Tafila, Aug. 20 (Petra) — A student team from Tafila Technical
University (TTU)’s College of Engineering ranked 1st worldwide in a
student programming and engineering design competition, organized by
the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society in strategic
partnership with global software company MathWorks

The winning team, representing Department of Computer and
Communications Engineering, comprised students Ubaida Yahya al-Salih
and Qais Ibrahim al-Omour, working under the academic supervision
Alaa Alemaryeen.

In its statement Thursday, the university said the competition
focused on developing advanced engineering solutions to shrink the
footprint of communications antennas, boost antenna bandwidth
efficiency and lower resonance frequency using advanced algorithms.

The TTU stated the winning project successfully addressed several
engineering challenges tied to communications antenna design and met
requirements of modern technology and future wireless communications
applications.

TTU President Hasan Shalabi said the milestone reflects the academic
and research efforts of students and faculty members, referring to
the university’s continued support for innovation and scientific
research.

In recognition of the achievement, the winning team received an
official invitation to publish its research paper in the ACES
Journal. The winners were also invitated to attend and participate in
the ACES 2027 international conference, scheduled to be held in the
United States.

//Petra// NQ