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Adeel Ahsan

Name: Adeel Ahsan
Address: St. John's, NL, CA
Telephone: +1-709-219-7411
Price range: $$
Rating: 5.0

Aerospace and Electrical Engineer

Certified Drone Pilot

SFOC Licensed

Hi, I’m Adeel, an aerospace and electrical engineer currently pursuing an MEng in Electrical Engineering at the Intelligent Systems Lab, Memorial University of Newfoundland. My research focuses on optimal nonlinear, model-based, disturbance-aware predictive control and trajectory generation for aerospace systems navigating complex, cluttered environments. Lately, I have been learning and actively working on machine learning projects, particularly computer vision and exploring possibilities with LLMs. When I’m not in the lab or at my workspace, you’ll find me exploring St. John’s on foot, flying my FPV drone, cooking, working out at the gym, playing soccer or tennis, or enjoying a scenic hike.

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”
— Richard Feynman

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Professional Experience

Memorial University

Sep 2023 - Present St. John's, Canada

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

▸Nonlinear model predictive control design of a quadrotor
▸Extended state extended Kalman filter based NMPC control of quadrotor
▸Optimal waypoint navigation for a drone with dynamics and obstacle constraints
▸Convex safe corridor generation in cluttered obstacle environments (no-fly zones)
▸Convex trajectory optimization algorithm for fixed-wing UAVs and drones
▸Hardware-in-the-loop simulation setup for DJI M300 using ROS & OSDK
▸Learning quadrotor dynamics using feed‐forward neural networks with ReLU
▸Physics‐informed NN for quadrotor dynamics by embedding rigid‐body ODEs in training loss

Mitacs BSI Internship (Lab2Market Validate)

Sep 2024 – Nov 2024 Nova Scotia, Canada (Remote)

Market Validation & Customer Discovery Lead

▸Validated UAV-based sea-ice monitoring solutions through rigorous market research and customer discovery
▸Conducted 60+ stakeholder interviews with ship captains, coast guards, and satellite providers
▸Identified critical market gaps: 12-24h data latency, ≥1km spatial resolution, and inaccurate ice classification
▸Established fixed-wing long-endurance UAS as optimal platform for sub-meter real-time ice classification

Turkish Aerospace

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023 Islamabad, Pakistan

Control Design Engineer

▸Programmatic trimming and linearization of nonlinear models
▸Development of longitudinal and lateral flight control design for a fighter jet aircraft
▸Autonomous landing system design and safe-landing region prediction
▸Software and hardware in loop testing

Advanced Rocket Technologies

Jan 2023 - Sep 2023 London, UK (Remote)

GNC Engineer (Part Time)

▸Development of nonlinear 6 DOF flight simulator and control design for a sounding rocket

National Engineering & Scientific Commission

Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Manager

▸Development of 6 DOF nonlinear flight simulators for different aerospace systems
▸Design and development of flight control system for aerial vehicles
▸Software in loop testing of controllers in embedded C++ code
▸System identification of actuators and dynamical models of aerospace systems
▸Technical report writing and documentation of these projects, and testing procedures

AZoNetwork

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 Remote

Technical Writer

▸Writing technical articles on robotics, AI, sensors, and nanotechnology
▸Conducting observational studies to improve understanding and content
▸Creating customized marketing-aligned content based on client needs

National Engineering & Scientific Commission

July 2020 - Aug 2020 Islamabad, Pakistan

Intern

▸Mathematical modeling and development of 6 DOF simulation for a quadrotor
▸Implemented various control strategies including loop shaping, PID, LQI, and H-infinity on a quadrotor
▸Implementation and flight testing for different control strategies on APM 2.8 autopilot
▸Calibration, pre and post flight testing of APM 2.8 based quadrotor

Teaching Experience

Mechatronics II & Instrumentation

Spring 2025 • TA

Conducted labs and tutorials, covering Quanser Cube-Servo experiments, system identification, control-system design, and amplifier circuits.

Memorial University

Mechatronics I & Control Systems I

Winter 2025 • TA

Conducted tutorials on control-system theory, RLC circuit analysis, and amplifier design, and led laboratory sessions on amplifier experiments.

Memorial University

Computer-Aided Engineering

Fall 2024 • TA

Conducted labs on mechanical system simulation and modeling, CAM processes, and fundamental image processing and segmentation techniques.

Memorial University

Control Systems II & Instrumentation

Summer 2024 • TA

Conducted tutorials on linear algebra and control-system fundamentals, and led labs on amplifier circuits and RPM measurement using a DAQ instrument in LabVIEW.

Memorial University

Mechatronics I

Winter 2024 • TA

Conducted labs covering lab instruments, and amplifiers.

Memorial University

Online Tutoring

2020 - Present • Independent

Providing personalized online tutoring in Mathematics, Physics, MATLAB, and Drone Modeling & Control to students worldwide, helping them master complex concepts and practical applications.

