Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Electronics - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bath
- M.Phil. - Masters Degree, University of York
- Telecommunication & Information Systems - Masters Degree, University of Essex
Ahmad Fadzil Bin Ismail (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
Other's position:
Special Assistant (Research) to the Dep. Rector, Office of the Deputy Rector (Responsible Research and Innovation)
af_ismail@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Ahmad Fadzil Ismail took up employment as a Telecommunication Engineer at Electroscon Sdn Bhd after completing his undergraduate studies in the United States back in 1994. His undertakings included supervision of GSM base stations' installations as well as managing the commissioning of ATM equipment coupled with the backbone fiber-optic cable setting-ups. One year after the completion of his Ph.D studies in UK, he returned to Malaysia and secured employment as the R&D General Manager at AMP Corporation Sdn Bhd. He received diverse technical training from renowned OEMs. Lockheed Martin of USA, Rohde & Schwarz and Barco of Germany, Havelsan of Turkey, as well as Ukrainian and Finnish manufacturers. He is a specialist engineer well-versed with elements pertaining to cutting-edge radar design and configuration, Electronic Warfare systems, Military-spec ICT Radio Communication and Data Networking Constitutions.
Ahmad joined IIUM in 2006. Between 2008 and 2011, whilst managing lectures, he also supervised, performed installations and commissioning of the Integrated Communication Systems for 4 Kedah-Class Royal Malaysian Navy's Next Generation Patrol Vessels; KD Perak, KD Terengganu, KD Kelantan and KD Selangor at Boustead naval shipyard in Lumut, Perak. He was appointed as the Deputy Dean of IIUM's Research Management Centre November 2013. Ahmad heads the Innovation and Commercialization Office where his assignments include facilitations of IIUM's researchers on matters related to solutions' commercialization, intellectual properties, pre-commercialize grants management, product exhibitions as well as competitions.
Ahmad joined IIUM in 2006. Between 2008 and 2011, whilst managing lectures, he also supervised, performed installations and commissioning of the Integrated Communication Systems for 4 Kedah-Class Royal Malaysian Navy's Next Generation Patrol Vessels; KD Perak, KD Terengganu, KD Kelantan and KD Selangor at Boustead naval shipyard in Lumut, Perak. He was appointed as the Deputy Dean of IIUM's Research Management Centre November 2013. Ahmad heads the Innovation and Commercialization Office where his assignments include facilitations of IIUM's researchers on matters related to solutions' commercialization, intellectual properties, pre-commercialize grants management, product exhibitions as well as competitions.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Physical Sciences ~ Theoretical and Computational Physics ~ Wave Phenomena and Propagation - Ku-band, Ka-band and V-band
- Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Communication Engineering ~ Radio Frequency and Wireless Systems - All ranges
- Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Communication Engineering ~ Microwave and Millimetrewave Technology - L-band, E-band, X-band, Ku-band, Ka-band and V-band
Teaching Responsibilities
| COMMUNICATIONS LAB | 2006/2007 |
| DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS | 2017/2018 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1 | 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| Final Year Project I | 2018/2019 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2018/2019 |
| MICROWAVE ENGINEERING | 2018/2019 2014/2015 |
| RADAR SYSTEMS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| RADAR SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| RESEARCH PROPOSAL (DOCTORAL PROG) | 2016/2017 |
| Selected Topics in Communication Engineering | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2008/2009 2006/2007 2005/2006 |
| SELECTED TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS | 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 |
| WIRELESS NETWORKING | 2014/2015 |
| WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY | 2014/2015 |
Research Projects
Completed
| 2021 - 2021 | TRAININGS ON ELECTRICITY MODULES AND FUNDAMENTAL OF GEOPHYSICS ON UNDERGROUND UTILITY DETECTION SURVEY FOR MALAYSIAN CHARTERED LAND SURVEYORS |
| 2020 - 2023 | Design of a Sustainability Framework to Enhance the Robustness of Satellite Communication System |
| 2019 - 2020 | SURVEY ON PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MALAYSIA 2019 |
