College of Aeronautical Engineering
Researches NEXUS (Next-Generation Wireless Communication & Networks)

NEXUS (Next-Generation Wireless Communication & Networks)

Core Competencies:

  • 6G & Terahertz Communication
  • Massive MIMO & Meta-surfaces
  • Machine Learning application in Wireless Networks
  • RF/Microwave Circuits & Antennas
  • Network Performance Optimization and Green Networking

Description:

The NEXUS research group is dedicated to the evolution of next-generation wireless communication technologies. The group works on terahertz communication, massive MIMO, AI-driven wireless systems, and network optimization. Research covers spectrum sharing, joint sensing-communication frameworks, and energy-efficient wireless power transfer, with applications in 6G and beyond.

Group Members:

  1. Adnan Hanif (PI: Principal Investigator)
  2. Hidayat Ullah (Co-PI: Co-Principal Investigator)
  3. Raja Farrukh Ali
  4. Mohsin Khalil
  5. Saddam Hussain

Ancillary Members

  1. Syed Khurram Mahmud
  2. Farrukh Pervez

 

Member Profiles:

  1. Syed Khurram Mahmud: Dr. Mahmud’s research encompasses wireless communications and radar signal processing, with notable contributions to beyond-5G systems, radar waveform design, and reinforcement learning applications.
  2. Hidayat Ullah: Dr. Ullah is an authority in RF and microwave systems, concentrating on next-generation 5G mmWave antennas, meta-surfaces, and electromagnetic propagation techniques.
  3. Raja Farrukh Ali: Ali completed his PhD in Computer Science from Kansas State University, USA. He specializes in machine learning and reinforcement learning, applying these techniques to autonomous systems, avionics simulations, and virtual reality-based AI training systems. His research interests also include the design of routing protocols and metrics for wireless ad-hoc networks.
  4. Adnan Hanif: Dr. Hanif (Member, IEEE) received his B.S. degree in Avionics Engineering from the College of Aeronautical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2010, and his M.S. degree in Avionics Engineering from the Institute of Avionics and Aeronautics, Air University, Pakistan, in 2018. He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, in 2025. His research focuses on digital signal processing, THz image processing, wireless power transfer, joint radar-communications, and next-generation (6G) and non-terrestrial communication networks.
  5. Farrukh Pervez. Farrukh Pervez received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2018. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor at the College of Aeronautical Engineering, NUST. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI), wireless communication, federated learning, and reinforcement learning.
  6. Mohsin Khalil: Engr. Mohsin’s expertise in Network Performance Optimization and 5G/6G Networks is complemented by his work in spectrum sensing and wireless networks.
  7. Saddam Hussain: Saddam Hussain’s expertise in Wireless Sensor Network Energy Optimization and Microstrip Antenna Design. His contributions focus on enhancing energy efficiency and improving antenna performance for next-generation wireless systems.”

Patents

  1. Doroslovački and A. Hanif, “Simultaneous Terahertz Imaging, Information, and Power Transfer (STIIPT),” currently patent-pending with USPTO application no. 18/650,485, filed April 30th, 2024.

