Our team members

  • Dr Zili Li

    PI; Senior Lecturer
    School of Engineering and Architecture, UCC

  • Dr Andrea Visentin

    Co-PI; Lecturer
    School of Computer Science, UCC

  • James Loney

    Societal Champion
    McCurdy Associates Consulting Engineers Ltd

  • Dr Kai Zhao

    Postdoctoral researcher
    School of Engineering and Architecture, UCC

  • Dr Javed Ahmed

    Research fellow
    School of Engineering and Architecture, UCC

Biography

Javed Ahmad is a scholar hailing from India with an impressive academic background. In 2013, he obtained his B.Tech. degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. He then pursued an M.Tech. degree in Advanced Instrumentation Engineering from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)-Central Scientific Instruments Organization Chandigarh Campus, India, which he completed in 2016. Continuing his pursuit of academic excellence, he recently completed his Ph.D. degree on “Non-Stationary Thermal Wave Imaging for Subsurface Defect Detection in Metals” from the Academy for Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Chandigarh, India in May 2021 with a specialization in the area of Image Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Data Science.

His research focuses on leveraging Machine Learning (ML) and Image Processing techniques to enhance Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems for defect assessment in materials and structures. He is interested in exploring the interdisciplinary applications of ML and data mining to improve the accuracy and efficiency of defect assessment, which is critical for ensuring the safety and reliability of structures. He is driven to develop novel approaches that can be applied to real-world problems and have the potential to open up new avenues for research.