Dr. Adnan Al-Anbuky

Dr. Adnan Al-Anbuky http://sense.aut.ac.nz/adnan.cfm received his Ph.D. degree from UMIST, Manchester, U.K., in 1975. During 1975 to 1995 he has assumed a number of academic positions including being dean of the faculty of engineering within Yarmouk University of Jordan. Professor Al-Anbuky joined Switchec/ NZ on 1996 and started establishing an industrial research unit driving toward increasing the level of automation within the telecommunication power systems service industry. This has led to numerous patents and publications on top of various concepts for products. Late 2005 he joined AUT as a professor and head of electrical and electronics engineering department. The establishment of the Sensor Network and Smart Environment (SeNSe) research centre http://sense.aut.ac.nz/  in mid-2006 has led to a number of projects that benefited both the local and international communities. Adnan is a member of advisory group of AUT Technology Park and member of the editorial board of the Journal Sensors and actuator networks. He has more than 10 granted patents and numerous publications. He has also chaired good number of specialized conferences and workshops.