Sahil Waqar

Roles & Affiliations: Sahil Waqar is a Researcher at the University of Agder (UiA), affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering and Science and the Department of ICT. His research specialization is in Mobile and Wireless Communications, focusing on radar-based human activity recognition (HAR) systems.

Education:

• PhD Candidate, University of Agder (2020–2024), Thesis: "A Simulation-Based Framework for the Design of Direction-Independent Human Activity Recognition Systems Using Radar Sensors"

Research Interests: Waqar’s work emphasizes advancing simulation-based approaches for radar sensor systems, particularly in overcoming challenges like multi-directional motion and data scarcity. His innovations include distributed MIMO radar configurations, interference mitigation techniques, and deep learning-based activity classification. His paradigm-shifting research reduces reliance on experimental data, enabling scalable and cost-effective HAR solutions.

Supervisors: Main supervisor Prof. Matthias Uwe Pätzold (UiA) and co-supervisor Assoc. Prof. Bjørn Olav Hogstad (NTNU).

Labs & Teams: Involved in UiA’s Mobile and Wireless Communications research group, focusing on RF sensing and radar system design.