Publications

  1. K. Mahmud, Y. Liu, Y. Chen and K. K. Chai, “Adaptive Reinforcement Learning Framework for NOMA-UAV Networks,” in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 2943-2947, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2021.3093385.
  2. K. Mahmud, Y. Chen and K. K. Chai, “Hybrid Decision Framework for Energy Efficiency Enhancement in NOMA-UAV Networks,” in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 1378-1382, June 2022, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2022.3164427.
  3. K. Mahmud, Y. Chen and K. K. Chai, “Ensemble Reinforcement Learning Framework for Sum Rate Optimization in NOMA-UAV Network,” 2022 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT), Seattle, WA, USA, 2022, pp. 032-038, doi: 10.1109/AIIoT54504.2022.9817159.
  4. W. Bashir Rajput, S. K. Mahmud, A. Saleem, S. Y. Chaudhry and M. F. Shahid, “Matched-Spectrum Interference on GPS Receivers; A State-of-the-Art Analysis,” 2024 21st International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), Murree, Pakistan, 2024, pp. 466-471, doi: 10.1109/IBCAST61650.2024.10876941.
  5. Pervez, J. Qadir, M. Khalil, T. Yaqoob, U. Ashraf, and S. Younis, “Wireless Technologies for Emergency Response: A Comprehensive Review and Some Guidelines”, IEEE Access, 2018, vol. 6, pp. 71814-71838.
  6. N. Javed, M. Khalil, S. M. K. A. Kazmi, and M. S. Ikram, “Predictive Analytics in Cognitive Radio: Neural Network Based Approach for Spectrum Sensing”, 2024 IEEE Horizons of Information Technology and Engineering (HITE). IEEE, 2024, pp. 1–6.
  7. Shamsi, M. Khalil, and T. Abbas, “Enabling Duplex Baseband Signal Transmission via Carrier Reuse in Free Space Optical Links”, 2024 5th International Conference on Advancements in Computational Sciences (ICACS). IEEE, 2024, pp. 1–6.
  8. S. Ikram, M. Khalil, M. F. Shahid, and M. W. Bashir, “Powering the Wireless Wave: Design Optimization by GaN HEMT Fusion and Quarter-Wave Matching”, 2024 21st International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT). IEEE, 2024, pp. 1–6.
  9. Khalil and S. A. Sheikh, “Advancing Green Energy Integration in Power Systems for Enhanced Sustainability: A Review”, IEEE Access, 2024, vol.12, pp. 151669-151692.
  10. Riaz, M. Khalil, and S. F. Hassan, “The Use of Networking for Community Development: A Survey”, 2022 6th IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON EUROPE). IEEE, 2022, pp. 267-274.
  11. Khalil and S. A. Khan, “Control Plane and Data Plane Issues in Network Layer Multipathing”, 2020 6th International Conference on Information Technology Systems and Innovation (ICITSI). IEEE, 2020, pp. 263–269.
  12. Khalil and H. Bilal, “Enabling Software Defined Networks: Precursors, Evolution and Prognosis”, 2020 34th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN). IEEE, 2020, pp. 20–25.
  13. Khalil and A. A. Alvi, “Utilizing Wireless Networks for Public Safety: An Overview of Special Use Cases”, 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology (ICEEST). IEEE, 2019, pp. 1–6.
  14. N. Javed, M. Khalil, and A. Shabbir, “A Survey on Cognitive Radio Spectrum Sensing: Classifications and Performance Comparison”, 2019 3rd International Conference on Innovative Computing (ICIC). IEEE, 2019, pp. 1–8.
  15. Khalil, Z. Shamsi, F. U. Khan, and M. A. Shahzad, “Cloud Computing: Scope for Human Development and Inclination towards Fog Computing”, 21st International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC). IEEE, 2019, pp. 2514–2519.
  16. Khalil, Z. Shamsi, A. Shabbir, and A. Samad, “A Comparative Study of Rural Networking Solutions for Global Internet Access”, 2019 International Conference on Information Science and Communication Technology (ICISCT). IEEE, 2019, pp. 1–5.
  17. Khalil, A. Khalid, F. U. Khan, and A. Shabbir, “A Review of Routing Protocol Selection for Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Cities”, 2018 24th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC). IEEE, 2018, pp. 610–615.
  18. Khalil and F. U. Khan, “Exploration of TCP Parameters for Enhanced Performance in a Datacenter Environment”, 2018 4th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and System Engineering (ICEESE). IEEE, 2018, pp. 65–69.
  19. Khalil, J. Qadir, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, and S. Younis, “Feasibility, Architecture and Cost Considerations of Using TVWS for Rural Internet Access in 5G”, 2017 20th International Conference on Innovations in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN). IEEE, 2017, pp. 23–30.
  20. F. Ali, A. K. Kiani, and A. A. Pirzada. “Load dependent dynamic path selection in multi-radio hybrid wireless mesh networks.” In 2014 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 2020-2025. IEEE, 2014.
  21. K. Kiani, R. F. Ali, and U. Rashid. “Energy-load aware routing metric for hybrid wireless mesh networks.” In 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2015.
  22. Ullah, U, A. K. Kiani, F. Ali, and R Ahmad. “Network adaptive interference aware routing metric for hybrid wireless mesh networks.” In 2016 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), pp. 405-410. IEEE, 2016.
  23. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Performance Analysis of Pulse Modulation Schemes for SWIPT in Non-Linear Terahertz Channel,” in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 18684-18696, Dec. 2024.
  24. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Simultaneous Terahertz Imaging with Information and Power Transfer (STIIPT),” in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 806-818, July 2023, doi: 10.1109/JSTSP.2023.3280343.
