Muhammad Umer Hameed Shah
  • Muhammad Umer Hameed Shah

  • Assistant Professor, Acting Head of Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Ext: 5427

Umer Hameed Shah received the BE and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2005 and 2012, respectively, and the PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University (PNU), South Korea, in 2018. He has held academic positions at several renowned institutions including the Lecturer position at NUST and postdoctoral positions at PNU, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Currently, he is serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, UAE. He has been working in the broad research are of Dynamics and Control of Underactuated Systems that include hybrid ODE-PDE systems; cranes; vehicle suspension systems; underwater vehicle-manipulator systems; marine risers; compliant manipulators; and tactile sensors.

Education
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, South Korea, 2018.
  • MS Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, 2012.
  • BE Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, 2005.
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajman University, UAE (Aug. 2021 ~ date).
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University, UAE (Aug. 2019 ~ June 2021).
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar (Nov. 2018~July 2019)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, South Korea (March 2018 ~ Oct. 2018).
  • Lecturer, Mechatronics Engineering Department, National University of Sciences and Technology (March 2012 ~ February 2013)
Teaching Area
  • Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Machine Design
  • Design of Machine Elements
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Turbomachines
Research
  • System Dynamics & Control
  • Underwater Robotics
  • Compliant Manipulators
  • Tactile Sensing
  • Vehicle Dynamics
  • Stability and control of hybrid ODE-PDE systems
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Shah, Umer Hameed, et al. "Effect of Manipulator’s Joints Flexibility on the Positioning Precision of the End-Effector of the UVMS." Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. Vol. 59148. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.
  • Shah, Umer Hameed, and Keum-Shik Hong. "Active vortex-induced vibration control of a flexible rod transported in water." 2017 11th Asian Control Conference (ASCC). IEEE, 2017.
  • Shah, Umer Hameed, and Keum-Shik Hong. "Residual vibration control of a nuclear refueling machine." 2017 56th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE). IEEE, 2017.
  • Shah, Umer Hameed, et al. "Command-shaping control of quayside cranes with eight-pole reeving mechanism." 2016 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation. IEEE, 2016.
  • Kim, Gyoung-Hahn, et al. "Dynamics and control of an overhead shuttle transport system." 2015 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM). IEEE, 2015.
  • Toubar, H., Shah, U.H. and Hussain, I., 2022, May. A Compliant-Rigid Underwater Manipulator for Enhanced Safety and Precision Performance. In 2022 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC) (pp. 1505-1510). IEEE.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • IEEE Member