Graduates and affiliates of the Emerging Radio Systems Group (EmRG) go on to positions in industry in Canada and abroad. Most work in the information and communication technology sector — at companies including SpaceX, Ericsson, Skyworks, Apple, Analog Devices, Synopsys, Qualcomm, Amazon and Keysight — and several have taken up faculty positions.
Graduates
Sixty-four people have completed a degree with the group since 2007. Each person’s next position is given where it is known; a few have stayed on with the group in a new role.
2026
- Ahmed Ben Ayed — MASc 2019, PhD 2024, Postdoctoral Fellow 2026 · now an assistant professor of electronic and computer engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Huixin Jin — MASc 2023, Research Assistant 2026
- Jin Gyu Lim — PhD 2026 · now a research associate with the group
- Mehran Hazer Sahlabadi — PhD 2026 · now a postdoctoral scholar at Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing
- Justin Hung Tung — MASc 2025, Research Assistant 2026 · now an antenna engineer at SpaceX
- Hang Yu — MASc 2021, PhD 2026 · now an engineer at SpaceX
2025
- Naved Anjoom — MASc 2025
- Nita Esfarayeni — MASc 2025 · now a lab instructor at the University of Waterloo
- Bulent Ege Sancak — MASc 2025
- Zi Jun Su — MASc 2025 · now a research associate with the group
- Bernard Tung — MASc 2024, Research Assistant 2025 · now an RF engineer at Planet Labs
2024
- Hoda Barkhordar-pour — MASc 2023, Research Associate 2024 · now an embedded engineer at Somfy North America
- Yuxuan Chen — MASc 2024 · now a PhD student with the group
2023
- Amir-Reza Amini — MASc 2012, PhD 2023 · now an RF PA designer at Dell Technologies
- Mahitab Eladwy — PhD 2023 · now an MTS analog designer at AMD
2022
- Mohammed Almoneer — PhD 2022 · now a senior DSP engineer at Ciena
- Ziran He — MASc 2022 · now a staff analog designer at Synopsys
- Tejasvi Singh Jodhka — MASc 2022 · now an RFIC engineer at SpaceX
- Haien Ma — MASc 2022 · now an RFIC engineer at SpaceX
- Abrar Siddique — PhD 2022
2021
- Yushi Cao — MASc 2021 · now an RF systems engineer at Qualcomm
- Ifrah Jaffri — MASc 2020, Research Associate 2021 · now a staff analog design engineer at Synopsys
- Emile Traore — MASc 2021 · now an analog and mixed-signal engineer at Synopsys
- Jingjing (Peter) Xia — Research Associate 2011, MASc 2013, Research Assistant 2016, Postdoctoral Fellow 2021 · now a principal engineer at Synopsys
2020
- Hai Huang — PhD 2020 · now an FPGA IP software development engineer at Altera
- Mona Razmi — MEng 2020
2019
- Yushi Hu — MASc 2012, Research Associate 2012, PhD 2019 · now an RFIC design engineer at Skyworks
- Ayman Jalal Jundi — MASc 2013, PhD 2019 · now a staff RF test automation architect at CPI
- Hejir Rashidzadeh — MASc 2019 · now an intellectual property associate at White & Case in Washington, DC
- Ahmed Rajaie Raslan — PhD 2018, Postdoctoral Fellow 2019 · now an algorithm engineer at Analog Devices
- Giovanni Scarlato — MASc 2019 · now a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo
- Yujuan Zhang — MASc 2019 · now an RFIC design engineer at Skyworks
2018
- Nawaf Almotairi — MASc 2018 · went on to a PhD at Delft University of Technology
- Arthur Chung — MASc 2018 · now an RF engineer at Apple
- Yue Li — MASc 2018 · now a team lead at Mentor Works and a part-time PhD student with the group
- Mingming Liu — MASc 2018 · now an RFIC PA designer at Skyworks
- Eric Ng — MASc 2018 · now an RF systems engineer at Anokiwave (now Qorvo)
2017
- Yehia Beltagy — MASc 2017, Research Associate 2017 · now a DSP engineer at Ericsson
- Marwen Ben Rejeb — MASc 2014, Research Assistant 2016, Research Associate 2017 · now an algorithm engineer at Analog Devices
- Anik Islam — MASc 2015, Research Assistant 2015, project coordinator 2015, technical project manager 2017 · now a senior manager at Deloitte
