Faisal Abbas

Faisal Abbas is a Research Fellow at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde. His work focuses on Robotics, Automation, Control, and Instrumentation, with current research on automated microscale medicine manufacturing systems under the Made Smarter Innovation project. He holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Kent (2022), where he specialized in data-driven modeling of mass flow in pneumatic systems. Abbas has prior experience as an Associate Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES).

Education:

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (2014) - NUCES
• Master's in Electrical Engineering (2017) - NUCES
• PhD in Electronic Engineering (2022) - University of Kent

Research Interests: Robotics and automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing, control systems, data-driven modeling, and sustainable drug production aligned with UN SDGs. His expertise bridges engineering and biomedical sciences, addressing challenges in dosage form validation and particle dynamics.

Notable Projects:

• Leading the development of an automated microscale medicine manufacturing system (DM² project)
• Co-investigator on the Industrial CASE Account project (EPSRC-funded)

Awards: Recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Award (2018) from the University of Kent for academic excellence.

Collaborations: Involved in multidisciplinary teams including the Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallization. Presented research at conferences like the 2022 Invited Talk on Sensor Enabled Automation.