Dr. Tariq M. Arif
Associate Professor
ME and Pre-Eng Program Coordinator
NB 142B
801-626-6962
tariqarif@weber.edu
Tariq M. Arif is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Weber State University, Utah. Before this role, he served as a lecturer faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in 2017. His primary research interests include artificial intelligence and genetic algorithms for robotics control, computer vision, and biomedical simulations involving machine learning algorithms. He obtained his Master's degree in 2011 from the University of Tokushima, Japan, and his B.Sc. in 2005 from the Bangladesh University
of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Tariq also worked in the Japanese automobile industry as a CAD/CAE engineer after completing his B.Sc. degree. Throughout his industrial and academic career, he has participated in numerous research projects and authored several books on Deep Learning and its engineering applications. Currently, Tariq is working on the implementation of deep learning models for various computer vision-based controls and robotics applications.