Biography

Research Interests: 

Integrated Circuits & Systems for

  • Silicon Photonics
  • High-Speed Signaling Links
  • Radio-Frequency (RF) Transceivers
  • Sensing and Compute Interfaces

Awards & Distinctions:

    • 2022-27 Schmidt Science Polymath Award
    • 2021-22 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
    • 2021-22 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Distinguished Lecturer
    • 2019 Young Alumni Achiever Award, IIT Kharagpur
    • 2015 IEEE Radio-Frequency IC Symposium, Best Student Paper Award, Third place (co-recipient)
    • 2013 Intel Divisional Recognition Award
    • 2010 Darlington Best Paper Award of the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society
    • 2010 Intel Divisional Recognition Award
    • 2007-08 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Predoctoral Fellowship
    • 2007-08 Intel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship
    • 2008 Vision & Values Student Leadership Award, University of Washington
    • 2008 The Elizabeth Gould Award, FIUTS
    • 2006-07 Intel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship
    • 2007 Analog Devices Outstanding Student Designer Award
    • 2004 Analog Devices Inc. International Circuit Design Contest, Second place

    Experience:

    • 2023- Professor, ECE, The University of British Columbia
    • 2018-2023 Associate Professor, ECE, The University of British Columbia
    • 2013-2018 Assistant Professor, ECE, The University of British Columbia
    • 2011-2013 Senior Research Scientist, Signaling Research, Intel Labs, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
    • 2008-2011 Research Scientist, Signaling Research, Intel Labs, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR

    Education:

    • 2003-2008 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.

    Thesis: Wideband Frequency Synthesizers

    • 2003-2005 M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.

    Thesis: Bandwidth Extension Techniques – Theory and Applications

    • 1999-2003 B.Tech., Electronics & Electrical Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

    Thesis: Spread Spectrum Image Steganography