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Kamran Entesari Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX, 77843

Tel:(979) 845-9586

Fax: (979) 845-7161

kentesar@ece.tamu.edu

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

Research areas:

• RF, Microwave and Millimeter-Wave IC Design

• RF/Microwave On-Chip/On-Board Biological/Chemical Sensors

• Microwave Filters and Antennas

• RF Photonics

- I have a total of 92 peer reviewed publications (42 journal papers and 50 conference papers).

Additional 3 journal papers and 2 conference papers are currently under peer review. Among the

conference papers, one received the second place student paper award at 2014 IEEE RFIC, one received

the third place student paper award at 2011 IEEE MTT-S, one received the honorable mention student

paper award at 2013 IEEE AP-S and three received best paper award nominations at 2012, 2010 IEEE

RFIC and 2011 MTT Symposiums. I was selected as 2012 outstanding faculty of ECE department for

research, teaching and service. I have a patent approved through TAMU in collaboration with another

colleague in ECE department.

- The total amount of the grants I have been awarded to date is $4.72M of which my part is ~ $2.53M.

I am the recipient of the NSF CAREER award. My research has been funded through government (NSF,

NIH, NASA, QNRF and ORAU) as well as industrial (SRC, Qualcomm, Agilent, AlphaSense, and

Mediaphy) sources. I have also provided silicon for IC fabrication through SRC and MOSIS.

- I have been invited to present research seminars, and conduct workshops and panel sessions in

prestigious US universities including University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCSD, UT Austin, Rice

University, Northeastern University, in leading international conferences including IEEE IMS, and in

research centers/companies including MIT Lincoln Laboratories, Qualcomm and Agilent

Technologies.

- I have graduated 7 Ph.D. students, and 10 M.S. students (two US citizens, and one joined my Ph.D.

program). Currently, I advise 9 Ph.D. students and 2 M.S. students. I have advised 8 undergraduates,

of which two students were the recipient of USRG grant and four joined my MS program. I also advised

a research fellow for seven months.

- I have taught 3 distinct graduate courses and 3 distinct undergraduate courses at Texas A&M. I

developed a new graduate-level course in spring 2007 which is now a permanent course in the

department curriculum (ECEN 625: Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuits). My average undergraduate

and graduate teaching ratings are 4.1/5 and 4.4/5, respectively.

- I currently serve, or have served, as Associate Editor of IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components

Letter, Technical Program Committee Member for IEEE RFIC (2013-present), the Member of Editorial

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Board for International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering (2010-2014),

Technical Coordinating Committee Member for IEEE IMS (2008-present), 2013/2014 ECCS NSF

panel reviewer, Technical Program Committee Member for IEEE ICUWB 2009, Session Chair for

IEEE RFIC (2013-present), IEEE IMS 2011 and IEEE CASME 2009/2012. I have conducted reviews

of a large number of IEEE journal papers. I have been involved in department and group level service

activities as well.

EDUCATION

- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Apr. 2006

- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic University, Tehran, Iran, May 1999

- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Sept. 1995 PH.D. DISSERTATION "Development of High Performance 6-18 GHz Tunable/Switchable RF MEMS Filters and Their System Implications". Advisor: Professor G. M. Rebeiz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor APPOINTMENTS [Sept. 2012-Present] Associate Professor, Texas A&M University [Jan. 2006-Sept. 2012] Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University [Jan. 2002-Dec. 2005] Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, EECS Department [Sept. 2001-Dec 2001] Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, EECS Department [Sept. 1995-May 2001] Electronic and Microwave Design Engineer

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• RF, Microwave and Millimeter-Wave IC Design, including mm-wave transceiver front-ends for

5G wireless communications, ultra-low power super-regenerative radios, multi-band/multi-standard

transceivers, integrated software-defined and cognitive radios and spectrum sensors, integrated radios

for extravehicular activity (EVA), ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless integrated transceivers, and tunable,

multi-band and wideband RFIC building blocks such as low noise amplifiers, mixers, VCOs, frequency

synthesizers, and RF power amplifiers on silicon.

• Microwave Biological/Chemical Sensors, including discrete and integrated RF/microwave dielectric

and NMR spectroscopy systems for characterization of organic chemicals, discrete and integrated

silicon platform for RF/microwave bio-molecular detection.

• Microwave Filters and Antennas including implementation of microfluidically-tuned filters and

antennas, substrate-integrated–waveguide (SIW) high-performance tunable filters and antennas,

miniaturized microwave filters and antennas for multi-band and ultra-wideband applications, and

integrated microwave/millimeter-wave passive filters and antennas on silicon.

• RF Photonics: including implementation of electrically-reconfigurable frequency-agile silicon

photonic RF receiver front-ends. Silicon photonic RF tunable filter, resonators, phase shifters,

wideband delay lines and modulators.

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers: (Mentored student authors are indicated with an asterisk (*))

Published/Accepted:

[1] A. P. Saghati, and K. Entesari, “Fluidics in Microwave Components”, Accepted in IEEE

Microwave Magazine, 2016.

[2] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, “A microfluidically-reconfigurable dual-

band slot antenna with a frequency coverage ratio of 3:1", IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation

Letters, vol. 15, pp. 122-125, 2016.

[3] A. P. Saghati*, A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, “Ultra-miniature SIW cavity resonators and

filters”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 4329-4340,

Dec. 2015.

[4] P. Sepidband*, K. Entesari, “A CMOS spectrum sensor based on quasi-cyclostationary feature

detection for cognitive radios", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63,

no. 12, pp. 4089-4109, Dec. 2015.

[5] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, "Miniature and reconfigurable CPW folded

slot antennas employing liquid-metal capacitive loading", IEEE Transactions on Antenna and

Propagation, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 3798-3808, Sept. 2015.

[6] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, “A miniaturized microfluidically-

reconfigurable CPW bandpass filter with maximum power-handling of 10 watts", IEEE

Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 2515-2525, Aug. 2015.

[7] O. Elhadidiy, S. Shakib*, K. Krenek, S. Palermo, K. Entesari, " A wide-band fully-integrated

CMOS ring-oscillator PLL-based complex dielectric spectroscopy system", IEEE Transactions on

Circuits and Systems-I, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 1940-1949, Aug. 2015.

[8] K. Entesari, A. P. Saghati*, V. Sekar*, M. Armendariz*, "Tunable SIW antenna, filters and

VCOs," IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 34-54 , May 2015.

[9] M. M. Bajestan*, V. D. Rezaei*, K. Entesari, "A low-phase-noise wide-tuning-range quadrature

oscillator using a transformer-based dual-resonance LC ring", IEEE Transactions on Microwave

Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, no. 4, pp.1142-1153, April 2015.

