Biography

His primary research interests include passive microwave/millimeter-wave circuits, antennas, filters, and telecommunications systems, leading to over 60 publications. He has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels, having taught numerous courses and their practical components in laboratories at multiple Montreal universities (ETS, TELUQ, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal). He has held significant roles within the IEEE Montreal Section, serving as Vice-Chair (2007-2008), Membership Development Chair (2009-2010), and Section Chair (2011-2012). He has also been part of the steering committee for several IEEE international conferences. In 2013, he joined the College of Engineering at Al Ain University (AAU) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as "Assistant Professor", and was promoted to "Associate Professor" in 2019, and to "Full Professor" in 2024. His administrative roles at AAU include Head of the "Networks & Communication Engineering and Computer Engineering" Department (2013-2017)", "Deputy Dean- College of Engineering (2014-2015)", "Dean- College of Engineering (2015-2018)", and "Director- Quality Assurance & Institutional Research Center (2018-2020)". Since November 2020, he has served as the "Vice President for Accreditation & Quality Assurance". He founded the IEEE AAU Student Branch and the IEEE UAE MTT-S Chapter (later the IEEE UAE MTT-S & IM-S & AP-S Joint Chapter). Additionally, he was the IEEE UAE Technical Activities Coordinator (2015-2018) and the IEEE Region 8 Chapter Coordination Subcommittee Chair (2015-2016). He also chaired the organizing committees for three major events at Al Ain University: the 1st IEEE International Workshop at AAU (Feb. 2014), the 11th IEEE UAE Student Day (May 2016), and the 16th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS2016 - Nov. 2016).

Education

• Ph.D. Telecommunications, Université du Québec (INRS), Canada
• M.S. Ingénierie des Systèmes Informatiques Communicants, Télécom Bretagne (IMT Atlantique), France
• B.S. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon

Research Interests

Passive microwave devices, RF & millimeter-wave transceivers for wireless systems, Antennas, Filters, UWB Communications, and Substrate Integrated Circuits.

Selected Publications

1. M. Nouri, H. Behroozi, A. Jafarieh, S. Aghdam, Md. Piran, and N. K. Mallat, "A Learning-Based Dipole Yagi-Uda Antenna and Phased Array Antenna for mmWave Precoding and V2V Communication in 5G Systems", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 72, Issue 3, pp. 2789-2803, Year: 2023

2. N. K. Mallat and A. Iqbal, "Substrate integrated waveguide-based simultaneous transmit and receive antenna for full-duplex wearable devices", International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 32, Issue 7, Year: 2022

3. M. Nouri, A. Jafarieh, H. Behroozi, N. K. Mallat, M. H. Jamaluddin, and S. A. Aghdam, "Compact 5G millimeter-wave dual-band filter with application in filtenna", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 63, Issue 2, pp. 620-625, Year: 2021

4. A. Iqbal, A. W. Ahmad, A. Smida, and N. K. Mallat, “Tunable SIW Bandpass Filters with Improved Upper Stopband Performance”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Vol. 67, Issue 7, Year: 2020

5. N. K. Mallat and A. Iqbal, "Multi-Band Printed Antenna for Portable Wireless Communication Applications", Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 84, pp. 39-46, Year: 2019

6. K. Saurav, N. K. Mallat, and Y. Antar, “A Three-Port Polarization and Pattern Diversity Ring Antenna”, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 17, Issue 7, pp. 1324-1328, Year: 2018
   

7. N. K. Mallat, M. Talha Zia, and N. Masood Mirza, “Comparison of RLS and LMS Algorithms for Interference Cancelation in a Fixed Point to Point Microwave Link”, International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation (IRECAP), Vol. 7, Issue 5, pp. 448-456, Year: 2017
   

Teaching Courses

Data and Computer Communications, Electromagnetic theory.

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

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Memberships

• IEEE (Senior Member)
• OIQ: Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec - Canada
• Order of Engineers and Architects of Tripoli - Lebanon