| 2019 - 2022 | Structural Studies of Glass-Polymer Composite for More Robust Flexible Wearable Antenna via Injection Moulding Process |
| 2019 - 2020 | Inspection, Repair and Make Good Geoscanner AKULA 9000 Ground Penetrating Radar |
| 2018 - 2018 | ELECTRICITY MODULE AND FUNDAMENTAL OF GEOPHYSICS MODULE |
| 2018 - 2019 | Service for Mala GPR Ground Penetrating Radar Battery |
| 2018 - 2023 | An investigation of low cost and energy efficient 3D hybrid beamforming technique of 3D antenna array for 5G standards |
| 2018 - 2019 | Kajian Bibliometrik Kebangsaan (Tahun 2001-2017) |
| 2017 - 2017 | Repair and Make Good of Faulty E-Space Lite Pipehawk Ground Penetrating Radar |
| 2017 - 2020 | Analyses of Infodemiology among Parents with Chronic Disease Children in Malaysia for improved Public Health Informatics |
| 2016 - 2018 | Development of a Novel Lie Detection Technique Using Photoplethysmogram Signal |
| 2016 - 2019 | Exploration of Software-Defined Radio's Platform to Increase Knowledge and Experience in Conducting Experimental Study of Communication System |
| 2016 - | Workstation SIMCARD Operating System of Server No.2 |
| 2016 - 2018 | Development of Rain Fading Characteristics for Tropical Stratiform and Convective Events for High Frequency Satellite Link in Malaysia |
| 2016 - 2020 | An Investigation to Identify Possible Technological Challenges in the 5G Wireless Heterogeneous Network |
| 2016 - 2018 | Investigation on the Behaviour of Weapon Positioning System on Volatile Warship |
| 2015 - 2015 | GSM-based Portable Finder for Rescue and Relief of Flood Victims |
| 2015 - 2017 | Development of a Revised Free Space Path Loss (FSPL) Formulation for a more Reliable Satellite Link Fade Margin in Tropical Region |
| 2015 - 2018 | Database-Aided Energy Detection Spectrum Sensing To Enhance Cognitive Radio Spectrum Utilization Of RADAR Frequency Bands |
| 2015 - 2017 | Secret Key Infusion for Internet of Things |
| 2015 - 2016 | Tropical Flood Estimation Model Derived from Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Information |
| 2015 - 2017 | Integrated River Basin Monitoring and Flood Warning System |
| 2014 - 2017 | Novel Method for Optimizing Real-Time Multimedia Performance in the Presence of Mobile Cellular Channel Impairments |
| 2013 - 2016 | Measurement of Landslide Properties Using FMCW Radar |
| 2013 - 2016 | 3-D Spherical Antenna Array |
| 2013 - 2016 | Novel Algorithm Error Control Codes for Interference Suppression in Orthogonal Frequency Division Mulplexing System |
| 2012 - 2016 | Correction of Radar Reflectivity and Differential for Improved Estimation of rainfall Rate at S-Band Wavelength |
| 2012 - 2015 | Estimation of Specific Attenuation Radar Reflectivity ( Y-Z ) Relation using Razaksat's Signal Readings and Multi-Parameter Weather Radar Measurements |
| 2012 - 2015 | RU 2011: Rain Fade Mitigation Technique Time-Diversity for Future Millimeter-Wave Satellite Communication |
| 2012 - 2015 | Femtocell Interference Assessments in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA) System |
| 2011 - 2015 | Analyses of Rain Induced Attenuation Studies Using Razaks at Space-Earth Links |
| 2011 - 2013 | RU 2011: Novel Mitigation Techniques for Narrowband Interference in Wavelet Based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
| 2011 - 2015 | Development of Spectrum Utilisation Database |
| 2008 - 2012 | Issue of Reliable Communications at Frequencies Bands Above 25GHz in the Tropics |
On-Going
| 2021 - Present | Investigation of Stress Detection Model based on Speech via Deep Learning Technique |
| 2021 - Present | Enhanced Performance of Stretchable Body Coupled Antenna with High Permittivity Barium Titanate - Silicone Elastomer Composite for Biomedical Microwave Sensing and Imaging applications |
| 2020 - Present | Investigation of a Hybrid Piezoelectric and Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Harvester using Chitosan based Piezoelectric Thin Film for Self-Powered Health Care Wireless Sensors Network (HC-WSN) |
| 2020 - Present | Transfer of Drones Assisted Precision Farming and Data Analytics Skill for Malaysian Farmers to Mitigating Food Insecurity and Poverty Post COVID-19 |
| 2019 - Present | Sustainable Development Goals for Digital Entrepreneurship ? assesment of technological requirements, beyond computers and internet access |
| 2019 - Present | Empirical Studies of Diurnal Variability and Cloud Effects on Solar Ultraviolet Radiation for augmented Skin Vitamin D synthesis. |
| 2018 - Present | Investigation of Techniques to Mitigate Interference in Multi-Tiers Heterogeneous Wireless Network |