[10] H. Hedayati*, A. W-F. Law, N. Kim, V. Aparin, K. Entesari, "A 1.8 dB NF blocker-filtering

noise-canceling wideband receiver with shared TIA in 40nm CMOS”, IEEE Journal of Solid-State

Circuits, vol. 50 , no. 5, pp.1148-1164, April 2015.

[11] E. Gaxiola*, and K. Entesari, "Design and implementation of a wireless medical system

prototype for implantable applications" Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

International Journal, vol. 82, pp. 99-111, 2015.

[12] M. Moslehi*, A. Helmy*, H. Hedayati*, and K. Entesari, "A 0.62-10 GHz Complex Dielectric

Spectroscopy System in 0.18-µm CMOS" IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,

vol.62, no. 12, pp. 3522-3537, Dec. 2014.

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[13] A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, "A 1.7-2.2 GHz Compact Low Phase-Noise VCO Using a

Widely-Tuned SIW Resonator" IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter, vol.24, no.9,

pp.622-624, Sept. 2014.

[14] J. Torres, M. El-Nozahi*, A. Amer, S. Gopalraju, R. Abdullah, K. Entesari and E. Sanchez-

Sinencio, " Low Drop-Out Voltage Regulators: Capacitor-less Architecture Comparison" IEEE

Circuits and Systems Magazine, vol.14, no.2, pp.6-26, May 2014.

[15] H. Hedayati*, and K. Entesari, " An Interference-Free UWB Impulse Radio Transmitter with

Notch Implementation for In-Band 802.11a System”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and

Techniques, vol.61, no.12, pp.4220-4232, Dec. 2013.

[16] A. Helmy*, S. Kabiri*, M. Moslehi*, and K. Entesari, “Complex permittivity detection of

organic chemicals and mixtures using a 0.5-3 GHz miniaturized spectroscopy system”, IEEE

Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol.61, no.12, pp.4646-4659, Dec. 2013.

[17] O. El-Hadidy, M. El-Kholy*, A. Helmy*, S. Palermo, and K. Entesari, “A CMOS Fractional

-N PLL-based Microwave Chemical Sensor with 1.5% Permittivity Detection Accuracy”, IEEE

Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol.61, no.9, pp.3402-3416, Sept. 2013.

[18] A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, “A Reconfigurable SIW Cavity-Backed Slot Antenna with One

Octave Tuning Range”, IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation, vol.61, no.8, pp.3937-3945,

Aug. 2013.

[19] A. Helmy*, and K. Entesari, "A 1-8 GHz Miniaturized Dielectric Spectroscopy System for

Chemical Sensing and Mixture Characterization", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and

Techniques, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 4157-4170, Dec. 2012.

[20] H. Hedayati*, M. Mobarak, G. Varin, P. Meunier, P. Gamand, E. Sánchez-Sinencio, K. Entesari,

"A Fully Integrated Highly Linear Efficient Power Amplifier in 0.25µm BiCMOS Technology for

Wireless Applications”, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 2385-2404, Oct.

2012.

[21] A. Helmy*, H. J. Jeon, Y_C. Lo, A. J. Larsson, R. Kulkarni, J. Silva Martinez, and K. Entesari,

“A Self-Sustained Fully-Integrated Microwave Chemical Sensor Using a Frequency Synthesizer”,

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 2467-2483, Oct. 2012.

[22] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated-Waveguide RF MEMS Tunable

Filters”, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 336-338, July 2012.

[23] V. Sekar*, W. Torke, S. Palermo, and K. Entesari, “A Self-Sustained Microwave System for

Dielectric Constant Measurement of Lossy Organic Liquids”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave

Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 1444-1455, May 2012.

[24] E. Abdel Ghany, A. Helmy*, S. Hoyos, K. Entesari, and E. Sanchez Sinencio, “A 2.8 mW Sub-2

dB Noise Figure Inductor-less Wideband CMOS LNA Employing Multiple Feedback”, IEEE

Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 3154-3161, Dec. 2011.

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[25] M. El-Nozahi*, A. Helmy*, E. Sanchez-Sinencio, and K. Entesari,” An Inductor-less Noise-

Cancelling Broadband Low Noise Amplifier with Composite Transistor Pair in 90 nm CMOS

Technology”, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 1111-1122, May 2011.

[26] V. Sekar*, M. Armendariz*, and K. Entesari, “A 1.2—1.6-GHz Substrate-Integrated-Waveguide

RF MEMS Tunable Filter”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no. 4,

pp. 866-876, April 2011.

[27] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Miniaturized UWB Bandpass Filters With Notch Using Slow-Wave

CPW Multiple-Mode Resonators”, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 21, no.

2, pp. 80-82, Feb. 2011.

[28] M. El-Nozahi*, E. Sanchez-Sinencio and K. Entesari, “A 20-32 GHz Wideband Mixer with 12

GHz IF Bandwidth in 0.18 m SiGe Process”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and

Techniques, vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 2731-2741, Nov. 2010.

[29] M. El-Nozahi*, A. Amer, E. Sanchez-Sinencio, and K. Entesari, “A Millimeter-Wave (24/31

GHz) Dual-Band Switchable Harmonic Receiver in 0.18 m SiGe Process”, IEEE Transactions on

Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 2717-2730, Nov. 2010.

[30] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Pole-Perturbation Theory for Nonlinear Noise Analysis of All-Pole

RF MEMS Tunable Filters”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 58, no.

9, pp. 2475 - 2489, Sep. 2010.

[31] M. El-Nozahi*, A. Amer, J. Torres, K. Entesari and E. Sanchez-Sinencio, ” LDO with Feed-

forward Ripple Cancellation Technique for High Power Supply Rejection” IEEE Journal of Solid-

State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 565-577, Mar. 2010.

[32] M. El-Nozahi*, E. Sanchez-Sinencio, and K. Entesari, "A Millimeter-Wave (23-32 GHz)

Wideband BiCMOS Low Noise Amplifier", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 2, pp.

289-299, Feb. 2010.

[33] V. Sekar* and K. Entesari, “Effect of Brownian Motion on the Phase Noise of RF MEMS

Tunable Filters”, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, vol. 20,

no. 1, pp. 114-121, Jan. 2010.

[34] K. Entesari, A. R. Tavakoli*, and A. Helmy*, “CMOS Distributed Amplifiers with Extended

Flat Bandwidth Using Gate-Line with Coupled Inductors", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory

and Techniques, vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 2862 – 2871, Dec. 2009.

[35] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Inductively-Loaded RF MEMS Tunable Filters”, International

Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 692-700, Nov. 2009.

[36] G. M. Rebeiz, K. Entesari, I. C. Reines, S. J. Park, M. A. El-Tanani, A.Grichener, and A. R.

Brown, "Tuning into RF MEMS ", IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 10, no. 6 , pp. 55-72, Oct. 2009.

[37] M. El-Nozahi*, E. Sanchez -Sinencio, and K. Entesari,” Power Aware Multi-band / Multi-

standard CMOS Receiver System-Level Budgeting “IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-II,

vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 570 - 574, July 2009.

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[38] M. El-Nozahi*, E. Sanchez -Sinencio, and K. Entesari,” A Low Noise Amplifier with

Reconfigurable Input Matching Network,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,

vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 1054 -1062, May 2009.

[39] K. Entesari and G. M. Rebeiz, “RF MEMS, BST and GaAs Varactor System-Level Response in

Complex Modulation Systems,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided

Engineering, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 86-98, Jan. 2008.

[40] K. Entesari, K. Obeidat, A. Brown, and G. M. Rebeiz, "A 25-75 MHz RF MEMS Tunable

Filter”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 2399-2405,

Nov. 2007.

[41] K. Entesari and G. M. Rebeiz, “A 12-18 GHz 3-Pole RF MEMS Tunable Filter” IEEE

Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 2566-2571, August 2005.

[42] K. Entesari and G. M. Rebeiz, “A Differential, 4-bit, 6.5-10 GHz RF MEMS Tunable Filter”

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 1103-1110, March

2005.

Submitted:

[1] M. Elkholy*, M. Mikhemar, H. Darabi, K. Entesari, "Low loss high power integrated passive

electrical balanced duplexers", submitted to IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and

Techniques.

[2] A. P. Saghati*, A. P. Saghati*, K. Entesari, “An ultra-miniature SIW cavity-backed

Slot Antenna”, submitted to IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.

[3] V. D. Rezaei*, M. M. Bajestan*, H. Hedayati*, K. Entesari, “An Interferer-Tolerant Receiver

with Active Feedback for Cognitive Radio Applications," submitted to IEEE Transactions on

Microwave Theory and Techniques.

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers: (Mentored students are indicated with an asterisk (*))

Published/Accepted:

[1] M. M. Bajestan*, H. Attah*, and K. Entesari, “A 2.8-4.3 GHz wideband fractional-N sub-

sampling synthesizer with -112.5dBc/Hz in-band noise”, Accepted in IEEE RFIC Symposium, San

Francisco, CA, May 2016.

[2] P. Sepidband* and K. Entesari, “A phaser-based real-time CMOS spectrum sensor for cognitive

radios”, Accepted in IEEE RFIC Symposium, San Francisco, CA, May 2016.

[3] V. D. Rezaei*, S. J. Shellhammer, and K. Entesari, “A fully integrated 320 pJ/b OOK super-

regenerative receiver with -87 dBm sensitivity and self-calibration”, Accepted in IEEE RFIC

Symposium, San Francisco, CA, May 2016.

[4] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, “”, Accepted in IEEE International

Microwave Symposium, San Francisco, CA, May 2016.

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[5] S. Shakib*, H-C. Park, J. Dunworth, V. Aparin, and K. Entesari, “A 28GHz efficient linear power

amplifier for 5G phased arrays in 28nm bulk CMOS”, Accepted in IEEE International Solid State

Circuits Conference, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 2016, Acceptance Rate ~ 35%.

[6] G. Adom- Bamfi*, and K. Entesari, "A Multiband Low Noise Amplifier with a Switchable Gm

Active Shunt Feedback for SDRs", Accepted in IEEE RWS, Austin, TX, 2016.

[7] S. Cai, G. Choo*, E. Z. Tabasi, B. Wang, K. Entesari, and S. Palermo, “Adaptively tunable RF

Photonic Filters”, IEEE International Midwest Symposium, Forth Collins, Colorado, pp. 1-4, Aug.

2015.

[8] V. D. Rezaei*, M. M. Bajestan*, H. Hedayati*, K. Entesari, “An Interferer-Tolerant Receiver

with Active Feedback for Cognitive Radio Applications," IEEE RFIC Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona,

pp. 295-298, May 2015.

[9] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, "A Reconfigurable Quarter-Mode

Substrate Integrated Waveguide Cavity Filter Employing Liquid-Metal Capacitive Loading",

IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, pp. 1-3, May 2015.

[10] A. P. Saghati*, A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, “An Ultra-Miniature Quarter-Mode SIW

Bandpass Filter Employing Metamaterial-Inspired Negative Order Resonances", IEEE International

Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, pp. 1-3, May 2015.

[11] O. Elhadidiy, S. Shakib*, K. Krenek, S. Palermo, K. Entesari, "A 0.18-μm CMOS fully

integrated 0.7–6 GHz PLL-based complex dielectric spectroscopy system", IEEE CICC Symposium,

San Jose, California, pp.1-4, Sept. 2014.

[12] M. Elkholy*, M. Mikhemar, H. Darabi, K. Entesari, "A 1.6–2.2GHz 23dBm low loss integrated

CMOS duplexer", IEEE CICC Symposium, San Jose, California, pp.1-4 , Sept. 2014.

[13] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, "A microfluidically-tuned dual-band slot

antenna", IEEE Antenna and Propagation Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, pp. 1244-1245, July

2014,

[14] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, "A microfluidically-switched CPW folded

slot antenna", IEEE Antenna and Propagation Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, pp. 557-558, July

2014.

[15] H. Hedayati*, A. W-F. Law, N. Kim, V. Aparin, K. Entesari, "A 1.8 dB NF blocker-filtering

noise-canceling wideband receiver with shared TIA in 40nm CMOS", IEEE RFIC Symposium,

Tampa, Florida, pp.325-328, June 2014, Awarded Second Place for Best Student Paper.

[16] M. M. Bajestan*, E. Foli*. H. Hedayati*, K. Entesari, "A 1.6GHz/4.8GHz dual-band CMOS

fractional-N frequency synthesizer for S-Band radio applications", IEEE RFIC Symposium, Tampa,

Florida, pp.429-432, June 2014.

[17] M. M. Bajestan*, V. D. Rezaei*, K. Entesari "A 2.75–6.25GHz low-phase-noise quadrature

VCO based on a dual-mode ring resonator in 65nm CMOS", IEEE RFIC Symposium, Tampa,

Florida, pp.265-268, June 2014.

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[18] H. Hedayati*, V. Aparin, K. Entesari, "A +22dBm IIP3 and 3.5dB NF wideband receiver with

RF and baseband blocker filtering techniques", IEEE VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers, Honolulu, Hawaii , pp.1-2, June 2014.

[19] M. M. Bajestan*, A. Helmy*, H. Hedayati*; K. Entesari, "A 0.62–10GHz CMOS dielectric

spectroscopy system for chemical/biological material characterization", IEEE International

Microwave Symposium, Tampa, Florida , pp. 1-4, June 2014.

