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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Dr. Aseel Mohammed Ali Hussein Ghazwan Gender: Female  Birthdate: 1980  Nationality: Iraq Degree: PhD  Academic Title: Assistant Professor College\Center: College of Engineering  Departement: Biomedical Engineering Major: Medical Engineering  Specialty: Orthopaedic Engineering Occupation: Asst. Prof. Mother Language: Arabic  Other Languages: English Work email: aseel.m.ali@nahrainuniv.edu.iq Personal email: aseel_ghazwan@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
  • Secondary school certificate (Baccalaureate), Al-Jamia School, Iraq, (Jul. 1998).
  • B.Sc. in Medical Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, IRAQ, (Sep.1998 – Sep.2002).
  • M.Sc. in Medical Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, IRAQ, (Sep. 2002 - Sep.2005).
  • Ph.D in Cardiff University, UK (October 2013 – December 2017)
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  • Matlab
  • Musculoskeletal modelling-Opensim
  • EMG-Driven model-CEINMS
  • MOtoNMS
  • SPSS
  • GCP
  • Consent training
APPOINTMENTS
  • -Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering/College of Engineering/Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq [from December 2005 to present].
  • -Head of Scholarships and Cultural Relations at the College of Engineering/Al-Nahrain University [from July 2024 to present].
  • Part-time Lecturer in Baghdad University - College of Sciences for Women - Department of Physics, Baghdad, Iraq [from October 2007 to July 2008].
  • -A member of the Editorial Board of the Al-Nahrain Journal for Engineering Sciences [from October 2025 to present].
Research Interest
  • My research interests cover a wide range of musculoskeletal topics, including foot deformities, the effect of limb dominance on joint performance, osteoarthritis (OA) classification, gait analysis, musculoskeletal modelling, deep learning, and muscle force estimation. I have also worked on microwave diathermy for knee therapy and on testing and modelling composite materials for partial foot prostheses.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SUPERVISOR THESIS
  • Assessment of Leg Dominance on the Postural Stability, M.Sc. thesis, 2022.
  • Assessment of Foot Deformities in Patient with Osteoarthritis, M.Sc. thesis, 2023.
  • Assessment of Spinal Alignment Based on Spine Posture with a Spinal Mouse, M.Sc. thesis, 2025.
  • Virtual Surgical Planning and Patient-Specific Instruments for Correcting Lower Limb Deformities, M.Sc. thesis, 2025.
  • Patient-Specific Digital Planning for Acetabular Defects Reconstruction in Total Hip Arthroplasty, M.Sc. thesis, 2026.
Conferences, symposiums and workshops
  • 1. 3rd International Conference on Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2024, Dubai, UAE.
  • 2. IEEE Jordan International Joint Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (JEEIT), 2023, Jordan, Amman.
  • 3. The Fourth Scientific Conference for Electrical Engineering Techniques Research (EETR2022), 2022, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • 4. 4th International Conference on Engineering Sciences (ICES 2020), 2020, Karbala, Iraq.
  • 5. 64 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2018, New Orleans, USA.
  • 6. XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2017, Brisbane, Australia.
  • 7. Cardiff School of Engineering Research Conference, 2017, Gregynog, UK.
  • 8. 62 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2016, Florida, USA.
  • 9. Cardiff School of Engineering Research Conference, 2016, Gregynog, UK.
  • 10. 3rd South West Regional Regenerative Medicine Meeting, 2015, Bristol, UK.
  • 11. XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2015, Glasgow, UK.
  • 12. The First Regional Conference of Engineering Sciences, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq.
Others
  • Collaboration with Cardiff University (2020/2021):
  • -Co-supervised a project, at Cardiff University, related to muscle activation for patients with Osteoarthritis.
  • - An undergraduate project, carried out by a student at Al-Nahrain University, was undertaken as a part of the collaboration between Al-Nahrain Unversity and Cardiff University to develop research into disease and treatment including surgery and rehabilitation monitoring.
  • Collaboration with Cardiff University (2021/2022):
  • -Co-supervised a project, at Cardiff University, entitled "The impact of knee varus angle on muscle coordination in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis".
  • -Co-supervised a summer project, at Cardiff University, entitled "The Impact of Gait Modification on Muscle Coordination for Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis & Varus Alignment".
LINKS
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a3123VgAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193795975
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ABD-6620-2020
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aseel-Ghazwan
https://publons.com/researcher/3831770/aseel-ghazwan/
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-0472
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseel-ghazwan-5674571bb/
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