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Dr. Qamar Abbas

Assistant Professor
PROFILE SUMMARY

Qamar Abbas is currently pursuing PhD in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Wireless communications from SEECS, NUST, Islamabad. His research area includes Age of Information, NOMA, Stochastic Systems, heterogeneous networks, and timing synchronization issues in 5G and B5G IoT systems.

QUALIFICATION
PhD Electrical Engineering SEECS, NUST, Islamabad 2023
BS Computer Engineering COMSATS University, Islamabad 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Since – 2023
Lecturer Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 2022 – 2023
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Registered Engineer (RE) Pakistan Engineering Council, Reg No. Comp/10644
RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS
  • Age of Information
  • NOMA
  • Stochastic Systems
  • Heterogeneous Networks
  • Timing synchronization issues in 5G and B5G IoT systems
BOOK CHAPTERS
  • Q. Abbas, Zeb S., Hassan S.A. (2021) Age of Information in Backscatter Communication. In: Wireless-Powered Backscatter Communications for Internet of Things. Internet of Things (Technology, Communications and Computing). Springer, Cham.
  • Zeb S., Q. Abbas, Hassan S.A., Mahmood A., Gidlund M. (2021) Enhancing Backscatter Communication in IoT Networks with Power-Domain NOMA. In: Wireless-Powered Backscatter Communications for Internet of Things. Internet of Things (Technology, Communications and Computing). Springer, Cham.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Q. Abbas, S. A. Hassan, “Age of Information in IoT Networks: A Survey,” in Elsevier Computer Communications, 2022. [IF: 5.1].
2. Q. Abbas, S. A. Hassan, H. Jung, “On Minimizing the Age of Information in Vehicular Networks using MDP-enabled NOMA Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, to appear, 2022. [IF: 9.6].
3. Q. Abbas, S. A. Hassan, H. Pervaiz, & Q. Ni, “A Markovian model for the analysis for Age of Information in IoT Networks,” in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2021. [IF: 5.3].
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
1. Q. Abbas, Zeb, S., Hassan, S. A., Mumtaz, R., & Zaidi, S. A. R., “Joint Optimization of Age of Information and Energy Efficiency in IoT Networks,” in VTC2020-Spring.
2. Zeb, S., Q. Abbas, Hassan, S. A., Mahmood, A., Mumtaz, R., Zaidi, S. H., and Gidlund, M. (2019, August). NOMA Enhanced Backscatter Communication for Green IoT Networks. In 2019 16th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS) (pp. 640-644). IEEE.

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