Education

Doctoral Studies

PhD in Computational Physics (2022–Present; thesis submitted)
Institute for Multiscale Simulation, FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
(Dr.-Ing. candidate)

Dissertation: Multiscale analysis of shear-induced surface deformation in granular materials composed of non-spherical particles
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Pöschel

Research focus:
- Developed and optimized C++ DEM simulations in MercuryDPM/YADE (~10^5 particles, OpenMP), reducing runtime from ~30 to ~16 days on HPC systems
- Built Python pipelines to process TB-scale, time-resolved simulation data (>10^4 timesteps) for particle-scale analysis
- Quantified how friction, cohesion, and particle shape influence stress transmission, deformation, and granular rheology
- Applied coarse-graining to extract continuum fields (velocity, strain rate, stress tensor) from particle-scale data
- Validated simulation results through systematic comparison with experimental observations
- Automated analysis and visualization workflows (plots, videos) for large-scale simulations
- Managed and optimized long-running HPC jobs (scheduling, monitoring, performance tuning)

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Master’s Degrees

M.S. Physics (2016–2019)
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China
GPA: 3.3/4.0

Dissertation: Analysis of Turing Patterns in Three-Component Reaction–Diffusion System
Supervisor: Prof. Ding Zejun

Research focus: - Analytical and numerical modeling of nonlinear reaction–diffusion systems
- Stability and bifurcation analysis of diffusion-driven instabilities
- PDE simulations (C++) for stripe, spot, and mixed pattern formation
- Data analysis and visualization using MATLAB and Mathematica

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M.Sc. Physics (With Distinction) (2010–2013)
University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan

Project: Theoretical Study of Reverse Compton Effect

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Bachelor’s Degree

B.Sc. (With Distinction) — Physics, Mathematics, Electronics (2008–2010)
University of Peshawar, Pakistan

• Coursework: electronics, signal processing, communication systems

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Additional Training & Certifications

Intensive German Integration Course (BAMF) (2025–2026)
bfz GmbH, Erlangen, Germany
- Full-time language and orientation program (B1–B2)

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Chinese Language Certification (With Distinction) (2015–2016)
Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, PR China
- Full-time language program (HSK4)

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Diploma in Computer Science (2006–2007)
Frontier College of Information Technology, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan

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Certificates (selected)

• C++ Software Design — Erlangen National High Performance Computing (HPC) Center, FAU
  
• Computers, Waves, Simulations: Numerical Methods Using Python — LMU / Coursera
  
• Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification — DeepLearning.AI / Coursera
  
• Numerical Methods for Engineers — HKUST / Coursera

More certificates

• Python Data Structures — University of Michigan / Coursera
  
• Python for Data Science, AI & Development — IBM / Coursera
  
• Computational Physics: Scientific Programming with Python — Udemy
  
• C++ Professional Course & Python for Data Science — SoloLearn
  
• AI for Everyone — DeepLearning.AI / Coursera
  
• Introduction to Project Management — IBM / Coursera