Muhammad Shahid Iqbal received the B.Sc. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Government College University, Faisalabad, in 2009, and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2013. He did his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering from Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey. He was a Lecturer with the Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Lahore, from 2013 to 2014, and the University of Gujarat from 2014 to 2016. He received the Higher Education Commission Pakistan Fellowship for full-time Ph.D. studies. His research interests include wireless communication design, wireless-powered communication networks, and sensor networks. He holds the position of Associate Professor and serve as the Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the National University of Technology (NUTECH), Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KOC University, Istanbul, Turkey (2021)
- MS. in Electrical Engineering, NUST, Islamabad (2013)
- B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, GCU, Faisalabad (2009)
I have published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals and conferences, such as IEEE transactions on Wireless Communication, IEEE transactions on Communication and IEEE conference on Communication.
Certifications:
- Recipient of NUTECH excellence award 2023-2024
- Senior member IEEE
- Lifetime member of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
- Awarded HECFDP/UESTP fully funded scholarship for PhD (2016-2020).
- Recipient of merit scholarship (5 times) at GCU university.
National Level Contribution:
- Member curriculum revision committee DAE (Telecom)
- Member National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) for BS Engineering Technology (Electrical)
Trainings:
- “Research administration and productivity", Dec 16-19, 2024 by USAID under HESSA
- “Training of Trainers (ToT), Oct 27-31, 2025, by (Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) for TVET revamping toward Competency Based Teaching"
- “IEEE panel for conference Organizers (POCO) workshop", Feb 26, 2025 by IEEE Islamabad section.
- “Training for Program Evaluator (PEV) for level 6-7", Dec 8-10, 2025 by by NTC and
- European
I have taught a variety of undergraduate-level courses in the Electrical Engineering Department. Below
- Electronic Devices and Circuits
- Electromagnetic Field Theory
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Signal and Systems
My research focuses on wireless communication design, wireless-powered communication networks, and sensor networks
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, S. Coleri,” Minimum length scheduling for full duplex time-critical wireless powered communication networks”, IEEE transactions on wireless communications, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 5993 - 6006, September 2020. (IF=10.4).ISSN: 1558-2248 (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, S. Coleri,” Minimum length scheduling for discrete rate full duplex wireless powered communication networks”, IEEE transactions on wireless communications, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 135 - 148, January 2022.(IF=10.4). (W)
- G. Karadag, M. S. Iqbal, S. Coleri,” Optimal Power Control, Scheduling and En-ergy Harvesting for Wireless Networked Control Systems”, IEEE transactions on communications, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 1789 - 1801, March 2021.(IF=8.3). (W)
- Fizza Ghulam Nabi, Kenneth Sundaraj, M. S. Iqbal, Rajkumar Palaniappan, Muhammad Shafiq,” A telemedicine software application for asthma severity levels identification using wheeze sounds classification”, Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 1236 - 1247, November 2022.(IF=6.4).ISSN: 0208-5216 (W)
- S. A. A. Kazmi, M. S. Iqbal, “Machine learning assisted delay minimization in full duplex energy constrained cooperative communication network”, Ad hoc Networks, Volume 149, Pages 103208, 2023. (IF=5.4). 1570-8705 (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, S. Coleri,” Minimum length scheduling for multi-cell full duplex wireless powered communication networks”, Sensors, vol. 21, no. 19, pp. 1 - 17, October 2021. (IF=3.9).ISSN 1424-8220 (W)
- S. A. A. Kazmi, M. S. Iqbal, S. Coleri, “Resource allocation for full-duplex MIMO relaying system with self-energy recycling”, Wireless Networks, Vol-ume 30, Pages 781-797, 2023.(IF=2.5). 1572-8196 (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, E. D Salik, Y. Sadi and S. Coleri, “Resource allocation for discrete rate multi-cell energy constrained communication networks”, Wireless Net-works, Volume 31, Pages 2295-2315, 2024. (IF=2.5). 1572-8196 (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, S. A. A. Kazmi and S. Coleri, “Resource allocation for multi-cell full-duplex wireless powered communication networks”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Volume 94, Pages 1-20, December, 2024.(IF=2.5). 1687-1472 (W)
- Shagufta Henna, Abid Ali Minhas, Muhammad Saeed Khan, and M. S. Iqbal” Ensemble consensus representation deep reinforcement learning for hy-brid FSO/RF communication systems”, Optics Communications, vol. 530, no. 129186 pp. 1 - 13, March 2023. (IF=2.7).ISSN: 0030-4018 (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, S. Hussain, A. Ghafoor, “Peak to average power ratio based spa-tial spectrum sensing for cognitive radio systems”, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Volume 63, Pages 30-40, October 2017. ISSN: 0045-7906 (IF=5.5). (W)
- Minhas, M. S. Khan, S. Henna, and M.S. Iqbal, "Attenuation-based hy-brid RF/FSO link using soft switching," Optical Engineering vol. 60 No. 5, Pages 1-22 May 2021. ISSN: 1560:2303(IF=1.3). (W)
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri, “Throughput maximization in discrete rate based full duplex wireless powered communication networks,” Internet Tech-nology Letters, vol. 4 No. 04, pp. 1–6, July 2020. (Selected among Best Pa-pers in AdHoc-Now 2019) (IF=0.5) (X) 2476-1508
- S. M. Yasir, M. S. Khan, A. Wahid, M. T. Mushtaq, M. I. Memon, M. Siraj and M. S. Iqbal, "Performance of Free Space Optical Terrestrial Link under Dense Fog Conditions", Journal of ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A, Volume 134, Pages 268-270, 2018. (IF=0.72) ISSN: 0587-4246.
