Northern Illinois University
Department of Engineering Technology
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Abul K.M. Azad, Ph.D.
Professor

Professor Azad has attracted around $2.6 million for research and development projects and has published around 110 technical papers, three edited books, and a number of reports. He holds leadership roles with a number of professional bodies as well as managing editorial responsibilities for technical journals. Professor Azad is a proposal reviewer for national and international funding agencies in the United States, Europe and Australia. He is active with standardization initiatives for IoT and mobile robotics and was a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Education

• Ph.D., Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1994
• SMIEEE, SMISA, MIET, MASEE
• Fulbright Scholar

Teaching and Research Interests

IoT (cyberphysical systems), embedded systems, mobile robotics, computer and real-time control and cyberlearning.

• Brief Resume (PDF)
• IoT- Remote Laboratory

Books

• Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories: Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and Science Disciplines
• Adaptive Mobile Robotics