Dr Kiran Sultan
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Dr. Kiran is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Program Leader (Cybersecurity) in the School of Computer and Engineering Sciences, in the Faculty of Science, Business, and Enterprise at the University of Chester, UK. She earned her B.Sc. (2003) and M.Sc. (2008) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, and her Ph.D. (2013) in Electrical Engineering from Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She began her teaching career at Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2004 and later served as an Associate Professor at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2014-2024). She received KAU President Award for Distinguished Faculty Member in SHAMS E-Learning Program in 2018. Her extensive research encompasses Cognitive Radio Networks, Cooperative Communication, NOMA, energy harvesting, IoT, Evolutionary Computation, and AI. Dr. Kiran has published numerous high-impact journal articles and frequently presents her research at international conferences, highlighting the global significance of her work.
Teaching and Supervision
Dr. Kiran's teaching primarily focuses on electronics and networking courses at the undergraduate level. Over the past 20 years, she has taught courses across various domains, including Electric Circuit Analysis, Digital Logic Design, Analog and Digital Electronics, Digital Communication, Network Essentials, Computer Communication Networks, Cloud Fundamentals, Antenna and Wave Propagation, Operating Systems, LAN and WAN Networks, among others. She also supervises Ph.D. dissertation students. Currently, she is the sole module tutor for CO4224: Operating Systems and Hardware, and CO5023: Computer Systems and Networks, while also teaching CO7115: Research Methods to postgraduate students.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Cognitive Radio Networks Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) Cooperative Communication Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks Optimization Techniques