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Asif Alam

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Asif Alam
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Alam in 2025
BornJanuary 12, 2005
🏡 ResidenceMiami, Florida, United States
🏫 EducationFlorida International University
💼 Occupation
Known forRF Frequency Scaling, millimetre-wave systems
🏅 AwardsGold Medal, 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (2025)
🌐 Websiteasifalam.net

Asif Alam is an electrical engineering researcher[1] affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida.[2][3] His research concerns radio-frequency (RF), millimetre-wave and terahertz systems, substrate-integrated waveguide technologies, RF interconnects and RF frequency scaling.[4][5]

Alam is known for proposing Moore's Law for RF, an empirical scaling framework for RF technology co-authored with Muhmmad Shah Alam and published in IEEE Microwave Magazine.[6][7] He holds two granted US patents[8] and in 2025 received a Gold Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva for millimetre-wave waveguide transition technology.[9] He is editor-in-chief of the FIU Engineering Review, Florida International University's first engineering research journal.[10]

Education and affiliation

Alam is affiliated with Florida International University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Miami, Florida.[2] Scholarly databases and author profiles list his work across electrical engineering, RF frequency scaling, substrate-integrated waveguide technologies, millimetre-wave antennas and RF interconnects.[5][11][12][13][14]

Research

Moore's Law for RF

In 2025, Alam and Muhmmad Shah Alam proposed RF Frequency Scaling, an empirical observation concerning the historical growth of the record maximum oscillation frequency (fmax) of RF transistors.[15] Their article, "KHz to THz: Unified Trends in RF Frequency Scaling", was published in IEEE Access in 2026.[2] The study analysed reported RF transistor results from 1985 to 2025 and described an exponential performance frontier in which record fmax values increased by approximately 1.6 times per decade.[16]

In 2026, Alam and Muhmmad Shah Alam published "Is There a Moore's Law for RF? From Spark Gaps to the Edge of Terahertz" in the Educator's Corner section of IEEE Microwave Magazine.[6] The Clarion Post described the framework as a potential shared benchmark for the wireless industry as it prepares for the 6G era, noting the analysis spans from kilohertz to terahertz frequencies.[7] In a 2026 interview, Alam described the framework as intended to give the RF engineering field the kind of roadmap that Moore's Law provided to semiconductor manufacturing.[1]

Artificial intelligence scaling laws

In 2026, Alam published a preprint on SSRN proposing mechanistic scaling laws for artificial intelligence, extending the same scaling-law methodology behind Moore's Law for RF to frontier AI training compute, infrastructure, and growth ceilings.[17] The Clarion Post noted that the work applies the same empirical and data-driven approach used in RF Frequency Scaling to the question of how AI systems scale with compute.[17]

Millimeter Wave and antenna systems

Alam's research has also focused on substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW), air-filled substrate-integrated waveguide (AFSIW), antenna systems and RF interconnects.[18][5]

His 2024 IEEE Access article "A Critical Review of Interconnect Options for SIW Technologies" reviewed existing interconnect approaches for SIW-based systems.[19][20] His 2023 IEEE Access article "A Wideband Transition Design Technique From RWG to SIW Technologies" introduced the waveguide-to-AFSIW interconnect methodology later recognised with a Gold Medal in Geneva.[21][22]

Alam has also co-authored conference papers on millimetre-wave AFSIW antenna systems, including work presented at IEEE VTC Fall 2024 in Washington, DC,[23][24] at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology in Boston,[1] and at the 2025 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems in Waco, Texas.[25][26]

Research impact

Alam's 2024 IEEE Access review article on SIW interconnect options has been cited in subsequent research on AI-powered inverse design of Ku-band SIW resonant structures[27] and on 5G-Advanced and beyond millimetre-wave filters using hybrid SIW-SSPP and metastructure approaches.[28]

Patents

Alam is listed as a co-inventor, with Muhmmad Shah Alam and Khalid Almuhanna, on two granted US patents.[8]

US patent 12,166,262, "Apparatus, methods and design system for wide-band millimeter wave RWG to air-filled SIW transition", was granted in December 2024.[29][30] US patent 12,278,414, "Millimeter wave connection device for rectangular/substrate integrated waveguides", was granted in April 2025.[31][32]

The technology underlying the first patent was among the inventions recognised at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.[1]

Geneva Gold Medal

In April 2025, the team's millimetre-wave waveguide transition technology received a Gold Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland, which drew more than 1,000 inventions from over 40 countries.[1][9] The award was covered by Arab News,[9] the Saudi Press Agency,[3][33] the Saudi Ministry of Education,[34] and the Imam University Press.[35] In January 2026, Hindustan reported on Alam's contribution to the 6G wireless communication transmission-line technology that received the award.[36]

Media coverage

In June 2026, The Clarion Post published a full interview with Alam covering the Moore's Law for RF framework, the transition to millimetre-wave and sub-THz frequencies, 6G hardware bottlenecks, flexible antenna arrays, and the Geneva Gold Medal.[1] A companion feature described the RF Frequency Scaling framework as a potential industry benchmark for wireless engineering, noting its grounding in empirical data spanning kilohertz to terahertz.[7] A third Clarion Post article covered Alam's subsequent preprint on AI scaling laws, describing his application of the same empirical framework to artificial intelligence compute growth.[17]

Editorial and leadership roles

Alam is editor-in-chief of the FIU Engineering Review, an engineering research publication hosted by Florida International University.[10] In 2025, he authored the journal's launch editorial, "Introducing the FIU Engineering Review".[37]

He is founder and president of the Engineering Research Society (ERS) at FIU, an organisation that runs research programming, workshops, and FIU's first interdisciplinary hackathon.[38]

Selected publications

  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah. "Is There a Moore's Law for RF? From Spark Gaps to the Edge of Terahertz". IEEE Microwave Magazine, Educator's Corner. 2026. doi:10.1109/MMM.2026.3681053.[6]
  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah. "KHz to THz: Unified Trends in RF Frequency Scaling". IEEE Access. 14: 751-762. 2026. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3646610.[2]
  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid; Shamim, Atif. "A Critical Review of Interconnect Options for SIW Technologies". IEEE Access. 12: 122902-122917. 2024. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3450111.[19]
  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid; Zhang, Haoran; Shamim, Atif; Shamsan, Zaid Ahmed. "A Wideband Transition Design Technique From RWG to SIW Technologies". IEEE Access. 11: 109539-109552. 2023. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3321319.[21]
  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid. "A Tilted Beam Circularly Polarized Air Filled SIW Multi-Beam Antenna Array". IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems. 2025. doi:10.1109/WMCS63512.2025.11104923.[25]
  • Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid. "A Millimeter Wave Air Filled SIW Horn Antenna with Tilted Beam". IEEE VTC Fall 2024. 2024. doi:10.1109/VTC2024-Fall63153.2024.10757884.[23]