[20] A. P. Saghati*, J. Batra, J. Kameoka, and K. Entesari, " Microfluidically-tuned miniaturized

planar microwave resonators", IEEE Wireless and Microwave Symposium, Tampa, Florida, pp. 1-3,

June 2014.

[21] E. Gaxiola*, Nasreen Mohsin, Abdul J. Palliyali, R. Tafreshi and K. Entesari, "A Portable 12-

Lead ECG WMS for Continuous Cardiac-Activity Monitoring", IEEE Middle-East Conference on

Biomedical Engineering, pp. 123-126, Feb. 2014.

[22] E. Gaxiola*, H. Hedayati*, P. Lv, and K. Entesari, "A CMOS Inverse Chebyshev Channel

Selection Filter for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Radio Receivers", IEEE Midwest Circuits and

Systems Symposium, pp. 217-220, Aug. 2013. [23] A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, "A Miniaturized Switchable SIW-CBS Antenna Using Positive

and Negative Order Resonances", IEEE Antenna and Propagation Conference, Columbus, Ohio, pp.

566-567, Aug. 2013, Awarded Honorable Mention Student Paper.

[24] A. Helmy*, S. Kabiri*, M. Moslehi*, and K. Entesari, "A Miniaturized Spectroscopy System for

Complex Permittivity Detection of Organic Mixtures in the 0.65-2 GHz Frequency Range", IEEE

International Microwave Symposium, Seattle, Washington, pp. 1-4, June 2013.

[25] M. Moslehi* and K. Entesari, "A 5.12–12.95GHz Triple-Resonance Low Phase Noise CMOS

VCO for Software-Defined Radio Applications", IEEE RFIC Symposium, Seattle, Washington, pp.

195-198, June 2013.

[26] K. Entesari, A. Helmy*, and V. Sekar*, "A Review of Frequency Synthesizer-Based Microwave

Chemical Sensors for Dielectric Detection of Organic Liquids", IEEE Wireless and Microwave

Symposium, Orlando, Florida, pp. 1-3, Apr. 2013, Invited paper.

[27] E. Gaxiola*, K. Entesari, " A wireless medical system prototype for implantable applications",

IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1-4, Aug. 2013.

[28] S. Roshdy*, V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, "A Compact Triple-band Bandpass Filter Based on

Half-mode Substrate Integrated Waveguides", IEEE European Microwave Symposium, p.116-119,

Sept. 2012

[29] H. Hedayati*, and K. Entesari, "A 3.1-10.6 GHz Ultra Wide-band Impulse Radio Transmitter

with Notch Implementation for In-Band Interferers in 90nm CMOS", IEEE RFIC Symposium,

Montreal, Canada, pp. 459-462, June 2012, Nominated for Best Student Paper Award.

[30] A. Helmy*, and K. Entesari, “A 1-8 GHz Miniaturized Dielectric Spectroscopy System

for Chemical Sensing”, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-3, June

2012.

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[31] H. Hedayati*, M. Mobarak, G. Varin, P. Meunier, P. Gamand, E. Sánchez-Sinencio, K. Entesari,

"A Fully Integrated Highly Linear Efficient Power Amplifier in 0.25µm BiCMOS Technology for

Wireless Applications”, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, San Jose, CA, pp. 1-4, Sept.

2011.

[32] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “A Novel Compact Dual-Band Half-Mode Substrate Integrated

Waveguide Bandpass Filter”, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, MD, pp. 1-4,

Jun. 2011, Awarded Third Place for Best Student Paper.

[33] V. Sekar*, W. Torke, S. Palermo and K. Entesari, “A Novel Approach for Dielectric Constant

Measurement Using Microwave Oscillators”, IEEE International Microwave Symposium , Baltimore,

MD, pp. 1-4, Jun. 2011, Nominated for Best Student Paper Award.

[34] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “A Unified Method for Nonlinear Noise Analysis of All-Pole RF

MEMS Tunable Filters”, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, MD, pp. 1-4, Jun.

2011.

[35] A. Helmy*, and Kamran Entesari, “Reduced-Size Ultra-Wideband True-Time –Delay beam-

Forming Receivers”, International Symposium of Circuits and Systems, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, pp.

1287-1290, May 2011.

[36] V. Sekar*, K. Entesari, “Miniaturized Half-Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandpass

Filters Using Cross-Shaped Fractals”, IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference,

Clearwater, FL, pp. 1-5, Apr. 2011.

[37] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “A K-Band Integrated Bandpass Filter in 90 nm CMOS

Technology”, IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 122-125, Jan. 2011.

[38] V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Nonlinear Nodal Analysis of Varactor-tuned Microwave Filters”,

IEEE European Microwave Conference, Paris, France, pp. 1241-1244, Sep. 2010.

[39] M. Armendariz*, V. Sekar*, and K. Entesari, “Tunable SIW Band Pass Filter with PIN Diodes”,

IEEE European Microwave Conference, Paris, France, pp. 830-833, Sep. 2010.

[40] M. El-Nozahi*, A. Helmy*, E. Sanchez-Sinencio, K. Entesari, “A 2-1110 MHz Wideband Low

Noise Amplifier with 1.43 dB Minimum Noise Figure”, IEEE RFIC Symposium, Anaheim, CA,

pp.119-122, May 2010, Nominated for Best Student Paper Award.

[41] K. Entesari, “Advanced Modeling of Packaged RF MEMS Switches and its Application on

Tunable Filter Implementation”, IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, Melbourne

Beach, FL, pp.1-5, Apr. 2010, Invited paper.

[42] A. R. Tavakoli*, and K. Entesari, “A 0-90 Degree Low Loss Reflection-Type CMOS Active

Phase Shifter”, IEEE International Midwest Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, pp. 983-986, Aug. 2009.

[43] M. El-Nozahi*, A. Amer, J. Torres, K. Entesari and E. Sanchez-Sinencio, “A 25 mA 0.13 m

CMOS LDO Regulator with Power Supply Rejection Better Than 56 dB up to 10 MHz Using Feed-

Forward Ripple Rejection Technique” IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference, San

Francisco, CA, pp. 330 - 331,331a, Feb. 2009, Acceptance Rate ~ 35% .

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[44] G. Bu, A. R. Tavakoli*, K. Entesari, “A 24 GHz Indirect VCO in 0.18 m CMOS Technology”

IEEE European Microwave Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 71-74, Oct. 2008.

[45] M. El-Nozahi*, K. Entesari, E. Sanchez-Sinencio, “A Systematic System-Level Design

Methodology for Dual-Band CMOS RF Receivers” IEEE International Midwest Symposium,

Montreal, Canada, pp. 1014-1017, Aug. 2007.

