Ali Niknejad with the Hydra mm-Wave (140 GHz) Testbed

Research Bio

Research in advanced integrated circuits for high frequency applications with focus on circuit design, device compact modeling, and applied electromagnetics.  Applications of microwave and mm-wave signals for biosensing and imaging. New GHz and THz applications of electronic devices such as Gb/s communication, radar, biomedical sensors, and imaging.

Research Expertise and Interest

analog integrated circuits, RF microwave circuits, biomedical CMOS sensors, communication systems, scientific computing, applied electromagnetics, mm-waves, THz, radar, mm-wave and microwave imaging

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Integrated Circuits for Communications  [ELENG 142]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [ELENG 199]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [ELENG 199]  

  • Integrated Circuits for Communications  [ELENG 242A]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [ELENG 298]  

  • Individual Research  [ELENG 299]  

2025 Fall
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Waves  [ELENG 117]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [ELENG 199]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [ELENG 298]  

  • Individual Research  [ELENG 299]  

2025 Summer
  • Field Studies in Electrical Engineering  [ELENG 297]  

  • Field Studies in Electrical Engineering  [ELENG 297]  

  • Individual Research  [ELENG 299]  

  • Individual Research  [ELENG 299]  

2025 Spring
  • Integrated Circuits for Communications  [ELENG 142]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [ELENG 199]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [ELENG 199]  

  • Integrated Circuits for Communications  [ELENG 242A]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [ELENG 298]  

  • Individual Research  [ELENG 299]