Dr. Arbab Abdur Rahim

Work Experience

July 2021 – to date: Associate Professor (GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, Pakistan)

April 2015– June 2021: Assistant Professor (GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, Pakistan)

Jan 2011–Jan 2012:  Research Associate (Lecturer) (GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, Pakistan)

Jan 2009–Jan 2011:  Graduate Assistant (Lab Engineer) (GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi, Pakistan)

Refereed Journal Publications

• T. Ahmad, Arbab A. Rahim, R.M.H. Bilal, A. Noor, H. Maab, M.A. Naveed, A. Madni, M.M. Ali, M.A. Saeed, “Ultrawideband Cross-Polarization Converter Using Anisotropic Reflective Metasurface”, Electronics2022, 11(3), 487.
• A. Naveed, R.M.H. Bilal, Arbab A. Rahim, M.A. Baqir, M.M. Ali; “Polarization-insensitive dual-wideband fractal meta-absorber for terahertz applications”, Applied Optics, vol. 60, issue 29, pp. 9160-9166, 2021.
• A. Naveed, R.M.H. Bilal, M.A. Baqir, M.M. Bashir and M.M. Ali, Arbab A. Rahim; “Ultrawideband fractal metamaterial absorber made of Nickel operating in UV to IR spectrum” Optics Express, vol. 29, issue 26, pp 42911-42923, 2021.
• M.H.Bilal, M.A.Baqir, A.Iftikhar, M.M.Ali, Arbab A. Rahim, M.N.Akhtar, M.J.Mughal, S.A.Naqvi, “A novel omega shaped microwave absorber with wideband negative refractive index for C-band applications”, Optik, vol. 242, 2021, 167278.
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Baqir, P.K. Choudhury, M. Karaaslan, M.M. Ali, O. Altintas, Arbab. A. Rahim, E. Unal, C. Sabah, “Wideband Microwave Absorber Comprising Metallic Split-Ring Resonators Surrounded With E-Shaped Fractal Metamaterial”, IEEE Access, volume 09, 2021, pp. 5670-5677.
• Ahmed, Arbab A. Rahim, M.M. Ali, H. Maab; “Symmetric accelerating beam generation via all-dielectric metasurfaces”, RSC Advances, 2020, 10, 30282.
• Ahmed Arbab A. Rahim, H. Maab, M.M. Ali, S. Naureen; “Polarization Insensitive All-Dielectric Metasurfaces for Ultravoilet Domain”, Optical Materials Express, vol. 10, issue 4, 2020, pp. 1083-1091.
• Ahmed, Arbab A. Rahim, H. Maab, M.M. Ali, N. Mahmood, S. Naureen; “Phase engineering with all-dielectric metasurfaces for focused-optical-vortex (FOV) beams with high cross-polarization efficiency”, Optical Materials Express, vol. 10, issue 2, pp. 434-448 (2020).
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Naveed, M.A. Baqir, M.M.Ali, Arbab. A. Rahim; “Design of a wideband terahertz metamaterial absorber based on Pythagorean-tree fractal geometry”, Optical Materials Express, vol. 10, issue 12, pp. 3007-3020 (2020).
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Baqir, M.A. Naveed, P.K. Choudhury, M.M.Ali, Arbab. A. Rahim; “Ultrathin Broadband Metasurface-Based Absorber Comprised of Tungsten Nanowires”, Results in Physics, 19 (2020) 103471.
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Baqir, P.K. Choudhury, M.M. Ali, Arbab A. Rahim “On the specially designed fractal metasurface-based dual polarization converter in the terahertz regime”, Results in Physics, 19 (2020) 103358.
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Saeed, P.K. Choudhury, M.A. Baqir, W. Kamal, M.M. Ali and Arbab. A. Rahim; “Elliptical Metallic Rings-Shaped Fractal Metamaterial Absorber in the Visible Regime”, Scientific Reports 10, 14035 (2020).
• M.H. Bilal, M.A. Baqir, P. K. Choudhury, M.M. Ali, Arbab. A. Rahim; “Tunable and Multiple Plasmon-Induced Transparency in a Metasurface comprised of Silver S-Shaped Resonator and Rectangular Strip”, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 12, issue 3, 2020, pp. 1-13.
• M.H. Bilal, M. A. Baqir, P. K. Choudhury, M.M. Ali, Arbab A. Rahim, W. Kamal; “Polarization-insensitive multi-band metamaterial absorber operating in the 5G spectrum”, Optik, vol. 216, 2020.
• Hammad Ahmed, Muhammad M. Ali, Arif Ullah, Arbab A. Rahim, Husnul Maab, Mahmood Khan; “An Ultra-Thin Beam Splitter Design Using a-Si:H Based on Phase Gradient Metasurfaces” Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, vol. 14, no. 9, September 2019, pp. 1339-1343(5).
• Danyal, H. Maab, Arbab A. Rahim, M. Ali; “Multiple compound Tamm waves with Uller-Zenneck wave characteristics guided by dissipative dielectric defect in periodic multilayered isotropic dielectric material” Journal of Optics, vol. 21, no. 5, 2019.
• Arbab A. Rahim, C. Ragusa, O. Khan; “Computation of Two-Port Parameters in Magnonic Devices through Circuit-Field Coupling” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1-4.
• Celegato, M. Coisson, O. Khan, M. Kuepferling, A. Magni, C. Ragusa, Arbab A. Rahim, C. Portesi, W. Wang; “Comprehensive Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Spin Waves in Magnetic Thin Film”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 1-4, 2015.
• Arbab A. Rahim, C. Ragusa, B. Jan, O.U. Khan; “A mixed mid-point Runge-Kutta like scheme for the integration of Landau-Lifshitz equation” Journal of Applied Physics. 115, no.17, 2014.
• Amato, A. Caprile, F. Celegato, M. Coisson, G. Conta, M. Kuepferling, A. Magni, A. Manzin, C. Ragusa, Arbab A. Rahim, P. Tiberto; “Spin waves observation and their modeling through effective parameters in antidot arrays”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 52, no. 5.
• Arbab A. Rahim, J. Mughal, Q.A. Naqvi; “Fractional Rectangular Waveguide Internally Coated with Chiral Nihility Metamaterial.” Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, vol. 17, 197-211, 2011.

