Dr Muhammad Ateeq joined the School of Internet of Things (IoT) as an Associate Professor. He is also a Director of Education, Research and Development (ERDI) for the School. Before joining XJTLU, he worked as a Project Engineer at the University of Warwick, UK in the area of perception sensors for autonomous vehicles.In his previous role, he worked as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), UK. He was responsible for delivering modules from L4-L7 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Built Environment areas covering Engineering, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Finance, as well as, supervising BSc, MSc and PhD students. While in this role, he also worked for 7+ years as a Team Leader (part-time) at the Library Services of LJMU.He worked for over 4 years as a Research Teaching Assistant on a highly competitive EU funded research project, the aim of which was to help businesses to innovate within the application of low carbon technologies. Since 2014, he worked with a large cluster of industrial partners to research and deliver innovative Engineering and Technology solutions around Industry 4.0 technologies, Industrial Microwave technologies, Sensor technologies and other Electronic and Electrical Engineering related areas.His research interests cover a range of Engineering and Technology areas such as Industry 4.0 (Industrial Internet of Things, monitoring and control, AR/VR and digital twins), industrial Microwave technologies for sensing (including antenna design) and material processing for renewable energy, sensor technologies, wireless communication technologies, modelling and simulations, renewable energy technologies, GIS and CAFM Systems, rheological and viscosity studies of materials, energy assessment and carbon footprint, pavement mix designs and their mechanical testing.

Industry 4.0 technologies (Industrial Internet of Things, monitoring and control, AR/VR, digital twins, cloud platforms)

Sensor technologies

Industrial Microwave technologies (sensing material processing)

Wearable technologies

Wireless communication technologies

Perception Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles and V2X Communications

Renewable energy technologies

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) Systems

Rheological and viscosity studies of materials

Pavement mix designs and their mechanical testing

Director of Education, Research and Development (ERDI), School of Internet of Things, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, 24 July 2023 to Present

Associate Professor in Internet of Things, School of Internet of Things, Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, 11 Nov 2022 to Present

Project Engineer in Perception Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles (Research Teaching), WMG, The University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 03 May 2022 - 28 October 2022

Academic University/College Tutor in STEM (Self Employed), United Kingdom, 16 February 2022 - 02 May 2022

Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, 01 June 2017 - 15 February 2022

Research Teaching Assistant in Low Carbon Technologies, RD and scientific advisor to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), School of Civil Engineering Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, 01 January 2014 to 31 May 2017

Research Assistant in Microwave Plasma Technologies and Sensor Development, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, 22 July 2013 to 31 December 2013

KTP Associate in Material Characterisation in Highways, The University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 20 August 2012 to 21 July 2013

IoT203TC - Sensor Technology (Module Leader)

DTS304TC - Machine Learning, L6 (Co-teacher)

DTS106TC - Introduction to Databases, L4 (Co-teacher)

MSc Projects - L7 (Supervision)

Group Design Project - L7 (Module Leader)

Sensor Networks and Data Analytics - L7 (Module Leader)

Sensors and Data Analytics - L7 (Module Leader)

Managing Intelligent Buildings - L7 (Module Leader)

Professional and Leadership Skills - L7 (Module Team Member)

Sensors and Control Systems - L7 (Module Team Member)

Engineering Project - L6 FYP (Supervision)

Financial Accounting - L6 (Module Leader)

Embedded Systems - L6 (Module Leader)

Automation and IoT - L6 (Module Leader)

Industrial Management - L6 (Module Team Member)

Management of Finance and Investment Appraisal - L6 (Module Leader)

Building Services Integrated Design Project - L6 (Module Leader)

Sensor Technology - L5 (Module Leader)

Mobile Devices and Wireless Technology - L5 (Module Leader)

Business Organisation Awareness - L5 (Module Team Member)

Smart Environment - L4 (Module Leader)

Session Chair, 7th International Conference on Electrical, Control, and Computer Engineering (InECCE 2023), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023