Zakariyya is a Postdoctoral Researcher with a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). His research interests include direction of arrival (DoA) estimation, polar codes, 5G systems, and IoT. He has published in top IEEE journals and conferences and has experience in both academia and industry. Dr. Zakariyya has taught at Kano University of Science and Technology and mentored students at various levels.