- M. T. Mushtaq, S. M. Yasir, M. S. Khan, A. Wahid and M.S. Iqbal, "Analysis of Internal Design Parameters to Minimize Geometrical Losses in Free-Space Optical Communication Link", Journal of ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A, Vol-ume 134, Pages 275-277, 2018. (IF=0.72) 0587-4246.
- Satti, M. S. Iqbal, F. G. Nabi, M. F. Azhar, M. Ali, “Design and implemen-tation of an automated baby monitoring cradle,” Internet Technology Letters, Vol. 7, No. 6, e505, pp. 1–6, January 2024. (IF=0.5) (X) ISSN: 2476-1508
- Minhas, M. S. Khan, and M.S. Iqbal, " Performance evaluation of hy-brid RF/FSO links using fuzzy inference system," Accepted and in publishing process Optical Engineering vol. 64 No. 8, Pages 1-15 August 2025. ISSN: 1560:2303(IF=1.3). (W)
- CONFERENCES
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri, “Throughput maximization for full duplex wireless powered communication networks,” in IEEE International Confer-ence on Communications (ICC), 2020, pp. 1–6, Dublin, Ireland.
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri, “Optimal on-off transmission schemes for full duplex wireless powered communication networks,” in IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom), 2020, pp. 1–6, Odessa, Ukraine.
- M. S. Iqbal, S. A. A. Kazmi, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri, “Scheduling and Relay se-lection for Full-Duplex Wireless Powered Cooperative Communication Net-works,” in IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC), 2020, pp. 188–193, Chengdu, China.
- S. A. A. Kazmi, M. S. Iqbal, S. Coleri, “Total Transmission Time Minimiza-tion Through Relay Selection for Full-Duplex Wireless Powered Coopera-tive Communication Networks”, in Ad-Hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks: Springer International Publishing, 2020, pp. 257–268, Bari, Italy.
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri Ergen, “Minimum length scheduling for dis-crete rate based full duplex wireless powered communication networks,” in Ad-Hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks: Springer International Publishing, 2019, pp. 343–354, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- M. S. Iqbal, A. Ghafoor, S. Hussain and R. Ghaffar, “Channel State Dependent Spatial Spectrum Sensing Algorithm for Cognitive Radios” published in 10th IEEE-Consumer Communications and Networking Conference CCNC-2013, pp.613-616, Las Vegas, USA.
- M. S. Iqbal, Y. Sadi, and S. Coleri, “Beamforming Design for Full-Duplex Wire-less Powered Communication Networks” 2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit): Posters, Porto, Portugal.
- S. A. A. Kazmi, M. S. Iqbal, S. Coleri, “Relay Selection and Throughput Max-imization for Full Duplex Wireless Powered Cooperative Communication Networks”, in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (IEEE PIMRC), 2021, pp. 360-365, Virtual confer-ence.
- S. A. A. Kazmi, M. S. Iqbal, S. Coleri, “Throughput Maximization for Full Du-plex Wireless Powered Cooperative Communication Network”, in IEEE Inter-national Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (Black-SeaCom), 2022, pp. 14-19, Sofia, Bulgaria.
