Dr Azhar Iqbal

Dr Azhar Iqbal
 Position ARC Senior Postdoctoral Fellow
 Org Unit Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 Email azhar.iqbal@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone 831 31818
 Location Floor/Room 3.44 ,  Ingkarni Wardli ,   North Terrace
  • Biography/ Background

    Please refer to:

    https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/azhar.iqbal#career

  • Awards & Achievements

    • Evaluation of Decision Techniques for Context Aware Collaborative Active Protection Systems, A/Prof C. Szabo, I. Honhaga, Dr A Iqbal, DST Group AU$282,508 (2024-2025)
    • Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences (ECMS) Interdisciplinary Research Grant Scheme 2016, in partnership with the Faculty of Professions (jointly with Prof Derek Abbott & Dr Virginie Masson) at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, AU$30,000 (2016-2017)
    • Discovery Research Grant DP0771453 and Fellowship (Principal Investigator) from ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council (ARC) at ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, AU$247,092 (2007-2011)
    • Research Grant P06330 and Fellowship (Principal Investigator) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Kochi ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Technology, Japanese Yen 4,958,500 (2006-2007)
    • Fully funded PhD Research Scholarship from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Hull, UK, for overseas research students (2002-2005)
    • Fully funded Merit Scholarship from the Government of Pakistan for studying overseas at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Sheffield, UK (1992-1995)
  • Teaching Interests

    My teaching profile is here:

    https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/azhar.iqbal#teaching

     

  • Research Interests

    I am interested in mathematical modelling and interdisciplinary research. A significant part of my research is in  that is described in my . 

  • Publications

    My research publications are below. Please also refer to this .

    Book Chapter

    [] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Evolutionary stability in quantum games, Chapter 13 in  (), edited by , and , foreword by , ISBN 978-1-84816-267-9. Imperial College Press (2008).

    Journal articles

    [] A. Iqbal, I. Honhaga, E. Teffera, A. Perry, R. Baker, G. Pearce, and C. Szabo, Vulnerability and Defence: A Case for Stackelberg Game Dynamics, Games, Vol. 15, Issue 5, Art. No. 32 (2024). DOI: 10.3390/g15050032.

    [] A. Iqbal, J. M. Chappell, C. Szabo and D. Abbott, Resolving game theoretical dilemmas with quantum states, Quantum Information Processing, Vol. 23, Art. No. 5 (2024).

    ] J. M. Chappell, J. G. Hartnett, N. Iannella, A. Iqbal, D. L. Berkahn and D. Abbott, A new derivation of Minkowski metric, Joural of Physics Communications, Vol. 7(6), Art. No. 065001 (2023).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Two-player quantum games: When player strategies are via directional choices, Quantum Information Processing, Vol. 21, Art. No. 212 (2022).

    [] M. A. K. AlSayegh, A. Iqbal, The impact of the precautionary measures taken in the kingdom of Bahrain to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 28(1), pp 195-203 (2021).

    [] A. Iqbal, L. J. Gunn, M. Guo, M. A. Babar and D. Abbott, Game theoretical modelling of network/cybersecurity, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp 154167-154179 (2019).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, A game theoretical perspective on the quantum probabilities associated with a GHZ state, Quantum Information Processing, Vol. 17, Art. No. 313 (2018).

    [] A. Iqbal, J. M. Chappell, and D. Abbott, The equivalence of Bell's inequality and the Nash inequality in a quantum game-theoretic setting, Physics Letters A, Vol. 382, Issue 40, pp 2908-2913 (2018).

    [] A. Iqbal, V. Masson, and D. Abbott, Kidnapping model: an extension of Selten's game, Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 4, Art. No. 171484 (2017).

    [] J. M. Chappell, J. G. Hartnett, N. Iannella, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Time as a geometric property of space, Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 4, Art. No. 44 (2016).

    [] S. Zhou, D. G. Valchev, A. Dinovitser, J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, B. W.-H. Ng, T. W. Kee, and D. Abbott, Terahertz signal classification based on geometric algebra, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp 793-802 (2016).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, J. G. Hartnett, and D. Abbott, The vector algebra war: a historical perspective, IEEE Access, Vol. 4, pp 1997-2004 (2016). . Also at YouTube .

    [] A. Iqbal, J. M. Chappell, and D. Abbott, On the equivalence between non-factorizable mixed-strategy classical games and quantum games, Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 3, Art. No. 150477 (2016).

    [] A. Iqbal, J. M. Chappell, and D. Abbott, Social optimality in quantum Bayesian games, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Vol. 436, pp 798-805 (2015).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, L. J. Gunn, and D. Abbott, Functions of multivector variables, PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, No. 3, Art. No. e0116943 (2015).

    [] A. Iqbal, J. M. Chappell, Q. Li, Charles E. M. Pearce, and D. Abbott, A probabilistic approach to quantum Bayesian games of incomplete information, Quantum Information Processing, Vol. 13, pp 2783-2800 (2014).

    [] J. M. Chappell, S. P. Drake, C. L. Seidel, L. J. Gunn, A. Iqbal, A. Allison, and D. Abbott, Geometric algebra for electrical and electronic engineers, Proceedings of IEEE, Vol. 102, Issue 9, pp 1340-1363 (2014).

