About Me

KHAWAJA FAHAD IQBAL

Introduction
Hi there! My name is Fahad. I am from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Currently, I am a PhD candidate in Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. I love to read about Islam, History, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Literature and Sports. This blog has been created to document my thoughts, experiences and emotions on various topics. I hope that you will learn something beneficial from this blog and you will have a good time here. I am looking forward to seeing your comments and reactions on the things I have written about.
 
Experience

Teaching Assistant (Oct 2019 - Feb 2020)

Intelligent Control Systems Lab (Hashimoto Lab), Graduate School of Information Sciences (GSIS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Supervisor: Assistant Professor Akihiko Yamaguchi
Subject: Laboratory Experiment II: Robotics

Research Assistant (April 2014 - Present)
Systems Robotics Lab (Kosuge Lab), Department of Robotics, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Supervisor: Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge
Projects:
  • Motion Planning and Trajectory Optimization for Collaborative Robots in the Industrial Environments.
  • Universal and user-friendly KItting System (uKISS).
  • Motion Planning of Industrial Manipulators  Using Sampling Based Approach. 
  • Assembly Planning for Narrow Assembly Problems 
  • Control of Mitsubishi PA-10 Robot Manipulator 
Lab Engineer (Nov 2012 - Mar 2014)
Department of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (R&AI)School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. 
Supervisor: Associate Professor Yasar Ayaz 
Labs Conducted:
  • Computer Systems and Programming
  • Logic Design and Microprocessors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Drawing
Research Assistant (August 2010 - Mar 2014)
Robotics and Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) Lab and Research CenterDepartment of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (R&AI), School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Supervisor: Associate Professor Yasar Ayaz
Projects:
  • RoboCup Standard Platform League
  • Autonomous Robotic Wheelchair
  • Motion Planning for Mobile Robots
  • Environment Perception for Mobile Robots
  • Human Tracking and Following for Service Robots
  • Intelligent DRIving System (IDRIS)
Instruments Engineer (Jul 2011 - Oct 2012)
Paktech Instruments Company, Islamabad, Pakistan
Supervisor: Mr. Tariq Riaz

 
Teaching Assistant (Aug 2011 - Feb 2012)
Department of Mechatronics Engineering, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad, Pakistan
Supervisor: Professor Akhtar Nawaz Malik
Subject: Introduction to Robotics


Education
PhD Robotics (Apr 2017- Present)
Systems Robotics Lab (Kosuge Lab), Department of Robotics, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Supervisor: Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge

MS Bioengineering and Robotics (Apr 2015 - Mar 2017)
GPA: 3.00/3.00
Systems Robotics Lab (Kosuge Lab), Department of Robotics, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Thesis Topic: Assembly Planning Using Rapidly Exploring Random Trees (RRT) Method
Supervisor: Professor Kazuhiro Kosuge

BE Mechatronics Engineering (Sep 2007 - Jul 2011)
GPA: 3.64/4.00
Department of Mechatronics Engineering, College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad, Pakistan
Thesis Topic: Intelligent DRIving System (IDRIS)
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kanwar Faraz Ahmed Khan