Visiting Student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), chair of IEEE women in engineering affinity group at Effat University student branch.
Research Interests
- Wireless communications.
- Microelectronic.
- Signal processing.
- Terahertz communications.
- 5G enabling technologies.
- Intelligent reflecting surfaces.
- Ultra-massive MIMO systems.
- Optical communications.
Awards and Distinctions
- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Award of Excellence, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2023
- Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters , 2023
- Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, School of Graduate Studies - Memorial University of Newfoundland , 2022
- 1st Place Winner of the Best Presentation Award, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science - Annual Research Day, 2021
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Engineering (MEng)
- Electrical Engineering, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2022
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Effat University, Saudi Arabia, 2020
- Arabic
- Native or bilingual proficiency
- English
- Full professional proficiency
Languages
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KAUST is a high-quality research environment that allowed improving my experience and academic skills to add value to the communication and signal processing research area.
Selected Publications
- Faisal, A. ., Al-Nahhal, I. ., Dobre, O. A., & Ngatched, T. M. N. (2023). On Discrete Phase Shifts Optimization of RIS-Aided FD Systems: Are All RIS Elements Needed?. ICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. Presented at the. Rome, Italy: IEEE.
- Faisal, A. ., Al-Nahhal, I. ., Dobre, O. A., & Ngatched, T. M. N. (2023). Distributed RIS-Assisted FD Systems with Discrete Phase Shifts: A Reinforcement Learning Approach. GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference. Presented at the. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IEEE.
- Faisal, A. ., Al-Nahhal, I. ., Dobre, O. A., & Ngatched, T. M. N. (2022). Deep Reinforcement Learning for RIS-Assisted FD Systems: Single or Distributed RIS?.
- Faisal, A. ., Sarieddeen, H. ., Dahrouj, H. ., Al-Naffouri, T. Y., & Alouini, M.-S. . (2020). Ultramassive MIMO Systems at Terahertz Bands: Prospects and Challenges.
- Faisal, A. ., Dahrouj, H. ., Sarieddeen, H. ., Saeed, N. ., Al-Naffouri, T. Y., & Alouini, M.-S. . (2020). Diversity Schemes in Multi-hop Visible Light Communications for 6G Networks. 17th International Learning and Technology Conference 2020. Presented at the. KAUST.
