Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications

Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications is to provide a high profile, leading edge international forum for the practicing engineers and academic researchers working in the field to contribute, to disseminate innovative and important new work on wireless communications and networking technologies. Papers should emphasize origina1 results to the theory and/or applications of wireless communications and networking.

Masood Ur Rehman

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications

Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Research Areas

Design of Mobile Terminal GPS Antennas, Effects of Surrounding Environment on GPS Antennas, Interaction of Antennas with Human Body, Exposure of Human Body to RF Field, Design of Smart and Compact Antennas for WBAN, On-body Transmission Mechanism, Radio C

Education

2006-2010Ph.DAntennas and Electromagnetics at Queen Mary, University of London
2005-2006M.ScWireless Networks at Queen Mary, University of London
2000-2003B.ScElectrical Engineering at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Experience

2010-presentPost-Doctoral Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London
2004-2005Project Coordinator at M.H. Al-Muftah Est., Qatar

Academic Achievement

Awarded Scholarship for PhD from Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) (Nov. 2006)
Distinction in MSc. Wireless Networks, QMUL (Sept.2006)
Certificate of Merit in BSc. Electrical Engineering, UET Lahore. (Jan. 2004)
Roll of Honour in FSc., Pakistan Education Centre, Doha, Qatar (July 1999)
Appointed as Class Representative in UET Lahore
Worked as Proctor and Scout in College

Membership

Member of IEEE
Member of IET

Publications: Journals

[1]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Performance of GPS antennas in multipath environment", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, (In press)
[2]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Alfadhl, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G.; Ying, Z.; Bolin, T. and Zweers, J.W., "Investigation of on-body bluetooth transmission", IET Proceedings Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation , Vol. 4, No. 7, July 2010
[3]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Environmental effects and system performance characterisation of GPS antennas for mobile terminals", IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 45, No.5, Feb. 2009

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Ur Rehman, M.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Performance of a side-mounted PIFA in cluttered environment for GPS operation", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), April 2012, Prague (tbe presented)
[2]  Ur Rehman, M.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Effects of on-PCB location of radiating element on the performance of Mobile terminal GPS antennas in multipath environment", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), April 2011, Rome, Italy
[3]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Impacts of human body on built-in GPS antennas for mobile terminal in multipath environment", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), April 2010, Barcelona, Spain
[4]  Gao, Y.; Falada, O.P.; Ur Rehman, M.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Study of a miniaturized circular patch diversity antenna for mobile terminals", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), April 2010, Barcelona, Spain
[5]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Mobile terminal GPS antennas in multipath environment and effects of human body presence", Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), November2009, Loughborough, UK
[6]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Dual-element diversity antenna for Galileo/GPS receivers", World Congress of International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN), October 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
[7]  Ur. Rehman, M.; Alfadhl, Y.; Wang, Z.; Chen, X.; Tattersall, J. and Inns, R.H., "Study of human body exposure tRF signal at UHF frequencies", Submitted tthe Joint Meeting of Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European Bioelectromagnetics Association (BioEM), June 2009, Davos, Switzerland
[8]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Characterisation of system performance of GPS antennas in mobile terminals including environmental effects", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), March 2009, Berlin, Germany-(convened)
[9]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G. and Ying, Z., "Analysis of GPS antenna performance in a multipath environment", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (AP-S), July 2008, San Dieg(CA), USA
[10]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X.; Parini, C.G.; Ying, Z.; Bolin, T. and Zweers, J.W., "On-body bluetooth link budget: Effects of surrounding objects and role of surface waves", Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), March 2008, Loughborough, UK
[11]  Ur Rehman, M.; Gao, Y.; Chen, X. and Parini, C.G. "Effects of human body interference on the performance of a GPS antenna", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCap), November 2007, Edinborough, UK
[12]  Guo, L.; Ur Rehman, M.; Liang, J.; Chen, X. and Parini, C.G., "A study of cross ring antenna for UWB applications", IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT), March 2007, Cambridge, UK

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Chen, X.; Parini, C.G.; Collins, B.; Ur Rehman, M. and Yao, Y., "Antennas for global navigation satellite systems", John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. (UK) (In press)