Currently 5 PhD, 12 MSc and 6 BSc students are working within MBNRG, supported by an alumni network of more than 105 graduates now in academia and industry worldwide.
Head of Group
S. Mohammad Razavizadeh (Senior Member, IEEE) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), where he also serves as the Vice Dean for Research. He received his B.Sc. (1997), M.Sc. (1999), and Ph.D. (2006) degrees in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Telecommunications. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a Research Assistant Professor and the Head of the Radio Communication Group at the Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC). He joined IUST as a faculty member in 2010, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017, and served as the Head of the Communications Department from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, he served as the Director of ITRC from 2022 to 2024.
Dr. Razavizadeh leads the Mobile Broadband Networks Research Group (MBNRG), where he directs research on physical layer (PHY) and radio access network (RAN) techniques for 5G-Advanced and 6G wireless communication systems. His research broadly centers on wireless systems and signal processing, with specific focus on advanced multi-antenna systems (MIMO, Massive MIMO, and Cell-Free architectures), beamforming and precoding, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), non-terrestrial networks (NTN), physical layer security (PLS), and machine learning applications in wireless networks.
He has supervised more than 50 graduate students and co-authored over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. Dr. Razavizadeh maintains active research collaborations with prestigious institutions worldwide, including Chalmers University of Technology, Linköping University, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden); Korea University (South Korea); the University of Waterloo, Carleton University, and the University of Saskatchewan (Canada); Great Bay University (GBU) and the University of Macau (China); and the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB, Spain). Furthermore, he actively contributes to the IEEE community as an executive/board member of the IEEE Iran Section, serves on technical program committees (TPC), delivers keynote and invited talks at international conferences, and frequently reviews for high-impact journals, particularly across various IEEE publications.
Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Tehran, 16846-13114, Iran
Tel: +98-21-7322-5736 · Email: smrazavi@iust.ac.ir
The group currently has 5 PhD students.
S. Fatemeh Bozorgi is a PhD student with MBNRG group since 2021. She received her M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Shahed University. She is working on resource allocation in V2X 6G networks, UAV-based vehicular networks, and intelligent resource management.
Hamidreza Hojjati is a PhD student with MBNRG group since 2022. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from IUST. He is working on 6G mobile communications, AI/ML for wireless networks, deep reinforcement learning, resource allocation, cooperative communication, and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems.
Ali Rezapour is a PhD student with MBNRG group since 2023. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Shahid Beheshti University (SBU). He is working on massive MIMO, beamforming techniques, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) networks in 6G wireless systems.
Maryam Asadi is a PhD student with MBNRG group since 2024. She received her MSc degree from K. N. Toosi University of Technology and B.Sc. degree from Qom University. She is working on beamforming design for integrated sensing (ISAC), communication, and power transfer (ISCAP) systems, energy efficient communications, and channel knowledge map (CKM).
Ali Babaei is a PhD student with MBNRG group since 2025. He received his M.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology and B.Sc. degree from Shahid Beheshti University. He is working on 6G wireless networks, cell-free massive MIMO networks, energy efficient networks, and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS).
MBNRG has graduated 105 PhD, MSc and BSc students since it was founded, many of whom continue in academia, R&D labs and industry around the world.
| Mahdi Baianifar | (2013-2019) Thesis: Coverage and Energy Efficiency Analysis of Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Hossein Akhlaghpasand | (2015-2019) Thesis: Intentional Interference Management in Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| S. Fatemeh Zamanian | (2018-2023) Thesis: Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in Cognitive Radio Networks profile |
| Ali Mahmoudi | (Co-supervised, 2019-2022) Thesis: Outage Balancing in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Channels profile |
| Hassan Adeli | (Co-supervised, 2021-2025) Thesis: Simultaneous Energy and Data Transfer in Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Fahime Mirhosseini | (Co-supervised, 2017-2020) Thesis: Resource Allocation in dense massive MIMO networks profile |
| Ameneh Habibzadeh | (Co-supervised, 2013-2017) Thesis: Improvement of Handoff Process in Femtocell-Based Cellular Cognitive Radio Networks profile |
| Fatemeh Khezrian | (2022-2025) Thesis: Countering Interefrence Attacks in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks through Deep Reinforcement Learning profile |
| Kasra Nasrollah | (2022-2025) Thesis: Interference Detection in Wireless Networks Based on Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Using Artificial Intelligence Method profile |
| Kimia Hemati | (2022-2025) Thesis: Beamforming in IRS-aided User Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO in Terahertz Band profile |
| Mehdi Nasseri Shoja | (2022-2025) Thesis: Imperfect CSI knowledge in Cell-free Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Alireza Navi | (2021-2024) Thesis: IRS in UAV-Based Wireless Networks profile |
| Mehrdad Saljoughi | (2021-2024) Thesis: Clustering in RIS-aided cell-free massive MIMO using Artificial Intelligent profile |
| Melika Sadat Eftekharian | (2021-2024) Thesis: Artificial Intelligence for Collision Avoidance in connected Vehicles via 5G Networks |
| Parsa Rajabi | (2021-2024) Thesis: RIS-aided Physical Layer Authentication in V2X networks profile |
| Yasamin Diba | (2021-2024) Thesis: Secrecy Rate Optimization in Rate Splitting Multiple Access System profile |
| Ali Khatibi | (2020-2023) Thesis: Maximization of Rate in IoT systems with RIS and NOMA profile |
| Hanieh Memarian | (2020-2023) Thesis: Security of Aerial RIS-assisted Networks profile |
| Reza Ghasemi Alavicheh | (2020-2023) Thesis: Integrated Access and Backhaul in Non-Terrestrial Wireless Networks profile |
| Zahra Sadat Afkhami Nouri | (2019-2023) Thesis: Hybrid bemaforming in mmWave Networks for Phy Security profile |
| Ahmad Halimi Razlighi | (2019-2022) Thesis: Optimum Jamming in User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks profile |
| Atefeh Zakeri | (2019-2022) Thesis: Physical Layer Security in IRS-assisted Wireless Networks profile |
| Moein Daroonparvar | (2019-2022) Thesis: Fluctuations Effect in Wireless Communication based UAV-IRS profile |
| Ali Hosseinalipour Jazi | (2019-2021) Thesis: Integrated access and backhaul in IRS-aided cell-free mMIMO systems profile |
| Mehrdad Teimoury | (2019-2021) Thesis: Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) - Cell Free Massive MIMO Networks profile |
| Reza Javadzadeh | (2018-2022) Thesis: Spectrum Sharing in an UAV-Based Communication Network profile |
| Mohammad Amin Parhizgar | (2018-2021) Thesis: AN-aided Beamforming in IRS-assisted SWIPT Systems profile |
| Niyousha Ghiasi | (2018-2021) Thesis: Deep Reinforcement Learning based Energy Efficient Resource Allocation in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Shima Mashhadi | (2018-2021) Thesis: Deep Reinforcement Learning based Adaptive Antenna and Modulation Selection in MIMO Systems profile |
| Anahid Rafieifar | (2018-2020) Thesis: physical layer security in multi IRS-assisted millimeter wave systems profile |
| Homa Taherisefat | (2017-2021) Thesis: Sum-rate maximization in downlink of a fog radio access network with massive MIMO antennas profile |
| Arezoo Izadi | (2017-2020) Thesis: Downlink power allocation in cell-free massive MIMO systems profile |
| Saeed Bagherinezhad | (2017-2020) Thesis: Directional Information Exploitation for Physical Layer Security in Massive MIMO Networks profile |
| Shabnam Rahemi | (2017-2020) Thesis: Hybrid Beamforming in mmWave Communication Networks profile |
| Mohammadreza Fasihi | (Co-supervised, 2016-2020) Thesis: Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in Uplink mmWave Massive MIMO-NOMA profile |
| Fatemeh Tayebi | (2016-2019) Thesis: Improve the efficiency of SWIPT using 3D beamforming in Massive MIMO systems profile |
| Nazanin Zahra Varaee | (2016-2019) Thesis: Power allocation in Massive MIMO SWIPT systems to increase secrecy rate profile |
| Milad Sattari Maleki | (2016-2018) Thesis: Localization in 5G mmwave systems with 3d beamforming profile |
| Mohammad Amin Sheikhi | (2016-2018) Thesis: Improving FDD Massive MIMO Systems Security against Active Jammers profile |
| Parvin Parsa | (2015-2018) Thesis: Radio Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Networks with Energy-Efficient Operation profile |
| S. Mohammad Ali Hoseini Nasab | (2015-2018) Thesis: Pilot Contamination Reduction Using Channel Correlation Matrix profile |
| Zahra Goli | (2015-2018) Thesis: Secure Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) in Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Donya Sadat Hormozi | (2015-2017) Thesis: Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) for 5G Network profile |
| Mona Ahmadabadian | (2015-2017) Thesis: Energy efficiency optimization for massive mimo systems by consider of the effect of channel aging profile |
| Negin Saatchi | (Co-supervised, 2014-2017) Thesis: Impact of Channel Estimation Error on Energy Efficiency in Massive MIMO with Spatial Modulation profile |
| Hadis Abarghouyi | (2014-2016) Thesis: QoE-Based Beamforming and Power Allocation in Massive MIMO HetSNets profile |
| Jaafar Banar | (2014-2016) Thesis: Uplink Data Rate Improvement in Full-Duplex Cooperation OFDMA Systems profile |
| Hessam Pirzadeh | (2013-2015) Thesis: Effect of Jamming and Power Scaling on Massive MIMO Systems profile |
| Mehran Rashti | (2013-2015) Thesis: Joint Scheduling and Power Control in the uplink of LTE profile |
