Antennas

An antenna that goes the distance

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A low-cost, copper-based flexible and stretchable antenna improves far-field data communication in wearable electronics.

Two KAUST students selected for the Three Minute Thesis 3MT competition final at IMS2017

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This year, KAUST took the lion's share at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) contest at the annual IEEE microwave symposium IMS2017, with two students selected to take part in the final and one of them - Dr. Farhan Abdul Ghaffar - finishing within the top 4 and getting Honorable Mention for his presentation.

Tuning in to magnetic ink

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A new ink containing iron oxide nanoparticles can be turned into fully printed and versatile components for cellular networks.

Meet KAUST Prospective Student: Zere Iman

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Zere Iman is a 22-year-old graduate who will join KAUST from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Iman will join us in the fall of 2020 as an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group, under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim.

Meet KAUST prospective student: Yiming Yang

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Yiming Yang is an electronic science and technology graduate who will join KAUST from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Yiming will join KAUST as a M.S./Ph.D. candidate and member of the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. After completing his studies, Yiming aspires to be a productive researcher in antenna and microwave circuit design.

Professor Atif Shamim named IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer

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KAUST Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Atif Shamim has been selected as a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) from 2022 to 2024. In his new role, sponsored by the IEEE, Shamim will give lectures to AP-S chapter members on topics of interest and importance to the global AP community.

KAUST students' research wins first place at IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022

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Hanguang Liao and Yiming Yang from the KAUST IMPACT Lab won first place in the 2022 IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S/URSI 2022), held in July in Denver.

Zubair Akhter

Research Interests ​Antennas: Multiband, Ultra wide band, highly directive array Microwave Imaging: Detection of concealed objects for Homeland Security Microwave Sensing and Characterization: Wireless sensing for Biomedical and Oil and Gas Industry. Concurrent Multi-band RF Front-End Design Selected Publications Zubair Akhter, Abhishek Kr. Jha and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized RF Time-Domain Imaging Technique for Moving Objects on Conveyor Belts in Real Time," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2536-2546, July 2017. [ Link] Zubair Akhter and M. J

Zere Iman

Zere Iman is an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group (IMPACT), under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. Before joining KAUST, Zere obtained a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. Research Interests Zere's research interests include antennas and electromagnetism.

Yiming Yang

Yiming Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at the KAUST Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology Research Group under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. His research interests include frequency selective surfaces, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and meta-surfaces in combination with additive manufacturing, time modulation, and other fabrication and reconfiguration methods.

Nidhi Mishra

Nidhi Mishra worked as a Researcher at Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas & Circuit Technology (IMPACT) Research Group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interests Nidhi's research interests included ​Printed electronics, Antennas, and Microwave circuits. Education Profile Bachelor's in Electronics and Instrumentation, M.J.P. Rohi​lkhand University​​, India. Master's in Digital Communication, Uttarakhand Technical University, India.

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui

Muhammad Fahad Farooqui graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from KAUST under the supervision of Professor Atif Shamim. He is now a Post Doctoral Fellow in Concordia University Canada​. Muhammad has over 10 years of experience in design, development, integration, and testing of RF/microwave/millimeter-wave circuits and systems and antennas. He is also an expert in developing wireless sensor nodes using additive manufacturing such as 3D printing and inkjet printing for environmental and health applications. His research has been published in over 20 publications in peer

Atif Shamim

Professor Shamim is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in wireless communication and sensing components and systems. His work aims to improve the performance of wireless communication and sensing systems through low-cost additive manufacturing techniques.