Prof. Dr. Firas F. Kazim, Dean of the College of Engineering at Al-Ayen Iraqi University, participated as a member of the doctoral dissertation defense committee for student Zahraa Jamil Abdul Karim. The defense committee held the defense on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering Department at the College of Engineering at Al-Nahrain University.
The dissertation, titled "Design and Investigation of Reconfigurable Photonic Metasurface-Based Optical Antennas," addressed the design and performance study of optical antennas based on reconfigurable metasurfaces, with the aim of improving their efficiency in optical communications and electromagnetic wave applications.
During the defense session, the student gave a detailed presentation on the design mechanisms, the results achieved, and the effectiveness of these antennas in advanced technical environments. She also reviewed the challenges faced and proposed recommendations to enhance the research outcomes.
At the conclusion of the discussion, the committee decided to accept the thesis, having met the academic requirements, commending the researcher's efforts, and the scientific content of the thesis.
