Dr. Bilal A. Siddiqui Machines Lab, GF-053, DHA Suffa University, Khayaban-e-Tufail, DHA Phase-VII, Karachi 75500, Pakistan.

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As a talented, motivated and result‐oriented engineer, I have multidisciplinary skills in various fields and leadership qualities which make me an asset for any academic institution. Equipped with years of experience in the industry and academia, in multiple engineering disciplines, I offer a unique combination of skills ideal for providing novel and engaging pedagogy, research and development.

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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.pk/citations?user=93r3TU0AAAAJ (H-Index = 2)

Linked-In: https://pk.linkedin.com/in/drbilal Recent Highlights 1. Prize worth PKR 100,000/- and Letter of Commendation from Brig. Zubair Ahmed (Administrator, Defense

Housing Authority) in appreciation for outstanding performance in research and innovation. 2. Faculty Mentor and Supervisor of various award winning teams including

a. Prepared teams which have qualified for participating in following competitions in 2017 i. IMechE’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition, London, June 2017.

ii. AIAA Design Build Fly Competition at GIKI, Topi, Pakistan, April 2017. b. American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics (AIAA) Design, Build, Fly Competition 2016 at

Wichita, Kansas, USA. Participants for main category. c. American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics (AIAA) GIKI Chapter Design, Build, Fly Competition

2016 at Topi, Pakistan. Winners 1st

Prize in solar category. d. Propellair 2016 Design Build and Fly competition at NEDUET, Karachi. Best Aircraft Design award and

1st

runner-up over all. e. SUPARCO Space Fair 2016 Universities Project Competition. 1

st Prize (Hybrid Rocket Engine) and 2

nd

Prize (Solar Powered Airplane). f. American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics (AIAA) GIKI Chapter AIREX Competition 2015 at Topi,

Pakistan. Winners 1st

Prize in lithecopter category.

Education Ph.D. (Controls and Instrumentation), Systems Engineering Department,

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saud Arabia.

Finished course works with GPA 3.4.

Thesis on “Generalized Framework for Multi-Vehicle System Navigation based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control”

2014

M.Sc. (Aerospace Engineering),

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saud Arabia.

Finished course works with GPA 3.7.

Thesis on “Reconfigurable Control of Fighter Aircraft” http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reconfigurable‐Flight‐Control‐ Fighter‐Aircraft/dp/3639262255

2010

B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan.

Stood 5th in a class of 139 students [A+ Grade].

• Final Project “Design & Fabrication of Micro turbojet Engine”

• Awarded 198/200 for the project (highest in university)

2004

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department, DHA Suffa University 1. Machine Design (ME-312) 2. Measurements and Instrumentation (ME-313) 3. Introduction to Robotics (ME-315) 4. Numerical Analysis (MT-325) 5. Aerodynamics (ME-438) 6. Introduction to Computing and Programming (EE-121) [MATLAB]

Lecturer-B, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM 1. Introduction to Technology (SE 100) 2. Linear Control Systems (CISE 302) Laboratory. 3. Automation Devices and Electronics (CISE 313) Laboratory. 4. Control System Design (CISE 316) Laboratory. 5. Mechatronics (CISE 412) Laboratory

2015-Pres.

2010-2014

Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering Department, KFUPM 1. Senior Design Project (AE 412) as Teaching/Research Assistant 2. Compressible Fluid Flow (AE 520) as Teaching/Research Assistant

2005-2010

Professional / Managerial Experience

Chief Executive Officer

AeroX Pvt Ltd, Islamabad.

Client cultivation, business design, marketing, operational plan development and engineering human resource development.

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAV) design for government and private sector clients.

In‐house software design for aircraft design, and defining government UAV policies and procedures.

2016-Present

Team Manager / Manager Foreign Collaborations / Deputy Head of ME Department

DHA Suffa University (DSU), Karachi

Faculty advisor of DSU Formula Racecar Student Team (2015).

Faculty advisor of IMechE DSU Chapter.

Developed university collaborations with Bilkent University, Ankara and FSMVU, Istanbul.

Establishment of department research groups and establishing inter-department collaborations

Served on Higher Education Commission of Pakistan’s National Curriculum Review Committee for Mechatronics Engineering as expert.

2015-Present

Consultant on Engineering Program Development

Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi

Development of mechatronics engineering laboratories.

Faculty selection and development.

Curriculum development and accreditation with Pakistan Engineering Council.

Developing industrial liaison.

2016-Present

Director Aircraft Engineering

Saudi Aerospace Technologies LLC, Olaya Street, Riyadh.

Director Engineering at the first private aircraft design bureau startup in the Gulf. Involved in building first grand aerospace consortium in region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEUWGkajNog

Client cultivation, business design, marketing, operational plan development and engineering human resource development.

