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General Information

Full Name Ahsan Tanveer
Affiliation Intelligent Biomimetic Design Lab, School of Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics, Peking University
Languages English, Urdu

Research Interests

  • Soft robotics, robotic manipulation, marine robotics, applied control systems, and reinforcement learning.

Education

  • 2024 - present
    Ph.D., Mechanics
    Peking University, Beijing, China
    • Thesis: Hyper-Nonlinear Underwater Manipulation: Bio-Inspired Optimal Design, Modeling, and ML-Enabled Control (tentative)
    • Advisor: Guangming Xie
    • Area of study: robotics and intelligent machines
  • 2019 - 2021
    M.S., Mechanical Engineering
    Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Swabi, Pakistan
    • Thesis: Modeling and Control of a Micro ROV
    • Advisor: Sarvat Mushtaq Ahmad
    • Area of study: dynamics and controls
  • 2015 - 2019
    B.S., Mechanical Engineering
    University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
    • Magna cum Laude, with Honors in Engineering
    • Thesis: Indigenous Development of a Prototype Model for Solar Energy Storage
    • Advisor: Mohammad Abdul Aziz Irfan
    • Area of study: energy storage and power plants

Academic Appointments

  • 2022 - present
    Lecturer
    Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • On leave since January 2024
    • Institute of Avionics & Aeronautics (IAA)
    • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (DMAE), teaching faculty

Research Experience

  • 2024 - present
    Doctoral Student
    Intelligent Biomimetic Design Lab (IBDL), Peking University, Beijing, China
    • Mentor: Prof. Guangming Xie
    • Hyper-Nonlinear Underwater Manipulation: Bio-Inspired Optimal Design, Modeling, and ML-Enabled Control
  • 2024
    Research Assistant
    Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intelligent Manufacturing & Robotics, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    • Mentors: Dr. Sarvat Mushtaq Ahmad, Dr. Muhammad Faizan Mysorewala
    • Tank Cleaning and Recycling with Robot, funded by Aramco
    • Autonomous Underwater Robot for Deep Sea Missions, funded by IRC-IMR
  • 2019 - 2021
    Research Assistant
    Vibrational Dynamics and Control System Lab, GIK Institute, Swabi, Pakistan
    • Mentor: Prof. Sarvat Mushtaq Ahmad
    • Design and development of a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) for underwater structure monitoring and marine applications, funded by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (NRPU)

Teaching Experience

  • 2022 - 2024
    Lecturer
    Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • ME-313 Control Engineering — course & lab instructor
    • ME-480 Artificial Intelligence with Python — course & lab instructor
    • ME-222 Engineering Dynamics — course & lab instructor
    • ME-349 Computer Aided Engineering — course & lab instructor
    • ME-146 Engineering Drawing & Graphics/AutoCAD — lab instructor
    • EE-206 Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering — lab instructor
    • Course advisor, Fall 2019 batch
  • 2022
    Lab Engineer
    National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
    • EE-227 Electronics Engineering Lab — lab instructor
    • ME-109 Engineering Drawing Lab — teaching assistant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Swabi, Pakistan
    • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
    • ME-446 Mechanical Vibration and Control System Lab — lab instructor
    • ME-445 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics II Lab — lab instructor
    • ME-244 Statics and Dynamics Lab — lab instructor
    • ME-315 Mechanical Vibrations — teaching assistant
    • ME-361 Design of Machine Elements — teaching assistant
    • ME-464 System Dynamics and Control — grader

Advising and Mentoring

  • 2023 - 2024
    Undergraduate Honors Theses
    • Modelling and Control of a Robotic Arm Manipulator — advisor
    • Path Planning and Motion Control of an Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) — advisor
    • Design and Analysis of Controller for Fertilization — co-advisor
    • Design and Development of a Fully Automatic Energy Efficient Egg Incubation Solution — co-advisor
  • 2022 - 2023
    Undergraduate Honors Theses
    • Intelligent Traffic Signal Controller Based Regulation System — advisor
    • Optimization of the Response Parameters by Altering Process Parameters using Taguchi Technique in Wire Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) — co-advisor
    • Design, Analysis and Mock-up Fabrication of a Magnetic Levitation System for Transport Applications — co-advisor

Professional Service

  • Referee Service
    • IEEE Access
    • HardwareX
    • Transactions on Maritime Science
    • Gazi University Journal of Science, Part A: Engineering and Innovation (GUJSA)
    • Workshop on Manipulation Robustness (ICRA 2026)

Honors and Awards

  • 2026
    • ZUKOnnect Fellowship, Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz — competitive fellowship for early-career researchers from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
  • 2019
    • Magna cum Laude, with Honors in Engineering, UET Peshawar