Refereed Conference Publications

• Ahmad, Arbab A. Rahim, R.M.H. Bilal, A. Noor, H. Maab; “Highly Efficient, Ultra-broadband and Wide-angle Cross Polarization Converter based on Anisotropic Metasurface”, 1st International Conference on Microwave Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC), December 21-22, 2021, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Ahmed, S. Noureen, N. Mahmood, Arbab A. Rahim, M. M. Ali, H. Maab, M. Q. Mehmood, “Highly Efficient All-dielectric Metasurfaces for Airy Beam Generation in Visible Domain”, 17^th IBCAST, January 14-18, 2020, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Danyal, Arbab A. Rahim, H. Maab, and M. M. Ali, “Surface electromagnetic waves propagation guided by dissipative dielectric material sandwich between two periodic multilayered isotropic materials in prism coupled configuration”, 40^th Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), August 1-4, 2018, Toyama, Japan.
• H. Bilal, Arbab A. Rahim, H. Maab, and M. M. Ali, “Modified Wang Shaped Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Fractal Patch Antenna for millimeter Wave Applications”, 40^th Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), August 1-4, 2018, Toyama, Japan.
• Arbab A. Rahim, C. Ragusa, O. Khan,“Numerical Solution for Spin Wave Excitation in thin-films under Uniform and non-Uniform Ground States”, 11^th European Conference on Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, July 12-15, 2016, Torino, Italy.
• Caprile, F. Celegato, M. Coisson, G. Conta, O.U. Khan, M. Kuepferling, A. Magni, A. Manzin, C. Ragusa and Arbab A. Rahim, “Propagation properties of Spin Waves in Self-assembled Antidot Arrays”, Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, January 11-16, 2016, San Diego, California.
• Amato, A. Caprile, F. Celegato, M. Coisson, G. Conta, M. Kuepferling, A. Magni, A. Manzin, C. Ragusa, Arbab A. Rahim, P. Tiberto, “Spin wave modeling and observation in an antidot array in presence of disorder”, Soft Magnetic Materials Conference, SMM-22, September 13-16, 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Khan, B. Jan, C. Ragusa, Arbab A. Rahim, F. Khan, B. Montrucchio, “Optimization of a Multi-Dimensional FFT Library for Accelerating Magnetostatic Field Computations”, 10^th European Conference on Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, July 6-9, 2014, Vienna, Austria.
• Celegato, M. Coisson, O. Khan, M. Kuepferling, A. Magni, C. Ragusa, Arbab A. Rahim, C. Portesi, W. Wang, “Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Spin Waves in Laterally Confined Magnetic Thin Film”, 10^th European Conference on Magnetic Sensors and Actuators, July 6-9, 2014, Vienna, Austria.
• Mughal, M. Ali and Arbab A. Rahim, “Analytical solution for electromagnetic resonance in strong chiral filled spherical cavity”, IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), September 23-26, 2012, Bandung, Indonesia.

Research School/Symposiums Attended

• 1^st International Conference on Microwave Antennas & Circuits (ICMAC), December 21-22, 2021, Islamabad, Pakistan
• 40^th Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), August 1-4, 2018, Toyama, Japan.
• “ISNET/SUPARCO International Workshop on Student Satellites”, November 02, 2015, Lahore, Pakistan
• European School on Magnetism, IMEM-CNR, February 2014, Parma, Italy.
• 58th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, November 4-8, 2013, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Research Projects

Teaching Experience/ Courses Taught

• Electromagnetic Metamaterials (Graduate Course)
• Electromagnetic Field Theory
• Digital Logic Design
• Cellular and Mobile Communication
• Electronic Devices and Circuits
• Microprocessor Systems
• Electrical Instrumentation and Measurement

Achievements and Awards

• HRDI-UESTP Ph.D. scholarship from HEC Pakistan.
• Provided fully funded scholarship for MS at GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology
• High Distinction in MS in Electronic Engineering
• Merit scholarship during undergraduate studies at NWFP University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar.

Other Responsibilities

• Coordinator of the Outcome Based Education (OBE) committee for the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (2018 to date).
• Member of the Accreditation Support Committee (ASC) of the GIK Institute (2020 to date).
• Member of the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) committee of the GIK Institute (2016 to date).
• Member of the Faculty Study Board (FSB), Faculty of Electrical Engineering GIK Institute .
• Member of the Board of Study (BoS) for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering GIK Institute.
• Technical member of the ISNET/SUPARCO student satellite program GIKI branch.

Professional Membership

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) (ELECT/24414)