Biomedical Engineering

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Oct. 31, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
Fayyadh Hussein Ahmed
Fayyadh Hussein Ahmed (Master) Ph.D. Student
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering - Communications

Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Duhok
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  • MSc, Electrical Engineering (Communications) | University of Mosul, Iraq, 2008-2010.
  • BSc, Electrical Engineering (Electronics and Communications) | University of Mosul, Iraq, 2004-2007.

Electrical and electronic engineering academic with more than twelve years of university teaching, research, laboratory leadership, and academic service. Currently completing a PhD at the University of Sheffield focused on millimetre-wave phased-array antenna systems for 5G communications. Research expertise spans antennas, microwave circuits, beamforming networks, RF systems, and electromagnetic design, supported by an active record of peer-reviewed journal and international conference publications. Experienced in undergraduate lecturing, laboratory development and leadership, assessment, tutorials, project support, and student supervision. Promoted through the academic ranks from Assistant Lecturer to Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the University of Duhok. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and recipient of teaching excellence recognition for three consecutive years at University of Sheffield, UK.

  • Numerical Analysis — UG, Lecturer, University of Duhok, 2 years
  • Probability and Random Variables — UG, Lecturer, University of Duhok, 2 years
  • Calculus — UG, Lecturer, University of Duhok, 4 years
  • Electrical Circuits — UG, Lecturer, University of Duhok, 4 years
  • Electrical Machines — UG, Lecturer, Universities of Zakho / Duhok Polytechnic, 2–3 years
  • Electromagnetics — UG, Lecturer, University of Duhok, 3 years
  • Microwave Engineering Laboratory — UG, Lead Laboratory Instructor, University of Duhok, 10 years
  • Communication Systems Laboratory — UG, Lead Laboratory Instructor, University of Duhok, 10 years
  • Digital Signal Processing Laboratory — UG, Lead Laboratory Instructor, University of Duhok, 5 years
  • Electronic and Control Laboratory — UG, Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), University of Sheffield, 4 years
  • Clean Room Laboratory — UG, Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), University of Sheffield, 4 years
  • C Programming — UG, Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), University of Sheffield, 4 years
  • Second-Year Engineering Design Project — UG, GTA / Project Support, University of Sheffield, Multiple Cohorts

Research

Journal Articles

  1. F. H. Ahmed, “Printed Multiband Monopole Antenna with Independent Tuning Suitable for Compact Wireless Devices,” Journal of Duhok University, vol. 18, no. 1, 2015.
  2. F. H. Ahmed and B. K. Alsulaifanie, “Compact Switchable Multi-State Single-Wideband and Multi-Narrowband Antenna for Wireless Applications,” Engineering and Technology Journal, vol. 36, Part A, no. 2, 2018.
  3. F. H. Ahmed, “A Compact Single-Feed Patch Antenna with Frequency and Polarization Diversity,” Engineering and Technology Journal, vol. 37, Part A, no. 9, 2019.
  4. F. H. Ahmed, “Propagation Characteristics of Electromagnetic Waves in Multilayered Biological Human Tissue,” Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 18–29, 2021.
  5. F. H. Ahmed, R. Saad, and S. K. Khamas, “A Novel Compact Broadband Quasi-Twisted Branch Line Coupler Based on a Double-Layered Microstrip Line,” Micromachines, vol. 15, no. 1, art. 142, 2024.
  6. F. H. Ahmed, S. K. Khamas, “Large- and Small-Scale Beam-Steering Phased Array Antennas Using Variable Phase BLC for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” Sensors, vol. 25, art. 3714, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25123714
  7. F. H. Ahmed, R. Saad, and S. K. Khamas, “A Compact Wideband Millimeter-Wave Crossover for Phased Array Antenna Systems in Remote Sensing Applications,” Sensors, vol. 25, art. 3641, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25123641
  8. F. H. Ahmed and S. K. Khamas, “Super-wideband BAVA with enhanced radiation characteristics using an integrated biconvex magneto-electric lens for 5G mmWave communications,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 70351–70362, 2026, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3691525.

Conference Papers

  1. Y. E. Ali and F. H. Ahmed, “Study of the Effect of Substrate Electromagnetic Properties on Rectangular Microstrip Antenna Characteristics,” International Scientific Conference of Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq, 18–20 October 2011.
  2. F. H. Ahmed et al., “Radiation of a Circularly-Polarized Microstrip Antenna Through a Uniaxial Superstrate,” Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, UK, 2012.
  3. F. H. Ahmed and B. K. Alsulaifanie, “Dual-Wideband Printed Rectangular Monopole Antenna for Wireless Applications,” Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, UK, 2014.
  4. F. H. Ahmed, “Pattern-Reconfigurable Antenna for 5.5-GHz WiMAX Applications,” 2nd International Conference of the College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Iraq, April 2017.
  5. F. H. Ahmed and M. Fiebich, “Investigation of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in a 3D Human Head Model Exposed to Electromagnetic Radiation,” 3rd International Conference of the College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Iraq, 9–10 September 2020.
  6. F. H. Ahmed, R. Saad, and S. K. Khamas, “Flexible Phase-Reconfigurable Branch Line Coupler for Millimeter-Wave Phased Array Antenna,” European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Glasgow, UK, 2024.
  7. F. H. Ahmed and S. K. Khamas, “Design and development of a high-gain four-element antenna array for 28 GHz mmWave 5G applications,” accepted for presentation at the European Microwave Week (EuMW 2026), London, U.K., 2026.
  8. F. H. Ahmed and S. K. Khamas, “A millimetre-wave phased-array antenna using a reconfigurable slow-wave structure,” accepted for presentation at the 19th United Conference on Millimetre Waves and Terahertz Technologies (UCMMT 2026), Birmingham, U.K., Aug. 23–26, 2026.

  • Phased-array antennas
  • Millimetre-wave antennas
  • Reconfigurable antennas
  • Beamforming networks
  • Butler matrices
  • Microwave circuits
  • RF engineering
  • Metamaterials
  • Liquid-crystal antennas
  • Antenna measurements
  • Electromagnetic simulation
  • 5G and beyond-5G systems