Mustafa Al-Nuaimi

Dr. Mustafa K. Taher Al-Nuaimi is an Assistant Professor at Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, where he serves as a Master’s and PhD supervisor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE，also a Senior Memberof the ChinaInstitute of Communications (CIC). His research interests focus on emerging wireless communication technologies, including 5G/B5G/6G wireless networks, metamaterials, intelligent metasurfaces, broadband antennas, 3D-printed antennas, 5G/6G base station antenna systems, RF and microwave circuits, and other advanced technologies for future wireless systems.Dr. Al-Nuaimi has published more than 100 SCI/EI-indexed journal and conference papers as first or corresponding author. His research impact is reflected by more than 2847 Google Scholar citations and an H-index of 25.

Dr. Al-Nuaimi received his PhD degree in Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology from Southeast University, Nanjing, China in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Wei Hong(院士). During his doctoral studies, he was awarded the IEEE Best Student Paper Award twice and received the full Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) from the China Scholarship Council.

From 2016 to 2020, he conducted postdoctoral research at Southeast University and Shenzhen University, where he worked on RF and microwave engineering, metamaterials, metasurfaces, and advanced antenna technologies for 5G/6G communication systems. In 2020, he joined Purple Mountain Laboratories, Nanjing, as Senior Researcher, focusing on frontier research in wireless communication and electromagnetic technologies.

In 2022, Dr. Al-Nuaimi was awarded the Newton International Fellowship by the Royal Society, UK, one of the most competitive international research fellowships with an acceptance rate below 10%. The fellowship, with funding support of approximately RMB 1.45 million, enabled collaborative research with Loughborough University, UK, on transparent intelligent metasurface technologies. In the same year, he led a research project funded by the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves at Southeast University, focusing on metasurface technologies for future 6G systems. From 2025 to 2035, he will continue to receive long-term support from the Royal Society (GBP 6,000 annually) to promote international research collaboration with UK institutions.

Dr. Al-Nuaimi has been recognized as a Category A High-Level Foreign Talent Program recipient in Nanjing (2022) and Foshan (2025). He is also a registered expert in several professional databases, including the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Expert Database, the Foshan Science and Technology Expert Database, and the Ministry of Science and Technology Funding Review Expert Database.

He is proficient in Chinese (普通话), English, and Arabic, with advanced capabilities in Chinese speaking, listening, reading, and writing. His Chinese language ability has supported his long-term academic activities, teaching, and research collaboration in China.

The Metamaterials and Metasurfaces (M&M) Research Group continuously welcomes highly motivated international and domestic PhD students, Master’s students, postdoctoral researchers, and research interns to join our team. We are also open to research collaborations and joint projects. Interested candidates and potential collaborators are welcome to reach out.

08/2012 −06/2016, Southeast University (China), Communication Engineering, PhD

08/2003 −06/2006, University of Technology (Iraq), Communication Engineering, Master    

08/1998 −06/2002, Al-Mustansiriya University (Iraq), Electronic Engineering, Bachelor

06/2026-Now, Tsinghua University, Assistant Professor

12/2022 − 03/2025, Newton International Fellow, Royal Societyand Loughborough University, United Kingdom          

06/2021− 11/2022, Lecturer and Master’s Supervisor, Foshan University, China

03/2020 − 03/2021,Senior Researcher,Purple Mountain Laboratories，Nanjing, China

03/2018 − 02/2020, Postdoctoral Fellow, Shenzhen University, China

04/2016 − 01/2018, Postdoctoral Fellow, Southeast University, China

Mustafa’s Metamaterials and Metasurfaces (M&M) Research Group continuously welcomes highly motivated international and domestic PhD students, Master’s students, postdoctoral researchers, and research interns to join our team. Our research focuses on 5G/B5G/6G mobile networks, microwave and millimeter-wave metasurfaces and metamaterials, antennas, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications for improved road safety, RF and microwave circuits, wireless communication technologies, and optically transparent materials and devices. We are also open to research collaborations and joint projects. Interested candidates and potential collaborators are welcome to reach out.

(1) “Meta-Glass: Optically Transparent Low-Emissivity Metasurface Windows Enabling Enhanced 5G/6G Indoor Connectivity and Energy Saving”, long-term support from the Royal Society, UK, to promote international research collaboration with UK institutions, 2026-03 to 2030-03.

(2) “Realizationof Ultra-Low Power Consumption mmWave Intelligent Reconfigurable Surfaces (IRS) forFuture 6G Communications”, Newton International Fellowship by the Royal Society, UK, one of the most competitive international research fellowships with an acceptance rate below 10%. Funding support of approximately RMB 1.45 million, enabled collaborative research with Loughborough University, UK.

