1. Dr. Faisal Tariq Lecturer Email: f.tariq@qmul.ac.uk Web: http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/people/view/45889/dr-faisal-tariqf.tariq@qmul.ac.ukhttp://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/people/view/45889/dr-faisal-tariq

2. Professional Profile/Background PhD in Communications and Systems, The Open University, UK in 2013 MSc in Digital Communications Systems and Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2007 Visiting Researcher, Centre for Tele-Infrastructure (CTIF), Aalborg University, Denmark, 2006 Research Intern, National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan, 2010 Lecture/Assistant Professor, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh (2003-5)/(2007-8) Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, University of Bedfordshire, UK (2013-15) Member of IEEE

3. Research Interest Underlay/Overlay communication, interference management, radio resource allocation Network optimisation 5G Wireless: Small cell enhancement (user association, Cell Selection), coexistence with WiFi in the unlicensed band Smart Grid: Communications and Networking, Real Time demand response modelling Smart Utility connectivity and pricing models

4. Project in 2015/16 Theme: Energy Efficiency in 5G Networks Related Project ID: – QFT1: Cell selection decision to minimise the overall energy consumption – QFT2: Energy saving by switching of small cell BS based on traffic conditions – QFT4: Exploiting D2D Communication for energy saving Theme: Intelligent spectrum partitioning and sharing Related Project ID: – QFT5: Benefits of Multi-level SFR for homogeneous networks – QFT6: Benefits of Multi-level SFR for heterogeneous networks – QFT8: Co-primary Spectrum Sharing among operators

5. Project in 2015/16 Theme: Dynamic Pricing of utilities Related Project ID: – QFT10: Demand response management in smart energy grid – QFT11: For congestion management in BWA systems. Theme: 5G Cellular operation in the unlicensed band Related Project ID: – QFT3: How the cellular system can coexist with other operators and technologies in the unlicensed band. Other Projects: – QFT7: Adaptive Offloading in Mobile Cloud Computing – QFT9: Interactive and Collaborative Mobile Application devveloment for m- learning

6. Looking forward to work with…. Dedicated and HARDWORKING student with interest in wireless communications and networks If you are interested feel free to contact me for further details.