Faculty Proflle

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2008	Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
2016	PhD. in Electrical and Computer Engineering	North Dakota State University, ND, USA
2009	MSc in Personal Mobile and Satellite Communication	University of Bradford U.K.

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

September 2010	August 2012	Lecturer	COMSATS Insitute of Information Technology
August 2016	till date	Assistant Professor	COMSATS University, Islamabad

Publications

Key Publications

Rashid Karim,Adnan Iftikhar,Bilal Ijaz, and Ismail Ben Mabrouk''The Potentials, Challenges, and Future Directions of On-Chip-Antennas for Emerging Wireless Applications—A Comprehensive Survey'',IEEE Access,2019.
Adnan Iftikhar,Muhammad Farhan Shafique ,Umer Farooq, Muhammad Saeed Khan, Sajid Mehmood Asif, Adnan Fida, Bilal Ijaz, Muhammad Nadeem Rafique, Muhammad Junaid Mughal''Planar SIW Leaky Wave Antenna With Electronically Reconfigurable E- and H-Plane Scanning'',IEEE Access,2019.
Muhammad S. Khan, Adnan Iftikhar,Syed A. Naqvi , Bilal Ijaz, Adnan Fida , Raed M. Shubair, Shahid A. Khan ''Circularly polarized 4 ×8 stacked patch antenna phased array with enhanced bandwidth for commercial drones'',International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering ,2019.
Muhammad S. Khan, ,Adnan Iftikhar,,Ahmad Fayyaz, Sajid M. Asif, Bilal Ijaz, Raed M. Shubair, Shahid A. Khan ''Circularly polarized stacked patch antenna array with enhanced bandwidth for S-band applications'',International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering,2019.
U. Farooq,Adnan Iftikhar ,M. F. Shafique, and M. Junaid, Mughal''A Miniaturized and Polarization Insensitive FSS and CFSS for Dual Band WLAN Applications'',AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications,2019.
S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,B. D. Braaten, D. L. Ewert and K. Maile''A Wide-Band Tissue Numerical Model for Deeply Implantable Antennas for RF--Powered Leadless Pacemakers'',IEEE ACCESS,2019.
S. M. Asif,J. W. Hansen,Adnan Iftikhar, D. L. Ewer, and B. D. Braaten''Computation of Available RF Power Inside the Body and Path Loss using in Vivo Experiments'',IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation,2019.
M. U. Anjum,A. Fida, ,I. Ahmed, and Adnan Iftikhar''A Broadband Electromagnetic Type Energy Harvester for Smart Sensor Devices in Biomedical Application'',Elsevier, Sensors and Actuators A Physical,2018.
M. Rasool, R. Farooq, M. H. Rashid, A. Zafar, H. Afzal, K. S. Alimgeer, B. Ijaz, and Adnan Iftikhar,,''A Compact Open Complementary Split Ring Resonator Inspired Reconfigurable Coplanar Waveguide Fed Antenna'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
A Sohail, ,K. S. Alimgeer,Adnan Iftikhar, B. Ijaz, K. W. Wook, and W. Mohyuddin''Dual Notch Band UWB Antenna with Improved Notch Characteristics,'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,J. W. Hansen, M. S. Khan, D. L. Ewert and B. D. Braaten''A Novel RF-Powered Wireless Pacing via a Rectenna-Based Pacemaker and a Wearable Transmit-Antenna Array'',IEEE ACCESS,2018.
S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,K. Maile, D. L. Ewert, and B. D. Braaten''On the Computation of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in a Skin Tissue using Analytical and Numerical Methods'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
J. Parrow,Adnan Iftikhar,S. Asif, J. Allen, M. Allen, B. Wenner and B. D. Braaten''On the Bandwidth of a Microparticle-based Component responsive to Magneto-Static Fields'',IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility,2017.
M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar,A-D. Capobianco, R. M. Shubair, and B. Ijaz''Pattern and frequency reconfiguration of patch antenna using PIN diodes'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2017.
M. S. Khan,A-D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, R. M. Shubair, D. E. Anagnostou and B. D. Braaten''An Ultra Compact Dual-Polarized UWB MIMO Antenna with Meander Feeding Lines'',IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation,2017.
G. Mansutti,M. S. Khan,A-D. Capobianco, Adnan Iftikhar, S. M. Asif, and B. D. Braaten''Self-adapting conformal phased array antenna for complex changing surfaces'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
Adnan Iftikhar,J. Parrow, S. Asif, J. Allen, M. Allen, B. Wenner and B. D. Braaten,''Improving the Efficiency of a Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch using Magneto-Static Field Responsive Structures'',IET Electronics Letters,2016.
S. M. Asif,M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar, and B. D. Braaten''An E-shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna for Reconfigurable Dual-Band Operation'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
M.S. Khan,A. - D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, S. Asif, B. Ijaz and B. D. Braaten''A Frequency Reconfigurable Series-Fed Microstrip Patch Array with Interconnecting CRLH Transmission Lines'',IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters,2016.
M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar,''A Compact Four Element UWB Antenna with On-Demand WLAN Rejection'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
M. S. Khan,A.- D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, S. Asif and B. D. Braaten''A Compact Dual Polarized Ultra-Wideband Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antenna'', Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,,2016.
M. S. Khan, A. D. Capobianco, S. Asif, A. Iftikhar, B. Ijaz and B. D. Braaten,,''Compact 4X4 UWB-MIMO Antenna with WLAN Band Rejected Operation'',IET Electronics Letters,2015.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

