By Dr. Sunish Kumar Orappanpara Soman, PhD, PgCHEP, SMIEEE, FHEA | Assistant Professor, Ulster University, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, U.K.
News and Achievements
Best Paper Award
It is our honour that our paper ‘Flat-top directional modulation synthesis using arrays of constant excitation amplitude’ has been selected for the Best Paper Award in the 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Intelligent Science (ECIS 2025), which was held in Yueyang, China, from May 23rd to 25th, 2025. G. Huang, Zhihao […]
Our PhD Student Jiayu Hou Receives EuMA Internship Award 2025
Our PhD student Miss Jiayu Hou has received the European Microwave Association (EuMA) Internship Award 2025. She will be awarded €4,500 to spend at least 3-month in Maynooth University in Ireland, conducting collaborative research with Dr. John Dooley on digital linearisation algorithms and implementations for large active antenna arrays. Big congratulation to Miss Jiayu Hou […]
Igniting Curiosity, Inspiring Futures: Contributions to School of EPS ‘STEM Outreach Mission’
In 2025, our group members and students contributed significantly to the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) ‘STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Outreach Mission’, with Dr. Jayakrishnan M. Purushothama and Prof. George Goussetis guiding the efforts, and with outstanding support from the School Leadership Team. So far, the team has conducted three outstanding […]
Talk on Behavioral Modeling and Compensation of Nonlinear Distortions in RF Transmitters
Delivered by: Prof. Oualid Hammi, American University of Sharjah, UAE. (30th April 2025)
Impact Maximisation Funding Secured from EPSRC Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research Partnership Funds
The Impact Maximisation Funding (£31k @100% FEC for Heriot-Watt University from the EPSRC funded Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research Partnership Funds) has now been granted. This is the continuation of a joint project between University of Liverpool, Heriot-Watt University, and Queen’s University of Belfast. Heriot-Watt University PI: Dr Yuan Ding.
IEEE WCNC Best Workshop Paper Award
It is our honour that our paper ‘Noise-Robust Radio Frequency Fingerprint Identification Using Denoise Diffusion Model’ has been selected for the Best Workshop Paper Award in the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2025. In this paper, we leveraged the diffusion model to effectively restore the RFF under low SNR scenarios. Specifically, we trained […]
INFLECION – Transforming Maritime Safety and Sustainability from Space
Heriot-Watt University, as part of a UK consortium led by AAC Clyde Space, has secured funding from UK Space Agency through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunication Systems (ARTES) Partnership Project programme. The European Space Agency (ESA) and AAC Clyde Space, a New Space company specialising in small satellite technologies, have jointly signed a contract for […]
Seminar on RF Product Design for CNC Manufacture
Matthew Lewry, former Director of Engineering for Microwave Systems at CommScope, delivered an amazing talk on RF Design for CNC Manufacture, at Heriot-Watt University on 19th February 2025. Matt is a veteran industrialist with over 20 years of experience in successfully taking RF product designs from concept through to cost effective mass production, and walked […]
New UK technology consortium to develop Mobility and Autonomy Market User Terminal – MAMUT
Check out news on UK technology consortium led by Excelerate Technology Group, Heriot-Watt University, Satraka Ltd, and JET Connectivity, backed by the UK Space Agency, to develop Mobility and Autonomy Market User Terminal (MAMUT) — a multi-orbit, multi-beam satellite antenna that will provide users with seamless, high-speed connectivity anywhere in the world. In this project […]