Dr Beenish Ayaz

About

I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng), board member of IMechE MICG (Mechatronics, Informatics and Control Group), Senior member IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I did PhD, MSc and BEng (Hons) degrees in Electronics Engineering. I am working as a Lecturer Mechatronics Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment since September 2020. Before this, I worked as a Lecturer Electronics Engineering at Royal Holloway University of London.

In my PhD research work at University of Aberdeen, I developed a 3D node deployment technique for underwater wireless sensor network, ensuring reliable communication and full coverage of the monitored region in underwater. I also developed a dynamically reconfigurable (self-sustainable) routing protocol for underwater wireless sensor network. I won the best presentation award for my research work in an international conference (ICST 2014). My research interests are Robotic Wireless Sensor Networks (RWSN), electronic biomaterials and sustainable engineering. I also have work experience at Siemens and I am a visiting lecturer at Royal Holloway University of London.

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer Mechatronics Engineering

Qualifications

  • PhD in Engineering (Electronics Engineering - Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks)
  • MSc Information and Communications Engineering
  • BEng (Hons) Electronics Engineering
  • FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
  • PG Certificate in Academic Practice in Teaching and Learning

Teaching and learning

Research

Research Grants

  • Participatory Research Funding (PI) 
  • PG Research Internship Funding (PI) 
  • WISH Funding x2 (PI & Co-I) 
  • Kickstarter Grant (Co-I)

Awards

Best Presentation Award - 8th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2014. Liverpool, UK.

Top Award for Rising Star in Engineering - University of Aberdeen (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/6844/)

Areas of specialism

  • Wireless sensor networks
  • Electronic materials
  • Sustainable engineering

Publications

Number of items: 3.

Article

Ayaz, Beenish, Allen, Alastair and Wiercigroch, Marian (2014) Dynamically reconfigurable routing protocol design for underwater wireless sensor network. International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, 7, pp. 1-5. ISSN (online) 1178-5608

Conference or Workshop Item

Ayaz, Beenish, Allen, Alastair and Wiercigroch, Marian (2017) Improving routing performance of underwater wireless sensor networks. In: OCEANS 2017 MTS/IEEE; 19-22 Jun 2017, Aberdeen, U.K..

Thesis

Ayaz, Beenish (2016) Improving routing performance of underwater wireless sensor networks. (PhD thesis), University of Aberdeen, .

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Professional and scholarly affiliations

  • Board Member IMechE MICG (Mechatronics, Informatics and Control Group)
  • SMIEEE (Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  • CEng, MIET (Chartered Engineer, member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology)