Teaching & Lab Development

Laboratory Development & Educational Innovation

Faculty-in-Charge, Communication Engineering Laboratory (C217) | July 2023–Present

Driven by a strong motivation to modernize communication systems education, I have led the complete transformation of C217 from a conventional hardware-centric laboratory into a flexible, software-driven experimental environment. The redesigned framework places Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), FPGA platforms, and emerging 5G / 6G technologies at the core of hands-on learning and experimentation.

The key initiatives completed and currently underway are as follows: 

• Modernization of the Communication Engineering Laboratory
  Transitioned from conventional hardware-based experiments towards a flexible, software-defined experimental framework integrating DSP, SDR, and programmable hardware platforms. 

• Development of SDR-based Communication Experiments
  Developed hands-on experiments using available Software-Defined Radio (SDR) equipment for digital communications, signal processing, wireless systems, and software-defined wireless prototyping. 

• 5G/6G Wireless Testbed Development
  Initiated the development of a next-generation wireless communication testbed, with the proposed infrastructure currently under procurement, to support 5G experimentation, wireless prototyping, and future research towards 6G technologies.

• Expansion of Computer Communication & Networking Laboratory
  Expanding practical networking experiments and exploring their integration with SDR-based wireless platforms and the proposed 5G/6G Testbed. 

• Development of FPGA-based Communication Systems Laboratory
  Initiated integration of FPGA platforms into laboratory teaching and experimentation to facilitate hardware implementation of communication algorithms, real-time signal processing, and digital communication subsystems.

• Enhancement of Optical Communication Laboratory Experiments
  Initiated improvements to laboratory experiments in optical communications, covering both fiber-optic and free-space optical (FSO) communication systems, with an emphasis on practical demonstrations, system characterization, and performance evaluation.

• Towards a Multidisciplinary Communication Systems Laboratory for R&D Activities
  Aligning laboratory infrastructure and experimental activities with emerging communication technologies to support student projects, postgraduate research, practical training, and collaborative research initiatives.
  
  

Communication Engineering Lab (C217) — 
Infrastructure Development and Equipment Procurement

SDR Platforms
NI USRP 2920s, NI URSP B210s, ADALM-PLUTO active learning modules (PlutoSDR), NooELEC SDR receivers
FPGA Platforms
XILINX PYNQ-Z2 Development Boards, AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC ZCU104 Evaluation Kit

Spectrum Analyzer 

Tektronix RSA306B USB spectrum analyzer, PC BASED, 9KHz-6.2GHz, 40 MHz Acquisition Bandwidth

            Optical Communications Training Platform
  Emona FOTEx™ Fiber Optics Communications Add-in Module for NI ELVIS Platform

Proposed 5G/6G Testbed (under procurement)

5G NR experimentation, SDR-based prototyping, MIMO, Open RAN

Courses Taught (Past)

• Communication Engineering (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023)

• Signals and Systems (Monsoon 2022, Spring 2023, Monsoon 2023, Monsoon 2024)

• Digital Signal Processing (Monsoon 2020)

• Computer Communication Networks (Monsoon 2025)

• Principles of Communication Engineering (Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026)

• 5G Technology: Overview, Impact on Industries and Society (Monsoon 2019)

• Special Topics in Communication Engineering (Monsoon 2020)

• Digital Communications (Summer 2025)

• Digital Electronics (Summer 2024)