IEEC 2018 - International Electrical Engineering Conference

IEEC 2018 - Keynotes, Invited Speakers and Their Talks

Dr. Fady Al-Najjar Assiatant Professor College of IT (CIT), UAE University (UAEU) Visiting researcher, Brain Science Institute (BSI), RIKEN, Japan	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title : Wearable Robotic Hand for Home Rehabilitation Operated by the Patient Intention, Therapist Instructions and Mobile Games. A low cost 3D printed wearable robotics hand for home rehabilitation is presented. The robot able to train/assist the stroke affected wrist and fingers joints and could be used for multi stages of motor impairments after stroke. For the severe impairment, the hand performs physical exercises controlled by either a preprogramed motions commands recorded by the therapist, or by the user unaffected arm’s commands in real-time. For moderate impairment, the hand is assisting the user figures movements, when needed, to complete the desired training defined by mobile application. Electromyogram (EMG) is as an optional attachable module to assess motor recovery. Our proposed robotic arm can be used as a motivational home rehabilitation tool for stroke patients. The system was tested on a number of healthy individuals to validate the design requirements. We believe that our system could be economically beneficial for the patient in term of the used material and the time needed from therapist’s supervision. About the Speaker Dr. Fady received his MSc in Artificial Intelligence and his PhD in System Design Engineering at the University of Fukui, Japan in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Since 2010, Dr. Fady worked as a research scientist at Brain Science Institute (BSI), RIKEN, Japan. He conducted neuro-robotics study to understand the underlying mechanisms for embodied cognition and mind. From 2012, he started an interest in exploring the neural mechanisms of motor learning, adaptation, and recovery after brain injury from the sensory- and muscle-synergies perspectives. His research target is to propose an advance neuro-rehabilitation application for patients with brain injuries. Since 2016, he joined a three-year joint research group, including Nagoya University-Japan, and the University of Michigan-USA, to develop a bio-inspired prosthetic arm. By 2016, Dr. Fady has two registered international patents in Rehabilitation system and Training methodology, published in more than 13 international journals, and presented in more than 40 international conferences.

Owais Zahid Software Development Manager MCP – FLC, Autodesk, Inc.	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: Rethink Product Development. "Change is imminent. We are transitioning from digital to the machine age. Are we prepared for it?In this session, I will talk about the challenges and opportunities emerging in the construction, infrastructure and manufacturing industries. How to position ourselves to not only survive this change but to thrive with it”. About the Speaker Owais Zahid, Software Development Manager in the Autodesk Manufacturing & Construction Product (MCP) Group. Owais joined Autodesk in 2014 as a Senior Web Developer for the Fusion Lifecycle Team. He is instrumental in the development of next-generation user interfaces of various cloud products and services. In addition, Owais has become a Certified Scrum Professional and Certified Scrum Master to make his teams more Agile. Prior to Autodesk, Owais worked at Workforce Software and the Pakistan Stock Exchange. He brings 15 years of software development experience into the areas of web/mobile development, server-side programming, Agile/Scrum, and Project Management.

Dr. Faraz Hasan Senior Lecturer (Communication Engineering and Networks) School of Engineering and Advanced Technology Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: What Infrastructure-free 5G will look like? The coverage range of the much-anticipated 5G network is expected to be considerably small in comparison with the present networks. This is because of the inherent nature of the so-called mm-waves that are envisaged for the 5G technology. This talk explores different challenges and their potential solutions that will emerge when 5G is deployed at a large scale. This talk particularly emphasizes on scenarios where mobile communication is enabled in the absence of network infrastructure. About the Speaker Faraz Hasan is a Senior Lecturer and Outreach Director at the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, New Zealand. He also leads the Telecommunication and Network Engineering research group at Massey. He has previously held different academic positions within Sungkyunkwan University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea. He obtained his PhD degree from University of Ulster, UK, in 2011 and Bachelor's degree (Electrical Engineering) from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, in 2008. His research interests include 5G, passive positioning, resource allocation, etc. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.

