Electrical Engineering Software Engineer

Md. Shahriar Iqbal

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Summary

Electrical Engineering graduate with three years of experience in Robotics and Control, Computer Vision, Machi ne Learning

and Embedded Systems.

Education

University of Central Florida, Electrical Engineering Orlando, Florida

Master of Science, GPA: 3.6 December 2014 (Expected)

Courses: Autonomous Robotics, Medical Robotics and Tele-Operation, Linear Systems, System Identification, Advanced

Microelectronics, Advanced Electromagnetics and Microwaves, Digital Control, Stochastic Control, Computer Architecture

and Embedded Systems, Multicore Programming.

Thesis Title: Grasping novel objects in a cluttered environment using Fast Random Forest Algorithm from point cloud data.

Awarded with Dean’s Fellowship by Graduate College of Study.

University of Dhaka, Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Science, GPA: 3.4 May 2011

Achieved Undergraduate Talent Pool Scholarship by Faculty of Engineering and Technology.

Research/Professional Experience:

University of Central Florida, Computational Control Systems Laboratory Orlando, Florida

Research Assistant August 2013 - Present

Developed new grasping algorithms, interfaced Baxter Research Robot with IH2 Azzura Hand, programmed the Baxter robot

to implement developed algorithms, conducted literature reviews, supervised undergraduate students working on research

projects and prepared progress reports for PI and funding agency.

University of Central Florida, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Orlando, Florida

Teaching Assistant August 2014-Present

Assisted designing course materials for Electrical Machine course, graded homework and programming assignments, held

office hours to advise students, kept records, prepared answer keys and supplementary notes and acted as a course web -master.

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Computer Science and Engineering Dhaka, Bangladesh

Lecturer March 2012- June 2012

Taught Fundamentals of Digital System Design course and Digital Electronics and Pulse Technique Lab and acted as a

Programming Coordinator of 1st runner -up team, AUST-NOVA, in ACM-ICPC, 2012 Dhaka Regional Contest.

Technical Skills

Programming Language: C/C++, C#, CMake, Java, Matlab, OpenCV, Python, Ladder Logic, Perl, FORTRAN and Verilog.

IDE and Software: Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, Matlab, Vim/GCC, ROS, PCL, Open Rave, DeviceNet and Micrologix.

Operating Systems and Controllers: Linux (Ubuntu), Windows, Mac OS X, Android, PIC, Arduino, AVR and ATMega.

Research/Course Projects

Assistive Robotics and Control: August 2013-Present

Developed novel technique for force closure grasp using Finite Horizon algorithm and also implemented robot grasping strategy

using Support vector machine (SVM) and deep learning algorithms. Used Bootstrapping and Bagging techniques to improve

SVM performance and compared results with implemented adaboost algorithm, controlled Baxter Arm Manipulator using PLC.

Nao Robot control using PLC and SCADA: April 2014-August 2014

Developed a GPRS-based remote sensing and tele-operation of Nao robot using micrologix 5000 and SCADA for Robo Cup

Soccer, 2014. In addition, a Kalman Filtering algorithm was implemented to track soccer ball in dynamic environment.

Data Acquisition System and Decoder for REX: August 2012- May 2013

Designed a multithreaded system for Real Time Data acquisition from EEG, EMG and Kinematic sensors and integrated it REX

Bionics Exoskeleton software and a decoding algorithm to decode muscle activity from EEG and fNIR data .

Obstacle Detector and Portable EEG System: September 2010-May 2011

Designed PCB based electronic circuit that aids blind people to detect obstacles using Ultrasound echo-delay and frequency

modulated nerve stimulation, developed Real-Time Single Channel EEG System using PIC Microcontroller.

Memberships/Workshops:

Student Member of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and technical member of IEB (Institute of Engineers Bangladesh).

Attended several workshops on Robotics and Computer Vision, Embed ded Systems, Robot operating system and

Programmable logic Controllers (PLC) held at University of Central Florida and University of Dhaka.

References: Available on request

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