Dr. Muhammad Saadi

Dr. Muhammad Saadi , PhD

Senior Research Fellow United Kingdom

Dr. Muhammad Saadi is a Senior Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University with research expertise in visible light communication, IoT, machine learning, and 5G/6G networks.

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Saadi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Nottingham Trent University, UK. He previously served as Associate Professor and Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Central Punjab, Pakistan.

He has published over 90 papers including 50 journal articles, 38 conference papers, and 4 book chapters. His research spans visible light communication, indoor localization, Internet of Things, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, and smart city applications.

Dr. Saadi has secured international research funding including grants from the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (China) for Belt and Road Initiative projects and Sunway University (Malaysia) for drone integration in smart city healthcare. He has received Best Paper Awards at ITC-CSCC in 2014 and 2015.

Research Statement

My research focuses on visible light communication, IoT-enabled systems, machine learning for wireless networks, indoor localization, and smart city applications. I work at the intersection of communications engineering and artificial intelligence to develop practical solutions for next-generation networks.

Education

2015

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

2008

MSc in Electrical Engineering

National University of Malaysia (UKM)

2007

BSc in Computer Engineering

FAST-NUCES, Pakistan

Academic Positions

2024 - Present

Senior Research Fellow

Nottingham Trent University | Computer Science

2021 - 2024

Head of Department / Associate Professor

University of Central Punjab | Electrical Engineering

2016 - 2020

Assistant Professor

University of Central Punjab | Electrical Engineering

2014 - 2015

Technical Content Writer

Aimagin

Thailand

2013 - 2014

Visiting Lecturer

King Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok | Engineering Faculty

Thailand

2011 - 2013

Research Assistant

NECTEC

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Bangkok, Thailand

2009 - 2011

Lecturer

University of Management and Technology

Pakistan

2008 - 2008

Network Engineer

Mobilink (Orascom Telecom) | Network Operation Center

Pakistan

Awards & Recognition 4

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2015

Best Paper Award – ITC-CSCC 2015

Best Paper Award

ITC-CSCC

Paper: Neural networks based visible light positioning system employing received signal strength

2014

Best Paper Award – ITC-CSCC 2014

Best Paper Award

ITC-CSCC

Paper: An RFID based indoor localization using beam scanning

2014

90th Anniversary Scholarship – Chulalongkorn University

Scholarship

Chulalongkorn University

THB 90,000

Merit-based scholarship for research support

2008

Dean List Honor – UKM

Recognition

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Academic excellence recognition for 2 semesters (2008-2009)

Research Projects 2

International Projects

2024–Present

Drone Healthcare

In Progress PI

Foundational Study on Drone Integration within Smart City Healthcare Frameworks

Sunway University, Malaysia · RM33,500

Grant: GRTIN-RAG-DBS-12-2024

2018–Present

BRI Robot Cellular

Finished PI

Belt and Road Initiative - Robot-assisted Cellular Operations

State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China · PKR 2.1M

Grant: DL20180096

Publications 91

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