Yasir Ahmed

- Developing content for 5G and Solar Energy
- 150+ posts explaining MATLAB/Octave and Python Code to increase user engagement
- Content used to teach a course at Virginia Tech and on Udemy (25K registrations)
- Developed a Ray-Tracing engine in MATLAB using Shooting and Bouncing Rays method
- Developed four Android Apps for RF Planning
- Accomplished author

- Led the PMU Office with a 3-year allocation of PKR 1880 million from the Planning Commission
- Prepared budgets and got approvals from the Ministry of Defense (MoD)
- Monitoring and Evaluation as well as reporting to MoD on Milestone Progress
- Prepared Cash Plans and Work Plans for the financial year 2023-24
- Managed a team of 5 people, guiding, mentoring, and training
- Used Redmine extensively for Project Management
- Regular coordination with stakeholders in the Agri sector

- Managed a team of technical experts having background and expertise in diverse technologies
and cutting across various verticals, the core task of the team was Solicitation, Engagement and
Evaluation
- Directly responsible for the funding of 35 Technical R&D Projects worth more than PKR 600 million, involved throughout the lifecycle of the project, from Internal Evaluation to External Evaluation to PAC Approval to Mid-term Monitoring and Closure
- Developed a strategy for funding solicited projects in various verticals such as Health, Agri,
Energy and Education, developed an RFP for a Bilingual Screen Reader for Persons with
Disabilities (PWD)
- Developed concept papers on 5G Innovation Testbed, Intelligent Sustainable Buildings, Electric
Vehicles, Indigenous Development of Batteries and Fuel Cells and Emission Measurement and
Control of Automobiles
- Part of the team involved in the evaluation of proposals for five National Incubation Centers
(NICs) and DigiSkills programs, programs are running successfully
- Conducted a study of various incubators in the country including Nest i/o, 10XC, IBA, KU, SEED,
Plan9, NSPIRE, LUMS LCE, i2i, NUST TIC, Cubator 1ne, PIF and Basecamp
- Developed a Request for Proposal (RFP) for establishing an IoT Research and Innovation Centre, conducted a Focus Group on IoT, formed an IoT Community on Idea Scale, and contributed to
IoT blog on the company website
- Acquired membership to digital libraries, developed an anti-plagiarism policy for submitted
proposals, proposed a concept for supporting patent filing in Pakistan and USA
- Represented the company at various forums, organized conferences/workshops and part of
high-level committees involved in the promotion of Research, Innovation and Commercialization

- Developed a GIS Tool for WiMax Network Planning, the tool was developed using Google Maps API and some of the latest propagation models available in the literature
- Developed a Ray-Tracing Simulator for indoor environments
- Developed proposals for acquiring research grants from Ignite
- Evaluated Network Design/Analysis features of EDX Signal Pro, conducted various studies
including Point to Point Study, Multipoint Study and Route Study, experimented with various
propagation models including Anderson 2D, COST 231 and Walfisch Ikegami Model
- Provided technical expertise in the areas of RFID, VSAT and broadband wireless access
- Involved in developing e-learning content for various customers, integrated the content with a
Learning and Management System (LMS)

- Taught various subjects in the communications area including Communication Systems, Digital
Communications, Wireless Communications and Broadband Networks
- Involved in writing research proposals, curriculum development, and up-gradation of lab facilities
- Conducted research in the areas of RF propagation measurement and modeling and millimeter wave antenna design
- Designed 5.85GHz and 31.5GHz patch antennas for medical implants, the designs were validated through extensive simulations in MATLAB and CST Microwave Studio
- Developed a graphical tool to calculate the E-field and H-field strength within layered structures
- Organized weekly lecture series on various topics of interest

- Developed, automated and executed physical layer test plans for UMTS Mobile Station Modems
- The tests included Receiver Sensitivity Tests, Co-Channel Interference Tests and Adjacent Channel Interference Tests
- Worked with various test houses to conduct ASIC verification
- Conducted 3G field trials with service providers across Europe (Germany, France, Belgium)
- Did extensive testing of the various handover scenarios between 2G and 3G networks, collected
field logs, identified issues, and worked with the team to resolve those issues

- Assembly language programming of microcontrollers and electronic circuit designing
- Developed an eight-channel real-time multiplexer and de-multiplexer
- Developed an infra-red data logger for a power meter
- Developed digital maps for KESC transmission systems in Karachi, the maps were linked to database of customer records