ATIF ANWER

EDUCATION

B.E. MECHATRONICS - 2004College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering,Na�onal University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Robot Vision and Percep�on, Mobile and Aerial Robo�cs, Mechatronic Systems,

Augmented Reality

An enthusiastic, creative and motivated Mechatronics engineer with a passion for robotics, computer

vision and an appetite for learning, in seek of challenging research opportunities

Mechatronics Engineer

RESEARCH

INTERESTS

PROFICIENCY

3D Modelling / CAD

Mo�on Control

Image Processing

Electronic Design

Data Visualiza�on

Programming

a�f.anwer+92 (333) 5198304contact@a�fanwer.xyza�f_anwer@hotmail.com

MSc. ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING BY RESEARCH - 2017*Universi� Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskander, Perak, MalaysiaThesis Title: Real-time underwater 3D scene reconstruction using Kinect v2 camera

PUBLICATIONS

● A. Anwer, S. S. A. Ali, A. Khan and F. Mériaudeau, "Underwater 3D Scene Reconstruc�on Using new Kinect sensor Based on Physical Models for Refrac�on and Time of Flight Correc�on”, IEEE Access, 2017 (Q1, IF: 3.244) ( )weblink

● A. Anwer, S. S. A. Ali, A. Khan, F. Mériaudeau, "Real-Time Underwater 3D Scene Reconstruc�on Using Commercial Depth Sensor" in IEEE 6th Interna�onal Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applica�ons December 2016 ( )weblink

● A. Anwer, S. S. A. Ali, A. Khan, F. Mériaudeau, "Underwater 3D scanning using Kinect v2 Time of flight camera" in 13th Interna�onal Conference on Quality Control by Ar�ficial Vision (QCAV2017). 14-16 May 2017 ( )weblink

● A. Anwer, Baig, A., Nawaz, R.,”Calcula�ng real-world object dimensions from Kinect RGB-D image using dynamic resolu�on” In: Proceedings of 2015 12th Interna�onal Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, IBCAST 2015, pp. 198–203 ( )weblink

www.atifanwer.xyz

House no 1551, Street 40, Phase 4, Bahria Town Islamabad 46000,Pakistan

Pakistani

● A. Anwer, S. S. A. Ali, F. Mériaudeau, "Underwater online 3D mapping and scene reconstruc�on” in Intelligent and Advanced Systems (ICIAS), 2016 6th Interna�onal Conference on, 2016. ( )weblink

Embedded Systems

Control Systems

Journal:

Conferences:

TOEFL-IBT (2008): 110 / 120 (Listening: 30, Reading: 29, Wri�ng: 28, Speaking: 23)

IELTS ( Oct 2017): Band 8.0 (Listening: 8.5, Reading: 8.5, Wri�ng: 7.5, Speaking: 7.0)

Thesis Title: Design, Simulation and Development of Biped Autonomous RoboT (BART)

Programming Languages:

MATLAB, C#, C/C++, Visual Basic, Python and OpenCV (basic image processing)

Design So�wares:

PTC Creo, Adobe Inventor, Sketchup, Proteus, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw

Frameworks: Kinect SDK, ROS (novice)

Others: 3D Prin�ng, Git, LaTeX, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Lego Mindstorm

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SKILLS

SELECTPAST PROJECTS

The project implements SURF feature detec�on algorithm in MATLAB using SURFmex (OpenCV implementa�on of SURF in Matlab). Monochrome Glyphs were successfully detected in real-�me in RGB videos recorded for the project.

● IMPLEMENTATION OF SURF FEATURE DETECTION ALGORITHM ON VIDEOS FOR DYNAMIC GLYPH DETECTION (2015):

Various feature detec�on like SURF, SIFT and pa�ern recogni�on techniques were implemented to detect cars (side view only) in colour images.

● CAR DETECTION IN AN IMAGE USING FEATURE AND PATTERN MATCHING TECHNIQUES(2012):

The project was a 6-DOF robo�c manipulator for industrial applica�ons. Manipulator was designed manufactured locally and forward & inverse kinema�c control algorithms were implemented through an industrial grade embedded controller (C8051F06x) interfaced with an HMI Device, AVR µC based servo control.

● MODELLING AND CONTROL OF A 6-00F ROBOTIC ARM FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS (2011):

The project was successfully completed at Center of Advanced Studies in Engineering (C@SE) by Undergraduate Students of Electrical Engineering in 2010. The robot was a GPS guided Semi-autonomous all-terrain vehicle, The mechanical design was inspired version of the Shrimp Rover (original design by Ins�tute of Robo�cs and Intelligent Systems, Swiss Federal Ins�tute of Technology)

● DESIGN , FABRICATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS ALL TERRAIN SHRIMP ROVER WITH SURVEILLANCE & AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION (PROJECT SUPERVISOR):

The project implements real-�me object localiza�on, SURF feature tracking (using KLT), and PID control implemented on a Lego Mindstorm robot using MATLAB and a monocular camera setup. The robot successfully follows the person in an unstructured environment avoiding any obstacles that come in between.