    [] Q. Li, M. Chen, M. Perc, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Effects of adaptive degrees of trust on coevolution of quantum strategies on scale-free networks, Scientific Reports, Vol. 3, Art. No. 2949 (2013).

    [] Q. Li, A. Iqbal, M. Perc, M. Chen, and D. Abbott, Coevolution of quantum and classical strategies on evolving random networks, PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 7, Art. No. e68423 (2013).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, M. A. Lohe, L. von Smekal, and D. Abbott, An improved formalism for quantum computation based on geometric algebra---case study: Grover's search algorithm, Quantum Information Processing, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp 1719-1735 (2013).

    [] J. M. Chappell, M. J. Chappell, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, The gravity field of a cube, Physics International, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 50-57 (2012).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, N. Iannella, and D. Abbott, Revisiting special relativity: A natural algebraic alternative to Minkowski spacetime, PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 12, Art. No. e51756 (2012).

    [] Q. Li, A. Iqbal, M. Chen, and D. Abbott, Evolution of quantum strategies on a small-world network, European Physical Journal B, Vol. 85, Art. No. 376 (2012).

    [] Q. Li, A. Iqbal, M. Chen, and D. Abbott, Evolution of quantum and classical strategies on networks by group interactions, New Journal of Physics, Vol. 14, Art. No. 103034 (2012).  

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, N-player quantum games in an EPR setting, PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 5, Art. No. e36404 (2012).

    [] K. Eshraghian, O. Kavehei, K. -R. Cho, J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, S. F. Al-Sarawi, and D. Abbott, Memristive device fundamentals and modelling: Applications to circuits and systems simulation, invited paper, Proceedings of IEEE, Vol. 100, No. 6, pp 1991-2007 (2012).

    [] Q. Li, A. Iqbal, D. Abbott, and M. Chen, Quantum strategies win in a defector-dominated population, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Vol. 391, No. 11, pp 3316-3322 (2012).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Analysis of two-player quantum games in an EPR setting using Clifford's geometric algebra, PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 1, Art. No. e29015 (2012).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Analyzing three-player quantum games in an EPR type setup, PLOS ONE, Vol. 6, No. 7, Art. No. e21623 (2011).

    [] J. M. Chappell, M. A. Lohe, L. von Smekal, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, A precise error bound for quantum phase estimation, PLOS ONE, Vol. 6, No. 5, Art. No. e19663 (2011).

    [] O. Kavehei, A. Iqbal, Y. S. Kim, K. Eshraghian, S. F. Al-Sarawi, and D. Abbott, The fourth element: characteristics, modelling, and electromagnetic theory of the memristor, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Vol. 466, No. 2120, pp 2175-2202 (2010).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Constructing quantum games from a system of Bell's inequalities, Physics Letters A, Vol. 374, No. 31-32, pp 3155-3163 (2010).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Constructing quantum games from symmetric non-factorizable joint probabilities, Physics Letters A, Vol. 374, No. 40, pp 4104-4111 (2010).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Non-factorizable joint probabilities and evolutionarily stable strategies in the quantum prisoner's dilemma game, Physics Letters A, Vol. 373, No. 30, pp 2537-2541 (2009).

    [] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, M. A. Lohe, and L. von Smekal, An analysis of the quantum penny flip game using geometric algebra, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 78, Art. No. 054801 (2009).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Quantum matching pennies game, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 78, Art. No. 014803 (2009).

    [] T. Cheon and A. Iqbal, Bayesian Nash equilibria and Bell inequalities, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol. 77, Art. No. 024801 (2008).

    [] A. Iqbal, T. Cheon, and D. Abbott, Probabilistic analysis of three-player symmetric quantum games played using EPR setting, Physics Letters A, Vol. 372, No. 44, pp 6564-6577 (2008).

    [] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Constructing quantum games from non-factorizable joint probabilities, Physical Review E, Vol. 76, Art. No. 061122 (2007).

    [] A. Iqbal, Playing games with EPR-type experiments, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & Theoretical, Vol. 38, No. 43, pp 9551-9564 (2005).

    [] A. Iqbal, Quantum correlations and Nash equilibria of a bimatrix game, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & Theoretical, Vol. 37, No. 29, L353-L359 (2004).

    [] A. Iqbal and S. Weigert, Quantum correlation games, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & General, Vol. 37, pp 5873-5885 (2004).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Stability of mixed Nash equilibria in a symmetric quantum game, Communications in Theoretical Physics, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp 335-338 (2004).

    [] A. Iqbal, Quantum games with a multi-slit electron diffraction set-up, Nuovo Cimento B, Vol. 118, No. 5, pp 463-468 (2003).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Backwards-induction outcome in a quantum game, Physical Review A, Vol. 65, Art. No. 052328 (2002).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Darwinism in quantum systems? Physics Letters A, Vol. 294, No. 5-6, pp 261-270 (2002).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Quantum repeated games, Physics Letters A, Vol. 300, No. 6, pp 537-542 (2002).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Quantum cooperative games, Physics Letters A, Vol. 293, No. 3-4, pp 103-108 (2002).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Quantum mechanics gives stability to a Nash equilibrium, Physical Review A, Vol. 65, Art. No. 022306 (2002).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Entanglement and dynamic stability of Nash equilibria in a symmetric quantum game, Physics Letters A, Vol. 286, No. 4, pp 245-250 (2001).

