Ph.D.
Interview
Department of Electrical engineering, Electronics and
Communications
40° Cycle – First session
Owais Khan
Research Assistant, under supervision of Dr Shahid Khan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan
Table of contents
• Educational and Research Background
• Master Thesis Summary
• Research Interests
• Research Publications
• Practical Experience
• Relevant questions
Educational Background
• Bachelors In Electrical, Electronics & Comm. Engineering (UET Peshawar, Pakistan)
• Masters In Electrical Comm. Engineering (CECOS University Of IT And Emerging Sciences, Peshawar,
Pakistan)
Research Background
• Worked on Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna (RDRA) Designs (Compact SISO RDRA,
Compact MIMO RDRA, CP DRAs.
• Worked on Microstrip Patch Antenna (MPA) designs (mm Wave antenna designs, mm Wave antenna
array designs, UWB antenna designs, UWB MIMO antenna designs with novel decoupling techniques,
Multiband antenna designs, UWB MIMO Aray).
• Data collection, Article writing & communication.
• Developing industries linkages with concern or current Market.
Master Thesis
Title: Highly Directive Compact Multiband MIMO Antenna with Improved Gain
for 5G Wireless Communication System
(a) (b) (c)
Figure 1. Proposed MIMO Design. (a) Top View (b) Bottom View (c) Array Configuration
Results
0
8 100 6
330 30
90
7 1
80
300 -4 60
70
6
Radiation Efficiency (%)
60 -9
Gain (dBi)
5 50
270 -14 90
40
4
30
3
20 240 120
10
2 0 210 150
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
180
Frequency (GHz)
Gain Radiation Efficiency % E Plane H Plane
(a) (b) (c)
Figure 2: Proposed Design results (a) S11 (b) Gain & Efficiency (c) Far-field Radiation pattern
Comparison Table
Ref. No. of Frequency B.W (GHz) Gain ECC, DG LxW
port (GHz) (dBi) (mm2)
[21] 2 28,38,60 - 8.5 >0.0015,10 20 x 20
[22] 4 28,38 1.2,0.370 - >0.004,- 19.25x26
[23] 3 28 0.830 6.06 0.0005,9.9 20.26x10.2
6
[24] 2 24 0.8 6 0.24,9.7 19 x 15
[25] 2 30 1 >7 <0.4, - 21 x 48
Proposed 2 40.36, 2.83, 4.62, <0.0003, 4x7
Work 67.59, 34.43, 5.42, 10
95.73 >15.15 5.70
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Location : Venice ,Italy
Research Publication
Journals
1. Khan, Owais, Shahid Khan, Safdar Nawaz Khan Marwat, Neelam Gohar, Muhammad Bilal, and Mariana Dalarsson.
2023. "A Novel Densely Packed 4 × 4 MIMO Antenna Design for UWB Wireless Applications" Sensors 23, no. 21: 8888.
2. Khan, Muhammad Sabir, Shahid Khan, Owais Khan, Sajid Aqeel, Neelam Gohar, and Mariana Dalarsson. “Mutual
Coupling Reduction in MIMO DRA through Metamaterials.” Sensors 23, no. 18 (September 7, 2023): 7720.
Peer Reviewed Conferences
1. Khan, Owais, Shahid Khan, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Muhammad Anab, Jamal Nasir, and Mariana Dalarsson.
"Highly Directive Compact Multiband MIMO Antenna with Improved Gain for 5G Wireless Communication System."
In 2023 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), pp. 062-067.
IEEE, 2023.
2.
Research Interest
Design and implementation of Frequency Selective Surface for
Advanced Wireless Application (5G, 6G)
• Addressing the need of efficient FSS design for Gain enhancement.
• An optimised FSS structure within the operating band for Next Generation & beyond.
• To resolve Power consumption strategy.
• Implementing strategies for integrating the designed FSS into existing wireless
communication systems.
Practical Experience
• Fabrication of the prototypes.
• Testing of the prototypes for measuring the results.
Thank you for your Patience
Questions?