● PERSON FOLLOWING ROBOT USING RGB CAMERA (2016):

MSC RESEARCH

The research successfully u�lized Microso� Kinect v2 for a small-scale, near-real-�me underwater object 3D

scene reconstruc�on and 3D scanning. Using Kinect v2 in a custom designed waterproof housing, the

research successfully showed that underwater 3D scene reconstruc�on is possible using NIR depth cameras

with acceptable trade-offs in accuracy and scanning distance. The acquired depth data was processed to

accommodate effects of refrac�on of the sensor housing and water. The errors in depth calcula�on due to

the change of medium for a �me of flight sensor were rec�fied, in addi�on to the removal of extra noise

faced in underwater imaging, without significant loss of features. The pre-processed data was then passed

on to a custom implementa�on of Kinect Fusion for underwater 3D object scanning and model crea�on.

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● UNDERWATER 3D SCENE RECONSTRUCTION USING RGB-D TIME OF FLIGHT CAMERA

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Workshop: A�ended a 4-Day workshop "Workshop on Robo�cs Cogni�ve Systems" in

held at Islamic Interna�onal University January 2010 , Islamabad held in collabora�on

with Paderborn University, Germany.

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WORKSHOPS& TALKS

WORK EXPERIENCE

● Scifacterz, Co-Founder & CTO (Startup venture) From Feb 2014 to Feb 2016 (02 years)Islamabad, Pakistan

Workshop: A�ended a 2-Day workshop "3rd German-Pakistani Workshop on Field &

Assis�ve Robo�cs {WFAR)" held at LUMS School of Science & Engineering, Lahore,

Pakistan in November 2012 in collabora�on with DAAD, Germany and University of

Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Invited talk �tled “Non Biological En�ty: A feature rich mobile robo�c pla�orm” at

7th Interna�onal Workshop on Field and Assis�ve Robo�cs (WFAR-7), held at FAST

NUCES Campus, Lahore, Pakistan in October 2014 in collabora�on with DAAD,

Germany and University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

● Micronet Broadband Pvt Ltd., Lead Server AdministratorFrom Sep 2007 to Mar 2010 (03 years / Part-�me)Islamabad, Pakistan

● WCCFTech.com, Hardware Reviewer / BloggerFrom Apr 2010 to Feb 2012 (02 years / Part-�me)Islamabad, Pakistan

● Centres of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies, Manager (Mechatronics)From Feb 2005 to Feb 2014 (09 years)Islamabad, Pakistan

COURSESCOMPLETED

Prac�cal Python and OpenCV (Pyimagesearch.com)

● Prac�cal Python and OpenCV - June 2017

Queens University of Technology (MOOC)

● Robo�c Vision - October 2016

● Introduc�on to Robo�cs - August 2015

Muhammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Islamabad

● EE 5623 - Advanced Digital Image Processing - Fall 2012

● EE 6653 - Computer Vision - Spring 2011

● EE 5823 - Nonlinear Control Systems - Spring 2010

● EE 6843 - Robust Control System - Spring 2010

● EE 6643 - Pa�ern Recogni�on - Fall 2010

INTERESTS/HOBBIES

● Single-player / compe��ve mul�-player PC gaming

● Sports: Cricket, Table Tennis

● Book reading (mostly Fic�on/SciFi genre)

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REFERENCES

University of Burgundy, Dijon, France (On leave)and Centre for Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research (CISIR),Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Universi� Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskander 32610, Perak, MalaysiaEmail: fabrice.meriaudeau@u-bourgogne.fr fabrice.meriaudeau@utp.edu.my

● Prof. Dr. Fabrice MériaudeauProfessor (Full)

Centre for Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research (CISIR),Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Universi� Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskander 32610, Perak, MalaysiaEmail: saad.azhar@utp.edu.my

● Dr. Syed Saad Azhar AliSenior Lecturer

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universi� Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskander 32610, Perak, MalaysiaEmail: khurram.altaf@utp.edu.my

● Dr. Khurram AltafSenior Lecturer

CONTACT

● Google Scholar: h�ps://goo.gl/YLaLBP

● ORCID: www.orcid.org/0000-0002-5412-3263

● Research Gate: h�ps://www.researchgate.net/profile/A�f_Anwer

● GitHub: h�ps://github.com/A�f-Anwer

● Stack Overflow: h�ps://stackoverflow.com/users/6799468/a�f-anwer

ACHIEVEMENTS

● First round favourite for ”Robot Launch 2014”, the first global startup compe��on for

robo�cs held by RoboHub.com in collabora�on with Silicon Valley Robo�cs

● Winner of "Intel More to the Core™ Challenge", held in August 2011 by Intel™

Pakistan.

● Winner of "CPU IQ Blogger Challenge, South Asian region", held in December 2010

by Intel™ Pakistan.

● Part of Technical Evalua�on Commi�ee and 3-Member Judges commi�ee at

"RoboSprint 2010" compe��on held at Air University, Islamabad in 2009

● Winner of "Best Idea Award" at the ‘1st Na�onal Fire-Figh�ng Robot Compe��on

(FFRC)’ College of EME, NUST in September 2003.