Dr. Qazi Muhammad Saqib, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Principal Research Scientist & Team Lead · Sustainability & Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (SRE² Lab)
Sivas University of Science & Technology (SBTÜ), Sivas, Türkiye
Visiting Professor & Senior Advisor · Ocean Information Systems Engineering Lab (OISE Lab), Jeju National University (JNU), Republic of Korea
Dr. Qazi Muhammad Saqib is an Assistant Professor at SBTÜ and Principal Investigator of the SRE² Lab. With over 4.5 years of post-PhD research and 3.5+ years of university teaching experience, his research pioneers self-powered energy harvesters (TENG/PENG), flexible electronics, electronic skin, soft robotics, and smart sensory interfaces. Awarded the prestigious Brain Pool Fellowship by the Korean Government (NRF & Ministry of Science and ICT), he received the nationwide Best Researcher Candidate of Korea Award in 2022.
Education
Academic degrees and formal qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering
Jeju National University (JNU) · Jeju, Republic of Korea
Master of Science (M.S.) in Electronics Engineering
Kyungpook National University (KNU) · Daegu, Republic of Korea
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronic Engineering
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) · Karachi, Pakistan
Work Experience (Career)
Faculty appointments and professional research positions
Assistant Professor & Principal Research Scientist
Sivas University of Science & Technology (SBTÜ)
Sivas, Türkiye
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Founder & Team Lead of the Sustainability & Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (SRE² Lab), directing research on self-powered nanogenerators (TENG/PENG), flexible electronics, and autonomous sensor systems.
Visiting Professor & Senior Advisor
Jeju National University (JNU)
Jeju, Republic of Korea
Ocean Information Systems Engineering Lab (OISE Lab). Mentoring graduate and doctoral scholars, delivering specialized advanced lectures, and leading international joint research ventures.
Invited Research Scientist / Brain Pool Fellow / Advisor
National Research Foundation (NRF) & OISE Lab, JNU
Jeju, Republic of Korea
Selected under the prestigious Brain Pool Fellowship by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Served as Project Lead (PL) for micro-scale self-powered energy storage systems ($154,019 USD grant).
Graduate Lecturer (MS & PhD Faculty)
Jeju National University (JNU)
Jeju, Republic of Korea
Taught Advanced Electronics, Sensors and Systems, Optoelectronics, Organic Electronics, Printed Electronics, and Nanotechnology to postgraduate and doctoral students.
Awards
Prestigious recognitions and research honors
Best Researcher Candidate of Korea Nationwide Award
2022Republic of Korea (Nationwide Recognition)
Nationwide award recognizing pioneering scientific breakthroughs in self-powered devices, nanogenerators, and functional nanomaterials across South Korea.
Distinguished Brain Pool Alumnus
2022 – 2024National Research Foundation (NRF) & Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
Recognized by NRF Korea following the successful tenure of the prestigious Brain Pool fellowship (highly competitive 10–15% selection rate).
BK Honor Award & BK Outstanding Awards
2020 – 2022Jeju National University, Republic of Korea
Multiple consecutive awards under the Brain Korea (BK21) national initiative for distinguished research output and publication excellence.
Rapid Publication Award
2022Jeju National University, Republic of Korea
Awarded in recognition of rapid and high-volume first-author publications in top-tier international Q1 journals.
BK4 Doctoral & BK21 Master Fellowship Awards
2016 – 2022National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea
Prestigious national merit fellowships awarded throughout graduate and doctoral academic research tenures at KNU and JNU.
Best Presentation Award
202015th Joint Symposium at Nagasaki University, Japan
Recognized for outstanding oral presentation on advanced functional materials for energy conversion.
KINGS Scholarship Award
2016 – 2018Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea
Full academic merit scholarship for Master of Science degree in Electronics Engineering.
Collaborations Network
Global research partnerships and international footprint
Global Academic & Scientific Reach
SRE² Lab actively maintains bilateral and multi-institutional research collaborations across premier institutions worldwide. Research activities encompass joint funded projects, international co-authorship in high-impact Q1 journals, co-supervision of doctoral and postgraduate scholars, and cross-border scientific exchanges.
Joint Grants
Collaborative funding on sustainable energy, TENGs, and sensors.
Mentorship
Cross-institutional co-supervision of PhD & MS researchers.
Co-Authored Works
Regular high-impact publications in top 1%–5% journals.
Active Collaborative Countries
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