Postdoctoral Members

Ahmad Bala Alhassan

Postdoctoral Scholar

AHMAD BALA ALHASSAN received a B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, in 2011, an M.Eng. degree in mechatronics and automatic control from the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2016, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, in 2022. He is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.

His current research interests include modeling, simulation, and control of mechatronic systems. He has authored or co-authored many research articles and international conference papers on dynamic analysis and control of crane systems, rehabilitation robots, elderly-assistant robots, power transmission line inspection robots, and wind energy conversion systems. He was a keynote speaker at the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Science and Technology (ICIST 2023) in Lanzhou, China. He has also served as a reviewer for many refereed journals, including IEEE Access, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, and Robotics and Autonomous Systems. He has been a Member of IEEE, including IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE Control Systems Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.

Azamat Mukhatov

Postdoctoral Researcher

Azamat Mukhatov obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2017 and 2019, respectively. He then earned his PhD in Robotics Engineering in 2024.

During his Master's studies, he worked as a Research Assistant at the National Laboratory Astana, Nur-Sultan, on a project titled "Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles." His PhD thesis focused on "Effects of Scanning Trajectory and Parameters on Image Qualities of Magnetic Particle Imaging."

Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Power Conversion and Motion Control Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Ton Duc Do, where he is working on developing a Magnetic Particle Imaging system. His research interests include renewable energy conversion systems, power electronics, wireless charging, biomedical engineering, and medical imaging techniques.