Wireless communication, signal processing and the mathematics between them.

The IPT Lab at NUST SEECS studies problems where communication theory, signal processing and applied mathematics meet, from classical estimation and cooperative networks to AI-native 6G.

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What the lab works on

Theoretical questions with a real system on the other side. See all research and projects.

AI for 6G networks

Deep reinforcement learning, retrieval-augmented language models and federated foundation models for resource optimisation.

Intelligent surfaces and NOMA

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, non-orthogonal multiple access and the signal design that goes with them.

IoT, backscatter and freshness of data

Age-of-information, backscatter communication and ultra-reliable links for industrial IoT.

Foundations

Estimation and detection, cooperative multi-hop networks, stochastic geometry and massive MIMO.

Led by Prof. Syed Ali Hassan

Syed Ali Hassan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011. He is a Professor at SEECS, NUST, where he heads the IPT research group. Before joining SEECS he was a research associate at Cisco Systems, California.

Life in the lab

Recent publications

J135Z. Sheng, Y. Qiu, A. A. Nasir, S. A. Hassan and X.-X. Yang, “Near-field Multiuser Secure Communication via Dynamic Metasurface Antenna,” Physical Communication, 2025. Read
J134H. M. A. Zeeshan, S. A. Ullah, M. S. J. Solaija, M. A. Jamshed, M. M. Mojahedian, H. Jung and S. A. Hassan, “Toward Intelligent and Sustainable IoT: A DRL Approach for Backscatter-Based Communication Under QoS Constraints,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2025. Read
J133N. Mazhar, S. A. Ullah, S. Basheer, H. Jung, M. S. J. Solaija, A. Mahmood, M. Gidlund and S. A. Hassan, “Towards Trustworthy and Fresh Data Delivery in 6G IoT: A DRL-aided Cognitive NOMA and Backscatter Framework,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2025. Read
J132N. Mazhar, S. A. Ullah, S. H. Chauhdary, K. Dev, H. Jung and S. A. Hassan, “Optimizing Age of Information in Energy-Constrained IIoT Networks: A Reinforcement Learning Framework,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025. Read
J131M. Hallaq, F. M. A. Khan, A. Aboulfotouh, S. A. Hassan, K. Dev, M. T. Quasim and H. Abou-Zeid, “Tiny Federated Wireless Foundation Models for Resource Constrained Devices,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025. Read

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