Engr. Dr. Zain Anwar Resume

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

·       Bio Inspired Optimization (Ant Colony Optimization & Particle Swarm Optimization)

·       Control Theory and Control Engineering

·       Robotics

·       Autonomous Unmanned System i.e. (Aerial and Underwater Vehicles)

·       Industrial Controls & Automation

·       Programming Logic Controller PLC

EDUCATION

·       Post Doctorate. Control Theory & Control Engineering, South East University, Nanjing, China (December 2019).

Ø Thesis: “MRAC based robust control algorithms for the maneuver and stabilization of Unmanned System equipped with a manipulator”.

·       Ph.D. Control Theory & Control Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China (2017).

Ø  Thesis: “Research on MRAC Based Robust Hybrid Control Theory and its Application on UAV”.

·       M.E. Industrial Control & Automation, Hamdard UET, Karachi, Pakistan (2012).

·       B.S. Electronic Engineering, Sir Syed UET, Karachi, Pakistan (2010).

PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS

·       Certified Erasmus Plus Trainer (Europe)

·       Previously served as In-Charge Continuing Education program (CEP), Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology.

·       Approved Ph.D. Supervisor Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. i.e. (currently supervising two masters and two PhD students) with International & National project research grants.

·       Editor of different International repute journals.

·       Previously served as an Associate Editor of Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology Research Journal.

·       Washington Accord Outcome Based Education (OBE) trainer EED, SSUET.

·       More than 10 years of research and teaching experience at both local and international forum.

·       As a researcher designing of controller, flight simulations, practical implementations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and its flight operations in S&mc, Nanjing, China.

·       Taught various courses of control and automation engineering to postgraduate students in Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, China.

·       Taught various courses of electronic engineering to Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students in Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology.

·       Extensive programming experience and responsible for creating and modifying programs using wide range of Programmable Logic Controllers.

·       Ability to share ideas with positive attitude, effective problem solver with planning and design proficiency.

·       Project Management of small to medium size projects including interaction with outside contractors / engineering.

·       Work experience in Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), robot programming, Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and AC/DC Drives.

·       Proficient in writing specifications, schedules, budgeting, tendering, technical reports and technical drawings.

·       Effective time management with ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.

AWARDS & HONORS

·       Lead Guest Editor of Measurement & Control Journal, Science Citation Indexed (SCI), SAGE Publication.

·       Appointed as a Foreign Expert in the field of Robotics in Liaocheng, Shandong, China on November 2019.

·       Got category “A” work permit of China.

·       Youngest PhD faculty member in SSUET, Karachi, Pakistan.

·       Awarded 2nd Position in Masters of Engineering in Industrial Control’s & Automation.

·       Awarded with Chinese Government Scholarship. Ph.D. funding’s is provided by (CSC) and Research project funding is provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)under the grant number is 61503185.

·       The Research and Development (R&D) phase of Ph.D. project supported by the key laboratory of College of Automation Engineering, NUAA and implementation phase  supported by Simulation and machine control (S&mc) lab in Nanjing Stro-Flight Company, LMT.

·       Invited speaker in International workshop on Guidance, Navigation and Control workshop of IEEE, organized by College of Automation Engineer (CIE) NUAA, Nanjing, China on December 20-22 2015.

·       Invited speaker in a Seminar on (Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) of Electronic Engineering Department, SSUET, Karachi, Pakistan on 14th September 2017.

·       Appointed as a Foreign Expert in the field of Control’s & Automation (Smart City) project in Liaocheng, Shandong, China on 27th September 2017.

·       Certificate of Merit Appreciation awarded by P.E.A.C.E INTERNATIONAL 2003.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

S.No.
Position
Period
Name of Companies / Universities
From
To
1.
Research Scientist Teacher
September 2019
Till Now
School of Systems Science  Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
2.
Assistant Professor
July 2017
August 2019
Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
3.
Ph.D. (Research Scholar)/

(Teacher Assistant)
September 2013
June 2017
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China.
4.
Researcher/

(Joint Project Ph.D.)
March 2015
March 2017
Simulation & machine control (S&mc) lab, Nanjing Strong-Flight Electronics & Machinery Co., LTD.
5.
Lecturer / Junior Lecturer & Research Assistant
June 2012 / July 2011 /

April 2010
September 2013 / May 2012 /

June 2011
Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
Taught following Post Graduate level courses in the field of Electronic, Control Engineering

Designing of Control System, Designing of Industrial Control System, Introduction to Robotics, Non-Linear Control System, Linear Control System, Industrial Control System, Digital Control System and Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System, Electronic Design & Automation, and Advance Power Electronics.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

·       International Journal’s and Conference Papers,

08 Conference Papers
16 Engineering Indexed Core Journals (EI)

16 International Journals
20 Science Citation Indexed Journals (SCI, SCIE Impact Factor)
 

Responsibilities at Beijing Normal University

·       June 2019 to till Now

Serving as a senior research scientist, working on the formation control of multiple robotic systems i.e. (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Underwater Vehicle), its simulation and practical implementations.

