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Solyman Ashrafi

Solyman Ashrafi

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
5581
World Ranking
5335
National Ranking
1838

Overview

Solyman Ashrafi is affiliated with NxGen Partners in the United States and focuses on research within the field of engineering, particularly in building and construction. Their work intersects with topics such as building energy and comfort optimization, economic and technological systems analysis, construction management and sustainability, as well as knowledge management and technology.

They have contributed to research published in multiple venues, including Discover Environment, arXiv (Cornell University), and the Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. These venues reflect a range of interests from environmental studies to the application of innovative technologies in architecture and construction.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Solyman Ashrafi demonstrate a concentration on both theoretical and applied aspects of engineering and construction:

  • Multi-Photon, Multi-Dimensional Hyper-Entanglement using Higher-Order Radix qudits with Applications to Quantum Computing, QKD and Quantum Teleportation, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optimizing residential building energy efficiency through smart composite insulated panel systems, 2025, Discover Environment
  • Evaluation and classification of risk from multi-party stakeholders of the construction industry, 2025, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Ashrafi include Abdul Mateen Khan, Wesam Salah Alaloul, Hamza Aamir, Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman, and Muhammad Tariq. These collaborations underline a network of researchers engaged in related fields of building science, construction management, and technological innovation.

The main fields of study identified in Ashrafi's work are engineering with a particular focus on subfields including building and construction, management of technology and innovation, and management science and operations research. This multidisciplinary engagement suggests an integration of technical engineering principles with management and operational frameworks.

Primary topics emerging from their research cover a broad scope:

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Economic and Technological Systems Analysis
  • Construction Management and Sustainability
  • Knowledge Management and Technology

This profile delineates a professional deeply engaged in exploring both innovative technologies and management strategies that impact construction and engineering disciplines, with an emphasis on sustainability, system optimization, and risk evaluation within complex stakeholder environments.

Best Publications

  • Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams

    A. E. Willner;H. Huang;Y. Yan;Y. Ren

  • Orbital Angular Momentum-based Space Division Multiplexing for High-capacity Underwater Optical Communications.

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Zhe Wang;Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali

  • Performance metrics and design considerations for a free-space optical orbital-angular-momentum-multiplexed communication link

    Guodong Xie;Long Li;Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang

  • Recent advances in high-capacity free-space optical and radio-frequency communications using orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Alan E. Willner;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Experimental characterization of a 400 Gbit/s orbital angular momentum multiplexed free-space optical link over 120 m.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Peicheng Liao;Long Li

  • Free-space optical communications using orbital-angular-momentum multiplexing combined with MIMO-based spatial multiplexing.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Guodong Xie;Long Li

  • Experimental demonstration of a 200-Gbit/s free-space optical link by multiplexing Laguerre-Gaussian beams with different radial indices.

    Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren;Yan Yan;Hao Huang

  • System and method for communication using orbital angular momentum with multiple layer overlay modulation

    Solyman Ashrafi;Roger Linquist;Nima Ashrafi

  • Atmospheric turbulence mitigation in an OAM-based MIMO free-space optical link using spatial diversity combined with MIMO equalization.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Guodong Xie;Long Li

  • Experimental demonstration of 16-Gbit/s millimeter-wave communications link using thin metamaterial plates to generate data-carrying orbital-angular-momentum beams

    Zhe Zhao;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Patch Antenna Array for the Generation of Millimeter-Wave Hermite–Gaussian Beams

    Haohan Yao;Harini Kumar;Thethnin Ei;Nima Ashrafi

  • Mode-Division-Multiplexing of Multiple Bessel-Gaussian Beams Carrying Orbital-Angular-Momentum for Obstruction-Tolerant Free-Space Optical and Millimetre-Wave Communication Links

    Nisar Ahmed;Zhe Zhao;Long Li;Hao Huang

  • System and method for increased bandwidth efficiency within microwave backhaul of a telecommunication system

    Solyman Ashrafi

  • Multiple layer overlay modulation

    Solyman Ashrafi

  • Orbital-angular-momentum-multiplexed free-space optical communication link using transmitter lenses.

    Long Li;Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren;Nisar Ahmed

  • Experimental demonstration of a 400-Gbit/s free space optical link using multiple orbital-angular-momentum beams with higher order radial indices

    Long Li;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan;Yongxiong Ren

  • Solar flux forecasting using mutual information with an optimal delay

    S. Ashrafi;D. Conway;M. Rokni;R. Sperling

  • Experimental measurements of multipath-induced intra- and inter-channel crosstalk effects in a millimeter-wave communications link using orbital-angular-momentum multiplexing

    Yan Yan;Long Li;Guodong Xie;Changjing Bao

  • 32-Gbit/s 60-GHz millimeter-wave wireless communication using orbital angular momentum and polarization multiplexing

    Yan Yan;Long Li;Zhe Zhao;Guodong Xie

  • Physical phaseplate for the generation of a millimeter-wave hermite-Gaussian beam

    H. Kumar;H. Yao;T. Ei;N. Ashrafi

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhe Zhao
Zhe Zhao University of Southern California
Alan E. Willner
Alan E. Willner University of Southern California
Yan Yan
Yan Yan University of Southern California
Yongxiong Ren
Yongxiong Ren University of Southern California
Guodong Xie
Guodong Xie University of Southern California
Nisar Ahmed
Nisar Ahmed University of Southern California
Moshe Tur
Moshe Tur Tel Aviv University
Andreas F. Molisch
Andreas F. Molisch University of Southern California
Shilpa Talwar
Shilpa Talwar Intel (United States)
Andrei Faraon
Andrei Faraon California Institute of Technology

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