Experience

Iowa State University - College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Teaching 03 sections of EE Undergrads (75 students): Electrical Circuits concepts and conducting weekly Labs for Electrical Circuits Design and Analysis, AC and DC Machines Operations, and Analysis

• Research Assistant

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  ● Wireless device authentication for 20 Bluetooth Low Energy Hopping radio signals using Python scikit-learn Machine Learning library using RF Hardware and Channel Fingerprints● Secured biomedical sensor wireless communication by achieving a Detection Error Probability of 1 at warden exploiting uplink nonorthogonal multiple access in Matlab



DSP and RF for Advanced Wireless Lab

• Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Digital Signal Processing & RF Engineer

  • May 2019 - Aug 2021

  ● Drone Detection, Direction Finding & Rejection (Design and Development Project) ○ Designed, tested, and deployed real-time RF signal Machine Learning classifier (SVM, Decision tree) with 98% accuracy in LabVIEW for WiFi / Bluetooth and Drones RF Signal using Physical layer features ○ Created opensource RF dataset for 15 DJI drones RF downlink on 2.4/5.8GHz using NI X310 Software Defined Radio ○ Developed and deployed 15 class Drone RF signal classifiers using hybrid CNN and LSTM Deep Learning frameworks in Python (keras+TensorFlow / tflearn) with 90% classification accuracy at a 3dB Signal Noise Ratio ○ Developed a real-time RF Direction Finding (DF) application with less than 1-degree accuracy for 04 channel 160MHz MIMO Calibration scheme using MATLAB and LabVIEW ○ Improved user situational awareness up to 1 degree Angle of Arrival accuracy in 360-degree sector by creating 04 ISM band (UHF/L/S/C) parallel tracking RF signal application for up to 08 drones ○ Improved RF signal detection and Direction Finding ranges by 1.8x by RF link budget validation in MATLAB leading to customized RF Front End design, integration, and optimization ○ Managed Systems Engineering plans, $1M R&D funds, and a team of 08 engineers for the Project ● Spectrum Management (SM) and Regulation (Design and Development Project) ○ Designed, developed, and deployed real-time Spectrum Monitoring application with 300 MHz/0.1-second scan rate in LabVIEW FPGA with 18 kHz resolution using 04 RF channel Software Defined Radio ○ Developed 04 hop net segregation algorithm for up to 2000 hops/sec signal in MATLAB and LabVIEW ○ Improved detection ranges by a factor of 1.4 by RF Front End optimization during lab and field testing/measurements Show less



Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra

• Pakistan
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Digital Signal Processing & Avionics Systems Engineer

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  ● 64 Element Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar Technology Demonstrator ○ Acted as project's Systems Engineer and Led the research and development by creating and maintaining Systems Engineering documents and plans. ○ Steered development of radar signal processing detection and tracking algorithms in MATLAB ○ Validated multi-mode (scanning, tracking) 04-target X band target simulator ○ Established RF and signal processing hardware performance benchmarks by end-end system-level simulations in MATLAB and NI AWR ○ Developed C++ application for automated testing of X-Band Quad Channel Transmit Receive Modules (QTRM) ○ Undertook X-Band QTRM RF Characterization and Control Performance Validation using RF Precision Measurement Equipment (PME) ○ Benchmarked hybrid beamforming algorithms in MATLAB ○ Raised and tracked R&D funds of $7.5M for industry-academia collaborations ○ Managed and coordinated 04 design reviews, 03 workshops, and 01 international seminar ● Video Telemetry Datalink ○ Carried out Link Budget Analysis in MATLAB for DSP and RF hardware selection ○ Implemented Source and Channel coding algorithms in LabVIEW on COTS Software Defined radios ○ Undertook custom S and C Band RF Front End design and Integration for datalink ○ Achieved Bit Error rate of less than 10e-5 for 8MHz video telemetry datalink signal at a range of more than 75miles ○ Established collaborations with Academia & Industry & outsourced relevant design elements to the tune of $0.45M ● Machine Learning based Aero Vehicle Health Management System ○ Designed, optimized, and deployed a 90% accurate statistical Machine Learning prognostics solution with a 1-second inference rate for aircraft systems health assessment Show less



Radars Repair Depot

• Islāmābād, Pakistan

• RF and Electrical Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  ▪ Undertook EM Interference Analysis for site selection of navigational aids ▪ Supervised installation, operationalization and integration of air traffic control and precision approach radars ▪ Maintained and troubleshot field-level radar systems' performance issues (RF/Electrical/integration etc.) ▪ Troubleshot and supervised depot-level repairs of RF assemblies (47 Line Replaceable Units), FPGA-based PCBs (12 Dual Side Boards), Power Supply equipment (05 High / Low Voltage Variable Current Supplies) ▪ Established Indigenous Production Cell, proposed and tested 07 prototypes, thereby reducing OEM dependence and saving more than $0.5M Show less



Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

• Pakistan
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Avionics System Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  ▪ Led a team troubleshooting and rectifying Radio, RADAR, Navigation, Flight Control, and allied airborne avionics systems defects ▪ Independently planned and executed manpower and equipment moves ▪ Led a team troubleshooting and rectifying Radio, RADAR, Navigation, Flight Control, and allied airborne avionics systems defects ▪ Independently planned and executed manpower and equipment moves



Communication Hub

• Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Communications and Networking Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2014

  ▪ Designed and Implemented Optimal Installation Plan of 01 Core Router, 40 Access Switches, 06 Aggregation Switches, and 11 Multi-service Access Gateways ▪ Provisioned Voice and Data services to 10,000 users ▪ Ensured redundant and secured long-haul connectivity through Microwave links ▪ Installed and Integrated UHF, VHF radios, and Voice Communication Systems ▪ Designed and Implemented Optimal Installation Plan of 01 Core Router, 40 Access Switches, 06 Aggregation Switches, and 11 Multi-service Access Gateways ▪ Provisioned Voice and Data services to 10,000 users ▪ Ensured redundant and secured long-haul connectivity through Microwave links ▪ Installed and Integrated UHF, VHF radios, and Voice Communication Systems