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Biography
Noman Akbar received the B.E. degree in electrical (telecommunication) engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 2012, the M.S. degree in computer engineering from Kyung Hee University, Suwon, South Korea, in 2015, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 2019. From 2012 to 2013, he was a Researcher with the NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. From 2013 to 2015, he was with the Haptics Laboratory, Kyung Hee University, Suwon, South Korea, as a Research Assistant. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. He received the Best Paper Award from IEEE GlobeCOM in 2016. His research interests include signal processing for audio and wireless communications. |
Research Interests
- Spatial Audio
- Signal Processing for Audio and Wireless Communications
- 5G Wireless Communications
Education
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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia MS Computer Engineering (CGPA: 4.27/4.30) Kyung Hee University, Suwon, South Korea BE Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering (CGPA: 3.83/4.00) NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan |
March 2015 - Dec 2018
March 2013 - February 2015 October 2008 - August 2012 |
Research Experience
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Research Fellow (ARC Linkage)
Australian National university & Dolby Laboratories Sydney, NSW, Australia Research Intern Dolby Laboratories, Sydney, NSW, Australia Researcher Engineer Haptics lab, Kyung Hee University, South Korea Supervisor: Seokhee Jeon, Ph.D., POSTECH, Korea Professional Researcher/Developer CoNNekT Research lab, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan Supervisor: Saad Bin Qaisar, Ph.D., Michigan State University, USA |
Dec. 2018 - Present
Apr. 2018 - Sep. 2018 March 2013 - February 2015 August 2012 - March 2013 |
Honors and Awards
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AusCTW Student Travel Grant ($ 400)
IEEE GlobeCOM Best Paper Award (SPC Track) IEEE GlobeCOM Student Travel Grant (US$500) Dean's Travel Grant, Australian National University (A$ 2,620) Vice Chancellor's Travel Grant, Australian National University (A$ 3,862) ANU PhD Scholarship (International) Winner of the Best Paper Award, Korea Computer Congress "Haptic Rendering of Curved Surface by Bending an Encountered-Type Flexible Plate" President Scholarship, MS Kyung Hee University (full tuition fee and monthly stipend) Winner of IEEE Future Technology Prediction Competition (US$5,000) Winner of NUST Merit Scholarship (partial tuition fee) Winner of ICT R&D scholarship (full tuition fee, accommodation and monthly stipend) Prefect telecom Prefect NUST hostels Winner of speed wiring competition (Held at MCS NUST) 3rd Highest score (100/120) in all Pakistan scholarship test |
2018
2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 - 2018 2014 2013 - 2014 2013 2008 - 2012 2008 - 2012 2011 - 2012 2010 - 2011 2010 2008 |
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