Dr. Walid Dyab

@psu.edu.sa

Department of Communications and Networks Engineering/College of Engineering
Prince Sultan University

Dr. Walid Dyab
Dr. Walid Dyab received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2014 from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. From 2015 till 2018 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Poly-Grames Research Center, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada. In 2019, Dr. Walid joined the College of Engineering at PSU as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications and Networks Engineering. In 2021, Dr. Walid established the Electromagnetics Research Group ( to conduct research in applied electromagnetic theory. His research interests include satellite and wireless communications, antennas, wave propagation, radars and software-defined radio. Dr. Walid is a licensed Radio Amateur in KSA with call sign 7Z1EF.

EDUCATION

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, USA, 2014.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Signal Processing, Computer Engineering
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Scopus Publications

573

Scholar Citations

12

Scholar h-index

13

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • An Educational Radio Telescope Optimized for Hydrogen Line Astronomy: Its implementation in academic institutes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[Education Corner]
    WM Dyab, MS Ibrahim, YM Allawi, MS Darwish, T Alrefay, PB Alfaisal
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 67 (6), 72-95 , 2025
    2025
  • 2025 Index IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine Vol. 67
    HT Abbas, Q Abbasi, T Abboud, H Abedi, S Adrian, PB Alfaisal, YM Allawi, ...
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 67 (6) , 2025
    2025
  • Tri-Polarization Measurement on the Downlink in Indoor Wireless Environment
    WM Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North … , 2025
    2025
  • Design and optimization of a low-cost 5-m radio telescope at princess Nourah university (PNU), Saudi Arabia
    YM Allawi, EM Moneer, M Shbat, WM Dyab, MJ Banisalman, NM Alwadai
    Radio Science 60 (2), 1-17 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Contactless transmission line for wireless power transfer
    D Walid, A Sakr, M IBRAHIM, I HUSSAIN, K Wu
    US Patent 12,184,085 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Enhancing Sustainable Energy Solutions
    MS Ibrahim, W Dyab
    Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 Volume 3: Proceedings of the 2nd International … , 2024
    2024
  • Field-Conformal Septa in Circular Waveguides
    WM Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr
    2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and INC/USNC … , 2024
    2024
  • Enhancing Sustainable Energy Solutions with Wireless Power Transfer in the Era of Electric Mobility
    MS Ibrahim, W Dyab
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainability: Developments … , 2024
    2024
  • Lateral and Rotational Misalignment Tolerance in Separated Gap Waveguides made of Periodic Bed-of-Nails
    M Ibrahim, W Dyab, A Sakr, K Wu
    2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 1-4 , 2023
    2023
  • Maximizing the gap height in gap-waveguides with helical wires operating at the vicinity of resonance
    WM Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr, K Wu
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 71 (4), 1467-1480 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • The resonant electrical length of helical antennas placed between metallic parallel plates
    WMG Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 1-3 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Common-Strip Coupler Mode-Matched Interface for mmW and THz Chip-to-Chip Waveguides
    AA Sakr, W Dyab, K Wu
    2020 50th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 248-251 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Ridge gap waveguide enabled wireless power transfer for electric vehicle applications
    WMG Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2020 50th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 852-855 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 8
  • Theoretical Modal Analysis of Square Waveguides filled with Effectively Skew Uniaxial Media
    W Dyab, A Sakr, K Wu
    2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North … , 2020
    2020
  • Variational analysis of a dually polarized waveguide skew loaded by dielectric slab
    WM Dyab, AA Sakr, MS Ibrahim, K Wu
    IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters 30 (8), 737-740 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 6
  • Polarization selective coupler
    AA Sakr, WMG Dyab, K Wu
    US Patent 10,670,810 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 24
  • Latency Performance Evaluation of RF Front-End Transceiver Architecture
    I Hussain, W Dyab, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2019 49th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 750-753 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 2
  • Dually-polarized Butler matrix for base stations with polarization diversity
    WM Dyab, AA Sakr, K Wu
    IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 66 (12), 5543-5553 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 34
  • Modelling EM-Coupling on a Massively Composite Aircraft Barrel
    JP Parmantier, I Junqua, S Bertuol, T Volpert, WQP Berry, YA Barka, ...
    AMEREM 2018 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 1
  • Arbitrarily polarized antennas based on periodic media with tilted axis of periodicity
    W Dyab, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2018 18th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied … , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 3

