Curriculum Vitae: Muhammad Fainan Hanif: Personal
Curriculum Vitae: Muhammad Fainan Hanif: Personal
Curriculum Vitae: Muhammad Fainan Hanif: Personal
Personal
• Born on August 01, 1984.
• Marital status: Married, one child.
Positions
• Associate Professor, Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT), University of the
Punjab, Lahore, from August 2020 to date.
• Head of Department and Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of
Lahore, Lahore Campus, from February 2020 to August 2020.
• Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Lahore, Lahore Campus,
from April 2016 to February 2020.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Lahore, Lahore Campus,
from November 2015 to April 2016.
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland, from Jan-
uary 2012 to December 2013.
• Assistant Professor (on contract) of Electrical Engineering at the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pak-
istan from May 2011 to Dec. 2011.
• PhD candidate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand from Nov. 2007 to Feb. 2011.
Education
• Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Feb., 2011. Thesis title: Aspects of Design and Analysis of Cognitive Radios and Networks. The thesis
can be downloaded from https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/5072
• B.Sc. (1st class honours) in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Electronics and Communica-
tions, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 2007.
• Silver Medalist in the Lahore Board in Pre-Engineering Examinations out of approximately 110, 000
candidates.
Research Interests
• Convex Optimization applications in wireless signal processing, with current emphasis on
– 5G and beyond 5G networks
– non-orthogonal multiple access systems
– physical layer security
– large-scale (massive) multiuser MIMO systems
– cognitive radios and networks
– communication problems under data uncertainty
• Statistical aspects of design and analysis of modern wireless systems
Teaching
• Probability and Stochastic Processes (undergraduate level course) and Advanced Stochastic Processes
(graduate level course), Fall 2019, the University of Lahore.
• Advanced Digital Communications (graduate level course), Winter 2018, the University of Lahore.
• Advanced Wireless Communications (graduate level course), Fall 2017, the University of Lahore.
• Stochastic Processes (graduate level course), Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, the Uni-
versity of Lahore.
• Probability and Stochastic Processes (undergraduate level course), Spring 2016, the University of La-
hore.
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• Optimization Techniques (graduate level course), Fall 2016, Winter 2017, the University of Lahore.
• Lectures on Robust Optimization: Theory and Applications, Centre for Wireless Communications,
University of Oulu, Finland, Jan-Feb, 2012 (these can be transformed into a postgraduate course).
• Undergraduate courses on Digital Communications (Spring 2014), Wireless and Mobile Communica-
tions (Fall 2011) at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
• At the University of Canterbury, I was involved in conducting tutorials and labs for undergraduate
courses on Circuits and Systems and Signals, Systems and Control, respectively.
Research Supervision
Co-supervised master level thesis with Prof. Dr. Asrar ul Haq Sheikh (Life Fellow IEEE). Thesis title: “A
New Call Handling Algorithm Using Hierarchical Cellular Structures for Wireless Network to Enhance QoS”
by Mr. Arslan Arif in Jan. 2018.
Grant Applications
Participated in writing grant application for the “Topics Related to the Trial Environment for Cognitive
Radio and Networks”, to the Tekes under the project ‘CORE2 (Cognitive Radio Trial Environment)’ in
October, 2012.
Event Organization
Chair Tutorial Committee and member Organizing Committee of IEEE ComSoc (USA) sponsored Interna-
tional Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks, 2017 (ISWSN’17). Held at the University of Lahore,
Lahore, Pakistan. Proceedings available on IEEEXplore.
Publications
Published/Accepted Articles
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com.pk/citations?user=oLctIxoAAAAJhl=enoi=ao
Web of Science ResearcherID: T-1637-2019
Total Impact Factor (IF) in 2020 = 79.185
3. I. Sugathapala, M. F. Hanif, B. Lorenzo, S. Glisic, M. Juntti and L.-N. Tran ,“Topology Adaptive
Sum Rate Maximization in the Downlink of Dynamic Wireless Networks,” IEEE Transactions on
Communications, vol.66, no.8, pp.3501-3516, Aug. 2018. IF = 5.646.
4. M. F. Hanif, M. Juntti, and L. N. Tran, ”Antenna Selection With Erroneous Covariance Matrices
Under Secrecy Constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.65, no.1, pp.414-420,
Jan. 2016. IF = 5.379.
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Conference Proceedings
1. I. Sugathapala, L.-N. Tran, M. F. Hanif, B. Lorenzo, S. Glisic and M. Juntti, “SOCP Based Joint
Throughput Maximization and User Association in Dynamic Networks,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2015
Workshop on MIMO and Cognitive Radio Technologies in Multihop Network, pp. 573-578 June 2015.
2. M. F. Hanif, P. J. Smith and M.-S. Alouini, “SINR Balancing in the Downlink of Cognitive Radio
Networks with Imperfect Channel Knowledge,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Cognitive
Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications (CrownCom 2010), Cannes, France, pp. 1-5,
June 2010 (Won Best Student Paper Award).
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3. M. F. Hanif and P. J. Smith, “On MIMO Cognitive Radios with Antenna Selection,” in Proc. IEEE
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2010), Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-6, April
2010.
4. M. F. Hanif, P. J. Smith and M. Shafi, “On the Statistics of Cognitive Radio Capacity in Shadowing
and Fast Fading Environments,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented
Wireless Networks and Communications (CrownCom 2009), Hannover, Germany, pp. 1-6, June 2009.
5. M. F. Hanif, M. Shafi, P. J. Smith and P. A. Dmochowski, “Interference and Deployment Issues for
Cognitive Radio Systems in Shadowing Environments,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on
Communications (ICC 2009), Dresden, Germany, pp. 1-6, June 2009.
6. M. F. Hanif, P. J. Smith and M. Shafi, “Performance of Cognitive Radio Systems with Imperfect
Radio Environment Map Information,” in Proc. IEEE Australian Communication Theory Workshop
(AusCTW 2009), Sydney, Australia, pp. 61-66, Feb. 2009.
Presentations
1. M. F. Hanif, “Lectures on Robust Optimization: Theory and Applications”, Centre for Wireless
Communications, University of Oulu, Finland, Jan-Feb, 2012.
2. M. F. Hanif, “Aspects of design and analysis in Cognitive Radios and Networks”, University of Oulu,
Finland, January, 2012.
3. M. F. Hanif, “On MIMO Cognitive Radios with Antenna Selection,” IEEE Wireless Communications
and Networking Conference, Sydney, April, 2010.
4. M. F. Hanif, “Antenna Selection for MIMO Cognitive Radio Systems,” IEEE NZ Wireless Workshop,
University of Auckland, New Zealand, Sep., 2009.
5. M. F. Hanif, “Cognitive Radio Allocation Schemes: A Performance Comparison,” invited talk at the
Seminar on Future Wireless Technologies, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand, Aug.,
2009.
6. M. F. Hanif, “Performance of Cognitive Radio Systems with Imperfect Radio Environment Map
Information,” IEEE Australian Communication Theory Workshop, University of Canterbury, New
Zealand, Feb., 2009.
7. M. F. Hanif, “Interference Management in Cognitive Radio Systems,” IEEE NZ Wireless Workshop,
University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Sep., 2008.
Services
TPC Member
• IEEE ICC 2021 (Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium)
• IEEE ICC 2020 Workshop on Scalable Massive MIMO Technologies for Beyond 5G
• IEEE Globecom 2020 (Green Communication Systems and Networks)
• IEEE Globecom 2018 (Communication Theory and Green Communications Systems and Networks
tracks)
• IEEE ICC 2018 (Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium)
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Reviewer-Journal:
• IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (Special Issue on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
for 5G Systems)
• IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (Cognitive Radio Series)
• IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (Special Issue on Spectrum and Energy Efficient
Design of Wireless Communication Networks)
• IEEE Access
• IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Reviewer-Conference:
IEEE CrownCom 2009, IEEE ICSPCS 2009, IEEE AusCTW 2010, IEEE WCNC 2010, IEEE CrownCom
2010, IEEE ICC 2011, VTC2012, IEEE ICC 2013, IEEE ICC 2016, IEEE Globecom 2017, IEEE ICC 2018,
IEEE WCNC 2018, IEEE ICC 2020, IEEE Globecom 2020 etc.
References
Prof. Markku Juntti (Fellow IEEE)
Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu,
Oulu, Finland.
Email: markku.juntti@oulu.fi Phone: + 358 (0)294 482834.