ACR Laboratory

(updated March 2024)

Former PhD Students

1. Shatha Nassef, PhD, University of Guelph, Spring 2024. Thesis: Simulation and Evaluation of a New Design for Electromagnetic Radiation Water Heating.
2. Ahmed Sayed, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2023. Thesis: UAV Detection based on Adaptive Radar Signal Processing.
3. Saeed Bamatraf, PhD, University of Waterloo, Winter 2022. Thesis: Non-invasive Glucose Monitoring using Microwave Sensor with Machine Learning. Presently, Assistant Professor, Hadhramout University, Hadhramout, Yemen.
4. Melad Olaimat, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2021. Thesis: Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting. Presently, Assistant Professor at Al Al-Bayt University, Al-Mafraq, Jordan.
5. Dawood Alsaedi, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2021. Thesis: Breast Cancer Detection Using Microwaves and Microwave-Thermography Techniques. Presently, Assistant Professor at Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
6. Maged Aldhaeebi, PhD, University of Waterloo, Winter 2020. Thesis: Intelligent Microwaves-Based Modalities for Breast Cancer Detection. Presently, Assistant Professor, Hadhramout University, Hadhramout, Yemen.
7. Syed H. Mirjahanmardi, PhD, University of Waterloo, Winter 2020. Thesis: Microwave Near-Field Imaging and Material Characterization. Presently, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stanford University.
8. Faruk Erkmen, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2019. Thesis: Scalable Surfaces for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer. Presently, Professor, Humber College, Ontario, Canada.
9. Ali Albishi, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2018. Thesis: Ultrasensitive Microwave Near-Field Sensors for Detection, Imaging, and Material Characterization. Presently, Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
10. Ahmed Ashoor, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2018. Thesis: Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Surface.
11. Mohamed El Badawe, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2018. Thesis: Metasurfaces for Antennas and Electromagnetic Energy Transfer Applications
12. Thamer S. Almoneef, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2017. Thesis: Electromagnetic Energy Transduction Using Metamaterials and Antennas. Presently, Associate Professor, Prince Sattam University, Saudi Arabia.
13. Abdulbaset Ali, PhD,  University of Waterloo, Spring 2017. Thesis: Intelligent Microwaves Detection of Surface and Sub-Surface Anomalies
14. Miguel Angel Ruphuy, PhD,  University of Waterloo, Spring 2016. Thesis: Electrically Thin Lenses and Reflectors
15. Mohammed AlShareef, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2014. Thesis: Electrically Small Particles for Energy Harvesting in the Infrared and Microwave Regimes
16. Zhao Ren, PhD, University of Waterloo, Fall 2013. Thesis: Microwave Near-Field Probes to Detect Electrically Small Particles
17. Babak Alavikia, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2011. Thesis: Hybrid Computational Algorithms for the Problem of Scattering from Grating Structures
18. Mohammed Bait-Suwailam, PhD, University of Waterloo, Winter 2011. Thesis: Metamaterials for Decoupling Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems
19. Hussein Attia, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring, 2011. Thesis: Artificial Magnetic Material for High Gain Planar Antennas
20. Ali Kabiri, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2010. Thesis: Artificial Magnetic Materials: Limitations, Synthesis and Possibilities
21. Leila Yousefi, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2009. Thesis: Theory, Design and Development of Artificial Magnetic Materials
22. Muhammed S. Boybay, PhD, University of Waterloo, Spring 2009. Thesis: Sensitivity Enhancement of Near-Field Probes using Negative Materials
23. Baharak Mohajer-Iravani, PhD, University of Maryland, Fall 2007. Thesis: Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) Structures for Noise Mitigation in Chasses and Packages
24. Mohammad Kermani, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park,  Fall 2006. Thesis: The ADI-FDTD Method for High Accuracy Electrophysics Problems
25. Jie Qin, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park, Fall 2006. Thesis: Planar Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) Structures for Noise Mitigation in High Speed Circuits
26. Shahrooz Shahparnia, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park,  Fall 2005. Thesis: Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures for Broadband Noise Mitigation in High-Speed Packages
27. Lin Li, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park,  Spring 2004. Thesis: Analysis and Mitigation of Electromagnetic Noise in Resonant Cavities and Apertures
28. Xin Wu, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park,  Fall 2003. Thesis: Developing Highly Accurate and Stable Open-Region Electromagnetic Simulations
29. Telesphor Kamgaing, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park,  Fall 2003. Thesis: High-Impedance Electromagnetic Surfaces for Mitigation of Switching Noise in High-Speed Circuits  

Former MS Students

1. Abderlrahman Elbadrawy, MASc., University of Waterloo, Spring 2024. Thesis: Digital Twin-Enhanced Radar and Joint Communication-Sensing Systems: Applications in Accurate Fall Severity Classification and Beyond.
2. Serene Abu-Sardanah, MASc., University of Waterloo, Spring 2023. Thesis: Cardio-respiratory Health Monitoring Using a Wearable Radar System.
3. Saleh Ba Raean, MASc. University of Waterloo, Spring 2022. Thesis: Microwave Medical Imaging Using Inverse Radon Transform and Quasi-Static Simulator.
4. Mohammed Aldosari, MASc. University of Waterloo, Spring 2018. Thesis: Wideband Rectenna System for Microwave Power Transfer
5. Dawood Alsaedi, MASc., University of Waterloo, Winter 2017. Thesis: Graphene Oxide Femtogel Photodetector.
6. Humayra Naosaba, MASc, University of Waterloo, Fall 2014. Thesis: Negative Material Inspired Microwave Water Heating System.
7. Abdulaziz Ali Alqahtani, MASc, University of Waterloo, Winter 2014. Thesis: Electrically Small Probe for Near-field Detection Applications
8. Ferhat Aydingoglu, MASc, University of Waterloo, Fall 2013  Thesis: Design and Fabrication of MIM Diodes with Single and Multi-Insulator Layer
9. Ahmed Ashoor, MASc, University of Waterloo, Fall 2012. Thesis: Artificial Neural Networks for Microwave Detection.
10. Ali Albishi, MASc, University of Waterloo, Spring 2012. Thesis: Detection of Sub-Millimeter Surface Cracks using Complementary Split-Ring Resonator.
11. Thamer S. Almoneef, MASc, University of Waterloo, Spring 2012. Thesis: Antennas and Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting
12. Na'el Suwan, MASc, University of Waterloo, Fall 2011. Thesis: Investigation of RF Direct Detection Architecture Circuits for Metamaterial Sensor Applications.
13. Mani Kashanianfard, MASc, University of Waterloo, Spring 2009. Thesis: Electromagnetic Wave Transmission through sub-Wavelength Channels and Bends using Metallic Wires.
14. Samer Abdullah, MASc, University of Waterloo, Fall 2007. Co-supervised by Professor Kostadinka Bizheva (Department of Physics and Astronomy). Thesis: Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations of Light Scattering from Retinal Photoreceptors.
15. Abhinav Pathak, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Spring 2006.
16. Omar Amin, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Spring 2006. Thesis: Design of a Wireless Fish Lengthening Board for Fisheries Research
17. Shahrooz Shahparnia, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Spring 2005
    
18. Baharak Mohajer-Iravani, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Spring 2004. Thesis: Coupling Reduction using Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures in Enclosures and Cavities
19. Vinay Subramanian, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Fall 2002. Thesis: Modeling and Prediction of Switching Noise in High-Speed Circuits and Packages
20. Vijaya Chebolu, MS, University of Maryland at College Park, Fall 2002. Thesis: Frequency-Domain Simulation of Open-Region Radiation and Scattering Problems using the Complementary Operators Method