Chan Hwang See
chan hwang see

Prof Chan Hwang See BEng(Hons) PhD CEng FIET SMIEEE FHEA

Professor

Biography

Chan H. See received a first class B.Eng. Honours degree in Electronic, Telecommunication and Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Bradford, UK. Currently, He is a Professor in School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, UK. Previously, he was head of Electrical Engineering & Mathematics within the School of Engineering and the Built Environment from 2019 to 2022. His teaching covers embedded systems, instrumentation Systems, Communication Electronics, Mobile and microwave communications, and Wireless Sensors and IoT.
His research interests cover Internet of Things (IoTs), wireless sensor network system design, acoustic/microwave sensors, antennas, microwave wireless power transfer, computational electromagnetics, and microwave circuits. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. He is a co-author for one book and five book chapters. He was named in the recent 2022, 2023 and 2024 edition of the Stanford University list of World Top 2% Scientists.
Since 2023, he has served as the UK representative for Commission K: Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine within International Union of Radio Science (URSI). Dr. See was awarded a IEEE Malaysia AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter- Best Paper Award in 2020. He was also a recipient of two Young Scientist Awards from the International Union of Radio Science (URSI, US) and Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC, Japan) in 2008 and 2010, respectively. He was awarded a certificate of excellence for his successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Yorkshire Water on the design and implementation of a wireless sensor system for sewerage infrastructure monitoring in 2009. Dr. See is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). He is also a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a full member of the EPSRC Review College, an Associate Editor for IEEE Access and an Editor for Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Scientific Reports, Peerj Computer Science and Wireless Power Transfer journals. According to Web of Science, he has completed over 500 verified reviews and over 300 verified editor records.