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Surface Plasmons-Polaritons, Surface Waves, and Zenneck Waves: Clarification of the terms and a description of the concepts and their evolution
    TK Sarkar, MN Abdallah, M Salazar-Palma, WM Dyab
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 59 (3), 77-93 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 71
  • Electromagnetic macro modeling of propagation in mobile wireless communication: Theory and experiment
    TK Sarkar, W Dyab, MN Abdallah, M Salazar-Palma, M Prasad, SW Ting, ...
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 54 (6), 17-43 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 60
  • A critical look at the principles of electromagnetic time reversal and its consequences
    WMG Dyab, TK Sarkar, A García-Lampérez, M Salazar-Palma, ...
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 55 (5), 28-62 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 44
  • Dually-polarized Butler matrix for base stations with polarization diversity
    WM Dyab, AA Sakr, K Wu
    IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 66 (12), 5543-5553 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 34
  • Physics of propagation in a cellular wireless communication environment
    TK Sarkar, W Dyab, MN Abdallah, M Salazar-Palma, M Prasad, S Barbin, ...
    URSI Radio Science Bulletin 2012 (343), 5-21 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 32
  • A physics-based Green's function for analysis of vertical electric dipole radiation over an imperfect ground plane
    WM Dyab, TK Sarkar, M Salazar-Palma
    IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 61 (8), 4148-4157 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 30
  • A dually polarized six-port junction based on polarization-selective coupling for polarization-inclusive remote sensing
    AA Sakr, WM Dyab, K Wu
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 66 (8), 3817-3827 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 28
  • Further validation of an electromagnetic macro model for analysis of propagation path loss in cellular networks using measured driving-test data
    MN Abdallah, W Dyab, TK Sarkar, M Prasad, CS Misra, A Lamparez, ...
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 56 (4), 108-129 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 27
  • Application of the Schelkunoff formulation to the Sommerfeld problem of a vertical electric dipole radiating over an imperfect ground
    TK Sarkar, WM Dyab, MN Abdallah, M Salazar-Palma, M Prasad, SW Ting
    IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 62 (8), 4162-4170 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 26
  • Polarization selective coupler
    AA Sakr, WMG Dyab, K Wu
    US Patent 10,670,810 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 24
  • Design methodologies of compact orthomode transducers based on mechanism of polarization selectivity
    AA Sakr, W Dyab, K Wu
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 66 (3), 1279-1290 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 24
  • Theory of polarization-selective coupling and its application to design of planar orthomode transducers
    AA Sakr, WM Dyab, K Wu
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 66 (2), 749-762 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 22
  • Green’s function using Schelkunoff integrals for horizontal electric dipoles over an imperfect ground plane
    WMG Dyab, TK Sarkar, MN Abdallah, M Salazar-Palma
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 64 (4), 1342-1355 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 12
  • Interpretation of complex frequencies in propagation problems
    W Dyab, C Caloz, S Otto
    2015 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), 1-4 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 9
  • Reply to “Comments onA Physics-Based Green's Function for Analysis of Vertical Electric Dipole Radiation Over an Imperfect Ground Plane'” $$
    WM Dyab, TK Sarkar, M Salazar-Palma
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 62 (9), 4910-4913 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 9
  • On the relation between surface plasmons and sommerfeld's surface electromagnetic waves
    WMG Dyab, MN Abdallah, TK Sarkar, M Salazar-Palma
    2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 1-4 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 9
  • Ridge gap waveguide enabled wireless power transfer for electric vehicle applications
    WMG Dyab, MS Ibrahim, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2020 50th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 852-855 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 8
  • Modeling effective anisotropy of substrate integrated dielectric waveguides for polarization diversity
    AA Sakr, W Dyab, K Wu
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 66 (6), 2953-2966 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 8
  • Image theory based miniaturization of nonradiative dielectric coupler for millimeter wave integrated circuits
    AA Sakr, W Dyab, K Wu
    2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 463-465 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 8
  • Characterization of substrate integrated non radiative dielectric slab waveguide for cross-polarized mm-wave components
    W Dyab, AA Sakr, K Wu
    2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 1798-1800 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 8