Slim Boumaiza
Professor and Director for the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems
Email: slim.boumaiza@uwaterloo.ca
Location: E5 4026
Phone: 519-888-4567 x37017
Biography
Dr. Slim Boumaiza is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
His research focuses on the definition, conceptualization, design, and realization of high-performance microwave and millimeter-wave circuits and systems for wireless communications, with applications in 4G, 5G, and the Internet of Things. He leads the Emerging Radio System Research Group (EmRG), which conducts multidisciplinary research across the semiconductor device, circuit, and system levels of radio hardware. Under his guidance, researchers explore areas such as transistor modeling and characterization (at the semiconductor device level), ultra-wideband and highly efficient power amplifiers (at the circuit level), and low-power linearization techniques (at the system level).
In these research areas, Dr. Boumaiza has authored or co-authored over 65 refereed journal papers, more than 120 conference publications, and has been granted 7 patents, with 3 more pending. He has also delivered numerous keynotes, workshops, and talks to both academic and industry audiences.
Dr. Boumaiza is deeply committed to disseminating knowledge of radio systems through teaching, supervision, and youth outreach. He has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses on the fundamentals of electrical engineering and advanced microwave engineering topics. To date, over 100 highly qualified individuals, including undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and research staff, have worked under his supervision. Many have gone on to secure prestigious positions in industry. Dr. Boumaiza and his team are also actively involved in university-led initiatives aimed at engaging youth and minorities and inspiring their interest in engineering.
His research focuses on the definition, conceptualization, design, and realization of high-performance microwave and millimeter-wave circuits and systems for wireless communications, with applications in 4G, 5G, and the Internet of Things. He leads the Emerging Radio System Research Group (EmRG), which conducts multidisciplinary research across the semiconductor device, circuit, and system levels of radio hardware. Under his guidance, researchers explore areas such as transistor modeling and characterization (at the semiconductor device level), ultra-wideband and highly efficient power amplifiers (at the circuit level), and low-power linearization techniques (at the system level).
In these research areas, Dr. Boumaiza has authored or co-authored over 65 refereed journal papers, more than 120 conference publications, and has been granted 7 patents, with 3 more pending. He has also delivered numerous keynotes, workshops, and talks to both academic and industry audiences.
Dr. Boumaiza is deeply committed to disseminating knowledge of radio systems through teaching, supervision, and youth outreach. He has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses on the fundamentals of electrical engineering and advanced microwave engineering topics. To date, over 100 highly qualified individuals, including undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and research staff, have worked under his supervision. Many have gone on to secure prestigious positions in industry. Dr. Boumaiza and his team are also actively involved in university-led initiatives aimed at engaging youth and minorities and inspiring their interest in engineering.
Research Interests
- Microwave and Millimeter Wave (mm-wave) Circuits and Systems
- High Efficiency Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications (sub 6 GHz and mm-wave)
- Digital Predistortion Techniques for 4G and 5G Power Amplifiers and Massive MIMO\/Beamforming Transmitters
- Nonlinear Microwave Circuits Characterization and Modeling
- Advanced Circuits and Systems for Microwave and mm-wave Radio Front-ends (printed circuit boards and integrated circuit technologies)
- Advanced Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
- 5G Radio Hardware
Education
- 2004, Doctorate Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, Quebec
- 1999, Master of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, Quebec
- 1997, National Engineering Diploma Electrical Engineering, Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Tunis, Tunisia
Awards
- 2010 Early Researcher Award
- 2010 Top 40 Under 40
- 2011 Discover Grant Accelerator Supplement
- 2011 Outstanding Performance Award
- 2012 Research Excellence Award
- 2013 Engineering Research Excellence Award
- 2015 Outstanding Performance Award
- 2016 Marsland Research Excellence Award
- 2017 Outstanding Performance Award
- 2018 Synergy Award for Innovation - Two of More Companies
- 2018 Outstanding Performance Award
Teaching*
- ECE 373 - Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuits
- Taught in 2022, 2023
- ECE 474 - Radio and Wireless Systems
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- ECE 671 - Microwave and RF Engineering
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- ECE 770 - Special Topics in Antenna and Microwave Theory
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
- Hu, Yushi and Boumaiza, Slim, Power-Scalable Wideband Linearization of Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 1456, 2016
- Mkadem, Farouk and Islam, Anik and Boumaiza, Slim, Multi-Band Complexity-Reduced Generalized-Memory-Polynomial Power-Amplifier Digital Predistortion, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 1763, 2016
- Abadi, Mehdi Naseri Ali and Golestaneh, Hamed and Sarbishaei, Hassan and Boumaiza, Slim, Doherty Power Amplifier With Extended Bandwidth and Improved Linearizability Under Carrier-Aggregated Signal Stimuli, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 358, 2016
- Jundi, Ayman and Sarbishaei, Hassan and Boumaiza, Slim, An 85-W Multi-Octave Push--Pull GaN HEMT Power Amplifier for High-Efficiency Communication Applications at Microwave Frequencies, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 3691, 2015
- Huang, Hai and Xia, Jingjing and Islam, Anik and Ng, Eric and Levine, Peter M and Boumaiza, Slim, Digitally Assisted Analog/RF Predistorter With a Small-Signal-Assisted Parameter Identification Algorithm, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 4297, 2015
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Graduate studies
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