TAHIR IRSHAD

H#1807 ST#4 Farooq-e-Azam Colony, Shamsabad, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Mobile No: +92-333-5252044. E-Mail: tahirokian@gmail.com

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

M.Sc. Wireless Communications

Lunds Institute of Technology (LTH), Lund University, Sweden (2008-2010)

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Electronics & Telecommunication)

University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan (1999-2003)

SKILLS:
Technical: Strong knowledge of LTE, WCDMA, GSM, WLAN, Radio/Mobile communications, TCP/IP Networks, OFDM, MIMO, NGN, SIGTRAN, SS7 Signaling Networks Programming Languages/Tools: C, C++, Java, SystemC, VHDL, XML, Matlab, Latex Platforms: Windows, Linux Personal: Ability to take initiatives and work well individually or as a team member Ability to quickly understand a problem and devise a systematic approach for its solution Open minded, social, good interpersonal skills Flexible with work timings and traveling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
LUNDS INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY (LTH), SWEDEN (April. 2011-Nov. 2011) as Project Assistant Participated in a larger research project exploring the use of large number of base station antennas (> 30 antenna elements). My work focused on the study of theoretical foundations of large MIMO systems. Quantify to what extent the asymptotic, information-theoretical large-array results are valid in typical propagation environments. Tools: Matlab

VODAFONE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR, DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, GERMANY (Sep. 2010-Jan. 2011) as Research Assistant Worked on tuple-search based MIMO sphere detection algorithms for 4G (3GPP LTE/LTE advanced) terminals. It was aimed towards improving the efficiency of algorithm implementation in floating point with Apriori information in terms of detection speed/performance, adaptability under varying channel conditions and better hardware implementation. Tools: C, Matlab

PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY LIMITED (PTCL), PAKISTAN (2004-2008) as Engineer Operation & Maintenance Centre (OMC) Major Responsibilities: Operation and maintenance of Siemens EWSD and ZTE ZXJ10 Fixed Line telephone switches Alarm monitoring & handling Network Planning Hardware & software troubleshooting Preventive & corrective maintenance Coordination with vendor to localize and remove the faults Traffic monitoring and analysis

 Inter-operator connectivity issues Charging database handling Major Projects: Installation and commissioning of CDMA2000 Based Wireless Local Loop BTS sites in PTCL Mobile Number Portability and STP connectivity in PTCL network

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS:
ZTE NGN Training by ZTE University at ICT Islamabad, Pakistan CDMA2000 BSS Engineer Training, Power Supply Training and CDMA2000 Radio Network Planning Training by Huaweis Asia Pacific Training Region at ICT Islamabad, Pakistan SS7 Signaling Protocol Course at ICT Islamabad, Pakistan 3G UMTS & CDMA Course at ICT Islamabad, Pakistan

MASTER'S THESIS:
Optimization of Advanced MIMO Tuple-Search Based Sphere Detectors The thesis was carried out at Vodafone Mobile Communication Chair at Dresden University of Technology, Germany. The work was part of project 4G Terminals MIMO Detectors for LTE Advanced. Checked existing floating point, fixed point and processor model implementations with no Apriori information for flexibility with respect to different QAM constellation sizes, MIMO system sizes, and variable detection accuracy Performed required modifications to the implementations to handle such flexibility Speed up the processor model implementation by increasing parallelism Tools: C++, SystemC, XML, Matlab, Visio, Latex

PROJETCS DURING MASTER STUDIES:

Real Time Half Duplex Digital Communication System: Implementation and testing of a wireless communication system between two computers with RtAudio real time application. Microphone-speaker set used to transmitter-receive signals over physical channel. o Tools: C++, IT++ library Multiple Antenna Systems: Five projects focusing on different aspects of MIMO systems, different receiver performances, interference cancellation techniques, MIMO-MA and MIMO-BC techniques. o Tools: Matlab Error Control Coding: Viterbi decoding algorithm implementation with soft and hard decisions and testing its BER performance. o Tools: Java, Latex Embedded Systems Design: Gained knowledge about embedded development with high real time constraints, working close to hardware by creating GCD uniprocessor and multiprocessor applications. o Tools: C, VHDL Traveling Sports

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