Emad Alsusa received his Ph.D. in Telecommunications from the University of Bath, United Kingdom, in 2000. Following his doctoral studies, he was appointed to work on an industrial project at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on the development of high data rate systems. In September 2003, he joined the University of Manchester (formerly UMIST) as a faculty member. He currently serves as a Professor of Communications and Signal Processing and leads the Microwave and Communications Group.

Professor Alsusa’s research is centered around advanced Communication Systems, with a particular emphasis on the Physical, MAC, and Network Layers. His work includes the development of techniques and algorithms for array signal detection, channel estimation and equalization, adaptive signal precoding, and interference management. He has also contributed to innovative radio resource management strategies, cognitive radio systems, and energy and spectrum optimization techniques. His research applications span across cellular networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Powerline Communications.

Throughout his career, Professor Alsusa has authored over 270 publications in leading IEEE journals and conferences. He has successfully supervised more than 30 Ph.D. students to completion, with several others currently under his mentorship.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. His leadership roles in the IEEE include serving as a TPC Track Chair for conferences such as Globecom 2023, VTC 2016, GISN 2016, PIMRC 2017, and Globecom 2018, and as General Co-Chair for the OnlineGreenCom 2016 Conference. He also represents the UK in the International Union of Radio Science. Professor Alsusa's work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Best Paper Awards at the IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications 2015, the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2018, and the IEEE International Symposium on Networks, Computers & Communications.

In addition to his academic achievements, Professor Alsusa has acted as an external Ph.D. examiner for numerous universities in the UK and internationally. He has provided consultancy services for organizations such as Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre (HMGCC), Veraz Ltd., and the Northern Consortium UK (NCUK) Group. He has also served as an Undergraduate External Examiner at institutions including the University of Exeter, Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Middlesex, and as a PGT External Examiner at the University of Edinburgh.

As a frequent reviewer for several IEEE journals and funding bodies, including the EPSRC, EU H2020, and the Qatar Foundation, Professor Alsusa's research has secured funding from government agencies and industry partners like Philips, Alstom, Agilent, IP Group, and UMIP. He has been actively involved in major industrial telecommunications consortia, including MobileVCE (2000-2003) and GreenTouch (2010-2015), collaborating with key industry players such as Bell Labs, Vodafone, Huawei, Nokia Siemens, and Alcatel-Lucent to advance next-generation communication networks.

• Senior member of the IEEE
• Technical Program Committee Member and Session Chair in the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) from 2006-2009
• Technical Program Committee Member and Session Chair in the IEEE International Conference on Global Telecommunications (GlobeCom) from 2006-2009
• Technical Program Committee Member and Session Chair in the IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications & Computer Networks (WCNC) from 2006-2009
• Technical Program Committee Member and Session Chair in the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) from 2005-2009

PhD, BEng, Senior Member IEEE, Member IET

My research interests are concerned with enhancement techniques for optimising complexity, power consumption and capacity of wireless and wired communication networks. This includes investigating and developing practical novel algorithms and network architectures.

Wireless Networks

• Green communication netwroks
• Short-range high data rate Wireless LANs 
• IoT and 5G systems
• Bandwidth efficient multiple access protocols

MAC Layer Techniques

• Dynamic & Adaptive Channel Allocation Techniques
• Scheduling and Radio Resource Management Algorithms
• Energy Efficient Protocols
• secure key exchange techniques

Interference cancellation, Receiver Algorithms and Architectures

• Linear and Non-linear Multiuser detection, Precoding and Pre-processing Techniques
• Spatial Modulation and Coding Techniques
• Interference Exploitation and Interference Allignment

Channel Modelling, Estimation and Equalization Techniques

• Maximum Delay and Dominant Paths Estimation
• Advanced Channel Equalization Techniques  
• Channel Estimation Techniques under Harsh Condtions/Environments

Wired networks

• Smartgrid techniques
• Impulsive noise mitigation techniques
• Narrowband powerline systems

• Microwave and Communication Systems