Education

2006
MASc in Engineering Science
School of Engineering Science
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby BC Canada
Supervisor: Dr. William A. Gruver
Thesis: Distributed Intelligent Coordination Strategies using Auctions

2003
BASc in Engineering Science
(specialization: Systems Engineering)
School of Engineering Science
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby BC Canada

Professional Experience

May 2005 - present
Systems Engineer
Intelligent Robotics Corporation
North Vancouver BC Canada

Sept 2003 - Apr 2005
Instructor
Teaching Assistant
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby BC Canada

May 2002 - Aug 2002
Controls Systems Engineer
Nemak of Canada Corporation
Windsor ON Canada

May 2001 - Aug 2001
Control Systems Engineer
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Windsor ON Canada

Aug 2000 - Sept 2001
Web Designer and Administrator
Ramada Hotel and Suites
Campbell River BC Canada

Sept 2000 - Dec 2000
Software Test Engineer
Rockwell Software
Delta BC Canada

Jan 2000 - Apr 2000
Software Support Officer
Human Resources Development Canada
Vancouver BC Canada

Research Interests

• Distributed Intelligent Systems
• Distributed trading
• Contract Net Protocol
• Auction mechanisms
• e-commerce
• Distributed energy systems 
• Distributed networks
• Wireless networks

Professional Skills

• Languages: Java, VB, HTML, XML, C/C++
• Systems: Windows, OS X, Linux, UNIX
• Development Software: Eclipse Development Platform, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL
• Programming Concepts: Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Agent Systems, Distributed Intelligent Systems, TCP/IP, UDP Socket, Wireless, Multi-threading, Real-time
• Management Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project
• Mathematical tools: Maple, Matlab
• System Design/Architecture with UML
• System Integration
• Project and Team Management
• Oral, Visual and Written Communication

Professional Memberships

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

EIT (Engineer-in-Training), APEGBC (Association of Professional Engineers and Geophysicists of BC)

Selected Professional Service

Treasurer, Vancouver Chapter, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, 2006 - present.

Technical Committee on Distributed Intelligent Systems, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, 2006 - present.

Publications

C. Ng, Z. Alibhai, D. Sabaz, O. Uncu, and W. A. Gruver, Framework for Developing Distributed Systems in a Peer-to-Peer Environment, Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, and C. Ng, GRIDBSCAN: GRId Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise, Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

S. Ovcharenko, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Implementation of a wireless distributed intelligent system,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, and W. A. Gruver, “Multi-agent framework for distributed trading,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

Z. Alibhai, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and D. Sabaz, "Distributed coordination of micro-grids using bilateral contracts," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Z. Alibhai, R. Lum, A. Huster, W.A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources," Proc. of the NAFIPS 2004 Conference , North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Banff, AB, Canada, June 2004.