Staff profile

Dr. Ismail Ben Mabrouk received the B. Eng  and M.Eng degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lille, Lille, France in 2006 and 2007, respectively and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Quebec, Canada, in 2012. In 2007 he joined Huawei Technologies, Paris, France. He is a recipient of the Abu Dhabi Award for Research Excellence (AARE) in 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Durham University, Durham, UK. Dr. Ben Mabrouk current research activities have been centered on Implantable and Wearable Antenna Design, Deep Learning (DL), and Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) for medical applications. 

Project 1: Biotelemetry and Wireless Powering of Biomedical Implants

Project 2: Design and Analysis of Wearable Antennas for Wireless Body Area Network

Chapter in book

• Chebil, Jalel, Zormati, Hanene, Mansour, Ali, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail & Bel Hadj Tahar, Jamel (2022). A New 3D-Regular Shaped Geometry-Based MIMO Channel Model for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications in Rectangular Tunnel. In Computational Collective Intelligence. 13501: 799.
• Talbi, Larbi, Ben, Ismail & Nedil, Mourad (2012). Progress Research on Wireless Communication Systems for Underground Mine Sensors. In Remote Sensing - Advanced Techniques and Platforms.

Conference Paper

• Ghaddar, M., Mabrouk, I. Ben, Garcia-Pardo, J. M., Lienard, M. & Degauque, P. (2022), Ray Tracing Prediction of Path Loss for 5G Wireless Communications within Hospital Patient Room, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI). 760.
• Alshammari, Abdullah, Iqbal, Amjad, Denidni, Tayeb A. & ben Mabrouk, Ismail (2022), A Miniaturized Implantable Antenna for ISM band Biomedical Application, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI). 109.
• Ullah, Zaka, Hasan, Muath Al & Ben Mabrouk, Ismail (2022), EMI Shielding for 5G IOT devices with MXene Metamaterial Absorber, 2022 9th International Conference on Internet of Things: Systems, Management and Security (IOTSMS). 1.
• Sanders, B., Iqbal, A., Denidni, T. & Mabrouk, I. Ben (2022), Design of a Circular Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Vehicle-to-Everything Communication, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI). 778.
• Sheikh, Fawad, Zantah, Yamen, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail, Zarifeh, Nidal & Kaiser, Thomas (2021), Horn Antenna Misalignments at 100, 300, 400, and 500 GHz in Close Proximity Communications, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI). 449.
• Prokscha, Andreas, Sheikh, Fawad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail & Kaiser, Thomas (2021), Blockage Impact of Human Locomotion Gaits on Terahertz Wireless Links, 2021 46th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz). 1.
• Sheikh, Fawad, Zantah, Yamen, Batra, Aman, Mabrouk, Ismail, Al-Hasan, Muath & Kaiser, Thomas (2021), Far-Distance VNA-based Measurements of Indoor Materials at 300 GHz, 2021 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). 064.
• Rehman Kazim, Jalil ur, Abohmra, Abdoalbaset, Al-Hasan, Muath, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Ur-Rehman, Masood, Sheikh, Fawad, Kaiser, Thomas, Imran, Muhammad Ali & Abbasi, Qammer H (2020), A 1-bit High-Gain Flexible Metasurface Reflectarray for Terahertz Application, 2020 Third International Workshop on Mobile Terahertz Systems (IWMTS). 1.
• Kazim, Jalil ur Rehman, Ur-Rehman, Masood, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Imran, Muhammad Ali & Abbasi, Qammer H (2020), Design of 1-Bit Digital Subwavelength Metasurface Element for Sub-6 GHz Applications, 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET). 1.
• Sheikh, Fawad, Zhang, Yida, Zanteh, Yamen, Mabrouk, I., Hasan, M. & Kaiser, Thomas (2020), A Ray Tracing Approach to the Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from Random Rough Surfaces at Terahertz Frequencies, 2020 45th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz). 01.
• Sheikh, Fawad, Mabrouk, Ismail B., Alomainy, Akram, Abbasi, Qammer H. & Kaiser, Thomas (2019), Indoor Material Properties Extraction from Scattering Parameters at Frequencies from 750 GHz to 1.1 THz, 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP). 28.

