Biography
Madi Makin (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
His research interests include wireless communication systems, with a particular focus on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA) networks, and physical-layer security.
Research Interests
Madi's research interests include wireless communication systems, with a particular focus on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA) networks, and physical-layer security.
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2024
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 2022
- English
- Professional working proficiency
- Kazakh
- Native or bilingual proficiency
- Russian
- Professional working proficiency
Languages
Selected Publications
Conference Papers
- Makin, M., Celik, A., Arzykulov, S., Eltawil, A. M., & Nauryzbayev, G. (2024). Multiple access optimization for multi-modal STAR-RIS-assisted full-duplex communication. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, 3920–3925. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM52923.2024.10901603
- Zhakipov, Z., Makin, M., Nasser, A., Abdallah, A., Celik, A., & Eltawil, A. M. (2025). From lab to digital twin: Calibration of mmWave ray-tracing with RIS reflections. IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Istanbul, Turkey.