Selected publications as follows:
1. F. Paul et al. "RF-sputtered Al-doped ZnO-based transparent electrochemical capacitors developed as a structural energy storage to replace double-glazed window for a smart building." Applied Physics Letters 126.13, 2025, doi: 10.1063/5.0255229
2.A.Zirdour, M. Ayad, M. Alibakhshikenari, C.H. See et al. “Wideband Endfire Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Terminals,” in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 39926-39935, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3375811
3. M. H. Jwair et al., "Intelligent Metasurface Layer for Direct Antenna Amplitude Modulation Scheme," in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 77506-77517, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3297264.
4. M.Alibakhshikenari et al., “Dual-Polarized Highly Folded Bowtie Antenna with Slotted Self-Grounded Structure for Sub-6 GHz 5G Applications,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagations, vol.70, no. 4, pp.3028-3033, April 2022. doi: 10.1109/TAP.2021.3118784.
5.M.Alibakhshikenari et al., “Singular Integral Formulations for Electrodynamic Analysis of Metamaterial-Inspired Antenna Array,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol.20, no.2, pp.179-183, 2021
6. M.Alibakhshikenari et al., “Optimum Power Transfer in RF Front End Systems Using Adaptive Impedance Matching Technique,” Scientific Reports, vol.11, Article no. 11825, June 2021.
7. C.H. See et al., “An Acoustic Sensor for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Screen Condition Monitoring in a Drainage Infrastructure”, Sensors 2021, 21(2), 404, https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020404
8.I.M. Danjuma et al., “Design and Optimization of a Slotted Monopole Antenna for Ultra-wide Band Body Centric Imaging Applications”, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol.4, no.2, pp. 140-147, June 2020.
9.N.Soin, P.Zhao, A. Kumar, L.Shi et. al ,“Expanding the portfolio of tribo-positive materials: aniline formaldehyde condensates for high charge density triboelectric nanogenerators,” Nano Energy, vol.67, pp.1-13, Jan. 2020.
10.C.Zebiri et al., “Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications with Non-Uniform Defected Ground Plane and Offset Aperture-Coupled Cylindrical Dielectric Resonators,” IEEE Access, vol.7, no. 1, pp.166776-166787, Dec. 2019
11.C.H. See et al., “Design of Mobile Band Subsurface Antenna for Drainage Infrastructure Monitoring”, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol.13, no. 13, pp.2380-2385, Nov. 2019
12. A. Bati et al., “Dynamic Response Analysis of a Class E2 Converter for Low Power Inductive Links,” IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, vol.13, no.3, pp.399-405, May 2019
13.C.H.See et al., “Link Budget Maximization for a Mobile-Band Subsurface Wireless Sensor in Challenging Water Utility Environments”, IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, vol.65, no.1, pp.616-625, Jan.2018, DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2719602
14. A.F. Mirza, C.H. See, et al., “ An Active Microwave System for Near Field Imaging,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.17, no.9, pp.2749-2758, May 2017
15. C.H.See et al., “Calibration Model for Detection of Potential Demodulating Behaviour in Biological Media Exposed to RF Energy,” IET Science, Measurement and Techniques ,vol.11, no.7, pp.900-906, October 2017
16.H. Plihal et al., “A novel method for rapid inspection of sewer networks: Combining acoustic and Optical means,” Urban Water Journal, vol.13, no.1, pp.3-14, January 2016.
17.F. Zhu et al., “Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna with Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.62, no.5, pp.2240-2249, May 2014.
18. A. Abu-Almal et al., “Statistical Analysis of Refractivity Gradient and βo Parameter in the Gulf region, IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.61, no.12, pp.6250-6254, Dec. 2013.
19.F. Zhu et al., “Multiple Band-Notched UWB Antenna with Band-Rejected Elements Integrated in the Feed Line,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation , vol.61, no.8, pp.3952-3960, August 2013
20. C.H. See et al. ,“A Low-Profile Ultra-Wideband Modified Planar Inverted-F Antenna,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.61, no. 1, pp.100-108, Jan. 2013.
21. A.G.Alhaddad et al., “Folded Loop Balanced Coplanar Antenna for WLAN Applications,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.60, no.10, pp. 4916-4920, Oct. 2012.
22. F. Zhu et al., “Miniaturized Tapered Slot Antenna with Signal Rejection in 5-6 GHz Band Using a Balun,” IEEE Antenna Wireless Propagation Letters, vol.11, pp.507-510, May 2012.
23.C.H. See et al., “The Design of a Resistively Loaded Bowtie Antenna for Applications in Breast Cancer Detection Systems,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.60, no.5, pp.2526-2530, May 2012.
24.C.H. See et al. ,“A Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for Gully Pot Monitoring in Urban Catchments”, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.12, no. 5, pp.1545-1553, May 2012.
25.C.H. See et al., “Wideband Printed MIMO/Diversity Monopole Antenna for WiFi/WiMAX Applications,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol.60, no.4, pp.2028-2035, April 2012
26.C.H.See et al., “A Broadband Dual Planar Inverted F-Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX and Lower-band UWB Wireless Applications”, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol.5, no.6, pp.644-650, 2011.
27.C.H.See et al., “A Planar Inverted F-L Antenna (PIFLA) with a Rectangular Feeding Plate for Lower-band UWB Applications”, IEEE Antenna Wireless Propagation Letters, vol.9, pp.149-151,2010.
28.C.H.See et al., “A Crescent-shaped Multiband Planar Monopole Antenna for Mobile Wireless Applications”, IEEE Antenna Wireless Propagation Letters, vol.9, pp.152-155, 2010.
29.R. A. Abd-Alhameed et al., "A Wire-Grid Adaptive Meshing Program for Microstrip Patch Antenna Designs Using a Genetic Algorithm", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol.51, no.1, pp. 147-151, Feb 2009
30.C.H. See et al., “Dual-Frequency Planar Inverted F-L-Antenna (PIFLA) for WLAN and Short Range Communication Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol.56, No.10, pp.3318-3320, Oct. 2008
31.C.H. See et al., “Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite Difference Time Domain Scheme”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol.55, no.9, pp.1986-1994, Sept. 2007.

