Biography

Dr. Sumbel Ijaz is a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Government College University Lahore with over 13 years of experience in undergraduate engineering education. She has taught courses including Antenna & Wave Propagation, Signals & Systems, Digital Signal Processing, and other electrical engineering subjects.
Her academic interests include optics, photonics, metasurfaces, solar energy systems, agrivoltaics, and emerging interdisciplinary technologies. She is actively involved in promoting STEM education through technical workshops, seminars, outreach programs, and public engagement activities across Pakistan. She has contributed to capacity-building initiatives that encourage scientific curiosity, innovation, and technological awareness among students and young researchers.
Her research focuses on sustainable energy technologies, optical and photonic systems, electromagnetic applications, and innovative approaches for integrating renewable energy with agriculture. She is committed to bridging academic research and societal needs through engineering-driven solutions. Her work emphasizes light-based technologies, next-generation photonic applications, and sustainable engineering strategies to address challenges related to energy, climate resilience, and technological development.

Education

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University Of The Punjab, Lahore (Lahore, Pakistan) 2025
• Masters in Electrical Engineering, University Of Engineering & Technology, Lahore (Lahore, Pakistan) 2016
• BA/BSc(Hons) in Electrical Engineering, University Of Engineering & Technology, Lahore (Lahore, Pakistan) 2010

Teaching Areas

Experience

Journal Papers

• Moaddab Jahan, Sumbel Ijaz, Saba Khalid, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2026). "Eco-friendly perovskite photovoltaics bridging lead-free and lead-based absorbers." Optics Continuum , Vol. 5 (9) , pp. 2780-2795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTCON.593354 | Impact Factor: 1.5 [Link]
• Aqeel ur Rehman, Sumbel Ijaz, Kamran Ali Khan Niazi, Tauseef Tauqeer, Faisal Amir, Farukh Farukh, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2026). "Sustainable Agrivoltaics Across Diverse Climates: A Generalizable Framework for Energy-Agriculture Coproduction." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering , Vol. 148 (4) , pp. 041004. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071573 | Impact Factor: 1.9 [Link]
• Sumbel IjazDohyun KangAhsan Sarwar RanaJoohoon KimMuhammad Tariq Saeed ChaniMuhammad Zubair*Qammer H. Abbassi*Muhammad Qasim Mehmood*Junsuk Rho* (2025). "Metasurface Absorber–Emitter Pair-Integrated High-Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic System." ACS Photonics , Vol. 12 (7) , pp. 3829–3839. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c00845 | Impact Factor: 6.7 [Link]
• Aqeel ur Rehman, Sumbel Ijaz, Kamran Ali Khan Niazi, Tauseef Tauqeer, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2025). "Towards sustainable Agri-Photovoltaics through system design and viability in Semi-Arid conditions." Solar Energy , Vol. 299 , pp. 113682. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113682 | Impact Factor: 6.6 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Ehsan Raza, Zubair Ahmad, Haris Mehmood, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Yehia Massoud (2024). "A numerical approach to optimize the performance of HTL-free carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells using organic ETLs." Heliyon , Vol. 10 (7) . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29091 | Impact Factor: 3.6 [Link]
• Sadia Noureen, Sumbel Ijaz, Isma Javed, Humberto Cabrera, Marco Zennaro, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Yehia Massoud (2024). "Deep-learning empowered unique and rapid optimization of meta-absorbers for solar thermophotovoltaics." Optical Materials Express , Vol. 14 (4) , pp. 1025-1038. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.519077 | Impact Factor: 2.6 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Zubair Ahmed, Khaled A Aljaloud, Ali H Alqahtani, Yosef Al-Adidi, Rifaqat Hussain (2024). "Efficient solar energy harvesting via thermally stable tungsten-based nanostructured solar thermophotovoltaic systems." Materials Today Communications , Vol. 40 , pp. 109967. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.109967 | Impact Factor: 4.3 [Link]
• Arti Mishra, Mohammad Ammar, Ehsan Raza, Sumbel Ijaz, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Jolly Bhadra, Zubair Ahmad (2024). "Impact of pre and post-perovskite infiltration treatments on monolithic perovskite solar cell performance." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , Vol. 35 (21) , pp. 1489. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-13195-y | Impact Factor: 2.8 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Humberto Cabrera, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud (2024). "Ultra-broadband UV–VIS–NIR absorbers via nanostructured refractory nitrides." MRS Energy & Sustainability , Vol. 11 (2) , pp. 526-542. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43581-024-00094-2 | Impact Factor: 4.3 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Khaled A. Aljaloud, Rifaqat Hussain, Ali H. Alqahtani, and Akram Alomainy (2024). "UV-VIS-NIR absorber to harvest energy for solar thermophotovoltaics." Optical Materials Express , Vol. 14 (4) , pp. 931-943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.517791 | Impact Factor: 3.1 [Link]
• Aqib Raza Shah, Muhammad Ashar Naveed, Sumbel Ijaz, Arbab Abdur Rahim, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud and Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2023). "A functionality switchable meta-device: from perfect reflection to perfect absorption." Physica Scripta , Vol. 98 (9) , pp. 095514. DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/aceb39 | Impact Factor: 2.6 [Link]
• Fatima Rehman, Iqrar Hussain Syed, Saira Khanam, Sumbel Ijaz, Haris Mehmood, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2023). "Fourth-generation solar cells: a review." Energy Advances , Vol. 2 (9) . DOI: 10.1039/D3YA00179B | Impact Factor: 6.3 [Link]
• Amina Shafique, Muhammad Ashar Naveed, Sumbel Ijaz, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Yehia Massoud (2023). "Highly efficient Vanadium Nitride based metasurface absorber/emitter for solar-thermophotovoltaic system." Materials Today Communications , Vol. 34 , pp. 105416. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105416 | Impact Factor: 4.9 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Sadia Noureen, Bacha Rehman, Osamah Aldaghri, Humberto Cabrera, Khalid H Ibnaouf, Nawal Madkhali, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2023). "Machine-learning-driven accelerated design-method for meta-devices." Materials Today Communications , Vol. 37 , pp. 106951. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106951 | Impact Factor: 4.9 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Sadia Noureen, Bacha Rehman, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2023). "Multi-material described metasurface solar absorber design with absorption prediction using machine learning models." Materials Today Communications , Vol. 36 , pp. 106377. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106377 | Impact Factor: 4.9 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Ehsan Raza, Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood, Haris Mehmood, Yehia Massoud, M Muqeet Rehman (2023). "Numerical simulation to optimize the efficiency of HTM-free perovskite solar cells by ETM engineering." Solar Energy , Vol. 250 , pp. 108-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2022.12.027 | Impact Factor: 7.9 [Link]
• Sadia Noureen, Iqrar Hussain Syed, Sumbel Ijaz, Alaa Awad Abdellatif, Humberto Cabrera, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2023). "Physics-driven tandem inverse design neural network for efficient optimization of UV–Vis meta-devices." Applied Surface Science Advances , Vol. 18 , pp. 100503. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2023.100503 | Impact Factor: 10.0 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Ahsan Sarwar Rana, Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad Zubair, Yehia Massoud, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2022). "The Dawn of Metadevices: From Contemporary Designs to Exotic Applications." Advanced Devices & Instrumentation , Vol. 2022 , pp. 9861078. DOI: 10.34133/2022/9861078 | Impact Factor: 6.2 [Link]
• Sumbel Ijaz, Ahsan Sarwar Rana, Zubair Ahmad, Bacha Rehman, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Qasim Mehmood (2021). "Exploiting zirconium nitride for an efficient heat-resistant absorber and emitter pair for solar thermophotovoltaic systems." Optics Express , Vol. 29 (20) , pp. 31537-31548. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.438899 | Impact Factor: 3.488 [Link]

Conference Papers

• 2025 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Smart Communities: Improving Quality of Life using AI, Robotics and IoT (HONET) (2025), Topi, Pakistan. , Paper: "Powering Indoors: Optimizing Organic Solar Cells for Ambient Light"
• Data Science for Photonics and Biophotonics (2024), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "AI-driven perovskite solar cells optimization"
• Data Science for Photonics and Biophotonics (2024), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "Machine learning for metasurfaces broadband absorber design"
• Machine Learning in Photonics (2024), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "Data-driven intelligent design and optimization of chiral meta-devices"
• Optical Sensing and Detection VIII (2024), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "Smart indoor organic photovoltaic cells for controlling health monitoring sensors: Harnessing sustainable energy solutions for efficient sensing systems"
• Photonics for Solar Energy Systems X (2024), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "Unlocking the Sun's potential: solar cell design empowered through BSF+ layer using Silvaco TCAD"
• 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) (2023), Jeju City, Korea. , Paper: "High Spectral Selectivity of Tantalum Cross-Shaped Unit Elements for STPV Systems"
• 2023 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) (2023), Jeju City, Korea. , Paper: "Silicon nitride based meta-mirror for optical communications"
• Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies VI (2023), Beijing, China. , Paper: "Eradicating backscattering through circular conversion dichroism in optical regime"
• Nanophotonics, Micro/Nano Optics, and Plasmonics VIII (2023), Online, China. , Paper: "Reconfigurable meta-devices platform based on stimuli-responsive materials"
• Nanophotonics, Micro/Nano Optics, and Plasmonics VIII (2023), Online, China. , Paper: "Deep-learning enabled modeling tool Meta-Magus for metadevice optimization and design"
• Optoelectronic Devices and Integration XII (2023), Beijing, China. , Paper: "An introduction of perovskite materials in chiral metasurfaces"
• Photonics for Energy III (2023), Beijing, China. , Paper: "A design of thin metal-nitrides broadband meta-absorber for application of solar energy"
• Photonics for Energy III (2023), Beijing, China. , Paper: "An investigation of inorganic ETL materials for carbon-based HTL-free perovskite solar cell"
• 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR) (2022), Sapporo, Japan. , Paper: "A Machine Learning-Based Approach to Model Highly-Thermally Robust Metasurface Absorber"
• Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVI (2022), San Francisco, California, United States. , Paper: "Evaluating the most efficient 2D ZrN nanostructures for broadband metasurface absorbers"
• Photonics for Energy III (2022), Online, China. , Paper: "Application of machine-learning techniques for characteristic analysis of refractory materials"
• Photonics for Solar Energy Systems IX (2022), Strasbourg, France. , Paper: "Investigating sunlight trapping efficiency of an ultrathin, ultrabroadband, thermostable, zirconium nitride (ZrN)-based metasurface for solar thermophotovoltaic systems"
• 2021 1st International Conference on Microwave, Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC) (2021), Islamabad, Pakistan. , Paper: "Ultra-black Pythagorean-tree metasurface antenna array based absorber and emitter for applications in solar thermophotovoltaics"