Research Group

I am passionately committed to the supervision of research students.

To date, I have supervised 100 students including 4 Postdoctoral Research Fellows, 15 PhD students (12 graduated), 6 Master of Engineering Hons students, 31 Bachelor of Engineering Research & Development students and 44 Bachelor of Engineering Research Hons students.

Please see my CV for full details, including student awards and honours and career outcomes. The details about my current and past PhD students are below.

Current PhD Students

• Muhammad Usman, Machine Learning for Wireless Networks, Aug. 2023 - present
  • Scholarship(s): ANU University Research Scholarship
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Nan Yang and Dr. Xiangyun Zhou.
  • Joint PhD publication outcomes: To do.
• Saud Khan, Security and Privacy for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices, Jan. 2020 ‐ present
  • Scholarship(s): Australian Government Research Training Program (AGRTP) Stipend Scholarship
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Chandra Thapa and Prof. Seyit Camtepe.
  • Joint PhD publication outcomes: 3 journal papers (1 draft) + 2 conference papers.
• Nilupuli Senadhira, UAV Networks, Jun. 2018 - present
  • Scholarship(s): Australian Government Research Training Program (AGRTP) Stipend Scholarship
  • Co-supervisor: Dr. Nan Yang and Dr. Xiangyun Zhou.
  • Joint PhD publication outcomes: 3 Journal papers (2 draft) + 2 conference papers.

Graduated PhD Students

• Sahar Idrees, Smart Reflection and Passive Communication: Synergizing Backscatter Communication and 6G Technologies for Future Wireless Networks, March 2018 - Aug. 2023. [Thesis]
• Akram Shafie, Spectrum Allocation for Terahertz Band Communication Systems, Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2023. [Thesis]
• Sheeraz Akhtar Alvi, Analysis and Design of Communication Policies for Energy-Constrained Machine-Type Devices, July 2016 - June 2020. [Thesis]
• Xiaohui Zhou, Analysis and Design of Communication Policies for Energy-Constrained Machine-Type Devices, July 2016 - June 2020. [Thesis]
• Abbas Koohian, Channel Estimation and Self-Interference Cancellation in Full-Duplex Communication Systems, May 2015 - May 2019. [Thesis]
• Wanchun Liu, Wireless Communication Networks Powered By Energy Harvesting, July 2014 - Sep. 2017. [Thesis]
• Yifei Huang, Interference Management in 5G Networks, March 2014 - May 2017. [Thesis]
• Jing Guo, Stochastic Geometry for Modeling, Analysis and Design of Future Wireless Networks, Sep. 2012 - March 2016. [Thesis]
• Shama Islam, Multi-way Relay Networks: Characterization, Performance Analysis and Transmission Scheme Design, May 2015. [Thesis]
• Zubair Khalid, Spatio-Spectral Analysis on the Unit Sphere, April 2010 - April 2013. [Thesis]
• Ali Nasir, Synchronization in Cooperative Communication Systems, June 2010 - Sep. 2012. [Thesis]
• Xiangyun Zhou, Transmision Resouce Allocation in Multi-Antenna Wireless Communication Systems with Channel Uncertainty, Jan. 2010 - June 2012. [Thesis]