Dr Azhar Iqbal

Biography/ Background

• Jan 2012-present: ARC Senior Research Associate, University of Adelaide
• Dec 2007-Dec 2011: ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Adelaide
• Nov 2006-Dec 2007: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow & Visiting Associate Professor, Kochi University of Technology
• July 2006-Nov 2010: Assistant Professor, Centre for Advanced Mathematics & Physics (CAMP), National University of Sciences & Technology
• Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-8749-2011
• Google Scholar profile: http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=Kq1NmsUAAAAJ

Qualifications

• PhD (Applied Mathematics), University of Hull, 2006
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training, University of Hull, 2006
• BSc Honours (Physics), University of Sheffield, 1995
• BSc (Pure & Applied Mathematics with Physics), University of the Punjab, 1991 

Teaching Interests

Courses taught:

• Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (graduate course) at CAMP in Fall 2006 semester
• Electromagetic Field Theory (undergraduate course) at IIEC in Fall 2000 and in Spring 2001 semesters
• Physics (undergraduate course) at APCOMS in Fall 2000 semester

Research Interests

• Quantum games
• Quantum information/computation
• Foundations of quantum mechanics
• Game theory
• Geometric algebra
• Memristive systems
• Physics & technology of lasers

Research Funding

• ARC Discovery Project: Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dec 2007 to present
• JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Nov 2006 to Dec 2007 

Publications

Book Chapter:

[1] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, “Evolutionarily stability in quantum games,” Chapter 13 in Quantum Aspects of Life, edited by D. Abbott, P.C.W. Davies and A. K. Pati, foreword by Sir Roger Penrose, Imperial College Press (2008). ISBN 978-1-84816-267-9.

Refereed Journal Publications:

[2] 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, accepted for publication in Proceedings of IEEE (2012).

[3] Q. Li, A. Iqbal, D. Abbott and M. Chen, Quantum strategies win in a defector-dominated population, accepted for publication in Physica A (2012).

[4] 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 7(1): e29015. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029015 (2012).

[5] J.M. Chappell, A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Analyzing three-player quantum games in an EPR type setup using geometric algebra, PLoS ONE 6(7): e21623. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021623 (2011).

[6] J.M. Chappell, M.A. Lohe, L. von Smekal, A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, A precise error bound for quantum phase estimation, PLoS ONE 6(5): e19663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019663 (2011).

[7] 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 466/2120, 2175-2202 (2010).

[8] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Constructing quantum games from a system of Bell’s inequalities, Physics Letters A 374/31-32, 3155-3163 (2010).

[9] J. M. Chappell, A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Constructing quantum games from symmetric non-factorizable joint probabilities, Physics Letters A 374/40, 4104-4111 (2010).
 
[10] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Non-factorizable joint probabilities and evolutionarily stable strategies in the quantum prisoner's dilemma game, Physics Letters A 373/30, 2537-2541 (2009).

[11] 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 78, pp. 054801 (2009).

[12] A. Iqbal and D. Abbott, Quantum matching pennies game, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 78, 014803 (2009).

[13] T. Cheon and A. Iqbal, Bayesian Nash equilibria and Bell inequalities, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 77, 024801 (2008).

[14] A. Iqbal, T. Cheon and D. Abbott, Probabilistic analysis of three-player symmetric quantum games played using EPR setting, Physics Letters A 372/44, 6564-6577 (2008).

[15] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Constructing quantum games from non-factorizable joint probabilities, Physical Review E 76, 061122 (2007).
 
[16] A. Iqbal, Playing games with EPR-type experiments, Journal of Physics A: Math. & Theo. 38/43, 9551-9564 (2005).

[17] A. Iqbal, Quantum correlations and Nash equilibria of a bi-matrix game, Journal of Physics A: Math. & Theo. 37/29, L353-L359 (2004).

[18] A. Iqbal and S. Weigert, Quantum correlation games, Journal of Physics A: Math. & Gen. 37, 5873-5885 (2004).

[19] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Stability of mixed Nash equilibria in a symmetric quantum game, Communications in Theoretical Physics 42/3, 335-338 (2004).

[20] A. Iqbal, Quantum games with a multi-slit electron diffraction set-up, Nuovo Cimento B 118/5, 463-468 (2003).

[21] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Backwards-induction outcome in a quantum game, Physical Review A 65, 052328 (2002).

[22] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Darwinism in quantum systems? Physics Letters A 294/5-6, 261-270 (2002).
 
[23] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Quantum repeated games, Physics Letters A 300/6, 537-542 (2002).

[24] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Quantum cooperative games, Physics Letters A 293/3-4, 103-108 (2002).

[25] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Quantum mechanics gives stability to a Nash equilibrium, Physical Review A 65, 022306 (2002).

[26] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Entanglement and dynamic stability of Nash equilibria in a symmetric quantum game, Physics Letters A 286/4, 245-250 (2001).

[27] A. Iqbal and A.H. Toor, Evolutionarily stable strategies in quantum games, Physics Letters A 280/5-6, 249-256 (2001).

Refereed Conference Publications:

[28] 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).

[29] 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 (ICCCAS), pp. 921-927 (2009).

[30] A. Iqbal and T. Cheon, Constructing multi-player quantum games from non-factorizable joint probabilities, SPIE Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology: Proceedings of SPIE 6802, 68020A (2007).

Professional Associations

• Member, Australian Research Council Complex Open Systems Research Network
• Member, Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

Contact

2.23 Innova21 building, North Terrace Campus, the University of Adelaide. Email: iqbal[at]eleceng[dot]adelaide[dot]edu[dot]au

Entry last updated: Thursday, 9 Feb 2012