  25. Siddiqui, A. Hanif, M. Zakwan, and M. Doroslovački, “A Robust Feature-Based Approach for Recognition of Line Coding Schemes,” in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 11809-11816, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3144931.
  26. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Pulse Density Modulation for Wireless Transfer of Power and Waveforms to Nanorectenna-based Closed-loop Neurostimulator,” 2023 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), San Antonio, TX, USA, 2023, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/PPC47928.2023. 10310980.
  27. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Intensity-Modulation and Direct-Detection Model for Simultaneous Terahertz Information and Power Transfer in 6G Network,” 2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE), San Diego, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/WPTCE56855.2023.10215610.
  28. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Rectenna based Modem for Simultaneous Terahertz Information and Power Transfer,” 2022 56th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, 2022, pp. 11-15, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF56349.2022.10052100.
  29. Hanif and M. Doroslovački, “Amplitude Shift Keying Constellation Space for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer,” 2022 30th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Belgrade, Serbia, 2022, pp. 1706-1710, doi: 10.23919/EUSIPCO55093.2022.9909585.
  30. Noman, U. A. Haider, H. Ullah, M. Ikram, H. Rmili, and F. A. Tahir, “High-Capacity Double-Sided Square-Mesh-Type Chipless RFID Tags,” Electronics, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 1371, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.3390/electronics12061371.
  31. A. Haider, M. Noman, A. Rashid, H. Rmili, H. Ullah, and F. A. Tahir, “A Semi-Octagonal 40-Bit High Capacity Chipless RFID Tag for Future Product Identification,” Electronics, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 349, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.3390/electronics12020349.
  32. A. Haider, M. Noman, H. Ullah, H. F. Abutarboush, Q. H. Abbasi and F. A. Tahir, “A Fully Passive Ten-Digit Numeric Keypad Sensor Using Chipless RFID Technology,” in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 2978-2987, 1 Feb.1, 2023, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3232154.
  33. Noman, U. A. Haider, A. M. Hashmi, H. Ullah, A. I. Najam and F. A. Tahir, “A Novel Design Methodology to Realize a Single Byte Chipless RFID Tag by Loading a Square Open-Loop Resonator With Micro-Metallic Cells,” in IEEE Journal of Microwaves, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 43-51, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1109/JMW.2022.3226878.
  34. Ullah, H. F. Abutarboush, A. Rashid, and F. A. Tahir, “A Compact Low-Profile Antenna for Millimeter-Wave 5G Mobile Phones,” Electronics, vol. 11, no. 19, p. 3256, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.3390/electronics11193256.
  35. Noman, U. A. Haider, H. Ullah, A. M. Hashmi and F. A. Tahir, “Realization of Chipless RFID Tags via Systematic Loading of Square Split Ring With Circular Slots,” in IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 6, pp. 671-679, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JRFID.2022.3211301.
  36. Noman, U. A. Haider, H. Ullah, F. A. Tahir, H. Rmili, and A. I. Najam, “A 32-Bit Single Quadrant Angle-Controlled Chipless Tag for Radio Frequency Identification Applications,” Sensors, vol. 22, no. 7, p. 2492, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.3390/s22072492.
  37. Ullah, H, Tahir, FA. A wide-band rhombus monopole antenna array for millimeter wave applications. Microw Opt Technol Lett. 2020; 62: 2111– 2117. doi.org/10.1002/mop.32289
  38. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A High Gain and Wideband Narrow-Beam Antenna for 5G Millimeter-Wave Applications,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 29430-29434, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2970753.
  39. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Novel Snowflake Fractal Antenna for Dual-Beam Applications in 28 GHz Band,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 19873-19879, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2968619.
  40. Ullah, H. and Tahir, F.A. (2019), Broadband planar antenna array for future 5G communication standards. IET Microw. Antennas Propag., 13: 2661-2668. doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2018.5603
  41. Ullah, H, Tahir, FA. A broadband wire hexagon antenna array for future 5G communications in 28 GHz band. Microw Opt Technol Lett. 2019; 61: 696– 701. Doi.org/10.1002/mop.31613
  42. Noman, U. A. Haider, H. Ullah, F. A. Tahir, M. U. Khan and Q. H. Abbasi, “12-Bit Chip-less RFID Tag with High Coding Capacity per Unit Area,” 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI), Denver, CO, USA, 2022, pp. 127-128, doi: 10.1109/AP-S/USNC-URSI47032.2022.9886297.
  43. Jabeen, H. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A 26 Bit Alternating U-shaped Chipless RFID Tag Using Slot Length Variation Technique,” 2021 1st International Conference on Microwave, Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2021, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/ICMAC54080.2021.9678309.
  44. A. Haider, M. Noman, H. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Compact L-Shaped 16 Bit Polarization Independent Chipless RFID Tag,” 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET), Glasgow, UK, 2020, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205384.
