tenure track assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, working on nonterrestrial telecommunication networks, signal processing for wireless communications and radionavigation.

Scientist-at-large consulting for LEO satellite systems design, verification and testing missions to help the Chief Scientist realize his vision. See previous position for technical details.

Prioritize and develop new algorithms, technologies, and approaches to solve leading edge problems in wireless communications with a strong focus on research, analysis, development, and test of satellite systems.

○ Designed and developed PUCCH, PRACH & PUSCH receiver systems & DSP algorithms in align-ment with the product roadmap, additions to 5G standard releases & 3GPP technical contributions.○ Applied a multi-faceted approach to enhance system performance, combining theoretical insightswith rigorous numerical analysis using MATLAB.○ Spearheaded the design of ASIC flows for a comprehensive wireless modem SOC architecture,spanning from RF input to PCI-E output interfaces. This… Show more ○ Designed and developed PUCCH, PRACH & PUSCH receiver systems & DSP algorithms in align-ment with the product roadmap, additions to 5G standard releases & 3GPP technical contributions.○ Applied a multi-faceted approach to enhance system performance, combining theoretical insightswith rigorous numerical analysis using MATLAB.○ Spearheaded the design of ASIC flows for a comprehensive wireless modem SOC architecture,spanning from RF input to PCI-E output interfaces. This intricate architecture encompasses integer-unit and vector coprocessors with VLIW/SIMD & RISC microarchitectures.○ Architected bit-exact VLIW/SIMD DSP implementations in C++, carefully balancing performance,area & power considerations while ensuring alignment with strict processing timeline budgets.○ Oversaw dimensioning & arbitration of buses, memories & modem hardware.○ Communicated dataflows & timelines to implementation team, fostering close collaboration through-out the entire implementation and debugging phases to guarantee product success.○ Devised novel test scenarios that evaluate system performance under various loads & conditions.○ Aligned reference & on-target designs by generating test vectors & corresponding SERDES utilities.○ Contributed to workflow efficiency by creating automation scripts that streamlined tasks, facilitatedscenario generation, and empowered data analysis in Perl, YAML, Python, and Linux shell. Show less

Performed specialized duties distinctive to the intellectual property (IP) program of the USF Technology Transfer Office (TTO). Conducted prior art and marketability research and intelligence gathering, while exploring marketing opportunities for novel invention ideas. Worked closely with licensing managers in a team environment, providing critical input to the marketing process. Described inventions in layperson terms to support the TTO commercialization efforts.

Consulted for various company projects requiring conducting practical research on PHY and MAC layers of next generation cellular and Wi-Fi standards. Implemented transceivers for PHY and MAC layers of IEEE 802.11ad standard. Researched:possible use of polarization to increase throughput in mm-Wave systems;non-uniform constellations designed to mitigate effects of phase noise experienced in IEEE 802.11ad and 802.11ay;modeling and effects of and potential mitigation techniques for… Show more Consulted for various company projects requiring conducting practical research on PHY and MAC layers of next generation cellular and Wi-Fi standards. Implemented transceivers for PHY and MAC layers of IEEE 802.11ad standard. Researched:possible use of polarization to increase throughput in mm-Wave systems;non-uniform constellations designed to mitigate effects of phase noise experienced in IEEE 802.11ad and 802.11ay;modeling and effects of and potential mitigation techniques for effects introduced by low-cost RF front-end (power amplifier, quantization, oscillators/PLLs);potential use of code domain and power domain non-orthogonal multiple access for sidelink communication over resources used for downlink and uplink;5G numerology design and selection, inter-numerology interference analysis and invented mitigation algorithms that preserve the frame structure;backward compatible signal design techniques to maximize the capacity and secrecy of codebook and mechanical beamformer based MIMO systems.Assistant for "Wireless Communications Systems Laboratory": Redesigned course content and laboratory experiments. Programmed MATLAB configuration and visualization front-end, and back-end algorithms for real time synthesis, spectrotemporal multiplexing, wireless synchronization and analysis of various analog (FM), single-carrier (NADC, GMSK), multi-carrier (F-OFDM, W-OFDM) and spread spectrum (FHSS, DSSS) signals through ADALM-PLUTO, USRP and Keysight VSG/VSA hardware. Revised laboratory manuals explaining procedures and instructions to report findings, guided students through conducting designed experiments and coached them to complete their independent projects. Assessed student reports, designed and assessed quizzes, exam.Assistant for "Introduction to Electrical Systems": Taught classroom of 300+ students assubstitute. Designed and assessed quizzes, homeworks & exams, designed andconducted recitations. Show less

Summer Research Intern under the supervision of Dr. Ali Naci Akansu, FIEEE: Programmed a real-time DAQ system for a camera, fNIR optical imager and EEG cap using Python. Processed collected signals using MATLAB. Completed human subject assurance training for the experiment and designed an experiment protocol.

Co-Op Intern at Software Engineering Group under Space Division. Established a real time SLES-Windows cross-platform development environment. Developed a hard real time scheduling algorithm and helped implement it in C++.