GLOBAL RESEARCH NETWORK

Collaboration

Building academic and research connections across institutions to exchange knowledge, develop ideas, and create meaningful engineering solutions.

Academic Partnerships

Connecting Research Across Borders

CESRG values collaboration as an important part of research and innovation. Our collaborative network brings together researchers, students and academic communities from Pakistan and abroad, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary research, technical discussions and future joint initiatives.

3 Academic Partners
3 International Locations
1 Flagship International Project
6+ Research Domains
Pakistan

GIKI

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

GIKI is a leading engineering and technology institution in Pakistan with strong expertise across engineering sciences, electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, materials science, and emerging technologies. Its multidisciplinary research environment provides strong opportunities for collaboration with CESRG in advanced energy systems, battery technologies, intelligent control, and electric mobility.

Research Collaboration Focus

CESRG is particularly interested in collaborative research with GIKI in the following areas:

Electric Vehicles Lithium-ion Batteries Battery Management Systems Active Cell Balancing AI & Machine Learning Battery Thermal Management Energy Systems Intelligent Control

Relevant CESRG Research Projects

Funder: NED–DICE Energy Centre
Investigating Thermal Properties of Li-ion Cells and Designing an Optimal Topology for Efficient Thermal Management

This project focuses on experimental investigation and characterization of the thermal behavior of lithium-ion cells and the development of an optimal thermal-management topology for improved battery safety, performance, reliability, and lifetime.

Funder: Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Machine-Learning-Informed Active Cell Balancing for Campus EV Shuttle Range Extension and Health Optimization

This project investigates intelligent active cell-balancing strategies supported by machine learning to improve battery utilization, extend EV driving range, optimize battery health, and enhance overall energy efficiency.

Potential Collaboration

CESRG and GIKI can explore joint research and development in advanced Battery Management Systems, active cell balancing, lithium-ion battery thermal management, machine-learning-based battery health estimation, EV range extension, intelligent control, battery modeling, and sustainable electric mobility.

  • Joint research projects and publications
  • Joint HEC, PSF, DoST and international research proposals
  • Graduate student co-supervision
  • Battery and EV experimental validation
  • AI/ML-based battery diagnostics and optimization
  • Development of laboratory-scale prototypes
Türkiye

Fırat University

Fırat Üniversitesi
Elazığ, Türkiye
International Research Project Design and Development of Intelligent Battery Pack for Range Extension of Electric Scooter

Fırat University is an international research collaborator in the PSF-CRP/TÜBİTAK-IV funded project. The collaboration advances research in active cell balancing, battery management systems, power electronics and intelligent control of lithium-ion battery packs. Joint research focuses on high-fidelity battery and balancing-network modeling, state-of-charge estimation, balancing-current and power-loss analysis, thermal management and robust nonlinear model predictive control. These efforts aim to improve battery utilization, efficiency, reliability, safety and the driving range of electric vehicles.

Active Cell Balancing Lithium-ion Batteries Battery Management Systems Power Electronics Nonlinear MPC Electric Vehicle Range Extension
Saudi Arabia

KFUPM

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

KFUPM contributes expertise in advanced energy systems, power electronics, battery technologies and electrical engineering. The collaboration focuses on the development of active cell balancing strategies for battery energy storage systems, aiming to improve cell utilization, state-of-charge uniformity, efficiency, reliability and battery lifetime for small-grid applications.

Active Cell Balancing Battery Energy Storage Power Electronics Small Grid Applications Battery Management Systems
Global Research Network

CESRG Across Borders

Our collaborative network connects researchers, students and academic institutions across Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.

CESRG COMSATS University Islamabad
GIKI Pakistan
Fırat University Türkiye
KFUPM Saudi Arabia
Research Connectivity

Areas for Collaborative Research

CESRG's research interests provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across several engineering and emerging technology domains.

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Control Systems

Advanced, nonlinear, robust, predictive and intelligent control.

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Energy Systems

Batteries, energy conversion, EVs and sustainable energy.

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Robotics

Autonomous systems, robotics and intelligent automation.

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AI & Intelligent Systems

Data-driven modeling, estimation and AI-assisted control.

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Data-Driven Research

Computational methods, machine learning and system analysis.

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Sustainable Technology

Sustainable engineering, renewable energy and efficiency.

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Joint Research

Collaborative studies, publications and research projects.

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Student & Faculty Exchange

Academic interaction, seminars, visits and knowledge exchange.

How We Collaborate

From Ideas to Joint Research

Collaboration at CESRG is built around knowledge exchange, research development and academic interaction.

01 — KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge Exchange

Sharing expertise, research ideas, technical knowledge and academic experience between researchers and students.

02 — RESEARCH

Joint Research

Exploring opportunities for interdisciplinary research, joint investigations, publications and innovative engineering solutions.

03 — COMMUNITY

Academic Interaction

Seminars, workshops, conferences, visiting researchers and academic interaction can strengthen international research connections.

Interested in Collaboration?

CESRG welcomes opportunities to exchange ideas and explore meaningful academic and research connections in control, energy systems, robotics and related engineering technologies.

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