  45. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “An Asymmetric Semi-circular Meandered Line Monopole Antenna for 28 GHz 5G Communications,” 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET), Glasgow, UK, 2020, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205370.
  46. M. Hamza, H. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Miniaturized Printed UWB LPDA Antenna,” 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET), Glasgow, UK, 2020, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205322.
  47. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A High Gain and Wideband CPW-Fed Antenna for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 273-274, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9330487.
  48. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Rotman Lens Inspired Antenna for Unlicensed 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 265-266, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9329826.
  49. A. Haider, M. Noman, H. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Compact Chip-less RFID Tag for IoT Applications,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 1449-1450, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9330239.
  50. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A Tri-Cell Hexagonal Wire Antenna for 5G Applications at 28 GHz Band,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 633-634, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9330340.
  51. Zafar, S. Rubab, H. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “A 12-bit Hexagonal Chip-less Tag for Radio Frequency Identification Applications,” 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 1503-1504, doi: 10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9330476.
  52. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “An Ultra-Wideband Millimeter-wave Antenna using a Novel Pentagon Filling Technique,” 2019 IEEE International Conference on Computational Electromagnetics (ICCEM), Shanghai, China, 2019, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/COMPEM.2019.8779175.
  53. Ullah, F. A. Tahir, A. S. Malik and H. M. Cheema, “A Wearable Radiometric Antenna for Non-Invasive Brain Temperature Monitoring,” 2018 18th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2018, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/ANTEM.2018.8572904.
  54. Ullah, F. A. Tahir, H. T. Chattha and Q. H. Abbasi, “An Invariant Dual-beam Snowflake Antenna for Future 5G Communications,” 2018 18th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM), Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2018, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/ANTEM.2018.8572926.
  55. Ullah, F. A. Tahir and Z. Ahmad, “A Dual-band Hexagon Monopole Antenna for 28 and 38 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications,” 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018, pp. 1215-1216, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2018.8608274.
  56. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “Vivaldi-Inspired Logarithmic Spiral Antenna for 28 GHz 5G Communication Band,” 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018, pp. 1221-1222, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2018.8608242.
  57. Ullah and F. A. Tahir, “An Electrically Small Semi-Circular Monopole Antenna for Broadband 5G Communications,” 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018, pp. 1219-1220, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2018.8608170.
  58. Ullah, F. A. Tahir and M. El-Hadidy, “FSS based Hexo-Fractal Dual Passband Filter for 28 and 380Hz 5G Millimeter-Wave Communications,” 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2018, pp. 2365-2366, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2018.8608229.
  59. Ullah, H.; Tahir, F.A.: ‘A Broadband Planar Rhombus Monopole Antenna for 28 GHz Millimeter-Wave Communications’, IET Conference Proceedings, 2018, p. 120 (4 pp.)-120 (4 pp.), DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.0479
  60. Ullah, H.; Tahir, F.A.: ‘A Wideband CPW-fed Stepped Monopole Slot Antenna for 5G Communications’, IET Conference Proceedings, 2018, p. 649 (4 pp.)-649 (4 pp.), DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.1008
  61. Ullah, F. A. Tahir and M. U. Khan, “Dual-band planar spiral monopole antenna for 28/38 GHz frequency bands,” 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2017, pp. 761-762, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2017.8072423.
  62. Ullah, F. A. Tahir and M. U. Khan, “A honeycomb-shaped planar monopole antenna for broadband millimeter-wave applications,” 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Paris, France, 2017, pp. 3094-3097, doi: 10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928856.
  63. Latif, S., Cuayáhuitl, H., Pervez, F., Shamshad, F., Ali, H. S., & Cambria, E. (2023). A survey on deep reinforcement learning for audio-based applications. Artificial Intelligence Review, 56(3), 2193-2240.
  64. Pervez, F., Shoukat, M., Usama, M., Sandhu, M., Latif, S., & Qadir, J. (2024). Affective computing and the road to an emotionally intelligent metaverse. IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society.
  65. Pervez, F., Jaber, M., Qadir, J., Younis, S., & Imran, M. A. (2018). Memory-based user-centric backhaul-aware user cell association scheme. IEEE Access, 6, 39595-39605.
  66. Pervez, F., Shoukat, M., Suresh, V., Farooq, M. U. B., Sandhu, M., Qayyum, A., … & Qadir, J. (2024). Medicine’s New Rhythm: Harnessing Acoustic Sensing via the Internet of Audio Things for Healthcare. IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society.

