Prof. Abdul-Rahman Ahmed is an Associate Professor of Telecommunication Engineering at KNUST, Ghana, with over 15 years of experience in Academic research covering digital infrastructure, AI applications, wireless systems, and ICT policy strategy. He has led research on AI-driven models for UAV security, blockchain-based IIoT systems, and RF technologies, with over 30 peer-reviewed publications and 350+ citations.

He has provided technical advisory to then Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, MESTI ( on digital innovation), and the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization (review of Ghana’s National Space Policy). He also served as a technical expert on STEM policy and higher education frameworks for Ministry of Education and its agencies (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), National Teaching Council (NTC), and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)).

At KNUST, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2020–2023), Vice Dean, and currently Head of Telecommunication Engineering Department, contributing to institutional strategy and research leadership. He has also fostered international collaborations with Google, Intel, Arm Ltd., and Rohde & Schwarz, strengthening Africa’s digital innovation ecosystem.

Education

• September, 2010 ~December 2014

      Chungnam National University, Daejeon-South Korea

PhD in Radio Science and Engineering

• September, 2003~January 2005

The University of Hull,  Hull, United Kingdom

MSc. Radio Systems Engineering

•  September, 1998~June 2002

Kwame Nkrumah University  Of Sience and Technology   Kumasi, Ghana

      BSc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering 

Work and Related Experiences 

Dec. 2005 to date:   

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana

Associate Professor, Department of Telecommunication Engineering

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• Dean, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aug. 2020-Oct. 2023
• Vice Dean, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Nov. 2023-October 2024
• Head, Department of Telecommunication Engineering, 2024-Present
• Chairman, Accelerated Masters Implementation Committee, Feb. 2023
• Member 2^nd Junior Members Disciplinary Committee Aug. 2022-Present
• Board Member , Centre for E-learning May 2021-Present
• Member, College of Engineering Endowment Fund Committee, Sept. 2022
• Member, Policy Champion, Nov. 2020
• Chairman, University Risk Register Implementation Committee, Jan. 2020-Dec. 2021
• Chairman, University Risk Policy Dev’t Committee, Nov. 2020
• Initiator, MoU Between KNUST and Rohde and Schwarz
• Initiator, MoU Between KNUST and Arm Ltd
• Initiator, MoU Between KNUST and University of Applied Science, Offenburg
• Acting Provost, (Occasioned by travel of the Provost)
• Reviewer, KNUST Research Fund
• Council Member, Governing Council of Atebubu College of Education, Sept 2022 to date
• Chairman, Search Committee, Atebubu College of Education, Feb. 2023
• Technical Expert-NaCCA, STEM Curriculum Development for SHS, June 2022
• Reviewer, Secondary Education Curriculum, July 2022
• Technical Expert, STEM Policy Development Committee, July 2022
• Policy Reviewer, National Teaching Council (Teaching Standards, NTECF, Assessment Policy, Oct. 2023
• External Examiner, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Mines and Energy, Oct. 2021
• External Assessor, Koforidua Technical University, Feb. 2021
• Assessment of Promotion, Kumasi Technical University, Jan. 2022
• Board Member, Management Board, National Mosque of Ghana Foundation, Jan 2021 to date
• Moderator for Examination Questions, National Board for Professional and Technical Examinations (NABTEX), 2017-present.

• Member, National Committee for the Establishment of National HPC Centre, June 2019 
• Panel Member, GhIE Electrical/Electronic Engineering Professional Examination, 2019 
• External Examiner, Ashesi University, May 2019 
• Reviewer (on behalf of KNUST), Ghana Space Policy June 2019 
• Department/Program Moderator for BSc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Akim State University College, 1^st August 2016 – 31^st July 2018 
• Department/Program Moderator for BE. Electronics & Communication Engineering, All-Nations University College, 1^st August 2016 – 31^st July 2018
• Department/Program Moderator for BSc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, KAAF University College, 1^st August 2018 – 31^st July 2020 

Financial/Material Resource Mobilization

 One Million Canadian Dollars (CAD 1 Million) Responsible Artificial Intelligence Lab, Funded by IDRC and GIZ, 2020

1. Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euro (Euro 750,000) DIPPER Project, Funded by BMBF and DAAD
2. Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (USD 25,000) ML/MP Grant by Google
3. Twenty Thousand Dollars (USD 20,000) Advance AI and Machine Learning Research Project funded by Google
4. One Million Euros RF &Microwave Lab Project funded by Rohde & Schwarz, Germany

Participation in the Activities of International Conference and Workshops

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Reviewer, International Conference On Innovation And Intelligence For Informatics, Computing, And Technologies, 3ICT 2023, November 20-21, 2023, (Virtual Conference).

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE UKSIM-AMSS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, UKSIM 2022, Cambridge, UK: 13^TH – 15^TH April 2022.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Reviewer, 5^th International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry, DATA 24, 23-24 Oct. 2024 (Hybrid Conference)

Reviewer, Heliyon (Elsevier Journal), 2024

Reviewer, International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems

Reviewer, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing (Springer Nature)

Reviewer, International Journal of Simulations-Systems, Science and Technology, Volume 22 (IJSSST v22), U.K. 2022

Reviewer, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Wiley Publishing 2020-21

Panel Member, Scaling Up University-Enabled Innovation for a Thriving Rwanda and Africa, Kigali, 6^th-10^th November 2023.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, Third International Symposium on Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, ISTA 2020, October 14-17, 2020, Chennai, India. 

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE UKSIM-AMSS 19^TH International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, UKSIM 2017, Cambridge, UK: 5^TH – 7^TH April 2017.

Associate Editor, International Journal of Simulations-Systems, Science and Technology, Volume 19 (IJSSST v19), U.K. 2019 

Reviewer, The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) Electronic Letters, UK, 

Reviewer, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technology, Cambridge Publishing 

Reviewer, International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks, China 

Reviewer, International Journal of Simulations-Systems, Science and Technology, Volume 19 (IJSSST v19), U.K. 2018

Reviewer, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Wiley Publishing 2019 

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member: The 9th Eurosim Congress on Modeling and Simulation, (EUROSIM 2016), Olu, Finland.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member: IEEE 7th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modeling and Simulations (ISMS 2016), Bangkok, Thailand.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member: The IEEE 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulations (AIMS 2015), Kota, Malaysia

Associate Editor: International Journal of Simulations-Systems, Science  and Technology, IJSSST, Vol. 17

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE UKSim-AMSS 18th International Conference on Modeling and Simulations, UKSIM 2016, Cambridge, UK.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, First International Conference on Micro & Nano Technologies, Modeling & Simulations, (MNTMSIM 2016) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Technical Program Commitee (TPC) Member, 2nd International Conference on Systems, Informatics, Modeling and Simulations, (SIMS 2016), Riga, Latvia.

Reviewer: International Journal of Simulations-Systems, Science and Technology, IJSSST, Vol. 17

Reviewer: 5th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet 2016), Shanghai, China.

Technical Expert: WHO Country Directorate Round Table Discussion on eHealth, Accra-Ghana, August 2009.

Participant: ITU Africa Region Preparatory Meeting, WTSA 2008, Accra Ghana, May 2008