As part of the scientific activities of College of Engineering at University of Mosul and its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), Department of Communications and Intelligent Digital Systems, in cooperation with the Sustainable Development Unit / Department of Studies and Planning at the University of Mosul Presidency, organized a training course entitled “Applications of RIS in Modern Communication Systems.”

The course was held from 18 to 22 October 2026 at the Zaha Hadid Hall in the Department of Architecture.

The course aimed to introduce participants to Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) technology and its applications in modern communication systems. It also explored the relationship between RIS and Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, beamforming, and wireless channel optimization, in addition to its applications in 5G-Advanced and 6G networks and future research directions in this field.

The course was delivered by a distinguished group of academic staff from the Department of Communications and Intelligent Digital Systems: Assistant Professor Dr. Farhad Ezzaldeen Mahmood, who supervised and lectured in the course; Dr. Abdulrahman Khalid Saleh; Assistant Lecturer Mohammed Idris Dawood; Assistant Lecturer Ali Hadi Saeed; and Assistant Lecturer Bilal Aqeel Fathi.