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Hashimu Uledi Iddi

Senior Lecturer

College of Information and Communication Technologies

Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Biography

 

Dr. Hashim Uledi Iddi is a Senior Lecturer, researcher, and academic in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering at the College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. He has over two decades of professional, teaching, and research experience, with expertise in antenna design, wireless communication systems, information and communication technologies (ICTs), rain attenuation modeling, and radio wave propagation studies.

 

Throughout his career, Dr. Iddi has made significant contributions to designing and improving antenna performance for WLAN, IoT, and other wireless communication applications. His research in rain attenuation modeling is particularly impactful in tropical regions, where reliable high-frequency communication links such as satellite and microwave systems are essential. He has published over 40 papers in high-impact journals, presented at international conferences, and engaged in collaborative research with academic and research institutions. As a team member, Dr. Iddi has been actively involved in more than six consultancy-based research projects.

 

Dr. Iddi is an active contributor to the academic community as a peer reviewer for several reputable journals and international conferences. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Registered Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB), Tanzania. Dr. Iddi held various administrative posts, including Examination Officer, Postgraduate Coordinator (Jan 2015 – Mar 2019), and Research Coordinator (Feb 2023 – Apr 2025) in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, CoICT. He currently serves as Postgraduate Coordinator for CoICT, where he provides strategic leadership in academic program development, curriculum design, and postgraduate research supervision. In the ongoing Curriculum Review activities at CoICT, Dr. Iddi is curriculum review coordinator in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (Jan 2023 – present).

 

Dr. Iddi began his professional career at UDSM in February 2002 as a Research Assistant. In 2006, he was promoted to Assistant Lecturer after completing his MSc in Telecommunication Engineering at UDSM. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2014, specializing in Antenna design for MIMO applications under the supervision of Prof. Mohammed Ramlee Kamarudin and Prof. Tharek Abd Rahman t the Wireless Communication Centre, UTM. In September 2014, he was promoted to Lecturer.

 

From 2019 to 2020, he pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa, focusing on low-noise amplifier design for wireless applications. In September 2022, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer.

As part of his teaching role, Dr. Iddi lectures both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Analogue Electronics, Digital Electronics, Telecommunication Switching and Advanced Digital Electronics. He has supervised numerous research students, including 11 Master’s students (9 graduated, 2 ongoing) and 6 PhD students (4 graduated, 2 ongoing). 

Dr. Iddi also served as an External Examiner for Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), Tanzania, St. Joseph University in Tanzania, the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania, and Anna University, Chennai, India.

 

Beyond academia, Dr. Iddi, actively contributes to the national committees and policy advisory roles, including:

  • E-waste Management National Steering Committee(Mar 2016 – Oct 2020)
  • National Medical Device Technical Committee, Tanzania Bureau of standard (TBS) (Sep 2016 – Oct 2022)
  • Telecommunications and Information Technology Technical Committee, TBS (Mar 2024 -Present)
  • National Preparatory Committee for the World Radio Communication Conference (WRC) - WRC2019, WRC2023, and WRC2027 (Mar 2024 – Present).

Research Interest

  • Antenna Design for Wireless LAN, IoT, Satellite, 5G and beyond Applications
  • Wireless Communication Systems and Protocols
  • Rain Attenuation Modeling in Tropical Climates
  • Radio Wave Propagation in Different Frequency Bands
  • Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)

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Publications

Makota, David, Naiman Shililiandumi, and Hashim Iddi. "Spark: A Statistical Comparison and Evaluation of Classification Algorithms for Fault Prediction in Electrical Secondary Distribution Network." Journal of ICT Systems 2.2 (2024): 42-54.

 

Abdalla, Abdi T., Hilary Nchimbi, Hashim Iddi, and Hilal Nuha. "Investigating high altitude platform stations communication in Tanzania under heavy rain conditions." The Journal of Engineering 2024, no. 10 (2024): e12415.

 

Makota, D. T., Shililiandumi, N., Iddi, H. U., & Bagile, B. B. (2024). A big data-based ensemble for fault prediction in electrical secondary distribution network. Cogent Engineering, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2024.2340183

 

Maphathe, Bokang Francis, Prabhat Thakur, Ghanshyam Singh, and Hashimu Iddi. "The Terahertz Channel Modeling in Internet of Multimedia Design In-Body Antenna." International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC) 13, no. 4 (2022): 1-17.

 

Rahabu Mwang’amba and Hashimu Iddi, “28 GHz Patch Antenna Array with Reduced Mutual Coupling for 5G Communications Systems,” Journal of Engineering and Technologies. Vol. 41 No. 2  2022 pg. 1-15.