PG / UG Student Members (last 03 years)

  1. Mohammad Waqas Bashir
  2. Farhan Shahid
  3. Zahid Ali
  4. Khujesta Khalid (Re-configurable Antenna for C/X band, MS CAE)
  5. Saad (All-metal Vivaldi Antenna Array Design, MS CAE)
  6. Ghiayas (Novel ultra-wideband 2-18 GHz Microwave Filter and RF front-end for Microwave Systems, MS CAE)
  7. Wahaj (Luneburg Lens Antenna for L-band communication, MS CAE)
  8. Ubaid (Wideband RF Power Amplifier for L-band communication, MS CAE)
  9. Kashif Latif
  10. Hamza Ali
  11. Ossama
  12. Muhammad Usman
  13. Abdul Raafy

Projects / Thesis (Completed + Ongoing)

  1. AI Empowered Resource Allocation in SAGIN Networks
  2. Development of Test Equipment for Load testing of Control Stick Buttons
  3. Development of Ai-based aircraft staggered charts
  4. Machine Learning Empowered Frequency Hopping Prediction Framework
  5. Improved Clustering and Deinterleaving Techniques for Enhanced Signal Processing in Radar Receivers
  6. Frequency Hopping-Assisted Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS): Bridging Time-Trequency Diversity For 6G Communication
  7. Mid Air Collision Avoidance System using ADSB

Funding

  1. NUST Flagship Project: Development and launch of 3U CubeSat, No FSP-24-21. PI: Dr. Waqar Ahmed Khan, Co-PI: A. Hanif. Status: Ongoing.

Collaboration (Academia / Industry)

  1. NASTP Sensor Div for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, Deinterleaving Radar Signals, Hybrid Waveform Design for 6G
  2. NASTP EW Div for ELINT system components + RF Power Amplifier development
  3. NASTP EW Div for Luneburg Antenna Design & Development
  4. UET Mardan for Smart Watch antennas research + Meta-surfaces

Equipment & Resources

  1. RF Function Generators, Arbitrary Function Generator
  2. Spectrum Analyzers
  3. Software Defined Radios (Ni-USRP, BladeRF, HackRF, Adalm Pluto)
  4. Vector Network Analyzers upto 40 GHz
  5. Near-field Antenna Characterization and Radar Cross Section Measurement Setup ( Microwave Anechoic Chamber upto 40 GHz )
  6. Planar microwave circuits / Antenna / surfaces fabrication setup ( ProtoMat PCB Manufacturing machine )

Recent Researches