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Haris Khurram

Haris Khurram

Assistant Professor
  • Department of Sciences & Humanities
  • haris.khurram@nu.edu.pk
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Introduction

Dr. Haris Khurram has joined us in August 2018. He finished his PhD in Statistics in the area of Bayesian Non-Parametric Modelling. Earlier he has secured M.Phil. in Statistics in the area of Graphical Estimation of the parameters of Continuous Family of Distributions. Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan has been his alma mater. He had already started sharpening his skills of teaching at BZU Multan and Multan Postgraduate College, Multan where he contributed in Visiting and Permanent capacity respectively.

Fields of Interest

Bayesian Parametric and Non-parametric Modelling.
Computational Statistics.
Survey Sampling.
Econometric Modelling and Inference.
Applied Data Analysis in the Areas of, Bio-Medical Sciences. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social Sciences.

Education

PhD (Statistics), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan (2016-2021)
MPhil (Statistics), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan (2014-2016)
MSc (Statistics), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan (2012-2014)

Publications

  1. Khurram, H., & Aslam, M. (04 Dec 2023): Adaptive partial least squares estimation addressing heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity: a Monte Carlo simulation evidence, Communications in Statistics – Simulation and Computation, DOI: 10.1080/03610918.2023.2289356 (IF 0.9, Q2, X Category)
  3. Hamdani, S. M. Z. H., Zhuang, J., Hadier, S. G., Khurram, H., Hamdani, S. D. H., Danish, S. S., … & Tian, W. (2023). Establishment of health related physical fitness evaluation system for school adolescents aged 12–16 in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study. Front. Public Health, Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion, 10:3389.(IF 5.2, Q2, W Category)
  5. Shah, M. A., Rasool, A. A., Shah, I., Iqbal, I., Khurram, H., Khan, S., … & Abbas, Q. (2023). Safety and Efficacy of Ketamine-Propofol in Pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Study. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 42(11), 2307-2315. (IF 0.229, Q4, Y Category)
  7. Zafar S, Khurram H, Kamran M, Fatima M, Parvaiz A, Shaikh RS (2023) Potential of GJA8 gene variants in predicting age-related cataract: A comparison of supervised machine learning methods. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0286243.(IF 3.752, Q1, W Category)
  9. Shehzad, M. A., Khurram, H., Hashmi, S., Bashir, A., & Niaz, A. (2023). Pak. J. Statist. 2023 Vol. 39 (4), 457-468 Modified Principal Component Calibration Estimator In Survey Sampling. Pak. J. Statist, 39(4), 457-468. (Q3, Y Category)
  11. Shah S, Abbas G, Aslam A, Randhawa FA, Khan FU, Khurram H, et al. (2023) Assessment of health-related quality of life among patients with obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus and its relationship with multimorbidity. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0289502. (IF 3.752, Q1, W Category)
  13. Brirah, L., Khurram, H., & Shehzad, M. A. (2023). Pak. J. Statist. 2023 Vol. 39 (3), 299-312 Neural Network Calibration Estimation with High Dimensional Data in Survey Sampling: Evidence Using Monte Carlo Simulation Scheme. Pak. J. Statist, 39(3), 299-312. (Q3, Y Category)
  15. Alanazi, A. S., Shah, S., Abbas, G., Hussain, M., Saleem, A.,Khurram, H., … & Alzarea, S. I. (2022). Assessing Patient Satisfaction with Community Pharmacy Services: A Large Regional Study at Punjab, Pakistan. Patient preference and adherence, 13-22. (IF 2.71, Q1, W Category)
  17. MALLHI TH, KHAN YH, ABBAS G, SHAH S, KHURRAM H, CHAND UR, RIAZ M, FAHEEM HI, NISAR MF, & RAZA A. (2022). Assessment of Knowledge and Perception of Pharmacy Students Regarding Herbal Drugs: a Cross-Sectional Analysis from Pakistan. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 41 (11): 2138-46 (IF 0.24, Null)
  19. Shah, S., Hanif, M., Khan, H. U., Khan, F. U., Abbas, G., Khurram, H., … & Haris, M. (2022). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pharmacogenomics Among Senior Pharmacy Students: A Cross Sectional Study from Punjab, Pakistan. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, 15, 429-439. (IF 2.606, Clay)
  21. MALLHI TH, KHAN YH, SHAH S, ABBAS G, CHAND UR, KHURRAM H, ABID R, NASIR A, SAEED S, RIAZ M, & ALISHBA. (2022). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Generic Medicines: A National Cross-Sectional Survey. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 41 (10): 1962-70 (IF 0.24, Null)
  23.  Shahid S, Khurram H, Billah B, Akbar A, Shehzad MA and Shabbir MF (2022) Machine learning methods for predicting major types of rheumatic heart diseases in children of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Front. Cardiovasc. Med. 9:996225. (IF 5.84, Silver)
  25. Omar AB, Huang S, Salameh AA, Khurram H and Fareed M (2022) Stock Market Forecasting Using the Random Forest and Deep Neural Network Models Before and During the COVID-19 Period. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:917047 (IF 5.41, Gold)
  27.  PARVEEN, M., KHURRAM, H., AHMAD, S., & Shehzad, M. A. (2022). Modeling of Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage and Body Adiposity Index for Measuring Obesity and Its Risk in School-Going Children of District Multan. Pak Pediatr J, 46(2), 205-10. (HEC, “Y” Category)
  29. Fareed, F., Khurram, H., Fareed, S., Fareed, R., & Hashmi, M. W. (2022). Assessment of Knowledge and Perception About Hand Hygiene at THQ Hospital Kot-Addu, Pakistan. Annals of Punjab Medical College (APMC), 16(1), 9-12. (HEC, “Y” Category)
  31. Alzarea, A. I., Mallhi, T. H., Shah S, Abbas G, Khan, H. U., Alanazi, A. S., Khurram. H, Chand, U. R., Khan, U. H., Kareem, M. Rehman, U. & Faheem, I, H. (2022). Assessment of Knowledge and Self-Confidence for Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy, Resistance and Workshop with Undergraduate Pharmacy Students. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 41 (5): 944-52 (IF 0.24, Null)
