Nefrisca Nadia Maaruf

A Master’s graduate in Wireless Communication Engineering with a strong foundation in 6G networks, satellite communication, radio access networks, and integrated communication sensing systems. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and an interest in mobile and next generation network technologies.

I was part of the 2nd winner team at Hecaton, a competition organized by Nokia, Elisa, and Microsoft in September 2024. I received  the Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan (LPDP) Scholarship in June 2023, awarded by the Indonesian Government to support higher education for outstanding students. In March 2023, I was granted the University of Oulu Scholarship (60% tuition fee waiver) and the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) Scholarship (€6,000), designated for talented students in the Wireless Communications Engineering Master’s Programme.

In 2022, I won a Competitive Research Funding Scholarship from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society through the Undergraduate Summer Research Program, receiving a $3,000 grant for my project titled “Evaluation of Rain Attenuation Statistics and Link Budget for Millimeter-Wave 5G Links in the Tropical Region of Indonesia.”

Previously, in 2021, I earned a Gold Medal in the Constructive Futuristic Ideas category at Pekan Kreativitas Mahasiswa (PKM) 34 for the project “Application of 5G Virtual Small Cell for Disaster Evacuation Areas,” receiving a $545 grant. I was also awarded a Research Funding Scholarship in the same competition for “Utilizing 5G Network Slicing to Realize Smart Healthcare,” with a $263 grant.

Utilization of Millimeter-Wave Band Non-Terrestrial Network for Passive Environmental Sensing | 2024

• Conducted as part of the CWC Internship Program
• Supported by the CWC Internship Scholarship

Comparing Antenna Arrays and Single Antennas for Satellite Remote Area Communication | 2024

• Completed as part of a Telecommunication Project Course

Attenuation Statistics for Millimetre-Wave in Tropical Regions | 2022

• Funded by: IEEE Antenna & Propagation Society
• Publication: AP-S/URSI 2023 (IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting), Portland, Oregon, USA
• Link: IEEE Xplore

Application of 5G Virtual Small Cells for Disaster Evacuation Areas | 2021

• Selected for National Competition (Pekan Kreativitas Mahasiswa 34)
• Organizer: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia
• Achievement: Gold Medal Winner
• Role: Team Leader

Utilizing 5G Network Slicing to Realize Smart Healthcare in Indonesia | 2021

• Selected for National Competition (Pekan Kreativitas Mahasiswa 34)
• Organizer: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia