Rafee Al Ahsan

Rafee Al Ahsan

Ph.D. Researcher
Pronouns: He/Him

Positions

Sessional Instructor

University of Calgary

Doctoral Candidate

University of Calgary

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Calgary

Contact information

Background

Credentials

Data Analytics Professional Certification & Specialization, Google, 2024

Cybersecurity Professional Certification & Specialization, Google, 2024

Python Programming: A Concise Introduction, Wesleyan University, 2020

AI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AI, 2020

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical and Software Engineering (ESE), University of Calgary, 2025

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.-Thesis) Electrical Engineering (EE), Chulalongkorn University, 2021

Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 2019

Biography

Mr. Rafee Al Ahsan is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical and Software Engineering (ESE) at the University of Calgary (UofC), Canada as a Doctoral Researcher, General Associate and Ph.D. candidate. His research interests are in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Signal Processing and Wireless Communications in the deployment of 5G, 6G & beyond. He has been awarded the Alberta Innovates Graduate Scholarship Award for his Ph.D. Degree which is fully funded by the Government of Alberta and the University of Calgary as part of their acknowledgment of the advantageous research outcome of his research in the development of Green and Energy-efficient Alberta, Canada. This award provides him with Research Grants that support his Thesis. He has also been awarded the International Graduate Tuition Award, the ESE Departmental Funding Award, and a full-time fellowship at UofC. He has recently graduated with a Master of Engineering Degree from the 1st Ranked Chulalongkorn University (CU) in Bangkok, Thailand with a CGPA of 4.00. He was awarded the ASEAN & NON-ASEAN Scholarship during his Master's Degree which provided fully-funded grants towards his Master's research progress and completion.

Research

Areas of Research

Energy-efficient Green 6G & Beyond Wireless Communication Technologies, Quantum Optimization & Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Schemes, High Mobility Real-time Applications in Fast Fading Channels

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENEL 680 Applied Optimization for Sustainable Design Fall 2024

Awards

  • Alberta Innovates Award, University of Calgary. 2021
  • International Graduate Tuition Award, University of Calgary. 2021
  • Schulich School of Engineering (SSE) Graduate Research Impact Excellence Award, University of Calgary. 2024
  • Electrical and Software Engineering (ESE) Graduate Research Award, University of Calgary. 2024
  • Canadian Network on Information and Security (CANIS) Graduate Research Award, University of Calgary. 2021
  • IEEE International Telecommunication Networks and Application Conference (ITNAC) Travel Award, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. 2023
  • Electrical and Software Engineering (ESE) Departmental Travel Award, University of Calgary. 2023
  • International Student Mentor Badge, International Student Services, University of Calgary. 2023
  • Schulich School of Engineering (SSE) Career Elevation Badge, Engineering Career Centre, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. 2023
  • ASEAN and NON-ASEAN Scholarship Award, Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand. 2020
  • Huawei Certified ICT Associate (HCIA) - 5G Distinction, Huawei, China. 2020
  • IEEE Region-10 Student Travel fund Award, IEEE. 2019
  • Invited Keynote Speaker on 5G Communications Honor, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Bangladesh. 2019

Publications

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Positions

  1. Engineering Large Scale Analytics Systems (SENG-550)
  2. Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits and Machines (ENGG-225)
  3. Engineering Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ENGG-200)
  4. Programming with Data (ENDG-233)
  5. Networked Systems (ENSF-462)
  6. Introduction to Communications Systems & Networks (ENEL-471)
  7. The Role and Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer in Society (ENGG-513)
  8. Engineering Large Scale Data Analytics (ENSF-612)
  • IEEE Wireless Communication Letters,
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom) 2023, Malaysia, 
  • IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 2025, USA, 
  • IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications (ICCC) 2024, China,
  • IEEE Symposium on Computer Applications & Industrial Electronics (ISCAIE) 2024, Malaysia,
  • IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 2024, Greece, 
  • IEEE International Conference on Radar, Antenna, Microwave, Electronics and Telecommunications (ICRAMET) 2024, Indonesia,
  • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) 2023, Spain, 
  • IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 2023, Columbia, 
  • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET) 2022, Czech Republic, 
  • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) 2022, Maldives, 
  • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET) 2021, South Africa, 
  • IEEE Conference on Systems, Process & Control (ICSPC) 2021, Malaysia, 
  • IEEE International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) 2020, Cyprus