Brief Biography and Research Interests
Dr. Imran is a Williams (Associate) Professor of Telecommunication and Networking and Presidential Professor in the school of electrical and computer engineering. He is the founding director of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Networks (AI4Networks) Research Center at the University of Oklahoma (www.ai4networks.com). His research interests include AI and its applications to achieve zero-touch automation wireless networks and transforming sick care into healthcare through advances in cyber-physical systems and AI. His work on these topics has resulted in several patents and over 150 peer-reviewed articles including some of the highly influential papers in the domain of wireless network automation. On these topics he has led numerous multinational projects, given invited talks/keynotes and tutorials at international forums and advised major public and private stakeholders. He holds a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, in 2005, an M.Sc. degree (Hons.) in mobile and satellite communications and a PhD degree from the University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K., in 2007 and 2011, respectively. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, U.K. He is also a member of the Advisory Board to the Special Technical Community on Big Data, the IEEE Computer Society and President of the IEEE Comsoc Tulsa Chapter. More about Dr Imran's research can be found at the AI4Networks Research center website, his personal page given below and the google scholar link given below:
Website of AI4Networks research center led by Dr Imran: www.ai4networks.com
Dr Imran's personal website: www.ali-imran.com
Dr Imran's google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NA-g40QAAAAJ
Scholarship Opportunities:
I am always looking for brilliant students. If you think you have potential to become a glittering star in the cosmos of wireless cellular communications, drop me your resume at ali.imran at ou.edu.
