EDUCATION

2012-2015: Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Robotics (Ph.D.)

Manipulation System Lab., Graduate School of Systems and Information Eng., Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan

Dissertation: “ On-Line Collision and Deadlock Avoidance of n-Robot PTP Command-Based Industrial Manipulators Using Advanced Collision Map ”

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Yasumichi Aiyama

2010-2012: Master of Science in Engineering, Robotics (M.Sc.)

Intelligent Robot Lab., Graduate School of Systems and Information Eng., Univ. of Tsukuba, Japan

Thesis: “ Design and Implementation of Control System for an Omni-Directional Mobile Robot with Three Active Caster Wheels”.

Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Shin’ichi Yuta

2000-2005:  Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (B.Sc.)

Dept. of Industrial Control & Automation, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Eng., Univ. of Aleppo, Syria

Graduation Project: “A Study and Implementation of Computer-Based Control System for Single Phase Induction Motor Using PWM” .

Supervisor: Dr. Salah Nader

HONORS & AWARDS 

Monbukagakusho Scholarship (MEXT) from the Japanese government for postgraduate studies. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

20 15-2022: Assistant Professor (Full-Time Job)

KTO Karatay University , Turkey

• Teaching many courses related to mechatronics such as Industrial Control, Industrial Robotics, Mechatronics Design, Mechatronics

Measurement, and Computer-Aided Drawing.

• Extending the perception knowledge of the students to be real engineers.

• Supervisory of many research projects of the students.

20 12-2015: Teaching Assistant (Part-Time Job)

University of Tsukuba, Japan

• Supported foreign students of the “G30 program” with translation facilities.

• Interpreter ( Japanese ↔ English ) during the lecture to understand the contents of the subject.

• Helped students to perform Japanese homework.

20 13-2015: English Teacher (Part-Time Job)

Rainbow School, Japan

• Taught English to many levels of students (1 st to 12 th grade).

• Used several English books for teaching e.g. Headway, Postcard, Interchange, Jazz, and Foundation.

• Focused on conversation skills by doing free talks.

2008-2009: Instructor at Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Full-Time Job)

University of Aleppo, Syria

• Taught “ Electronic Sensors” subject.

• Prepared students to have the ability to link academic studying with practical implementation.

• Did many practical experiments related to the subject.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 

2012-2015: Doctoral Candidate, Robotics

Manipulation System Laboratory, University of Tsukuba, Japan

• Studied fundamentals of industrial robot control.

• Built an on-line system for avoiding collisions and deadlocks between n-robot manipulators

which are controlled using point-to-point commands.

• Developed an advanced collision map method for detecting collisions between industrial robots and

representing them as collision areas on the map.

• Developed a new method for avoiding deadlocks using advanced collision map intelligently.

2010-2012: Graduate Research, Robotics

Intelligent Robot Laboratory, University of Tsukuba, Japan

• Developed a control system for an Omni-Directional Mobile Robot (ODMR) with three active caster-type wheels.

• Improved localization issue of ODMR.

• Proposed several motion designs for the robot to move it point-to-point.

• Built a user-friendly library to ease use for the next user.

2009-2010: Research Student, Robotics:

University of Tsukuba, Japan

• Studied fundamentals of robotics, specifically the mobile robot field.

• Learned how to utilize SH4 Microprocessor and laser rangefinder with mobile robots.

CAREER EXPERIENCE 

2023-Date: Senior Expert (Contract):

Tetra Tech, London, England

• Managing and supervising an engineer’s team to complete 8 projects related to smart farming for Smart Technologies Design Development and Prototyping Centre (STEDECH)

• Assisting the center in developing patent-worthy ideas for all projects intended for international submission

• Managing and supervising an engineer’s team to complete 8 projects related to smart farming.

• Providing consultation and technical support for project-related issues.

2006-2009: Local Engineer in Middle East (Full-Time Job):

TECNOGAMMA.S.P.A, Treviso, Italy

• Completed a training course in Italy at TECNOGAMMA.S.P.A related locomotive inspection system that uses

high technology non-contact sensors.

• Participated in assembling some parts of the railway inspection system.

• Taught a course for Syrian engineers concerning the railway inspection system.

• Monitoring installation procedures of two inspection systems in Syria.

• Negotiated with customers about installation issues and found solutions.

• Interpreter (Eng lish ↔ Arab ic ) for Italian experts and Syrian railway managers.

2005-2006: Sales Man for Textile Needles of Groz-Beckert.Co (Full-Time Job) :

Tcheleby agency, Aleppo, Syria

• Studied requirements of the Syrian market in textile and the competitors.

• Made many connections and relationships with customers.

• Convinced customers of our textile needle products and their functionality over time.

• Improved company marketing in a few months.

2004-2005: Mobile Phones Repairman (Part-Time Job) :

Technoword agency, Aleppo, Syria

• Completed an advanced course in “Oman Academia Institute” related to repairing cell phones.

• Repaired hardware and software issues of cell phones at Technoword agency for many customers.

2003-2004: Games Programmer (Part-Time Job)

Rabie.co, Aleppo, Syria

• Designed a kids-friendly interface for “400 Questions” book which was written by Rabie.co .

• Programmed a successful quiz program in a fancy way. The game consists of 400 questions designed to be suitable for kids between 6 and 12 years old.

LANGUAGES SKILLS 

1.  Arabic: Native.

2. English: Fluent.

3. Japanese: Fluent.

4. Turkish: Advanced.

5. Italian: Elementary.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 

1. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS)