Safety-Critical Embedded Systems

Mukhtiar Ahmad

Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering

NTN Communication high altitude platform stations URLLC remote sensing Terrestrial Cellular Networks edge computing distributed systems ISAC Resilient PNT digital twins Applied AI Safety-Critical Embedded Systems

Mukhtiar Ahmad is a Research Scientist in the Communication Theory Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. His research covers cellular networks and remote sensing over terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, with a focus on Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC), integrated sensing and communication, and HAPS-enabled remote sensing. Education and Early Career Mukhtiar Ahmad received the M.Sc. and M.Phil. degrees in Electronics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Lahore