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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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Research

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Current Research

 

Research Interests

My current research interests include:

5G and beyond 5G-based technologies

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for beyond 5G Networks

Signal Processing for Wireless Communication Systems

Millimeter (mm) Wave Massive MIMO systems

NOMA-based systems

Application of Compressive Sensing Algorithms in Wireless Communication Systems

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning

Resource Management in 5G

 

Research Projects

Channel Estimation in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-based 6G Networks

Channel Estimation in NOMA Systems

Channel Estimation in mm Wave Massive MIMO

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning’s Application in Wireless Networks

Dynamic Spectrum Management in Wireless Networks

Multi-user Detection Schemes in Wireless Communication Networks

 

Research Awards/Grants

NRF C2-Rated Researcher (2021-2026).

Anderson Capelli Grant, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

The Royal Society Grant Award, International Exchanges 2023/2024 Round 3 (Co-Applicant)

NRF Competitive program for rated researchers (2021-2026)

NRF Y-Rated Researcher (2015-2020).

NRF Competitive program for rated researchers (2019-2021)

South Africa NRF/ Poland NCBR 2018 Joint Science Technology Research Collaboration Research Proposal (2019-2021)

NRF Knowledge, Interchange and Collaboration (KIC), 2018

NRF Incentive funds (2015-2020).

Research Development Grants for Y-Rated Researchers (YRGR): 2017-2019

 

Research Responsibilities

Coordinator, Convergence Lab, School of Electrical and Information Engineering (2019-Date)

Member of advisory board for SENTECH Research Project (DVB-T2): 2016-Date.

CETAS Research Group Coordinator for ICASA Projects on Spectrum Sensing 2015-2017.

 

Other Postgraduate Financial Supports/Funding

Limited funding is available for both local and international students via the South African National Research Foundation (NRF). These include the NRF and DAAD postgraduate scholarships. Prospective students are to make their applications directly to the NRF. Further information can be found on the following link: www.nrf.ac.za.

 

WITS Postgraduate Merit Awards

The aim of the University Postgraduate Merit Award (PMA) is to assist graduates to complete Honours, Master's or PhD degrees by research or by a combination of coursework and research on both a full-time and part-time basis. Tuition fees to a maximum of R53 800 (for 2020-the value will be different for the current year) will be awarded to students who qualify. This award is based purely on academic merit and the budget available.

Please note that the PMA does not pay for international registration fees, copyright fees, notes, clubs and parking.

 

Academic Criteria:

PhD: A student applying for a Master’s degree will receive a Merit Postgraduate Award if he/she receive an average mark of 75% or above for his/her Honours’ degree. For a PhD degree, an applicant will receive a Postgraduate Merit Award if he/she submit his/her Master’s degree within two years full-time or three years part-time.

 

MSc: An applicant for a Master’s degree by coursework will receive a Postgraduate Merit Award if he/she receive an average mark of 75% or above for their Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma. For a student applying for a Master's by Dissertation, an average mark of 75% is required in the Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma. Allocations will occur in January as students will be ranked and awards will be given to the highest marks until the funds run out.

 

Mode of Application: Only students who have a firm offer for admission will be considered in the selection process. All awards are automated based on the PMA criteria. This means that students do not need to apply for the award. There will be no appeals for the awards, as they will be strictly based on the criteria.

            The automated system will run for all four intakes for PG admission:

               1st - January

               2nd - April

               3rd - July

               4th – September

For further information, consult the university webpage: https://www.wits.ac.za/study-at-wits/fees-and-funding/financial-aid-and-scholarships-office/postgraduate-funding/postgraduate-merit-awards/

 

Foreign applicants with their own Government funding are welcome.

 

 

        This page was last updated on October 06, 2025.

 

 

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