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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
55
Citations
11692
World Ranking
4331
National Ranking
19

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
55
Citations
11622
World Ranking
2184
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans significant contributions in the fields of engineering and computer science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering and aerospace engineering. Their scholarly work also encompasses computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics prominently include advanced MIMO systems optimization, indoor and outdoor localization technologies, millimeter-wave propagation and modeling, advanced wireless communication technologies, UAV applications and optimization, antenna design and analysis, and satellite communication systems.

The scientist has published extensively, with a substantial presence in several key publication venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri include:

  • An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Terahertz Communications, 2021, Proceedings of the IEEE
  • CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges, 2020, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • A Tutorial on Terahertz-Band Localization for 6G Communication Systems, 2022, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • Air-writing via Receiver Array Based Ultrasonic Source Localization, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Point-to-Point Communication in Integrated Satellite-Aerial 6G Networks: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges, 2021, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

Their frequent co-authors include Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Pinjun Zheng, Hadi Sarieddeen, Tarig Ballal, and Hayssam Dahrouj, reflecting collaborations that have contributed to a wide array of research topics and publications.

Best Publications

  • Underwater Optical Wireless Communications, Networking, and Localization: A Survey

    Nasir Saeed;Abdulkadir Celik;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Terahertz Communications

    Hadi Sarieddeen;Mohamed-Slim Alouini;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Next Generation Terahertz Communications: A Rendezvous of Sensing, Imaging, and Localization

    Hadi Sarieddeen;Nasir Saeed;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

    Nasir Saeed;Ahmed Elzanaty;Heba Almorad;Hayssam Dahrouj

  • A Tutorial on Terahertz-Band Localization for 6G Communication Systems

    Hui Chen;Hadi Sarieddeen;Tarig Ballal;Henk Wymeersch

  • Deep Learning in the Industrial Internet of Things: Potentials, Challenges, and Emerging Applications

    Ruhul Amin Khalil;Nasir Saeed;Mudassir Masood;Yasaman Moradi Fard

  • Efficient Coordinated Recovery of Sparse Channels in Massive MIMO

    Mudassir Masood;Laila H. Afify;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Wireless Networks: A Survey of Optimization and Performance Analysis Techniques

    Rawan Alghamdi;Reem Alhadrami;Dalia Alhothali;Heba Almorad

  • Transient analysis of data-normalized adaptive filters

    T.Y. Al-Naffouri;A.H. Sayed

  • Transient analysis of adaptive filters with error nonlinearities

    T.Y. Al-Naffouri;A.H. Sayed

  • Air Writing via Receiver Array-Based Ultrasonic Source Localization

    Hui Chen;Tarig Ballal;Ali Hussein Muqaibel;Xiangliang Zhang

  • Impulse noise cancellation in OFDM: an application of compressed sensing

    G. Caire;T.Y. Al-Naffouri;A.K. Narayanan

  • Terahertz-Band Ultra-Massive Spatial Modulation MIMO

    Hadi Sarieddeen;Mohamed-Slim Alouini;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Cost-effective hybrid RF/FSO backhaul solution for next generation wireless systems

    Hayssam Dahrouj;Ahmed Douik;Frank Rayal;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Instantly decodable network coding for real-time device-to-device communications

    Ahmed S. Douik;Sameh Sorour;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Ultramassive MIMO Systems at Terahertz Bands: Prospects and Challenges

    Alice Faisal;Hadi Sarieddeen;Hayssam Dahrouj;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • A State-of-the-Art Survey on Multidimensional Scaling-Based Localization Techniques

    Nasir Saeed;Haewoon Nam;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • The Role of UAV-IoT Networks in Future Wildfire Detection

    Osama M. Bushnaq;Anas Chaaban;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Handover Management in 5G and Beyond: A Topology Aware Skipping Approach

    Rabe Arshad;Hesham Elsawy;Sameh Sorour;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • An EM-Based Forward-Backward Kalman Filter for the Estimation of Time-Variant Channels in OFDM

    T.Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Point-to-Point Communication in Integrated Satellite-Aerial 6G Networks: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges

    Nasir Saeed;Heba Almorad;Hayssam Dahrouj;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

  • Adaptive filters with error nonlinearities: mean-square analysis and optimum design

    Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri;Ali H. Sayed

  • Deep Learning in Industrial Internet of Things: Potentials, Challenges, and Emerging Applications.

    Ruhul Amin Khalil;Nasir Saeed;Yasaman Moradi Fard;Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Nasir Saeed
Nasir Saeed United Arab Emirates University
Abla Kammoun
Abla Kammoun King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hesham ElSawy
Hesham ElSawy Queen's University
Anas Chaaban
Anas Chaaban University of British Columbia
Babak Hassibi
Babak Hassibi California Institute of Technology
Ali H. Sayed
Ali H. Sayed École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mohammad S. Sharawi
Mohammad S. Sharawi Polytechnique Montréal
Robert W. Heath
Robert W. Heath University of California, San Diego
Weiyu Xu
Weiyu Xu University of Iowa

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