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Personal Statement

I am a Research Associate in the Stratchclyde Software Defined Radio (StrathSDR) laboratory at the University of Strathclyde. My research is focused on efficient utilisation of the radio spectrum - the radio waves that make wireless communication possible.

I am currently leading research in the spectrum sensing workstream of the £12m next-generation telecommunications research project called Towards Ubiquitous 3-Dimensional Open Resilient Network (TUDOR) led by University of Surrey's 5G/6G Innovation Centre.

I am also a Teaching Assistant on an undergraduate course - Digital Electronics - where I am involved in tutoring, lab demonstrations and assessing students. I am currently pursuing a postgraduate certificate in Learning and Teching in Higher Education.

In my previous life, I worked as a telecommunications officer with the United Nations in Malawi, where I was involved in managing telecommunications/IT infrastructure and technology-for-development projects. It was through this work experience that my interest in research on technologies for affordable wireless connectivity was ignited.

Academic / Professional qualifications

I received my PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from University of Strathclyde in 2022. My PhD thesis was on modelling of heterogeneous wireless coexistence in shared spectrum using hypergraph theory. I also received my MSc (Eng) in Digital Communications Networks from University of Leeds BSc in 2015 and my BSc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malawi in 2003. 

Research Interests

Efficient Radio Spectrum Management

  • Dynamic Spectrum Access
  • Spectrum sharing
  • Heterogeneous wireless coexistence management
  • Spectrum sensing
  • Modeling techniques - Hypergraph theory

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching telecommunications as well as related aspects such as digital electronics. 

I am currently involved as a Teaching Assistant on an undergraduate Digital Electronics course.

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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Using Hypergraph Theory to Model Coexistence Management and Coordinated Spectrum Allocation for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Operating in Shared Spectrum, University Of Strathclyde

1 Oct 201615 May 2022

Award Date: 16 May 2022

Master of Science, MSc (Eng) Digital Communications Networks, University of Leeds

24 Sept 201419 Nov 2015

Award Date: 19 Nov 2015

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Malawi - Polytechnic

1 Apr 199829 Sept 2003

Award Date: 29 Sept 2003

Keywords

  • spectrum sharing
  • Dynamic Spectrum Access
  • Wireless Coexistence Management

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