Past graduates and affiliates of the Emerging Radio Systems Group (EmRG) often secure highly sought after positions in Canadian and foreign industry. Most of our alumni work in the information and communication technology sector, at companies such as SpaceX, Ericsson, Skyworks, Apple, Analog Devices, Synopsys, Qualcomm, Amazon and Keysight, and several have gone on to faculty positions.
Graduates
Sixty-four people have completed a degree with the group since 2007. Where we know where someone went next, it is noted; a few are still with us 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 · now an engineer at C-COM
- 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
- 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
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
2022
- Mohammed Almoneer — PhD 2022 · now an engineer at Ericsson
- Ziran He — MASc 2022 · now a circuit design engineer 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 · now at Ericsson
2021
- Yushi Cao — MASc 2021 · now an RF systems engineer at Qualcomm
- Ifrah Jaffri — MASc 2020, research associate 2021 · now an A&MS design engineer at Synopsys
- Emile Traore — MASc 2021 · now an engineer at Skyworks
- 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 engineer at Intel
- 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 an RF design engineer 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 · went on to a PhD at Delft University of Technology
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 Ciena
- 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 manager at Deloitte
2016
- Hamed Golestaneh — PhD 2015, postdoctoral fellow 2016 · now an engineer at Skyworks
- Kimberley Brynn King — MASc 2016 · now an RF systems designer at SwiftLab
- Hassan Shakoor — MASc 2016 · now a professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Conestoga College
- 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 hardware test engineer at Clip Health
- Bilel Fehri — research associate 2011, PhD 2015 · now an applied scientist at Amazon
- Daniel Frebrowski — MASc 2010, research assistant 2015 · now an analog design engineer at Movellus
- Kasyap Patel — MASc 2015 · now an RF applications engineer at MACOM
2014
- Mehdi Naseri Ali Abadi — MASc 2014 · now at Qorvo
- Farouk Mkadem — MASc 2010, research assistant 2013, PhD 2014 · now a digital RF system 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 a hardware developer at Ericsson
- David Yu-Ting Wu — PhD 2013 · now an RF design engineer at NXP
2012
- Xin Fu — MASc 2012 · went to Freescale Semiconductor, now part of NXP
2010
- Aynaz Vatankhahghadim — MASc 2010 · now an analog design engineer at Alphawave
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 · now the owner of Hotcake Generator Inc.
- 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
- Mostafa Mahmoud — postdoctoral fellow 2025
- 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 a researcher at IM2NP, Aix-Marseille Université
- Amany El Gouhary — research associate 2017, postdoctoral fellow 2017
- Takin Tadayon — research assistant 2014
- Raymond Lei Zhu — research assistant 2012–2014 · now the director of operations at LotusFlare
- 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 engineer 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 lead design engineer at MACOM
- Zhongbo Chen — research associate 2007
- Christopher Simon — research assistant 2007 · now a technician at the University of Calgary