| 2017 - Present | Kiram-al-Katibin : Green and Secure IoT Project for Managing Resources and Assist Classroom Related Activities |
| 2017 - Present | Profiling Radar Reflectivity as Improved Fade Margin Estimator for Reliable Future Ka-band Satellite link in Equatorial Region |
| 2016 - Present | Ingenious Technique to Diminish Peak Average Power Ratio (PAPR) Obstacle in the Future 5th Generation (5G) Wireless Systems |
| 2016 - Present | Task Bring Up, Make Good and Setting-To-Work Simcos Operating System of Server No.2 |
| 2015 - Present | Development of Dynamic Spectrum Allocation Technique to Mitigate Cross-Tier Interference in Multi-Tiers Heterogeneous Network |
| 2015 - Present | Assembly of Ingenious Automatic Satellite Signal Tracking System for Maritime Vessel |
| 2011 - Present | Empirical Conversion of Rainfall Rate Distribution for Various Integration Time in Malaysia |
| 2011 - Present | IIUM STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING UNIT (ISTEU) |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
| 2022 | Scintillation effects of ka-band frequency on satellite application. In: International Conference on Emerging Electrical Energy, Electronics and Computing Technologies 2021 (ICE4CT 2021), |
| 2021 | Assessment of monthly rain fade in the equatorial region at C & KU-band using measat-3 satellite links. In: The 11th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing, and Power Applications, |
| 2021 | Assessment of monthly rain fade in the equatorial region at C & KU-band using measat-3 satellite links. In: 11th International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications, RoViSP 2021, |
| 2021 | Using the short-time fourier transform and ResNet to diagnose depression from speech data. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Computing (ICOCO 2021), |
| 2021 | Using the short-time fourier transform and ResNet to diagnose depression from speech data. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Computing, ICOCO 2021, |
| 2018 | Air born dust particles effects on microwave propagation in arid-area. In: 7th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering, ICCCE 2018, |
| 2018 | Capacitive proximity floor sensing system for elderly tracking and fall detection. In: 4th IEEE International Conference on Smart Instrumentation, Measurement and Applications, ICSIMA 2017, |
| 2017 | A capacitive proximity sensing scheme for human motion detection. In: 2017 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), |
| 2016 | Assessment of statistical and empirical conversion methods of integration time for rainfall rate in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Communication and Computer Engineering, ICOCOE 201, |
| 2016 | Basic study of OFDM with multipath propagation model in GNU Platform. In: IEEE International Conference on Wireless Sensors 2015, |
| 2016 | Dust storms attenuation measurements at 14GHz and 21GHz in Sudan. In: 1st International Conference on Computing, Control, Networking, Electronics and Embedded Systems Engineering, ICCNEEE 2015, |
| 2016 | FMCW radar for slow moving target detection: Design and performance analysis. In: 6th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2016), |
| 2016 | Mutual impedance with finite feed gap model of dipole antennas using the induced EMF method. In: 2015 IEEE 12th Malaysia Internation Conference On Communications, |
| 2016 | Optimization of 2D sparse array antenna for FMCW radar. In: 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), |
| 2016 | SDR-based transceiver of digital communication system using USRP and GNU Radio. In: 6th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2016), |
| 2015 | Assessment of conversion methods to acquire 1-minute integration time rain intensity statistic. In: 1st Applied Electromagnetic International Conference, APPEIC 2014, |
| 2015 | Classification of precipitation types detected in Malaysia. In: 1st Applied Electromagnetic International Conference, APPEIC 2014, |
| 2015 | Comparison of conversion methods from 60- to 1-min integration time for rainfall in Malaysia. In: "2nd International Conference on Communication and Computer Engineering, ICOCOE 2015", |
| 2015 | Development of spectrum management tool for Malaysia using open-source GIS software. In: 1st Applied Electromagnetic International Conference (APPEIC 2014), |
| 2015 | Fade margin estimation technique using radar data for satellite link. In: Full Text(opens in a new window)|View at Publisher| Export | Download | Add to List | More... Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Volume 344, 2015, Pages 247-253 1st Applied Electromagnetic International Conference, APPEIC 2014, |