 

Ernest Kisingo, Ndyetabura Hamisi, Hashim U. Iddi, and Baraka J. Maiseli, “Multi-Vehicle Speed Estimation Algorithm and System Based on Image Processing and Computer Vision Techniques”, Tanzania Journal of Science. Vol. 47 No. 3 2021, pg. 1123- 1135

 

Emmanuel Bakuza, Hashimu U. Iddi, Abdi T. Abdalla, “Efficient Load Balancing Algorithm in LTE Heterogeneous Network Based on Dynamic Cell Range Expansion Bias”, Tanzania Journal of Science. Vol. 47 No. 3 2021, pg. 943- 952

 

A. Akinola, G. Singh, I. Hashimu, T. Prabhat and U. Nissanov, “FSS Superstrate Antenna for Satellite Cynosure on IoT to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic”, Sensors International, volume 2, 2021, 100090.

 

Hassan Y. Mkindu and Hashim U. Iddi, “Multi-bands Circular Ring Monopole Antenna with Double L-shaped for WLAN/WiMAX Application”, Tanzania Journal of Science Vol. 47 No. 1 2021, pg. 228- 242.

 

Promota Haule Linga, Hashim Uledi Iddi, and Mussa Kissaka, “Contour Mapping for Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation in Microwave and Millimetre Wave Earth-Satellite Link Design in Tropical Tanzania”, Tanzania Journal of Science, Vol. 46 No. 3 2020, pg. 886- 902.

 

Promota Haule Linga, Hashim Uledi Iddi and Mussa Kissaka, “Rain Attenuation Prediction for Microwave Satellite Links in Coastal Area of Tanzania,” Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vol 17, No 2, 2019. 

 

Ngangbam Phalguni Singh, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, and Hashimu Uledi Iddi “AC Analysis of Octree based Buffer Using Various Data Conditioning Flip Flops”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol. 12, No: 19, pp. 8366-8370, 2017.

 

Ngangbam Phalguni Singh, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, and Hashimu Uledi Iddi “DDFF based Low Power Dissipation in Ring Counter using Octree”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Volume 12, No: 19, pp. 8346-8353, 2017.

Haji Said Fimbombaya, Nerey H. Mvungi, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi and Hashimu U. Iddi, "Enhanced Magnetic Wireless Sensor Network Algorithm for Traffic Flow Monitoring in Low-Speed Congested Traffic", Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 2020, Article ID 5875398, 8 pages, 2020.

 

Haji Said Fimbombaya, Nerey H. Mvungi, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, and Hashimu U. Iddi, “Performance Evaluation of Magnetic Wireless Sensor Networks Algorithm for Traffic Flow Monitoring in Chaotic Cities,” Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, vol. 2018, Article ID 2591304, 11 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2591304.

 

Hashimu Uledi Iddi, M. R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman, M. Jamlos and Majid Rafiee Aghda, “Novel Dual-Band B-shaped Printed Monopole Antenna for MIMO Application,” Journal of Optoelctronic and Advanced Material, Vol. 15. 9-10, pp. 1118-1124, 2013.

 

H. U. Iddi, M. R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman, A.Y. Abdurahman, M. Khalily and M. Jamlos, “Triple-Band CPW-Fed Planar Monopole Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX Application,” Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology Letters vol. 55, pp. 2209-2214, September, 2013.

 

S. Z. Iliya, Y. A. Adediran, T. A Rahman, A.Y Abdulrahman, Hashim Uledi and O. Elijah,  “Comparison between MATLAB and CST Simulated Results of Helical Antenna Implementation for Ku-band Application”, Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Telecommunications (JSAT), vol 3, issue 3, 2013.

 

A.S. Azini, M. R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman, H. U. Iddi, and A. Y. Abdulrahman, “Transparent Antenna Design for WiMAX Applications”, Journal of Progress In Electromagnetic Research (PIER), Vol. 138, pp. 133-141, 2013.

 

S. Z. Iliya, T. A Rahman, H. U. Iddi, A.Y Abdulrahman, T. Purnamirta, M.K.A Abdulrahman and S.I Orakwue “Selection of Beam Squiting Design Parameters for Optimal LP-RLSA Antenna Radiation Performance” ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 91-98, February 2013. 

 

Majid Rafiee Aghda, M. R. Kamarudin and Hashim Uledi Iddi, "M-shape surrounded with ring patch wideband monopole printed antenna," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 54, pp. 482-486, 2012.

 

Haji S. Fimbombaya and Hashim Uledi Iddi, "Non-Invasive Vehicular Count and Travel Time Index Detection Based on Wireless Magnetic Sensor Networks." In Proceeding 2nd International Conference on Transport, Logistics, and Management, October 17-19, 2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Haji S. Fimbombaya and Hashim Uledi Iddi, "A Review of Wireless Magnetic Sensor Network Processes for Real-Time Vehicular Traffic Flow Monitoring." In Proceeding 2nd International Conference on Transport, Logistics, and Management, October 17-19,  2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Mudhivarthi, Bhavesh Raju, Prabhat Thakur, Hashim Uledi Iddi, and Ghanshyam Singh. "Enhanced Message Authentication Code for Controller Area Network." In 2023 IEEE AFRICON, pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023.

