Hafiz Muhammad Imran obtained his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from NUST, Pakistan, and an MSc in Smart Mechanics from the Université de Franche-Comté, France. His research experience includes experimental and numerical analysis of mechanical systems, focusing on bolted assemblies, rotor dynamics, and machine learning applications in nonlinear systems. He has worked on industrial collaborations with Alstom and Femto-ST, contributing to advancements in force measurement techniques and system optimization.

As part of the MetacMed project, Hafiz is working on “Metamaterial lenses for ultrasonic sub-wavelength imaging in water” at UNICAL, Italy. His research focuses on developing innovative metamaterial-based lenses for ultrasonic imaging beyond the diffraction limit in underwater applications. This project aims to improve imaging capabilities for biomedical, industrial, and underwater sensing technologies