized a two days workshop on “Applications of Modern Statistical Techniques in Research, using SPSS and Eviews” on 21-22 January, 2013.

MS Thesis supervised Past

1. The performance of Box-Behnken designs for exploring the third order response surfaces 2. An empirical validation of hierarchical theory of shopping motivation 3. The Impact of Working Capital Management on the Profitability: Textile Firms Listed in the

Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan

4. Branchless Banking Services and Customer Satisfaction

5. Customers’ Resistance to Eco-Innovation: Investigating the Behavior of Pakistani

Consumers towards adoption of Solar Photovoltaic Systems

6. Impact of strategic factors on Bank Performance: Evidence from Banking Industry of

Pakistan (Amber Iqbal, SP13-RMS-005)

7. A mixed approach on determining the factors affecting Brand Loyalty with a moderating

role of social trust and corporate social responsibility: A study on Fast Food restaurants of

Pakistan (Sara Javed, SP13-RMS-002)

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8. Does institutional quality matter for financial development and openness to attract capital

inflows? (Hafiza Mubeen Munir, SP13-RMS-017)

9. Impact of Corporate Governance and Owner Structure on Audit Fee: Evidence from

developing economy (Muhammad Aamir Khan, SP13-RMS-012)

10. An Analysis of Relationship between Liquidity and Profitability: A case of KSE 100 Index

Non-Financial Firms (Atiqa Rehman, SP13-MB1-005)

11. Prediction of corporate failure in Pakistan by using financial statements; Evidence from

Textile sector of Pakistan (Muhammad Adnan, SP13-MB1-011)

12. Relationship of School Climate and Professional Commitment of Secondary School

Teachers (University of Education, Okara Campus; Zafar Iqbal, Roll No.)

Courses Taught

MS/ M. Phil Level

1. Statistical Inference (MGT601) to MS students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

2. Quantitative Techniques (MGT605) to MS students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

3. Quantitative Business Analysis (MGT683) to MBA students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

BS Level

4. Introduction to Statistics (MTH161) to BSBA students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

5. Statistical Inference (MTH264) to BSBA students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

6. Statistics and Probability Theory (MTH262) to BS Mechanical Engineering students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CIIT, Sahiwal

7. Statistical Methods in Biology (BIO333) to BS Bio-Informatics students, Department of Bio-Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

8. Research Methodology (MGT402) to BBS students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

9. Research Tools and Techniques (MGT301) to BSBA students, Department of Management Sciences, CIIT, Sahiwal

Memberships

Asian Council of Science Editors

Computer Skills

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C++/ Visual C++, G. W. Basic, FORTRAN

MS DOS, MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point etc.).

Statistical Softwares: R, Minitab, Mathematica, GenStat, SPSS, AMOS.

Conferences Attended

International

1. “International Conference on Management and Economics” held by Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS, Sahiwal on 11-12 February, 2012.

2. Four days workshop on “Designed Experiments: Recent Advances in Methods and Applications (DEMA2011)” held at Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge on 30th August to 2nd September, 2011.

3. Five days workshop on “Designed Experiments: Recent Advances in Methods and Applications (DEMA2008)” held at Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge on August 11-15, 2008.

4. “Fourth International Conference on Statistical Sciences” held by Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore at University of Gujrat, Pakistan on May 9-11, 2008.

5. “International Conference on Statistical Data Produced and Applications of Statistics” held by College of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, University of The Punjab on September 3-5, 2007.

6. “First International Conference on Statistics and Operations Research – 2006” held by Institute of Statistics, University of the Punjab, Lahore on April 3-5, 2006.

7. “8th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences” held by Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan on December 19-22, 2005.

National

8. “Statistical Sciences with Special Reference to survival data analysis” Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan on November 7-8, 2007.

9. “Third National conference on Statistical sciences” Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan on May 28-29, 2007.

10. “Recent Developments in Statistics.” Kinnaird College, Lahore under Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan on May 30-31, 2007.

11. “Advanced Topics in Statistics.” F.C. University, Lahore under the Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan on December 23-29, 2005

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12. “Advancements in Scientific Research”

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari Campus on March 17, 2014.

Papers Presented

Presented a paper on “Central Composite designs facing second order model lack of fit” in 2nd National Conference on “Advancements in Scientific Research” held by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari Campus on March 17, 2014.

Presented a paper on “Box-Behnken designs facing second order model lack of fit” in “International Conference on Management and Economics” held by Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS, Sahiwal on 11-12 February, 2012.

Presented a paper on “Some new augmented Box-Behnken third order response surface designs” in a workshop on “Designed Experiments: Recent Advances in Methods and Applications (DEMA2011)” held at Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge on 30th August to 2nd September, 2011.

Presented a paper on “Augmented Box-Behnken third order response surface designs” in “Fourth International Conference on Statistical Sciences” held by Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences, Lahore at University of Gujrat on May 9-11, 2008.

Administrative/ additional duties (performed at COMSATS, Sahiwal) 1. Convener, Internships and Projects Committee 2. Convener/ Members, Sports Committee 3. Member, Departmental Academic Regulatory Committee 4. Member, Campus Academic Regulatory Committee 5. Member, Comprehensive and Viva Voce Committee 6. Member, Departmental Tenure Review Committee 7. Member, Departmental Graduate Programs Admission Committee 8. Member, Science Club, CIIT, Sahiwal 9. Member, Research Group I of Management Sciences 10. Member, Campus Exam Committee