Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Prof. Dr. Nidal Qasem
Professor
Major: Wireless and Digital Communication Systems/ Propagation Control within Buildings
Department: Communications and Computer Engineering Department
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
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Extention: 4010
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COURSES TAUGHT
- Antennas and Wave Propagation
- Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
- Analog Communications
- Digital Signal Processing
- Advanced Digital Signal Processing
- Mobile Communication Systems
- Signals & Systems
- Digital Communications
- Probability and Random Processes
- Electronics Lab.
- Communications Lab.
- Analog Communications Lab.
- Digital Communications Lab.
- Antennas and Applications
- Information Theory and Coding
- Special Topics in Communications
- Wireless Communications
- Communication Systems
- Fiber Optics Communications
- Optical Communication Electronics
- Wireless Communications and Networking
ACADEMIC RANKS
| Rank | University | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2023 |
| Associate Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2019 |
| Assistant Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2014 |
| Lecturer | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2006 |
QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Specialization | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phd | Loughborough University | Propagation Control within Buildings | المملكة المتحدة | January / 2014 |
| Masters Degree | Loughborough University | Digital Communication Systems | المملكة المتحدة | January / 2006 |
| Bachelors Degree | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Electronics and Communications Engineering | الأردن | February / 2004 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Job Title | Institute | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Professor/Department of Communications and Computer Engineering | Amman Al-Ahliyya University | May / 2023 - January / Present |
| Associate Professor/Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | June / 2019 - May / 2023 |
| Head of Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2019 - August / 2020 |
| Assistant Professor/Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2014 - May / 2019 |
| Network Security Engineer | Universe Computers Company | September / 2007 - December / 2007 |
| Operation and Maintenance Engineering | Umniah GSM Provider | April / 2006 - December / 2006 |
| Lecturer | AL-Ahliyya Amman University | October / 2005 - August / 2007 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Frequency Selective Surfaces
- Propagation Control within Buildings
- Ultra-wide Band
- Antennas
- 60 GHz Propagation
- Orbital Angular Momentum
RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Nidal Qasem (2025) Graphene-based Reconfigurable FSS for Dynamic Millimeterwave OAM Beam Generation Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 10, No. 3, Pages 1608-1621
- Mohammad Alkhwatrah and Nidal Qasem (2025) Buffers Balancing of Buffer-aided Relays in 5G Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Transmission Internet of Things Networks International Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 5, No. 2, Pages 1774-1782
- Nidal Qasem, Hamzah M. Marhoon, Norun Abdul Malek (2025) A Graphene-Based Rectangular-Notched UWB Antenna with Reconfigurable Notch International Journal on Engineering Applications (IREA), Vol. 13, No. 3, Pages 222-232
- Firdaus Ahamad, Norun Malek, Farah Roslan, Norazlina Saidin, MD. Rafiqul Islam, Nidal Qasem (2024) Enhanced Antenna Performance at 3.5 GHz with a Compact and Intelligent Reflecting Surface IIUM Engineering Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2, Pages 179–195
- Nidal Qasem and Mohammad Alkhawatrah (2024) 60 GHz Millimeter-wave Indoor Propagation Path Loss Models for Modified Indoor Environments International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 14, No. 3, Pages 2737–2752
- Nidal Qasem (2024) Exploring 60 GHz Millimeter-wave Indoor Propagation Path Loss Models and Capacity Enhancement for Modified Indoor Environments Journal of Communications, Vol. 19, No. 7,Pages 340–349
- Mohammad Alkhawatrah, Ahmad Alamayreh, and Nidal Qasem (2023) Cooperative Relay Networks Based on the OAM Technique for 5G Applications Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 3, Pages 1911–1919
- Nidal Qasem and Ahmad Alamayreh (2023) Improved Beam Steering Method Using OAM Waves Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 1, Pages 417–431
- Layth Abogneem, Ahmad Alamayreh, and Nidal Qasem (2023) Improved Side-lobe Suppression by Optimizing the Beam Synthetization in Uniform Circular Arrays for OAM Generation Progress in Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 118, Pages 71–82
- Rafal Hazim, Nidal Qasem, and Ahmad Alamayreh (2023) OAM Beam Generation, Steering, and Limitations Using an Intelligent Reflecting Surface Progress in Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 118, Pages 93–104
- Ahmad Alamayreh, Nidal Qasem, and Jamal Rahhal (2022) Pre-coding OAM Based MIMO System for Multi-User Communications IEEE Acesss, Vol. 10, Pages 125411-125420
- Nurfarhana Nabila Ridzuan, Norun Farihah Abdul Malek, Farah Nadia Mohd Isa, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Ku Chui Choon Ivan, and Nidal Qasem (2022) Design of Wilkinson Power Divider at 28 GHz for 5G Applications Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 26, No. 3, Pages 1444-1450
- Ola A. Almullah and Nidal Qasem (2022) A Notch-band UWB Antenna for OAM Wave Generation International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation (I.Re.C.A.P.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Pages 428–436
- Nidal Qasem and Ahmad Alamayreh (2022) Dual-band Millimeter-wave Beam Scanning Slotted Square Patch Antenna Based on Active Frequency Selective Surfaces for 5G Applications International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation (I.Re.C.A.P.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Pages 30–38
- Hamzah M. Marhoon, Nidal Qasem, Noorulden Basil Mohamad, and Ahmed R. Ibrahim (2022) Design and Simulation of a Compact Metal-graphene Frequency Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch Antenna with FSS Superstrate for 5G Applications International Journal on Engineering Applications (IREA), Vol. 10, No. 3, Pages 193–201
- Ahmad Alamayreh and Nidal Qasem (2022) Lens Antenna for 3D Steering of an OAM-synthesized Beam Wireless Networks, Vol. 27, No. 8, Pages 5161–5171
- Nidal Qasem and Ahmad Alamayreh (2021) Wideband Rectangular Planar Monopole Antenna for OAM Wave Generation International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 21, No. 3, Pages 55–59
- Ahmad Alamayreh and Nidal Qasem (2021) Vortex Beam Generation in Microwave Band Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 107, Pages 49–63
- Nidal Qasem, Ahmad Alamayreh, and Jamal Rahhal (2021) Beam Steering Using OAM Waves Generated by a Concentric Circular Loop Antenna Array Wireless Networks, Vol. 27, No. 4, Pages 2431 - 2440
- Bashar Al-haj Moh’d and Nidal Qasem (2020) Enhancing the Bitrate and Power Spectral Density of PPM TH-IR UWB Signals using a Sub-Slot Technique (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 11, No. 2, Pages 341-346
- Ahmad Alamayreh, Nidal Qasem, and Jamal S Rahhal (2020) General Configuration MIMO System with Arbitrary OAM Electromagnetics, Vol. 40, No. 5, Pages 1-11
- Hamzah M. Marhoon and Nidal Qasem (2020) Simulation and Optimization of Tuneable Microstrip Patch Antenna for Fifth-generation Applications Based on Graphene International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 10, No. 5, Pages 5274-5287
- Noor Raheem and Nidal Qasem (2020) A Compact Multi-band Notched Characteristics UWB Microstrip Patch Antenna with a Single Sheet of Graphene TELKOMNIKA Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control, Vol. 18, No. 4, Pages 1708-1718
- Nidal Qasem and Hamzah M Marhoon (2020) Simulation and Optimization of a Tuneable Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna Based on Hybrid Metal-graphene and FSS Superstrate for Fifth-generation Applications TELKOMNIKA Telecommunication, Computing, Electronics and Control, Vol. 18, No. 4, Pages 1719-1730
- Mohammad Al-Ayyad, Bashar Al-haj Moh’d, Nidal Qasem, and Mohammad Al-Takrori (2019) Controlling a Lower-leg Exoskeleton Using Voltage and Current Variation Signals of a DC Motor Mounted at the Knee Joint Journal of Medical Systems, Vol. 43, No. 7, Pages 1-9
- Nidal Qasem (2018) Enhancing the Capacity of SISO & MIMO Systems within Modified Environments Using Frequency Selective Surfaces Al-Balqa , Vol. 21, No. 1, Pages 73-88
- Nidal Qasem (2018) Enhancing the Capacity of the Indoor 60 GHz Band Via Modified Indoor Environments Using Ring Frequency Selective Surface Wallpapers and Path Loss Models International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol. 8, No. 5, Pages 3003-3020
- Anas Alsalman and Nidal Qasem (2017) 60 GHz Millimeter-wave Indoor Propagation Path Loss Models International Journal of Applied Engineering Research , Vol.12, No. 22, Pages 12971-12981
- Nidal Qasem and Bashar Al-Haj Moh'd (2017) Enhancing the Power Spectral Density of PPM TH-IR UWB Signals Using Sub-slots Technique International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), Vol. 17, No. 1, Pages 124-129
- Mohammad Alkhawatrah and Nidal Qasem (2016) Improving and Extending Indoor Connectivity Using Relay Nodes for 60 GHz Applications (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science & Applications, Vol. 1, No. 7, Pages 427-434
- Ehab Dheyab and Nidal Qasem (2016) Design and Optimization of Rectangular Microstrip Patch Array Antenna Using Frequency Selective Surfaces for 60 GHz International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 11, Pages 4679-4687
