Ms. HAFSA ANAM | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Macquarie University, Australia

Author Profile

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

Mr. RISHITEJ CHAPARALA | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Assistant professor Pragati engineering college India

👨‍🎓 Rishitej Chaparala is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. candidate in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at SRM University AP. With 6.5 years of teaching experience, he has been an integral part of institutions like TKR College of Engineering, BVC Engineering College, and Kallam Harnadhreddy Institute of Tech & Engineering. Rishitej’s primary research interest lies in plasmonic waveguide and antenna design, spanning the RF to THz spectrum. He is an active member of OPTICA, IEEE, and IETE and has filed multiple patents in the field of sensor systems.

Profile

Education 🎓

Rishitej holds a Ph.D. (Full-time) in ECE from SRM University AP, with his synopsis submitted in October 2024. He completed his M.Tech in VLSI Design from Sasi Institute of Technology and Engineering (2013-2016) and B.E. in ECE from GGR College of Engineering, Vellore, in 2011.

Experience 💼

With over 6.5 years in teaching and 3 years in research, Rishitej has held positions in institutions like TKR College of Engineering, BVC Engineering College, Dhanekula Institute of Engineering & Tech, and currently at Pragati Engineering College, Rajahmundry. He has also worked as a Quality Analyst at SERCO Pvt Ltd for a year.

Research Interests 🔬

His research focuses on Plasmonic Waveguide/Antenna Design across the RF to THz spectrum. He explores the enhancement of spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) waveguides and their applications in sensor-based technologies, including glucose detection for medical diagnostics and dielectric constant measurement for material analysis.

Awards 🏆

Rishitej’s work has been recognized at national and international platforms. His research on SSPP waveguides has earned him multiple accolades in conferences and journals. Notable recognitions include contributions to IEEE Sensors Journal, Optical Engineering, and Progress in Electromagnetics Research M.

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