Contact information

Email: ishtiaque@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: +92-3018467001
Phone: +92-42-99211449-50
Ext. 5024
curriculum vitae
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad

Assistant Professor

B.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology, M.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology, PhD. Dairy Technology (UVAS).

Biography

Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Technology at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, bringing over 15 years of rich academic background in teaching and collaborative research, complemented by more than six years of professional experience in Pakistan’s dairy industry. He earned his PhD in Dairy Technology, specializing in enhancing probiotic survival through natural polyphenols as prebiotics. His pioneering research in dairy technology has led to multidisciplinary exploration in various R&D domains like prebiotic applications, probiotics, functional dairy products, dairy waste valorization, nutraceutical applications, and product formulation. He has authored over 30 international publications with a citation impact exceeding 750, featured in high-impact journals that underscore his global scholarly recognition.

Before his academic career, Dr. Ahmad held senior technical roles in leading dairy industries of Pakistan, where he gained hands-on experience with fluid milk, milk powder, fermented dairy products, HACCP/ISO implementation, and dairy plant commissioning. This blend of industrial and academic expertise positions him as a vital link between research and practice in Pakistan’s dairy sector. Currently, he actively contributes to curriculum development, postgraduate supervision, quality assurance compliance, and capacity building for farmers and dairy stakeholders. He manages pilot-scale milk processing facilities and has been instrumental in establishing milk processing lines, training centers, and central laboratories, significantly enhancing applied dairy education and extension services. In addition, Dr. Ahmad serves as a reviewer and academic editor for various international journals and provides technical consultancy in dairy plant operations.

Area of Interest

  • Advanced Dairy Technology
  • Functional Foods
  • Probiotic Milk Products

Publications

EDITOR OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS:

  1. Trends in Biological Sciences (ISSN: 3105-0573/3105-0581) Division of Scientific Publishing.

Link; https://tbs.scione.com/cms/eboard.php.

  1. International Journal of Food Science (ISSN:2314-5765/2356-7015) John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Link; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1796/homepage/editorial-board

REVIEWER OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS:

  1. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization                            (Springer)
  2. Journal of Food Science and Technology                                          (Springer)
  3. Waste and Biomass Valorization                                                        (Springer)
  4. European Food Research and Technology                                       (Springer)
  5. International Journal of Food Science and Technology                    (Wiley)
  6. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation                                   (Wiley)
  7. Food Science and Nutrition                                                                (Wiley)
  8. Foods                                                                                                  (MDPI)
  9. Molecules                                                                                            (MDPI)
  10. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology                                      (Elsevier)
  11. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis                                        (Elsevier)
  12. Applied Food Research                                                                      (Elsevier)
  13. Food and Humanity                                                                            (Elsevier)
  14. Exploration of Foods and Foodomics                                                (Open Exploration)
  15. Current Medicinal Chemistry                                                              (Bentham Science)

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES (ORGANIZER / TRAINER):

  1. Participated as Organizer of UVAS Doodh Mela 2012, FAPT, UVAS, Ravi campus, March 8-10, 2012.
  2. Participated as Trainer of Hands-on-Training for Young Faculty Members of SBBUVAS organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from August 01 to August 12, 2016.
  3. Participated as Resource Person of Training Module: Dairy Herd Management organized by Department of Livestock Production, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from September 19-20, 2016.
  4. Organized as Program moderator of Training Workshop of Skills Upgradation & Career Counseling of Dairy Technologists organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS November 21, 2016.
  5. Participated as Resource Person of Training Module: Dairy Herd Management organized by Department of Livestock Production, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from February 08-09, 2017.
  6. Participated as Trainer of Three days training Module: Basic Microbiological Techniques used in Dairy Industries organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from January 7-9, 2019.