  33. Shah S, Hanif M, Khan HU, Khan FU, Abbas G, Khurram H, Khames A, Abdelgawad MA, Said AS, Abourehab MAS, Maheen S, Chand UR, Haris M. (2022). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pharmacogenomics Among Senior Pharmacy Students: A Cross Sectional Study from Punjab, Pakistan. Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2022;15:429-439 (IF 3.91, Honorable Mention)
  35. Shah S, Abbas G, Hanif M, Ali M, Rehman U A, Khurram H, and Chand R U. (2022). Disposal practices of expired and unused medications among households in Punjab, Pakistan, Current Drug Safety 2022; 17(). (HEC, “Y” Category)
  37. Aslam A, Shah S, Abbas G, Rehman Au, Malhi TH, Alotaibi NH, Alzarea AI, Rasool MF, Khurram H, Noureen S, Saeed Bokhari MT. (2022). Assessment of health-related quality of life in hypertensive hemodialysis patients. PeerJ 10:e12690 (IF 2.38, Silver)
  39.  Shehzad, M. A., Khurram, H., Iqbal, Z., Parveen, M., & Shabbir, M. N. (2022). Nutritional status and growth centiles using anthropometric measures of school-aged children and adolescents from Multan district. Archives de Pédiatrie. 29 (2), 133-139. (IF 1.18, Clay)
  41. Omar, A. B., Khurram, H., Parveen, M., Kashif, A. R., Shehzad, M. A., & Bukhari, N. (2022). Corporate risk management: An empirical evidence on foreign currency derivatives’ use by Malaysian nonfinancial firms. Journal of Public Value and Administrative Insight, 5(1), 24-36. (HEC, “Y” Category)
  43. Saadullah, M., Shah, S., Farrukh, M., Chauhdary, Z., Aslam, A., Khan, H. U., Abbas, G., Shah, M. A., Khurram, H., Chand, U. R., Haris, M., & Khaliq, H. M. E. (2021). Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Medical and Non-Medical Students towards COVID-19 in Punjab, Pakistan: a Cross-sectional Survey. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 40 (11): 2617-23 (2021) (IF 0.24, Null)
  45. Aslam, A., Shah, S., Shehzad, M. A., Chauhdary, Z., Mahmood-Ur-Rahman, Zafarullah, M., Abbas, G., Farooq, U., Khurram, H., Chand, U. R., Zulfiqar, N. & Nehaj Ul Sakeena (2021). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance among Pharmacy Customers in Punjab, Pakistan: A Multicenter Survey Study. Am. J. Pharm. 40 (7): 1685-92 (IF 0.24, Null)
  47. Aslam, A., Shah, S., Abbas, G., Mahmood-Ur-Rahman, Chauhdary, Z., Ahmed, M. M., Khurram, H., Rasul, A., Ali, M. Y., Chand, U. R., & Haris, M. (2021). Community Pharmacists Interest and Attitudes to Pharmacy Practice Research in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional study. Am. J. Pharm. 40 (5): 1015-20 (IF 0.24, Null)
  49.  Shah, S., Ahmed, M. M., Mahmood-Ur-Rahman, Chauhdary, Z., Aslam, A., Nisar, N., Abbas, G., Khurram, H., Mukhtar, A., Noreen, S., & Zulfiqar, N. (2021). Utilization of Self-Medication, Prescription Medication and Herbal Remedies During Pregnancy in Punjab, Pakistan. Am. J. Pharm. 40 (2): 339-46 (IF 0.24, Null)
  51. Shah, S., Abbas, G., Chauhdary, Z., Aslam, A., Anees ur Rehman, Khurram, H., Noreen, S., Chand, U. R., Younis, M. H., & Zulfiqar, U. (2021). Antibiotic use: A cross-sectional survey assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongst students of Punjab, Pakistan, Journal of American College Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1865984 (IF 1.71, Bronze)
  53. Rehman, S. U., Zhou, X., Ali, S., Rasheed, M. A., Islam, Y., Hafeez, M., … & Khurram, H. (2020). Predatory functional response and fitness parameters of Orius strigicollis Poppius when fed Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum as determined by age-stage, two-sex life table. PeerJ, 8, e9540. (IF 2.38, Silver)
  55. Riazurrehman, M., Iqbal, A., Ayaz, S., Khurram, H., Akhtar, N., Mahmood, A., … & Asif, H. M., (2020). An alternative approach to treat obesity with leptogenic polyherbal formulation obesecure: A randomized clinical trial study, Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.33, No.5(Special), pp.2423-2430. (0.596, Clay)
  57. Shah, s., Ullah. M., Chaudhry, Z., Ahmed, M. M., Aslam, A., Abbas, G., Khurram, H., Chand., U. R., Khaliq, H. M. E., & Riaz, N. (2020). A Cross Sectional Survey of Health Behaviors, Self-Prescription and Care Needs among Pharmacy Students of Different Institutions of Punjab, Pakistan. Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 39 (9): 1817-22 (IF 0.24, Null)
  59. Khurram, H. and Iqbal, M. M. (2019). Forecasting Potato Production in Pakistan Using Bayesian Non Parametric Modelling. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences. 8(12),2287-2295. (ISI Master list)
  61. Omar, A. B., & Muhammad, K. N. B. T., & Khurram, Haris. (2019). Does market portfolio index really affect foreign exchange exposure? An empirical evidence from Malaysian nonfinancial firms. Global Business Management Review, 11(2)
  63. Kousar, R., Imran, Z., Khan, Q. M., Khurram, H. (2019). Impact of Terrorism on Stock Market: A Case of South Asian Stock Markets. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 5(2), 215-242. (HEC, “Y” Category)
  65. Narmeen, S., Saba, I., Kouser, R., & Khurram, H. (2018). Why Banks need adequate Capital Adequacy Ratio? A Study of Lending & Deposit Behaviors of Banking Sector of Pakistan. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 4(1), 11-26. (HEC, “Y” Category)
  67. Iqbal, M. M., Khurram, H. and Afzal, S. (2016). A New Way to Identify the Family of Continuous Probability Distributions and Estimation of Population Parameter(s). Sindh Univ. Res. Jour. (Sci. Ser.) Vol. 48 (4). pp.711-716 (HEC, “X” Category)
  69. Khurram, H. and Aslam, M. (2016). Marks Comparison: A Comparative Study of Marks Distribution of Student of Matriculation in Multan District. The Sindh University Journal of Education Vol. 45(2). pp. 21-28 (HEC, “Y” Category)
  71. Khurram, H. and Aslam, M. (2014). Inference About the FIFA Matches: An Application of the Logistic Regression and Classical Tests. Journal of Research (Science), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Vol. 24-25, pp. 39-46
  73. Yun X, Zhang J, Ali A and Khurram H (2022), The Nexus between sustainability of business model innovation, financial knowledge, and environment: A developing economy perspective. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:1001135. (IF 5.41, Gold)