- Nidal Qasem, Emran Ali Aldorgam, and Hadeel Yaseen Alzou’ bi (2016) Overcoming the Influence of Human Shadowing and Obstacles via Modified Building Using Frequency Selective Wallpapers for 60 GHz Journal of Communication and Computer, Vol.13, No. 2, Pages 90-101
- Marwah Majid ‘Mohammed Sideeq and Nidal Qasem (2016) Smart Wall Based on Active Frequency Selective Wallpaper ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Vol. 28, No. 2, Pages 363-371
- Hussein AlKayyali and Nidal Qasem (2013) Convoluted Frequency Selective Surface Wallpaper to Block the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Radio Bands Inside Buildings American Academic & Scholarly Research Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, Pages 106-112
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
| Conference Title | Type of Participation | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) | Paper/Poster | Gaziantep,Turkey | October / 2020 |
| 11th Research World International Conference | Paper/Poster | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | February / 2016 |
| 1st International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Technology, SU-ICEIT 2016 | Paper/Poster | Erbil, Kurdistan | April / 2016 |
| 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Systems (ICICS) | Paper/Poster | Amman, Jordan | April / 2015 |
| Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA) | Paper/Poster | Wrexham, North Wales, UK | November / 2015 |
| IEEE Jordan Conference on Applied Electrical Engineering and Computing Technologies (AEECT) | Paper/Poster | Dead Sea, Jordan | November / 2015 |
| 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2012 |
| 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2012 |
| 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2012 |
| 2011 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2011 |
| 2010 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2010 |
| 2009 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference | Paper/Poster | Loughborough, UK | November / 2009 |
THESIS SUPERVISION
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Mobile Sinks in Wireless Sensor Networks for Network Lifetime Extension | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2025 |
| Deployment and Management of Wireless Sensor Network using Mobile Robots | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2025 |
| Dynamic Millimeter-wave OAM Beam Generation through Intelligent Reconfigurable Metasurface | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2023 |
| Beam Synthetization of OAM Carrying Waves in Wireless Communication | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2022 |
| Design of an Intelligent Reflecting Surface Based on OAM Waves for Emerging Networks | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2022 |
| A Rectangular Notch-Band UWB Antenna for OAM Wave Generation | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2021 |
| Design and Optimization of Tunable Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna for 60 GHz Applications Based on Graphene Material | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2019 |
| A Compact Antenna for UWB Applications Based on Graphene Material | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2019 |
| 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Path Loss Models for Indoor Environment | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2017 |
| Overcoming the Influence of Human Shadowing and Obstacles Via Modified Environments for 60 GHz | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2016 |
| Design and Optimization of Frequency Selective Surface Microstrip Patch Antenna for 60 GHz Applications. | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2016 |
| Improving and Extending Indoor Connectivity with Relaying Nodes for 60 GHz | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2016 |
| Enhancing the Capacity of 60 GHz for SISO and MIMO Systems Via Modified Building Using Frequency Selective Wallpapers | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2016 |
| Enhancing the Power Spectral Density of Ultra-Wide Band Signal by Using Convolution Encoder | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2015 |
| Wireless Friendly Buildings | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2015 |
| Enhancing the capacity of SISO & MIMO Systems Via Modified Building using Frequency Selective Wallpapers | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2014 |
| Controlling the Propagation of 2.4GHz Signals by Using Convoluted Frequency Selective Surfaces | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2013 |
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Shortlisted by the Chairs for the IET Best Student Paper Awards | (LAPC) Loughborough, UK | 2012 |
| PhD Scholarship | Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) | 2008 |