My responsibilities are;

Organize and lead research plans to ensure achievement of School of System Sciences mission and strategic objectives while contributing actively to advancing BNU vision and mission
Supervising Ph.D. students for prototype preparation of different projects and analysis, data extraction, systems modelling and reporting of outcomes.
To undertake literature searches and ensure the research program kept current of new developments in the field.
Organizing, chair and contribute to regular research team meetings.
Demonstrating a commitment to personal and my team continuing professional development.
Maintain expertise and awareness of current technological and scientific developments in the relevant aspects of control sciences.
Prepare and submit research proposals to appropriate national and international agencies in order to secure competitive funding accompanying.
Responsibilities at Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

Skilled Education System (From 15th April 2019 June 2019)

i.e. Continuing Education Program (CEP)

Ø  Served as an In-Charge of CEP.

Ø  As an In-charge I am responsible to introduce new, emerging course as per recent trends in technology and advancement.

Academics Skills (From July 2017- June 2019)

Ø  Served as an Assistant Professor in Electronic Engineering Department

Ø  I can have taught my students along with the following skills; Adaptive Thinking, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Personal Management, Technology Skills, Creativity and Innovation.

Research Skills

Ø  To review, recommend new and design new project ideas as well as research publications.

Ø  Served as Project Coordinator in Final Year Project Committee of Electronic Engineering Department.

Ø  Serving as an Associate Editor/ Focal person of Sir Syed University Research Journal.

Approved Graduate Supervisor (From July 2017)

Ø  I am co-supervising a PhD student his thesis tile is “Particle Inspired Optimization based controlling of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (NOV 2018 TILL NOW)

Ø  Currently, I am supervising MS student his thesis title is “Maneuvering control of Unmanned Autonomous Underwater Vehicle” (2018 NOV TILL NOW).

Ø  I was successfully supervised MS thesis having titled “Modelling, Controlling & Stabilization of under-actuated 3DOF hovercraft” (2017 DEC-2018 DEC).

Management

Ø  Focal person of Outcome Based Education (OBE) Washington Accord, to implement in EED.

Ø  Member of Board of Studies (BOS) of Electronic Engineering Department.

Ø  Member of Admission Committee of Post Graduate Program (PGP).

Ø  Participating in departmental and faculty seminars sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.

Responsibilities at Nanjing Strong-Flight Electronics & Machinery Co., LTD.

·       March 2015 – March 2017

Served as a Researcher and working with Research and Development (R&D) group in the Simulation & machine control (S&mc) lab, working on the designing of flight controller, flight simulations and practical implementations of UAV and its flight operations.

Responsibilities at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

·       September 2013 – June 2017

Ph.D. (Research Scholar)/ (Teacher Assistant) with Prof. Wang Dao Bo, taught Undergraduate and Masters of Engineering courses along with different research projects.

Responsibilities at Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

·       April 2010 – September 2013

Ø  Served as a Research Assistant, Junior Lecturer and Lecturer in Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pakistan.

Ø  Served as Laboratory in charge, advisor for Industrial Automation Laboratory, and Linear Control System Laboratory.

Ø  Served as Project Coordinator in Final Year Project Committee of Electronic Engineering Department.

Ø  Participated in departmental and faculty seminars sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.

SELECTED PROJECT AND FUNDINGS

No.
Funds used for the project titled as
Funded From
Funded Agency
(Self/Combined )/ Grant No.
1.
Collective Swarm Behavior of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by using Hybrid Bio-Inspired Optimizations
China
School of System Science, Beijing Normal University, National

Natural Science Foundation of China,

61374165
2.
Remotely operated underwater vehicle using robotic gripper

China
School of Automation Engineering, South East University, Nanjing, China (2018).

