Articles & Publications

The current issue of SR Thrillers, plus selected journal papers, conference proceedings, and opinion pieces — spanning defence, energy security, climate engineering, and aerodynamics.

Issue 01 · November 2026

Current Issue

The Death of the Dogfight

Why the era of the lone ace is over — and how modern air combat is decided by data, sensors, and Strategic Silence. Featuring the Global Intelligence Brief and a preview of what comes next.

Issue 01 · November 2026 · SR Thrillers

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Energy Security

• Transport Electrification

  Making the Transition Practical

  Defence Journal · July 2026

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• Diagnosis of Pakistan's Energy Paradox

  The Innkeeper's Trap

  Defence Journal · June 2026

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• Grid Modernization

  Wiring the Inn

  Defence Journal · June 2026

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• Energy Security as National Security

  A Strategic Pathway for Pakistan's Economic and Defence Transformation

  Defence Journal · May 2026

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Defence and Geopolitics

• Mirage Reimagined

  Path for Pakistan's Delta Legacy

  Defence Journal · August 2026

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• The Fluid Chessboard

  Awareness and Endurance in the Maritime Domain

  Defence Journal · July 2026

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• The Islamabad Table: Beyond the Ceasefire

  From a Fragile Truce to Regional and Equitable Reckoning

  Defence Journal · May 2026

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• The Porcupine Stings Back

  A Fictitious Scenario on how Venezuela could have countered the U.S. Raid

  Defence Journal · March 2026

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• The Self-Aware Battlefield

  Where Steel Thinks, and Survival Speaks

  Defence Journal · February 2026

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• Pakistan-India Conflict May 2025

  Largest Air Battle of the 21st Century

  Defence Journal · November 2025

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Mitigating the Climate Crisis

• Improvement of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Using Voting-Based Consensus Clustering

  IEEE Access · 2023

  M. Ghaffar, S. R. Sheikh, N. Naseer, S. A. Usama, B. Salah, S. A. K. Alkhatib

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• A Novel Convolutional Informer Network for Deterministic and Probabilistic State-of-Charge Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries

  Journal of Energy Storage · 2023

  R. Zou, Y. Duan, Y. Wang, J. Pang, F. Liu, S. R. Sheikh

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• Behavior Analysis of Vertical Axis Water Turbine with Individual Blade Pitch Control

  AIAA · Green Engineering I · 2023

  F. Khan, S. R. Sheikh, J. Masud

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• Experimental Thermal Response Study of Multilayered, Encapsulated, PCM-Integrated Building Construction Materials

  Energies · 2022

  A. U. Rehman, S. R. Sheikh, Z. Kausar, M. Grimes, S. J. McCormack

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• Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring of Building Using Spectral Clustering

  Sensors · 2022

  M. Ghaffar, S. R. Sheikh, N. Naseer, Z. Mohy Ud Din, H. Z. U. Rehman, M. Naved

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• Numerical Simulation of a Novel Dual Layered Phase Change Material Brick Wall for Human Comfort in Hot and Cold Climatic Conditions

  Energies · 2021

  A. U. Rehman, S. R. Sheikh, Z. Kausar, S. J. McCormack

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• A Study of Hot Climate Low-Cost Low-Energy Eco-Friendly Building Envelope with Embedded Phase Change Material

  Energies · 2021

  A. U. Rehman, N. Ghafoor, S. R. Sheikh, Z. Kausar, F. Rauf, F. Sher, M. F. Shah, H. Yaqoob

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• A Low-Cost Sustainable Energy Solution for Pristine Mountain Areas of Developing Countries

  Energies · 2021

  S. R. Sheikh, S. H. R. Shah, U. Rauf, F. Rauf, Z. Kausar, U. Aziz, M. F. Shah, H. Yaqoob, M. B. K. Niazi

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• Characteristic Photon Yields from Thermal Neutron Activation of Explosives for a Portable Detection System

