Alireza Sheikh

Alireza Sheikh is a University Researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in Signal Processing Systems. He is affiliated with the ICT Lab at TU/e and has been actively involved in research projects such as FUN-NOTCH: Fundamentals of the Nonlinear Optical Channel.

Dr. Sheikh received his B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2011, his M.Sc. (Hons.) degree in communication systems engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2014, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2019. Prior to joining TU/e, he was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Communications and Navigation, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany, in 2017-2018.

Dr. Sheikh's research focuses on communication systems with particular emphasis on data protection and efficient communication. His primary research interests include channel coding, optical communication, wireless communication, information theory, machine learning, and estimation theory. He is particularly interested in designing low-complexity coding schemes for next-generation communication systems that can protect data against imperfections.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on improving communication systems through advanced coding techniques and signal processing methods. His work spans optical communications (addressing nonlinearity issues), wireless communications (particularly Massive MIMO systems), and fundamental information theory problems. A common thread in his research is the development of practical, high-throughput solutions for real-world communication challenges, with significant contributions to product codes, error correction, and nonlinearity-tolerant communication schemes.

Dr. Sheikh has contributed to significant research projects, most notably as a project member of FUN-NOTCH (Fundamentals of the Nonlinear Optical Channel), which runs from 2018 to 2025. This project focuses on addressing challenges in optical communications, particularly related to nonlinearity, modulation formats, and product codes.

He is actively involved in teaching, specifically in the course "Applications of Information Theory (5LSF0)" at TU/e, demonstrating his commitment to sharing knowledge with the next generation of engineers and researchers.