Dr. Emmanuel Ampoma Affum holds a PhD in Information and Communication Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, with a specialization in Array Signal Processing. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Telecommunication Engineering at KNUST. Dr. Affum is a committed, highly skilled, motivated, hardworking, and technically competent professional with a passion for knowledge acquisition and dissemination in the field of Communication Engineering, especially in Signal Processing, Large Antenna Systems, Channel Modelling, Statistical Theory of Communications, Network Performance Optimization, and Artificial Intelligence. His long-term goal is to help improve lives by solving problems using the knowledge acquired in these fields. Dr. Affum is an effective communicator at all levels and a team player in dealing with technical and non-technical issues, with proven organizational, managerial, and people skills.

In terms of research, Dr. Affum's expertise lies in advanced wireless communications and signal processing, with particular emphasis on array signal processing, channel modeling, and performance analysis for 5G and beyond. His work encompasses Massive MIMO technologies, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), cooperative relay communications, intelligent reflecting surfaces, stochastic geometry-based network modeling, antenna design, millimeter-wave communications, and IoT applications. He addresses critical challenges in spectral efficiency, interference management, system impairments, and network scalability, with a recent focus on realistic system impairments in large-scale MIMO transmitters and wireless-powered communication networks. Dr. Emmanuel Ampoma Affum is the researcher who proposed a spatial correlation model for antenna arrays that uses the maximum power of arrival (or maximum power of offset distribution) concept to derive spatial correlation expressions for large-scale antenna topologies under different angular power distributions.

He has authored or co-authored many peer-reviewed publications in prestigious IEEE and IET journals, including IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Access, IET Communications, and Annals of Telecommunications. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple journals, including the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology. Dr. Affum maintains an active research profile through Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Springer Nature. Through his leadership in postgraduate supervision and research mentorship, he continues to significantly advance telecommunications education and research in Ghana and beyond.

In his teaching role, Dr. Affum delivers and coordinates core undergraduate and postgraduate courses in digital communications, signal detection and estimation, wireless and mobile network architecture, and telecommunications engineering. He is actively involved in curriculum development and quality assurance, ensuring alignment with industry trends and international standards through a philosophy that emphasizes strong theoretical foundations, analytical problem-solving, and applied research skills. Dr. Affum has over twenty years of teaching experience. He has lectured at many institutions in Ghana, including Koforidua Technical University, All Nations University, and Regent University.

Dr. Affum offers consultancy services to many institutions, organizations, and companies, including Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the Ghana Education Service (GES), the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, and many more.