Summary
Dr. Firdos has a PhD degree in applied Statistics (with Distinction) from University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria. Currently, he is working as Tenured Associate Professor in the School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). Recently, Dr. Firdos has completed Post Doctorate on the title "AI and Hydroclimate Extremes" from National Central University, Taiwan.
Academic Background
PhD
(Statistics) Universität Klagenfurt
October 01, 2013 - August 01, 2017
Honours and Awards
YSSP
It was a research program for three months and application were called form around the globe. I got selected and complete my project and awarded by a certificate.
August 30, 2012
Publications
Future outlook of monthly maximum daily precipitation in Pakistan’s hydroclimatic zones: high-resolution insights from CMIP6 multimodel data
June 27, 2026
Scientific Reports - Volume 16, Article Number: 16330
New insights into 21st-century drought characteristics under climate change from CMIP6 multimodel ensemble analysis
November 15, 2025
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment - Volume:39, Pages: 5803–5826,
Unveiling divergent crop signals in the face of climate variability and ensemble climate projections using CMIP6 data in the South-West of Pakistan
July 23, 2025
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment - Volume: 39, Pages:4911-4932
Enhancing Drought Risk Assessment in the Punjab, Pakistan: A Copula-Based Modeling Approach for Future Projections
October 01, 2024
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology - Volume 63, Issue 10, Pages 1207–1225
Association of precipitation extremes and crops production and projecting future extremes using machine learning approaches with CMIP6 data
September 02, 2024
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research - Volume:31, Issue:42, Page:54979-54999.
Assessing the impacts of temperature extremes on agriculture yield and projecting future extremes using machine learning and deep learning approaches with CMIP6 data
August 30, 2024
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation - Volume 132 , Article Number 104071
Climate change research, capacity building and communication on climate extremes over South Asia
August 22, 2024
APN Science Bulletin - Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages:38-47
Modeling and Monitoring CO2 Emissions in G20 Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Multiple Statistical Models
July 17, 2024
Sustainability - Volume 16(14), Article Number 6114
Assessment of the impacts of climate change on the construction of homogeneous climatic regions and ensemble climate projections using CMIP6 data over Pakistan
July 15, 2024
Atmospheric Research - Volume: 304, Article Number: 107359
Analysing spatiotemporal drought patterns in Punjab Province, Pakistan, utilizing SPI and SPEI
July 15, 2024
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Pages 1-21
Enhanced climate projections over Sindh, Pakistan: a bayesian model averaging ensemble methodology
May 09, 2024
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment - Volume: 10, Pages 4401–4413
A 5-km gridded product development of daily temperature and precipitation for Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan from 1981 to 2016
September 06, 2023
Geoscience Data Journal - Pages 1-11
Development of high resolution daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for potohar plateau of indus basin
September 04, 2023
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Volume 154, pages 1179–1201
Assessment of precipitation extremes and their association with NDVI, monsoon and oceanic indices over Pakistan
September 01, 2023
Atmospheric Research - Volume 292, Article Number: 106873
Assessment of climate change impacts on the construction of homogeneous climate zones and climate projections during the twenty first century over Pakistan
June 19, 2023
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment - Pages 1-25
Spatiotemporal temperature trends over homogenous climatic regions of Pakistan during 1961–2017
May 17, 2023
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Pages 1-19
Twenty-first century climate extremes’ projections and their spatio-temporal trend analysis over Pakistan
February 01, 2023
Journal of Hydrology-Regional Studies - Volume 45, Article Number 101295
Performance evaluation of Standardized Copula-based Drought Index with Reconnaissance Drought Index and Standardized Precipitation Temperature Index using severity–duration frequency curves over Balochistan, Pakistan
December 23, 2022
International Journal of Climatology - Pages 1-16
Modelling the impact of climate change on dengue outbreaks and future spatiotemporal shift in Pakistan
November 11, 2022
Environmental Geochemistry and Health - Pages 1-17
