Zahir Ahmad

I graduated with a CGPA of 3.86/4.00 in Computer Engineering from the American International University, Bangladesh in 2004. I was awarded an MSc in Engineering by the Korean Advanced Institute of Technology(KAIST) in 2008 and with a PhD in Optical wireless Communication by the University of Warwick in 2014. Recently, I have completed the PgCert in Academic Practise in Higher Education at Coventry University.

I worked as a Cisco (CCNA) instructor from 2004-2006 in American International University Bangladesh and worked as a Lecturer at Southeast University Bangladesh from 2008-2009. I joined at Coventry University in March 2014 as an Assistant Lecturer and became a Lecturer in September 2015. I am currenlty workign as a  course director for Coumputer Hardware and Software Engineerign course and link tutor for INTI College,Penang, Malaysia. In my current role, I teach subjects related to communication and electronicsin both in undergraduate and postgraduate level. I also supervise research prjects and curretly acting as a co-supervisor for 3 PhD students. My main research interest is visible light communication and I am also interested in other wireless technologies.

I am a Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy and a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Research:

My main research interest is optical wireless communication, Visible light communication, High speed network etc. Currently, I am investigating differently applications of Visible Light Communication (VLC) both in free space and underwater. My PhD research involved investigation of different features of underwater visible light communications. I have experience of ITU-T standardization process and contributed several drafts for ITU-T G.8032 standard during my MSc study at KAIST, South Korea. I also filled two patents in the field and published several papers.

Area of Expertise:

• Visible light communication
• Underwater communication
• Digital communication
• ITU-T standardization
• Digital Signal Processing