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Robotics Researcher & Lecturer. Expert in autonomous robot, sensor fusion, computer vision and data analytics.

Profile Summary

I am a lecturer in robotics, specialising in autonomous inspection, maintenance, and assembly systems for complex infrastructure. My work bridges advanced robotics modelling, sensor fusion, computer vision, and data analysis to deliver intelligent, real‑world automation solutions. With a PhD degree from Cranfield University, previous research at Queen’s University Belfast and current research at Kingston University, I have led projects developing mobile manipulators for railway inspection and repair, integrating multi‑sensor frameworks, and designing vision‑based strategies for precision assembly. My expertise spans YOLOv8‑based object detection, synthetic dataset generation, localisation/navigation frameworks, and basic statistical and exploratory data analysis to support decision‑making and performance evaluation. I have authored multiple peer‑reviewed journal articles and conference papers, including in Computers in Industry and Applied Sciences, and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams across academia and industry. My approach is methodical, impact‑driven, and solution‑oriented, ensuring that research outcomes translate into practical, deployable technologies. On Kolabtree, I offer: >> Research & Technical Consulting in robotics, AI, and automation >> Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion & Data Analysis for inspection and maintenance >> Technical Writing & Editing for academic, industrial, and grant proposals >> Prototype Development & System Optimisation for autonomous platforms I work with clients in academia, automotive, electronics, and infrastructure engineering, delivering results that are both technically robust and commercially relevant.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Mechanical Engineering
• ☆ Mechatronics & Robotics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Computer Vision
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

Lecturer in Robotics

Kingston University

October 2024 - Present

PostdoctoralResearcher

Queens University Belfast

April 2023 - October 2024

Education

PhD (School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing)

Cranfield University

April 2020 - Present

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Beijing Institute of Technology

September 2017 - July 2019

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

February 2010 - January 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Miftahur Rahman, Haochen Liu, Mohammed Masri, Isidro Durazo-Cardenas, Andrew Starr (2023). A railway track reconstruction method using robotic vision on a mobile manipulator: A proposed strategy . Computers in Industry.

Miftahur Rahman, Haochen Liu, Isidro Durazo Cardenas, Andrew Starr, Amanda Hall, Robert Anderson (2023). A Review on the Prospects of Mobile Manipulators for Smart Maintenance of Railway Track . Applied Sciences.

Miftahur Rahman, Haochen Liu, Isidro Durazo Cardenas, Andrew Starr, Amanda Hall, Robert Anderson (2023). A Review on the Prospects of Mobile Manipulators for Smart Maintenance of Railway Track . Applied Sciences.

Miftahur Rahman and Haochen Liu and Masoumeh Rahimi and Cristobal Ruiz Carcel and Leigh Kirkwood and Isidro Durazo-Cardenas and Andrew Starr(2021). Investigating Precision and Accuracy of a Robotic Inspection and Repair System . SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier {BV}

Masoumeh Rahimi and Haochen Liu and Miftahur Rahman and Cristobal Ruiz Carcel and Isidro Durazo-Cardenas and Andrew Starr and Amanda Hall and Robert Anderson(2021). Localisation and Navigation Framework for Autonomous Railway Robotic Inspection and Repair System . SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier {BV}

Rahman Miftahur, Hossain Alamgir, Zaman Rahid, Raihan Masud, Abdullah Fardan, A. Bhuiyan Yeasin(2014). Design and Kick Analysis of a Soccer Playing Robot . Applied Mechanics and Materials. 541-542. p. 1087--1091. Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Miftahur Rahman, Masoumeh Rahimi, Andrew Starr, Isidro Durazo Cardenas, Amanda Hall, Robert Anderson(2022). Challenges for a Railway Inspection and Repair System from Railway Infrastructure . 2022 10th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA). {IEEE}

(2021). Towards an Autonomous RIRS: Design, Structure Investigation and Framework . 2021 7th International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (ICMRE).

(2013). Development of an Integrated Vision system to Control a Soccer Playing Humanoid Robot. 4th Global Engineering, Science and Technology Conference.

PREPRINT

(2021). Development Of A Low Cost System For Lifting Related Injury Analysis.

OTHER

Miftahur Rahman, Xueyuan Li, Xufeng Yin(2019). DL-RANSAC: An Improved RANSAC with Modified Sampling Strategy Based on the Likelihood . 2019 IEEE 4th International Conference on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC). {IEEE}