Research team

Current Postdocs/Ph.D. students at Queen's University Belfast

• Dr Jiajun He  (main advisor), June 2024-present

  • Research topics and interests: Physical demonstration of cell-free massive MIMO

• Dr Han Yu  (main advisor), May 2024-present

  • Research topics and interests: Cell-free massive MIMO with ISAC

• Dr Chi Yen Nguyen  (main advisor), August 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: RAT orchestration

• Dr Zeping Sui  (main advisor), August 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Cell-free massive MIMO

• Dr Ihsan Kanbaz  (main advisor), February 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Electromagnetic information theory

• Haoran Ni (main supervisor), January 2024-present

  • Research topics and interests:  RIS-empowered communications

• Mustafa S Abbas Alkhadhrawee (co-supervised with Dr Hien Ngo), September 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Cell-free massive MIMO with massive access

• Zonghan Wang (main supervisor), September 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Integrated sensing and communications

• Duc-Thien Hua (main supervisor), August 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Wireless power transfer through intelligent metasurfaces

• Muhammad Zeeshan Mumtaz (co-supervised with Dr Hien Ngo), April 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Wireless power transfer through intelligent metasurfaces

• Xiaomin Cao (main supervisor), February 2023-present

  • Research topics and interests: Extra large-scale MIMO systems

• Ruoxi Chong (main supervisor), September 2022-present

  • Research topics and interests: OTFS-based communications

• Rozita Konstantinou (main supervisor), June 2022-present

  • Research topics and interests: Antenna design for 6G communications

• Yasseen Sadoon Atiya  (co-supervised with Dr Hien Ngo), January 2022-present

  • Research topics and interests: Secure cell-free massive MIMO

Previous postdocs at Queen's University Belfast

• Dr Mohammadali Mohammadi (main advisor), June 2021-May 2024

  • Research topics and interests: Cell-free massive MIMO

  • Current position: Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast, UK

• Dr Junjuan Feng (main advisor), April 2019-April 2023

  • Research topics and interests: Coding design for low-latency communication systems

• Dr Konstantinos Dovelos (main advisor), September 2021-September 2022

  • Research topics and interests: Electromagnetic information theory

  • Current position: Microwave and Antenna Engineer, Meta Materials Inc, Greece

• Dr Ahmed Almradi (main advisor), March 2019-May 2021

  • Research topics and interests: Mm-wave massive MIMO communications

  • Current position: R & I Staff Engineer, InterDigital, U.K.

• Dr Jide Yuan (main advisor), October 2018-October 2019

  • Research topics and interests: Machine learning for communications and IRS

  • Current position: Lecturer, Soochow University, China

• Dr Harsh Tataria (main advisor), April 2017-October 2018

  • Research topics and interests: Mm-wave massive MIMO communications

  • Current position: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand

• Dr Stylianos Assimonis (main advisor), January 2016-July 2016

  • Research topics and interests: Passive sensing in massive MIMO

  • Current position: Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Previous Ph.D. students at Queen's University Belfast

• Mohamed Elfiatoure (main supervisor), April 2020-April 2024

  • Thesis title: Massive MIMO for communication and radar coexistence

• Shih-Kai Chou (main advisor), September 2018-June 2023

  • Thesis title: RIS-assisted future wireless communication systems

• James Sutton (co-supervised with Dr Hien Ngo), October 2018-December 2022

  • Thesis title: Analysis and low-complexity design for cellular and cell-free massive MIMO

  • Current position:  Postdoctoral researcher, Queen’s University Belfast

• Thien Van Luong (main supervisor, co-supervised with Dr. Youngwook Ko), October 2016-December 2019

  • Thesis title: Reliable and low-complexity multicarrier systems

  • Current position:  Lecturer, Phenikaa University, Vietnam 

• Nan Wang  (co-advisor, co-supervised with Prof. Dimitrios Nikolopoulos), April 2016-May 2019

  • Thesis title: Resource management for edge computing systems

  • Current position:  Project Lead, Mindtrace, U.K.

• Chung Duc Ho (main advisor), April 2016-March 2019

  • Thesis title: Massive MIMO relaying: Analysis and system design 

  • Current position:  Faculty member, Thu Dau Mot University, Vietnam

• Milad Fozooni (main advisor), January 2014-September 2017

  • Thesis title: Low-cost architectures for future MIMO systems

  • Current position:  Senior Researcher, Ericsson Research, Sweden

Previous Ph.D. students at Chalmers University of Technology

• Nikolaos Kolomvakis (co-supervised with Dr. Mikael Coldrey), December 2012-June 2015

  • Research topics and interests: Massive MIMO systems

  • Current position:  Postdoctoral Researcher, KTH, Sweden

• Xinlin Zhang (co-supervised with Dr. Mikael Coldrey and Prof. Mats Viberg), September 2012-June 2015

  • Research topics and interests: Hardware imperfections in MIMO systems

  • Current position: Senior Researcher, Ericsson Research, Sweden

• Panagiota Lioliou (co-supervised with Prof. Mats Viberg)

  • Thesis title: Channel estimation and self-interference suppression for MIMO relaying systems

  • Graduation day: April 2012

  • Current position: Master Researcher, Ericsson Research, Sweden

• Nima Seifi  (co-supervised with Prof. Mats Viberg)

  • Thesis title: Base station coordination in multicell MIMO networks

  • Graduation day: March 2012

  • Current position: Startup Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, USA

Visiting researchers

• Ms  Jiafei Fu  (2023-2024)

  • Home institution: Southest University, China  

  • Research topics and interests: O-RAN for cell-free massive MIMO

• Mr Guoxin Zhang (2023-2024)

  • Research topic: Low-bit quantization for ISAC

  • Home university: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China

• Ms  Qi Wu (2023-2024)

  • Home institution: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China  

  • Research topics and interests: Device identification

• Mr  Chongzheng Hao (2022-2023)

  • Home institution: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

  • Research topics and interests: Machine learning for cell-free massive MIMO

• Dr Xingwang Li (2017-2018)

  • Home institution: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), China

  • Research topics and interests: Performance analysis of communication systems

• Prof Peter J Smith (June 2017, August 2018)

  • Home institution: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  • Research topics and interests: Beamforming design for mm-wave massive MIMO

• Mr Weiqiang Tan (2016)

  • Home institution: Southeast University, China

  • Research topics and interests: Mm-wave massive MIMO

• Dr. Jiayi Zhang (May-June 2015)

  • Home institution: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

  • Research topics and interests: Massive MIMO in limited physical space

• Dr. Mikko Vehkaperä (February 2015)

  • Home institution: Aalto University, Finland

  • Research topics and interests: I/Q imbalance in cooperative communications

• Dr Christos Masouros (October 2014)

  • Home institution: University College London (UCL), U.K.

  • Research topics and interests: Massive MIMO in limited physical space

• Dr Emil Björnson (March 2013, June 2013, October 2014)

  • Home institution: Linköping University, Sweden

  • Research topics and interests: Hardware impairments in communication systems

• Jue Wang (October 2012-December 2012)

  • Home institution: Southeast University, China

  • Research topics and interests: Precoding for multiuser MIMO systems

• Ehsan Soleimani-Nasab (April 2012-October 2012)

  • Home institution: K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran

  • Research topics and interests: Cooperative communications, two-way relaying