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAV) design for government and private sector clients.

In‐house software design for aircraft design, and advising government UAV policies and procedures.

2011-2014

Aerospace Engineer / Aerospace Engineering Dept.

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261.

Maintenance, Installation and Purchase of Wind Tunnel, Propulsion, and Aerospace equipment.

Wind-tunnel testing computer simulations of aerospace vehicles.

Engineering and academic human resource development.

Training and development of engineering skills of professionals through short courses.

2005-10

Assistant Manager

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan.

Classified projects of national strategic importance.

Aerodynamic configuration design

Control design.

Wind-tunnel testing computer simulations of aerospace vehicles.

2004-05

Research Experience

1. Unmanned Aerial Systems for Disaster Relief, £ 2,400 Grant from IMechE, London, UK. 2016-Pres

2. Wireless Energy Efficient Leak Detection. National Science and Technology Program (NSTP), KFUPM.

2012-13

3. Control of Helicopter Slung Load. National Science and Technology Program (NSTP) 2010-12

4. Leak Detection Devices in Water Pipes. MIT/KFUPM Clean Energy project, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM.

2010-11

5. Mission Analysis and Trajectory Optimization for a low cost air launch system for Nano and Pico Satellites. Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM.

2009-10

6. Aerodynamic Analysis and Stability Analysis of Delta and Double Wing Configurations in Yaw. Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM.

2008-09

7. Roll Reversal Remedies with Supersonic Wind Tunnel Studies, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan

2004-05

Honors and Awards

1. Prize worth PKR 100,000/- and Letter of Commendation from Brig. Zubair Ahmed (Administrator, Defense Housing Authority) in appreciation for outstanding performance.

2016

2. Rector’s Recognition for Patented Innovation, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for US Patent 8499617.

2014

3. 4th

Prize (innovation) at Ministry of Higher Education Students’ Conference, Mecca. 2013

4. Award for Graduate Assistance to Robocup Team, Systems Engineering Department, KFUPM. 2012

5. Ph.D. scholarship from KFUPM. 2010

6. KAUST Fellowship from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). 2010

7. Singa scholarship from National Technical University (NTU) of Singapore. 2010

8. Best Staff of College of Engineering Sciences, KFUPM 2006

9. M.Sc. scholarship (research assistantship) from KFUPM. 2005

10. 2nd

Prize at National Science Fair at GIK Institute of Technology, Pakistan. 2003

11. Quarterfinalist in Quaid e Azam national quiz competition at Pakistan Television

2002

Publications and Presentations

Patent 1. US Patent: El-Ferik, Siddiqui et al, “Dual submarine leak detection system”, 2013. US 8499617 US Patent Office.

[4th

Prize in Ministry of Higher Education Graduate Students’ Conference in Makkah, 2013]. 2. US Patent: El-Ferik and Siddiqui,B.A., “Control System and Method for Multi-Vehicle System” Nov. 2015, Pat.

Pend., US Patent Office. Journal Publications

3. S. A. Khan, B. A. Siddiqui, M. Fahad, M. A. Khan, "Evaluation of the Effect of Infill Pattern on Mechanical Stregnth of Additively Manufactured Specimen", Materials Science Forum, Vol. 887, pp. 128-132, 2017. [Impact Factor: 0.28]

4. Sami El-Ferik, Bilal A. Siddiqui and Frank Lewis, “Multi-Agent Distributed Nonlinear MPC with Collision Avoidance and Limited Bandwidth”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol 61, No 3, pp 817-882, March 2016. [Impact Factor: 2.8]

5. Siddiqui, B.A., Kassem, A.H. and Al-Garni, A.Z, “Using USAF DATCOM to Predict Nonlinear Aerodynamics of Structurally Impaired Aircraft”, International Review of Aerospace Engineering, Vol 3, No 2, June 2010.

Conference Publications

6. B.A. Siddiqui et al, “Design and Manufactureof a 6 Hours Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for DHA City Project”, 7th International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Karachi, 25 Feb 2017.

7. B.A. Siddiqui et al, “Computer Aided Modeling and Simulation of Pneumatic U.A.V. Catapult Mechanism”, 7th International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Karachi, 25 Feb 2017.

