Abdul Jabbar

PhD

Pronouns: He/him
  • Vice Chancellor Independent Research Fellow (VCIRF)

Dr Jabbar is a Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow (VCIRF) at Loughborough University, UK, with the Wireless Communications Research Group. He has been endorsed as a Global Talent by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, through a rigorous peer-review process.

He earned his PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, in 2024, supported by a fully funded, competitive international scholarship. He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, and Coventry University, UK. He has also worked as an RF System Design Engineer at the R&D headquarters of Curvalux, UK, where he contributed to the development and testing of state-of-the-art mmWave Fixed Wireless Access products. He has also worked as a visiting researcher at ABB Corporate Research Centre, Sweden.

He is active reviewer of several prestigious scientific journals. He is a member of IEEE and IET. He has expertise in RF front-end designs, wireless communication networks, metamaterial-based smart holographic antennas and programmable metasurfaces including design, fabrication, and system level experimental validation, with an emphasis on real-world applications in industrial wireless systems, healthcare technologies, as well as beyond 5G and 6G wireless systems.

•    Programmable dynamic metasurface antennas and reconfigurable holographic surfaces
•    Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
•    Enabling Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) through programmable metasurfaces
•    AI-enabled smart programmable antennas and metasurfaces
•    Industry 5.0 and Healthcare 5.0

Awards

  • Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellowship (VCIRF) awarded at Loughborough University (2025)
  • Global talent endorsement by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (2024)
  • Fully funded PhD award by the University of Glasgow (2020)
  • University of Glasgow graduate mobility grant for industrial placement by (2023)
  • Runner up in Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the University of Glasgow (2022)
  • Gold Medal for securing 1st position in secondary school examination, by inter boards coordination commission, Pakistan (2011)