| Soheil Khavari | (2013-2015) Thesis: 3D beamforming in Multi-cell Multi-user Networks profile |
| Ali Rahmanpour | (2012-2014) Thesis: Physical Layer Security By Destination Artificial Noise in MIMO systems profile |
| Farzaneh Askarian | (2012-2014) Thesis: Lattice Codes for Two-way Relay Networks profile |
| Javane Rostampoor | (2012-2014) Thesis: Energy Efficiency Maximization in MIMO Two-way Relay Network profile |
| Omid Khazaeian | (Co-supervised, 2012-2014) Thesis: Role of Virtual Communications in the National Inter-Urban Relations System profile |
| Parsa Omidi | (2012-2014) Thesis: Network Coding for Satellite Cooperative Communications profile |
| Javad Sayehvand | (2011-2013) Thesis: Joint Power Allocation and Antenna Selection in Two-Way Relay Networks profile |
| Mohammad Peiravi | (2011-2013) Thesis: Power Allocation in Multi-UserAmplify-and-Forward Relay Networks Using profile |
| Mostafa Raeisi | (2011-2013) Thesis: Distributed Space-Time Coding in Two-Way Relay Networks profile |
| Saeideh Mohammadkhani | (Co-supervised, 2011-2013) Thesis: Cooperative beamforming in cognitive radio relay networks profile |
| Hossein Bakhshi | (2025) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Payam Kariminezhad | (2025) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Reza Zabihi Rad | (2025) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Sepehr Abolhasani | (2025) Thesis: Pinching antenna, Semantic communication profile |
| Zahra Meyabadi | (2024) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Amirhosein Pourdavoud | (2021-2022) Thesis: Cooperative Communication with Multi-UAVs profile |
| Ali Amiri Hezaveh | (2021) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Ali Khalili Sheshjavani | (2021) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Kimia Ehsani | (2021) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Mobin Motaharifar | (2020) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Alireza Navi | (2019-2021) Thesis: OFDM- based channel estimation and reflection optimization of an IRS profile |
| Hamed Hosseinnezhad | (2019-2021) Thesis: Using multiple IRS in wireless communication networks profile |
| Fatemeh Gholamidokht Roknabadi | (2019) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Mohammad Akbari | (2019) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Mohammad Fahim | (2019) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Morteza Khosravi | (2019) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Dorsa Mohammad | (2018-2020) Thesis: Relays localization using reinforcement learning in cooperative communication networks profile |
| Peyman Gholami | (2018) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Ali Saeidizadeh | (2017) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Amirmasoud Bagheri | (2017) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Mohammad Ali Shabpeiray | (2017) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Pouya Ahadi | (2017) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks profile |
| Ali Habibi | (2016) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Fatemeh Azizi | (2015-2016) Thesis: Network Planning and Optimization for Small-cell Networks |
| Milad Rahmati | (2015-2016) Thesis: Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Networks profile |
| S. Mohammad Mortazavi | (2015-2016) Thesis: Localization Techniques in LTE Networks profile |
| Mohammad Amin Sheikhi | (2014-2016) Thesis: QoE-Based Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks profile |
| Shayan Shojaei | (2014-2016) Thesis: Radio Resource Allocation in Full-Duplex Wireless Networks profile |
| Maryam Ghahremani | (2014) Thesis: Wireless Communications, Cellular Networks |
| Ala Shafiq Nia | (2013-2015) Thesis: Bit Error Rate and Diversity Order of AF Relay Networks profile |
| Milad Sattari | (2013-2015) Thesis: Traffic offloading in LTE Networks profile |
| S.Reyhane Shah Cheragh | (2013-2015) Thesis: Users Localization in NLOS Wireless Systems |
| Taher Tahmasbi | (2013-2015) Thesis: Software Defined Networking (SDM) profile |
| Hamed Jamaloo | (2013-2014) Thesis: Resource Allocation in Cellular Machine-to-Machine Networks profile |
| Milad Dabiri | (2013-2014) Thesis: Offset Frequency Effect in uplink of LTE profile |
| S. Ali Hashemian | (2013-2014) Thesis: Channel Estimation in FBMC Systems profile |
| Auob Salari | (2012-2013) Thesis: Resource Allocation in OFDMA-based Relay Networks profile |
| Hosein Shour | (2012-2013) Thesis: Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Networks |
| Kamran Hajipour | (2012-2013) Thesis: Relay Selection in Two-way Relay Networks |
| Kourosh Mahmoudi | (2012-2013) Thesis: Energy Efficiency in Large Scale MIMO Systems profile |
| Mohammad Hatami | (2012-2013) Thesis: Relay in Femto-cells (Femto-relay) profile |
| Mostafa Sharifzadeh | (2012-2013) Thesis: Localization and Tracking Systems using GPRS and GPS profile |
| Sadjad Rahbari | (2012-2013) Thesis: Modulator Design For RFID Systems profile |
| Ali Rahmanpour | (2011-2012) Thesis: Carrier Aggregation in LTE-Advanced Systems profile |
| Hamed Mosavat-Jahromi | (2011-2012) Thesis: Relay Selection and Subcarrier Allocation in Cooperative Comm. Systems profile |
| Yasaman Ettefagh | (2011-2012) Thesis: Relay Techniques in LTE-Advanced Systems profile |
