Department of Statistics

Naz Saud

Naz Saud
Naz Saud

Assistant Professor
Department of Statistics
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Experience

Date

Title

Institute

March 2015 till date

Assistant Professor

 Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.

September 2005 to March 2015

Lecturer

 Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Honor and Awards   

  • 3rd position in M.Phil. 
  • 5th position in M.Sc 
  • 1st Position in poster competition titled “Statistical Research Festival” held on April 11, 2019 at GCU, Lahore. (Ramsha Liaqat, Naz Saud). 
  • 5th Position in poster competition titled “Statistical Research Festival” held on April 11, 2019 at GCU, Lahore. (Sana Soleman, Naz Saud).
  • 3rd Position in poster competition titled “Forman Statistics Research Showcase 2019 (FSRS-2019)” held on April 29, 2019 at FCC, Lahore. (Farwa Willayat, Naz Saud). 
  • 1st Position (MS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Aqsa Rafique, Naz Saud, Naila Amjad). 
  • 2nd Position (MS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Mehak Taufeeq, Naila Amjad, Naz Saud).
  • 1st Position (BS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Aqsa Rafique, Naz Saud).
  • 1st Position (BS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Neeha Amir Butt, Naz Saud).
  • 2nd Position (BS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Atika Riaz, Naz Saud).
  • 3rd Position (BS Level Mathematical category) in poster competition titled “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. (Fatima Majeed, Naz Saud).
  • Research Productivity Award 2022 for high impact factor publications received from ORIC, LCWU.

Graduate Students/ Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

List supervision:

 

Sr. No.

Year/ session

Degree

Name

Title of Thesis

1.

2015

(2011-2015)

BS

Farwa Willayat

The Kumaraswamy Exponentiated Frechet Distribution

2.

2016

(2012-2016)

BS

Sana Soleman

Bayes Estimation of Generalized Rayleigh Distribution

3.

2016

(2012-2016)

BS

Ramsha Liaqat

Transmuted Exponentiated Gumbel Distribution

4.

2017

(2015-2017)

MS

Farwa Willayat

Marshall Olkin Exponentiated

Gumbel Type 2 (MO-EGT2)

Distribution

5.

2018

(2014-2018)

BS

Attika Riaz

The Log Gamma Power Function Distribution

6.

2018

(2016-2018)

MS

Ayesha Ghulam Rasool

A Study on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Motivation

Towards Blood Donation with Reference to Lahore

District Universities Students

7.

2019

(2015-2019)

BS

Aqsa Rafique

Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Power Series

(EGFPS) Family of Distributions: Properties

and Applications

8.

2019

(2017-2019)

MS

Mehak Tofeeq

Bayesian Estimation of Unknown Parameters for Different Probability Distributions using Various Approximation Techniques

9.

2020

(2016-2020)

BS

Neha Amir Butt

Variational Bayes Approximation for Inverse Hurdle Regression Models

10.

2021

(2017-2021)

BS

Fatima Majeed

Gull Alpha Power Moment Exponential Distribution: Properties and Application

11.

2021

(2019-2021)

MS

Aqsa Rafique

Critical Analysis of Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Power Series

(EGFPS) Family OF Distributions:

Service Activity

  • Prospectus
  • Focal Person of Career Guidance and Counselling Centre + BICK
  • Implementation of LMS
  • Teaching BS and MS classes.
  • Supervising researches of BS and MS students

Memberships

LCA

Certifications

  • The R Programming Environment by Johns Hopkins University through COURSERA. (Feb 19, 2022)
  • Getting Started with Data Visualization in R by Johns Hopkins University through COURSERA. (Feb 24, 2022)
  • Data Visualization in R with ggplot2 by Johns Hopkins University through COURSERA. (Oct 10, 2022)

Trainings/Workshops/Lectures/Conferences Attended/Conducted 

 

S.No.

Title

Organization

Dates

Trainings/Workshops/Seminar/Conference

 

 

1.       

Intercultural Communication

Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore

Dec, 4-5, 2004

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Training Course in Statistics

GC University, Lahore

April 17-22, 2006

Training

 

 
  1.  

Staff Development Course

LCWU, Lahore

July 10 to Aug 10, 2006

Training

 

 
  1.  

Mathematical Statistics and Real Data Analysis

LCWU, Lahore

Nov 01, 2008

Symposium

 

 
  1.  

5th International conference on Statistical sciences “ Mathematics, Statistics and Applications”

NCBA&E, Lahore

Jan 23-25, 2009

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Development of Statistics in Pakistan

LCWU, Lahore

19 Oct 2010

Seminar

 

 
  1.  

11th ICCS, Statistics for strategies in development

UMT Lahore

19-22 Dec, 2011

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Develop Effective Teaching and Learning

LCWU, Lahore

Sep 24-28, 2012

Training

 

 
  1.  

International Conference “Language Sciences and Developing World”

LCWU, Lahore

Jan 11-12, 2013

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Searching for Research

FCC, Lahore

July 29, 2013

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Mastering Advanced Qualitative & Quantitative data Analysis using SPSS & NVIVO” through high definition (HD) Video Conferencing, 2013 at LCWU, Lahore.

LCWU, Lahore

6 & 7 Feb, 2013

 

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

E- Learning

LCWU, Lahore

Nov, 4-5, 2013

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

PGD in HET- Module-1

LCWU, Lahore

Sep 2013 to Jan 2014

Training Diploma

 

 
  1.  

PGD in HET- Module-2: Applied pedagogy and teaching practicum

LCWU, Lahore

Jan 10, 2014- Apr 25, 2014

Training Diploma

 

 
  1.  

Research in Statistics

LCWU, Lahore

April 17 2014

Workshop: Resource Person

 

 
  1.  

Active Citizenship Program

British Council / LCWU

2nd – 5th Sep, 2014

Facilitators Training

 

 
  1.  

E-Learning using OLK – 12 (Learning Management System)

LCWU, Lahore

Sep 29 – Oct 2nd, 2014

Online Workshop

 

 
  1.  

First Poster Competition in Statistics -2015 (COMSATS-FPCS-2015)

 

COMSATS

Dec 9, 2015

Poster competition

 

 
  1.  

Mathematical and statistical models in Economics, Finance and Applied Sciences: Analysis and Methods.

Centre for Mathematics and Statistical Sciences, Lahore School of Economics

Feb 6-7, 2015

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Calibrated Estimators

LCWU, Lahore

April 13-16, 2015

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Introduction to Latex

 (Resource Person)

LCWU, Lahore

April 24, 2015

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Introduction to Latex

 (Resource Person)

LCWU, Lahore

June 1st- 4th, 2015

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

World Statistics Day (Dr. Sajeela): Recent Advances in Moment Distribution and their Hazard Rates

LCWU, Lahore

Oct 20, 2015

Seminar

 

 
  1.  

First Poster Competition in Statistics -2015 (COMSATS-FPCS-2015)

 

COMSATS

Nov 9, 2015

Poster competition

 

 
  1.  

Identifying priorities for the sustainable goals. Framework for Punjab

LCWU

Dec 19, 2016

Seminar

 

 
  1.  

Language Usage Competency

LCWU, Lahore

March-April, 2017

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

1st International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities in the New Millennium: Challenges and Prospects

LCWU, Lahore

Dec 14-16, 2017

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Latex: Introduction & Practice

 (Resource Person)

LCWU, Lahore

April 5-11, 2018

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Statistical Research Festival

GCU, Lahore

April 11, 2019

Research Festival

 

 
  1.  

Forman Statistics Research Showcase 2019

Forman Christian College Lahore

Apr 29, 2019

Poster competition

 

 
  1.  

15th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences

Lahore Institute of Science and Technology, Lahore

Dec 21st -24th, 2019

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Advance your analysis skills and graphing solution in scientific research with GraphPad PRISM

LCWU

Oct 19th, 2020

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Statistics: Solution to Interdisciplinary Research Problems

LCWU

Oct 20th, 2020

International Webinar

 

 
  1.  