Self-2018-2020
3.
Controller for UAV to oppose different kinds of wind in the environment
China
PhD Student Short-term Visit Program of NUAA
Combined / 190902DF03
4.
WIRELESS CONTROL & DATA GATHERING OF UNMANNED MOBILE SYSTEMS
Europe

Self / Erasmus +

KA107

5.
Modeling and controlling of rotorcrafts

aerial vehicles equipped with a gripper
China
National

Natural Science Foundation of China,

Integrated Automation of Process Industry,

Research Funds

for the Central Universities,
Combined / 61573097, 91748106, PALN201704, 3208008401,
6.
Modelling, controlling the dynamics and stabilization of an under-actuated 3-DOF hovercraft
Pakistan
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Self / No. 21-SRGP-1719
7.
High Speed Architectures of KASUMI
China
National Natural Science Foundation of China and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu
Combined / 61774086,

61376025, BK20160806.
8.
Automatic and Invariant Recognition of Traffic Sign with Color-HMAX and Deep ELM Based Classifier
China
Science Foundation of China), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central

Universities and DHU,  Distinguished Young Professor
Combined / 11572084, 11472061, 71371046, 16D210404
9.
Multi-Agent Consensus of DC

Motors
China
National Natural Science Foundation of China; the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission under grant; the Pujiang Talent Plan of Shanghai City China; the International Corporation Project of

Shanghai Science and Technology Commission under grants
Combined / 61273114, 14ZZ087, 14PJ1403800, 14510722500, 15220710400.

10.
UAV rendezvous based on time-varying

vector fields
China
Foundation of

Graduate Innovation Centre in NUAA under grant no.
Combined / kfjj20160323
11.
Modelling and controlling the dynamics of tri-rotor UAV

China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Combined /61503185
12.
Autonomous Cruise Control for Automatic Highway

System
Pakistan
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Self / HEC-2012-917
13.
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Using RASPBERRY PI and Interfacing Touch Screen
Pakistan
National Grassroots IT research Initiative (2012-2013)
Self / ID#1707

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

·       Registered Engineer in Pakistan Engineering Council. Registration No. (Electro/12691).

·       Registered Engineer in Institute of Engineers Pakistan. Registration No. (M/17622/Electronics).

·       Member of International Association of Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering, membership No. 71050160.

·       Life member of International Association of Engineers, Hong Kong. Registration No.182069.

·       Member of International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, Singapore. Registration No.80346698.

·       Member of standing committee of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Solar Energy.

·       Social Responsibility Management System Certified by ISO 26000:2010, Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority.

Editorial board member / Reviewer of International Core Control Journals & Conferences

o   Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology Research Journal (Associate Editor).

o   SF Journal of Aviation and Aeronautical Science, International Journal (Editor).

o   Aerospace Science and Technology, Elsevier Publisher (Reviewer).

o   African Journal of Engineering Research, International Journal (Reviewer).
o   Electronics Letters (ISI/ ISI & EI Compendexed), IET, IEEE Journal (Reviewer).

o   Journal of Intelligent & Robotic System (SCI/ ISI Indexed & EI Compendexed), Springer Publication Journal (Reviewer).

o   Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control (ISI/ ISI & EI Compendexed), SAGE publication Journal (Reviewer).

o   International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (ISI/ ISI & EI Compendexed), SAGE publication Journal (Reviewer).

o   Journal of Control Science & Engineering (SCI/ ISI Indexed & EI Compendexed), hindawi Publication (Reviewer).

o   International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (SCI/ ISI Indexed & EI Compendexed), hindawi Publication journal (Reviewer).

o   Advanced Robotics (SCI/ ISI Indexed & EI Compendexed), Taylor & Francis Journal Publication (Reviewer).

o   Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ), International Journal (Reviewer).

o   Current journal of applied science & technology (Reviewer).

·       TECHNICAL COMMITTEE PROGRAM MEMBER

(1) ICBDAI, NINGBO, ZHEJIANG, CHINA 2018 (2) ICMEA, WUHAN, CHINA 2018.

(3) RTCSE, BANGKOK, THILAND 2018 (4) MEIE, HANGZHOU, CHINA 2018.

(5) ICMEM, HONGKONG 2018 (6) RTCSE, KAULALAMPUR, MALAYSIA 2017

(7) ICGCET, IRELAND, 2017 (8) ICMEM, HONGKONG 2017

(9) CFMB, GUANGZHOU, CHINA 2016 (10) ICCAE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2017

(11) ISAI, TIANJIN, CHINA 2017 (12) ICMLT, Nanchang, China 2019.

·       PRESENTER CERTIFICATES

(1) ICMST, DUBAI, UAE 2013 (2) IAC-NUAA 2013 (3) IJERA 2013 (4) IAC-NUAA 2015 (5) IRJET 2015 (6) ICSAI, NANJING, 2018

Selected SCI (Impact Factor) Publications 2016-2019

1.      Ali, Zain Anwar, and Xinde Li. “Controlling of an Under-Actuated Quadrotor UAV Equipped with a Manipulator.” IEEE Access 8 (2020): 34664-34674.