2019	International	USA	Georgia	2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2018	International	Italy	Rome	2018 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)
2018	International	USA	Boston	2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
2017	International	USA	San Diego	2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2016	International	Puerto Rico	Fajardo	2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2016	International	USA	Grand Forks	2016 IEEE Int. Conf. on Electro/Info. Tech.
2016	International	USA	Honolulu	2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems and Applied Computational Electromagnetics
2015	International	Canada	Vancouver	2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2015	International	USA	Delkab	2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology
2015	International	USA	Fargo	2015 ND EPSCoR State Conference
2013	International	USA	Denver	2013 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
2013	International	USA	Rapid City	2013 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2012	COMSATS	COMSATS Scholarship for PhD. in North Dakota State University, USA, funded by Govt. of Pakistan
2015	NDSU	Development of Wireless Sensor Network project for space suit habitat funded by NASA.
2015-2016	Center for Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE), North Dakota State University (NDSU)	SEED funding by Center for Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE), North Dakota State University (NDSU) for development of RFID antenna for soil sensing.

Memberships

From	To	Title	Organization

2008	Till date	Registered Electrical Engineer	Pakistan Engineering Council
2012	2016	Student Memeber	IEEE
2016	Till date	Member	IEEE

Courses Taught

Course Code	Type	Title	University	Semester

	Under Graduate	Electric Circuit Analysis	COMSATS
	Under Graduate	Electromagnetic Theory	COMSATS	Spring 2017
	Under Graduate	Electromagnetic Theory	COMSATS	Fall 2017
	Under Graduate	Electric Circuit Analysis-I	COMSATS	Fall 2017
	Under Graduate	Electromagnetic Theory	COMSATS	Spring 2018
	Under Graduate	Microwave Engineering	COMSATS	Fall 2018
	Under Graduate	Electromagnetic Theory	COMSATS	Spring 2019
	Under Graduate	Microwave Engineering	COMSATS	Fall 2019
ETN 710	Graduate	Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility	COMSATS	Spring 2018
ETN 614	Graduate	RF System Engineering and Design	COMSATS	Spring 2019

Supervisions

Title	From	To	Organization / Institute	Type

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Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

2017	Till Date	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Sports Incharge, ECE Dept.

Books

Title	Subject	First Author	Second Author	Third Author	Year	Publisher

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Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount

September 2018	September 2020	Research Grant	Highly Compact Multilayer Antenna Array for Microwave Applications	HEC	2800000.00
28-02-2019	28-02-2020	Research Grant	8 x 8 Stacked Phased Array Antenna with Enhanced Bandwidth for C-band Application	COMSATS	299520.00
2019	2020	Research Grant	Low Profile Reflectarray Antennas for X band Satellite Communicaiton	COMSATS	299520.00
2019	2020	Research Grant	Triband Frequency Selective for WiFi Shielding	COMSATS	300000.00
2020	2021	Equipment	Restoration of Prototyping Facility for Microwave Components Fabrication at Undergraduate Level	IEEE APS	825000.00

Active Collaborations

From	To	Type	Country	Organization

2019	2020	Research	United Kingdom	University of Sheffield
2019	2020	Research	United States	North Dakota State University
2019	2020	Research	United Kingdom	Heriot Watt University
2019	2019	Research	United Kingdom	James Watt School of Engineering at University of Glasgow
2019	2019	Research	Multiple Countries	College of Engineering, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industrial / Consulting Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

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Extracurricular Activities

Hobbies	Interests

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Languages and Skills

Languages	Skills

English, Urdu, Pahari	Ansys HFSS, CST, Advanced Design Software, COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys Workbench

