In a significant endorsement of his scholarly impact, Dr. Jehad M. Hamamreh, Founder and Director of WISLABi.com and A. Professor at An-Najah National University and Antalya Bilim University, has received formal recognition from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest international standardization body.

On August 2, 2026, Dr. Kingston ZHANG, Convenor of the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 4 “MCS Innovation” advisory group, officially communicated that Dr. Hamamreh’s peer-reviewed article—“The Information-Theoretic Gap: Reclaiming First Principles in Wireless Communications Research”—has been adopted as ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 4 Document N 547.

The adoption means Dr. Hamamreh’s work is now an official reference document within ISO’s ongoing study into innovative Modulation and Coding Schemes (iMCS) for 6G physical layer specifications.

What This Recognition Means

The ISO advisory group’s mission is to study challenges in MCS schemes, identify technological gaps, and propose standardization projects for next-generation communication systems—including 5G and 6G mobile communications.

In his official letter, Dr. ZHANG wrote:

“Your article contains some interesting information and viewpoints that are useful for AG 4’s study on iMCS-6G. You argue that the field of wireless communications suffers from an ‘information-theoretic vacuum’—a widening gap between engineering practice and foundational theory.”

He further added:

“Your article points out that Shannon Theory is not the end but the start, and the search for the new limit should be the future goal. We agree with you, and it is exactly what AG 4 is doing.”

This direct alignment between Dr. Hamamreh’s academic thesis and the strategic direction of the world’s largest standardization body underscores the timeliness and fundamental importance of his research.

About the Research

In his article, published on July 9, 2026, in the RS-OJICT open-access journal, Dr. Hamamreh offers a rigorous critique of contemporary wireless research trends. He argues that the field suffers from an “information-theoretic vacuum”—a growing disconnect between engineering practice and first-principles theory.

The paper examines three prominent but problematic research directions:

• Terahertz communications, which often ignore atmospheric physics and practical power limitations;

• Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) , which frequently violate conservation of energy principles; and

• Black-box machine learning applications, which replace provable algorithms with uninterpretable approximations.

Dr. Hamamreh calls for a return to Shannon’s foundational methodology: first establish fundamental physical limits, then develop practical systems that approach them. He proposes alternative research directions, including joint communication-computation frameworks, semantic/goal-oriented communication, and thermodynamic limits of information processing.

About Dr. Jehad M. Hamamreh

Dr. Hamamreh is a prolific researcher and inventor with more than 10 patents and over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications to his name. He is the Founder and Director of WISLABi.com and an A. Professor at An-Najah National University and Antalya Bilim University.

His accolades include:

• Gold and silver medals in numerous international invention contests;

• Top Researcher Award at Antalya Bilim University (2018, 2021, 2022);

• Recognition in the AD Scientific Index’s Top 10,000 Researchers;

• Named a Top Scholar by ScholarGPS in 2024.

He holds a Ph.D. in Telecom Engineering and Cyber Systems from Istanbul Medipol University and has previously conducted research at Texas A&M University.

A Milestone for the Research Community

This ISO recognition is more than a personal achievement—it is a validation of the broader movement calling for a fundamental reorientation of wireless communications research. As the industry races toward 6G, Dr. Hamamreh’s work provides a critical intellectual foundation for ensuring that next-generation systems are built on rigorous, physically grounded principles.

About WISLABi.com

WISLABi.com is a research and innovation hub dedicated to advancing wireless communication networks and security through first-principles thinking, interdisciplinary rigor, and practical innovation. The lab focuses on physical layer security, advanced waveform design, and future wireless system architectures.

The full news can be accessed from this link, the full ISO document as well as the original article are available at this link, and the correspondence can be found from this link.