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BIOSKETCH Irfan
S. Ahmad received B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 1980; the MS and
Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), IL in 1997.
Dr. Ahmad is currently Associate Director at the University of Illinois Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. He is working at the confluence of bio- and nano technologies, with research and development of biosensors for agriculture, food, and medical applications. He also spearheads cross campus multidisciplinary research, industry and government linkages, and research forums. Dr. Ahmad is also the Project Coordinator for the NCI-funded Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, co-located at the University of Illinois. Dr.
Ahmad was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the
Department
of Agricultural Engineering, UIUC
from 1997 until 2000.
His teaching experience
involves courses and lectures on Machine Vision, Machine
Characteristics and Mechanisms, Technology Transfer, and Engineering
Ethics. Since
early 2001, Dr. Ahmad has also been an entrepreneur with two
start-ups, which were located at the
Enterprise
Works, University of Illinois South Research Park
in
Champaign, Illinois. He has consulted as
research applications engineer integrating sensing, information and
wireless technologies, and geographic information systems (GIS) for
commercial applications in Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing.
Dr.
Ahmad’s research interests have involved multi- and hyper spectral
imaging, vision and soil sensors, and wireless networks for
agricultural applications. His
recent interests include GIS for business applications, devising
advanced collaborative environments, and issues pertaining to
technology usage and ethics. Dr. Ahmad has been Chair of Machine Vision Committee of Information and Emerging Technologies Division, American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He has regularly chaired technical sessions in the area of Image Processing and Precision Agriculture. He has been invited to speak at the Oak Ridge National Lab. and University of Sharjah. He also serves on Agriculture and Food Security subcommittee of Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Dr.
Ahmad has published numerous research articles and has made
presentations at international conferences and workshops, and other
outreach fora. He has
also been a reviewer for various international publications and
grants-awarding agencies. Dr. Ahmad has been a consultant to various internationally-funded projects pertaining to agricultural machinery, energy conservation, and technology transfer issues; involving German Technical Assistance (GTZ), Haggler Bailly, Inc., Swiss Development Cooperation, and United States Agency for International Development, and Fiat Trattori. Dr.
Ahmad can be reached at: isahmad@uiuc.edu
Dr.
Irfan Ahmad Center
for Nanoscale Science and Technology 217-333-2015
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Updated Apr. 10, 2006.