Hadeel Elayan

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory
Northeastern University

About Me

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

When Wireless Communication Meets Biophysics: Decoding the Nano-World using THz Signals

The emergence of plasmonic nanoantennas has paved the way towards electromagnetic (EM) communication between nanodevices, where the Terahertz (THz) frequency band is considered a key enabler. Interestingly, the energy scale of THz radiation, which is a non-ionization band, is within the range of interactions between molecules. Hence, my research area focuses on regulating molecular interactions, specifically protein folding, using EM waves. We are interested in building a theoretical framework that allows us to selectively control the receiving end of signal transduction processes, where the desired protein population is stimulated into a folding conformation due to the induced THz interaction.

• Research Interests:
  - Biological sensing in body-centric wireless applications.
  - Biological information theory.
  - Therapeutic applications of EM waves.
  - Molecular interfaces for intra-body applications.

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 successfuly defended my PhD thesis in September 2023.

• I have completed an internship at the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking (UN) Laboratory at Northeastern University under the supervision of Professor Josep Jornet.

• Introduced by Principle Nathalie Des Rosiers at the High Table Celebrating Muslim Women Leaders in Canada at Massey College.

• I have been selected as a Rising Star in EECE by the University of Texas at Austin!

• Participated in the 10th Round of the NMIN HQP Research Presentations Series, on 25 Aug. 2022, for which I have been awarded the NMIN Travel Award.

• Invited to participate in the "Mathematical Models in Biology: from Information Theory to Thermodynamics" workshop at the Banff International Research Station, from 7-12 Aug., 2022.

• I became a junior fellow at Massey College !

• Nominated for the TA Teaching Excellence Award, Feb. 2022 !.

• Became a member in the "Nanomedicine Innovation Network (NMIN) Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Program", Jan. 2022 !

• Featured on the "See it-Be it-Stem it" Website, June 2021 !

Selected Publications

• Paper titled "The Thermal Impact of THz Signaling in Protein Nanonetworks" has been accepted in the 10th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, June. 2023 !

• Paper titled "The Impact of Slow Fading on THz-Induced Protein Interactions" has been accepted in the IEEE International Conference in Communications (ICC), Feb. 2023 !

• Paper titled "Selectivity of Protein Interactions Stimulated by Terahertz Signals", has been published in the IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, July 2022 !

• Paper titled "Toward Establishing Molecular Interfaces Using Terahertz Radiation", has been accepted in the IEEE International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), April. 2022 !

• Paper titled "Terahertz Intra-body Propagation through LOS and NLOS links" has been accepted in the IEEE International Conference in Communications (ICC), Feb. 2022 !

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

• ECE1521 - Detection and Estimation
  Graduate Course
  University of Toronto
  Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021

• ECE286 - Probability and Statistics
  Undergraduate Course
  University of Toronto
  Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022