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Prof. Saqib Anwar

Professor

Professor in Advanced Manufacturing

Engineering
Room 2A112, Industrial Engineering Department,

introduction/brief CV

A distinguished Full Professor in Manufacturing Engineering at King Saud University, Riyadh, Dr. Saqib Anwar brings over 15 years of expertise in academia and research. He holds an MSc and a Ph.D. in manufacturing engineering from the University of Nottingham, U.K., where he gained extensive research experience at the University Technology Center (UTC) (2009-2013). He is recognized as an Excellent Researcher, with a Scopus h-index of 35 and over 3800+ citations across 165+ peer-reviewed publications. He is ranked among the Top 2% of highly cited scientists worldwide in the years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. His core research interests encompass sustainable manufacturing, 3D Printing/additive manufacturing, nanocomposites, polymer composites, advanced manufacturing processes, finite element modeling, and materials characterization. His work directly contributes to sustainable and knowledge-based economic development. In addition to his research, Dr. Saqib is dedicated to developing and teaching courses in the field of manufacturing. He is also highly experienced in preparing program accreditation documents for ABET and NCAAA. He has a proven track record of securing competitive research grants, leading research groups, and mentoring future engineers.

Research profile links

Google Scholar profile link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VYwSteYAAAAJ&hl=en

Scopus profile link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56394726100

Web of Science and Publons researcher ID: J-8433-2019

ORCID profile link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-163X

ResearchGate profile link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saqib-Anwar

 

areas of expertise

sustainable manufacturing; 3D printing/additive manufacturing; nanocomposites; polymer composites; advanced manufacturing processes; materials characterization; finite element analysis (FEA).

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The course focuses on the machining science and technologies involved in non-traditional manufacturing processes, such as laser machining, EDM, and abrasive waterjet machining. The course also…

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This PhD course is designed to enable the students to recognize the advanced, in-depth knowledge related to traditional and nontraditional manufacturing processes and critically evaluate the…

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This course explores the technologies and systems involved in CIM. Topics include, Introduction and manufacturing systems; Industrial Robots; Material handling systems; Automated storage and…