Ahmad received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan in 2008 and 2011, respectively. At Georgia Tech, he has received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (majors in Optics and Microsystems) and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (majors in MEMS and Nanotechnology) in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is a recipient of the prestigious US Fulbright scholarship and was also awarded HRDI-UESTPs/UETs scholarship award from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. He also holds certification of MEMS from Georgia Tech.
Ahmad is currently a Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is working on silicon-based optical micro-resonator platforms for on-chip cancer detection. His work involves development of multi-functional and high throughput MEMS based optical and electrical platforms for biosensing.
He also has interests and worked in the domain of Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Power Electronics and Wireless Power Transfer. Besides his research, he has served as a senator in Georgia Tech’s Student Government Association (SGA) and vice-president of Pakistan Student Association (PSA) in 2014. Usman is an amateur photographer and a cooking enthusiast. His photography can be seen at Flickr.
Office: 267 Bunger Henry
E-Mail: ahmadusman@gatech.edu