Sharif Sheikh

Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Institution: University of Manchester, United Kingdom - 1996

M.Sc. - Communication Engineering and Digital Electronics
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom - 1992

Fuel Adulteration Detection using Open-Ended Coaxial Line and Circular Waveguide Techniques 2025 - Journal

Effective Design of a Sixth-Order Circularly Polarized OAM Mode Ring Patch Antenna 2025 - Conference

A Novel High-Gain Ultra-Wideband Antenna for W-band Applications 2025 - Conference

AI-Based PV Panels Inspection using an Advanced YOLO Algorithm 2024 - Conference

Design of a Compact Combined OAM Modes Uniform Circular Antenna Array 2024 - Conference

Biomass-derived Carbon Materials: Applications, Innovations, and Future Directions 2024 - Journal (Review)

Efficient Design of Super-Directive Antenna Array using Schelkunoff Method and Genetic Algorithm 2024 - Journal

Electronically Switchable Frequency and Pattern Reconfigurable Segmented Patch Antenna for Internet of Vehicles 2024 - Journal

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Dallas [2026–Present]

Lecturer
East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas [2025–2026]

Visiting Associate Professor
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston [2021–2022]

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
K.F. University Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia [2023–2024]
[1998 - 2021]

Professional Biography:
Before joining UT Dallas, Dr Sheikh undertook postdoctoral research at Southern Methodist University and Arizona State University and held engineering positions in industry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Bangladesh. His academic research and industry collaborations have resulted in more than 10 U.S. patents, 112 journal articles and refereed conference papers, and 30 completed funded research projects. Dr. Sheikh has received multiple university awards recognizing excellence in teaching, academic advising, and the use of instructional technology. Throughout his academic career, he has supervised, co-supervised, or examined 28 graduate theses in electrical engineering and mentored 20 undergraduate capstone projects.

Patents:

• March, 2026, Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber based edible oil sensor, US Patent 12,591,090B2
• September 2025: Ultra high frequency antenna with variable frequency range, US Patent #US12412989B1.
• August 2025: Satellite antenna with metal foil etched film layer. US Patent #US12394910B1.
• May 2025: Dual Polarized UHF Band CubeSat Antenna, US Patent #US12308519B2.
• May 2025: Ten Element Single-band MIMO Antenna for 5G Smartphones, US Patent #US20250167429.
• January 2025: Shared Aperture Antenna for Medical Devices, US Patent #US20250038416.
• November 2024: Shared Aperture Folded Dipole Antenna, US Patent #US12155135B2.

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, formerly IEE)

Fellow

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Senior Member