Contact details +6492136564

Associate Professor Fakhrul Alam BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD

Associate Professor in Computer Engineering

Doctoral Mentor Supervisor
School of Food and Advanced Technology

Fakhrul's work involves the development of Intelligent Systems, Smart Sensors and Precision Instrumentation by leveraging his expertise in Wireless and Visible Light Communication, IoT and Signal Processing. He is a passionate lecturer who consistently uses real world examples to reinforce explanations and current research & industry trends to add context and relevance during lectures.

Professional

Contact details

Ph: +64 9 2136 564
Location: AV 2.7, Albany Village
Campus: Auckland

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (First class Honours) - Bangladesh University (1996)
Master of Science - Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1999)
Doctor of Philosophy - Virginia Polytechnic Institute (2002)

Certifications and Registrations

Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Indoor Localisation, wireless communication & sensor networks, 5G & IoT, low cost AQM

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Communications Technologies (100500): Computer Communications Networks (100503):
Control Systems, Robotics and Automation (090602):
Data Communications (100504):
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (090600): Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified (090699): Engineering (090000): Engineering Instrumentation (099902): Other Engineering (099900): Signal Processing (090609):
Technology (100000): Wireless Communications (100510)

Keywords

Ambient Intelligence, Cyber-Physical Systems, Indoor Localisation, IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position	Current	Completed
Project Leader	0	6

Teaching and Supervision

Courses Coordinated

228.798 Individual Research Project
281.281 Analogue Electronic Systems
281.374 Communication Systems

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position	Current	Completed
Main Supervisor	6	3
Co-supervisor	5	6

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

Tyrel Glass - Doctor of Philosophy
VLC based indoor localization
Sharafat Ali - Doctor of Philosophy
Novel Calibration and Forecasting Techniques for Low Cost Air Quality Sensors
Nathaniel Faulkner - Doctor of Philosophy
Passive, Device-Free Indoor Localization with Non-Wireless Techniques
Saad Aslam - Doctor of Philosophy
Design and Performance Study of Scheduling Schemes for Device-to-Device Communication in Next Generation Cellular Networks
Moi Tin Chew - Doctor of Philosophy
Visible Light Positioning with Fault Tolerance

Co-supervisor of:

Gg Ostadhosseyni - Doctor of Philosophy
Integrated Study of the Cardio-respiratory System: Closing the Loop on Neural Control of BreathingIntegrated Study of the Cardio-respiratory System: Closing the Loop on Neural Control of Breathing
Hasan Abu Bakar - Doctor of Philosophy
Development of Improved Acoustic Non-Destructive Testing Tools for Wood
Houshyar Honar Pajooh - Doctor of Philosophy
Big Data Analytics and Blockchain Technology Adoption for Secured D2D and loT Applications Under 5G networks
Baden Parr - Doctor of Philosophy
An automated grape yield estimation system
Shakil Ahmed - Doctor of Philosophy
D2D communication enabled internet to do things in 5G network for rapid disaster response

Completed Doctoral Supervision