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Particulars
Dr Wasif Naeem is currently a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Centre for Energy, Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC) within the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). He is also one of the core members of the Centre for Intelligent Autonomous Manufacturing Systems (iAMS) at QUB. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan in 1998. He then worked as a R&D engineer before commencing his MSc in Electrical Engineering on a full scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
In 2001, he was awarded the prestigious EPSRC studentship to pursue a PhD in Mechanical and Marine Engineering from the University of Plymouth, UK. There, his doctoral research involved developing an autonomous underwater vehicle in collaboration with Cranfield University, QinetiQ, Subsea7 and South West Water plc. His postdoctoral research was also funded by the EPSRC on developing guidance and control strategies for unmanned surface vehicles.
He has specific interest in improving the autonomy of uninhabited vehicles and has been a Principle Investigator/Co-Investigator on EPSRC, InnovateUK and UKRI Strength in Places Fund grants on developing collision avoidance strategies for marine craft. He has also been a coordinator on a Erasmusplus grant as well as a co-investigator on a project funded by the European Commission. His research interests span optimal and robust control, system identification, multi-vehicle formation control and systems engineering. He is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and three IET book chapters. Two journal papers in the area of marine navigation and control were awarded the Michael Richey medal and the Denny Medal in 2008 and 2010, by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and Institution of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) respectively. Another paper in the area of formation control algorithms for unmanned vehicles was shortlisted for best paper prize at the UKACC control conference in 2012. Dr Naeem is a member of the prestigious EPSRC Peer Review College as well as IFAC technical committee on marine systems. He was the
- General Chair of the 29th Irish Signals and Systems Conference,
- Local Organizing Chair of 11th UKACC International Control Conference and
- Co-Chair of the 5th IFAC Conference on Intelligent Control and Automation Sciences
all held in Belfast. Moreover, he also served/serving on the committee of a number of international conferences.
Research Statement
I have significant expertise in the development of unmanned vehicles specifically in the maritime domain. My current research area includes development of formation control systems for land, aerial and marine vehicles. Cooperative control of a dual arm system such as a humanoid is also an active area of research. Additionally, I am actively involved in developing navigation systems for uninhabited vehicles which includes obstacles detection and avoidance and simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) systems.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1772ECS: Design Control System for ATL's Passive Air Lubrication System Project Altair V001
Naeem, W. (PI)
07/12/2022 → …
Project: Research
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R6668ECS: A Trans-National Smart Manufacturing Education Hub
Naeem, W. (PI), Athanasopoulos, N. (CoI) & McLoone, S. (CoI)
15/04/2021 → …
Project: Research
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R1476ECS: Decarbonisation of Maritime Transportation - a Return to Commercial Sailing - Linked to R1475MEE
Malyuskin, O. (PI) & Naeem, W. (CoI)
01/12/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R6998ELE: Industrial IoT-dRiven rEmote Path pLANning (IIoT-REPLAN)
Athanasopoulos, N. (PI), McLoone, S. (CoI) & Naeem, W. (CoI)
21/11/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R3572ECS: Workshop on Smart Technologies for Societal Health
Naeem, W. (PI)
20/02/2024 → 31/03/2024
Project: Research
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Large language model-based decision-making for COLREGs and the control of autonomous surface vehicles
Agyei, K., Sarhadi, P. & Naeem, W., 08 Apr 2025, (Accepted) 2025 European Control Conference (ECC): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Safety critical control of a quadrupedal robot using MPC-CBF
McConnellogue, P. J., Van, M., McMullan, R., McElroy, R. & Naeem, W., 26 Mar 2025, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics 2025: Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics: Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Adaptive fixed-time control for uncertain surface vessels with output constraints using barrier Lyapunov function
McIlvanna, S., Van, M., Sun, Y., Naeem, W. & Liu, Z., 01 Feb 2024, In: Ocean Engineering. 293, 11 p., 116740.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive velocity obstacle avoidance for multi-vessel encounters
Ahmadi Dastgerdi, K., Singh, B., Naeem, W. & Athanasopoulos, N., 22 May 2024, 2024 UKACC 14th International Conference on Control (CONTROL): Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p. (UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Feasibility study on Multiphysics H2-O2 combustion model for space debris removal system – NIRCSAT-X
Abdelal, G., Stella, L., Mahmoudi, Y., Murphy, M. & Naeem, W., 01 Mar 2024, In: The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences. 27, 1, p. 18-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)64 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best Poster Paper Prize, 27th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, 2016, Londonderry
Naeem, W. (Recipient), 21 Jun 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Denny Silver Gilt Medal (IMarEST Best Journal Paper)
Naeem, W. (Recipient), 18 Mar 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EPSRC Studentship (to pursue a PhD at the University Plymouth)
Naeem, W. (Recipient), 01 Oct 2001
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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IMarEST prize for the Most Innovative research
Naeem, W. (Recipient), Jun 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Michael Richey Medal (Royal Institute of Navigation Best Journal Paper)
Naeem, W. (Recipient), 18 Mar 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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PhD External Examiner - University of Strathclyde
Naeem, W. (Examiner)
28 Feb 2025Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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8th Annual IEEE UK and Ireland Robotics and Automation Society Chapter Conference
Naeem, W. (Member of programme committee)
20 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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RAS 2025 | 8th Annual IEEE UK and Ireland Robotics and Automation Society Chapter Conference
Athanasopoulos, N. (Chair), Gault, R. (Chair), McLoone, S. (Member of the organising committee), Schofield, A. (Session chair), Mullins, D. (Session chair), Naeem, W. (Session chair), Sopasakis, P. (Session chair), Van, M. (Session chair) & Edmondson, C. (Session chair)
20 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Uncertainty Aware Path Planning and Collision Avoidance for Marine Vehicles
Naeem, W. (Invited speaker)
09 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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PhD External Examiner - Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Manchester
Naeem, W. (Examiner)
28 Nov 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
Press/Media
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How to Apply for an African Undergraduate Scholarship this Summer
Olade, S., Naeem, W. & Mai, S. T.
15/09/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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New algorithms help autonomous vessels avoid collisions at sea - theEngineer.co.uk -
26/03/2018
1 item of Media coverage
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Rolls Royce Press Release: MAXCMAS success suggests COLREGs remain relevant for autonomous ships
Rajabally, E. & Naeem, W.
21/03/2018
1 item of Media coverage
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Ship Intelligence: Article about the MAXCMAS project in the Rolls Royce inDepth Magazine
01/03/2018
1 item of Media coverage
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Robotics and the Blue Economy (Member UK FCO Science and Technology Delegation)
05/02/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities