NUST Balochistan Campus
Faculty Izhar Mithal Jiskani

Izhar Mithal Jiskani

Assistant Professor
Summary

Dr. Jiskani leads the Department of Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering at NBC. He has made significant contributions to the field through his research and passion for advancing sustainable mining practices. Dr. Jiskani’s expertise lies in green and climate-smart mining, mine evaluation systems, mine safety, and critical minerals. He has earned recognition from the wider scientific community for his services as Academic Editor, Guest Editor, Editorial Board Member, and Reviewer for several international journals of high repute. He has also successfully delivered a funded research project on Mining 4.0 and climate neutrality.

Academic Background
PhD (Mining) China University of Mining Technology - Xuzhou September 12, 2018 - June 16, 2021
Honours and Awards
Publications
Analysing delay factors in construction projects using Z-number approach: insights from Pakistan December 01, 2023 Muhammad Nadeem, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Muhammad Salman Urwat, Salah Uddin, Kamran Akhtar, Nadar Hussain Khokhar, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering - Volume: 50, Number: 12, Pages:18
Mining 4.0 and climate neutrality: A unified and reliable decision system for safe, intelligent, and green & climate-smart mining July 15, 2023 Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Wei Zhou, Shahab Hosseini, Zhiming Wang, Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume:410, Article Number: 137313
Prediction of Coal Dilatancy Point Using Acoustic Emission Characteristics: Insight Experimental and Artificial Intelligence Approaches March 08, 2023 Muhammad Ali, Naseer Muhammad Khan, Qiangqiang Gao, Kewang Cao, Danial Jahed Armaghani , Saad.S. Alarifi , Hafeezur Rehman, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Mathematics - Volume 11(6), Article Number 1305
Intelligent based decision-making strategy to predict fire intensity in subsurface engineering environments March 01, 2023 Muhammad Kamran, Ridho Kresna Wattimena, Danial Jahed Armaghani, Panagiotis G. Asteris, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Volume 171, Pages 374-384
Stability Analysis of Multi-Layer Highwall Mining: A Sustainable Approach for Thick-Seam Open-Pit Mines February 15, 2023 Ya Tian, Lixiao Tu, Xiang Lu, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Fuming Liu, Qingxiang Cai, Sustainability - Volume 15, Issue 4, Article Number 3603
A reliability-based rock engineering system for clean blasting: risk analysis and dust emissions forecasting February 15, 2023 Shahab Hosseini, Rashed Poormirzaee, Seyyed-Omid Gilani, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy - Pages 1-18
An Improved Machine Learning Approach for Optimizing Dust Concentration Estimation in Open-Pit Mines January 11, 2023 Boyu Luan, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Zhiming Wang, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Volume 20, Issue 2, Article Number 1353
Slope Stability Prediction Method Based on Intelligent Optimization and Machine Learning Algorithms January 08, 2023 Yukun Yang, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Xiang Lu, Zhiming Wang, Boyu Luan, Sustainability - Volume 15(2), Article Number 1169
Control mechanism of end-slope deformation in open pit mine based on discrete–continuous coupling method December 28, 2022 Ya Tian, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Xiang Lu, Wei Zhou, Fuming Liu, Chuanwei Zhang, Qingxiang Cai, Computational Particle Mechanics - Pages 1-13
Stability analysis of varying height waste dump in open-pit mine under particle size gradation and reconstruction effect of waste materials August 01, 2022 Ya Tian, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Qingxiang Cai, Zhaolin Li, Xiang Lu, International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment - Volume 36, Issue 8, Pages 587-604
Implications to secure mineral supply for clean energy technologies for developing countries: A fuzzy based risk analysis for mining projects July 15, 2022 Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Belen Maria Moreno-Cabezali, Atta Ur Rehman, Jose Maria Fernandez-Crehuet, Salah Uddin, Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 358, Article Number 132055
Annual dust pollution characteristics and its prevention and control for environmental protection in surface mines June 15, 2022 Zhiming Wang, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Huaiting Luo, Zhongchen Ao, Ebelia Manda Mvula, Science of the Total Environment - Volume 825, Article Number 153949
Improved Z-number based fuzzy fault tree approach to analyze health and safety risks in surface mines June 01, 2022 Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Fatma Yasli, Shahab Hosseini, Atta Ur Rehman, Salah Uddin, Resources Policy - Volume 76, Article Number 102591
Can miners' social networks affect their safety commitment? A case study of Chinese coal mining enterprises March 01, 2022 Shuai Han, Hong Chen, Ruyin Long, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Resources Policy - Volume 75, Article Number 102535
A hybrid decision model and case study for comprehensive evaluation of green mine construction level February 22, 2022 Jinhui Chen, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Aiguo Lin, Chaocheng Zhao, Peixing Jing, Fengjie Liu, Mingyin Lu, Environment, Development and Sustainability - Pages 1-20
An integrated fuzzy decision support system for analyzing challenges and pathways to promote green and climate smart mining February 01, 2022 Izhar Mithal, Qingxiang Cai, Wei Zhou, Xiang Lu, Syed Ahsan Ali Shah, Expert Systems with Applications - Volume 188, Article Number 116062
Conferences
Mining Engineering Muadinoon Mining Co. March 13, 2016 - July 30, 2016