Journal Article

• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2023). Capsule Endoscopic MIMO Antenna With Radiation Pattern and Polarization Diversity. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 71(4): 3146.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Denidni, Tayeb A (2023). Deep-Implanted MIMO Antenna Sensor for Implantable Medical Devices. IEEE Sensors Journal 23(3): 2105.
• Ghaddar, M., García-Pardo, J.M., Ben Mabrouk, I., Lienard, M. & Degauque, P. (2023). UTD-Based Ray Tracing MIMO Channel Modeling for the Next Generation Communications within Underground Tunnels. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 1.
• Al Hasan, Muath, Ullah, Zaka, Nawi, Illani & Ben Mabrouk, Ismail (2023). Fabrication of a large scale metasurface with high resolution and enhanced absorption. Optical Materials Express 13(1): 130-141.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Sura, Penchala Reddy, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2022). Wireless power transfer system for deep-implanted biomedical devices. Scientific Reports 12: 13689.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Al-Hasan, Muath, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2022). EM-driven size reduction and multi-criterial optimization of broadband circularly-polarized antennas using pareto front traversing and design extrapolation. Scientific Reports 12(1): 9877.
• Chaouche, Youcef Braham, Nedil, Mourad, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Ramahi, Omar M. (2022). A Wearable Circularly Polarized Antenna Backed by AMC Reflector for WBAN Communications. IEEE Access 10: 12838-12852.
• Ali, Mohamed Mamdouh M. Al-Hasan, Muath Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2022). Ultra-Wideband Hybrid Magneto-Electric Dielectric-Resonator Dipole Antenna Fed by a Printed RGW for Millimeter-Wave Applications. IEEE Access 10: 2028-2036
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Nedil, Mourad (2022). A Compact Implantable MIMO Antenna for High-Data-Rate Biotelemetry Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 70(1): 631.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Koziel, Slawomir, Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2022). Design of a Coplanar Waveguide-Fed Wideband Compact-Size Circularly Polarized Antenna and polarization-sense alteration. Wireless Networks 28(4): 1797.
• Faisal, Farooq, Zada, Muhammad, Yoo, Hyoungsuk, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Chaker, Mohamed & Djerafi, Tarek (2022). An Ultra-Miniaturized Antenna With Ultra-Wide Bandwidth for Future Cardiac Leadless Pacemaker. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 70(7): 5923.
• Zahid, Adnan, Dashtipour, Kia, Abbas, Hasan T., Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Al-Hasan, Muath, Ren, Aifeng, Imran, Muhammad A., Alomainy, Akram & Abbasi, Qammer H. (2022). Machine learning enabled identification and real-time prediction of living plants’ stress using terahertz waves. Defence Technology 18(8): 1330.
• Javaid, Shumaila, Wu, Zhenqiang, Fahim, Hamza, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Al-Hasan, Muath & Rasheed, Muhammad Babar (2022). Feedforward Neural Network-Based Data Aggregation Scheme for Intrabody Area Nanonetworks. IEEE Systems Journal 16(2): 1796.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Al-Hasan, Muath, Nedil, Mourad & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2022). Wideband Substrate Integrated Waveguide Antenna for Full-Duplex Systems. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 21(1): 212.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2022). Wireless Powering and Telemetry of Deep-Body Ingestible Bioelectronic Capsule. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 70(10): 9819.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Al-Hasan, Muath, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2021). A Series Inclined Slot-Fed Circularly Polarized Antenna for 5G 28 GHz Applications. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 20(3): 351.
