Dr. Nasimuddin of scientist III at the Institute for Infocomm Research, A-STAR, Singapore

Abstract:

Reconfigurable/millimeter-wave (mmW) technology is playing a significant role in next generation wireless communication systems. The k/Ka-band and even higher frequency bands provide expansive spectrum availability for high-speed data transfer with large data and connectivity. A beam steering/beamforming antenna system is the key element for mmW wireless communication systems. To ensure highly reliable wireless communication at the mmW, the beamforming/beam steering antenna techniques must be used to compensate for the high path loss and improve the signal-to-interference/noise ratio (SINR). In this talk, an overview on various beam steering/beamforming antenna system technologies will be discussed based on some figures of merit and their applications. The frequency scanning/switched beam antenna designs will discuss in detail with applications. These antenna systems are useful for radar, tracking, navigation, imaging, satellite, mobile wireless, 5G/connectivity systems.

Biography:

Dr Nasimuddin (M’2003-SM’2009) received his B.Sc. degree in 1994 from Jamia Millia Islamia, India, and his M.Tech. (Microwave Electronics) and Ph.D. degrees in 1998 and 2004, respectively, from the University of Delhi, India. Dr Nasimuddin has worked as a Senior Research Fellow (1999-2003) in DST sponsored project on “Optical Control of Passive Microwave Devices” and CSIR grant, Senior Research Fellow in Engineering Science for the project entitled “Investigations of microstrip antennas as a sensor for determination of complex dielectric constant of materials” at Department of Electronic Science, University of Delhi, India. He has worked as an Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2004-2006) in awarded Discovery project grant from Australian Research Council, for project entitled “Microwave sensor based on multi-layered microstrip patch/line resonators” at the Macquarie University, Australia. Currently, he is working as a scientist III at the Institute for Infocomm Research, A-STAR, Singapore. He has published 210 journal and conference technical papers on microstrip-based microwave antennas and components. Two US patents have been granted and two filed on leaky wave/RF energy harvesting/circularly polarized/grid antenna technologies. He has edited two books and contributed a chapter to a book “Microstrip antennas” published in 2011. His research interests include multi-layered microstrip-based structures, millimeter-wave antennas, RFID reader antennas, GPS/GNSS, UWB antennas, metamaterials-based microstrip antennas, satellite antennas, RF energy harvesting systems, circularly polarized microstrip antennas, phased array, beam steering/beamforming antenna systems, etc..

Dr Nasimuddin is a Senior Member of the IEEE and the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. He was awarded a Senior Research Fellowship from the CSIR, Government of India in Engineering Science (2001-2003); a Discovery Projects Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (2004-2006); Singapore Manufacturing Federation Award (with project team) in 2014, the Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) in 2005, and Exceptional Performance Reviewer Award Certificate from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society in 2019.

He is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Antennas and Propagation and various antennas/microwave/RF related journal’s editorial broad member. He has been members of organizing committees of several Antenna and Propagation related conferences, serving as Publication Chair/Publicity Chair/Conference Secretary. He is the Chair of IEEE Singapore MTT/AP Joint Chapter and Publication Chair for IEEE APS 2021 Singapore.