Mr. Salim Yahya is an Assistant Lecturer, academic, and researcher in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering at the College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. Prior to joining UDSM, he served as a Laboratory Technician and later as an Assistant Lecturer at Zanzibar University, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Telecommunications Field Engineer with TS Solutions Tanzania. He is registered with Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania (ERB) with registration number GE1112408.

Mr. Salim graduated his BSc in Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Dar es salaam (2013). He graduated his Masters Degree in Computer and IT systems Engineering at the University of Dar es salaam in 2020. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical electronics Engineering and Cyber Systems at Istanbul Medipol University Turkiye focusing focusing on 6G and next generation WiFi - physical layer technologies.

Salim Yahya is a researcher and developer with expertise in Wireless Communications, Spectrum Sensing, Extra-large MIMO systems, and Near-Field Communications. His research includes optimizing cyclic prefix design in XL-MIMO by leveraging visibility regions and excess delay analysis to improve spectral efficiency. He has also explored Cyclo-stationary analysis, OFDM signal identification using SDRs, and dynamic spectrum allocation in MIMO systems. 

In addition to his research in wireless systems, Salim Yahya is interested in software development, especially mobile applications desktop and web applications. His projects include the Zenjishoppazz e-commerce platform, which is comprised of both mobile and web applications.  

His work spans both theoretical research and real-world hands-on applications, bridging the gap between cutting-edge wireless communication techniques and practical mobile technology solutions.