2.      Ali,Zain Anwar, Xinde Li, M.Ahsan Tanveer, “Controlling and Stabilizing the Position of Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle Equipped with a Gripper. Wireless Personal Communications https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-019-06938-2.

3.      Ali, Zain Anwar, and Xinde Li. “Modeling and controlling of quadrotor aerial vehicle equipped with a gripper.” Measurement and Control (2019), DOI: 0020294019834040.

4.      Wang, Bo Hang, Dao Bo Wang, and Zain Anwar Ali. “A Cauchy mutant pigeon-inspired optimization–based multi-unmanned aerial vehicle path planning method.” Measurement and Control (2020): 0020294019885155.

5.      Iqbal, Muhammad Ather, Zhijie Wang, Zain Anwar Ali, and Shazia Riaz. “Automatic Fish Species Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.” Wireless Personal Communications: 1-11.

6.      Yahya, Muhammad Rehan, Ning Wu, Zain Anwar Ali, and Yasir Khizar. “Optical Versus Electrical: Performance Evaluation of Network On-Chip Topologies for UWASN Manycore Processors.” Wireless Personal Communications (2019): 1-29.

7.      Wang, Bo Hang, Dao Bo Wang, Zain Anwar Ali, Bai Ting Ting, and Hao Wang. “An overview of various kinds of wind effects on unmanned aerial vehicle.” Measurement and Control (2019).

8.      Ali, Zain Anwar, and Li Xinde. “Adaptive Synergetic Controller for Stabilizing the Altitude and Angle of Mini Helicopter.” Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology 38, no. 2 (2019): 251-258.

9.      Aamir, Muhammad, Suhaib Masroor, Zain Anwar Ali, and Bai Ting Ting. “Sustainable Framework for Smart Transportation System: A Case Study of Karachi.” Wireless Personal Communications 106, no. 1 (2019): 27-40.

10.    Ali, Zain Anwar, Suhaib Masroor, and Muhammad Aamir. “UAV Based Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks.” Wireless Personal Communications: 1-11 (2018).

11.    Ali, Zain, Daobo Wang, Muhammad Aamir, and Suhaib Masroor. “Trajectory tracking of a tri-rotor aerial vehicle using an MRAC-based robust hybrid control algorithm.” Aerospace 4, no. 1 (2017): 3.

12.    R,J.Masood, DB, WANG, Zain Anwar Ali. “Adaptive Hybrid Control Scheme for Controlling the Position of Coaxial Tri-rotor UAS”. Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing. (2018) DOI: 10.31209/2018.100000009

13.    Wu, Ning, Zain Anwar Ali, Muhammad Mujtaba Shaikh, Muhammad Rehan Yahya, and Muhammad Aamir. “Compact and high speed architectures of KASUMI block cipher.” Wireless Personal Communications (2018): 1-14.

14.    Ahmad, Bilal, Wang Jian, Zain Anwar Ali, Sania Tanvir, and M. Sadiq Ali Khan. “Hybrid Anomaly Detection by Using Clustering for Wireless Sensor Network.” Wireless Personal Communications: (2018)1-13.

15.    Masroor, Suhaib, Chen Peng, Zain Anwar Ali, and Muhammad Aamir. “Network Based Speed Synchronization Control in the Brush DC Motors Via LQR and Multi-agent Consensus Scheme.” Wireless Personal Communications (2018): 1-18.

16.    Ali, Zain, Daobo Wang, Muhammad Aamir, and Suhaib Masroor. “Trajectory tracking of a tri-rotor aerial vehicle using an MRAC-based robust hybrid control algorithm.” Aerospace4, no. 1 (2017): 3.

17.    Jiang, Wanyue, Daobo Wang, Yin Wang, and Zain Anwar Ali. “UAV rendezvous based on time-varying vector fields.” Electronics Letters 53, no. 10 (2017): 653-655.

18.    Ali, Zain, Daobo Wang, and Muhammad Aamir. “Fuzzy-based hybrid control algorithm for the stabilization of a tri-rotor UAV.” Sensors 16, no. 5 (2016): 652.

REFERENCES

Prof. Dr. Bai TinTin

Email: [email protected]

Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, China

Dr. Wang Bo Hang

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Shafique Loya

Email: [email protected]

University of Malaga Spain