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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2019	1 Rashid Karim,Adnan Iftikhar,Bilal Ijaz, and Ismail Ben Mabrouk''The Potentials, Challenges, and Future Directions of On-Chip-Antennas for Emerging Wireless Applications—A Comprehensive Survey'',IEEE Access,2019.
2 2019	2 Adnan Iftikhar,Muhammad Farhan Shafique ,Umer Farooq, Muhammad Saeed Khan, Sajid Mehmood Asif, Adnan Fida, Bilal Ijaz, Muhammad Nadeem Rafique, Muhammad Junaid Mughal''Planar SIW Leaky Wave Antenna With Electronically Reconfigurable E- and H-Plane Scanning'',IEEE Access,2019.
3 2019	3 Muhammad S. Khan, Adnan Iftikhar,Syed A. Naqvi , Bilal Ijaz, Adnan Fida , Raed M. Shubair, Shahid A. Khan ''Circularly polarized 4 ×8 stacked patch antenna phased array with enhanced bandwidth for commercial drones'',International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering ,2019.
4 2019	4 Muhammad S. Khan, ,Adnan Iftikhar,,Ahmad Fayyaz, Sajid M. Asif, Bilal Ijaz, Raed M. Shubair, Shahid A. Khan ''Circularly polarized stacked patch antenna array with enhanced bandwidth for S-band applications'',International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering,2019.
5 2019	5 U. Farooq,Adnan Iftikhar ,M. F. Shafique, and M. Junaid, Mughal''A Miniaturized and Polarization Insensitive FSS and CFSS for Dual Band WLAN Applications'',AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications,2019.
6 2019	6 S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,B. D. Braaten, D. L. Ewert and K. Maile''A Wide-Band Tissue Numerical Model for Deeply Implantable Antennas for RF--Powered Leadless Pacemakers'',IEEE ACCESS,2019.
7 2019	7 S. M. Asif,J. W. Hansen,Adnan Iftikhar, D. L. Ewer, and B. D. Braaten''Computation of Available RF Power Inside the Body and Path Loss using in Vivo Experiments'',IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation,2019.
8 2018	8 M. U. Anjum,A. Fida, ,I. Ahmed, and Adnan Iftikhar''A Broadband Electromagnetic Type Energy Harvester for Smart Sensor Devices in Biomedical Application'',Elsevier, Sensors and Actuators A Physical,2018.
9 2018	9 M. Rasool, R. Farooq, M. H. Rashid, A. Zafar, H. Afzal, K. S. Alimgeer, B. Ijaz, and Adnan Iftikhar,,''A Compact Open Complementary Split Ring Resonator Inspired Reconfigurable Coplanar Waveguide Fed Antenna'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
10 2018	10 A Sohail, ,K. S. Alimgeer,Adnan Iftikhar, B. Ijaz, K. W. Wook, and W. Mohyuddin''Dual Notch Band UWB Antenna with Improved Notch Characteristics,'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
11 2018	11 S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,J. W. Hansen, M. S. Khan, D. L. Ewert and B. D. Braaten''A Novel RF-Powered Wireless Pacing via a Rectenna-Based Pacemaker and a Wearable Transmit-Antenna Array'',IEEE ACCESS,2018.
12 2018	12 S. M. Asif,Adnan Iftikhar,K. Maile, D. L. Ewert, and B. D. Braaten''On the Computation of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in a Skin Tissue using Analytical and Numerical Methods'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2018.
13 2017	13 J. Parrow,Adnan Iftikhar,S. Asif, J. Allen, M. Allen, B. Wenner and B. D. Braaten''On the Bandwidth of a Microparticle-based Component responsive to Magneto-Static Fields'',IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility,2017.
14 2017	14 M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar,A-D. Capobianco, R. M. Shubair, and B. Ijaz''Pattern and frequency reconfiguration of patch antenna using PIN diodes'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2017.
15 2017	15 M. S. Khan,A-D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, R. M. Shubair, D. E. Anagnostou and B. D. Braaten''An Ultra Compact Dual-Polarized UWB MIMO Antenna with Meander Feeding Lines'',IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation,2017.
16 2016	16 G. Mansutti,M. S. Khan,A-D. Capobianco, Adnan Iftikhar, S. M. Asif, and B. D. Braaten''Self-adapting conformal phased array antenna for complex changing surfaces'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
17 2016	17 Adnan Iftikhar,J. Parrow, S. Asif, J. Allen, M. Allen, B. Wenner and B. D. Braaten,''Improving the Efficiency of a Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch using Magneto-Static Field Responsive Structures'',IET Electronics Letters,2016.
18 2016	18 S. M. Asif,M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar, and B. D. Braaten''An E-shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna for Reconfigurable Dual-Band Operation'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
19 2016	19 M.S. Khan,A. - D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, S. Asif, B. Ijaz and B. D. Braaten''A Frequency Reconfigurable Series-Fed Microstrip Patch Array with Interconnecting CRLH Transmission Lines'',IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters,2016.
20 2016	20 M. S. Khan,Adnan Iftikhar,''A Compact Four Element UWB Antenna with On-Demand WLAN Rejection'',Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,2016.
21 2016	21 M. S. Khan,A.- D. Capobianco,Adnan Iftikhar, S. Asif and B. D. Braaten''A Compact Dual Polarized Ultra-Wideband Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antenna'', Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,,2016.
22 2015	22 M. S. Khan, A. D. Capobianco, S. Asif, A. Iftikhar, B. Ijaz and B. D. Braaten,,''Compact 4X4 UWB-MIMO Antenna with WLAN Band Rejected Operation'',IET Electronics Letters,2015.