M Imran Azam

Assistant Professor at Iqra University

Pakistan

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  • King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • NED University of Engineering and Technology
  • Pakistan Embassy School, Jeddah (KSA)
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M Imran Azam’s Summary

I am presently working with IQRA University, Karachi as an Assistant Professor. My areas of specialization include Digital & Wireless Communication, Digital Signal Processing and Data Communication Networks. I am continuously and actively involved in several research projects spanning a wide range of Wireless and Data Communication with published work in international journals and magazines.

My exposure to Cisco networking devices while working at Si3 and SBM as a Network Engineer enables me to cover different domains that include configuring and implementing a wide variety of Cisco devices to responding and designing proposals and a lot of pre-sales activity enhancing my vendor knowledge and product information. I also served the General Directorate of Telecommunications with the Ministry of Interior, Riyadh as a Telecom Consultant.

M Imran Azam’s Specialties:

Cisco Hands On:
• Routing - Cisco 800, 1841, 2801, 2811, 3845, 7204 VXR, 7206VXR
• Switching - Cisco Catalyst 2940, 2960, 3560, 3550
• Wireless LAN - Cisco Aironet APs 1200, 1230AG, 1300
• Voice & IP Communications - Cisco AS5400 (RAS) series universal gateways

Computer Skills:
• MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory)
• GNS (Graphical Network Simulator)
• Solarwinds.Net Network Management Tool
• KiwiCat Network Management Tool
• IBM Tivoli Network Management System

M Imran Azam’s Experience

  • Assistant Professor

    Iqra University

    (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

    August 2007 — Present (2 years)

    Research Publication - Sep 2007:
    • Asrar U. H. Sheikh and M. Imran Azam, “Location Dependent Variation of Service Quality”, Accepted in Third IEEE UZ Regional Chapter International Conference in Central Asia on Internet, The Next Generation of Mobile, Wireless and Optical Communications Networks - Information and Communications Technologies with Application to E- and M- Commerce Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 26 - 28, 2007.

    BE Level Courses:
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Signals and Systems
    • Digital Computer Logic
    • Computer Organization and Architecture
    • Analog and Digital Filter Design

    MS Level Courses:
    • Advanced Broadband Communication
    • Advanced Satellite Communication

  • Associate Network Engineer

    Si3

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)

    • WAAS (Wide Area Application Services) Implementation for WAN Optimization and internet based application acceleration using Cisco ACNS (Application and Content Networking Services) ver 5.1.1 and Cisco WAAS 4.0 softwares.

    • Deploying and implementing WAN (DXX, E1, T1, Wireless) connectivity with dial backup / remote management and Dial on Demand Routing (DDR) configurations.

    • Designing, configuring and troubleshooting IP schemes and routing protocols (RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF) in multi vendor environment across countrywide WAN connectivity.

    • Monitoring network status, availability, link quality, traffic and packet statistics through different network monitoring tools such as Ethereal Network Management Tool and IBM Tivoli Network Management System.

    • Supporting the pre-sales activity through preparation of Bill of Quotations (BoQs) using Cisco Dynamic Configuration Tool.

    • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

  • Network Engineer

    Saudi Business Machines Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)

    Client: Information Technology Center, King Fahd University, Dhahran (KSA)

    • Sustaining service levels (including servers, routers, switches and other IP devices), and installing, upgrading, configuring and troubleshooting all critical applications as required.

    • Troubleshooting router, switch and fault-tolerant redundant environments and technical problems with minor disruptions and lowest possible downtime to a live network environment.

    • Complete network deployment, management and monitoring of more than 400 network devices (Cisco, HP, 3COM etc.) encompassing more than 50 connected academic buildings and providing network services to more than 3000 users.

    • Hands on experience on professional tools such as SolarWinds.Net Network Management Tool, KiWiCat Network Management Tool, CiscoWorks 2000, and WhatsUP Professional 2006 for central monitoring and surveillance.

  • Telecom Consultant

    Advanced Electronics Company Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    February 2006 — June 2006 (5 months)

    Client: General Directorate of Telecommunications, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh (KSA)

    • Ensuring in depth knowledge of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) Basics, Technologies, Specifications, Design and Case Study.

    • Understanding of different analog / digital mobile radio specifications and wireless backhaul radio links to evaluate proposals from vendors.

    • Building Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), and Request for Quotation (RFQ).

    • Evaluating vendor bids according to client requirements.
    Working knowledge of world standards in Public Safety & Security (PSS) such as TETRA and APCO.

M Imran Azam’s Education

  • King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

    MS , Telecommunication , 2003 — 2006

    M.S. Thesis Title: The impact of variability of Nakagami-m parameter on the performance of digital communication systems. (Thesis Advisor: Prof. Asrar U. H. Sheikh)

    Selected Research Projects (During Post-Graduate studies):

    • The Ricean ‘k’ factor: Estimation by moment-based method (Supervisor: Prof. Asrar U. H. Sheikh)

    • Study and simulation of M-ary signaling over multipath fading channel: Study on bandwidth-power exchange (Supervisor: Dr. Adnan Al-Landolsi)

    • Joint source channel coding over wireless channels (Supervisor: Dr. Mohamed Deriche)

    • The Nakagami Channel: Simulation and Parametric Estimation (Supervisor: Prof. Asrar U. H. Sheikh)

    • Implementation of Least Mean Square algorithm in wavelet transform domain (Supervisor: Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat)

  • NED University of Engineering and Technology

    BE , Electrical , 1998 — 2002

    Senior Design Project: Development of an Intelligence Friction System of an Automobile.

    Software: MATLAB
    Toolboxes: Fuzzy & Simulink

  • Pakistan Embassy School, Jeddah (KSA)

    HSSC & SSC , Pre-Engineering , 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

M Imran Azam’s Interests:

• Research Interests: Wireless & Data Communication Networks, Digital Communication over Fading Channels, Wireless Channel Modeling, and Digital Signal Processing. • Activities: Cricket, Table Tennis, Reading and Traveling. Completed basic and advance level courses in Arabic language.

M Imran Azam’s Groups:

• Member of Pakistan Engineering Council as a Professional Engineer.

  •    KFUPMers
  •    Official N.E.D University of Engg & Technology Alumni
  •    NED University 1997-98 Batch Alumni
  •    NED University Electrical 1997-98 Batch Alumni

M Imran Azam’s Honors:

• 1st Global Telecommunication Congress - Apr 2008:
Participated as an observer in TELECON '08 to prepare the recommendations to be presented to PTA.

• Research Publication Award - Mar 2008:
Awarded for contributing to Iqra university’s research initiative and publishing research work in IEEE International Conference.

• Performance Excellence Award: Jul 2007:
Awarded with the “Service Delivery Excellence Award” for the year 2006-2007 while working as Associate Network Engineer at Si3.

• Scholarship: Jan 2003:
Recipient of ‘Research Assistantship to pursue MS degree in Electrical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran (KSA).

• Merit Achievement - Jan 1998:
Secured the only seat in NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi for overseas candidates to pursue BE degree program in Electrical Engineering Department.

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