Igboamalu, Frank Nonso (DIng)
Frank Nonso Igboamalu was born on 21 August 1981 and matriculated in 2000 from the Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha. After matriculating, he received a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical/Electronic (with second class upper) from Anambra State University, Nigeria, in 2005. Frank obtained a Master of Engineering in Electrical/Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering ( cum laude ) from the Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia, in 2009, and a Master of Science in Information Technology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2017. He has been a full-time student for his PhD at the University of Johannesburg since 2015. The candidate’s research was focused on the design and implementation of power line communication (PLC)-radio frequency (RF) diversity system that could be exploited to enhance indoor RF signal penetration. The PLC-RF system developed includes a parallel transmission through RF and PLC channels. The signal from a Wi-Fi modem is split into two and the receiver detects both RF and PLC signal components. The received signals are combined using selection combining and maximum ratio combining techniques to perform channel estimation and determine the optimal link. This is analysed and implemented through simulations and practically. Results from the analysis, simulation and practical implementation agree and show that the PLC channel can be safely exploited to solve indoor RF signal loss due to its obstruction by thick walls, concrete, and structural materials. Parts of the research findings were published in high impact factor journals and IEEE conference proceedings.
Supervisor: Prof HC Ferreira Co-supervisors: Dr AR Ndjiongue and Dr AS de Beer
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