 

Priyanka Mishra, Prabhat Thakur, Ghanshyam Singh and Hashim Uledi Iddi, “Capacity Enhancement in K shaped Sphere Decoders for various QAM Modulations”, IEEE AFRICON 2021. 13 September 2021—15 September 2021. Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC)

 

Segun Akinola, Iddi Hashim and Ghanshyam Singh, “Gain and Bandwidth Enhancement Techniques of Microstrip Antenna: A Technical Review” In Proceeding International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Economy (ICCIKE), December 11- 12, 2019, Amity University Dubai, UAE, pp.175-180.

 

Haji Said Fimbombaya, Nerey H. Mvungi, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, and Hashimu U. Iddi, “Development of Solar Powered Magnetic Wireless Sensor Node for Traffic Flow Monitoring,” In Proceedings of 11th Institution of Engineer Tanzania (IET) International Conference, December 6 - 8, 2018 Arusha, Tanzania, pp. 23-29.

 

Ngangbam Phalguni Singh, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, Hashimu Uledi Iddi and A Ranjith “A Low Power Address Transition Decoder Circuit Using Conditional Data Mapping Flip Flop Approach”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Information, Embedded, Communication Systems, March 7, 2018, Chennai, India.

 

Ngangbam Phalguni Singh, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, Hashimu Uledi Iddi and A Ranjith “Comparative Transient Analysis of Conditional Flip-Flops for Low Power VLSI Applications”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Information, Embedded, Communication Systems, March 7, 2018, Chennai, India.

 

Ngangbam Phalguni Singh, Ndyetabura Y. Hamisi, Hashimu Uledi Iddi and A Ranjith “Comparison of Low Power 2-Stage Delay Buffer with Various Base Cells”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Information, Embedded, Communication Systems, March 7, 2018, Chennai, India.

 

Hashimu Uledi Iddi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and R. Dewan, Reconfigurable Monopole Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX applications, In Proceedings of Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), March 25-28, 2013 Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1088-1091. 

H. U. Iddi, M. R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman, A.Y. Abdurahman R. Dewan and A. S. Azini, “Triple-Band Planar Monopole Antenna Array for MIMO Application,” Proceedings of Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), August 12-15, 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 1421-1424. 

 

Hashimu Uledi Iddi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and R. Dewan, Planar Cone-Shaped monopole antenna with Tapered ground plane for UWB communication applications, In Proceedings of International Symposium of Antenna and propagation (ISAP2012), October 29- November 2, 2012 Nagoya, Japan, pp. 834-837. 

 

Ebrahim Sailan Aabidi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and Hashimu Uledi Iddi, “Multi-band Circular Patch Antenna for Wideband Application”, Proceedings of Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), August 12-15, 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 130-133. 

 

R. Yahya, M.R. Kamarudin, N. Seman and H. U. Iddi, “Eye shaped fabric antenna for UWB application” In Proceeding of IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Society and USNC-URSI July 8-14 2013, Florida, USA, pp. 228-229.

 

Ebrahim Sailan Aabidi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and Hashimu Uledi Iddi, “Dual-band Circular Patch Antenna for Wideband Application”, In Proceeding IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Society and USNC-URSI July 8-14 2013, Florida in USA, pp. 2125-2126.

 

S.Z Iliya, T.A. Rahman, H.U. Iddi, T. Purnamirza, S.I Orakwue, O.Elijah “Optimization of Radial Line Slots Array Antenna Design for Satellite Communications”, In Proceeding of IEEE International Conference on Space Science & Communication, July 1-3, 2013, Melaka, Malaysia, pp. 45-50.

 

Ebrahim Sailan Aabidi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and Hashimu Uledi Iddi, P-shape Monopole Antenna Design for WBAN application, Proceedings of Progress In Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS), March 25-28, 2013 Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 523-526. 

 

R. Dewan, S. K. A. Rahim, S. F. Ausordin and H. U. Iddi, “Design of Triple Band Artificial Magnetic Conductor,” In Proceeding of IEEE International Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetic (APACE2012), December 11-13,2012, Melaka, Malaysia, pp. 253-256.

 

R. Dewan, S. K. A. Rahim, S. F. Ausordin and H. U. Iddi, “Improved Design of tapering and through Element Series Antenna,” In Proceedings of IEEE Symposium of Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA 2012), September 23-26, 2012, Bandung, Indonesia, pp. 202-205. 

 

H. U. Iddi, M.R. Kamarudin, T.A. Rahman and R. Dewan, “ Design of dual-band B-shaped Monopole Design for MIMO Application”, In Proceeding of IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Society and USNC-URSI July 8-14 2012, Chicago, Illinois in USA, pp.1-2.

R. Dewan, S. K. A. Rahim, S. F. Ausordin, H. U. Iddi and M. Z. A. Abd Aziz, “ X-Polarization Array Antenna with Parallel Feeding for WiMAX 3.55 GHz Application,” In Proceeding of IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference(RFM 2011), Dec 12-14, 2011, Seremban, Malaysia, pp. 368-372. 

 

H. U. Iddi, M.M. Kissaka and N. H. Mvungi, “Analysis of the Architecture and MAC Protocol for Power Line Network”, Third International conference (ICEET2003), University of Dar es Salaam, 18-19 August 2003, Tanzania