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • “Communications” Topical Advisory Panel Member of MDPI Sensors Journal,
  • MDPI Sensors Journal, Conference Board Committee Member

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Technical Programme Commitee: 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference
  • Technical Programme Committee Member for SCOReD 2021 Conference in Malaysia
  • Technical Programme Committee for 2nd International Multi-disciplinary Conference-Integrated Sciences and Technologies,2021
  • Technical reviewer member for European Conference on Antenna and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 to 2022
  • Technical reviewer member for the Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2012
  • Technical reviewer member for International Workshop on Energy Efficient and Reconfigurable Transceiver, 2010 to 2017
  • Technical reviewer member for the Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2008

 

Editorial Activity

  • Editorial Board Member for Sensors Journal
  • Guest Editor for Special Issue “Innovative Sensors and IoT for AI-Enabled Smart Healthcare”, MDPI Sensors,
  • Guest Editor, Special Issue “Antenna Design for Future Transceivers”, Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
  • Associate Editor for Nature Scientific Reports
  • Associate editor for Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation Journal
  • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
  • Academic Editor for PLOS One Journal
  • Guest Editor (Lead) for Special Issue in MDPI Future Internet Journal- "6G Wireless Communication Systems: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges II"
  • Academic Editor for Wireless Power Transfer (Hindawi) Journal
  • MDPI Antenna Topic Board Editor
  • Guest Editor for Special Issue in MDPI Sensors Journal- "AI-Enabled Low Power Implantable and Wearable Medical Devices"
  • Guest Editor (Lead) for Special Issue in MDPI Future Internet Journal- "6G Wireless Communication Systems: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges"
  • Editor for PeerJ Computer Science Journal
  • Guest Editor for Special Issue “RF/Microwave Circuits for 5G and Beyond”, Electronics, MDPI,
  • MDPI Electronics Journal Topic Editor
  • Guest Editor (Lead) for Special Issue in MDPI Electronics Journal- "Design and Theoretical Study of New Antennas"
  • Guest Editor for International Journal of Antennas and Propagation- Special Issue "Antennas for Emerging 5G Systems”
  • Associate Editor for IEEE Access Journal

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Certificate of Excellence for a International conference paper
  • IEEE AP/MTT/EMC Malaysia Joint Chapter: Best Paper Award 2020
  • Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • Jenkinson Research Awards Winner
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • International Young Scientist Award
  • URSI International Young Scientist Award
  • KTP Certificate of Excellence

 

Grant Reviewer

  • EPSRC Full College membership
  • Dutch Research Council (NWO) Proposal
  • EPSRC Associate College Membership
  • EPSRC (Call: Properity Partnerships: EPSRC, Business & University) Proposal
  • EPSRC (Call: Software for the future) Proposal
  • EPSRC Standard Proposal

 

Invited Speaker

  • MiNT-SRC International Seminar Series 4 in Malaysia: Design of Sensors and Antennas in Challenging Water Utility Environments

 

Media Activity

  • Top Cited Article in Radio Science Journal
  • Shortlisted for Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023: Innovation of the Year
  • Scientific Comments on a published article (electricity generator backpack) in newscientist.com

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), US
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) from Engineering Council, UK

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • Title: Spatially Optimum, Bandwidth- and Energy-Efficient Antenna Array Topologies for Future Wireless Networks, PhD, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Title: Wearable Devices for Supporting Frail Individuals to Live Independently, PhD, Queen Margaret University, UK
  • Respiratory Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensors, MRES, University of Chester, UK
  • Design and implementation of a wheelchair ergometer for interactive, entertaining rehabilitation and data capture, MRES, University of Hull, UK
  • Efficient Surrogate Model-Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Electromagnetic Design Automation with Applications, PhD, Wrexham Glyndwr University and University of Chester
  • Novel Multi-Polarised Mobile communication Antennas Using Classical and Efficient Design Automation Approaches, PhD, Wrexham Glyndwr University, UK

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Research Fellow in School of Engineering, University of Bolton
  • Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, UK

 

