Summary

Dr. Ibraheem Haneef is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with specialization in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS), at School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. He received his B. Engg. degree from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, in 1991. After gaining 11 years of field experience in aviation industry, he did his MS from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan with research focus on high strain rate deformation modelling of metal matrix composites in 2004. He then won a prestigious PhD fellowship from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and completed his PhD focusing on development of novel SOI CMOS MEMS flow sensors at Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, U.K. in 2009. Dr. Ibraheem has made significant academic and research contributions during his professional career. After PhD, he has worked at Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan (2009-2014, 2017-Jan, 2023) and National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad (2014-2017, Jan, 2023-Todate) as an academic, and held different positions including Dean and Director General, Institute of Avionics & Aeronautics, Air University, Director International Cooperation at Air University and Head of Research, Head of Department and Dean at College of Aeronautical Engineering, NUST. Dr. Ibraheem has a strong focus on applied research through industrial collaborations. He has won five research grants from HEC, Pakistan as PI and Co-PI including a Start-Up Research Graant and Technology Development Fund (TDF) Grant. Other grants include INSPIRE (INternational Strategic Partnership In Research and Education), KEP (Knolwledge Economy Partnership), Faculty Research Mobility and Students Research Mobility GRants, which were granted jointly by HEC and British Council. Through these grants, a strategic research collaboration was established between Air University, Pakistan and University of Cambridge, UK through two split PhD studentships at Cambridge University for students from Air University. Currently, he is the Lead PI of NUST-Coventry University Faculty and Students Mobility Projects (2023-24), leading a consortium of five Pakistani universities. Dr. Ibraheem has contributed to 35 international refereed journal and conference papers as main or co-author and is main inventor / co-inventor on a granted US patent and two Pakistani patent applications, respectively. He is also recipient of a Best Student Paper Award at IEEE International Conference on Sensors (IEEE Sensors 2008) and co-author of a paper that won Best Paper Award at 36th International Semiconductor Conference (CAS 2013). He is also a Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society, UK. His research interests include high strain behavior of composite materials, and design, material optimization and packaging for CMOS MEMS (flow, pressure, temperature and gas) sensors. He is also interested in laser micromachining for MEMS and devices based on advanced materials including Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs) / Graphene and multi-disciplinary research in the domain of sensing & instrumentation, robotics and artificial intelligence.

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