8. Bilal A. Siddiqui, Sami El-Ferik, and Mohamed Abdelkader, “Fault Tolerant Flight Control Using Sliding Modes and Subspace Identification Based Predictive Control”, 6th IFAC Symposium on System Structure and Control, Istanbul, Turkey, 22-24 June, 2016

9. Siddiqui, R.A., Siddiqui, B.A., Bailey, R.T. and Osmani, A.R., “Modeling Efficient and Sustainable Hydroelectric Production at Small Dams through Artificially Induced Streamflow and Application of System Control”, 36th United States Society on Dams (USSD) Annual Meeting and Conference, Denver, CO, April 11-15, 2016

10. Khan, S.A., Siddiqui, B.A., Fahad, M., and Khan, M.A. “Evaluation of the Effect of Infill Pattern on Mechanical Strength of Additively Manufactured Specimen”, 5th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering and Process (ICMEP), Istanbul Turkey, 25-27 May, 2016.

11. Shams, H., Saleem, S. and Siddiqui, B.A., “Validation of Temperature Sensitivity of Superhydrophobic Surfaces as Applied on 316L SS”, 1st International Conference on Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (AMPE), Karachi, 14-15 December 2015.

12. Khan, S.A., Siddiqui, B.A. and Fahad, M., “Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Fabrication of Propellers for SUAVs”, 4th International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE), Islamabad, 2-4 September, 2015.

13. Shams, H., Siddiqui, B.A. and Saleem, S., “Evaluation of Commercial Oleophobic Coatings for Aerospace Applications in Harsh Environments”, ”, 4th International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE), Islamabad, 2-4 September, 2015.

14. Ayinde, B., El Ferik, S., Ibrir, S. and Siddiqui, B.A., “Backstepping control of an electro-hydraulic servo system subject to disturbance and parameter uncertainty”, 8th IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCCCE), Muscat, Oman, 1-4 February 2015.

15. Nasir M.T., Mysorewala F., Cheded L., Siddiqui B. and Sabih M., “Measurement error sensitivity analysis for detecting and locating leak in pipeline using ANN and SVM”, 11th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices - Conference on Sensors, Circuits & Instrumentation Systems, Barcelona, 11-14 Feb, 2014.

16. Sami El-Ferik, Bilal A. Siddiqui and Frank Lewis, “Distributed Nonlinear MPC Formation Control with Limited Bandwidth”, American Control Conference, Washington, DC, 2013 [best presentation for conference session].

17. Siddiqui, B.A., Khushnood,A., “Improving USAF DATCOM Predictions of Aircraft Nonlinear Aerodynamics,” Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute AERO’09 Conference and Aerodynamic Symposium, Montreal, 2009.

Symposia and Invited Talks

1. “Breaking the Inter-Disciplinary Barriers in Engineering with Pakistan's First Rocket Powered Car”, Seminar on Multidisciplinary Engineering Research &Technology: Harnessing the Power of R&D, Karachi, 6 Feb 2017.

2. “The Rocket Science of Entrepreneurship: A case study in commercializing Hybrid Rocket Engine Technology”, 2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurial Engineering, Karachi, 27-28 Aug, 2016.

3. “It isn't exactly Rocket Science: The artsy science of rocket propulsion”, Pakistan Airforce KIET, Karachi, Oct 2016.

4. “Multi-Agent Distributed Nonlinear MPC with Collision Avoidance and Limited Bandwidth”, Chengdu University, Sichuan, China, June 2015.

5. “Dual submarine leak detection system”, Poster Presentation at Research Day of Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM 2013.

6. “Dual submarine leak detection system”, Oral Presentation (fourth prize) at Ministry of Higher Education Graduate Students’ Conference in Makkah, 2013.

7. “Distributed Nonlinear MPC Formation Control with Limited Bandwidth”, Poster Presentation at Ministry of Higher Education Graduate Students’ Conference in Makkah, 2013.

8. “Distributed Nonlinear MPC Formation Control with Limited Bandwidth”, Symposium on Industrial Systems and Control, KFUPM, 2012.

9. “Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities”, KFUPM internal seminar, 2011. 10. “Fault Tolerant Capability of Model Predictive Control and its Application to a Modern Fighter Aircraft”,

Symposium on Industrial Systems and Control, KFUPM, 2010. 11. “Self-Repairing Control for Aircraft facing in-flight damage”, KFUPM internal seminar, 2008. 12. “Tactical Missile Configuration Design – An Introduction.” KFUPM internal seminar, 2006. 13. “An innovative proposal to remedy Roll Reversal in Rockets and Missiles.” Space and Upper Atmosphere

Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan, 2004.

Graduate Students 1. Hamza Shams (MS, Industrial Engineering, PNEC), Dec 2015. 2. Salman Zafar (Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, PNEC), Expected Sep 2017. 3. Noman Hassan (M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, PNEC), Sep 2016. 4. Ali Hasnain (MS, Electrical Engineering, PNEC), Oct 2016 5. Muhammad Khurram (MS, Mechanical Engineering, PNEC), Dec 2016. 6. Mahrukh Mumtaz Hussain (MS, Mechanical Engineering, PNEC), Expected May 2017.