Qammer Abbasi
Professor, Applied EM and Sensing
UK Government’s Policy Advisor at Department for Science Innovation & Technology
Scottish Government’s Strategic Advisor at Scotland Technology Council
The Scottish Science Advisory Council Member
Director, Communication Sensing & Imaging Hub
Co-Director, UKRI CDT DiveIn (https://www.divein.org.uk/)
James Watt School of Engineering
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland
Email: Qammer.Abbasi@glasgow.ac.uk
Qammer H. Abbasi is a Professor of Applied Electromagnetics and Sensing at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK. He also serves as a Policy Advisor to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, a Member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council, and an Expert Advisor to the Scottish Government’s Technology Council. His research focuses on biomedical electromagnetics, RF sensing, antennas and propagation, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and integrated sensing and communications, with applications in healthcare, wearables, future wireless systems and cognitive cities.
Prof. Abbasi has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, including papers in Nature Communications, Light: Science & Applications, and eLight, and has authored or edited more than 10 books. He has grant portfolio of more than £15M in research funding from UK and international agencies and industry partners, with strong emphasis on translational and clinical impact.
He has extensive professional and editorial service experience. He is Chair of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Young Professionals Committee and Chair of the IEEE APS Technical Committee TC-11 on Health & Medicine . He currently or previously serves as Associate Editor for several IEEE journals, including the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, and IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the IET, EAI and was Industrial Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
