Staff Profiles

PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

MSc in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Botswana

BEng in Electrical and Electronic from the University of Botswana

CCNA 1, 2, 3 and 4 Instructor qualification Courses from UB FET Cisco Academy

Prof. Sajid M. Sheikh is an academic, researcher and consultant. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Head of Department in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana (UB) since May 2024.  Prof Sajid M. Sheikh holds qualifications of PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Stellenbosch, MSc in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Botswana, BEng in Electrical and Electronic from the University of Botswana, CCNA 1, 2, 3 and 4 Instructor qualification Courses from UB-FET Cisco Academy, IT Essentials Instructor qualification Course from Sci-Bono ICT Academy, Johannesburg and IT Essentials Instructor Training Qualification from the Networking Academy Instructor Trainer Cisco Systems, South Africa. He also holds professional memberships of IEEE as a Senior Member and Botswana Institute of Engineers (BIE) as a member. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) with Engineering Registration Board (ERB) (Botswana) in the discipline of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is author of many international journal papers, international peer reviewed conference papers and book chapters in the area of Internet of Things innovation product prototype designs; wireless mesh network protocol design for bandwidth constraint networks; and Web radio. He has been / is the reviewer of many international conferences and Journals.

1. Microprocessor Based Systems

2. Computer Architecture and Design

3. Computer Networks

4. Optical and Broadband Communications

5. Digital Electronics

6. Computer Programming

•Scheduling Protocols

•Wireless Mesh Networks

•Internet of Things Systems Development

•Sensor Networks

•Robotics

•Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

•Scheduling and Routing Protocols

•Wireless Mesh Networks

•Internet of Things Systems Development

•Sensor Networks

•Robotics

•Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

1. Nadhir Ben Halima, Sajid M. Sheikh, “Detection Enhancement for RFID systems”, International Journal of Sensor Networks, Inderscience Publishers, August 2024, DOI: 10.1504/IJSNET.2024.141612
2. Njovana MT, Kgwadi M, Sheikh S. M., “Characterisation of low-cost stretchable strain sensors for wearable devices. Modern Electronic Materials” 10(1): 37–49, https://doi.org/10.3897/j.moem.10.1.121618, July 2024
3. Nadhir Ben Halima, Sajid M. Sheikh, “Throughput Enhancement of RIS and STARRIS for 6G systems”, International Journal of Ad-Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAHUC.2024.140438
4. Sajid M. Sheikh, H. A. Engelbrecht, and R. Wolhuter, “A Comparative Study on Improving Quality of Service in Networks Carrying Multi-Service Level Data over Resource-Limited Multi-Hop Wireless Networks,” J. Commun., vol. 12, no. 10, October 2017
5. Sajid M. Sheikh, R. Wolhuter, H. A. Engelbrecht, “A Model for Analyzing the Performance of Wireless Multi-Hop Networks using a Contention-Based CSMA/CA Strategy”, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, Seoul, South Korea, April 2017, eISSN: 1976-7277