Doctoral Candidate | University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières | Canada
Mr. Muhammad Furqan Zia is a Scientific Researcher currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Canada, with a focus on Explainable AI-aided Semantic Communication at the Physical and MAC layers. Prior to this, he completed Ph.D. coursework at Koç University, Turkey, and holds an M.S. from Antalya Bilim University, Turkey, and a B.E. from DHA Suffa University, Pakistan. His research spans physical layer design for next-generation Wi-Fi, cognitive radio networks, physical layer security, and semantic communication for intelligent systems. He has worked with leading institutions and industry partners including Vestel Electronics and TÜBİTAK, contributing to both academic and industrial R&D. He has actively participated in IEEE 802.11 standardization meetings as a potential voter. His work has resulted in multiple journal articles, conference papers, and patents, particularly in the areas of secure and reliable communication systems for 6G and IoT. As of now, Mr. Zia has a total of 56 citations, an h-index of 3, and an i10-index of 2 in his works. Furqan has been awarded multiple fully funded scholarships from top global institutions, including UQTR (Canada), Koç University (Turkey), Xi’an Jiaotong University (China), and Kumoh National Institute of Technology (South Korea). His early recognition includes awards in robotics, sports, and academic competitions.
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Featured Publications
1. Zia, M. F., & Hamamreh, J. M. (2020). An advanced non-orthogonal multiple access security technique for future wireless communication networks. RS Open Journal on Innovative Communication Technologies.
Cited by: 24
2. Zia, M. F., Furqan, H. M., & Hamamreh, J. M. (2021). Multi-cell, multi-user, and multi-carrier secure communication using non-orthogonal signals’ superposition with dual-transmission for IoT in 6G and beyond. RS Open Journal on Innovative Communication Technologies, 2(3).
Cited by: 21 (may be approximate as citation counts can vary slightly)
3. Zia, M. F., & Hamamreh, J. M. (2020). An advanced NOMA security technique for future wireless communication. In IEEE 28th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM).
Cited by: 7
4. Zia, M. F. (2024). Secrecy and resilience in next-gen Wi-Fi: Exploring a multi-user down-link non-orthogonal transmission framework. In IEEE Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing Conference (i-ETC).
Cited by: 3
5. Islam, N., Zia, M. F., & Syed, D. (2023). An overview of security issues in cognitive radio ad hoc networks. In Perspectives and Considerations on the Evolution of Smart Systems (pp. 213–246).
Cited by: 1