Structural Equation Modeling, Mediation and Moderation Analysis using AMOS and the PROCESS Macro for SPSS

LCWU

Oct 21-22nd, 2020

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Tidyverse for Data Science

LCWU

Nov 2nd – 6th, 2020

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

18th International conference on Statistical sciences “Using Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals & Human Development”

Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore

Feb 18-20, 2021

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Latex: Useful Tool for Academic Writings (Resource Person)

LCWU

Feb 22nd – 25th, 2021

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Analysis of Survey Data from Complex Sample Designs with SPSS

LCWU

29th June, 2021

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

International Conference on Advances In Interdisciplinary Statistics And Combinatorics (AISC 2021).

University of North Carolina, Greensboro, US

Oct 8th -10th, 2021

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Let The Data Speak

LCWU

27th Oct, 2021

Poster Competition

 

 
  1.  

Mendley

LCWU

  8th Nov, 2021

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Workshop on “Technical Writing in LaTeX for the Researchers” (Resource Person)

LCWU, Lahore

26th -31st Jan, 2022

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

The R Programming Environment (by Johns Hopkins University)

Coursera HEC

Feb 19, 2022

Certification

 

 
  1.  

Getting Started with Data Visualization in R (by Johns Hopkins University)

Coursera HEC

Feb 24, 2022

Certification

 

 
  1.  

Second International Conference on Statistical Sciences

GCU, Lahore

9th-10th March, 2022

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Day-Long Virtual Conference on Latest Developments in the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census

PISTAR in collaboration with IASS0

12th March, 2022

Online Conference

 

 
  1.  

Simulations in R: A Useful Tool for Researchers (Resource Person)

LISA-LCWU

25th March, 2022

Online International Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Workshop on “LaTex and EndNote” (Resource Person)

LISA-LCWU & DFDI

July 18-20, 2022

Workshop

 

 
  1.  

Data Visualization in R with ggplot2 (by Johns Hopkins University)

Coursera HEC

Oct 10, 2022

Certification

 

 
  1.  

Economic Data Availability for Researchers (by Dr. Abdul Basit)

PISTAR

Oct 23, 2022

Webinar

 

 
  1.  

Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

Nov 12, 2022

Conference

 

 
  1.  

Imputation Approach to Missing Data : A Review

LISA-LCWU

Oct 29, 2024

Webinar

 

 
  1.  

Stein’s Method for Distributional Comparison

LISA-LCWU

Nov 12, 2024

Webinar

 

 
  1. Im

Image Analytics in Data Science: A Hands on Workshop

FCCU

May 29-30, 2025

Workshop

 
             

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Mathematical and Computational Statistics, Probability Distributions, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Analysis, Regression Analysis, Computer Programming, Applied Statistics.

Publications

Paper Published:

  1. Rafique, A., Saud, N., Amjad, N., Ijaz, M., Chipepa, F., & El-Morshedy, M. (2022) Statistical Analysis of Water Purification (Using Vinyl Chloride) Data. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2022.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4410615  (CD2=1.58 impact factor, 1.43 impact factor, X-category) 
  1. Kamal, A., Amjad, N., Yaqoob, U., Saud, N., Ijaz, M., Khan, I., & Andualem, M. (2022). Role of socioeconomic and parental involvement factors on children foundational learning skills based on MICS (2017–2018) data Punjab, Pakistan. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-13. | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13540-3 (CD2=4.54 impact factor, W-category) 
  1. Saud, N., Rafique, A., Ijaz, M., Amjad, N., El-Morshedy, M., & Shah, S. H. (2022). Characterizations and Entropy Measures of the Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Geometric Distribution. Advances in Mathematical Physics, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2717894 (CD2=1.04 impact factor, X-category)
  2. Willayat, F., Saud, N., Ijaz, M., Silvianita, A., & El-Morshedy, M. (2022). Marshall–Olkin Extended Gumbel Type-II Distribution: Properties and Applications. Complexity, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2219570 (CD2=2.87 impact factor, W-category)
  1. Amjad, N., Taufique, M., & Saud, N. (2022). Bayes Estimation of The Alpha Power Inverted Exponential Parameters Under Various Approximation Techniques. Pakistan Journal of Statistics, 38(1), 99-112. (CD2=1.05 impact factor, Y-category) 
  1. Rasool G. A., Saud N., Kamal A., Amjad N., Shahid N., Tabbasum N.M. (2021). Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Blood Donation among University Students in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 15(3), 638-641. (CD2=0.07 impact factor, JCR-impact factor=0.02, Y-category)
  1. Taufique, M., Bashir, N., Saud, N., and Farooq, M. (2021). Bayes Estimation of the Modified Inverse Rayleigh Parameters Under Various Approximation Techniques. Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research, 17(1), 247–263. https://doi.org/10.18187/pjsor.v17i1.3424 (CD2=0.6 impact factor, JCR-impact factor=0.68, Y-category) 
  1. Saud N., Rasool G. A., Amjad N., Kamal A., Shahid N., Tabbasum N.M. (2021). Factors Effecting the Motivation Towards Blood Donation Among University Students in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 15(1), 198-200. (CD2=0.07 impact factor, JCR-impact factor=0.02, Y-category) 
  1. Saud, N., Chand, S. (2020). Goodness of Fit Tests for Marshal-Olkin Extended Rayleigh distribution. Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research, 16(3), 587-598. https://doi.org/10.18187/pjsor.v16i3.2624 (CD2=0.6 impact factor, JCR-impact factor=0.68, Y-category)

Presented Paper in Conference: 

  1. Rafique, A., Saud, N., & Amjad, N., (2022). A Comparison of Different Estimation Methods for Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Geometric Distribution. Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference.
  2. Nazir, M., Saud, N., Kamal, A. & Rafique, A., (2022). Topp-Leone Odd Moment Exponential Half Logistic-Log-Logistic Distribution. Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference. 
  1. S, Amjad. N, Kamal. A, Saud. N. (2022), “Individual and Community Level Factors Associated with Defaulting of Child Immunization among 12 to 59 months Children in Pakistan 2017-18.” Second International Conference on Statistical Sciences, at Government College University, Lahore. 
  1. F, Saud. N, Amjad. N. (2022), “Determining Symptoms and Risk Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).” Second International Conference on Statistical Sciences, at Government College University, Lahore.
  2. M, Saud. N, Amjad. N. (2022), “Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Associated with Men’ s Happiness in Punjab, Pakistan MICS 2017.” Day-Long Virtual Conference on Latest Developments in the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census, by PISTAR in collaboration with IASS.
  3. Majeed, F., Saud, N., Amjad, N., Ijaz, M., Rafique, A. (2021) “Gull Alpha Power Moment Exponential Distribution: Properties and Application”, Proceedings of  International Conference On Advances In Interdisciplinary Statistics And Combinatorics (AISC 2021).
  1. Saud, N., Rafique, A., Amjad, N., Chipepa, F. (2021) “A New Five-Parameter Lifetime distribution: Properties, Characterization and Applications”, Proceedings of International Conference On Advances In Interdisciplinary Statistics And Combinatorics (AISC 2021). 
  1. Amjad, N., Khalid, Z., Saud, N. (2021) “Psychosocial and Socio-Economic Crisis of Covid-19 Affected by Demographic Factors in Lahore, Pakiatan”, Proceedings of International Conference On Advances In Interdisciplinary Statistics And Combinatorics (AISC 2021). 
  1. Rafique, A., Saud, N. (2021) “Some Characterizations of Unimodal, Reserve J-Shaped Distribution”,  18th International Conference on Statistical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan – February 18-20, 2021, Vol. 35, pp. 291-304 
  1. Saud, N., Rafique, A., Mushtaq, F., Khan, A. R. (2021) “Statistical Analysis of Wind Speed Data: A Case Study from Lahore, Pakistan”,  18th International Conference on Statistical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan - February 18-20, 2021, Vol. 35, pp. 317-324
  1. Rafique, A., Saud, N. (2019). “Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Geometric Distribution”, 15th Islamic Countries Conference on Statistical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan – December 21-24, 2019, Vol. 34, pp. 189-198.
  1. Saud, N., Chand, S. (2018). “Modified Rayleigh Distribution”, Advances in Statistics and. Data Management: 16th International Conferenceon Statistical Sciences: March 5-8, 2018 Islamia College, Peshawar. 

Poster Presented  

  1. Rafique, A., Saud, N., Amjad, N. (2021), A new Generalization of the Frechet Poisson distribution: Properties, Characterization and Application to Engineering, presented at ‘Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 1st Position (MS Level Mathematical category)

  2. Taufeeq, M., Amjad, N., Saud, N. (2021) Baysian Estimation of Unknown Parameters for Modified Inverse Rayleigh distribution Using Various Aproximation Techniques, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 2nd Position (MS Level Mathematical category)
  3. Rafique, A., Saud, N. (2021), Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Geometric distribution; Properties and Application, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 1st Position (BS Level Mathematical category)
  4. Butt, A. N., Saud, N., (2021). Variational Bayes Approximation for Inverse Hurdle Regression Models, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 1st Position (BS Level Mathematical category)
  5. Riaz, A., Saud, N. (2021), Log Gamma Power Function Distribution, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 2nd Position (BS Level Mathematical category)
  6. Majeed, F., Saud, N. (2021), Gull Alpha Power Moment Exponential Distribution: Properties and Application, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore. 3rd Position (BS Level Mathematical category)
  7. Akram, M., Saud, N. (2021), Factor Affecting Atherosclerosis Heart Disease, presented at “Let the Data Speak” held on Oct 27, 2021 at LCWU, Lahore.
  8. Liaqat, R. and Saud, N. (2019). Transmuted Exponentiated Gumble Distribution, presented at Statistical Research Festival held on April 11, 2019 at GCU, Lahore. Stood 1st in competition.
  9. Soleman, S. and Saud, N. (2019). Bayes Estimation of Generalized Rayleigh Distribution Using Different Priors and Loss Functions, presented at Statistical Research Festival held on April 11, 2019 at GCU, Lahore. Stood 5th in competition.
  10. Willayat, F. and Saud, N. (2019). Kumaraswamy Exponentiated Frechet Distribution, presented at Forman Statistics Research Showcase 2019 (FSRS-2019) held on April 29, 2019 at FCC, Lahore. Stood 3rd in competition.
  11. Willayat, F. and Saud, N. (2015). Kumaraswamy Exponentiated Inverse Weibull distribution, presented at First Poster Competition in Statistics -2015 (COMSATS-FPCS-2015) held on Dec 9, 2015 at COMSATS, Lahore.

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

  1. Being resource person conducted a one day international workshop on “Simulations in R” in collaboration with LISA-LCWU on March 25, 2022.
  2. Being a resource person conducted a 4 days workshop on “Latex; A Useful Tool for Academic Writing” in collaboration with LISA-LCWU on Feb 22-25, 2022.
  3. Being resource person conducted a 4 days workshop on “Latex; A Useful Tool for Academic Writing” in collaboration with LISA-LCWU on Feb 22-25, 2021.
  4. Conducted a one-week workshop on “LaTeX: Introduction & Practice” in collaboration with DFDI on April 5-11, 2018.
  5. Being resource person conducted a 4 days workshop on “Latex” in collaboration with DFDI on June 1-4, 2015.
  6. Conducted a one-day training on “Latex” as a resourse person on April 24, 2015.
  • Trainings/Workshops/Professional Courses Attended till 2025: 42 
  • Conferences Attended: National=1; International=11

Selected Professional Presentations

  • Delivered a lecture as a resource person in a one-day seminar “Research in Statistics” at LCWU in 2014.
  • Being an ACP facilitator launched Active Citizen Program in Statistics department in 2014.

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