[46] E. Eschenko*, and K. Entesari, “A Low Noise 12 GHz Power Efficient 16/17 Prescaler with Rail to Rail Output Amplitude” IEEE International Midwest Symposium, Montreal, Canada, pp. 427-430, Aug. 2007.

[47] K. Entesari and G. M. Rebeiz, “A Low-Loss Microstrip Surface-Mount K-Band Package” IEEE

European Microwave Conference, Manchester, England, pp. 1763 – 1766, Sep. 2006.

[48] B.W. Min, K. Entesari and G. M. Rebeiz, “DC-50 GHz low-loss Wafer-Scale Package for RF

MEMS” IEEE European Microwave Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1289-1292, Oct.

2004.

[49] K. Entesari, T. Vaha-Heikkila, and G. M. Rebeiz, “Miniaturized Differential Filters for C- and

Ku-Band Applications” IEEE European Microwave Conference, Munich, Germany, pp. 227-230,

Oct. 2003.

[50] J. D. Brunett, F. Aryanfar, K. Entesari, and T. Yang, “The Effect of Ground Permittivity and

Surface Roughness on Multi-Path Measurement at K-Band,” IEEE International Antennas and

Propagation Society Symposium, Columbus, OH, pp. 408-411, Jun. 2003.

Presented Conference papers:

[51] D. Cui, M. Yang, K. Entesari and X. Cheng, “EWOD-Based Droplet Actuation by Active-Matrix

Electrode Array”, The 55th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology

and Nanofabrication, Las Vegas, NV, May 31 – June 3, 2011.

Submitted:

[1] A. P. Saghati*, and K. Entesari, "Tunable Quarter-Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide

Antenna", submitted to IEEE Antenna and Propagation Conference, 2016.

[2] A. P. Saghati*, S. B. Kordmhale, J. Kameoka and K. Entesari, "Reconfigurable Quarter-Mode

SIW Antenna Employing a Fluidically Switchable Via", submitted to IEEE Antenna and Propagation

Conference, 2016.

Patents: - “Omni-Purpose, Scalable and Reusable Digital Micro-fluidic Platform with Dual Active-Matrix

Circuitry” X. Cheng, K. Entesari. Filed with Texas A&M, Oct. 2010, Status: Licensing

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FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Title Sponsor PI Co-PI(s) No. of

Students

Inclusive

Dates

Total

Amount

Pro-rated

Amount

EARS: Blocker-Tolerant Ultra-wideband

Cognitive Spectrum Receiver NSF

(Grant) S. Hoyos

K. Entesari

J. Silva

R. Cui

One 09/2015-

09/2018 $750,000 $187,500

EARS: A Wideband Frequency-Agile Silicon

Photonic Millimeter-Wave Receiver with

Automatic Jammer Suppression via Rapidly

Reconfigurable Optical Notch Filters

NSF (Grant)

S. Palermo K. Entesari

C. Madsen One

09/2015-

09/2018 $625,000 $208,000

CMOS Millimeter-wave Transceivers Qualcomm

(Grant) K. Entesari - Two

06/2014-

05/2015 $205,000 $205,000

Ultra-Low Power Super-Regenerative CMOS

Receivers

Qualcomm

(Grant) K. Entesari - One

05/2014-

08/2015 $190,544 $190,544

A Fully-Integrated Noise Canceling CMOS

Receiver for 5G Communications

Qualcomm

(Grant) K. Entesari - One

02/2013-

09/2013 $ 148,621 $ 148,621

Wideband Silicon-Based Receivers for

RF/Microwave Spectrum Sensing NSF

(Grant) K. Entesari - Two

09/2012

09/2015 $ 287,254 $ 287,254

Power Effective, Compact and Lightweight E-

Field Tunable Integrated Multiferroic Inductors

and Transformers and Their Applications in

Novel Tunable Filters, LNAs and Power

Amplifiers

NEU +SRC (Grant)

K. Entesari - One 06/2011-

06/2014 $ 210,000 $ 210,000

A Single-Chip S-Band Transceiver for EVA

Radio Applications

AlphaSense

Inc.+

NASA

(SBIR)

K. Entesari - One 06/2011-

12/2013 $ 150,000 $ 150,000

CAREER: Versatile Integrated Platforms for

Broadband Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy

NSF

(Grant) K. Entesari - Two

05/2011-

04/2016 $ 400,000 $ 400,000

A Fully-Integrated CMOS Platform for

Microwave-Based Label-Free DNA Sensing

SRC

(Grant) K. Entesari S. Palermo Two

09/2010-

05/2014 $ 180,000 $ 90,000

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Title Sponsor PI Co-PI(s) No. of

Students

Inclusive

Dates

Total

Amount

Pro-rated

Amount

A Novel All-Purpose Digital Biochip Instrument

for Biomedical Applications

NIH

(Grant) X. Cheng

K. Entesari

J. Sacchettini Two

09/2010-

05/2013 $ 349,246 $ 103,030

Miniaturized Waveguide RF MEMS Tunable

Filters

NSF

(Grant) K. Entesari K. Chang One

09/2009-

01/2013 $ 252,097 $ 120,048

An Intelligent Electrocardiograph Based on

Wireless Skin Electrodes

QNRF

(Grant) K. Entesari

E. Sanchez

R. Tafreshi

(TAMUQ) Two

09/2009-

09/2013 $ 887,061 $ 154,640

Research in mm-wave CMOS area Qualcomm

(Gift) K. Entesari - - 11/2015 $15,000 $15,000

SRC Design Challenge: A dual-band millimeter

wave receiver using BiCMOS technology

SRC

(Gift) E. Sanchez K. Entesari One 02/2009 $ 15,000 $ 7,500

Research in the Area of RF Front-End Circuits

for Wireless Applications

Mediaphy

Inc. (Gift) K. Entesari - One 07/2008 $ 20,000 $ 20,000

Tunable Capacitive RF-MEMS Band-Pass

Filters for WBU Applications

Agilent

(Gift) K. Entesari - One 05/2007 $ 31,279 $ 31,279

Ultra-Miniaturized and High-Reliability Nano-

Scale RF MEMS Devices

ORAU

(Gift) K. Entesari - - 04/2007 $ 5,000 $ 5,000

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INVITED SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND PANEL SESSIONS

1) K. Entesari, “Broadband RF/Microwave Complex Dielectric Spectroscopy Systems in CMOS”,

presented at 2016 RWW Workshop, Austin, TX, Jan. 2016.

2) K. Entesari, “Broadband RF/Microwave Complex Dielectric Spectroscopy Systems in CMOS”,

presented at 2015 IMS Workshop, Phoenix, AZ, May 2015.

3) K. Entesari, “Fully-Integrated CMOS Platforms for Microwave-Based Label-Free Chemical

/Biochemical Sensing “, presented for SRC/TxACE Center, UT Dallas, Richardson, TX, Feb. 27,

2015.

4) K. Entesari, and M. M. Bajestan, "A 0.62–10GHz CMOS dielectric spectroscopy system for

chemical/biological material characterization" presented at 2014 IMS Symposium, Tampa, Florida,

June 2014.

5) K. Entesari, "Novel RF/Microwave Circuits and Systems for Lab on-Chip/on-Board Chemical

Sensors", presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin

Madison, WA, Nov. 4 , 2013.

6) K. Entesari, "A Review of Frequency Synthesizer-Based Microwave Chemical Sensors for

Dielectric Detection of Organic Liquids", presented at 2013 Wireless and Microwave Technology

Conference, Orlando, FL, Apr. 13, 2013.

7) K. Entesari, " Novel RF/Microwave Circuits and Systems for Lab on-Chip/on-Board Chemical

Sensors", presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock

, TX, Nov. 16, 2012.

8) K. Entesari, “Substrate-Integrated-Waveguide RF MEMS Tunable Filters", presented at 2012 IMS

Workshop, Montreal, Canada, June 2012

9) K. Entesari, “Versatile Integrated Platforms for Broadband Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy”

presented at IEEE CASME Workshop, Merida, Mexico, Jan. 9, 2012.

10) K. Entesari, “Development of Hybrid Tunable Filters Using Packaged RF MEMS Switches”

presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San

Diego, CA, Jul. 23, 2011.

11) K. Entesari, “Development of Hybrid Tunable Filters Using Packaged RF MEMS Switches”

presented at IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Boston Section, MIT Lincoln

Laboratories, Lexington, MA, Nov. 23, 2010.

12) K. Entesari, “Development of Hybrid Tunable Filters Using Packaged RF MEMS Switches”

presented at Advanced Silicon Technology Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, Lexington, MA, Nov.

23, 2010.

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13) K. Entesari, “Development of Hybrid Tunable Filters Using Packaged RF MEMS Switches”

presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA,

Nov. 22, 2010.

14) K. Entesari, “Power-Aware Multi-Band Multi-Standard Wireless Receivers” presented at Austin

Conference on Integrated Circuits and Systems (ACISC) 2010, UT Austin, Austin, TX, Oct. 29,

2010.

15) K. Entesari and J. Maciel “RF MEMS Switches for Antenna and Filter Applications” presented at

2010 IMS Workshop, Anaheim, CA, May 24, 2010.

16) K. Entesari, “Advanced Modeling of Packaged RF MEMS Switches and its Application on

Tunable Filter Implementation", presented at 2010 Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference,

Melbourne, FL, Apr. 13, 2010.

17) K. Entesari, “Recent RF/MM-Wave IC and RF MEMS Research in AMSC Group at TAMU”

presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San

Diego, CA, Jul. 23, 2009.

18) K. Entesari, ”Recent RF/MM-Wave IC and RF MEMS Research in AMSC Group at TAMU”

presented at RF IC Group, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, Jul. 22, 2009.

19) K. Entesari, ”CMOS/SiGe RF/MM-Wave IC at AMSC” presented at RFIC Group, Qualcomm,

Austin, TX, Sep. 18, 2008.

20) K. Entesari, “RF MEMS Tunable Filters, Next Generation of Tunable Filters for Microwave

Applications,” presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston,

Houston, TX, Feb. 28, 2008.

21) K. Entesari, “RF MEMS Tunable Filters, Next Generation of Tunable Filters for Microwave

Instrumentation?” RF MEMS Panel, Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA, Jul. 21, 2007.

22) K. Entesari, “Development of High Performance RF MEMS Filters and Their System

Implications,” presented at WBU Division, Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA, Jan. 8, 2007.

23) K. Entesari, “Development of High Performance 6-18 GHz Tunable/Switchable RF MEMS Filters

and Their System Implications,” presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice

University, Houston, TX, Dec. 14, 2006.

24) K. Entesari, “Development of High Performance 6-18 GHz Tunable/Switchable RF MEMS Filters

and Their System Implications,” presented at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas

A&M University, College Station, TX, Jul. 18, 2005.

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FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

PhD Students

Name Chair Co-Chair Defense

Date Thesis Title

Alireza P.

Saghati1 K. Entesari - 08/2015

Advancements in Tuning Techniques

for Microwave Passive and Active

Circuits

Masoud M.

Bajestan2 K. Entesari - 08/2015

Novel RF CMOS Integrated Circuits

and Systems for Broadband

Dielectric Spectroscopy

Hajir

Hedayati3 K. Entesari - 05/2014

Advances in Integrated Circuit

Design and Implementation for New

Generation of Wireless Transceivers

Jesus Efrain

Gaxiola

Sosa4

K. Entesari - 03/2104

Low-Power Circuit Design of

Wireless Medical Systems for

Invasive and Non-Invasive

Applications

Ahmed

Helmy5 K. Entesari - 11/2012

Novel RF/Microwave Circuits and

Systems for Lab-on-Chip/on-Board

Chemical Sensors

Vikram

Sekar6 K. Entesari - 02/2011

Advances in Filter Miniaturization

and Design/Analysis of RF MEMS

Tunable Filters

Mohamed

El-Nozahi7 K. Entesari

E. Sanchez-

Sinencio 11/2009

System and Circuit Design

Techniques for Silicon-Based Multi-

Band / Multi-Standard Receivers

MS Students

Name Chair Co-Chair Defense

Date Thesis Title

Hubert

Attah8 K. Entesari - 12/2015

A Low-jitter Wideband Fractional-N

Sub-Sampling PLL

Gideon,

Adom-

Bamfi9

K. Entesari - 12/2014 A Multi-band Low-Noise Amplifier

for Software Defined Radios

Shokoofeh

Arbabi10 K. Entesari - 08/2014 A 2.4 GHz phase modulator for a

WLAN OFDM Polar Transmitter

Eugene B. K.

Foli11 K. Entesari -

A CMOS Fractional Frequency

Synthesizer for a Fully Integrated S-

Band EVA Radio Transceiver

Saman

Kabiri12 K. Entesari - 11/2012

A Broadband Miniaturized

Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy

System Based on Impedance Sensing

Jesse

Coulon13 K. Entesari - 10/2011

A Low-Power Low-Noise

Instrumentation Amplifier for ECG

Recording Applications

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Marcelino

Armendariz14 K. Entesari - 07/2010

Tunable Substrate Integrated

Waveguide Filters Implemented with

PIN Diodes and RF MEMS Switches

Vikram

Sekar K. Entesari - 10/2008

Novel RF MEMS Tunable Filters

with Adjustable Spurious

Suppression

Ahmad R.

Tavakoli15 K. Entesari - 10/2007

Fully Integrated CMOS Phase

Shifter/VCO for MIMO/ISM

Applications

Evan L.

Eschenko16 K. Entesari - 10/2007

A Low-power Prescaler, Phase

frequency Detector and Charge Pump

for a 12 GHz Frequency Synthesizer

1 Alireza is a senior member of technical staff at Ossia Inc., Seattle, WA 2 Masoud is a senior member of technical staff at Qualcomm, San Diego, CA 3Hajir is a senior member of technical staff at Qualcomm, San Diego, CA 4 Efrain is a senior member of technical staff at Silicon Labs, Austin, TX 5 Ahmed is a senior member of technical staff at Qualcomm, San Diego, CA 6 Vikram is an electromagnetic modeling engineer for RF technology solutions unit in Peregrine

Semiconductor, San Diego, CA. 7 Mohamed is a senior member of technical staff at Vidatronic Inc., and assistant professor, Electronics

and Communications Department, Ain-Shames University. 8 Hubert is an IC design engineer in Apple, Cupertino, CA 9 Gideon is an IC design engineer in Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX. 10 Shokoufeh is an IC design engineer in SiTune, San Jose, CA 11 Eugene is an IC design engineer in Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX. 12 Saman is a Ph.D. student at University of Irvine, CA 13 Jesse is an IC design engineer in Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX. 14Marcelino is a technical manager Raytheon, Dallas. TX. 15Ahmad is an IC designer in Aquantia Co., San Jose, CA. 16 Evan is a design engineer with DRS RSTA Corp., Dallas, TX.

GRADUATE STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION

PhD Students

Name Prelim. Date Estimated Defense

Date Research Area

Mohamed

El-Kholy

12/2013

5/2016

Silicon-based RFIC, Integrated

microwave biochemical sensors

Sheirf A.

Roshdy

3/2016

(Expected) 8/2016

Silicon-based RFIC, Integrated

microwave bio chemical sensors

Vahid D. Rezaei 5/2016

(Expected) 8/2017

Cognitive radios, Super-regenerative

radios, Silicon-based RFIC

Paria Sepidband 5/2016

(Expected) 8/2017 Cognitive radios, Silicon-based RFIC

Gihoon Choo Undecided Undecided Silicon RF photonics

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Ali P. Saghati Undecided Undecided Reconfigurable/miniaturized

antennas/filters

Elif Kaya Undecided Undecided Silicon-based RFIC

Reza Ebrahimi Undecided Undecided Silicon-based RFIC

MS Students

Name Estimated Defense Date Research Area

Noushad

Dhamani Undecided Silicon-based RFIC

Sasank Vajhala Undecided Silicon-based RFIC

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Name Course (s), Date(s) Comment

Jiawe Xiao Research, SU14, FA14 Received the USRG support for his work in SU14.

Hubert Atta Directed Studies, FA11 Intern. From Ghana supported by TI and ECE

Department

Gideon

Adom-Bamfi Directed Studies, FA10

Intern. From Ghana supported by TI and ECE

Department

Paul Miller Research, SU10, SP10 -

Eugene Foli Directed Studies, FA09 Intern. From Ghana supported by TI and ECE

Department

Peer

Shajudeen Directed Studies, SP09 -

Jesse Coulon Directed Studies, FA08 Intern. From Ghana supported by TI and ECE

Department

Nathan Hood Directed Studies, SU08 -

Jie Zou Directed Studies, SU07

Research, SP07

Received the USRG support for his work in SU07.

He is a graduate student in ECE department at

TAMU.

RESEARCH FELLOWS

1) Dr. Gang Bu

Project Title: “A 24 GHz voltage controlled oscillator on 0.18 m CMOS technology’’

Project Duration: March 2006 – Sept. 2006.

Note: A conference paper was published as a result of this research.

COURSES TAUGHT

ECEN 665: CMOS RF Integrated Circuits (Graduate)

ECEN 689: Integrated power amplifiers (Graduate)

ECEN 625/689: Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuits (Graduate)

ECEN 681: Seminar (Graduate)

ECEN 457: Operational Amplifiers (Undergraduate)

ECEN 326: Electronic Circuits (Undergraduate)

ECEN 325: Electronics (Undergraduate)

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Undergraduate and graduate courses (Evaluation scores are out of 5)

Course

Semester

Number of

Students

Mean Student

Evaluation

Score

ECEN 325

FA14

SP11

SP10

FA09

35

51

44

46

4.32

4.19

4.18

4.14

FA08 43 4.13

SU08

FA07

FA06

12

46

38

4.09

4.00

4.06

ECEN 326

ECEN 457

SP14

SP12

SP09

SP06

29

31

22

11

4.02

3.88

4.23

3.86

ECEN 689/625 SP15

SP14

SP13

SP11

SP10

SP09

SP08

SP07

17

08

15

08

09

08

07

09

4.67

4.25

4.21

4.59

4.27

4.57

4.14

4.53

ECEN 665

ECEN 681

FA15

FA14

FA13

FA 12

FA 11

FA10

SP15

FA14

SP 14

24

26

26

19

14

39

19

10

14

NA

4.31

4.55

4.43

4.63

4.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(1) New graduate course ECEN 689 (Millimeter-wave integrated circuits) was developed in spring

2007 and taught in spring 2008 and spring 2009. This course was approved to be a permanent course

in the ECE department curriculum and offered as ECEN 625 in spring 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014. It

covers state-of the art topics in CMOS mm-wave integrated circuit and system design.

(2) New graduate course ECEN 689 (Integrated power amplifiers) is being developed in spring 2016

and covers state-of-the-art topics in CMOS integrated power amplifier circuit and system design.

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AWARDS AND HONORS - IEEE RFIC Symposium, Second place student paper award for the paper “A 1.8 dB NF blocker-

filtering noise-canceling wideband receiver with shared TIA in 40nm CMOS”, June 2014, Tampa, Florida. Note: The main author of this paper was my graduate students, Hajir Hedayati.

- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2012 Outstanding

Faculty Award for Research, Teaching and Service, Dec. 2012. - National Science Foundation, NSF CAREER Award for research proposal: “CAREER: Versatile

Integrated Platforms for Broadband Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy”, Jan. 25, 2011. - IEEE AP Symposium, Honorable mention student paper award for the paper "A Miniaturized

Switchable SIW-CBS Antenna Using Positive and Negative Order Resonances", Aug. 2013,

Columbus, OH. Note: The main author of this paper is my graduate students, Alireza. P. Saghati.

- IEEE RFIC Symposium, Selected among ten finalists for the best paper award for the paper: " A 3.1-

10.6 GHz Ultra-Wide-band Impulse Radio Transmitter with Notch Implementation for In-Band Interferers in 90nm CMOS”, June 2012, Montreal, Canada. Note: The main author of this paper was my graduate students, Hajir Hedayati.

