Olutayo O Oyerinde (PhD), Pr Eng., SMIEEE

Centre for Telecommunications Access and Services (CETAS)

School of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE)

University of the Witwatersrand

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 Collaborators:

1.      Professor Fambirai Takawira, School of Electrical & Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Project Title: Wireless Communications Systems/DVB-T2 (2014-Present)

2.      Professor Kalapraveen Bagadi, School of Electronics Engineering, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, India

Project Title: Wireless Communications Systems (2022-Present)

3.      Professor T.M. Ngatched Nkouatchah, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Project Title: Optical Communication System (2015-Present)

4.      Professor Tadeusz A. Wysocki, Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy (UTP), University of Sciences and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland and

Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln PKI 200D Scott Campus (Omaha), Nebraska United States of America

Project Title: NRF-NCBR Joint Science Technology Research Collaboration: Radio Access Technologies for 5G and beyond 5G wireless communication networks (2019-Present)

5.      Professor Tomasz Marciniak, Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy (UTP), University of Sciences and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Project Title: NRF-NCBR Joint Science Technology Research Collaboration: Radio Access Technologies for 5G and beyond 5G wireless communication networks (2019-Present)

6.      Mr Ada Mukanya Dienga (Research Manager),  Research, Policy and Standards, Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

Project Title: Impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on Engineering Education (2020-Present)

7.      Dr Luzango Pangani Mfupe, Principal Researcher, Future Wireless Networks, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa

Project Title: Fog Computing for 5G Applications (2018-Present)

8.      Dr Dmitry Zelenchuk, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Project Title: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) 6G Wireless Communication Networks (2024-2025)

9.      Professor Jaco Versfeld, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

Project Title: Channel Coding (2017-2023)

NOTE: I am open to all other potential research collaborations.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows:

1.      Dr Amani A. F. Osman (November 2024-October 2026)

2.      Dr Stephen Ngure Kiambi (March 2024-February 2026)

3.      Dr Amalorpava Mary Rajee Samuel (February 2024-January 2026)

4.      Dr Muyiwa Blessing Balogun (January 2019-January 2020)

Graduate Students:

Past Students

1.      Thabang Coleen Rapudu, PhD, July 2026 (WITS). Thesis Title: Signal Processing Techniques for Traditional/Beyond Diagonal RIS-Assisted mmWave Massive MIMO Systems (Under Examination).

2.      Waheed Moses Audu, PhD, December 2023 (WITS). Thesis Title:  Channel Estimation and Signal Detection in Hardware Impaired Millimeter wave (MM wave) Massive MIMO Systems.

3.      Yuval Genga, PhD, December 2019 (WITS). Thesis Title: Techniques to Improve Iterative Decoding of Linear Block Codes.

4.      Akinbode Alex Olawole, PhD, July 2019 (WITS). Thesis Title:  Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Multi-channel RR Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio Networks.

5.      Muyiwa Blessing Balogun, PhD, December 2018 (WITS). Thesis Title: Carrier frequency offset synchronisation and phase noise compensation in coherent optical OFDM systems.

6.      Peter Ogolla, MSc, March 2026 (WITS), AI-based Channel and Location Estimation Techniques for RIS-Assisted Mobile Network.

7.      Rodwell Muzavazi, MSc, December 2022 (WITS), Channel Estimation and Data Detection Schemes for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) Massive MIMO.

8.      Nosipho Khumalo, MSc, July 2021 (WITS), Deterministic Fog Computing Architecture for 5G Applications in Underserved Communities.

9.      Lehlohonolo Sekokotoana, MSc, July 2021, Least Mean Square Channel Estimation for Downlink NOMA.

10.   Khalanyane Reitumetse Nkali, MSc, December 2018 (WITS). Dissertation Title: Scheduling in Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) second-generation terrestrial systems.

11.   Juliana Adeola Adisa, MSc, July 2013-April 2015, (UKZN). Dissertation Title: Semi-Blind Channel Estimation for Multi-User OFDM_IDMA Systems.

12.   Efe Francis Orumwense, MSc, February 2013-April 2015, (UKZN). Dissertation Title: Primary User Emulation Attacks Mitigation in Cognitive Radio Networks.

13.   Muyiwa Blessing Balogun, MSc, August 2012 - April 2014, Cum Laude (UKZN). Dissertation title: Frequency Synchronisation in Multi-User OFDM - IDMA Systems.

14.   Maleke, Rethabile William, MEng (WITS), 2020. Topic: Data Security in Cloud Computing.

15.   Sello W. Kgakatsi, MEng (WITS), 2018. Topic: Characterisation of the MIMO Channel for LTE-Advanced Standard in Underground.

16.   Thabang Matlou, MEng (WITS), 2017. Topic: Migration of Utility Telecommunications services from Circuit-Switched to Packet-Switched Networks.

17.   Tshidiso, Marabutse, MEng (WITS), 2022. Topic: Rain Attenuation Mapping for Terrestrial Microwave Applications in Pretoria, South Africa.

Current Students

1.      Arsema Hagazi, MSc (WITS), Channel Estimation schemes for IRS/RIS technology-based Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) 6G Wireless Communication Systems (February 2023-Present)

2.      Wisani Salani, MSc (WITS), Analysis and Design of a Priority Access License (PAL) Coexistence Manager Framework for Multi-Cellular Networks (February 2024-Present)

3.      Olayanju Oluwatosin Elegbede, MSc (WITS), Channel Estimation and Multi-User Detection for Multi-Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Multi-User mmWave MIMO Systems (February 2024-Present)

4.      Ayomikun Mayokun Adesuyi, MSc (WITS), Development of an AI-based Model for Skin Disease Triage and Diagnosis in Low-Resource Environments (February 2026-Present)

5.      Precious Zinhle Mngomezulu, PhD (WITS), Physical layer security for Intelligent Reflective Surfaces-Assisted Unmanned Aerial Vehicle communication (January 2023-Present).

6.      Lehlohonolo Sekokotoana, PhD (WITS), Analytical MSE Framework for Channel Estimation in MIMO-NOMA Systems using LMS Algorithm Variants (March 2021-Present)-Writing up the PhD Thesis, to submit for examination in March 2026.