Former PhD Students

 

Miguel Angel Ruphuy, PhD, Spring 2016

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Electrically Thin Lenses and Reflectors.

 

Mohammed AlShareef, PhD, Fall 2014

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Electrically Small Particles for Energy Harvesting in the Infrared and Microwave Regimes.

 

Zhao Ren, PhD, Fall 2013

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Microwave Near-Field Probes to Detect Electrically Small Particles

 

Babak Alavikia, PhD, Spring 2011

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Hybrid Computational Algorithms for the Problem of Scattering from Grating Structures

 

Mohammed Bait-Suwailam, PhD, Winter 2011

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Metamaterials for Decoupling Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems

 

Hussein Attia, PhD, Spring, 2011

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Artificial Magnetic Material for High Gain Planar Antennas.

 

Ali Kabiri, PhD, Spring 2010

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Artificial Magnetic Materials: Limitations, Synthesis and Possibilities.

 

Leila Yousefi, PhD, Spring 2009

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Theory, Design and Development of Artificial Magnetic Materials.

 

Muhammed S. Boybay, PhD, Spring 2009

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Sensitivity Enhancement of Near-Field Probes using Negative Materials.

 

Baharak Mohajer-Iravani, PhD, Fall 2007

University of Maryland

Thesis: Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) Structures for Noise Mitigation in Chasses and Packages.

 

Mohammad Kermani, PhD, Fall 2006

University of Maryland

Thesis: The ADI-FDTD Method for High Accuracy Electrophysics Problems

 

Jie Qin, PhD, Fall 2006

University of Maryland

Thesis: Planar Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) Structures for Noise Mitigation in High Speed Circuits.

 

Shahrooz Shahparnia, PhD, Fall 2005

University of Maryland

Thesis: Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures for Broadband Noise Mitigation in High-Speed Packages.

 

Lin Li, PhD. Spring 2004

University of Maryland

Thesis: Analysis and Mitigation of Electromagnetic Noise in Resonant Cavities and Apertures

 

Xin Wu, PhD, Fall 2003

University of Maryland

Thesis: Developing Highly Accurate and Stable Open-Region Electromagnetic Simulations

 

Telesphor Kamgaing, PhD, Fall 2003

University of Maryland

 

 

Former MS Students, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Professors.

 

Hu (Hugo) Sun, Visiting Scholar (2013-2015)

University of Waterloo

RFID Antennas.

 

Khawla Alzoubi, Post-Doctoral Fellow. (2012-2014)

University of Waterloo

Khawla worked on development of Portable Automated Intelligent Systems for Continuous Oxygen

Monitoring and Adjustment Oxygen Delivery for Hypoxic Patients.

 

Humayra Naosaba, MS, Fall 2014

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Negative Material Inspired Microwave Water Heating System.

 

Abdulaziz Ali Alqahtani, MS, Winter 2014

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Electrically Small Probe for Near-field Detection Applications

 

Zhao Ren, PhD, Fall 2013

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Microwave Near-Field Probes to Detect Electrically Small Particles

 

Ahmed Ashoor, MS, Fall 2012

University of Waterloo

Thesis:  Artificial Neural Networks for Microwave Detection

 

Ali Albishi, MS, Spring 2012

University of Waterloo

Thesis:  Detection of Sub-Millimeter Surface Cracks using Complementary Split-Ring Resonator

 

Thamer Almoneef, MS, Spring 2012

University of Waterloo

Thesis:  Antennas and Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting

 

Na’el Suwan, MS, Fall 2011

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Investigation of RF Direct Detection Architecture Circuits for Metamaterial Sensor Applications.

 

Mani Kashanianfard, MS, Spring 2009

University of Waterloo

Thesis: Electromagnetic Wave Transmission through sub-Wavelength Channels and Bends using Metallic Wires.

 

Samer Abdullah, MS, Fall 2007

University of WaterlooCo-advised with Professor Kostadinka Bizheva (Department of Physics and Astronomy)

Thesis: Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations of Light Scattering from Retinal Photoreceptors.

 

Abhinav Pathak, MS, Spring 2006

University of Maryland

 

Omar Amin, MS, Spring 2006

University of Maryland

Thesis: Design of a Wireless Fish Lengthening Board for Fisheries Research

 

AER Laboratory

Current Lab Members

 

 

Maged Al-Dhaeebi

PhD Student

Microwaves-based detection modalities.

 

 

Thamer Almoneef

PhD Student

Energy harvesting systems in the microwaves and infrared frequency regimes

 

 

Ahmed Ashoor

PhD Student

Energy harvesting and wireless power transfer using non-conventional antenna collectors.

 

 

Ali Albishi

PhD Student

Ultra-sensitive microwaves

sensors for wide variety of microwaves detection problems.

 

 

Dawood Alsaedi

PhD Student

Microwaves-based detection of biological anomalies.

 

 

Abdulbaset Ali

PhD Student

Intelligent algorithms using artificial intelligence for microwave-based detection modalities

 

Seyed Hossein Mirjahanmardi

PhD Student

Biomedical imaging

 

 

Mohamed El Badawe

PhD Student

Mohammed’s interest are in communication systems with focus on novel antennas.

 

Faruk Erkmen

PhD Student

Energy harvesting systems

 

Mohammed Saeed Aldosari

MS Student

Rectennas for energy harvesting and wireless power transfer

 

 

Saeed Bamatraf

PhD Student

Intelligent Detection

 

Dr. M. Moinul Islam

Visiting Assistant Professor

Imaging and Energy Harvesting