Professor National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad Pakistan
Professor Salman Abdul Ghafoor is a distinguished researcher in Optical Communication Systems, Electronics, and Telecommunications. Currently, he serves as the Head of the Telecommunication Institute at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, Pakistan. His contributions to the field have been recognized through numerous awards and patents.
Profile
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Education
Professor Ghafoor holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southampton, UK, where he specialized in Optoelectronics. He earned his MSc in Electronic Communications and Computer Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. His academic journey began with a Foundation of Sciences in Pre-Engineering from PAF College Sargodha, Pakistan.
Experience
Professor Ghafoor has extensive experience in academia and industry. He worked as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant and Tech Assistant at the University of Southampton. Since 2012, he has been a faculty member at NUST, where he has taken on various administrative roles, including Head of Department and Member of the Washington Accord Accreditation Committee. He also has significant experience coordinating final year design projects and managing the Optical Networking Technologies laboratory.
Research Interests
His research focuses on Optical Communication Systems, Fiber Optic Communication, Photonics Networks, and Microwave Photonics. He has a keen interest in developing innovative solutions for next-generation communication networks, including free space optical communications and secure data transmission methods.
Awards
Professor Ghafoor has received several prestigious awards, including the Distinction in MSc studies at the University of Nottingham, the Presidential Award for the best student of the year at UET Peshawar, and the IEEE Best Project Award for his Bachelor of Science Final Year Project.
Publications Top Notes
Professor Ghafoor has an impressive list of publications in top-tier journals. Here are a few notable ones:
From Quantum Communication Fundamentals to Decoherence Mitigation Strategies: Addressing Global Quantum Network Challenges and Projected Applications, Heliyon, 2024. Link.
Combined transmission of PPM and WSK modulated optical signal over free space optical link enabling physical layer security, Optik, 2024. Link.
Open Networking Engine (ONE): An Orchestration Tool for Open Optical Line System, IEEE Access, 2024. Link.
A high power and repetition rate wavelength tunable actively mode-locked Holmium-doped fiber laser for bidirectional transmission between two HAPS, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023. Link.
A Full Duplex LG Modes enabled Millimeter-wave based FSO Communication System for Disaster Zone, Wireless Networks, 2023. Link.