Background
Dr Bansal is a Lecturer in Applied Electromagnetics and former Royal Academy of Engineering UK Intelligence Community Research Fellow within the Wireless Communications Research Group. He is a multi-award-winning early career researcher with a PhD in Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineering awarded in 2022 by Loughborough University. He has raised over £4M in research funding and has successfully completed several industrial consultation projects in the past and actively works with industry on real-life challenges.
He has previously worked with Satellite Applications Catapult as a Future Communications Engineer and CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute India as a Research Assistant. He has an extensive experience in RF frontend design, reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials & metasurfaces, leaky waves, wireless communications, resilient communications, fabrication and measurements.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineering from Loughborough University (2019 – 2022)
- Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from GGSIP University, India (2013 – 2017)
- IEEE Best Paper Award 2025 from IEEE MAPCON 2025.
- IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Young Scientist Award 2025.
- Most Cited Paper in 2023 from Wiley Electronic Letters.
- Royal Academy of Engineering UK IC Fellowship 2023.
- Loughborough University’s Doctoral President’s Award 2022.
- Loughborough University’s Sir Robert Martin University Prize 2020.
- Electronics Weekly BrightSparks Award Class of 2020.
- Young Engineer Award 2019 by CSIR – CEERI.
- Exemplary Performance Award 2017 from GGSIP University.
Research interests
Research Areas:
Dr Bansal’s key areas of expertise include:
- RF Frontend Systems
- Reconfigurable Antennas
- Metamaterials
- Metasurfaces
- Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
- Additive Manufacturing for RF
- Satellite Communications
- Wireless Communications
- Resilient and Secure Networks
- Electromagnetics for Cyber Physical Systems
- Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks
Most of his papers can be downloaded for free.
Dr Bansal’s CV can be downloaded from here.
Grants and contracts
Dr Bansal has raised over £4M in research funding from key funders including UKRI EPSRC, UK Space Agency, UK Defence Innovation, Royal Academy of Engineering, and European Space Agency.
His current projects include:
- Responsible and Resilient Electronic and EM Materials Network+, funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
- RCS Reduction using Metasurfaces for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, funded by UK Defence Innovation.
- Neuron-Inspired Super Smart Textiles for Remote Health Monitoring, funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
- C-Band Intelligent Antenna Systems for PNT in Remote Areas, funded by European Space Agency.
- Diverse Research in Inclusive Vehicle Environments Doctoral Cluster, funded by Loughborough University.
- UK-US Alliance on New Physical Layer Security for Wireless Infrastructure, funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
- Additively Manufactured RF Frontend Systems, PhD studentship funded by MTC.
- Signals of Opportunity for LEO-based PNT Service with Fast Beam-Steering Antennas (SOOMO) funded by UK Defence Innovation.
- Researcher in Residence funded by EPSRC via Innovation Launchpad Network+.
- Small Platform Antennas for CubeSats (SPACE) funded by Royal Academy of Engineering.
Interested in Joining the Group?
If you are interested in joining the group for collaborative research, short term projects, UG/PG projects, doctoral research or postdoctoral positions, please feel free to reach out to me on a.bansal@lboro.ac.uk.
Current teaching responsibilities:
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Project Design and Management
- Wireless Communication Systems
- Antennas, Radars, and Metamaterials
Current administrative responsibilities:
- Deputy Director of Doctoral Programmes at Wolfson School, Loughborough University.
- Co-Lead, Active Metamaterials SIG, UK Metamaterials Network+.
- Member, AP-S Sub-Committee, IEEE Standards Association.