2016
- Hamed Golestaneh — PhD 2015, Postdoctoral Fellow 2016 · now an RFIC designer at Skyworks
- Kimberley Brynn King — MASc 2016 · now an RF systems designer at SwiftLab
- Hassan Shakoor — MASc 2016 · now an ASIC designer at AttoTude
- Yiling Xu — MASc 2016 · now an RF system engineer at Apple
- Hao Zhang — MASc 2016 · now a senior hardware developer at Dejero
2015
- Dylan Bespalko — PhD 2015 · now a test engineer at AMD (formerly Xilinx)
- Bilel Fehri — Research Associate 2011, PhD 2015 · now an applied scientist at Amazon
- Daniel Frebrowski — MASc 2010, Research Assistant 2015 · now a senior electrical design engineer at Qorvo
- Kasyap Patel — MASc 2015 · now a senior manager for RF applications at MACOM
2014
- Mehdi Naseri Ali Abadi — MASc 2014 · now at Qorvo
- Farouk Mkadem — MASc 2010, Research Assistant 2013, PhD 2014 · now a senior digital RF systems engineer at Amazon
- Nizar Mrabet — MASc 2012, Research Assistant 2014 · now an ASIC designer at Ciena
- Hassan Sarbishaei — PhD 2014 · now a director of engineering at Skyworks
- Aneta Wyrzykowska — MASc 2014 · now a radio system designer at Ericsson and a part-time PhD student with the group
2013
- Amreen Khan — MASc 2013 · now a staff engineer at pSemi
- Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed — PhD 2013, Research Assistant 2013 · now an RF design engineer at Nanowave Technologies
- David Yu-Ting Wu — PhD 2013 · now a senior RF design engineer at NXP
2012
- Xin Fu — MASc 2012 · now a principal RF design engineer at MACOM
2010
- Aynaz Vatankhahghadim — MASc 2010 · now a senior staff engineer at Qualcomm
2009
- Marie-Claude Fares — MASc 2009 · now the university architect at the California Institute of Technology
- Reza Ghajar — MASc 2009 · now an engineering manager at Google
- Henry Lai — MASc 2009
- Nizar Messaoudi — MASc 2009 · now a product manager at Keysight and a part-time PhD student with the group
2007
- Han Gil Bae — MASc 2007
Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Associates and Visiting Researchers
Twenty-one others have held a fellowship, a research appointment or a visiting placement with the group, listed by the year they left.
- Deepayan Banerjee — Postdoctoral Fellow 2025 · now a staff electrical engineer at Skyworks
- Mostafa Mahmoud — Postdoctoral Fellow 2025 · now an assistant professor at Ain Shams University
- Nazanin Rahmati — Research Assistant 2025
- Sohrab Samiezadeh — Research Assistant 2023
- Xuesong Chen — Postdoctoral Fellow 2019
- Xiaohu Fang — Postdoctoral Fellow 2019 · now an assistant professor in the School of Microelectronics at the Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
- Chaouki Hannachi — Postdoctoral Fellow 2018 · now an associate professor at Aix-Marseille Université
- Amany El Gouhary — Research Associate 2017, Postdoctoral Fellow 2017
- Takin Tadayon — Research Assistant 2014
- Raymond Lei Zhu — Research Assistant 2012–2014
- Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh — Postdoctoral Fellow 2013 · now at Skyworks Solutions
- Hossein Najafi — Postdoctoral Fellow 2013
- Sangeeta Thukral — Research Assistant 2013
- Houssem Medini — Visiting Graduate Intern 2011–2012 · now an engagement manager at Capgemini
- Venkata Gutta — Postdoctoral Fellow 2011 · now the CEO and founder of MILLIBEAM
- Morsi Ben Ayed — Visiting Graduate Intern 2009–2010 · now a software engineering manager at iObeya
- Myriem Boubakri — Visiting Graduate Intern 2009–2010 · now an assistant professor at the University of Carthage
- Adam Bray — Research Associate 2010
- Jangheon Kim — Postdoctoral Fellow 2010 · now a senior manager of applications engineering at MACOM
- Zhongbo Chen — Research Associate 2007
- Christopher Simon — Research Assistant 2007 · now a technician at the University of Calgary