Prof Akram Alomainy
Professor of Antennas and Applied Electromagnetics
Deputy Dean for Postgraduate Research in Science and Engineering
Head of The Centre for Electronics
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Antenna Engineering, Applied Electromagnetics, Biomedical and Healthcare, THz Science and Technology, Radio Propagation, Wearable Technology
Interests
Deputy Dean for Postgraduate Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Head of the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Professor of Antennas & Applied EM. Associate Editor for IEEE AWPL and IEEE J-ERM. Lead of Wearable Technology and Creativity Research. Research portfolio ranging from the basics of antennas and electromagnetism to novel applications in telerobotics, cognitive radio, wearable electronics, nano-scale networks, healthcare and bioenigneering. Over 500 publications in leading journals and international conferences (12200+ citations and H-index of 52). Recipient of the 2011 British Science Festival Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award, recipient of the QMUL Education Excellence Award 2019, participant at 'I'm a Scientist! Get me out of here' March 2012 and TEDx 2012 Speaker. Chartered Engineer, College member of EPSRC, Senior member of IEEE, member of IET and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Electronics
UDLA 2527 Queen Mary University of LondonAkram Alomainy£3,073,005
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-10-2025 - 30-09-2031
CE-TrackMohamed Thaha and
Akram Alomainy£20,000
King's College London (KCL)01-07-2025 - 10-05-2027
NEWS MSCA PF 2023 Alomainy/OuyangAkram Alomainy£192,297
EPSRC - EU Scheme01-12-2024 - 30-11-2026
Meet Future Needs of Antenna Measurements and RF Characterization for Changing Research CultureMax Ovidio Munoz Torrico,
Akram Alomainy and
Andrew Livingston£816,763
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-01-2024 - 31-12-2026
DSTL EME hub partner costs in consortia bid led by Loughborough UniversityAkram Alomainy£1,199,055
Defence Science and Technology Lab.-GOV UK01-04-2023 - 31-03-2027
Body-centric real-time tracking for video capsule endoscopeMohamed Thaha and
Akram Alomainy£56,010
Queen Mary Innovation03-07-2017 - 31-08-2026
EPSRC additional skills funding summer 2025Akram Alomainy,
Iran Roman, Ella Rice,
Maria Liakata,
Simon Dixon, Giorgio Chianello,
Andrew Livingston,
Kostas Papafitsoros,
Silvia Liverani,
Eleni Matechou and
Linus Wunderlich£180,000
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-10-2025 - 31-03-2026
Metrology for Emerging Wireless Standards - PI: Akram AlomainyAkram Alomainy and
Yang Hao£94,798
EPSRC - EU Scheme01-10-2022 - 30-09-2025
Smart sensors for a wearable-free and contactless virtual ward at homeKhalid Rajab,
Akram Alomainy and
Janelle Jones£396,049
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-10-2022 - 25-07-2025
Adaptive Reconfigurable and Flexible Antenna Array Solutions at Mm-wave for Next Generation HandsetAkram Alomainy£55,063
Huawei Technologies12-10-2020 - 11-10-2021
Millimetre-wave AI-enabled Smart Healthcare Monitoring (MASH)Akram Alomainy£8,713
T.S.B (Obsolete) Technology Strategy Board - Please use INNOVATE UK01-04-2019 - 30-09-2019
PAMBAYESIAN_FULLNorman Fenton,
William Marsh, Martin Neil,
Paul Curzon,
Akram Alomainy, Dylan Morrissey, Graham Hitman, Anita Patel, Frances Humby, David Collier and Victoria Tzortziou Brown
£1,531,821
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-07-2017 - 30-06-2021
Research Group
Research Staff
PhD Students
- Haoran Cao
Reconfigurable Beam-Steerable Antennas Based on Fluidic Redistribution or Mechanical Displacement. - Bleiz Del Sette
The Sound of Care: Researching The Use of Deep Learning and Sonification For The Daily Support of People With Chronic Pain - Kailu Guo
Human Pose Estimation Using Mmwave Radar For Healthcare Applications - Rashel Kabir
Antennas - Yefan Li
Development of Metamaterials Integrated Microwave-Terahertz Waveguides Using Vector Network Analysers - Chunfu Liu
Antennas - Chi Him Liu
Microplastic Sensors Based on Terahertz Metamaterials - Xicheng Lu
Antennas - Yaning Lyu
Antennas - Armaan Maniar Mohammed
Novel Reconfiguration Techniques For Future Telecommunications Antenna Front-Ends - Abdullah Shawier
Adaptive and Interpretable Physics-Informed Digital Twins For High-Performance Pmsm Drives With Application to Advanced Control. - Subramaniam Subramanian Murugesan
Antennas - Xiaoyuan Sun
Utilizing Skin Antennas and Sensors For Advanced Medical Applications - Hsien-Chih Ting
Mobile Edge Generation For Wireless Communication - Rui Xu
Wireless on-Body Drug Delivery: Propagation, Spectrum-Aware Control, and Adaptive Therapeutic Systems - Yisong Yang
Antennas: Study on Microwave Induced Autophagy in Alzheimer’S Disease Treatment
Affiliates
News
February 2026
25 February 2026
Two senior academics from Queen Mary University of London — Professor Akram Alomainy from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Professor Jan Mol from the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences — have been selected as Fellows in the highly competitive Expert Exchange Programme led by the Department ... [more]

18 February 2026
A new UK led roadmap has set out an ambitious vision for how wireless technology could be transformed over the coming decade. The paper, The 2026 Roadmap on Wireless and Microwave Metasurfaces, led by Professor Akram Alomainy of Queen Mary University of London, brings together leading researchers from universities, industry and ... [more]

November 2025
14 November 2025
We're proud to share that researchers from the Antenna and Electromagnetics Group at QMUL have received a major international honour. Dr. Rostyslav Dubrovka and Prof. Stuart Gregson, working with Dr.-Ing. Marc Dirix from RWTH Aachen University, earned first place in the 2025 Best Technical Paper competition at the 47th Annual ... [more]

1 November 2025
The Queen Mary Doctoral College recently interviewed Professor Qammer H. Abbasi, alumnus of the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group, following his shortlisting for Times Higher Education's Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year Award 2025.
In the interview, Professor Abbasi reflected on his journey from completing a PhD at Queen Mary University ... [more]

October 2025
30 October 2025
The Old Library at Queen Mary University of London was alive with conversation and ideas as more than 60 researchers, professionals, and students gathered for the IEEE UK and Ireland Section panel, "Twinned Realities: Shaping Our World with Digital Models." on 30th October 2025!
Led by Dr. Mona Jaber, Reader in Internet ... [more]

23 October 2025
On 23rd October, the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) teaching team at Queen Mary University of London has been named the winner of the 2025 Education Excellence Award, recognising their outstanding contribution to teaching and learning within the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
Led by Dr Tijana Timotijevic, ... [more]

September 2025
1 September 2025
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have achieved a major milestone in medical technology with the development of a novel dual-camera-integrated MIMO antenna system designed for high-data-rate wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE).
The paper, published in the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (September 2025), introduces ... [more]

August 2025
7 August 2025
A multidisciplinary team from Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Electronics has co-authored a groundbreaking study that could transform how we prevent falls among older adults. The paper, "Reimagining falls prevention with insights from systems mapping on the use of millimetre-wave radar for remote health monitoring," published in Scientific ... [more]

July 2025
14 July 2025
Queen Mary University of London's CE-Track, a pre-spinout co-founded by Professor Akram Alomainy, Mohamed Adhnan Thaha, and Muhammad Qamar Satti, has been selected for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) MedTech Venture Builder programme for 2025-2026. Queen Mary University of London is a key partner in this programme.
The ... [more]

2 July 2025
On a sun-drenched afternoon of 2nd July 2025, members of the Centre for Electronics at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Queen Mary University of London, gathered for a vibrant Summer Social in the Graduate Centre Common Room (7th Floor). With sweeping panoramic views of London as the ... [more]
