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Professor Wasiu O Popoola is a Professor of Communications Engineering and Director of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh. With over 150 publications and a RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2022), his work focuses on optical wireless communication systems including VLC/LiFi, FSO, and underwater optical communications.
- BSc (First Class Hons), MSc (Distinction), PhD in optical communications (Northumbria University)
- Professional memberships: Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow of IET (FIET), Senior Member IEEE
Research Interests span Indoor/Outdoor/Underwater Optical Wireless Communication, Modulation Techniques, and LiFi Applications. His 2025 articles explore underwater turbulence mitigation and hybrid RF-water communication systems. Earlier works include Best Poster Award at IEEE ICSAE 2016 and top-downloaded IEEE Xplore article (2008).
Scientific Awards include:
- 2022 RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship
- 2016 IEEE ICSAE Best Poster Award
- 2009 'Xcel Best Engineering and Technology Student' (PhD)
He contributes to editorial work as Associate Editor (IEEE Access), Guest Editor (Optik Journal), and peer reviewer for Physics World. Recent projects involve BOLD (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and TITAN Extension (University of Strathclyde) focusing on diffuse optical wireless systems and UAV swarm networks.
