Current Research Interests
Machine Learning (Semi-supervised, Unsupervised and Neural Networks-based Learning)
Visible Light Positioning (VLP)
Indoor Localization
2D Direction-of-Arrival (DOA) Estimation
Biomedical Signal Processing
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Jun 2021)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
M.S. Electrical Engineering (May 2014)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, KSA
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (First Div. with Honors) (Aug 2009)
Electronics and Communications
University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan
Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant (Sep 2016 to Aug 2020)
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Lab Instructor (Sep 2014 to May 2016)
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Trainee Engineer (May 2011 to Oct 2011)
Wärtsilä Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
Lab Engineer cum Lecturer (Oct 2009 to Apr 2011)
University of Management and Technology (UMT) Lahore, Pakistan
Graduate Courses, Ph.D. (McMaster)
Matrix Computations in Signal Processing (Dr. Jim P. Reilly)
Algorithms for Parameter and State Estimation (Dr. T. Kirubarajan)
Multi-target Tracking and Sensor Information Fusion (Dr. Ratnasingham Tharmarasa)
Engineering Optimization (Dr. Tim Davidson)
Graduate Courses, M.S. (KFUPM)
Design of Digital Systems (Dr. Alaa El-Din Hussein)
Digital Signal Processing I (Dr. Abdelmalek Zidouri)
Stochastic Processes (Dr. Mohamed A. Deriche)
Digital Communications I (Dr. Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri)
Linear Control Systems (Dr. Ahmad A. Masoud)
Detection and Estimation (Dr. Mohamed A. Deriche)
Adaptive Filtering and Applications (Dr. Azzedine Zerguine)
Independent Research (Dr. Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri)
Special Topics in Signal Processing - Compressive Sensing (Attended Lectures only) (Dr. Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri)
Achievements and Awards
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) / Seminar Series (Dec 4, 2018)
Declared 5th place winner out of 27+ graduate students in the first departmental 3MT®/Seminar series held at ECE, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Fully funded Graduate Student Scholarship (Feb 2012 to May 2014)
Offered by Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia
Merit Scholarship (Sep 2005 to Aug 2009)
Offered by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Faisalabad, Pakistan
Merit Scholarship (Sep 2003 to Jun 2005)
Offered by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Faisalabad, Pakistan
Matriculation or Grade 10 Achievement (Mar 2003)
Stood 1st in school (La Salle High School, Faisalabad, Pakistan) in Matriculation Examination