Professional Experience and Education
2019-Present Assistant professor at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI).
2019 Post Doc. at Hanyang University South Korea.
2013-2019 Combined Masters & Ph.D. Electronic Systems Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea
Human Robotics Lab
Thesis Title: Dynamic Modeling, Impact Analysis and Motion Generation Algorithms of Bio-Inspired Robotic Manipulators for Impulsive Motion Based Applications.
2007-2011 B.Sc. Mechatronics and Control Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, (UET) Lahore, Pakistan.
Graduate Thesis Supervised
- Design and development of an under-actuated two-fingered adaptive gripper.
- Design and path planning of Mecanum wheel-based mobile Robot in a dynamic environment.
- Visions-Based Assistive Navigation and Assistive Grasping using Deep Learning for Visually Impaired People
Advisership
GIKI Team Invictus AIAA GIKI Chapter | Academic Advisor, FME Batch 30 GIKI Rocket Engineering Team |
Publications
Journal Publications
- Abid Imran, Sanghwa Kim, Jaehong Woo, Byung-Ju Yi, “Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization of Robotic Light Machining Tasks for Empowering Digital Twin: Generalized Impulse Model Approach” IEEE Access, Vol. 10, No. 24, PP. 105133-105148, 2022.
- Khurram Khan, Abid Imran, Hafiz Zia Ur Rehman, Adnan Fazil, Muhammad Zakwan, Zahid Mahmood, ‘Performance enhancement method for multiple license plate recognition in challenging environments”, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, no. 1, pp. 1-23. 2021.
- Muhammad Umair, Abid Imran, Sanghwa Kim, Hyunho Hwang, Ji Yeong Lee, Sungon Lee, Byung-Ju Yi, “Scattering or Pushing for Object Singulation in Cluttered Environment: Case Study with Soma Cube” IEEE Access, Vol. 10, No. 24, P. 9153, Dec. 2020.
- Jungkyu Kim, Abid Imran, and Byung-Ju Yi, “Analysis of Motion and Internal Loading in Redundantly Actuated Human Eyeball” IEEE Access, Vol. 8, PP. 72917-72928, March 2020.
- Abid Imran, Sang-Hwa Kim, Young-Bin Park, Il Hong Suh, and Byung-Ju Yi, “Singulation of Objects in Cluttered Environment Using Dynamic Estimation of Physical Properties” Applied Sciences, Vol. 09, No. 17, PP. 3536, Aug. 2019.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Motion Optimization of Human Body for Impulse Based Applications” Intelligent Service Robotics, Vol. 11, No. 4, PP. 323-333, 2018.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “A Closed-Form Analytical Modeling of Internal Impulses with Application to Dynamic Machining Task: Biologically Inspired Dual-Arm Robotic Approach” IEEE Robotics and Automation. Letter. Vol. 3, No. 1, PP. 442-449, 2018.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Impulse modeling and new impulse measure for human-like closed-chain manipulator” IEEE Robotics and Automation. Letter. Vol. 1, No. 2, PP. 868-875, 2016.
Book Chapters
- Muhammad Umair Shafiq, Ijlal Ullah Khan, Abid Imran, Arsalan Arif, Wasim Ahmed Khan, “Collaborative Robot with Collision Avoidance System”, Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools, 2022.
- Hussain, Abid Imran, Salman Amin, Wasim A. Khan, K. Rehman, G. Abbas, Ali Alvi, Ahmed Murtaza, Daniyal Akram, and Roshan Rehman, “IOT Enabled 3D Printer”, Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools, 2022.
International Conferences
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Impulse Modeling and New Impulse Measure for Human-like Closed-Chain Manipulator” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Stockholm, Sweden, May. 2016.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Impulse Modeling and Analysis of Dual Arm Hammering Task: Human-like Manipulator”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 2016.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Performance Analysis of 7-DOF Robotic Arm for Drilling and Milling Applications”, 15TH International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR), Hawaii, USA, June 2018.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Motion Generation Algorithm Considering Internal and External Impulses for Soccer Application”, 14TH International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), Jeju, Korea, Aug. 2017.
- Abid Imran, Sungon Lee, and Byung-Ju Yi, “Load Distribution Algorithms for Redundantly Actuated Manipulator Resembling the Human Upper-Extremity”, 13TH International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), Xian, China, Aug. 2016.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Influence of Musculoskeletal Model on Impulse Experienced at Joints Case Study: Sawing Task” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Late breaking poster, Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 2015.
- Abid Imran, Muhammad Umair Ahmad Khan, Sungon Lee, Byung-Ju Yi “Contribution of Muscle Mass in Impulses for Human-like Manipulator and Comparison with Serial Arm Model. Case study: Sawing Task” The 11TH Korean robotics Society Annual Conference (Kroc), Feb. 2016.
- Abid Imran and Byung-Ju Yi, “Optimization of Muscle Forces in the Human Upper Extremity” The 10TH Korean robotics Society Annual Conference (Kroc), May. 2015.
- Abid Imran, Hashim Iqbal AND Byung-Ju Yi “Motion Optimization of the Human body considering the internal and external impulses Case study: Landing on Ground” The 13TH Korean robotics Society Annual Conference (Kroc), Jan. 2018.
- Abid Imran, H. Iqbal and B.-J. Yi “Dynamic Estimation of Physical Properties in Collision of Multiple Objects” The 13TH Korean robotics Society Annual Conference (Kroc), Jan. 2019.
