Professor David Ndzi
Summary
I am a Professor of Wireless Communication Systems and the Head of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
I graduated with a BSc (Joint Honours) in Electronics and Mathematics from Keele University in 1994, and a PhD in Telecommunications from the University of Portsmouth in 1998.
I worked for one year as a Research Associate and was appointed a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering in 1999. From 2007 to February 2017, I held the posts of International Coordinator of the Faculty of Technology and Principal Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.
I joined the University of the West of Scotland as Assistant Dean (International) of the School of Engineering and Computing in February 2017. In March 2018, I became the Assistant Dean (Global Engagement) and was responsible for the School of Engineering and Computing, School of Science and Sport, and School of Health, Nursing, and Midwifery. I became Interim Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences in November 2018 and then Head of Computing Division in May 2019. From 2020, I was also the Director of The Scotland Academy - Wuxi, China. This was a joint institute between the University of the West of Scotland and Wuxi Taihu University approved by the China Ministry of Education. I was responsible for developing the curriculum, setting up and managing the Scotland Academy from 2020 to 2023. I have extensive expertise in managing engineering (Mechanical, Electronic and Civil Engineering), computing and physics TNE programmes. I have managed programmes and partnerships in many countries including China, Singapore, India, UAE and Ghana. From 2019 to 2023, I also managed the Scottish Centre for Enabling Technology, a commercial arm of the school.
I re-joined the University of Portsmouth as Head of the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering in August 2023. In August 2024, the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, and the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering merged to form the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Area of academic expertise - outline
- Advanced experimental system development for wireless wideband channel studies
- Wireless sensor networks, ad-hoc networks and mesh networks
- Impact of vegetation on radio waves
- Ambient information aggregation and management for resource management and security
- Rain modelling and prediction for application in telecommunications, water resource management and flood prediction
- Precision agriculture
- AI-based environmental monitoring, modelling and prediction
Research outputs
2025
Warning system for extreme weather events, awareness technology for healthcare, equitable delivery, and resilience (WEATHER) project: a mixed methods research study protocol
Lynch, M., Harris, F., Ierna, M., Mahomed, O., Henriquez-Mui, F., Gebreslasie, M., Ndzi, D., Viriri, S., Shakir, M. Z., Dickinson, N., Miller, C., Hursthouse, A., Nadesan-Reddy, N., Nkwanyana, F., Spencer, L. H.,
21 Aug 2025, In: Climate. 13, 8, 16p., 170
Research output: Article
Comparative study of machine learning-based rainfall prediction in tropical and temperate climates
Ejike, O., Ndzi, D., Shakir, M. Z.
7 Aug 2025, In: Climate. 13, 8, 27p., 167
Research output: Article
2023
Characterization of rainfall rate distribution for satellite networks
Yang, G., Song, Y., Ndzi, D., Duan, H.
28 Aug 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Deep spatial interpolation of rain field for UK satellite networks
Yang, G., Chen, Z., Ndzi, D., Yang, L., Al-Hassani, A., Paul, D., Duan, Z., Chen, J.
1 Feb 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 71, 2, p. 1793-1803, 11p.
Research output: Article
2022
Channel and channel subband selection for speaker diarization
Ahmed, A. I., Chiverton, J. P., Ndzi, D. L., Al-Faris, M. M.
1 Sep 2022, In: Computer Speech and Language. 75, 20p., 101367
Research output: Article
Novel approach using passive UHF RFID for grain moisture detection
Radzi, A. S. M., Kamarudin, L. M., Mohamed, L., Zakaria, A., Rahiman, M. H. F., Zakaria, S. M. M. S., Ndzi, D. L.
7 Jul 2022,
Research output: Conference contribution
Rice grain moisture sensing based on UHF RFID tag
Radzi, A. S. M., Kamarudin, L. M., Mohamed, L., Zakaria, A., Rahiman, M. H. F., Zakaria, S. M. M. S., Ndzi, D. L.
24 Jun 2022,
Research output: Conference contribution
Adaptive machine learning based distributed denial-of-services attacks detection and mitigation system for SDN-enabled IoT†
Aslam, M., Ye, D., Tariq, A., Asad, M., Hanif, M., Ndzi, D., Chelloug, S. A., Elaziz, M. A., Al-Qaness, M. A. A., Jilani, S. F.
31 Mar 2022, In: Sensors. 22, 7, 28p., 2697
Research output: Article
Inline 3D volumetric measurement of moisture content in rice using regression-based ML of RF tomographic imaging
Almaleeh, A. A., Zakaria, A., Kamarudin, L. M., Rahiman, M. H. F., Ndzi, D. L., Ismail, I.
5 Jan 2022, In: Sensors. 22, 1, 12p., 405
Research output: Article
2021
Signal propagation modelling for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication under the influence of metal obstruction
Turner, J. S., Shahriman, A. B., Harun, A., Hashim, M. S., Razlan, Z. M., Ndzi, D. L., Ismail, R. C., Murad, S. A., Isa, M. N., Mohyar, S. N., Ramli, M. F., Zulkifli, M. K.
1 Dec 2021, In: International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials. 14, Special Issue InCAPE, p. 127-139, 13p.
Research output: Article