• Ali, Mohamed Mamdouh M., El-Gendy, Mohamed S., Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Sebak, Abdelrazik & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2021). A Systematic Design of a Compact Wideband Hybrid Directional Coupler Based on Printed RGW Technology. IEEE Access 9: 56765.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Basir, Abdul, Nedil, Mourad & Yoo, Hyoungsuk (2021). Biotelemetry and Wireless Powering of Biomedical Implants Using a Rectifier Integrated Self-Diplexing Implantable Antenna. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 69(7): 3438.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Mu'ath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Nedil, Mourad (2021). Compact SIW-Based Self-Quadruplexing Antenna for Wearable Transceivers. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 20(1): 118.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Al-Hasan, Muath, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2021). Series-Slot-Fed Circularly Polarized Multiple-Input–Multiple-Output Antenna Array Enabling Circular Polarization Diversity for 5G 28 GHz Indoor Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 69(9): 5607.
• Rizwan, Ali, Zoha, Ahmed, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Sabbour, Hani M., Al-Sumaiti, Ameena Saad, Alomainy, Akram, Imran, Muhammad Ali & Abbasi, Qammer H. (2021). A Review on the State of the Art in Atrial Fibrillation Detection Enabled by Machine Learning. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 14: 219.
• Sheikh, Fawad, Zantah, Yamen, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Alissa, Mai, Barowski, Jan, Rolfes, Ilona & Kaiser, Thomas (2021). Scattering and Roughness Analysis of Indoor Materials at Frequencies from 750 GHz to 1.1 THz. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 69(11): 7820.
• Al-Hasan, Muath, Sura, Penchala Reddy, Iqbal, Amjad, Tiang, Jun Jiat, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Nedil, Mourad (2021). Low-profile dual-band implantable antenna for compact implantable biomedical devices. AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications 138: 153896.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Nedil, Mourad (2021). Ultracompact Quarter-Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide Self-Diplexing Antenna. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 20(7): 1269.
• Ullah, Rizwan, Ullah, Sadiq, Faisal, Farooq, Ullah, Raza, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Al Hasan, Muath Jodei & Kamal, Babar (2021). A novel multi-band and multi-generation (2G, 3G,4G, and 5G) 9-elements MIMO antenna system for 5G smartphone applications. Wireless Networks 27(7): 4825.
• Iqbal, Amjad, Al-Hasan, Muath, Mabrouk, Ismail & Nedil, Mourad (2021). Scalp-Implantable MIMO Antenna for High-Data-Rate Head Implants. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 20(12): 2529.
• Yousaf, Muhammad, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Zada, Muhammad, Akram, Adeel, Amin, Yasar, Nedil, Mourad & Yoo, Hyoungsuk (2021). An Ultra-Miniaturized Antenna With Ultra-Wide Bandwidth Characteristics for Medical Implant Systems. IEEE Access 9: 40086.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Koziel, Slawomir (2020). Enhanced-Performance Circularly Polarized MIMO Antenna With Polarization/Pattern Diversity. IEEE Access 8: 11887.
• Ait Taleb, Hamid, Ghanem, Khalida, Zaaimia, Mohammed Zakarya, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail & Nedil, Mourad (2020). On 60 GHz MIMO Diversity in an Underground Mine Propagation Channel. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 19(10): 1769.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Koziel, Slawomir & Al-Hasan, Muath (2020). Implementation of Spatial/Polarization Diversity for Improved-Performance Circularly Polarized Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Ultra-Wideband Antenna. IEEE Access 8: 64112.
• Ullah, Rizwan, Ullah, Sadiq, Ullah, Raza, Faisal, Farooq, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Hasan, Muath Jodei Al (2020). A 10-Ports MIMO Antenna System for 5G Smart-Phone Applications. IEEE Access 8: 218477.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Al-Hasan, Muath, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2020). Circular Polarization Diversity Implementation for Correlation Reduction in Wideband Low-Cost Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Antenna. IEEE Access 8: 95585.
• Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Al-Hasan, Mu'ath, Nedil, Mourad, Denidni, Tayeb A. & Sebak, Abdel-Razik (2020). A Novel Design of Radiation Pattern-Reconfigurable Antenna System for Millimeter-Wave 5G Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 68(4): 2585.
• Fahim, Hamza, Javaid, Shumaila, Li, Wei, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Hasan, Muath Al & Rasheed, Muhammad Babar Babar (2020). An Efficient Routing Scheme for Intrabody Nanonetworks Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm. IEEE Access 8: 98946.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2020). Rapid Redesign and Bandwidth/Size Tradeoffs for Compact Wideband Circular Polarization Antennas Using Inverse Surrogates and Fast EM-Based Parameter Tuning. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 68(1): 81.
• Yousaf, Muhammad, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben, Faisal, Farooq, Zada, Muhammad, Bashir, Zubair, Akram, Adeel, Nedil, Mourad & Yoo, Hyoungsuk (2020). Compacted Conformal Implantable Antenna With Multitasking Capabilities for Ingestible Capsule Endoscope. IEEE Access 8: 157617.
• Forghani, Amir H., Al Hassan, Muath, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Sultan, Amber & Babar Rasheed, Muhammad (2020). Exact analysis of the multihop multibranch hybrid AF/DF relaying networks. International Journal of Communication Systems e4549.
• Karim, Rashid, Iftikhar, Adnan, Ijaz, Bilal & Ben Mabrouk, Ismail (2019). The Potentials, Challenges, and Future Directions of On-Chip-Antennas for Emerging Wireless Applications—A Comprehensive Survey. IEEE Access 7: 173897.
• Braham Chaouche, Youcef, Messaoudene, Idris, Benmabrouk, Ismail, Nedil, Mourad & Bouttout, Farid (2019). Compact coplanar waveguide‐fed reconfigurable fractal antenna for switchable multiband systems. IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation 13(1): 1.
• Al-Hasan, Muath, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Almajali, Eqab R. F., Nedil, Mourad & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2019). Hybrid Isolator for Mutual-Coupling Reduction in Millimeter-Wave MIMO Antenna Systems. IEEE Access 7: 58466.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Mabrouk, Ismail Ben & Koziel, Slawomir (2019). A Compact Circularly Polarized Antenna With Directional Pattern for Wearable Off-Body Communications. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 18(12): 2523.
• Almajali, Eqab, McNamara, Derek, Alja'afreh, Saqer S., Sharawi, Mohammad S. & Mabrouk, Ismail (2019). A low-profile holographic antenna with dual-metasurface and printed Yagi feed. AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications 111: 152921.
• Ullah, Ubaid, Koziel, Slawomir & Mabrouk, Ismail Ben (2019). A Simple-Topology Compact Broadband Circularly Polarized Antenna With Unidirectional Radiation Pattern. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 18(12): 2612.
• Ghaddar, Mohamad, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Nedil, Mourad, Hettak, Khelifa & Talbi, Larbi (2019). Deterministic Modeling of 5G Millimeter-Wave Communication in an Underground Mine Tunnel. IEEE Access 7: 116519.
• Ghaddar, Mohamad, Nedil, Mourad, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail & Talbi, Larbi (2016). Multiple‐input multiple‐output beam‐space for high‐speed wireless communication in underground mine. IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation 10(1): 8.
• Ghaddar, Mohamad, Talbi, Larbi, Nedil, Mourad, Ben Mabrouk, Ismail & Denidni, Tayeb A. (2016). Mm‐waves propagation measurements in underground mine using directional MIMO antennas. IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation 10(5): 517.
• Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Hautcoeur, Julien, Talbi, Larbi, Nedil, Mourad & Hettak, Khelifa (2013). Feasibility of a Millimeter-Wave MIMO System for Short-Range Wireless Communications in an Underground Gold Mine. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 61(8): 4296.
• Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Talbi, Larbi & Nedil, Mourad (2012). Performance Evaluation of a MIMO System in Underground Mine Gallery. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters 11: 830.
• Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Talbi, Larbi, Nedil, Mourad & Hettak, Khelifa (2012). MIMO-UWB Channel Characterization Within an Underground Mine Gallery. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 60(10): 4866.
• Ben Mabrouk, Ismail, Talbi, Larbi, Nedil, Mourad & Hettak, Khelifa (2012). Effect of Mining Machinery on MIMO–UWB Radiowave Propagation Within an Underground Gallery. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 60(11): 5390.