Professional Activities
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Conference Roles
- General Co-Chair, 8th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2023)
- General Co-Chair, 7th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2021)
- General Co-Chair, 5th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2019)
- Track Co-Chair (Track 8: Spectrum Sharing, Spectrum Management, Cognitive Radio, and Green Radio), 97th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2023 Spring)
- Track Co-Chair (Track 3: Spectrum Sharing, Spectrum Management, and Cognitive Radio), 89th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2019-Spring)
- TPC Co-Chair, IEEE DySPAN Workshop on Data-Driven Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DD-DSS 2019)
- TPC Co-Chair, 6th IEEE WCNC International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2020)
- TPC Co-Chair, 4th IEEE WCNC International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2018)
- TPC Co-Chair, 3rd IEEE WCNC International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2017)
- Publicity Co-Chair, 2nd IEEE WCNC International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2016)
- Committee Member, 1st IEEE WCNC International Workshop on Smart Spectrum (IWSS 2015)
- Keynote speaker, 9th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN 2022), Keynote/Plenary (2022)
- Keynote speaker, 6th International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks (SPIN 2019)
- Keynote speaker, 2nd International Conference on Telecommunication and Networks (TELNET 2017)
- Invited speaker, Workshop on 6G: Software Defined Radio and RF Sampling (Spectrum Policy Forum and DCMS, Ofcom) (2021)
- Invited speaker, Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B) India Research Network 2020 (IRN 2020) (2020)
- Invited speaker, 4th International Workshop on Smart Wireless Communications (SmartCom 2017)
- Invited speaker, IEEE 5G-IoT Summit 2018
Editorships
- IEEE Access (Associate Editor, 2017 - present)
- IET Communications (Associate Editor, 2016 - present)
- Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Associate Editor, 2018 - present)
- IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Special Issue on Smart and Flexible Spectrum Technologies for Next Generation Wireless Communication Systems (Lead Guest Editor, 2022)
- Computer Communications, Special Issue on Intelligent Wireless Networking, Sensing, and Communications (Guest Editor, 2021)
- Computer Networks, Special Issue on Smart Spectrum and Radio Resource Management for Future 5G Networks (Lead Guest Editor, 2021)
- EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Special Issue on Recent Advances in Link and System Level Analysis, Simulation and Experimentation for Mobile Wireless Communications (Guest Editor, 2018)
- Mobile Information Systems, Special Issue on Smart Spectrum Technologies for Mobile Information Systems (Lead Guest Editor, 2016)
Examination Roles
- King’s College London, External examiner in PhD defence (2022)
- University of Surrey, External examiner in PhD defence (2022)
- University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, External examiner in PhD defence (2017)
- Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, External examiner in PhD defence (2015)
Grant Application Assessments
- External Post-submission (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 2016 - present)
- External Post-submission (Royal Society, 2019)
- External Post-submission (2021)
- External Post-submission (2018)
Professional Body Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Senior Member, 2008 - present)
- IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) (Member, 2008 - present)
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (IEEE VTS) (Member, 2008 - present)
- Higher Education Academy (HEA) (Fellow, 2016 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Director of Laboratories