- IEEE IMS Symposium, Third place student paper award for the paper “A Novel Compact Dual-Band

Half-Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandpass Filter”, and selected among the finalists for the best paper award for the paper: "A Novel Approach for Dielectric Constant Measurement Using Microwave Oscillators”, May 2011, Baltimore, MD. Note: The main author of both papers was my graduate student, Vikram Sekar.

- IEEE RFIC Symposium, Selected among ten finalists for the best paper award for the paper: "A 2-

1110 MHz Wideband Low Noise Amplifier with 1.43 dB Minimum Noise Figure”, May 2010, Anaheim, CA. Note: The main author and co-author of this paper both were my graduate students, Mohamed El-Nozahi and Ahmed Helmy.

- Semiconductor Research Corporation, co-recipient of the second place award in the design competition for the project titled:” Dual-band millimeter wave receiver using BiCMOS technology”, Feb. 9, 2009, San Francisco, CA.

- Oak Ridge Associate Universities, Ralph E. Powe junior faculty enhancement award for proposal:

“Ultra- miniaturized and high reliability nano-Scale RF MEMS devices”, Apr. 9, 2007. - Texas Instruments / University of Michigan , 1st Place for Design Contest of the project; “Design and

simulation of a RF CMOS differential mixer for DECT applications”, May 2002

CONSULTING

Subject: New generation of SIW diplexers for microwave wireless communications

Company: Excalt Wireless, Richardson, TX

Dates: 5/2015-8/201

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SERVICE

External Service and Professional/Outreach Activities

1) Associate Editor

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter (MWCL)

Appointed, International service, June 2015-Present.

2) NSF Panel Reviewer

Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Division, Communications, Circuits and

Sensing Systems (CCCS) Unsolicited Program

Elected, National service, Jan. 2013, June 2014.

3) Workshop Organizer

IEEE, International Microwave Symposium (IMS)

Elected, International service, 2016

4) Technical Program Committee (TPC) member

IEEE, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC)

Elected, International service, Jan. 2013 – present.

5) Member of Editorial Board

International journal of RF and microwave computer aided engineering

Appointed, International Service, Oct. 2010 – Dec. 2014

6) Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) member (MTT-6 and MTT-21)

IEEE, International Microwave Symposium (IMS)

Elected, International service, Jun. 2008 –present.

7) Technical Program Committee (TPC) member

IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB),

Appointed, International service, March 2009 - May 2009.

8) Session Chair

IEEE, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC)

Appointed, International service, June 2013, June 2014, and May 2015.

IEEE Wireless and Microwave Symposium (WAMICON)

Appointed, International service, Apr. 2012

IEEE International Microwave Symposium

Appointed, International service, Jun. 2011

IEEE Circuits and Systems for Medical and Environmental Application (CASME)

Appointed, International service, Dec. 2009.

9) Publication chair

IEEE Circuits and Systems for Medical and Environmental Application Workshop

Appointed, International service, Jan. 2012.

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10) Reviewer of IEEE, IET journal papers

- IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

- IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

- IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter

- IEEE Microwave Magazine

- IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letter

- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I

- IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-II

- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

- IEEE Journal of Sensors

- IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

- IEEE Journal of Micro-electromechanical Systems

- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

- IEEE Electronic Device Letters

- IEEE Spectrum Magazine

- IET Transactions on Microwave, Antenna and Propagation

11) Book review

Title: “Substrate Integrated Waveguides”, Authors: Maurizio Bozzi, Apostolos Georgiadis , Ke Wu

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Title: “Analog IC Designer’s Handbook”, Author: Jean-François Debroux

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, 2010.

University and ECE Department Service

1) Analog and Mixed Signal (AMSC) Group Leader:

- Coordinating group activates among 6 faculties including representing the AMSC group in

departmental meetings, course assignment, lab and office environment management and maintenance,

and final decision on new graduate student admissions, and one-time departmental scholarships, since

Jan. 2015.

2) Departmental Committees:

- Graduate students committee, since Jan. 2015

- Seminar committee, since Jan. 2014

3) AMSC Group Seminar Organizer:

-Organizing weekly seminars for AMSC graduate students by inviting experts, from academia,

industry, former and current senior students, spring 2014, and 2015 and fall 2014.

4) Dissertation and thesis committee member for several Texas A&M students (2006-present)

- PhD and MS Thesis Committee Member

5) Graduate Admissions, AMSC Group (2006-present). Helping to screen graduate applicants, and

make admissions decisions.

6) Participation in Summer Enrichment Workshop Program (Summer 2014). Participated in Summer

Enrichment Workshop program to help prospective TAMU Engineering students from Texas high

schools performing a simple engineering project about cell phone battery charger.

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7) Participation in E3 Program (Summer 2013).

Participated in E3 program by presenting research activity in RF/microwave bio-sensing in layman

term to secondary math and science high school teachers in June 2013.

8) Participation in ECE-Unplugged Program (Summer 2010).

Participated in ECE-unplugged program to help prospective TAMU Engineering students from Texas

high schools performing two simple engineering projects about the speakers and sound generators.

9) Texas A&M University, Assisting in ABET Certification (Spring 2010).

Provided data and analysis results for ECEN 325, for ABET certification purposes.

10) Texas A&M University, ECE faculty interviews (2006-2008).

Special efforts to attend ECE faculty hiring candidate seminars related to AMSC and EM groups, and

spend time with ECE faculty candidates.

11) Internal seminars

- K. Entesari, “Broadband RF/Microwave Complex Dielectric Spectroscopy Systems in CMOS”,

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, Feb.

11, 2016.

- K. Entesari, “Fully-Integrated CMOS Platforms for Microwave-Based Label-Free DNA Sensing",

Computer Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, Oct. 26, 2010. - K. Entesari, “Recent Advancements in RF MEMS Tunable Filters,” Electromagnetic Seminar Series,

Texas A&M University, Apr. 16, 2009. - K. Entesari, “Power‐Aware Multi‐Band/Multi‐Standard Wireless Receivers,” Computer Engineering

Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, Nov. 11, 2008.

12) Panelist in AMSC Workshop (Fall 2008).

Participated in the panel " Career Planning: How often should you change jobs?” for the AMSC

workshop, Texas A&M University, Oct. 23-25, 2008.

13) Inviting speakers for ECE Department

-Professor Gabriel M. Rebeiz from University of California, San Diego as a distinguished speaker in

spring 2006.

- Dr. Jeremy Muldavin from MIT Lincoln Lab. as speaker in fall 2010.

ADDITIONAL

Professional Societies Membership: 1) Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2) Member of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

3) Member of IEEE Solid State Circuits Society

4) Member of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society

US Citizen

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