Role
Professor Bilal Ahmad is Academic Lead for the Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC). His work centres on bridging the gap between research and real-world industrial deployment, enabling industry to adopt advanced automation and digital technologies effectively.
Career overview
Bilal has over 20 years experience in applied industrial research in the manufacturing sector. He has led numerous high- profile national and international research and innovation projects, collaborating closely with industry partners such as Jaguar Land Rover, Lear Corporation, Airbus, Safran, Apollo Tyres, SKF, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Thyssenkrupp. His work have been instrumental in shaping and advancing the landscape of automation and digital manufacturing within partner industries. Bilal is a Senior Member of the lEEE, serving as Vice-Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Industrial Agents and contributing to several other technical committees and standardisation working groups that shape the future of industrial automation. Prior to joining NTU, he was leading research and innovation in advanced automation and robotics at WMG, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, at the University of Warwick.
Research areas
Bilal has over 20 years experience in applied industrial research in the manufacturing sector. He has led numerous high- profile national and international research and innovation projects, collaborating closely with industry partners such as Jaguar Land Rover, Lear Corporation, Airbus, Safran, Apollo Tyres, SKF, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Thyssenkrupp.