Date


328 results

RF-sputtered Al-doped ZnO-based transparent electrochemical capacitors developed as a structural energy storage to replace double-glazed window for a smart building

Journal Article
Paul, F., Narayanan, V. K., Gopidas, S. S., Markapudi, P. R., See, C. H., Jose, G., Potty, S. N., & Manjakkal, L. (2025)
RF-sputtered Al-doped ZnO-based transparent electrochemical capacitors developed as a structural energy storage to replace double-glazed window for a smart building. Applied Physics Letters, 126(13), Article 133901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255229
Structural energy storage combines energy storage with structural strength, reducing weight, saving space, and improving efficiency. Among various types, transparent structura...

Nanocellulose Extraction from Biomass Waste: Unlocking Sustainable Pathways for Biomedical Applications

Journal Article
Ghamari, M., Suvish, Hwang See, C., Yu, H., Anitha, T., Balamurugan, V. T., Velusamy, S., Hughes, D., & Sundaram, S. (online)
Nanocellulose Extraction from Biomass Waste: Unlocking Sustainable Pathways for Biomedical Applications. The Chemical Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202400249
The escalating global waste crisis necessitates innovative solutions. This study investigates the sustainable production of nanocellulose from biomass waste and its biomedical...

Antenna Design and Optimization for 5G, 6G, and IoT

Journal Article
Jahanbakhsh Basherlou, H., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., & See, C. H. (2025)
Antenna Design and Optimization for 5G, 6G, and IoT. Sensors, 25(5), Article 1494. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25051494

A PIFA Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Isolation for 5G Smartphone Applications

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basherlou, H. J., Odiamenhi, M., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., Manjakkal, L., & See, C. H. (2025, March)
A PIFA Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Isolation for 5G Smartphone Applications. Presented at URSI UK Symposium 2025, Durham University
This research presents a new antenna array system with enhanced impedance bandwidth and reduced mutual coupling designed for sub-6 GHz smartphone applications. The antenna res...

Compact Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Rectenna for SWIPT in Low-Power IoT and WSNs

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Odiamenhi, M., Basherlou, H. J., See, C. H., O. Parchin, N., Yu, H., & Goh, K. (2025, March)
Compact Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Rectenna for SWIPT in Low-Power IoT and WSNs. Presented at URSI UK Symposium 2025, Durham University, UK
Energy-constrained Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) require sustainable power solutions to minimise battery maintenance and ensure continuous opera...

3rd Order Coupled-Resonator Bandpass Filter Assisted by Groove Gap-Waveguide Technology for 26-GHz Radio Link Diplexter

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Parand, P., Zidour, A., Virdee, B. S., Longhi, P., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2024, December)
3rd Order Coupled-Resonator Bandpass Filter Assisted by Groove Gap-Waveguide Technology for 26-GHz Radio Link Diplexter. Presented at 2024 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), Langkawi, Malaysia
This paper investigates the design of a bandpassfilter (BPF) intended for 26-GHz radio-link diplexer using Groove-Gap-Waveguide (GGW) technology. Its unit-cells consist of a r...

A Dual-Polarized and Broadband Multiple-Antenna System for 5G Cellular Communications

Journal Article
Jahanbakhsh Basherlou, H., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., & See, C. H. (2025)
A Dual-Polarized and Broadband Multiple-Antenna System for 5G Cellular Communications. Sensors, 25(4), Article 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25041032
This study presents a new multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array system designed for sub-6 GHz fifth generation (5G) cellular applications. The design features ei...

Dementia Friendly Buildings—Approach on Architectures

Journal Article
Ghamari, M., Suvish, Dehkordi, A. A., See, C. H., Sami, A., Yu, H., & Sundaram, S. (2025)
Dementia Friendly Buildings—Approach on Architectures. Buildings, 15(3), Article 385. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030385
Dementia’s escalating incidence, coupled with its economic burden, highlights the need for architectural designs and forms that benefit people living with dementia. This resea...

