Abul K. M. Azad
Associate Professor, Department of Technology
Email: azad@ceet.niu.edu
Tel: 815-753-0386
Website: www.niu.edu/~azad/
Education
Ph.D. (1994) in Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
Research Interests
Mobile Robotics, Structural Control, Remote Laboratory, Mechatronics, Energy Management, Renewable Energy, and Educational
Work Experience
- Department of Technology, NIU (2001-present)
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, UK (1996-2001)
- Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK (1995-1996)
- Atomic Energy Commission, Bangladesh (1978-1987)
Professional Associations and Honors
- Chancellors award for BSc (Hons) result (1986)
- Commonwealth Scholarship sponsoring PhD program in UK (1989-1993)
- Cited in "Who's Who in the World" (1998-2006); ABET program evaluator (2005-current)
- Vice Chair/Program Chair of ASEE Information Systems Division
- Member of ISO advisory teams for PT-2: Project team of robots in personal care and AG-1: Advisory Group on Service Robots (2007-current)
- Associate editor, Journal of Advances in Acoustics and Vibration (2006-current)
- Member of the Board of Trustees for CLAWAR Association (2006-current)
- Board member of the CLAWAR Ltd (period 2005-current).
Selected Publications
- Azad, A. K. M., Tokhi, M.O., and Shaheed, M. H. (2007). A Software Environment for Intelligent Modeling and Simulation of Flexible Manipulator Systems, Computers in Education Journal. (appear on Oct-Dec, 2007)
- Azad, A. K. M., and Song, X. (2007). Internet-Based Laboratory Experiments as a Part of an Engineering Technology Program, Computers in Education Journal, 17(1), pp.18-34.
- Azad, A. K. M. and Nadakuditi, P. (2006). Internet-based Facility for Physical Laboratory Experiments, Advanced Technology for Learning, 3(1), pp.29-35.
- Azad, A. K. M. (2005). Design and Development of a Cost Effective Data Acquisition System using PC’s Parallel Port, The International Journal of Modern Engineering, 6(1).
- Otieno, A., Azad, A. K. M., and Bala, R. (2005). Creating a Bridge to Simulate Simultaneous Engineering Experiences for Senior Undergraduate Students, European Journal of Engineering Education, 31(2), pp.181-189.
- Tokhi, M. O. and Azad, A. K. M. (Editors). Flexible Robot Manipulators – Modeling, Simulation and Control, Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK, ISBN: 0-86341-448-6.
- Azad, A. K. M. (Book chapter). Internet-Based remote Laboratory: a modular design, Handbook of Digital Information Technologies: Innovations and Ethical Issues. Editor, Thomas Hansson, University of Southern Denmark. (final manuscript submitted for publication)
Research Projects
Attracted around $1.5M for various research and development projects in the areas of remote laboratory, walking robot for volcanic exploration, bio-robot, energy management, intelligent modeling and control, mechatronics systems, and laboratory development. The major funding sources are: NSF, EPSRC (UK), European Union, Companies (Lin Engineering, Yaskawa America, Simplicity Inc., and Omron Electronics), and Universities.
Other Significant Projects/Interests
Assist West Suburban Technology Enterprise Center towards technology evaluation for entrepreneurs, as well as advice entrepreneurs for identifying funding agencies for prototyping.
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