  J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka · 2021

  H. Khan, Z. U. Koreshi, S. R. Sheikh, M. Y. Khan

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• A Novel Blade-Pitching Mechanism Design and Testing for Micro Vertical-Axis Water Turbines

  Technical Journal · 2020

  S. R. Sheikh, Z. U. Koreshi, U. Rauf, S. Khalil, U. Aziz

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• Mitigating CO₂ Emissions of Academic Buildings in Pakistan Using Energy Conservation Techniques

  Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences · 2019

  S. R. Sheikh, Z. U. Koreshi, N. Ghafoor, M. S. Khalil, M. Ghaffar

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• Emerging Smart Community Concept and Microgrid Technology — A Study of Lagging Skill Development in Pakistan

  International Journal of Training Research · 2019

  S. R. Sheikh, H. Sheikh, Z. U. Koreshi

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• Electrical Energy Management of Building Using Fuzzy Control

  ICRAI · 2019

  M. Ghaffar, N. Naseer, S. R. Sheikh, M. Naved, U. Aziz, Z. U. Koreshi

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Medical Applications

• Patient's Intention Detection and Control for Sit-Stand Mechanism of an Assistive Device for Paraplegics

  Biomedical Signal Processing and Control · 2021

  A. Abdullah, Z. Kausar, A. Hameed, S. R. Sheikh, H. Khan

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• Energy Deposition and Dose Enhancement Using Monte Carlo Derivative Sampling: Applications in Brachytherapy

  J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka · 2021

  H. Khan, Z. U. Koreshi, U. Aziz, S. R. Sheikh, S. A. Ahmad

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• Smart Home Environment Using Head Gestures and EEG Eye Blink Control Schemes

  IEEE AIMS · Bandung, Indonesia · 2021

  M. Ghaffar, S. R. Sheikh, N. Naseer, F. Ahmed

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• Assistive Smart Home Environment Using Head Gestures and EEG Eye Blink Control Schemes

  IEEE AIMS · Bandung, Indonesia · 2021

  M. Ghaffar, S. R. Sheikh, N. Naseer, F. Ahmed

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Aerodynamics

• 2D Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Boundary Flow around a Controlled-Diffusion Wing Section Using a Locally Refined Unstructured Grid

  NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences · 2008

  O. A. Qazi, R. Prosser, S. R. Sheikh, J. Masud

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• Separation Control on Oscillating Airfoils Using Moving Surface Control

  NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences · 2008

  S. R. Sheikh, O. A. Qazi

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• Robust Design of an Aerodynamic Compensation Pitot-Static Tube for Supersonic Aircraft

  Journal of Aircraft · 2007

  A. Latif, J. Masud, S. R. Sheikh, K. Parvez

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• Dynamic Stall Suppression on an Oscillating Airfoil by Steady and Unsteady Tangential Blowing

  Aerospace Science and Technology · 1999

  M. Sun, S. R. Sheikh

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General

• Optimal Fissile Distribution in Multiplying Systems: Illustrative Examples with Monte Carlo Simulation and Pontryagin's Maximum Principle

  J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka · 2024

  H. Khan, U. Aziz, Z. U. Koreshi, S. R. Sheikh

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• Non-Uniform Fuel Distribution and Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of a 1 MW Thermal Power Micronuclear Heat Pipe Reactor

  Heliyon · 2024

  U. Aziz, Z. U. Koreshi, H. Khan, S. R. Sheikh

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• Feedback Control of Melt Pool Area in Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing Process

  Processes · 2021

  S. Z. Hussain, Z. Kausar, Z. U. Koreshi, S. R. Sheikh, H. Z. U. Rehman, H. Yaqoob, M. F. Shah, A. Abdullah, F. Sher

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• A Study of Criticality and Thermal Loading in a Conceptual Micronuclear Heat Pipe Reactor for Space Applications

  Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection · 2020

  U. Aziz, Z. U. Koreshi, S. R. Sheikh, H. Khan

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