Furqan Ahmed
Early-stage Researcher / PhD Student
6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 46 66 44 5497
Fax: +352 46 66 44 35497
Summary
Doctoral student in the field of GNSS Meteorology (expected completion: May 2015). Previous academic background consists of space science and telecommunication engineering. Seeking a research and development role in the GNSS industry.
Work experience
Early-stage Researcher / PhD Student
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2011 - present
- Assessment of the potential of GNSS Meteorology for Luxembourg and the Greater Region
- Development and implementation of various GNSS data processing systems to estimate the zenith tropospheric delay in real-time, near real-time and post-processing modes
- Provision and maintenance of UL01 test solution to the E-GVAP
- Impact assessment of GNSS-derived ZTD assimilation into the AROME NWP model of MeteoFrance
- Comparison of the Precise Point Positioning and Double Difference processing strategies for the estimation of the zenith tropospheic delay
- A long-term reanalysis of GNSS data for climate variability analysis
Engineer (GPS / Communication)
National Superior Research Council, Spain
2010 - 2011
Worked for the Arctic Ocean Tides and Ocean Circulation using Satellite Methods (SATICE) project which is funded by the European Science Foundation. As an engineer, developed, tested and documented a software for real-time transport, handling and archiving of GPS data.
Intern
Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone GSM), Pakistan
2007
Worked as an intern in the Network & Switching Subsystem (NSS) of a leading GSM service provider of Pakistan and assisted the executive engineers in routine operations.
Languages
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English (Full Professional Proficiency)
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Urdu (Native or Bilingual Proficiency)
Skills
Programming / Scripting:
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C++, C, C shell
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Python
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Perl
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MATLAB
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HTML
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XML
Others:
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LaTeX
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MySQL
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Linux
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Microsoft Windows
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Mac OS
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Microsoft Office
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Photoshop
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Flash
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Report Writing
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Proposal Writing
2010 - present
2010 - present
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Doctor of Philosophy (2011 - present)
Engineering Sciences
Dissertation Title: The Potential of Precipitable Water Vapour Measurements using Global Navigation Satellite Systems in Luxembourg
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Master of Science (2008 - 2010)
Engineering Physics (Radio and Space Science)
Dissertation Title: Evaluation of GNSS as a Tool for Monitoring Tropospheric Water Vapour
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science (2004 - 2008)
Telecommunication Engineering
Dissertation Title: Analysis and Design of a Synthetic Aperture Radar System
Education