(3) “MetasurfaceTechnologies for Future 6GWireless systems”, project funded by the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves at Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 2022-01 to 2024-12.

[J1] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Optically Transparent Smart Electromagnetic Skin for Energy-Free 5G Signal Redirection in Smart Cities, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2026. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2025.3617100.

[J2] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Wideband Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for 5G mmWave Coverage Extension in Urban Areas, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2025.357396.

[J3] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Wideband Passive Electromagnetic Skin Assisted 5G Base Station in Urban Areas at mmWave, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2025.3573962.

[J4] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Novel Wideband Reflectarray Antenna Supporting Multiple Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Links, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2025.3574002.

[J5] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Cusp Phased Metasurfaces for Wideband RCS Reduction Under Broad Angles of Incidence, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/OJAP.2023.3342712.

[J6] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of Polarization-Insensitive and Angularly Stable Metasurfaces with Symmetric Cubic Phase Distribution for Broad Band RCS Reduction, IEEETransactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2023.3328451.

[J7] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Exploring the EM-Wave Diffusion Capabilities of Axicon Coding Metasurfaces for Stealth Applications, Optics Express, 2023. DOI: 10.1364/OE.502528.

[J8] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Hybrid Cubic-Chessboard Metasurfaces for Wideband Angle- Independent Diffusive Scattering and Enhanced Stealth, Optics Express, 2023. DOI: 10.1364/OE.504200.

[J9] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Wideband Radar Cross Section Reduction Using Parabolic Phased Metasurfaces, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2023.3250453.

[J10] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of Alvarez Beam Scanning Reflectarray with Inversely Proportional Focal Length, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2023.3243868.

[J11] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al, Realization of Single Layer Fourier Phased Metasurfaces for Wideband RCS Reduction, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2023.3235970.

[J12] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Coding Engineered Reflector for Wide-Band RCS Reduction Under Wide Angle of Incidence, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3179599.

[J13] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of QR-Coded Metasurfaces for RCS Reduction mmWave, IEEE Access, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3182103.

[J14] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Nature-inspired orbital angular momentum beam generator using aperiodic

metasurface, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2021. DOI: 10.1088/1361- 6463/abe81f.

[J15] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of Single-Layer Circularly Polarized Reflectarray with Efficient Beam Scanning, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/ LAWP.2020.2986274.

[J16] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Aperiodic Sunflower-Like Metasurface for Diffusive Scattering and RCS Reduction, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ LAWP.2020.2980906.

[J17] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of Diffusive Modified Chessboard Metasurface, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2019.2925378.

[J18] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of Inhomogeneous All-Dielectric Electromagnetic-Wave Diffusive Reflectarray Metasurface, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2019.2901843.

[J19] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Scattered EM-Wave Shaping Using Combination of Cross-Polarization Conversion and Reflection Phase Cancellation, IEEE Antennas and WirelessPropagation Letters, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2018.2889900.

[J20] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of 1-Bit Coding Engineered Reflectors for EM-Wave Shaping and RCS Modifications, IEEE Access, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2883721.

[J21] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Backscattered EM-wave manipulation using low cost 1-bit reflective surface at W-band,” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2018. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aab0d2.

[J22] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., 1D and 2D phase gradient perforated dielectric reflective surfaces at mmWave, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 2018. DOI: 10.1017/S1759078717001337.

[J23] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Phase Error Analysis of Discrete Dielectric Lens with Experimental Results at 94 GHz, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2015, DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2015.2456978.

[J24] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Discrete Dielectric Reflectarray and Lens for E-Band With Different Feed, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2014.2313569.

[J25] M. K. T. Al-Nuaimi et al., Design of High-Directivity Compact-Size Conical Horn Lens Antenna, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2013.2297519.

For full list of publications Please See Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dcx_VyAAAAAJ&hl=en

Ø Newton International FellowAward, Royal Society, United Kingdom (2022)

Ø Endorsed as Exceptional Talent by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom (2022).

Ø Senior Member of IEEE and Senior Member of the Chinese Institute of Communications (CIC).

Ø Endorsed under the High-Level Foreign Talent Program of China (Jiangsu 2020, Guangdong 2025).

Ø Guest Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2022).

Ø Recipient, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Outstanding Reviewer Awards (2024, 2025, 2026).

Ø Finalist, Best Antenna Theory Paper Award, EuCAP 2024 (selected from 1,500+ submissions), organized by The European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP), United Kingdom.

Ø Supervisor of PhD and Master’s students; supervised recipient of the 2024 China Excellent Postgraduate Student Award. Received the 2025 Excellent Master’s Student Supervisor Award.

Ø Principal Investigator on international collaboration grant with Southeast University, China, completed fully in Mandarin.

Ø IEEE Best Student Paper Awards at IEEE APCAP2014 and IEEE iWEM2016.