Resume

Research Interests 

  • Emerging wireless technologies; 5G and IoT
  • Low-cost technologies for beamsteeering with antenna arrays
  • Ultra-low power wireless network
  • Highly efficient RF front-end for phased array systems

Academic Background

PhD in Electrical Engineering                                                                                                 2014-present

Sharif University of Technology                                                                                            Tehran, Iran

Visiting Research Assistant at University of Waterloo                                                  Waterloo, CA

  • Thesis Title: Design and implementation of Efficient Time Modulated Array for emerging wireless communication applications

MSc in Electrical Engineering (with honors)                                                                        2011-2013

Amirkabir University of Technology                                                                                       Tehran, Iran

  • Thesis Title: Optimizing received power of a low-cost phased array using zero-knowledge algorithm
  • Ranked 3 out of 35 among MSc students of electrical engineering
  • Selected as a talented student by Amirkabir University of Technology’s elite students section
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BSc in Electrical Engineering (with honors)                                                                         2007-2011

Amirkabir University of Technology                                                                                      Tehran, Iran

  • Top 10% among BSc students
  • Admitted to double-major program as talented student
  • Admitted to graduate program as a talented student without taking Nationwide Entrance Exam

Publications

Work Experience

Visiting PhD student, University of Waterloo, 2017-2019

  • Produced a low-cost and low-power 24 GHz transmitter and receiver chain, suitable for indoor communication mountable on a Raspberry Pi board. Awarded at Mobicom 2018
  • Designed and tested a battery-less backscattering communication system
  • Fabricated and measured a mm-Wave MMIC Phase Shifter at 28 GHz for a transceiver phased array
  • Developed a low-cost, conformal GPS antenna, suitable for UAV applications

Doctoral Researcher, Sharif University of Technology, 2014-Present

  • Propose and designing a very low-cost phased array with beam steering capability
  • Managed a team of 3 engineers by delegating tasks, leading group meetings and troubleshooting problems related to the implementation of antenna measurement technique using Software Defined Radio
  • Measured the fabricated setup in an anechoic chamber
  • Self-derived and highly motivated to bring innovations to the problem
  • Wrote 7 technical reports, published in academic journals and conferences

Antenna and RF Design Engineer, mm-Wave imaging Project, 2016-2017

  • Implemented a switched beam antenna feed for mm-wave imaging system at 28 GHz
  • Analyzed the RF link budget and RF requirements for a mm-wave imaging system
  • Designed and measured a range of microstrip filters for Tx and Rx chain of the imaging system at 28, 14 and 8 GHz

Antenna and RF Design Engineer, Amirkabir University of Technology, EMALab, 2012-2016

  • Led an engineering team of 5 people on the analysis of UAV and satellite communication systems
  • Conducted the conceptual design of the communication system of a civil aircraft in a multidisciplinary team
  • Designed and manufactured a wideband (30-520 MHz) portable dipole antenna as part of a 4 person engineering team
  • Collaborated with the design team to fabricate and measure a wideband (20-1200 MHz) antenna for UAV applications
  • Designed and measured a wideband (6-14.5 GHz) printed bow-tie antenna
  • Managed a research team to conduct a project on bandwidth enhancement of antennas, using metamaterials