    [] A. Iqbal and A. H. Toor, Evolutionarily stable strategies in quantum games, Physics Letters A, Vol. 280, No. 5-6, pp 249-256 (2001).

    Conference Papers

    [] M. A. K. AlSayegh and A. Iqbal, The impact of the vaccination and booster shots in containing the COVID-19 epidemic in Bahrain: a game theory approach, In 2021 Third International Sustainability and Resiliance Conference: Climate Change. IEEE. (2021).

    [] B. Coventry, C. Cooper, M. Dorraki, A. Allison, A. Iqbal, and D. Abbott, Modelling oscillatory human immune system dynamics of point-of-care biomarkers for targeting/sequencing vaccine immuno-chemotherapy in advanced melanoma, poster presentation P509 in 32nd Annual Meeting and Pre-Conference Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2017), National Harbor, MD, USA. 8-12 November 2017, J. immunotherapy cancer 5, 89 (2017).

    [] S. L. Zhou, D. G. Valchev, A. Dinovitser, J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal, B. W. H. Ng, T. W. Kee, and D. Abbott, Dispersion-independent terahertz classification based on Geometric Algebra for substance detection, International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, , Copenhagen, Denmark, September 25-30 (2016).

    [] P. Bruza, A. Iqbal, and K. Kitto, The role of non-factorizability in determining "pseudo-classical" non-separability, AAAI-Fall 2010 Symposium on Quantum Informatics for Cognitive, Social, and Semantic Processes, Washington DC, November 11-13 (2010).

    [] O. Kavehei, Y. -S. Kim, A. Iqbal, K. Eshraghian, S. F. Al-Sarawi, and D. Abbott, The fourth element: Insights into the Memristor, Proceedings of the International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems, pp 921-927 (2009).

    [] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Constructing multi-player quantum games from non-factorizable joint probabilities, SPIE Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6802, Art. No. 68020A (2008).

    Conference Presentations & Posters

    [5] A. Iqbal, A unifying framework for classical and quantum games, presentation in Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models and Applications, Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, Lahore ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan (2009).

    [4] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Quantum matching pennies game, poster presentation in 18th Biennial ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute of Physics Congress, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide (2008).

    [] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Constructing quantum games from non-factorizable probabilities, poster presentation in Asian Conference on Quantum Information, Shiran Kaikan, Kyoto ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Kyoto, Japan (2007).

    [2] A. Iqbal, Anisotropy and coercive fields in thin magnetic films, poster presentation in Second National Seminar on Engineering Materials and Metallurgy, Karachi, Pakistan (1998).

    [1] A. Iqbal, M. M. Gualini, M. M. Ashraf, S. Shahdin, and M. A. Atta, Mathematical modelling of the slow flow diffusion-cooled CO2 laser, presentation in National Workshop on Mathematical Models: Their Development and Use, Islamabad, Pakistan (1998).

    Working/Internet publications

    [] A. Iqbal, An Urdu translation of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n National Anthem.

    [] A. Iqbal, P. Hoodbhoy, and D. Abbott, Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? (an Urdu translation) (2019).

    [] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Quantum strategies and evolutionary stability (in Urdu) (2019).

    [] A. Iqbal, Looking at world events through the prism of game theory, published online by  (2016).

  • Professional Associations

    • ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Mathematical Society (2017-present)
    • Game Theory Society (2017-present)
    • ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute of Physics (2011-2014)
    • COSNet-Complex Open Systems Research Network (2006-present)
    • ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Nanotechnology Network (2006-present)
  • Community Engagement

    Reviewing service

    • Scientific Reports (Nature)
    • Quantum Information and Computation
    • Physics Letters A
    • Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
    • Decision Support Systems
    • Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization
    • Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & Theoretical
    • International Journal of Quantum Information
    • Quantum Information Processing

    Invited talks

    • 2023-2024: Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Group, School of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
    • 2022: Systems and Control Research Group, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
    • 2021: Departmental Seminar, Department of Mathematics, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Bahrain
    • 2015: School of Engineering, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Mawson Lakes Campus, Adelaide
    • 2014: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, King Fahd ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    • 2013: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, King Fahd ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    • 2012: School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
    • 2010: Quantum Interaction Group, Faculty of Science & Technology, Queensland ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Technology, Brisbane, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
    • 2009: Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium Series, Portland State ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Oregon, USA
    • 2009: Centre for Quantum Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • 2008: Quantum Computing Group, School of Physical Sciences, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide (series of four talks)
    • 2007: Graduate School, Kochi ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Technology, Tosayamada, Kochi, Japan
    • 2007: Theory Division, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Japan (invited)
    Memberships
    • JSPS Alumni Association of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ (2016-present)
    • Astronomical Society of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ (2014-present)
    • SAGE International ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ (2016-present)
    • Centre for Energy Technology, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide (2016-present)

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