Biography
Adnan Zahid BSC(Hons) MSc PhD AFHEA FEAI FRSA
Adnan Zahid received his BSc Hons and MSc in electronics and communication engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University (2010), and University of Strathclyde (2016), respectively. His current research interests include terahertz (THz)/RF sensing for precision agriculture and communication applications, artificial intelligence, internet of things, non-invasive health care solutions, wearable and flexible sensors, and learning. He received his PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from University of Glasgow (UofG) in October 2020 with Full Scholarship awarded from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). From Sep 2019 to May 2020, I was a substitute lecturer at University of Glasgow. From January 2019 to August 2019, he was employed as research assistant to work on the project “Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring (£27k, EPSRC Partnership) at James Watt School of Engineering.
He has authored and co-authored over 30+ peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals and conference proceedings, 2 books and received recognition for his work, and acts as a reviewer for several top-notch journals and conferences. He has given talk at esteemed platforms including IMBIOC conference, IWMAT, IEEEMTS, URSI, Xidian University, Xian China, Plant Science Conference (GPAR) 2022. He has served as TPC chair for UCET 2018, 2019, BodyNets 2020, and SMARTTECH, 2021.
He received university Research Excellence Award for outstanding contributions in research area Terahertz (THz) 2020 from University of Glasgow. current research interests include terahertz (THz)/RF sensing for precision agriculture and communication applications, artificial intelligence, internet of things, non-invasive health care solutions, wearable and flexible sensors, and learning.
Research Interests
His current research interests include terahertz (THz)/RF sensing for precision agriculture and non-invasive Healthcare Applications, AI Health care, Smart Systems Integration, IoT and non-invasive health care, wearable sensors and microelectronics, Learning and Education.
Teaching and Learning
2nd Year Course:
- Digital Logic Systems (Module Design and Leader)
- Instrumentation and Robotics (Module Leader)
3rd Year Course:
- Signals and Systems (Senior Course Leader)
- Applied Electromagnetism (Course Leader)
- Semi-Conductor Electronics
- Digital and Programmable Systems (Senior Course Leader)
- Systems Engineering Projects ( Leader)
4th Year Course: Linear Control System (Course Leader)
Academic Leadership and Responsibilities:
- Aug 2024 – Present
Program Director GA (Engineering Design and Manufacture) Electronic
- July 2024 -present
Research Culture Ambassador School of Engineering and Physical Science
- Sep 2022 -present
3rd Year GA Coordinator
- February 2025-present
External Examiner BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Greenwich
Esteem and Recognition:
Dec 2025 Panelist and Speaker at Transnational Education Symposium
Oct 2025 Special Prestigious Award for Contributions to Science and Technology
I am honoured to be recognized with the 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 2025 a recognition celebrating scientists and researchers across the UK—held at 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, organized by 𝗗𝗠 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 and the Group.
June 2025 Associate Editor ICCK Transactions on Cybersecurity,
Jan 2025 External Examiner BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Greenwich
July 2024 Research Culture Ambassador (EPS)
Honoured to be selected as a Research Culture Champion for Heriot-Watt University (EPS, 2024–2025), supporting an inclusive, collaborative research environment and advancing best practice, equity, and positive research culture across the university.
Sep 2024 Fellowship of European Alliance and Innovation (FEAI)
Sep 2024 MIET
July 2024 Associate Editor for the journal of big data, Springer Nature
May 2024 Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
Mar 2024 Fellowship of Royal Society and Arts (FRSA)
May 2020 Research Excellence Award
Aug2019 Best Paper Award (IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Biomedical Conference China)
July2019 Best Paper Award (IEEE MTTS- International Wireless Symposium) Neuenahr, Germany)
Public Engagement Outreach:
- I had the privilege of leading the delivery of this event "Girls into Electronics: Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers" at Heriot-Watt University", a day full of discovery, creativity, and hands-on learning. It was a fantastic opportunity to introduce school girls to the exciting world of electronic engineering and inspire them to see themselves as future engineers.
January 2026 – STEM Outreach Engagement
- I delivered a keynote address at Forrester High School’s Career Insight Day, “Building the Future: Your Journey to Electronic Engineering,” achieving 100% positive feedback and a measurable increase in student interest, reflected in post‑event engagement, follow‑up enquiries, and expressed intent to explore engineering degree pathways.
Invited Talks/Presentation:
Sep 2024 Invited to Talk at Coventry University (Research Centre) “Sustainable Healthcare for All”
Sep 2022 “Nano-scale Terahertz based Communication: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recent Advances,”. (Coventry University).
Jun 2020 “Proactive Health monitoring and assessing the plants health at cellular level through terahertz waves using AI technologies” (Xidian University, Xian China)
Research Funding/Grants:
- Artificial Intelligence based Non-invasive Solution for Hydration Level Detection in Human Body (£10k, Glasgow Co-PI, Ajman University UAE, 2020-2021, In collaboration with Glasgow University)
- Tutorials as a tool for enhancement in assessment and feedback through student partnership (£1.5k, Co-PI, University of Glasgow, 2019).
- IoT enabled RFID for smart health monitoring (£10k, Glasgow Co-PI, In collaboration with Ajman University UAE, 2019- 2020)
- Nano-sensors Connectivity at Terahertz for Agri-Tech' (PI, £10k, University of Glasgow, 2018)
- Secured a travel grant of £450 to attend a short course on "Terahertz Technology and Applications", 27th May-1st June 2018 at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain.
- Obtained a travel grant of £700 to travel China for attending a IMBIOC conference Nanjing, China