Dr Adnan Ahmad Cheema (FHEA, SMIEEE, SMURSI) obtained BSc in Computer Engineering from the COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan and MSc in Signal Processing for Communication from the King’s College London, UK. He has a PhD degree in Electronics Engineering (major in wireless communications) from Durham University, UK, funded by Durham University and HMGCC, UK. His PhD thesis was relating to the development of channel sounder for use cases in cognitive radio and radio propagation channel in sub-6 GHz band.

From 2015 to 2017, he worked at Durham University, UK as a postdoctoral research associate on a project funded by OFCOM, UK, dealing with the 5G radio propagation channel measurements and modelling (sub-6 GHz and 24-90 GHz). His work has been part of various ITU recommendations like of 1238 and 1411. In 2017, he joined Ulster University, UK, as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electronics Engineering and is currently leading the Advanced Wireless Technologies Lab (AWTL) at Ulster. He has a research grant portfolio of over £4.7 million funded by DSIT, Innovate UK, EPSRC, DfE and others.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is a Senior Member of URSI and IEEE. He is a regular reviewer of leading journals from publishers like IEEE (AWPL, WCL, TVT etc), IET, Wiley (e.g. Radio Science) and others.  His research interests include wireless communications (6G), channel measurements and modelling, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), wireless spectrum (e.g. sensing, dynamic access and RF-EMF), machine learning (classical and Quantum), testbeds and proof of concept system development (e.g. 5G in a box and channel sounder).

Team:
[2024-25] Dr Begum Korunur Engiz (Research Fellow on 6G wireless channels funded by TÜBİTAK, Turkey)
[2024-25] Dr Bilal Khan (Research Associate on 5G for Remote Virtual Production funded by DSIT, UK)
[2025-26] KTP Associate (funded by Innovate UK and Business Partner)
[2021-25] Mr Kd M Raziul Islam (PhD student on RIS / 6G)
Past PhD student:
[July-2023] Dr Chi Nguyen thesis on "Deep Learning Models for Channel Estimation and Modelling in Wireless Networks". Moved to ECIT, QUB as a Research Fellow.

For updated information, please visit : Adnan Ahmad Cheema (google.com)