Online Platform

Education

Memorial University of Newfoundland

2023 - Present

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Thesis: Model Based Optimal Trajectory Generation and Disturbance Aware Predictive Control Design of a Quadrotor

Current

Institute of Space Technology, Pakistan

2017 - 2021

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

GPA: 3.75/4.0

Thesis: Robust Control of a Quadrotor: An ADRC Approach

Graduated

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies

October 2024

This award is made in recognition of continued academic excellence throughout the program.

Ocean Idea Challenge Award

November 2024

For winning a Ocean Idea Challenge in solving ocean-related problems.

Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal

August 2021

Awarded for the best final year project for class of 2021.

Government Fellowship Award

August 2018

Awarded a fully funded Government fellowship for Bachelor's degree at IST.

Chief Minister's Laptop Award

September 2017

Awarded for excellent performance in Matriculation examinations.

Technical Skills

Programming & Tools

MATLAB/Simulink Python C/C++ ROS DJI OSDK Pixhawk/PX4

Control Systems

Nonlinear MPC ADRC PID/LQR/LQI Robust Control NDI/INDI MRAC System Identification

Aerospace Engineering

Flight Dynamics 6-DOF Simulations Trajectory Optimization Path Planning Convex Optimization Trimming & Linearization

Machine Learning

Deep Learning Computer Vision Classification Physics-Informed ML

Optimization

Gradient Descent Newton & Quasi-Newton Simplex & Interior-Point Lagrange Multipliers & KKT Quadratic Programming Convex Optimization

Featured Projects

A selection of my recent work in control systems, trajectory optimization, and aerospace engineering.

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Computer Vision for Wind Turbine Inspection

Jul 2025 - Present

YOLOv8-based AI system for automated wind turbine defect detection with 82.3% mAP@0.5 and 98% detection rate.

YOLOv8 Computer Vision AI Detection

AI-Powered Market Discovery Tool

Jun 2025 - Present

Automated Reddit problem scraper using LLMs for market research and idea validation with privacy-focused analysis.

LLM NLP Market Research

Learning Quadrotor Dynamics with Neural Networks

Mar 2025 - Jun 2025

Developed a dual neural network architecture to learn translational and rotational dynamics, featuring two feedforward networks with ReLU activation implemented in MATLAB.

Neural Networks MATLAB Control Systems

HITL for DJI M300

Oct 2024 - Present

Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation setup using ROS for DJI Matrice 300 drone with OSDK integration.

ROS DJI OSDK MATLAB

Trajectory Optimization

Jul 2024 - Present

Framework using differential flatness and Bézier curves for real-time trajectory planning in obstacle-dense environments.

Python Convex Optimization Bézier Curves

Disturbance-aware NMPC

Jul 2024 - Present

Nonlinear MPC integrated with extended state observers to estimate and compensate for external disturbances.

MATLAB NMPC

Orthomosaic Mapping

May 2024 - Aug 2024

High-quality orthomosaic maps from satellite imagery using ORB algorithm and image stitching.

Python OpenCV Image Processing

Interceptor Missile Simulation

Jun 2023 - Sep 2023

6 DOF nonlinear simulation with proportional navigation guidance.

MATLAB Flight Dynamics Guidance

Tilt Rotor UAV Simulation

Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

Detailed 6 DOF simulation model with actuator and sensor models for realistic flight conditions.

Simulink UAV System ID

INDI Quadrotor Control

Aug 2023 - Sep 2023

Implemented Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion (INDI) algorithm for quadrotor attitude and altitude control.

INDI Control Attitude Control MATLAB/Simulink

Fixed Wing UAV Simulation

Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

High-fidelity nonlinear 6 DOF simulation with stability augmentation systems and autopilot.

MATLAB Flight Dynamics Autopilot

Quadrotor ADRC Control

Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

Nonlinear active disturbance rejection control strategy with comparison to traditional methods.

MATLAB ADRC Robust Control

Supersonic Fighter Jet Design

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

Comprehensive sizing and design of a supersonic fighter jet as per Raymer's book using RDS.

Ansys Fluent CFD Aircraft Design

High Aspect Ratio Wing Analysis

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

CFD analysis and one-way fluid-structure interaction analysis of a high aspect ratio wing.

Ansys CFD FSI

F104 Aircraft Autopilot

Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

Longitudinal and lateral autopilot systems design with control laws for various flight modes.

MATLAB Autopilot Flight Control

MiG 29 Performance Analysis

Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

Detailed performance analysis as per Anderson's book.

MATLAB Aircraft Performance Flight Dynamics

Publications

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of a Quadrotor: A Comparative Study

M. A. Ahsan, H. Zeeshan Iqbal Khan, J. Rajput and J. Riaz

2022 19th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2022, pp. 444-450.

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Apps & Tools

Online PID Tuner

Interactive PID controller analysis and tuning tool

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High-resolution mathematical art and fractal wallpapers

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