Antennas

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer Workshop

Call for Registration: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer Workshop

Join us from February 2–4, 2025, for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer Workshop at KAUST Auditorium between Buildings 2 and 3.

Journal papers accepted in IEEE Transactions

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Two Journal papers accepted in IEEE AWPL and IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology.

Invited talk at Toshiba

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Dr. Atif Shamim delivered an invited talk at Toshiba research lab, Bristol, UK titled Advanced RF Electronics: ICs, Antennas and 3D Packaging on 14th October 2011.

Tri-Band inkjet printed antenna paper accepted in IEEE AWPL

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​The paper titled, "Paper-Based Inkjet-Printed Tri-Band U-Slot Monopole Antenna for Wireless Applications," written by Dr. Hattan Abutarboush and Dr. Atif Shamim has been accepted in IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL).

Our review Paper (On-chip Antennas) listed in the Top 10 Popular Articles of IEEE Microwave Magazine

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Our review Paper (On-chip Antennas) listed in the Top 10 Popular Articles of IEEE Microwave Magazine (in the year 2013). This is based on the statistics of most frequently downloaded papers for this publication in that period.

Premier conference IMS accepts four papers from IMPACT Lab

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading microwave conference International Microwave Conference (IMS) 2013 have been accepted.​

5.2-GHz RF Power Harvesting Module in 0.18 μm CMOS for Biomedical Implantable Sensors

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Mahmoud H. Ouda, et al., "5.2-GHz RF Power Harvesting Module in 0.18 μm CMOS for Biomedical Implantable Sensors" IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 61, (5), 2013, 2177. Abstract: A first fully integrated 5.2-GHz CMOS-based RF power harvester with an on-chip antenna is presented in this paper. The design is optimized for sensors implanted inside the eye to wirelessly monitor the intraocular pressure of glaucoma patients. It includes a five-stage RF rectifier with an on-chip antenna, a dc voltage limiter, two voltage sensors, a low dropout voltage regulator, and MOSCAP based on

Farhan's paper on tunable antennas published in IEEE

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Farhan Abdul Ghaffar's paper on tunable antennas has been published on the IEEE transactions of antenna and propagation.

Dr. Shamim has been invited to serve in the technical program committee (TPC) of the AP-S, 2014

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Dr. Atif Shamim has been invited to serve in the technical program committee (TPC) of the IEEE international symposium on antennas and propagation (AP-S), 2014. APS is the premier conference for antennas and propagation with over this year in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.​

Ahmed's paper on Ferrite LTCC phase shifter accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

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Ahmed’s MS thesis work on integrable reciprocal and non-reciprocal ferrite LTCC phase shifters has been published in the IEEE transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

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.

100 % acceptance of IMPACT Lab at the Premier Microwave Conference IMS

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All four submissions from IMPACT Lab in the leading conference of the microwave community IMS 2016 have been accepted.​

F​arhan has successfully defended his PhD thesis

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Farhan has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled, "Theory and Design of Tunable and Reconfigurable Microwave Passive Components on Partially Magnetized Ferrite Substrate."

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.

​Prof. Shamim gave keynote talk at InCAP 2018

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Prof. Atif Shamim was invited as a keynote speaker for Indian Conference on Antennas & Propagation (InCAP) 2018 held in Hyderabad, India.

Professor Atif Shamim to be the Guest Editor for 2019 IEEE AWPL Special Cluster

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Prof.Atif Shamim is invited to be one of the guest editors of the 2019 IEEE AWPL Special Cluster. The topic of the special cluster is "Antenna-in-Package, Antenna-on-Chip, Antenna-IC Interface: Joint Design and Co-integration”. AWPL is an annual scientific journal with the goal of rapid dissemination of short manuscripts in the antennas and wireless propagation domains. It just reached its record high impact factor of 3.4 in 2018.

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.

Ruiqi Wang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ruiqi's research focuses on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, antenna radiation pattern synthesis, and adaptive wireless hardware for future 5G and 6G systems.

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.