Engr. Dr. Zain Anwar Ali

Engr. Dr. Zain Anwar Ali received B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan in 2009. In the same year, he joined Sir Syed UET, as a Research Assistant in the Electronic Engineering department, and the next year in 2011. He was promoted to the post of junior lecturer due to his hard work and research contributions. He did his master's in Industrial Control and Automation from the Hamdard University of Engineering in 2012 and secured 2nd position in his batch after that he was promoted to the post of Lecturer in 2012. Later, in September 2013, he joined Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) as a Ph.D. research scholar and joined Nanjing Strong flight electronics and machinery LTD. To complete his Ph.D. experiment work there. In the year 2017, he was completed his Ph.D. in the field of Control Theory and Control Engineering NUAA. After completed his Ph.D. studies in the year, he rejoined Sir Syed UET, as an Assistant Professor in the Electronics Engineering department. In the same year, he was selected as a highly talented foreign expert by the Ministry of China, Beijing at Liaocheng, 2017. After seeing his research background the vice-chancellor of SSUET gave him the extra responsibility of an Associate Editor of Sir Syed UET research journal, and due to his hard work SSURJET, is indexed at versatile indexing agencies and every year published two issues. In the year (2018~2019), he got research funding’s from Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and start some different research collaborations with different universities of China. It includes Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA-Nanjing), Donghua University (DU-Shanghai), Shanghai University (SU-Shanghai), and South East University (SEU-Nanjing) under different research grants provided by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and completed versatile research projects and research articles.

RESPONSIBILITIES AT JIAYING UNIVERSITY
October 2021 to Ongoing
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Working as an Associate Professor, Department of Physics & Electronic Engineering Jiaying University.
▪ Working on the open competition program of top ten critical priorities of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation for the 14th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Province.
▪ Working on the project of Macro UAVs SWARM intelligence.
▪ Liable to work with different research clusters and apply for research grants.
▪ Responsible for applying for National and International research fundings.
▪ Responsible as Project Supervisor of undergraduate students.
▪ I have taught my students the following skills: Adaptive Thinking, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills, Personal Management, Technology Skills, Creativity, and Innovation.
➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
June 2021 to September 2022
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Research Skills
▪ Served as a research cluster (Founder)/Leader of Bio-Inspired Computation and Optimization.
▪ Served as an Editor/ Focal person of Sir Syed University Research Journal.
▪ To review, recommend and design new project ideas as well as research publications.
▪ Served as Final Year Project Supervisor in Electronic Engineering Department.
Management
▪ Nominated as a member of Board of Advanced Studies (BASR).
▪ Nominated as a Focal person of faculty promotion board committee.
▪ Focal person of Turnitin access.
▪ Member of the Board of Studies (BOS) of the Electronic Engineering Department.
▪ Member of the Admission Committee of the Post Graduate Program (PGP).
▪ Participating in departmental and faculty seminars sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
Academics Skills
▪ Served as an Associate Professor in the Electronic Engineering Department
▪ I have taught my students the following skills: Adaptive Thinking, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills, Personal Management, Technology Skills, Creativity, and Innovation.
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➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
September 2019 to June 2021
POST DOCTOR TIER-II (SYSTEMS SCIENCE)
Served as a senior research scientist and worked in the specialized area of Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithms. Funded by China Post-Doctoral Science Foundation.
▪ Research Topic: Worked on the topic of Self-organization and Collective motion of dynamic agents.
My responsibilities were;
▪ Organized and lead research plans to ensure achievements for the School of Systems Science mission and strategic objectives while contributing actively to advancing BNU vision and mission.
▪ Supervising Ph.D. and Master students for preparation of different projects and analysis, data extraction, systems modeling, and reporting of outcomes.
▪ To undertake literature searches and ensure the research program is kept current with new developments in the field.
▪ Organizing, chairing, and contributing to regular research team meetings.
▪ Demonstrating a commitment to personal and my team continuing professional development.
▪ Maintained expertise and awareness of current technological and scientific developments in the relevant aspects of control sciences.
▪ Prepared and submit research proposals to appropriate national and international agencies to secure competitive funding accompanying.
➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
May 2018 to May 2021
POST DOCTOR TIER-I (CONTROL THEORY & CONTROL ENGINEERING)
Served as a research fellow, working on the specialized project of Unmanned Systems i.e., (Aerial Vehicles, Remotely Operated Underwater vehicles) equipped with a manipulator. Funded by China Post-Doctoral Science Foundation.
▪ Research Topic: “MRAC-based robust control algorithms for the maneuver and stabilization of Unmanned System equipped with a manipulator”.
➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
July 2017- August 2019
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Skilled Education System
▪ Served as in In-Charge of Continuing Education Program (CEP).
▪ As an In-charge, I am responsible to introduce new, emerging courses as per recent trends in technology and advancement.
Academics Skills
▪ Served as an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Engineering Department
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▪ I have taught my students the following skills: Adaptive Thinking, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills, Personal Management, Technology Skills, Creativity, and Innovation.
Research Skills
▪ To review, recommend new, and design new project ideas as well as research publications.
▪ Served as Project Coordinator in the Final Year Project Committee of the Electronic Engineering Department.
▪ Served as an Associate Editor/ Focal person of Sir Syed University Research Journal.
Management
▪ Focal person of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Washington Accord, to implement in EED.
▪ Member of the Board of Studies (BOS) of the Electronic Engineering Department.
▪ Member of the Admission Committee of the Post Graduate Program (PGP).
▪ Participating in departmental and faculty seminars sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT NANJING STRONG-FLIGHT ELECTRONICS & MACHINERY CO., LTD.
March 2015 – March 2017
▪ Served as a Researcher and worked with Research and Development (R&D) group in the Simulation & machine control (S&mc) lab, working on the designing of the flight controller, flight simulations, and practical implementations of UAV and its flight operations.
Responsibilities at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
September 2013 – June 2017
▪ Ph.D. (Research Scholar)/ (Teacher Assistant) with Prof. Wang Dao Bo, taught Undergraduate and Master of Engineering courses along with different research projects.
➢ RESPONSIBILITIES AT SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
April 2010 – September 2013
▪ Served as a Research Assistant, Junior Lecturer, and Lecturer in the Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pakistan.
▪ Served as Laboratory in charge, advisor for Industrial Automation Laboratory, and Linear Control System Laboratory.
▪ Served as Project Coordinator in the Final Year Project Committee of the Electronic Engineering Department.
▪ Participated in departmental and faculty seminars sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department

Ph.D. Control Theory & Control Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China (2013~2017). Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC).
Thesis: “Research on MRAC Based Robust Hybrid Control Theory and its Application on UAV”.
➢ Master of Engineering in Industrial Control & Automation, Hamdard UET, Karachi, Pakistan (2010~2012).
➢ Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering, Sir Syed UET, Karachi, Pakistan (2006~2010).