Abdul Rahman Tharek

BSc (Hons) (Electrical Engineering) from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom; MSc in Communication Engineering from UMIST, Manchester, UK; PhD in Mobile Communication from University of Bristol, UK

2018 - 2020 Commission Member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission; Professor in wireless communication at School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Director of Wireless Communication Centre (WCC), School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; 2015 - 2019 Adjunct Professor of the Multimedia University

Measurement of wet antenna losses on 26 GHz terrestrial microwave link in Malaysia 2012; A comprehensive survey of pilot contamination in massive MIMO - 5G system 2015; Keynote speakers: Wireless power transfer: From long-distance transmission to short-range charging 2013; Recognition of handwritten Bengali characters: a novel multistage approach 2002; New particle swarm optimizer with sigmoid increasing inertia weight 2007; Rain rate statistical conversion for the prediction of rain attenuation in Malaysia 1999; Intelligent fleet management system with concurrent GPS & GSM real-time positioning technology 2007; A beam steering radial line slot array (RLSA) antenna with reconfigurable operating frequency 2010; Common elements wideband MIMO antenna system for WiFi/LTE access-point applications 2014; Development of 1 min rain rate contour maps for microwave applications in Malaysian Peninsula 1999; Adaptive beam steering of RLSA antenna with RFID technology 2010; A reconfigurable radial line slot array (RLSA) antenna for beam shape and broadside application 2010; The impact of leverage on real earnings management 2013; A novel adaptive Wi-Fi system with RFID technology 2010; Design of phased arrays of series-fed patch antennas with reduced number of the controllers for 28-GHz mm-wave applications 2015; A novel transparent UWB antenna for photovoltaic solar panel integration and RF energy harvesting 2014; Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescents attending school in Kelantan, Malaysia 2011; A dual-band diamond-shaped antenna for RFID application 2011; Ultra wideband technology and its applications 2008; Indoor propagation and bit error rate measurements at 60 GHz using phase-locked oscillators 1988

Director of Wireless Communication Centre (WCC); Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE); “Inter Agency Working Committee on the Health Effects of Non-Ionising Radiation” by Ministry of Health Malaysia; Fellow of Academy of Science Malaysia; Commission Member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

Malay, English