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Research Fellow | Expert in Microrobotics, Control & Sensing | MATLAB | C++ | Scientific Writing

Profile Summary

I am a Research Fellow at Imperial College London with expertise in microrobotics, precision actuation, and control systems. My background spans advanced robotic design, MATLAB/C++ simulation, image-based feedback control, and data analysis. I have over 10 years of experience in experimental system development, optimization, and publication in top-tier IEEE journals (RA-L, T-Mech). I offer freelance support in the following areas: • Data analysis and mathematical modelling (MATLAB, Python, Excel) • Control algorithm design and simulation • Image processing and feature tracking (OpenCV, FLIR camera integration) • Technical writing, academic editing, and figure preparation for journal papers and proposals I have supervised master’s and PhD students, delivered university courses in Digital Control, and collaborated across engineering and biomedical research. I’m committed to delivering high-quality, reliable results tailored to your technical or academic needs.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Mechatronics & Robotics
• ★ Micromechatronics
• ★ Automation
• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Electronics Engineering
• ☆ Integrated Circuits/Microchips
• ☆ Engineering Education
• ☆ Mechanical Engineering
• ☆ Robotics Engineering
• ☆ Manufacturing Automation
• ☆ Optics
• ☆ Optoelectronics
• ☆ Lasers & Photonics
• ☆ Fiber Optics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing

Work Experience

Imperial College Research Fellow

Imperial College London

November 2023 - Present

Postdoc

FEMTO-ST

October 2019 - November 2023

Research assistant

Kyushu Institute of Technology

April 2018 - March 2019

Research assistant

Kyushu Institute of Technology

April 2014 - March 2015

Education

PhD (Department of Life Science and Systems Engineering)

Kyushu Institute of Technology

April 2015 - September 2019

M.Sc. (Department of Biological Functions Engineering)

Kyushu Institute of Technology

April 2013 - March 2015

B.Eng (Department of Automatic Control and Computers)

Homs University

September 2006 - November 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Belal Ahmad, Kaiwen Chen, Alex J. Thompson (2025). Multi-DoF Optothermal Microgripper for Micromanipulation Applications . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

Belal Ahmad, Patrick Sandoz, Guillaume J. Laurent (2025). 6-DoF Motion Capture With Nanometric Resolutions Over Millimetric Ranges Using a Pseudo-Periodic Encoded Pattern . IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

Belal Ahmad, Stéphane Cuenat, Jesús E. Brito Carcaño, Patrick Sandoz, Raphaël Couturier, Guillaume J. Laurent, Maxime Jacquot (2024). Digital holographic microscopy applied to 3D computer micro-vision by using deep neural networks . Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications.

Belal Ahmad, Antoine Barbot, Gwenn Ulliac, Aude Bolopion (2023). Hybrid Optothermal-Magnetic Mobile Microgripper for In-Liquid Micromanipulation . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

Belal Ahmad, Antoine Barbot, Gwenn Ulliac, Aude Bolopion (2022). Remotely Actuated Optothermal Robotic Microjoints Based on Spiral Bimaterial Design . IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

Belal Ahmad, Michael Gauthier, Guillaume J. Laurent, Aude Bolopion (2022). Mobile Microrobots for <i>In Vitro</i> Biomedical Applications: A Survey . IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

Belal Ahmad, Hugo Chambon, Pierre Tissier, Aude Bolopion (2021). Laser Actuated Microgripper Using Optimized Chevron-Shaped Actuator . Micromachines.

Belal Ahmad, Hironobu Maeda, Tomohiro Kawahara (2020). Dynamic Response of Swimming <i>Paramecium</i> Induced by Local Stimulation Using a Threadlike-Microtool . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

Belal Ahmad, Wenjing Huang, Sheng Zhang, Tomohiro Kawahara (2019). Three-Motorized-Stage Cyclic Stretching System for Cell Monitoring Based on Chamber Local Displacement Waveforms . Applied Sciences.

Belal Ahmad, Hironobu Maeda, Tomohiro Kawahara, Fumihito Arai (2017). Microrobotic Platform for Single Motile Microorganism Investigation . Micromachines.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Belal Ahmad, Yingwei Hou, Nilanjan Mandal, Jang Ah Kim, Alex J. Thompson (2025). Towards Background-Free Fiber-Optic SERS Using 2PP-Fabricated Micro-Optics . European Conferences on Biomedical Optics 2025.

Belal Ahmad, Jes&#250;s E. Brito Carca&#241;o, St&#233;phane Cuenat, Patrick Sandoz, Rapha&#235;l Couturier, Guillaume Laurent, Maxime Jacquot (2023). Digital holographic microscopy applied to 3D computer microvision by using deep neural networks . EPJ Web of Conferences.

Ahmad Belal, Tomohiro Kawahara, Yuuki Kawajiri, Motoki Furukawa, Hirofumi Ohtsuka, Idaku Ishii (2019). Dynamic Behavioral Analysis of Stimulus Response of Running Ants by High-Speed Robotic Platform . 2019 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS).

Belal Ahmad, Hironobu Maeda, Tomohiro Kawahara, Fumihito Arai (2018). Fine Positioning of Micro-Tubular-Tools for Investigating the Stimulus Response of Swimming Paramecium . 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob).

Belal Ahmad, Daiki Sato, Reo Takemoto, Hirofumi Ohtsuka, Idaku Ishii, Tomohiro Kawahara (2018). Dynamic Behavior of Running Insect Activated by High-Speed Microdroplets Manipulation . 2018 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS).

Belal Ahmad, Tomohiro Kawahara, Takashi Yasuda, Fumihito Arai (2016). Real-time observation and stimulation of a single motile cell using high-speed microrobotic platform . 2016 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS).

Belal Ahmad, Wenjing Huang, Tomohiro Kawahara (2015). On-line tracking of living cell subjected to cyclic stretch . 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

Belal AHMAD, Wenjing HUANG, Tomohiro KAWAHARA (2015). 2C13 A platform for the observation of cells exposed to cyclic stretch under dynamic conditions . The Proceedings of the Bioengineering Conference Annual Meeting of BED/JSME.

Belal AHMAD, Wenjing HUANG, Tomohiro KAWAHARA (2015). C210 Real-time observation of cells exposed to cyclic stretch based on membrane deformation properties of stretch chamber . The Proceedings of the JSME Conference on Frontiers in Bioengineering.

Belal Ahmad, Tomohiro Kawahara, Takashi Yasuda, Fumihito Arai (2014). On-line tracking and stimulation of swimming microorganism by on-chip microrobot . 2014 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS).

Belal Ahmad, Tomohiro Kawahara, Takashi Yasuda, Fumihito Arai (2014). Microrobotic platform for mechanical stimulation of swimming microorganism on a chip . 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.