The Karakoram Anomaly: Validation through Remote Sensing Data, Prospects and Implications
October 07, 2022
Water - Volume 14(19), Article Number 3157
Water availability and response of Tarbela Reservoir under the changing climate in the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan
September 23, 2022
Scientific Reports - Volume 12, Issue 1, Article Number 15865
A multi‑scalar statistical approach to develop Standardized Copula‑based Drought Index (SCDI) for drought risk analysis
September 08, 2022
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology - Vol:20, Pages7861-7876
Climate change and spatio-temporal trend analysis of climate extremes in the homogeneous climatic zones of Pakistan during 1962-2019
July 27, 2022
PLoS ONE - Volume 17, Issue 7, Article Number e0271626
Hydrological projections over the Upper Indus Basin at 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C temperature increase
September 20, 2021
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 788, Article Number 147759
Short-term forecasting of daily infections, fatalities and recoveries about COVID-19 in Algeria using statistical models
August 18, 2021
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - Volume 10(1), Article Number 46
Forecasting daily new infections, deaths and recovery cases due to COVID-19 in Pakistan by using Bayesian Dynamic Linear Models
June 17, 2021
PLoS ONE - Volume 16(6), Article Number e0253367
Evaluation of CMIP5 models and ensemble climate projections using a Bayesian approach: a case study of the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan
March 24, 2021
Environmental and Ecological Statistics - Pages 1-22
Future climatic changes, extreme events, related uncertainties, and policy recommendations in the Hindu Kush sub-regions of Pakistan
January 02, 2021
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Volume 143, Pages 193-209
Modelling and forecasting of new cases, deaths and recover cases of COVID-19 by using Vector Autoregressive model in Pakistan
November 01, 2020
Chaos Solitons & Fractals - Volume 140, Article Number 110189
Assessment of drought and wet projections in the humid climatic regions for Pakistan
October 14, 2020
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment - Pages 1-14
Identifying hotspots cities vulnerable to climate change in Pakistan under CMIP5 climate projections
May 08, 2020
International Journal of Climatology - Pages 1-23
Droughts’ projections in homogeneous climatic regions using Standardized Precipitation Index in Pakistan
April 01, 2020
Theoretical and Applied Climatology - Volume 140, Pages 787–803
Variability and Predictability of Summer Monsoon Rainfall over Pakistan
January 30, 2020
Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences - Pages 1-9
A novel approach for modelling pattern and spatial dependence structures between climate variables by combining mixture models with copula models
August 16, 2019
International Journal of Climatology - Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 1049-1066
Construction of homogeneous climatic regions by combining cluster analysis and L-moment approach on the basis of Reconnaissance Drought Index for Pakistan
July 01, 2019
International Journal of Climatology - -
Assessment of climate extremes in future projections downscaled by multiple statistical downscaling methods over Pakistan
July 01, 2019
Atmospheric Research - Volume 222, Pages 114-133
Evaluation of statistical downscaling models using pattern and dependence structure in the monsoon-dominated region of Pakistan
June 13, 2018
Weather - Volume 73, Issue 6, Pages 193-203
Metallogenic efficiency from deposit to region–A case study in western Zhejiang Province, southeastern China
June 01, 2017
Ore Geology Reviews - Volume 86, Pages 957-970
Improved Hydrological Projections and Reservoir Management in the Upper Indus Basin under the Changing Climate
May 10, 2017
Water and Environment Journal - Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Pages: 235-244
Climate variability and its impacts on water resources in the Upper Indus Basin under IPCC climate change scenarios
August 01, 2015
International Journal of Global Warming - Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 46-69
Evaluation of weather research and forecasting model for the assessment of wind resource over Gharo, Pakistan
June 30, 2015
International Journal of Climatology - Volume 35, Issue 8, Pages 1821-1832
Twenty first century climatic and hydrological changes over Upper Indus Basin of Himalayan region of Pakistan
January 13, 2015
Environmental Research Letters - Volume 10, Issue, 1 Article Number 014007
Conferences
Assistant Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
April 30, 2018 - January 17, 2019
Scientific Officer (SPS-08)
Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC)
July 21, 2008 - May 10, 2013