Department of Telecommunication Engineering
Abdul Latif
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in Telecommunication Engineering with extensive academic and industry experience in optical engineering, communication networks, telecom switching, and network technologies.
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30+
Years of Academic & Telecom Experience
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28
Research Publications
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4
Academic Degrees
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7+
Professional Trainings
Biography
Abdul Latif is an Associate Professor in the Department of Telecommunication Engineering at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro. He joined MUET in October 2013 and is involved in teaching undergraduate and master's engineering courses, supervising undergraduate final-year research projects, carrying out research activities, coordinating internship programs, examination work, and participating in conferences, seminars, and workshops.
Before joining MUET, he served as Senior Engineer, Switching Network-III, Hyderabad at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) from February 2008 to September 2013. His responsibilities included operation and maintenance of transit exchanges and RDLUs, switch and power-plant operations, traffic studies involving ASR, CFR and GoS, and implementation of operational instructions and reporting requirements.
From June 2001 to February 2008, he worked with PTCL as Assistant Divisional Engineer / Engineer OMC Hyderabad, where he was responsible for operation and maintenance of EWSD exchanges, database management, numbering plans, routing tables, fault management, and coordination with other telecom operators. He also contributed to the successful implementation of the 10-digit National Numbering Plan across Sindh outside Karachi.
Earlier in his academic career, he served as a Lecturer in the Electrical Department at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi from December 1996 to June 2001, teaching undergraduate engineering subjects and conducting laboratory classes.
His academic qualifications include a PhD in Optical Engineering from Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China; a Master of Engineering in Communication & System Networks from MUET; an MBA in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi; and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from MUET.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Optical Engineering
Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Beijing, China
2013
Master of Engineering (M.E) in Communication & System Networks
Institute of Information Technologies (IIT), MUET, Jamshoro
2006
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi
2001
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Electrical Engineering
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro
1995
Positions Held
Associate Professor
Department of Telecommunication Engineering, MUET Jamshoro
October 2013 – Present
Senior Engineer, Switching Network-III
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Hyderabad
February 2008 – September 2013
Assistant Divisional Engineer / Engineer OMC
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Hyderabad
June 2001 – February 2008
Lecturer, Electrical Department
NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
December 1996 – June 2001
🧭 Areas of Expertise
Research interests and specializations
Optical Engineering & Photonics
WDM-PON & Passive Optical Networks
Optical Communication & High-Speed Networks
Wireless & Mobile Communication Networks
Network Security & Machine Learning
Optical Fiber Communication & Photonics
WDM-PON / DWDM-PON Systems
Telecommunication Switching & Network Operations
Communication Systems & Modulation
Wireless Networks & WiMAX
Network Performance, QoS & Traffic Analysis
📜 Professional Certifications & Licensing
ERP NLM-PM Switching Networks End User Training
Issued: 2008
Next Generation Networks — Huawei Training Centre, Shenzhen, China
Issued: 2004–2005
M2000 System Administrator
Issued: 2004
CDMA MSG 61 Engineer & CDMA HLR36 System Administrator
Issued: 2004
Optix 2500-SDH Maintenance Engineer Training
Issued: 2002
Optix BWS 320 G Engineer Training
Issued: 2002
Online Training — Introduction to Project Management
Issued: Not specified
📚 Books & Publications
An AWG based colorless WDM-PON with RZ-DPSK modulated downstream and re-modulation of DL signal for OOK upstream
Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 298–305
An AWG-based 10 Gbit/s colorless WDM-PON system using a chirp-managed directly modulated laser
Optoelectronics Letters, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 372–375
A Performance Based Comparative Analysis of High Speed Electro Absorption and Mach-Zehnder Modulators to Mitigate Chromatic Dispersion at 140 GHz Millimeter Wave
Advances in Information Sciences and Service Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 20, pp. 368–377
Effective dispersion management in Chirp-Managed Directly Modulated Laser based Long Reach colorless DWDM-PONs with remodulation
Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), Vol. 45(2), pp. 239–246
SNR and BER Models and the Simulation for BER Performance of Selected Spectral Amplitude Codes for OCDMA
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 33(1), pp. 1–10
Application and Analysis of Performance of DQPSK Advanced Modulation Format in Spectral Amplitude Coding OCDMA
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 34(2), pp. 92–98
A Mathematical Interpretation and Simulation for 2-D Prime/OOC coding in Long Reach OCDM Access Network
New Horizon Journal of the IEEEP, Vol. 79–80, pp. 40–44
Implementation and analysis of PID Control for Radiator temperature in a mini automated plant
Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), Vol. 48(1), pp. 189–192
Optimizing WiMAX: Mitigating Co-Channel Interference for Maximum Spectral Efficiency
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 35(4), pp. 645–656
Application Specific Scheduling in WiMAX: Ensuring QoS in Application Mix Environment
Bahria University Journal of Information & Communication Technologies, Vol. 9, pp. 35–40
A symmetric RZ-DPSK Based Colorless NG-PON using Optical Carrier Suppression Scheme
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 36(1), pp. 129–138
40 Gbps DQPSK Transmission System for High Data Rate Energy Efficient Next Generation Passive Optical Network (NGPON)
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Electrical Engineering and Computational Technologies (ICIEECT), pp. 1–8
Convolutional Code Based PAPR Reduction Scheme for Multicarrier Transmission with Higher Number of Subcarriers
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 36(4), pp. 1049–1058
Spectral Efficiency of Massive MIMO Communication Systems with Zero Forcing and Maximum Ratio Beamforming
IJACSA, Vol. 9(12), pp. 383–388
Detection of Infected Leaves and Botanical Diseases using Curvelet Transform
IJACSA, Vol. 10(1), pp. 516–520
Performance Analysis of Fiber Wireless Solution in Passive Optical/Copper Restrained Areas
International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Emerging Technology, Vol. 1(2), pp. 28–34
Introducing SiOC as novel dielectric platform for photonic integration
Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Vol. 16(1), pp. 81–84
SiOC-Coated Silicon Nitride Platform for Efficient Phase Actuators
Coatings, Vol. 10(4), 309, pp. 1–7; DOI: 10.3390/coatings10040309
Deep Acoustic Embeddings for Identifying Parkinsonian Speech
IJACSA, Vol. 11(10), pp. 726–734
Wi-Fi Network Analysis of University Campus
IJCSNS, Vol. 20(10), pp. 40–45
Fuzzy logic based identification of railway wheelset conicity using Multiple model approach
Sustainability, Vol. 13, 10249, DOI: 10.3390/su131810249
Deep Learning based Automated Modulation Recognition for Cognitive Radio Networks
IJCSNS, Vol. 22(5), pp. 393–400
Analyzing ML-based IDS over Real-Traffic
International Journal of Innovations in Science & Technology, Vol. 4(3), pp. 621–640
Statistical model and forecasting of bandwidth requirements on aggregating nodes of FTTX network using Monte Carlo computations for different demographic segments
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 41(3), pp. 85–93
Mode coupling in mode division multiplexing techniques for futuristic high speed optical networks and exploring optical fiber parameters to control mode coupling
Mehran University Research Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 42(4), pp. 148–154
Smart Detection: Reinforcement Learning for Network Intrusion Defense
IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008896