Macquarie University, Australia
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Education 🎓
Hafsa completed her B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering in 2015 with a CGPA of 3.78/4.00, and later earned her M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering in 2017 with a CGPA of 3.79/4.00, both from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila, Pakistan. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. at Macquarie University, working on smart RFID sensor systems for IoT applications.
Professional Experience 💼
As part of her doctoral journey, Hafsa has worked as a Teaching Associate at Macquarie University, actively supporting undergraduate courses. Her role involved lectures, lab sessions, and student mentoring, enabling her to blend cutting-edge research with academic leadership. She also collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to design real-world applicable sensor systems.
Technical Skills 🛠️
Her core strengths lie in chipless RFID design, electromagnetic modeling, wireless communication systems, and flexible sensor fabrication. She is skilled in tools and techniques for antenna design, EM simulations, and printable electronics, with a focus on green, passive, and cost-effective RFID systems.
Teaching Experience👨🏫
Hafsa has contributed to several B.Sc. units as a Teaching Associate at Macquarie University. She has assisted in course delivery, lab experiments, and student project supervision, helping to bridge practical RFID development with academic theory.
Awards & Honors 🏅
Hafsa has been recognized with the Post Graduate Research Fund (PGRF) from Macquarie University in 2024 and is the recipient of a fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship (2022–present). Her research excellence earned her the Best Poster Presentation Award at the HDR Conference at Macquarie University in 2022, marking her as an emerging scholar in the RFID research community.
Research Interests 🔍
Her research is centered on chipless RFID tags, wireless communication, electromagnetics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). She is especially interested in developing multifunctional, battery-free RFID sensors that are capable of monitoring environmental parameters, with applications in recycling, smart infrastructure, retail, and industrial systems.
Publications Top Notes: 📝
Dual Sided Data Dense 25-bit Chipless RFID Tag
Authors: Hafsa Anam, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Iain Collings
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Type: Conference Paper
RFID Enabled Humidity Sensing and Traceability
Authors: Hafsa Anam, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Iain Collings, Subhas Mukhopadhyay
Publication Year: 2023
High-density Compact Chipless RFID Tag for Item-level Tagging
Authors: Ayesha Habib, Hafsa Anam, Yasar Amin, Hannu Tenhunen
Publication Year: 2018
Internet-of-things Based Smart Tracking
Author: Hafsa Anam
Publication Year: 2017
Miniaturized Humidity and Temperature Sensing RFID Enabled Tags
Authors: Javeria Anum Satti, Ayesha Habib, Hafsa Anam, Sumra Zeb, Yasar Amin, Jonathan Loo, Hannu Tenhunen
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering