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Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Centre of Wireless Innovation (CWI) at the Queen's University Belfast since 2019. He joined the CWI as a Postdoc Research Fellow in 2017. He completed his PhD under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship from Frederick University in 2017. He received an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) and a B.S. degree in electrical (telecommunication) engineering from COMSATS-UI in 2013 and 2011, respectively. He has been an IEEE-APS Young-Professional Ambassador since 2022, an IET-young-professional since 2017, and a grand prize winner of the Mobile World Scholar Challenge at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019. His research grant portfolio includes academic ownership of over £750k.
THREE fully funded PhD positions are available (Deadline 28 February 2023)
Position 1: Context Awareness Enhancement of Physical layer Security Schemes in Multi-user 6G Wireless Networks
Position 2: Machine Learning-assisted Compressive Antenna Optimization for Millimeter-wave Wireless Channels
Position 3: Advanced Beamforming Hardware at Millimeter-waves: Antenna Design Choice and Characterization
Research Interests
Device physics level
- Microwave/millimeter-wave Active/passive antennas
- Metamaterials and transformation electromagnetics
- Beamformers and multi-antenna systems
- Computational electromagnetics & Multiphysics
Higher Level Telecoms
- Millimeter-wave channels
- Multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) systems
- Smart cooperative networks: like body area
- Physical-layer security schemes
- AI-inspired applied electromagnetism
- Antenna array optimization (application specific )
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Supervisor for:
Christopher Larmour Principal SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 75%30/09/2021 → … |
Bader Saad F Alali Secondary SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 25%01/04/2022 → … |
Aobo Li Secondary SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 25%01/04/2022 → … |
Jiaming Zhang Secondary SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 25%07/09/2022 → … |
Zohreh Ebadi Tertiary SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 10%07/09/2022 → … |
Barnabas James Petit Tertiary SupervisorActive in program: Doctor of PhilosophySupervisor 25% 01/06/2023 → … |
Teaching
ELE3037 - High Frequency Systems Techniques
ELE2040 - Communications (Electromegnetics and Antennas)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R3514ECS: REASON (Research on Enabling Architectures and Solutions for Open Networks)
Cotton, S., Abbasi, M. A. B., Matthaiou, M., Ngo, H., Yurduseven, O. & Zelenchuk, D.
22/05/2023 → …
Project: Research
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R3504ECS: The EME (Electromagnetic Environment) Hub
Yurduseven, O. & Abbasi, M. A. B.
15/03/2023 → …
Project: Research
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A simulation framework for cooperative reconfigurable intelligent surface based systems
Simmons, N., Browning, J., Cotton, S., Sofotasios, P., Morales-Jimenez, D., Matthaiou, M. & Abbasi, M. A. B., 27 May 2023, (Accepted) In: IEEE Transactions on Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A simulation framework for RIS communications
Browning, J., Simmons, N., Sofotasios, P., Cotton, S., Morales-Jimenez, D., Matthaiou, M. & Abbasi, M. A. B., 19 May 2023, (Accepted) 2023 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC): Proceedings. IEEE , (Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC): Proceedings ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Assessment and optimization of disordered distribution reflecting metasurfaces for computational imaging
Li, A., Zhao, M., Abbasi, M. A. B. & Yurduseven, O., 04 Mar 2023, (Accepted) Proceedings of the Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, PIERS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium: Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Coupled monopole antenna array for IoT-based smart home devices and sensors
Saleem, I., Abbas, S. M., Mukhopadhyay, S. & Abbasi, M. A. B., 09 Apr 2023, Sensing technology: proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2022. Suryadevara, N. K., George, B., Jayasundera, K. P. & Mukhopadhyay, S. C. (eds.). Springer, p. 414–420 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; vol. 1035).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Dual-polarized reflectarray-based metasurface aperture for computational polarimetric imaging at microwave frequencies
Li, A., Zhao, M., Abbasi, M. A. B. & Yurduseven, O., 04 Mar 2023, (Accepted) Proceedings of the Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, PIERS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium: Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Datasets
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Maxwell Fisheye Lens Based Retrodirective Array
Abbasi, M. A. B. (Creator) & Fusco, V. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 2019
DOI: 10.17034/e5ccb5a1-87c8-4481-b678-8b625c9b09f5
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Animated Electric Field Radiated From Millimeter-wave Circular Antenna Array
Abbasi, M. A. B. (Creator), Assimonis, S. (Creator) & Fusco, V. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, Oct 2020
DOI: 10.17034/426d6261-0404-4423-99c6-0e1711f5be0b
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Constant–εr Lens Beamformer for Low–Complexity Millimeter–Wave Hybrid MIMO
Abbasi, M. A. B. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 04 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.17034/ef44a6f2-5b17-4194-a8c0-1bd57312cb31
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Robust Estimator for Lens-based Hybrid MIMO with Low-Resolution Sampling
Abbasi, M. A. B. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 04 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.17034/2e294494-1d97-41a6-8a2a-e755039370ed
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Compressive Sensing Multiplicative Antenna Array
Abbasi, M. A. B. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 04 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.17034/b019ed26-d290-4985-8b46-92ea6aaf732b
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award - IEEE 5G World Forum
Abbasi, Muhammad Ali Babar (Recipient), Fusco, Vincent (Recipient) & Malyuskin, Oleksandr (Recipient), 2020
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Best Paper Award - UCET 2019
Abbasi, Muhammad Ali Babar (Recipient), 2019
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Gold Medal and Outstanding Achievement Award
Abbasi, Muhammad Ali Babar (Recipient), 2016
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Grand Prize Winner - Mobile World Scholar Challenge 2019
Abbasi, Muhammad Ali Babar (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Keynote Speaker: Beyond 5G Beamformers: Lean towards Smart Radio Environment
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi (Advisor)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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17th International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT)
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi (Member of the organising committee)
May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2022
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi (Session chair)
Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited Speaker: 5G & Beyond - The Future of Comms
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi (Advisor)
20 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Consultancy in GNSS Antenna Design
Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi (Advisor)
Apr 2021 → Jan 2022Activity: Consultancy types › Joint or sponsored appointments or secondments with industry or commerce
Press/Media
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5G industry news - Disruptive Beamforming Trends Improving Millimeter-Wave 5G
09/06/2020
1 Media contribution
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Graduate of Frederick the winner of the Mobile World Scholar Challenge 2019
22/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Queen’s Researchers win major global award for solving a 5G Network Challenge
08/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Three Queen's researchers reach finals of mobile tech award
13/02/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other