OMER WAQAR, Thompson Rivers University

Latest funding

Agile and Smart Radio Environments with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Sixth Generation (6G) Communication Systems
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Channel characterization and adaptive learning solutions for WiFi-assisted sensing in indoor environments
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$40,000

All 2 grants and awards

Agile and Smart Radio Environments with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Sixth Generation (6G) Communication Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: WAQAR, OMER

$12,500

Channel characterization and adaptive learning solutions for WiFi-assisted sensing in indoor environments

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Tabassum, Hina HT

$40,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor WAQAR, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Agile and Smart Radio Environments with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Sixth Generation (6G) Communication Systems" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]