Orbital angular momentum with the approach of using in sub-6GHz 5G mobile communications for wireless applications

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khorasani, S. A., Zakeri, H., Moradi, G., Alibakhshikenari, M., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2024, June)
Orbital angular momentum with the approach of using in sub-6GHz 5G mobile communications for wireless applications. Presented at 6th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Budapest, Hungary
This paper discusses the effect of the orbital angular momentum on the fifth generation of mobile communication. A new generation of mobile requires advanced antenna systems c...

Wideband Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Applications

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zidour, A., Alibakhshikenari, M., Ayad, M., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2024, June)
Wideband Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Applications. Presented at 6th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Budapest, Hungary
In this paper, a wideband hybrid dielectric resonator antenna (HDRA) array design is presented for fifth-generation (5G) millimeter wave (mmWave) applications. The hybrid ante...

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • KTP: Wireless sensors for detecting obstructive sleep apnoea, £170,000, 2018-2020, Co-I, Passion For Life Healthcare (UK) Limited, University of Bolton
  • Feasibility Study of using Zigbee based Wireless sensor network for Agriculture Application, £5000, 2017, PI, University of Bolton and Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Nigeria
  • KTP: Development of smart fire protection products capable of sensing and reporting their local environment wirelessly, £93,988, 2016-2017, Co-I, TBA Textiles Limited, University of Bolton
  • Industrial Research Project: UHF balanced antenna design for a wireless transceiver, £20,000, 2014-2015, PI, WIMAC Ltd
  • TSB Innovative Voucher: Feasibility Study for Sediment Sensors in Storm Water Sediment Interceptor Systems, £5000, 2014, Co-I, Hydro international Ltd,
  • Industrial Contract: "EPA US Demonstration Project- Portable Acoustic Sensor", £30,000, 2013, Co-I, University of Bradford
  • Industrial contract: “Sewerbatt System Demonstration Project”, £30,000, 2012, Co-I, University of Bradford
  • Industry funded Research Project: UHF and mobile antennas designs for a wireless lighting system, £30,000, 2012-2014, PI, WIMAC Ltd
  • Innovative voucher Yorkshire Forward: Feasibility Study of Charging Methods for the B&W Scooter, £5,000, 2010, Co-I, University of Bradford
  • Travel Grant: International Young Scientist Award: Japan Toyama, 2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference, £3,000, Oct. 2010, PI, University of Bradford
  • Industry funded research contract: Antenna Designs for Subsurface Underground Communication Systems, £30,000, 2010-2011, PI, IETG Ltd.
  • URSI Young Scientist Award:Travel grant, USA Chicago URSI General Assembly, £3,000, Aug.2008, PI, URSI (Union of Radio Science)
  • Industrial Contract: Underground embedded antenna for sewer monitoring system, £5000, 2006, Co-I, University of Bradford
  • Industrial Contract: Feasible study of using wireless sensor technology for sewerage system monitoring, £27,200, 2005-2006, Co-I, University of Bradford

Current Post Grad projects

Previous Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • Sensor design and implementation for underground applications. PhD
  • MIMO antenna design using Metamaterial, PhD
  • Dielectric antenna design for wireless communication applications, PhD
  • Harmonic rejection antenna design using GA, PhD
  • investigation, design and implementation of frequency tuneable antennas for mobile handset and UWB applications, PhD
  • Analysis and solutions for RFID tag and RFID reader deployment in wireless communications applications, PhD
  • UWB Antenna design for breast cancer detection, PhD
  • Design of small compact wideband and ultra-wideband antennas for wireless communications applications, PhD
  • Modelling the non-uniform current distribution on wire antennas, PhD
  • Antenna array design using genetic algorithms for mobile base stations, PhD
  • Design, model and implementations of EBG and defected ground planes, PhD
  • Design and modelling of dielectric resonator Antennas for mobile handsets, MPhil
  • Quadrifilar antennas for satellite mobile personal handset, PhD
  • Design and modelling of Sub-surface Radar for detection of breast cancer, MPhil