 

Conference Paper

 

1. Barira, L. Shahzed, M. A, and Khurram, H. (2022). Artificial Neural Network Calibration estimator in Survey sampling. Day-long virtual conference on the Latest developments on the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census- March 12,2022.

2. Shahzed, M. A, and Khurram, H. (2022). A Modified Principal Component calibration in Survey Sampling. Day-long virtual conference on the Latest developments on the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census- March 12,2022. (Win Best Paper award of 200 Euro)

 

3. Khurram, H. and Iqbal, M. M. (2021). KERNEL FUNCTIONS FOR SEASONAL AND NON-SEASONAL TIME SERIES. Proc. 18th International Conference on Statistical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan – February 18-20, 2021, Vol. 35, pp. 119-13

4. Khurram, H. and Iqbal, M. M. (2020). Essentials of Bayesian Non-Parametric Modelling and Applications. First National Multidisciplinary Conference (MEET-2020), Jhang, Pakistan.

5. Shahid, S., Khurram, H., Akbar, A. (2019). Predicting Congenital Heart Diseases Using Parametric and Nonparametric Approach. 15th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences (ICCS-15) Lahore, Pakistan.

6. Khurram, H., Shahzad, M. A. and Arslan, M. (2019). A Comparison of Models to Forecast the Potato Production on Pakistan. Paper presented at 17th International Conference of statistical sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

7. Shahzad, M. A., and Khurram, H. (2019). A Modified Principal Component calibration in Survey Sampling. Paper present at 17th International Conference of statistical sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

8. Shahzad, M. A., and Khurram, H. (2018). Adaptive Principal Component Calibration Estimation in Survey Sampling. Paper present at 16th International Conference of statistical sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan.

9. Khurram, H. and Aslam, M. (2016). Size Distortion for Linear Regression Model in the Presence of Heteroscedastic and Non-Normal Error Terms. Proc. 14th International Conference on Statistical Sciences Karachi, Pakistan – March 14-16, Vol. 29, pp. 221-228.

 

 

Collaborations at National and International Level

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