Hadeel Elayan

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory
Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
Northeastern University

About Me

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory at the Institute of Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, working under the supervision of Professor Josep Jornet. I am also the Co-Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Chapter, Toronto Section.

Advancing Nano-Bio Systems for Healthcare

My research spans terahertz communication, nano-bio interactions, and advanced sensing systems, with applications in wireless communications, bio-computing, and hybrid cyber-biological systems. Bridging theoretical modeling with experimental design using the TeraNova platform, I focus on creating systems that enable seamless interaction between biological and engineered components. My work aims to advance nano-communication and sensing by developing robust, intelligent interfaces that integrate biological processes with computational technologies.

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
  Advisors: Profs. Ravi Adve and Andrew Eckford

• M.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Khalifa University
  Advisor: Prof. Raed Shubair

News

• I have been selected as one of 10 Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications worldwide by N2WOMEN: Rising Stars in Networking & Communications, 2024 .

• I have been selected as one of MIT Technology Review's "Innovators Under 35: Middle East and North Africa (MENA)" for 2023.

• I have successfuly defended my PhD thesis in September 2023.

Recent Publications

• Paper titled "Anisotropic Wave Propagation in Intra-body Communication Systems Using Mathieu Beams" has been accepted in the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas & Propagation, in Ottawa, Canada (July 13-July 18, 2025)

• Paper titled "Near-Field Intra-body Optical Communication: Leveraging the Power of Bessel Beams" has been accepted in the 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, in Stockholm, Sweden (March 30-April 4, 2025)

• Paper titled "Mobile Terahertz Communication and Sensing Systems: A Future Look", has been published in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine , Nov. 2024 !

Academic Service

• Guest Editor for special issue on Interconnecting Molecular and Terahertz Communications for Future 6G/7G Networks, IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications, 2025.

• Serving as a TPC Co-Chair for the 11th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication in Milan, Italy, October 2024.

• Serving as a TPC member for IEEE CCNC (Las Vegas- Jan.2025), IEEE MILCOM (Washington, Oct. 2024), and IEEE GLOBECOM (Cape Town, Dec. 2024).