Education and Research Group

Education:

• 2010-2011: Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway

• 2007-2010: PhD, University of Oslo, Norway

• 2008-2009: 2nd year PhD, Stanford University, USA

• 2005-2007: M.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran

• 2001-2005: B.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran

Research Group:

• Research Lab: Head of Wireless and Mobile Systems Lab, C4.305, Nazarbayev University

• Visitors: 

  1. Prof. Bagher Baba-Ali, Associate Professor of Computer Sciences, University of Tehran, Associate Professor, visited Nazarbayev University, Sep 2024.

  2. Prof. Stefano Rini, Associate Professor, Institute of Communications Engineering, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan, visited Nazarbayev University, April-May, 2018

  3. Dr. Taleb Moazzeni, Research Associate at Nevada University, two weeks visit at Nazarbayev University, Nov. 2018

  4. Dr. Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi, Chalmers University of Technology and Ericsson Research, Sweden, one month visit at University of Tehran, Sep. 2014.

• PhD Students/Research Assistants:

  1. Yerulan Zikibayev, PhD student, Nazarbayev University, from 2024

  2. Talha Anwar, MSc holder, Research Assistant, MES-funded project 

  3. Satzhan Askarov, MSc holder, Research Assistant, MES-funded project 

  4. Dastan Mukhametrakhimov, MS student, Research Assistant, MES-funded project 

  5. Sabina Mukhatzhanova, MS student, Research Assistant, MES-funded project 

  6. Temirlan Kalimzhanov, RA for the project 240919FD3918, until Dec 2022. 

  7. Leila Tlebaldiyeva, PhD, Nazarbayev University, defended April 2020

  8. Mahyar Nemati, PhD, external associate co-supervisor, School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia

  9. Sultangali Arzykulov, PhD, Nazarbayev University, defended April 2019

  10. Keyvan Aghababaeian, PhD, University of Tehran, defended 2019

  11. Mehdi Naderi, PhD advisor, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), graduated in January 2018.

• Graduated MSc students:

  1. Almat Bauyrzhan, “Hardware Impairment Impact on Multi-Connectivity Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems,” Nazarbayev University  

  2. Abubakar Abdulkarim, “Multi-LEO Satellite Networks for Integrated Access and Backhaul,” graduated April 2024, Nazarbayev University  

  3. Zhadyra Bolat, “Hardware Impairment Impact on Multi-Connectivity Wireless and Satellite Systems,” graduated April 2023, Nazarbayev University

  4. Aigerim Ospanova, “Performance Analysis of Edge Computing for 5G and Internet of Things”, graduated April 2022, Nazarbayev University

  5. Aizhan Ayapbergenova, “Resource Allocation for LISA,” graduated April 2021, Nazarbayev University

  6. Seiit Tursyn, “Diversity Schemes for Device-to-Device mmWave Communication in the Presence of Interference,” graduated April 2020, Nazarbayev University

  7. Aigerim Borasheva, “Performance Analysis of Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems over Nakagami-m Fading Channels,” graduated April 2020, Nazarbayev University

  8. Omid Semiari, “The Study of RF Nonlinearity Effects in Cognitive Radio Systems,”  Sep. 2012, University of Tehran, currently Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University, USA.

  9. Hamed Pezeshki, “Resource Allocation for Multiuser Wireless Networks with Physical-Layer Security Considerations,” graduated in Aug. 2013, University of Tehran, PhD at University of Notre Dame, USA, currently at Qualcomm.

  10. Hamidreza Saneh, “A Game Theoretical Approach For Modeling Interference Channel with Rate Limited Feedback,” Sep. 2013, currently at  Telecommunication Company of Iran.

  11. Vahid Naghshin, “Design and analysis of Lifetime Extended Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Stochastic Geometry,” Sep. 2013, currently at UNSW, Australia.

  12. Hamid Panahi, “Using Energy Harvesting in Indoor Smart Grid,” Sep. 2013, currently at the banking sector.

  13. Hamideh Zebardast, “Interference Alignment with Reduced Channel State Information at Transmitters,” Feb. 2014.

  14. Ali Shiri, “Risk Management on Financial Signals,” Dec. 2013, currently at Iran Telecom. Research Center.

  15. Mostafa Darabi, “Buffer aided relaying in cooperative cognitive radio network,” Dec. 2013, currently currently at Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC).

  16. Nima Namvar, “Resource Allocation in Context Aware Heterogeneous Networks Using Game Theory,” Jan. 2014, currently at NCSU, USA.

  17. Morteza Banagar, “A Stochastic Geometric Approach for the Analysis and Design of Cognitive Device-to-Device Networks”, Sep 2014.

  18. Hamed Mosavat, “Analysis and Design of Energy Harvesting Methods in Body Area Networks”, Jan. 2014, currently at University of Victoria, Canada.

  19. Navid Reyhanian, “Energy Harvesting in Wireless Cooperative Networks Using A Game Theoretic Approach,” visited Prof. Gerhard Kramer at Technische Universität München (TUM) for six months, June 2015, currently at University of Minnesota.

  20. Mohammadamin Baniasadi, “Resource Allocation for Device-to-Device Communication in Cellular Networks,” August 2015, currenty at University of Washington, Seattle.

  21. Abolfazl Amiri, “Interference analysis in multi-terminal neuronal communication”, 2016.

  22. Ali Talebzadeh, “Design of Power Control Strategies in Wireless Networks using Multi-Agent Learning Methods”, 2016, currently at VirginaTech.

  23. Maryam Lashgari, “Performance Analysis and Enhancement in Two-Tier Small Cell Networks Using Game Theory”, 2016, currently at Huawei, Tehran office.

  24. Vahed Fadakar, “Physical Layer Security in Presence of Eavesdropper and Jammer Adversaries: Resource Allocation for Maximizing of Secure Capacity”, 2016, currently PhD student at IUST.

  25. Morteza Tavana, “Congestion Control Modeling for Machine-to-Machine Communications in LTE Networks,” second supervisor, currently at Chalmers University, Sweden.

  26. Amin Azari, “Interference Alignment for Interference Networks Aided by Relays,” Aug. 2013, second supervisor, currently at KTH, Sweden.

  27. Fatemeh Heidari, “Design and Analysis of Codes in Robust Image Watermarking,” Aug. 2013, second supervisor.

·         In addition, I have supervised BSc projects of more than 30 undergraduate students.