Dr. Shafaat Ahmed Bazaz ( Dean Academia, CASE )	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: Boosting Economy through R&D in software Industry: Healthcare Software Systems. About the Speaker Foreign professor (HEC) Ph.D. (1998) Institute National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Toulouse (France) Development of MEMS based gyroscopes, Neural Probes for Brain Implants, Integration of Force sensors with micro grippers for biomedical applications. He worked in Technical University of Denmark (DTU) during 1999–2000 as Research Assistant Professor. There, he supervised CAD for MEMS project funded by Denmark Technical Research Council. From 2000 to 2006, he worked in CMC Mcirosystems in Canada as Senior Staff Scientist in Microsystem Engineering. His main responsibility was to provide design, fabrication and test services through fabless design manufacturing network to Canadian universities in the area of MEMS and Microfluidics. He served as a Visiting Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada from 2003-2006. In July 2006, he joined Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology as Foreign Professor under Higher Education of Pakistan’s (HEC) program of Foreign Faculty Hiring Program. He has received numerous research grants (total of Rs. 20 Millions) from HEC and National ICT Fund to establish research in the area of MEMS. Presently, he is heading the Department of Computing in CASE and his research group is involved in the development of MEMS based microgrippers for biomedical applications, micro gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometers.

Dr. Zeeshan Zia Senior Scientist Microsoft Corporation, US	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the craft of engineering. I am hoping to emphasize the limitations of present engineering practice, where we attempt to mathematically model physical systems from transistors to control systems, and from electrical machines to communication channels. The Artificial Intelligence revolution provides us with new tools: data-driven approaches that provide an alternative to explicit mathematical analysis. This is specially useful for engineering problems which the old approach has completely failed to crack, from robotic manipulation (control systems) to speech processing (DSP) to machine vision (instrumentation). I will present a few case studies from my own work in academics and industry, as well as from the work of colleagues to highlight the differences and advantages. About the Speaker Zeeshan Zia researches computer vision and machine learning solutions at Microsoft. He has worked and published in diverse application areas including indoor robotics, self-driving cars, augmented reality, and hardware-software codesign. He is an Electronic Engineering graduate from NEDUET, and earned his post-graduate qualifications from leading European universities.

Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Aman Associate Professor Department of Electrical Engineering NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi-75270.	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: Need for Arc Flash analysis for Low Voltage Distribution System. Arc flash analysis is a tool to calculate the incident energy on different location on power system. Industry should be well about the hazards due to the arc flash. Arc flash analysis is useful for high voltage (HT panel) and low voltage system (LT Panel). In this presentation the procedure, Standards, practices & signification of arc flash analysis will be discussed. About the Speaker Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Aman is working as an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department of NED University since 13th July 2017. He joined NED University as a Lecturer in May 2007 and became Assistant Professor in Feb 2015. He has worked on his PhD thesis at Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ghauth Jasmon (Full Professor, University of Malaya) and Prof. Dr. Ab Halim Abu Bakar (Full Professor, University of Malaya). His PhD was fully funded by Bright spark scholarship programme of University Malaya. His field of interest is Power System Analysis, Voltage Stability, Power System Protection & Optimization techniques. He has more than 40 different publications in various international journals and conferences. He is a also member of IEEE society and Pakistan Engineering Council.

Mansoor Akram Head of Department HSE for Generation & Transmission K-Electric.	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: Implementing Safety in Electrical Utility. 1. Challenges in current scenario 2. Safety regulations 3. Available options in implementing safety 4. K-Electric safety model About the Speaker Mansoor Akram is an experienced HSE professional with a diversified experience gained while performing various national and international assignments in Safety Management. He is a certified lead auditor of OSHA 18001 and QMS 9001. He is also a lead in the field of Safety Management System (SMS) policy making & process designing in different operational / organizational settings. Being an expert trainer for SMS, auditing & inspections, accident and incident investigation and HSE legal compliance he has helped organizations in achieving a cultural change in HSE. Recently he was a part of team entrusted with the task of developing the first "Pakistan Electrical Safety and Telecommunication Code" . Currently he is heading HSE Dept. for Generation & Transmission in K-Electric.

Danish Zahoor Project Director Barqtron Engineering Solutions	Back to Conference Speakers Page \| Back to Home Page About the Talk Title: A land of problems is a land of opportunities . ( Entrepreneurship is within ) About the Speaker Mr. Danish Zahoor is a young Entrepreneur and founder of Barqtron Engineering Solutions. A leading EPCM ( Engineering , Procurement and Construction Management ) company in Pakistan , graduated from NEDUET in 2008 from Electrical Department. Previously Mr. Danish Zahoor has served in Adamjee Group and in K-Electric ( Corporate Strategy and Business Development ) for a very short time before starting his enterprise back in 2011 from Rs. 3000/- and now handling projects worth above 1 Billion PKR