Research Day 2024

Circuits and Systems

UWB Technology for Enhanced Precision in Neuromodulation Tracking

Author: Erik Pineda Alvarez, Nabanita Saha, Dr. Ifana Mahbub

Methods of Improving Range and RF-RF Efficiency of a Distributed Far-field Wireless Power Beaming (WPB) System

Author: Adnan Basir Patwary and Ifana Mahbub

Phased Array Antenna-Based RF Wireless Power Transfer System for Enhanced Power Transfer Efficiency in Neuromodulation System

Author: Nabanita Saha, Erik Pineda Alvarez, Dr. Ifana Mahbub

Design of a Sub-THz Beam-Steering Reflectarray

Author: Muhammad Awais, Matthew Stark, Kenneth K.O

Far-Infrared Detection Using Arrays of Schottky Barrier Diode Detectors in a Foundry CMOS Tuned at 20 THz

Author: Muhammad Farooq, Behnam Pouya, and Kenneth K. O

410-GHz Electromagnetic Wave Radar Imaging

Author: Goutham Murugesan, Y. Zhu, P. Byreddy, M. Awais, M. Stark, F. Zhang, W. Choi, Kenneth K. O

A 200V Monolithic GaN Dynamic Floating Voltage Level Shifter with Nanosecond Propagation Delays and Noise-Immune Slewing Control

Author: Fei Zhou, Shuai Xiong, and D. Brian Ma

A Conduction-Loss Conscious 4-Level Power Converter with Tri-Path Synchronous Rectification

Author: Jin Woong Kwak, Liwen Tang and D. Brian Ma

Computing/ Computer Engineering

TINYML Integration to Embedded Systems for Drone-Based Smart Drone for Precision Agriculture

Author: Aankit Das, Tanay Paltanwale, Yagna S H Annadata, Dr. Tooraj Nikoubin

Non-Volatile Memory Circuit with Self-Terminating Read Current

Author: Disha Biswas, Sarah R. Evans, Mitch J. Rickard, Naimul Hassan, Alexander J. Edwards, Joseph S. Friedman

Accelarating Scientific Data Storage using IDFS for HPC

Author: Sai Karthik Navuluru, Vijayalakshmi Saravanan, Lakshman Tamil, Khaled Ibrahim

Generation and Quality Evaluation of Synthetic Process Control Monitoring Data

Author: Matthew Nigh, John Carulli, Yiorgos Makris

Combined Solution for Post-Production Calibration and Performance Locking for Analog/RF ICs

Author: Priyanshu Mishra, Andrew Marshall, Yiorgos Makris

Efficient and Secure Cloud based Split logic Synthesis

Author: Chaitali Sathe and Benjamin Carrion Schaefer

On the Imperviousness of Transistor-Level Redaction Fabrics to SAT Attacks

Author: Aric Fowler, Yiorgos Makris

Medical Hyperspectral Imaging(MHSI): Acceleration for Real-Time Application on FPGA

Author: Dismas Ezechukwu, Dinesh Bhatia

Wearable Ultrasound Sensor for Real-Time Bladder Volume Monitoring

Author: Rouzbeh Molaei, Katherine Brown, Dinesh Bhatia

TinyML for ECG Biometrics on Resource Constrained Devices

Author: Yogeswar Reddy Thota, Hanan Alsmadi , Jeffrey Scott Nixon , Tooraj Nikoubin

Towards Machine-learning-based Oracle-guided Analog Circuit Deobfuscation

Author: Dipali Jain, Guangwei Zhao, Rajesh Kumar Datta, Kaveh Shamsi

AI-Driven Security Assertions and Side- Channel Resilience for SoC Designs

Author: Amisha Srivastava, Samit Shahnawaz Miftah, Daksith Chandrasekera Kanad Basu

Finding Bugs in RTL Descriptions: High-Level Synthesis to the Rescue

Author: Bahareslsadat Parchamdar, Benjamin Carrion Schaefer

Robust and Fault-aware AI Accelerator Design for Reliable Edge Computing

Author: Sabrina Ahmed, Benjamin Carrion Schaefer

Improving High-Level Synthesis Estimation Results: Multi-Level Predictive Models

Author: Victoria Gammenthaler, Benjamin Carrion Schaefer

Power and Energy

Bifurcation Analysis under Various Modulation Techniques in PWM-Controlled DC-DC Converters

Author: Mohammad Hasan Ghaderi, Babak Fahimi, Poras T. Balsara

A Hydrodynamic Model of Nonthermal Plasmas in Air under Negative and Positive DC Voltages

Author: Biswash Basnet, Mona Ghassemi

Grid Hardening Strategies in Extreme Weather Conditions Induced by Hurricanes

Author: Md Jahid Hasan Rifat, Mona Ghassemi

Impact of Frequency and Rise Time on Breakdown Voltages of Air in a Needle-Plane Electrode System

Author: Bibash Adhikari, Biswash Basnet, Easir Arafat, Mona Ghassemi

Inter-Turn Short Circuit Fault Tolerant Operation in 6-Phase Interleaved Winding Machine

Author: Hadi Ismail, Matthew Gardner

Design of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor for Electric Aviation Propulsion

Author: Sina Khalesidoost, Sri Vignesh Sankarraman, Matthew Gardner

Magnetic Gearboxes- A New Spin on an Old Technology

Author: Salek Khan, Parisa Afsari

Semiconductors

Towards 3D CMOS+X Ising Machines: Addressing the Connectivity Problem with Back-end-of-line FeFETs

Author: Tanvir Haider Pantha, Shumiya Alam, Sourav Dutta

Plasma Enhanced Annealing Process for Ion Implanted Dopant Activation

Author: Yafen Tian, Malcolm Bevan, Harvey Stiegler, Yuanning Chen, Zhihao Ma, Lawrence Overzet

Signals and Systems

Enhancing Passive Wi-Fi Device Localization Through Packet Timing Analysis

Author: Omar Dhawahir, Murat Torlak

An Ensemble Network for High-Accuracy and Long-Term Ice Forecasting on Wind Turbines

Author: Jiazhi Dai, Mario Rotea, Nasser Kehtarnavaz

Improving Accuracy of IC Surface Defects Detection via Enhanced-CycleGAN Data Augmentation

Author: Lamia Alam, Nasser Kehtarnavaz

In-Vehicle Occupant Detection and Classification

Author: Omer Eroglu, Jayson P. Van Marter, Naofal Al-Dhair Murat Torlak

Analysis of RFI from Mega-Constellation NGSO Communication Satellites

Author: Hao Xie, Dr. Hlaing Minn

Fundamental Limits of Transmitter Trojans

Author: Maryam Farahnak-Ghazani , Aria Nosratinia

Basis Mismatch in MmWave Sparse Channel Estimation: Analysis & Implications

Author: Negar Daryanavardan, Aria Nosratinia

A Wireless Security Threat Arising from the Contamination of Transmission Pulse Shape

Author: Sameer Raju Dhole, Maryam Farahnak-Ghazani, Aria Nosratinia

Scintillation Index Analysis for Multi-Wavelength Gaussian Beams in Turbulent Underwater Channels

Author: Shideh Tayebnaimi, Kamran Kiasaleh

Inverse Navigation for Disease Prevention in GPS-Denied Environments

Author: Srijeet Qazi, Wajih Anwar, Justin Alejandro, Dr. Mohammad Saquib

Quantifying heart-brain interactions using measures from information theory

Author: Mohammed Nahiyan Mahbub, Dr. Kamran Kiasaleh

Oral Cancer Detection using Mobile Vision Technology

Author: Lena D.Swamikannan, Akshay Bhagwan Sonawane, Jay S.Patel, C.S. Mani, Lakshmi Narayana, Lakshman Tamil

Enhanced Oral Cancer Diagnosis: A Hybrid Approach Using Convolutional and Bayesian Neural Networks

Author: Akshay B. Sonawane, Lena D. Swamikannan, Lakshman Tamil

An Enhanced Indoor Positioning Method based on RTT and RSS Measurements under LOS/NLOS Environment

Author: Lila Rana, Park Joon Goo, Naofal Al-Dhahir