Dr Zohaib Farhat

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

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z.a.farhat@sheffield.ac.uk
Samlesbury Enterprise Zone

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Dr Zohaib Farhat
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Samlesbury Enterprise Zone
Roy Chadwick Way, Mellor Brook
Blackburn
BB2 7HP
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Farhat specialises in interconnected supply chain and next-gen manufacturing facilities, with a focus on Industry 4.0 technologies, including 5G for manufacturing, IoT, Knowledge Management Systems, Blockchains for manufacturing and Real-Time control of machines. His primary research involves the development and integration of these cutting-edge technologies into enterprise systems such as ERP, PLM and MES. Farhat has collaborated with Aerospace and Defence companies, including BAE Systems Air, MBDA, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, on commercial research projects.

Farhat holds a PhD in Visible Light Communication Systems and Physical Layer from the University of Huddersfield, along with an MSc in Embedded Systems. His extensive background encompasses prior experience as an Embedded Engineer in a medical device company, where his role centred on Research and Development.

Research interests

• Industry 4.0 technologies
• Interconnected Supply Chain Network
• Manufacturing informatics
• Knowledge capture
• Enterprise systems including ERP, PLM, MES
• Advanced connectivity for next-gen manufacturing facilities including 5G, Li-Fi
• Electronics and Embedded Systems

Publications

Journal articles

  • Qurashi AW, Farhat ZA, Holmes V & Johnson AP (2023) . IEEE Access, 11, 44413-44424. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Farhat ZA, Ahfayd MH, Mather PJ & Sibley MJN (2019) . 2019 Wireless Days (WD), 24 April 2019 - 26 April 2019. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahfayd MH, Farhat ZA, Sibley MJN, Mather PJ & Lazaridis PI (2018) . 2018 25th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), 26 June 2018 - 28 June 2018. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahfayd MH, Farhat ZA, Sibley MJN, Mather PJ & Lazaridis PI (2017) . 2017 25th Telecommunication Forum (TELFOR), 21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Taha KG, Sibley MJN, Mather PJ, Al-Nedawe BM & Farhat ZA (2017) . 2017 25th Telecommunication Forum (TELFOR), 21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Farhat ZA, Ahfayd MH, Mather PJ & Sibley MJN (2017) . 2017 IEEE 15th Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD), 13 December 2017 - 14 December 2017. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Taha KG, Sibley MJN, Mather PJ, Al-Nedawe BM & Farhat ZA (2017) Analytical Expressions for Tuned Feedback Front End Baseband Optical Receiver. 2017 25TH TELECOMMUNICATION FORUM (TELFOR) (pp 892-895) RIS download Bibtex download