See Also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Asif Alam on Moore's Law for RF, 6G Hardware, and the Future of Wireless Engineering". The Clarion Post. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah (January 2026). "KHz to THz: Unified Trends in RF Frequency Scaling". IEEE Access. 14: 751–762. Bibcode:2026IEEEA..14..751A. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3646610. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "علوم وتقنيات / المملكة تحقق الجائزة الكبرى في معرض جنيف الدولي للاختراعات 2025 و6 جوائز دولية و124 ميدالية عالمية". Saudi Press Agency (in العربية). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Asif Alam". IEEE Xplore Author Details. IEEE. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Asif Alam". dblp computer science bibliography. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah (2026). "Is There a Moore's Law for RF? From Spark Gaps to the Edge of Terahertz". IEEE Microwave Magazine. doi:10.1109/MMM.2026.3681053. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Computing Had Moore's Law. RF Engineering Finally Has an Answer". The Clarion Post. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Asif Alam Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications". Justia Patents. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Saudi universities secure top honors at Geneva exhibition". Arab News. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "FIU Engineering Review". FIU Digital Scholarship Commons. Florida International University. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Asif Alam". Google Scholar. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Asif Alam". ORCID. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Asif Alam". Scopus Author Details. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Asif Alam". Web of Science Researcher Profile. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah (10 September 2025). "KHz to THz: Unified Trends in RF Frequency Scaling". TechRxiv. doi:10.36227/techrxiv.175751139.90775586. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah (2026). "KHz to THz: Unified Trends in RF Frequency Scaling". IEEE Access. 14: 751–762. Bibcode:2026IEEEA..14..751A. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3646610. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "The Engineer Behind Moore's Law for RF Has a New Paper on How Artificial Intelligence Scales". The Clarion Post. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Asif Alam". ResearchGate. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; AlMuhanna, Khalid; Shamim, Atif (2024). "A Critical Review of Interconnect Options for SIW Technologies". IEEE Access. 12: 122902–122917. Bibcode:2024IEEEA..12l2902A. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3450111.
  20. ↑ "A Critical Review of Interconnect Options for SIW Technologies". KAUST Repository. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; AlMuhanna, Khalid; Zhang, Haoran; Shamim, Atif; Shamsan, Zaid Ahmed (2023). "A Wideband Transition Design Technique From RWG to SIW Technologies". IEEE Access. 11: 109539–109552. Bibcode:2023IEEEA..11j9539A. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3321319.
  22. ↑ "A Wideband Transition Design Technique From RWG to SIW Technologies". KAUST Repository. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid (2024). "A Millimeter Wave Air Filled SIW Horn Antenna with Tilted Beam". 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall). pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/VTC2024-Fall63153.2024.10757884. ISBN 979-8-3315-1778-6. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help) Search this book on
  24. ↑ "2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference Final Program" (PDF). IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Alam, Asif; Alam, Muhmmad Shah; Almuhanna, Khalid (2025). "A Tilted Beam Circularly Polarized Air Filled SIW Multi-Beam Antenna Array". 2025 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS). pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/WMCS63512.2025.11104923. ISBN 979-8-3315-0812-8. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help) Search this book on
  26. ↑ "2025 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems: Table of Contents" (PDF). Proceedings.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  27. ↑ Mashayekhi, Mohammad; Salehian, Kamran; Ozgoli, Abbas; Abdollahi, Saeed; Abdipour, Abdolali; Kishk, Ahmed A. (November 2025). "AI-powered inverse design of Ku-band SIW resonant structures by iterative residual correction network". AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications. 201. arXiv:2505.06936. doi:10.1016/j.aeue.2025.156003. Retrieved 29 April 2026. Unknown parameter |article-number= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Liao, Qingqing; Tang, Guangpu; Xiao, Tong; Liu, Chengguo; Huang, Lifeng; Wang, Hongguang (2025). "Design of 5G-Advanced and Beyond Millimeter-Wave Filters Based on Hybrid SIW-SSPP and Metastructures". Electronics. 14 (15): 3026. doi:10.3390/electronics14153026.
  29. ↑ US 12166262, Muhmmad Shah Alam; Asif Alam; Khalid Almuhanna, "Apparatus, methods and design system for wide-band millimeter wave RWG to air-filled SIW transition", published 10 December 2024, assigned to Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University 
  30. ↑ "Apparatus, methods and design system for wide-band millimeter wave RWG to air-filled SIW transition". Justia Patents. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  31. ↑ US 12278414, Muhmmad Shah Alam; Asif Alam; Khalid Almuhanna, "Millimeter wave connection device for rectangular/substrate integrated waveguides", published 15 April 2025, assigned to Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University 
  32. ↑ "Millimeter wave connection device for rectangular/substrate integrated waveguides". Justia Patents. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  33. ↑ "علوم وتقنيات / الابتكارات السعوديّة تحصد 167 جائزة وميدالية في معرض جنيف الدولي للاختراعات 2025". Saudi Press Agency (in العربية). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  34. ↑ "Saudi Arabia wins the Grand Prix at the 2025 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions". Saudi Ministry of Education. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  35. ↑ "جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية تحصد الميداليات الذهبية والفضية في معرض جنيف الدولي للاختراعات في نسخته الـ 50". Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (in العربية). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  36. ↑ "एएमयू पूर्व छात्र का 6-जी संचार तकनीक में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान". Hindustan (in हिन्दी). Aligarh. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  37. ↑ Alam, Asif (10 June 2025). "Editorial: Introducing the FIU Engineering Review". FIU Digital Scholarship Commons. Florida International University. 1: 1. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  38. ↑ "Engineering Research Society". Panther Connect. Florida International University. Retrieved 29 April 2026.

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