Ali Melli, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Active in bioelectronics product R&D and manufacturing with a focus on implantable medical device• Experience in modeling and simulating analog circuits using LTspice. • Experience in planning and executing comprehensive testing and validation of hardware systems.• Knowledge of medical device standards, including ISO 14708 and IEC 60601.• Experience in designing Industrial IoT platforms with a focus on NFC, BLE and BMS. • Experience with EMC pre-compliance testing with a focus on radiated emissions and immunity tests.• Experience in working with contract manufacturer to ensuring adherence to DFM principles.

Saskatoon, Canada

Involved in industrial electronics product R&D and manufacturing with a focus on human and equipment safety relays, controls and monitoring. • Experience in modeling and simulating analog circuits (DC, AC, Transient) using LTspice to optimize design performance and reliability. • Experience in designing a wide range of analog and digital systems (schematic and layout), including microcontroller circuits, external ADC/DACs, analog filters, PWM circuits, RS232/RS485 communication, USB, SD cards, and Ethernet. • Experience in designing power electronics drivers (Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT) for various load types including inductive, capacitive, resistive, motors, and transformers. • Experience in bare-metal programming and utilizing Real-Time Operating Systems on ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers for efficient, reliable embedded system development. • Experience in planning and executing comprehensive testing and validation of hardware systems. • In-depth knowledge of industrial safety standards, including UL1053, UL943, UL1998, UL508, and expertise in EMC pre-compliance testing including electrostatic discharge, fast transients and electrical surges tests. • Experience in designing hardware and software for automated test systems, including DAQ-based systems using Python or LabVIEW, and PLC-based systems using Ladder Logic for high-precision testing and data acquisition. • Experience in working with contract manufacturer to optimize component procurement, PCB fabrication process, reflow/wave/selective soldering, assembly, PCBA inspection, and inline functional testing.

Saskatoon, Canada

Involved in digital signal/image processing with a focus on medical image reconstruction algorithms.• Proficient in applying linear algebra concepts (such as matrix operations, eigenvalues/eigenvectors) to solve complex problems in areas like data analysis, machine learning, and signal processing.• Skilled in using optimization techniques, including linear programming, Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers, and gradient-based methods, to solve real-world engineering efficiently.• Experienced in leveraging tools like MATLAB, Python (NumPy, SciPy), and optimization solvers to implement and solve large-scale optimization problems.• Collaborating with faculty in preparing publications.• Attending conferences to present results and collaborate with other researchers.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Digital Signal/Image Processing

Thesis: Compressed Sensing Based Reconstruction Algorithm for X-ray Dose Reduction in Synchrotron Source Micro Computed Tomography.

Master Of Science - Msc, Digital Signal/Image Processing

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Electrical And Computer Engineering