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Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.

-Albert-Szent Gyorgyi.


 

Education

  • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA (2006 - to date)
  • Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France (2005 - 2006)
    • Research Masters (DEA) in Automatique - Productique at LAG.
    • Score : 14.67/20
    • Advisers : Sylviane Gentil, Suzanne Lesecq
  • National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan (2001-2005)
    • BE in Mechatronics Engineering at College of EME.
    • CGPA : 3.98/4.0
    • Adviser: Dr. Javaid Iqbal

Research interests

  • hybrid dynamical systems
  • nonlinear control
  • control applications in network, communication, and mechanical systems.

Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Scholarship for MS at UIUC (2006-2008).

  • 2nd Prize in IEEE Region 10 contest of Research Papers by Undergraduate Students.

  • Gold Medal for best CGPA in the graduating batch of Mechatronics, 2005.

  • Gold Medal for the best final year project in Mechatronics project, 2005.

  • Winner of All Pakistan National Engineering Competition organized by HEC in 2004.

  • 8 consecutive scholarships for securing top position in all semesters at undergraduate level.

  • Gold Medal for President of Mastermind Club at College of EME, NUST.

  • First in All College Speed Programming Competition held at College of EME in 2003.

  • Part of Team in 2nd Asian Broadcast Union (ABU) Robocon, 2003 held in Thailand.

Additional Skills

  • Programming skills in C/C++, Visual Basic, Matlab, and Microcontroller Assembly.
  • Mechanical designing in Pro-Engineer Wildfire, AutoCAD2000.
  • Considerable experience with Circuit Maker, PSpice, EWB (Electronics Work Bench), Orcad.
  • Strong research, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Proficient skills in spoken English, and intermediate in French language.