About

Research Interests

  • ​Antennas: Multiband, Ultra wide band, highly directive array
  • Microwave Imaging: Detection of concealed objects for Homeland Security 
  • Microwave Sensing and Characterization: Wireless sensing for Biomedical and Oil and Gas Industry.
  • Concurrent Multi-band RF Front-End Design

Selected Publications

  • Zubair Akhter, Abhishek Kr. Jha and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized RF Time-Domain Imaging Technique for Moving Objects on Conveyor Belts in Real Time," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2536-2546, July 2017. [Link]
  • Zubair Akhter and M. J. Akhtar, "Free-Space Time Domain Position Insensitive Technique for Simultaneous Measurement of Complex Permittivity and Thickness of Lossy Dielectric Samples," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 2394-2405, Oct. 2016.[Link]
  • A K Jha, Zubair Akhter, Nilesh Tiwari, M. Shafi K.T., H. Samant, M. Jaleel Akhtar, and M. Cifra , "Broadband Wireless Sensing System for Non-invasive Testing of Biological Samples," in in IEEE JETCAS Special Issue on Wireless Sensing Circuits and Systems for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 251-259, 2018. [Link]
  • Md. Arif Ansari, Abhishek Jha, Zubair Akhter, and M. Jaleel Akhtar, "Multi-Band RF Planar Sensor Using Complementary Split Ring Resonator for Testing of Dielectric Materials," in IEEE Sensor Journal, vol. 18, no. 16, pp. 6596-6606, 2018. [Link]
  • Nilesh Tiwari, A. K. Jha, Zubair Akhter, P. Varshney, and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized Multimode SIW Cavity Technique for Dielectric Characterization of Planar Substrates," in in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 3063-3072, 2018. [Link]

Education Profile

  • ​PhD: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
  • M.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India

Professional Memberships

  • ​Assistant Professor: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
  • Research Engineer: ANNOC Gas Research Center, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE​

Awards and Distinctions

  • Received International travel support from Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur for attending IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurement and Application (CAMA), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2015.
  • Received International travel grant from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur for attending IEEE Conference on Antenna and Propagation (APS-URSI), Vancouver, Canada, 2015.
  • Received International travel grant from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur for attending IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurement and Application (CAMA), Antibes, France, 2014.
  • Selected for PhD student sponsorship initiative for the IEEE IMS /RFIC, Tampa, Florida, 2014.
  • Got Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for pursuing Doctor’s program in Engineering during 2011-2015.
  • Received journal cash award from Resource and Alumni Office, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur for publishing two SCI index journal papers during PhD, 2015.
  • Got Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for pursuing Master’s program in Engineering during 2009-2011.