| 2015 | Impact of outdated CQI report on adapted well-known packet scheduling algorithm when streaming video. In: 2015 International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace2015), |
| 2015 | Preliminary analysis of dust storm effects on microwave links measured in Khartoum. In: 2015 IEEE 12th Malaysia International Conference on Communications (MICC), |
| 2014 | A multihoming-based mobility management scheme to reduce registration delay on proxy MIPv6 domain in NEMO. In: 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT 2014), |
| 2014 | Assessment of empirical conversion methods for producing 1-min integration time rainfall rate in Malaysia. In: 2014 IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT), |
| 2014 | Assessment of ITU-R conversion method for 1- minute integration time of precipitation intensity in Malaysia. In: 2014 IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), |
| 2014 | Assessment of ITU-R predictions for ku-band rain attenuation in Malaysia. In: 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT), |
| 2014 | BER performance of OFDM system with the effect of error control code. In: Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), 2014, |
| 2014 | Cluster-based spectrum sensing scheme in heterogeneous network. In: International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics (APPEIC 2014), |
| 2014 | Comparison of ITU-R predicted rainfall rates against measured data in Malaysia. In: 2014 IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), |
| 2014 | Comparison of X-band satellite link measurements with radar derived rain attenuation in the tropics. In: The 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering & Mathematical Sciences (ICCEMS 2014), |
| 2014 | Development of an empirical dust storm attenuation prediction model for microwave links in arid area – a proposed framework. In: 5th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering, |
| 2014 | Fade margin estimations for military X-band satellite communication links in tropical region. In: The 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (ICCEMS14), |
| 2014 | Lightweight handover control function (L-HCF) for Mobile Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6). In: 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering & Mathematical Sciences (ICCEMS 2014), |
| 2014 | Performance analysis of spectrum sensing methods: a numerical approach. In: 5th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014), |
| 2014 | Self-organizing joint sensing and power allocation scheme (SJSPA) to coordinate cross-tier interference for LTE-A heterogeneous networks. In: 2014 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT2014), |
| 2014 | Self-organizing spectrum allocation (SON-SA) scheme for heterogeneous network. In: The 3rd International Conference on Computer Engineering & Mathematical Sciences (ICCEMS 2014), |
| 2014 | Simulation of electrical characterization on lateral silicon-on-insulator PIN Diode for space radiation detector. In: 5th International Conference on Computer & Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014), |
| 2013 | An empirical study of cognitive selection mechanism deployment in wireless environment. In: 2013 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), |
| 2013 | Analyses of rain fade countermeasure technique time diversity at 38 GHz. In: 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP) , |
| 2013 | Comparison of Ku-Band satellite rain attenuation with ITU-R prediction models in the tropics. In: 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), |
| 2013 | Determination of Ku-band specific attenuation parameters based on measurements in the tropics. In: 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, |
| 2013 | Development of spectrum monitoring tool for Malaysia . In: 2013 IEEE 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communications, |
| 2013 | Evaluation of radar reflectivity-rainfall rate, Z-R relationships during a stratiform event in the tropics. In: 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP) , |
| 2013 | Evaluation of RazakSAT’s S-band link signal measurement with the radar derived rain attenuation. In: International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), |
| 2013 | Impulsive noise mitigation in Haar DWT based OFDM systems. In: 2013 IEEE 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communications, |
| 2013 | Initial assessment of radar reflectivity-rainfall rate, Z-R relationships for moderate rain events in Malaysia . In: Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 2013 IEEE Symposium on , |
