Education
PhD. Civil Engineering 2022-2026
University: Saitama University, Japan
Thesis: Vibration-based Damage Detection in Concrete Girder Bridge with Environmental Variations using Gaussian Process Regression
MSc. Structural Engineering
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
BSc. Civil Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Experience
Mar 2020 – Aug 2022
Lecturer, Quaid-e-Azam of Engineering and Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan
Oct 2017 – Feb 2020
Structural Engineer, Global Engineering Consultant (GEC), Pakistan
Feb 2017 – Sept 2017
Design Engineer, AZL Pvt Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan
Oct 2016 – Jan 2017
Junior Engineer, Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE), Lahore, Pakistan
Selected Publications
- Ahmad, H., Matsumoto, Y. (2026). Damage Detection in a Single-Span Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge under Environmental Variations Using Gaussian Process Regression Validated by Physics-Guided Surrogate Modeling. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 16(5), 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-026-01090-5
- Ahmad, H., & Matsumoto, Y. (2026). Environmental effect compensation and anomaly detection in an ageing prestressed concrete girder bridge using Gaussian process regression. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2026.2678472
- Ahmad, H., Ejaz, M. F., Riaz, M. R., Shahzad, S., El Kadri, S., & Kmeid, M. G. (2026). Machine learning-based prediction of compressive and flexural strength of wheat straw reinforced sustainable gypsum composites. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45024-z
International Conferences
- Ahmad, H., & Matsumoto, Y. (2025). An Investigation of the Effect of Age Degradation on Natural Frequency of Single Span Prestressed Concrete Bridge Under Environmental Variation Using Gaussian Process Regression. Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures. EVACES Portugal 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96110-6_86
- Ahmad, H., & Matsumoto, Y. (2025). Model updating of a single span prestressed concrete bridge using surrogate model and Particle Swam Optimization. IABSE Symposium: Environmentally Friendly Technologies and Structures: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches, Tokyo, Japan, 18-21 May 2025. IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, 761-767. https://doi.org/10.2749/tokyo.2025.0761
Affiliations
- Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
- Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Awards
- MEXT scholarship university recommendation award granted by the Japanese government, 2022
- PEEF scholarship for MSc. Study
- DIYA scholarship for BSc. Study
