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Dr Sujan Rajbhandari

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Institute of Photonics

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PhD positions opening

We have PhD positions opening in the area of optical wireless communication, underwater optical wireless communication, visible light communication, and free space optics.

Biography

Dr Sujan Rajbhandari (Senior Member IEEE) obtained his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus (Tribhuvan University), Nepal, in 2004. He obtained an MSc in Optoelectronic and Communication Systems with Distinction in 2006 and was awarded the P O Byrne Prize for the most innovative project. He then joined the Optical Communications Research Lab (OCRG) at Northumbria University as a PhD candidate and was awarded a PhD in 2010.

Dr Rajbhandari is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of 一本道 and previously held research and academic positions at Bangor, Northumbria, Oxford, and Coventry universities in the UK, and has worked in industry at Huawei R&D Centre in Sweden. Dr Rajbhandari is a leading expert in optical wireless communication (OWC), with over 200 scholarly publications and more than 9,000 citations (Google Scholar). His expertise spans OWC technologies, including visible light communication (LiFi) and free-space optics (FSO), as well as advanced signal processing and artificial intelligence for emerging applications such as fronthaul, backhaul, and access networks for 5G/6G, intelligent transport systems (ITS), and underwater communication.

Research Interests

  • Indoor and outdoor Optical wireless communication
  • Visible light communications (VLC)/LiFi
  • Free-space optical communications (FSO)
  • terrestrial, non-terrestrial and underwater Optical Wireless Communications
  • AI/ML for optical wireless communication
  • Free-space Quantum key distribution

Google Scholar:

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Prize And Awards

Recipient
2024
Recipient
2023
Recipient
2023
Recipient
2020
Recipient
15/6/2019
Recipient
2017

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Publications

Al-Sallami Farah Mahdi, Ata Yal莽谋n, Zedini Emna, Vegni Anna Maria,
IEEE Transactions on Communications (2026)
, McKendry Jonathan, Babadi Sina, Osahon Isaac, Younus Othman, Ruschel Jan, Rass Jens, Einfeldt Sven, Haas Harald, , ,
15th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing 15th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (2026)
Jiang Hongyan, Wei Zhenyan, Li Xiaoji, Omar Ahmad Fairuz,
Optics Continuum Vol 5, pp. 1436-1449 (2026)
, , , Xie Enyuan, McKendry Jonathan, Cheng Chen, Sagar Jaya, , , Joshi Siddarth Koduru, , Haas Harald, Henderson Robert,
4th International Conference on UV-LED Technologies & Applications (ICULTA 2026) (2026)
Lee Ji-Yung, Hwang Jae Seong, Shin Gyeongcheol, Lee Byungju, Jun Kyungkoo, Kim Hyunbum, , Chun Hyunchae
Drones Vol 10 (2026)
Eso Elizabeth, Sinanovic Sinan, Offiong Funmilayo B, Li Xicong, Yang Liying, , Ghassemlooy Zabih
Electronics Vol 15 (2026)

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Professional Activities

Examiner
20/5/2026
Speaker
17/5/2026
Keynote/plenary speaker
2/2026
Participant
8/1/2026
Invited speaker
10/2025
Examiner
8/2025

Projects

Rajbhandari, Sujan (Principal Investigator) Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Co-investigator) Vijayakumar, Akhil Dutt (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2026 - 01-Jan-2029
Rajbhandari, Sujan (Principal Investigator) Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Co-investigator) Li, David (Co-investigator) McKendry, Jonathan (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2029
Rajbhandari, Sujan (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

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Contact

Dr Sujan Rajbhandari
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Institute of Photonics

Email: sujan.rajbhandari@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4669