| 2013 | Inter-cell interference coordination in heterogeneous network: a qualitative and quantitative analysis. In: 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communications, |
| 2013 | Inter-cell interference coordination in LTE-A HetNets: a survey on self organizing approaches. In: 2013 International Conference on Computing, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICCEEE), |
| 2013 | Lightweight inter-cluster synchronization scheme for femtocell network. In: 2013 International Conference on Computing, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICCEEE), |
| 2013 | Performance analysis of cognitive selection mechanism for wireless LAN system. In: 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting , |
| 2013 | Performance analysis of two component carrier selection algorithms in the downlink LTE-A. In: 2013 IEEE 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communications, |
| 2013 | Preliminary analysis of dust effects on microwave propagation measured in Sudan . In: 5th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'13), |
| 2013 | Proposed rain fade mitigation technique for Ka band space earth links in tropical climate. In: 2013 IEEE 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communication (MICC 2013), |
| 2013 | Rain induced attenuation studies using RazakSAT space-Earth links. In: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), , |
| 2012 | An investigation of packet scheduling algorithms for long term evolution-advanced. In: 2012 IEEE Conference on Open Systems (ICOS), |
| 2012 | Analyses of rain fade countermeasure technique time diversity at 26 GHz. In: 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), |
| 2012 | Analyses of worst-month rain fade statistics for Ku-band (26GHz) in the tropics. In: 2012 7th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems, Services, and Applications (TSSA), |
| 2012 | Analysis of rain fade duration over satellite-earth path at Ku-Band in tropics. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012), |
| 2012 | DSA impacts on data transmission: An experimental study. In: 2012 Wireless Advanced (WiAd) , |
| 2012 | Fade slope modeling at high elevation angle on space-earth path link. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012), |
| 2011 | 2.45 GHz passive RFID tag antenna mounting on various platforms. In: 2011 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM2011), |
| 2011 | An Investigation of Femtocell Network Synchronization. In: 2011 IEEE Conference on Open Systems , |
| 2011 | Effects of Impulsive Noise on Fourier Based OFDM and Wavelet Based OFDM. In: ICACSIS 2011, |
| 2011 | Impulsive noise effects on DWT-OFDM versus FFT-OFDM. In: The 17th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications, |
| 2011 | Rain attenuation prediction model for tropical V-band satellite earth link. In: International Conference on Telecommunication Technology and Applications, |
| 2010 | An optimal circular 16-QAM modulation technique for wavelet and fourier based OFDM. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2010), |
| 2010 | Rain fade characteristics analyses for V-band link in tropical region. In: 2010 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), |
| 2009 | Rain induced attenuation studies for v-band frequency in tropical regions. In: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, |
Book Section
| 2015 | Cluster-based spectrum sensing scheme in heterogeneous network. In: Springer International Publishing Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-17268-2, pp. 1-11 |
| 2015 | The use of convolutional code for narrowband interference suppression in OFDM-DVBT system. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-07673-7 (P) 978-3-319-07674-4 (O), pp. 183-194 |
| 2011 | Analyses of rain fade characteristics for a GHz link in the tropics. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 278-284 |
| 2011 | Development of a modified rain attenuation prediction model. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 226-232 |
| 2011 | Investigation of rain attenuation at 38 GHz. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 214-219 |
| 2011 | Proposed frequency scaling method based on measured rain attenuation data. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 269-277 |
| 2011 | Rain attenuation prediction models for earth-space link. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 220-225 |
| 2011 | Worst-month rain fade statistics at 38 GHz. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181383, pp. 298-309 |