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES

 

  1. Participated one day Training on Creating a Safe Workplace: Understanding and Implementing the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 organized by IHC, UVAS, Lahore on July 21, 2025.
  2. Participated on day Hands on Training on Data Digitalization of the Progeny Testing Program organized by Buffalo Research Institute (BRI), Pattoki on April 16, 2025.
  3. Participated five days training workshop on Master Trainers Program for M.Phil/Ph.D Supervisors organized by UVAS, Lahore from September 9-13, 2024.
  4. Participated online training session on Dissecting the scholarly publishing process:  A current overview on the steps to getting published organized by WILEY with HEC on January 26, 2022.
  5. Participated online training session on Get the necessary knowledge to maximize your chance for your paper to get accepted in academic journals organized by ProQuest Education with HEC on March 16, 2021.
  6. Attended online training session on 5 Tips of Getting Published: Maximize Your Chances to Get Your Paper Accepted in Academic Journals organized by ProQuest Education with HEC on October 27, 2020.
  7. Attended online training on Strengthening Research Planning using Elsevier Tools-Scopus, ScienceDirect & Mendeley organized by Researcher academy Elsevier on October 22, 2020.
  8. Participated one-day workshop Camel Milk Cheese Production and its Value Addition organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki on September 30, 2019.
  9. Participated two days training on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Hands on Training program on Cheese production organized by Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki from June 18-19, 2019.
  10. Attended seven months online course The Meat We Eat organized by University of Florida, USA offered through Coursera, from November 25, 2018 to May 20, 2019.
  11. Participated five days Foreign Training on Halal Foods Course in The Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand from August 27-31, 2018.
  12. Attended two days Training on LaTex organized by Department of Statistics and Computer Science, UVAS, at IT Center, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, from April 25-26, 2017.
  13. Participated one-day National Workshop on Organic Food and Health: Avenues of Innovation & Entrepreneurship organized by Pakistan Council for Science & Technology at Auditorium, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad on June 02, 2016.
  14. Participated four days Workshop on Capacity Building of Young Researchers organized by UVAS at Ravi Campus, Pattoki from June 15-18, 2015.
  15. Participated one-day Workshop on Up-gradation of Modules in Molecular Genetics and Genomics jointly organized by UVAS & British Council at Ravi Campus, Pattoki on March 19, 2015.
  16. Participated six days Training Workshop on Data Analysis & Proposal Development jointly organized by UVAS, HEC & Jackson State University USA from December 22-27, 2014.
  17. Participated one-day Workshop and Seminar on Application of Soy Protein in Meat and Vegetable Products organized by American Soybean Association & World Initiative for Soy in Human Health at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on November 08, 2012.
  18. Participated two months Training of 19th Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program organized by Learning Innovation Division of HEC held at HEC, Islamabad from September 6 to October 24, 2012.
  19. Attended two days Training Session of HACCP, GMP and FBI jointly organized by Land O’ Lakes Inc. & USDA at PC Hotel, Lahore from November 24-25, 2006.
  20. Actively participated sixteen days Project of Composition and Chemical Properties of Buffalo and Cow Milk organized by Nestle Pakistan Limited at Nestle Milk Collection Center Bhowana, from March 26 to April 10, 2001.
  21. Participated two-months Training Program of Data Entry Operators jointly organized by COMSATS & Government of Pakistan at Computer Centre, Faisalabad from October 16 to December 16, 2000.
  22. Participated forty-five days Internship at Dawn Foods (Pvt.) Ltd. Faisalabad from December 1, 1998 to January 15, 1999.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:

  1. UVAS Disciplinary Committee member for Poultry Science Conference (PSC @ IPEX 2024) (September 26-28, 2024).
  2. Secretary of UVAS Ravi Campus Lecture Room Management Committee (05-09-2024 to date).
  3. Secretary of UVAS Student Registration Committee for Poultry Science Conference (PSC @ IPEX 2022) (September 15-17, 2022).
  4. Associate Director Student’s Affairs, of Ravi Campus, UVAS (05-12-2021 to date).
  5. Secretary of MPhil Synopsis Scrutiny Committee of Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Ravi campus, UVAS (01-09-2020 to date).
  6. Incharge of UVAS Milk Handling, Packing and Sale (3-04-2018 to date).
  7. UVAS Quality Enhancement Cell Assessment Team Member (2017).
  8. UVAS Organizing and Disciplinary Committees Member of Spring Festival (2016)
  9. UVAS Ravi Campus Dairy Plant Technical/Evaluation/Inspection Committee (22-11-2014).
  10. UVAS Committee Member for functioning of Dairy Processing Plant (25-03-2013).
  11. UVAS Spring Festival 2013 Judging Committee Member (18 to 25-03-2013).
  12. UVAS Technical Committee Member for Installation and Operation of Milk Processing Plant (22-10-2010).
  13. UVAS Dairy Training and Development Center Technical Committee Member (21-12-2009).

 

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

  M.Phil Students Supervised as Supervisor

S. No.
Student Name
Title
Year
01
Usman Mir Khan
Development of Cheddar Cheese by using crude Flowers’s extract of Citrus aurantium (sour orange) as a Milk coagulant
2015
02
Rana Abdul Wahab
Comparative study of physicochemical and microbiological properties of fat filled milk powder sold at commercial scale
2018
03
Mian Salman Asif
Development and characterization of ice cream fortified with basil seed extract
2021
04
Mahnoor Malik
Development and characterization of Camel Milk Ice Cream Fortified with Aloe Vera
2021
05
Ali Raza
Formulation of Cheddar Cheese with basil seeds and leaves to enhance its bioactive properties
2021
06
Usman Ashraf
Effect of apple (Malus domestica) peel extract in increasing the shelf life of home-made butter
2022
07
Ali Hanif
Development and quality assessment of fruit yoghurt with fresh fig (Ficus carica L.)
2023
08
Atiq ur Rahman Baig
Development and Quality Assessment of Ice Cream Fortified with Rosehip (Rosa canina L.)
2023
09
Shahid Iqbal
Effect of stevia and inulin on physicochemical properties of chocolate flavored camel milk
2024
10
Akhtar Ali
Influence of basil seed on the quality characteristics of probiotic milk
2024
11
Sarfraz Ali
Production and characterization of camel milk ice cream fortified with fig (Ficus carica L.)
2024
12
Abdul Basit
Effect of rosehip (rosa canina l.) on oxidative stability and quality of butter
2025
13
Waris Ali
Effect of peppermint on oxidative stability and quality of camel milk yoghurt
2026

M.Phil Students Supervised as Member

S. No.
Student Name
Title
Year
01
Ikram Ullah
Oxidative Stabilization of Butter Oil (Enriched with Iron) by Natural Antioxidant
2013
02
Ammarah Khatoon
Antimicrobial Potential of Bovine Lactoferrin against Foodborne Pathogens
2014
03
Zulqurnain
Physicochemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of probiotic labneh prepared from different milk blends
2014
04
Hafiz Akmal Hayat
Quality comparison and sensory evaluation of buffalo milk and camel milk ice cream
2018
05
Majid Lal
Comparative studies on quality & sensory attributes of ice cream made from camel, cow, buffalo & goat milk
2019
06
Hafiz Abu Bakar
Effect of beta carotene and annattoo on antioxidant properties of cow and buffalo butter
2019
07
Kazima Khan
Yoghurt production utilizing cheese whey as a starter culture substitute
2021
08
Rimsha Akram
Effect of heat treatments on chemical and sensory attributes of Ricotta cheese
2023
09
Beenish Asghar
Effect of different coagulants on physicochemical, microbiological and sensorial properties of cottage cheese
2023
10
Hafiza Marium Khalid
Development quality assessment and sensory attributes of cream cheese flavoured ice cream.
2024
11
Ammbar Rafi
Effect of water chestnut powder on physicochemical characteristics of goat milk yoghurt
2024