Afnan Ahmad has started his masters leading to a doctorate program in the fall, 2017. His research focuses on indoor positioning, trajectory predictions, and deep learning.
Projects:
Afnan is part of Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Urban Mobility (ISSUM) funded by the Ontario Research Fund, York University, University of Waterloo, and private sector partners (Esri Canada, Fugro Roadware, Miovision, Mircom, Teledyne Optech, Exascale Solutions, Trans-Plan) and 3D Mobile Mapping Artificial Intelligence (3DMMAI) project, which is supported by the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Collaborative Research Development (CRD) program and Teledyne Optech in Toronto. [Details]
Publications:
Yang, S., Ahmad, A., Park, P. Y., Sohn, G., & Krygsman, J. (2020). Public Transit Service Reliability Assessment using Two-Fluid Model. Transportation Research Record, 2674(4), 89–100.
Yang, S., Ahmad, A., Park P. and Sohn, G., 2019. Public transit service reliability assessment using GPS data. 54th Annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum, May 26-29, 2019, Vancouver, Canada.
Hor, A.-H., Sohn, G., Claudio, P., Jadidi, M. and Ahmed, A., 2018. A semantic graph database for BIM-GIS integrated information model for an intelligent mobility web application. ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci, ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2018 on 3D Spatial Information Science – The Engine of Change, Oct . 1-5, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands, IV-4, 89-96.
Gulo, E., Sohn, G., and Ahmed, A., 2018. Indoor positioning using WLAN fingerprint matching and path assessment with retroactive adjustment on mobile devices. ISPRS Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci, ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2018 on 3D Spatial Information Science – The Engine of Change, Oct . 1-5, 2018, Delft, The Netherlands, XLII-4, 253-260
Education:
Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth and Space Sciences, York University, Canada
Master of Sciences (MS), Earth and Space Sciences, York University, Canada (Promoted to Ph.D. in 2019)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology (Hons.), Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan
2019 – Present
2017 – 2019
2008 – 2012
Experience:
Research:
Graduate Research Assistant, GeoICT/ AUSMLab, York University Canada
Jan, 2019 – Present
Teaching:
Teaching Assistant, York University, Canada
Visiting Lecturer at Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan
Sep, 2017 – Present
Mar, 2015 – Jun, 2015
Professional:
Senior Software Engineer at Focusteck, Pakistan
Software Engineer at TkXel, Pakistan
Dec, 2014 – Jan, 2017
Jul, 2012 – Nov, 2014