copyright 2007 table of contents

2006-2007 ECE Annual Report

2 The Numbers: Facts at a Glance

5 Students

10 Ph.D. Students Graduated

14 Faculty

16 Academic Faculty List

21 Research Highlights

24 Development Activities

25 ECE Advisory Board

26 Grants and Gifts

29 Capital Campaign

30 Support Activities

31 Glossary of Acronyms

32 Contact Information from the chair

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Dear Colleagues,

As the largest school on the Georgia Tech campus, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a prime catalyst in Atlanta’s high-tech advancement through our innovative research, educational, and commercialization activities conducted with our corporate and government partners, alumni, and friends. Our reach extends beyond the city’s borders, with our School playing key leadership roles with the Georgia Tech Savannah campus, the Georgia Tech Lorraine campus in France, and the Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative in China. With this breadth and depth in our activities, the nation and world are continu- ally taking notice of our work and our people. ECE research awards for fiscal year 2007 shattered yet another record, topping $61.5 million–an increase of $3 million from the previous year. Our programs range from areas of traditional strength like electrical energy systems operations to the burgeoning areas of robotics, distance learning technologies, and electronics that operate at ever increasing speeds. We continue to be a dominant player in the Institute’s commercialization activities, as Jacket Micro Devices became the eighth ECE-founded company to attain graduate status from the Advanced Technology Development Center. On the educational front, over 2,300 students were enrolled in our degree programs, and a total of 712 degrees were granted in 2006-07. Of particular note, we awarded an all-time high of 119 doctoral degrees, with these graduates going to work at the world’s top companies and at well-regarded universities. The enroll- ments in our educational programs remain the largest in the U.S., despite some recent declines in enrollment. We continue to engage in K-12 outreach activities, such as the FIRST LEGO League Challenge and through working with area schools and organized groups such as the Girl Scouts. Students, staff, and faculty members received many richly deserved awards and accolades during 2006-07. For the second year in a row, our chapter of Eta Kappa Nu received an Outstanding Chapter Award for aca- demic excellence and commitment to serving the community, and several students received very competitive fellowships from various IEEE societies. Seven ECE faculty members received top Georgia Tech educational, research, and service awards, and one staff member received an outstanding performance award. Eleven ECE faculty members either attained Fellow status or received major awards from several professional societies in this last year. Two of the most prestigious honors went to Russ Dupuis, who received the 2007 IEEE Edison Medal, and John Peatman, who received the 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. It is a tremendous privilege to lead a school with faculty, staff, and students who are firmly committed to making Georgia Tech the strongest educational and research enterprise in the nation. I invite you to learn more about our many accomplishments and to join us in our ongoing quest for excellence.

Gary S. May Steve W. Chaddick School Chair School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology



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The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech is located in the heart of Atlanta, one of the fastest growing markets for high-tech development in the United States. As the largest of nine schools and departments in the College of Engineering and the largest individual school at Georgia Tech, ECE is a key player in spurring regional growth through innovative research, educational, and commercialization activities. In addition to its headquarters in Atlanta, the School extends to south- eastern Georgia via Georgia Tech Savannah, into Europe through Georgia Tech Lorraine, and to China through the Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative.

STUDENTS FACULTY/STAFF Undergraduate (Fall Semester 2006) 1,349 Tenure-Track Faculty * 111 Intellectual Products (During FY 07) Electrical engineering 855 Joint appointments 4 Patents/records of invention 16/112 Computer engineering 494 Professors Emeriti 25 Distance learning Funded professorships 27 courses/hours 87/3,897 Graduate (Fall Semester 2006) 1,004 Doctoral 583 Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Academic Professionals 7 Scholars 6 Special 6 Research Faculty 54 Master of Science/M.S.E.C.E. 415 National Academy of Engineering members 5 Administrative Staff 89 Degrees Awarded 712 IEEE Fellows 32 *Total includes faculty at GT Savannah and GT Lorraine. B.S. 346 Presidential Early Career Award in M.S. 247 Science and Engineering recipients 4 Ph.D. 119 ECE STATE BUDGET & EXPENDITURES $61,554,327 38.6 21.7 366 STATE BUDGET (Initial FY 07 allocation - $16,893,600) ECE research grants, ECE’s percentage of ECE’s percentage of Number of Salaries and Fringe $22,717,979 contracts, and gifts, a sixth sponsored awards sponsored awards for proposals submitted Travel 124,403 consecutive record. within the all of Georgia Tech by ECE faculty during Materials and Supplies 2,077,026 College of Engineering excluding GTRI FY 07 Equipment 706,412 Total $25,625,820

Number of campuses Departmental Sales and Service proposed for India Salaries and Fringe $91,854 Travel 50,938 Materials and Supplies 173,495 Georgia Tech India Equipment 17,396 Total $333,683 Since 2005, ECE Professor 2 Research Consortium (State Research–GEDC) Vijay K. Madisetti has led Salaries and Fringe $1,067,343 fact-finding teams and visits Travel 149,724 to explore possibilities of Materials and Supplies 443,596 establishing a Georgia Tech Equipment 357,593 Delegations from Georgia Tech and the Indian government visit a Total $2,018,256 presence in India. In June proposed campus site in Hyderabad. 2007, officials from Georgia SPONSORED EXPENDITURES* Tech and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh signed a memorandum of understand- Salaries and Fringe $16,577,129 ing, agreeing to set up campuses in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, also known as Travel 1,571,795 Vizag. This arrangement is similar to the proximity of the Georgia Tech campus in Materials and Supplies 11,347,947 Equipment 1,298,383 Atlanta and Georgia Tech Savannah, as Hyderabad is located inland and Vizag is Other (GTF Direct) 388,258 located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Indirect (O/Head) 9,478,551 Both Georgia Tech and Indian officials have determined that the best operating Georgia Tech Savannah 564,038 model for a Georgia Tech India campus would be an independent entity offering Georgia Tech Design Center 4,037,517 graduate engineering degrees, based on a strong research-based, graduate education Microelectronics Research Center 7,061,368 and keen economic development focus. With the goal of beginning to offer classes in Total Sponsored Expenditures $52,324,986 2009, proposed areas of focus for Georgia Tech India are information technology and TOTAL ECE EXPENDITURES $80,302,745

hardware, health care/biotechnology, infrastructure systems, and energy systems. * Includes Georgia Tech Foundation & Agency Funds  special honors

JohnProjects Peatman in progress and Russell Dupuis receive top honors

John Peatman Honored with 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award

cknowledged by his students and colleagues as a tremendous role Amodel for all educators, John B. Peatman was presented with the 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award last October at the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference in San Diego, Calif. This award, the industry’s premier recognition for undergraduate teach- ing achievement, honors Dr. Peatman for a 40-plus year career of inspira- tional teaching and mentoring and for his six definitive textbooks in digital systems design. A professor at Georgia Tech since 1964, he received the Georgia Tech Outstanding Teacher Award in 1971 and has been chosen three times by the ECE senior class for the Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award. Many of Dr. Peatman’s former students are involved, dedicated alumni. John B. Peatman was presented with the IEEE Under- Not surprisingly, they attribute many of their positive experiences at graduate Teaching Award by IEEE President and CEO Leah H. Jamieson. Georgia Tech to time spent with Dr. Peatman individually, in classes, or in small project groups. With his willingness to listen to both current and past students, Dr. Peatman has distinguished himself among his peers and led many alumni to remain engaged with or return to Tech with substantial support of the Institute, the College of Engineering, and ECE.

Russell Dupuis Awarded 2007 IEEE Edison Medal

ussell D. Dupuis, the Steve W. Chaddick Endowed Chair in Electro-Optics, was presented Rwith the 2007 IEEE Edison Medal at the annual IEEE Awards Ceremony, held on June 17 in Philadelphia. The Edison Medal is bestowed for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering, or the electrical arts. A Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Dr. Dupuis was honored for his innovative contributions to metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and continuous-wave room-temperature quantum-well lasers. MOCVD is a method for depositing high-quality complex semiconductor structures that contain many layers, some only 0.1 millionths of an inch thick. The complex semiconductor “sandwiches” produced with MOCVD are used to create light sources for optical devices such as laser point- ers, DVD lasers, solar cells, photodiodes, and the latest high-density DVD disc technology called “Blu-Ray,” which is expected to replace DVDs. Light- emitting diode technology, based on Dr. Dupuis’ MOCVD process, is already transforming the lighting industry. LEDs provide a highly efficient and reliable light source, and as they become increasingly useful for general illumination and replace the incandescent light bulb, the United States will save billions in energy costs.

IEEE President and CEO Leah H. Jamieson presents the IEEE Edison Medal to Russell D. Dupuis.  Roger P. Webb Awards

Rewarding excellence in ECE

On April 25, ECE celebrated the end of the academic year by holding the 2007 Roger P. Webb Awards Program. Steve W. Chaddick (BSEE ‘74, MSEE ‘82), chair of the ECE Advisory Board, hosted the event, which honors the students, staff, and faculty who have shown exceptional dedication to their professions and studies, ECE, Georgia Tech, and the community as a whole. Hitachi Telecom and AREVA NP provided support for this event. The 2007 award recipients are listed below. FACULTY AWARDS Outstanding Junior Faculty Member Award Sung Kyu Lim ECE Outreach Award Jeffrey A. Davis ECE Mentor Award Sudhakar Yalamanchili 2007 ECE faculty award winners– pictured with Gary S. May, Steve W. Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Awards Chaddick School Chair–are (l-r) Russell M. Mersereau, Sung Kyu Lim, W. Marshall Leach, Jr., Jeffrey A. Davis Jeffrey A. Davis, and W. Marshall Leach, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award Russell M. Mersereau

STAFF AWARDS Hats Off Performance Award Peter Huyhn, Marilouise Mycko Research Spotlight Award Siva Yegnanarayanan 2007 ECE staff award winners– pictured with Gary S. May are (l-r) Peter Huynh, Jill Auerbach, Marilouise Mycko, and Siva Yegnanarayanan. Academic Spotlight Award Jill Auerbach

STUDENT AWARDS Outstanding ECE Sophomore Award Jagdish Ramakrishnan ECE Junior Scholar Award Jose Vidal, Jr. These graduate students, pictured with These graduate students were honored at the ECE Undergraduate Research Award Gary S. May (center) were honored at the 2007 ECE Awards Program. (l-r) Cressel Anderson, Trang Thai 2007 ECE Awards Program. (l-r)Selcuk Mehmet Can Vuran, Hal Hollis, and Chao Ray Most Outstanding ECE Senior Co-op Award Uluagac, Mehmet Can Vuran, and Hsieh, with Gary S. May pictured in the middle. Mohanned Sinnokrot. Ryan Hutchinson Outstanding Service to Georgia’s Community Award Ryan Pirkl ECE Faculty Award Satya Bhan Outstanding Electrical Engineering Senior Award Niranjan Ganeshkumar Outstanding Computer Engineering Senior Award Eric Fontaine ECE Senior Scholar Award Joshua A. Beavers, Blake Brannon, Philip Brown, Yew Ching Chen, Louis Howe, Scott McCans, Christopher A. Poen, Chin Huang Yong Colonel Oscar P. Cleaver Awards Qing Li, Chenchi Luo ECE Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award These undergraduates were honored with ECE student awards. Top row (L-R): Scott McCans, Mohanned Sinnokrot Eric Fontaine, Jagdish Ramakrishnan, Niranjan Ganeshkumar. Bottom row (L-R): Yew Ching Chen, Ryan Hutchinson, Joshua Beavers, Satya Bhan, Philip Brown, Gary S. May (Steve W. ECE Graduate Research Assistant Excellence Award Chaddick School Chair), Jose Vidal, Jr., Blake Brannon, Hitachi Telecom CTO David Foote, Mehmet Can Vuran, Chao Ray Hsieh Trang Thai, and AREVA Principal Project Manager Steve Weldon.  students

TheProjects lifeblood in progress of the School

With a firm grounding in the basics of science and engineering, Georgia Tech ECE students are well prepared for further study in graduate school or employment with the world’s top high-tech companies, research universities, governmental agencies, and entrepreneurial small businesses. Over 2,300 students are enrolled in the School’s graduate and undergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 712 degrees were awarded to students at the Atlanta, Savannah, and Lorraine campuses as well as to students enrolled in the online/ video master’s program. Undergraduate electrical engineering and computer engineering majors may participate in three differ- ent academic initiatives at Georgia Tech–the International Plan, Cooperative Education Plan, and Research Option. Students who successfully complete these programs receive special degree designations on their diplomas.

Average Freshman Electrical Average Freshman Computer Average Entering Graduate Campus/Program ECE Engineering Student Engineering Student Student Enrollments Fall 2006 3.64 High School GPA 3.64 High School GPA 3.65 Undergraduate GPA 34 Georgia Tech Lorraine 632 SAT verbal score 617 SAT verbal score 4.4 GRE analytical writing score 67 Georgia Tech Savannah 706 SAT math score 697 SAT math score 768 GRE quantitative score 7 Georgia Tech Shanghai 544 GRE verbal score 114 Online Master’s/Video

STUDENT BODY PROFILE (Based on Fall 2006 Enrollment) American Indian/ Multi- Total Asian Black Hispanic Alaskan Native White Racial Female B.S.E.E. 821 264 88 54 1 412 2 83 B.S.Cmp.E. 473 118 61 28 1 262 3 27 B.S.E.E.-GT Sav. 34 0 5 0 0 29 0 4 B.S.Cmp.E.-GT Sav. 21 0 6 0 0 15 0 1 Total 1,349 28% 12% 6% <1% 53% <1% 9%

M.S./M.S.E.C.E. 413 156 25 23 1 197 11 64 M.S. Bioengineering* 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Special 6 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 Ph.D. 556 311 32 18 1 189 5 54 Ph.D. Bioengineering* 16 4 1 0 0 11 0 3 Ph.D.-GT Sav. 11 6 0 2 0 3 0 2 Total** 1,004 48% 6% 4% <1% 40% 2% 12% Grand Total** 2,353

DEGREES AWARDED (Summer 2006-Spring 2007) American Indian/ Multi- Total Asian Black Hispanic Alaskan Native White Racial Female B.S.E.E. 241 93 25 14 0 108 1 30 B.S.Cmp.E. 86 19 7 3 0 57 0 2 B.S.E.E./GT Savannah 13 1 3 0 0 9 0 4 B.S.Cmp.E./GT Savannah 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Total 346 33% 10% 5% 0% 52% <1% 10%

M.S. Bioeng.* 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M.S. 51 39 0 2 0 9 1 8 M.S.E.C.E. 195 57 14 8 0 110 6 27 Ph.D. Bioeng.* 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Ph.D. 117 76 5 3 0 33 0 10 Total** 366 47% 5% 4% 0% 42% 2% 12% Grand Total** 712

*With home department in ECE **Degree and enrollment totals include Georgia Tech Lorraine, Georgia Tech Savannah, and online/video master’s.  student awards

Fellowships, scholarships, and special honors

Trang Thai Wins IEEE MTT-S Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship Trang Thai received an IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Under- graduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship Award at the 2007 International Microwave Symposium, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 3-8. A senior double major in electrical engineering and physics, Ms. Thai is a member of the ATHENA Group and has been advised by Manos Tentzeris and Gerald DeJean since January 2006. In addition, she holds a Georgia Tech President’s Undergraduate Research Award, and she repre- sented Georgia Tech at the ACC Undergraduate Research Conference. This scholarship will enable Ms. Thai to build on her research in compact “cogni- tive radio” RF modules that have achieved ultra compact passive integration and ef- ficient power links. This is the second year in a row that a student from Dr. Tentzeris’ group has received this MTT-S honor. Last year, Amin Rida, now a graduate student who has continued his studies in the ATHENA Group, also received this award.

Yuan Li Receives IEEE MTT-S Sundaresan Earns Sigma Xi Honor Graduate Fellowship Karthikeyan Sundaresan received a Best Dissertation Yuan Li received an IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship Award at the Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Awards ceremony at the 2007 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave on April 9. A fall 2006 Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Sundaresan Symposium. A Ph.D. student in the Microwave Cir- was recognized for his dissertation titled “Network cuit Technology Group, Mr. Li is conducting research Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks with Smart Antennas.” on silicon micromachined millimeter wave and THz He was advised by Raghupathy Sivakumar and now circuits. John Papapolymerou is his Ph.D. advisor. works with NEC Labs in Princeton, N.J.

Women in Engineering Georgia Tech Awards Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships and Scholarships Fifteen female students from ECE received corporate-sponsored scholarships at Seven ECE students received awards and the Women in Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet, held on March 29 and scholarships at the 2007 Georgia Tech hosted by Tech’s College of Engineering. Each ECE recipient is listed below, with Student Honors Day, held on April 17. the corporation sponsoring her scholarship next to her name. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching Andrea Paige Carpentier Boeing and Learning/BP Outstanding Teaching Jin Joo Lee Boeing Assistant Award Seema Bhandari Cisco Hal Hollis Fese Joy Epie Cisco Henry Ford II Scholar Award Rebika Getachew Yitna Cisco Jacob Huang Sujata Sen Hewlett-Packard Chad Kersey Ana Maria Yepes Hewlett Packard Allison Burr Chislett IBM J.E. McDaniel Award Erin Elizabeth Walters IBM Philip Brown Diana Del Carmen Fuertes John Deere Georgia Tech Faculty Amy Abraham Vaduthalakuzhy John Deere Women’s Club Scholarship Shabrina Jauhal Schlumberger R. Reeve Ingle Karishma Jitendra Jiva Texas Instruments Andrew McDowell Laura Jean Kitashima Texas Instruments Kathryn Rose Thomas Texas Instruments James G. and Mary G. Wohlford Scholarship In addition, Jin Joo Lee was one of 10 recipients of the Student Mentoring Oliver Barrett Award for her participation in the WIE mentoring program, which serves 350 R. Reeve Ingle students campus-wide. Caterpillar Corporation sponsored Ms. Lee’s award.  student news

Students excel in academics, athletics, and research

Finkler Garners ACC Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-America Awards Georgia Tech Shanghai Students Making an Impact In spring 2007, Ofer Finkler was honored with both the Atlantic Coast Conference The dual M.S. degree program between the School Scholar-Athlete Award and with Academic of ECE at Georgia Tech and Shanghai Jiao Tong All-America honors from ESPN the Maga- University is just over one year old, but the students zine. Mr. Finkler–an electrical engineer- are already making an impact–one has received a ing senior and native of Rishon Le-Zion, top ECE academic award and a group of students Israel–was also named as top scholar for who has created a community service project that the Georgia Tech men’s swimming and serves those less fortunate in the Shanghai com- diving team. munity. An outstanding swimmer and a remarkable student, he is a member Chenchi Luo, ECE Award Recipient of several school-record relay teams and holds top five times in school history in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events. In addition to earning Chenchi Luo was named the spring a 3.95 GPA in electrical engineering, Mr. Finkler worked as a teaching 2007 recipient of the Colonel Oscar P. assistant and research assistant. Cleaver Award, given to the students An Academic All-ACC honoree and an honorable mention Academic who make the highest score on the All-America, he was awarded an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship and is ECE preliminary exam. A well-rounded now enrolled in Tech’s ECE Joint B.S/M.S. program for fall 2007. Mr. Fin- student, he sings as a tenor in the SJTU kler plans to pursue a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. student choir and has performed at the Shanghai Music Hall. In the future, Mr. Luo plans to pursue his Ph.D. in either digital signal processing or telecommunications at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Coulter Foundation Creates Fellowship Program at SJTU The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation supports a merit- and need-based fellowship program at SJTU, which funds approximately 10 Chinese graduate students per year to pursue dual master’s degrees. All fellow- ship recipients are required to perform community SURE International participants (l-r) Michael Hurst, Danielle Reid, Harry Bowden, service during each year that they are pursuing their Alicia Lane, and Alvin McNair. degrees, making this scholarship program unique and innovative. The Coulter Fellows, also known as Georgia Tech Lorraine Debuts SURE International the “Coulter Club,” adopted the community service and Fall/Spring Undergraduate Program project of Qingji Zheng, who teaches English at In 2006-07, two new educational programs were started at Georgia Fenfa Primary School for Peasant Workers Children, Tech Lorraine, located in Metz, France. In fall 2006, GTL launched an located near SJTU, each Saturday. undergraduate fall/spring program, which offers enough courses for ECE students to spend an entire year at the campus. In early 2007, Gary S. May and Paul L. Voss, an ECE assistant professor based at GTL, secured three years of funding from the National Science Foundation for SURE International. Through this NSF grant, five underrepresented minority students per year will be able to perform research with GTL faculty and the campus’ partner laboratories. An expansion of the SURE Program at Georgia Tech, SURE International is a 10-week-long program designed to attract qualified minority undergraduates into engineering and science graduate studies.

 student organizations

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ECE student organizations work closely with the School’s faculty and administration on many different issues ranging from everyday student concerns to K-12 outreach. These groups also provide social activities and many opportunities for personal and professional development.

IEEE Student Branch IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Chaired by Yony Feng in 2006-07, the Georgia Tech student branch of IEEE works to expand technical knowledge and professional development, as well as build a sense of community among its members and ECE students. IEEE connects students with faculty and industry professionals through a variety of activities. The group hosted 21 corporate presentations and two sol- dering labs conducted by Lutron, plus they toured facilities at Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Transportation. Six ECE faculty members gave presentations about their work, so that students could learn about the latest research and make contacts for future graduate study. Each year, the IEEE student branch hosts the Student-Professional Awareness Conference. This year’s focus was on legal issues related to starting a company

and the soft skills needed in today’s corporate environment. The students also Lutron sponsored two soldering labs last year participated in the 2007 IEEE Southeast Conference, held in Richmond, Va. for ECE students. They took home the Exemplary Student Branch Award and placed in several competitions, including first place in web site design, second place in ethics, and third place in T-shirt design.

Eta Kappa Nu Eta Kappa Nu is the international honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Led by President Brent Brent Schreibfeder, HKN participates in both academic and community service-oriented activities. In the past year, the group held its regular Bridge to Business meet- ings that feature speakers from the corporate world and hosted the annual ECE Spring Picnic with support from the Southern Company. Several awards were given during the latter event, including the Richard M. Bass Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Awards, which were presented to Jeffrey A. Davis and W. Marshall Leach, Jr. During 2006-07, HKN volunteers tutored students and reviewed materials for statewide exams each Saturday morning at Tull Waters Elementary School, located in southeast Atlanta, through Hope worldwide-Georgia. Also Eta Kappa Nu Named Outstanding Chapter in the last year, HKN hosted an undergraduate research For the second year in a row, the Beta Mu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu was expo and information sessions about applying to gradu- named as a recipient of the Outstanding Chapter Award. A significant ate school in engineering and M.B.A. programs, applying mark of distinction, this award recognizes a chapter’s service to its fellow for fellowships, and taking the Ph.D. preliminary exam. students, its department, its university, and the surrounding community HKN also continued with its highly successful “chip proj- during 2005-06. Gary S. May, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair, accepted ect,” in which members packaged and sold lab supplies this award on behalf of HKN and the School of ECE at the Electrical and at discounted prices, saving students over $25,000. Those Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Annual Meeting, earnings were then donated to the chip project scholar- held in March 2007 in St. Augustine, Fla. ship fund.  student organizations...

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering aims to increase awareness of opportunities for women in electri- cal and computer engineering and to help women reach their full potential as engineers and leaders. Mehak Dinesh served as the organization’s president during 2006-07. In the last year, WECE ran an energetic program of outreach to prospective female students. They hosted lab tours and on-campus visits from area schools, including 40 students from Stone Mountain High School and 32 students from Druid Hills High School. WECE also visited Rockdale Magnet School and Fernbank Science Center, where they provided hands-on science and technology demonstrations and talked about engineering careers with the students. They also taught a group of 140 Girl Scouts how to build a simple doorbell circuit. WECE hosted several social events–the annual Hallow- een party, Movie Night at Atlantic Station, and a bowling party–that attracted a wide cross-section of faculty, staff, WECE officers (back l-r) Paige Carpentier, Vice President; Amy Vaduthalakuzhy, and undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Webmaster; (front l-r) Sara Mazul, Secretary; Mehak Dinesh, President; Ariel Brown, donut breaks on Friday mornings. Alumni and industrial Publicity; and Jessica Frame, Treasurer. sponsors–including HP, Harris, Schlumberger, Rockwell Collins, and Texas Instruments–continued to become increasingly involved with WECE, helping not only to sponsor the group’s main social activities, but also to fund smaller social gatherings and to serve as speakers on workplace issues, business etiquette, technical topics, and graduate studies.

ECE Student-Faculty Committee

The ECE Student-Faculty Commit- pieces–and hosted a launch party for tee promotes increased interactions the publication after the conclusion and better relations between the of the ECE Fair. School’s students and faculty mem- The largest undertaking for the ECE bers. Satya Bhan and Jeffrey A. Davis SFC is the planning and coordination were the student chair and faculty of the annual State of Georgia FIRST chair, respectively, of the 2006-07 LEGO® League Challenge with the ECE Student-Faculty Committee. Center for Education Integrating Sci- During this past year, the ECE ence, Mathematics, and Computing. SFC co-sponsored Family Weekend in early October, giving parents a FIRST LEGO League Challenge chance to visit ECE facilities and to During fall 2006, 140 teams through- meet faculty and administrators; the out the state competed in seven Committee also hosted lab tours for qualifiers, which narrowed the field of Atlanta-area school groups through- competitors to 48 for the January 20, out the year. The third annual ECE 2007 event. Fair was held in April 2007–giving Shadow Tigers, coached by Linda Sheffield, (top right) Perry This year’s Challenge theme was Rogers-11, Domenic DaPonte-11, students opportunities to learn more (l-r middle row) Ian Berryman-10, Ty Hilton-11, “NanoQuest,” which gave students, about the School and its research Parker Sheffield-9, Peyton Roth-9, (l-r front row) ages 9 to 14, a chance to build and and educational programs. For the Kavi Mathur-9, Luke Haynes-11, and Christian DaPonte-9. program LEGO MINDSTORMS® robots first time, corporations were invited to give students an idea of to explore nanotechnology and the solutions this newest fron- employment options associated with each TIG. Industry rep- tier of science and technology can make possible. Challenge resentatives included Georgia Power, Reflex Security, Rockwell missions included manipulating individual atoms and creating Collins, and Texas Instruments. clothes that never get dirty, an elevator to outer space, and Throughout the year, this group and the Undergraduate cures for diseases. This year’s winning team was Shadow Tigers, Professional Communications Program coordinated produc- a group of elementary and middle school students from the tion for ecesis–a webzine consisting of art, music, and written Kennesaw, Ga. area. 

Ph.D. students graduated

119 students received doctorates - a new record

Students are grouped by semesters of graduation; advisors, dissertation titles, and employment status are also listed.

Summer 2006 Mubashir Alam McClellan Localization of Subsurface Targets Using Optimal Maneuvers of Assistant professor, National University of Computer Seismic Sensors and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan William Barott Steffes Volumetric Phased Arrays for Satellite Communications Assistant professor, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. Jau-Horng Chen Kenney Wideband Dynamic Biasing of Power Amplifiers for Handheld Wire- Design engineer, Freescale Semiconductor, Tempe, less Applications Ariz. Christos-Xenofontas Riley Measuring and Modeling Internet Routing for Realistic Simulations Researcher, IBM Research, Zurich, Switzerland. Dimitropoulos Hassan Pooya Rincón-Mora An Integrated, Lossless, and Accurate Current-Sensing Technique Design engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Tex. Forghani-Zadeh High-Performance Switching Regulators Shayan Garani Srinivasa McLaughlin Constrained Coding and Signal Processing for Holography Innovative architect/systems staff engineer, STMicroelectronics, San Diego, Calif. David Graham Hasler A Biologically Inspired Front End for Audio Signal Processing Using Assistant professor, Lane Department of Computer Programmable Analog Circuitry Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. Achintya Halder Chatterjee Efficient Alternate Test Generation for RF Transceiver Architectures Not known. Aliakbar Jafarpour Adibi Ultra Low-Loss and Wideband Photonic Crystal Waveguides for Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Dense Photonic Integrated Systems Atlanta, Ga. Dae Sin Kim Citrin Monte Carlo Modeling of Carrier Dynamics in Photoconductive Researcher, Samsung, Seoul, South Korea Terahertz Sources Hamza Kurt Citrin Photonic Crystals: Analysis, Design, and Biochemical Sensing Postdoctoral researcher, Ecole Polytechnique, Applications Palaiseau, France Sang Hun Lee Hunt Theoretical and Experimental Characterization of Time-Dependent Senior engineer, Samsung, Suwon, South Korea Signatures of Acoustic Wave Based Biosensors Jian Liu Copeland Fractal Network Traffic Analysis with Applications Software engineer, Solectron, Alpharetta, Ga. Salman Mohagheghi Harley Adaptive Critic Designs Based Neurocontrollers for Local and Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Wide Area Control of a Multimachine Power System with Static Atlanta, Ga. Compensator Omid Momtahan Adibi Analysis and Optimization for Volume Holographic Recording Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. Pezhman Monadgemi Ayazi and Kohl Low-Cost Wafer-Level Packaging of Micromachined HARPSS Process engineer, Silicon Clocks, Fremont, Calif. Devices Eileen Moss Frazier Flexible Microfluidic Systems for Cellular Analysis Using Low Cost Researcher, Automation and Robotics Research Insti- Fabrication Technologies tute, University of Texas–Arlington, Fort Worth, Tex. Steven Moyer Bennett and Modeling Challenges of Advanced Thermal Imagers Electrical engineer, Night Vision Electronic Sensors Rhodes Directorate, Fort Belvoir, Va. Rupa Parameswaran Blough A Robust Data Obfuscation Approach for Privacy Preserving Col- Technical staff member, Oracle, Redwood Shores, laborative Filtering Calif. Liston Purvis Butera Models of Single Neurons and Network Dynamics in the Medullary Research scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Transverse Slice Livermore, Calif. Satish Rajagopalan Habetler Detection of Rotor and Load Faults in BLDC Motors Operating Senior engineer, EPRI Solutions, Lexington, Ky. under Stationary and Non-Stationary Conditions Surendra Ravula Frazier Multielectrode Microcompartment Platforms for Signal Transduc- Postdoctoral fellow, Sandia National Labs, tion in the Nervous System Albuquerque, N.M. Gail Rosen Hasler Signal Processing for Biologically-Inspired Gradient Source Localiza- Assistant professor, Department of ECE, Drexel tion and DNA Sequence Analysis University, Philadelphia, Pa. Venkatesh Srinivasan Hasler Programmable Analog Techniques for Precision Analog Circuits, Engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Tex. Low-Power Signal Processing, and On-Chip Learning Jing Tan Copeland Mobile IPvc4 Secure Access to Home Networks Visiting assistant professor, Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill. 10 Hiren Thacker Meindl Probe Modules for Wafer-Level Testing of Gigascale Chips with MEMS design engineer, NanoNexus, San Jose, Calif. Electrical and Optical I/O Interconnects Christopher Twigg Hasler Floating Gate Based Large-Scale Field-Programmable Analog Arrays Assistant professor, Department of ECE, Binghamton for Analog Signal Processing University, Vestal, N.Y. Jerome Vasseur Chang and Barry Multi-Wavelength Laser Sources for Broadband Optical Access Program manager, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Networks Wash. Lihui Wang Meindl Quantum Mechanical Effects on MOSFET Scaling Not known. Randy Weinstein R. Lee Techniques for FPGA Neural Modeling Co-founder and chief architect, Simatra Modeling Technologies, Atlanta, Ga. Xin Zhang Riley Network Formation and Routing for Multi-Hop Wireless Personal Senior staff engineer, Motorola, Austin, Tex. Area Networks Jian Zhu Durgin Indoor/Outdoor Location of Cellular Handsets Based on Received Research engineer, Polaris Wireless, Santa Clara, Calif. Signal Strength

Fall 2006 Amer Abufadel Yezzi and Schafer 4D Segmentation of Cardiac MR Data Using Active Surfaces with Senior research engineer, Khoury Group, Newton Spatiotemporal Shape Priors Square, Pa. Oladeji Akanbi Chang Bi-Directional Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed Systems for Optical technology strategist, SWD SAN Infrastruc- Broadband Access Networks ture, Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard, Houston, Tex. Hayriye Altunbasak Owen Layer 2 Security Inter-Layering in Networks Embedded software engineer, Cisco, Lawrenceville, Ga. Ali Begen Altunbasak Enhancing the Multimedia Experience in Emerging Networks Software engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif. Banerjee Bhaskar Laskar and Development of Broadband Noise Models and Radio Frequency Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Cressler Integrated Circuits Using Silicon Germanium Heterojunction Bipolor Atlanta, Ga. Transistors Franklin Bien Laskar Reconfigurable Equalization for 10-Gb/sec Serial Data Links in a Analog IC design engineer, Staccato Communica- 0.18-um CMOS Technology tions, Inc., San Diego, Calif. David Boivin Chang and Barry Optical Phase-Modulated Systems: Numerical Estimation and Seeking employment. Experimental Measurement of Phase Jitter Douglas Britton Mersereau and Generalized Gaussian Decompositions for Image Analysis and Research engineer, Aerospace, Transportation, M.J.T. Smith Synthesis and Advanced Systems Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Ga. Yin-Jung Chang Chang and Optical Interconnects for In-Plane High-Speed Signal Distribution at Yield engineer, Intel Corporation-Portland Technol- Gaylord 10 Gb/s: Analysis and Demonstration ogy Development, Hillsboro, Ore. Arshad Chowdhury Chang Optical Label Switching Technologies for Optical Packet Switched Research engineer, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Networks Atlanta, Ga. Christopher Clark Schimmel A Unified Model of Pattern-Matching Circuits for Field-Program- R&D engineer, Reflex Security, Atlanta, Ga. mable Gate Arrays Jonathan Comeau Cressler Integration Issues Associated with Monolithic Silicon-Germanium Principal electrical engineer, Tyco Electronics, Lowell, Microwave Radar Systems Mass. Bing Dang Meindl Integrated Input/Output Interconnection and Packaging for GSI Research staff member, IBM, Yorktown, N.Y. Florent Delmotte Egerstedt Multi-Modal Control: From Motion Description Languages to Technology assistant, Bank of America, Atlanta, Ga. Optimal Control Souvik Dihidar McLaughlin Applications of Low Density Parity Check Codes for Wiretap Chan- Senior engineer, Marvell Semiconductor, Santa Clara, nels and Congestion Localization in Networks Calif. Zhi Gao Habetler Sensorless Stator Winding Temperature Estimation for Induction Senior software engineer, Schneider Electric, Raleigh, Machines N.C. Changsoo Hong Milor Modeling of Integrated Circuit Backend Dielectric Reliability with Manufacturing engineer, Freescale Semiconductor, Consideration for the Impact of Physical Design Characteristics Phoenix, Ariz. Woojay Jeon Juang Speech Analysis and Cognition Using Category-Dependent Fea- Senior electrical engineer, Motorola, Schaumburg, Ill. tures in a Model of the Central Auditory System Heewon Kang Stüber Multiple Antenna Systems in a Mobile-to-Mobile Environment Senior engineer, Samsung, Suwon, South Korea Hun Kang Ferguson A Study of the Nucleation and Formulation of Nanostructures Using Process engineer, Intel, Phoenix, Ariz. GaN-Based Materials for Device Applications Jaehong Kim McLaughlin The Design of Rate-Compatible Structured Low-Density Parity- Research staff member, Samsung Advanced Institute Check Codes of Technology, Yongin-si Gyunggi-do, South Korea. JoonBeom Kim Stüber Iterative Channel Estimation for Wireless Communications System designer, Nortel Networks, Richardson, Tex. Wei-Min Kuo Cressler High-Speed SiGe HBT BiCMOS Circuits for Communication and Research engineer, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Radar Transceivers Atlanta, Ga. Wook Lee Degertekin Diffraction-Based Integrated Optical Readout for Micromachined Research engineer, Samsung Electronics, Ltd., South Optomechanical Sensors Korea

11 Bin Lu Habetler Energy Usage Evaluation and Condition Monitoring for Electrical Lead engineer, Eaton Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis. Machines Using Wireless Sensor Networks Ben Ludington Vachtsevanos Particle Filter Tracking Architecture for Use Onboard Unmanned Controls engineer, Athena Technologies, Inc., Aerial Vehicles Warrenton, Va. Cesar Lugo Papapolymerou Design and Synthesis Techniques for Reconfigurable Microwave Senior professional staff, Applied Physics Laboratory, Filters Using Single and Dual-Mode Resonators Johns Hopkins University, Columbia, Md. Joy Mazumdar Harley System and Method for Determining Harmonic Contributions from Senior systems engineer, Siemens Energy & Automa- Nonlinear Loads in Power Systems tion, Inc., Alpharetta, Ga. Jacob Minz Lim Physical Design Automation for System-on-Packages and 3-D-ICs Senior CAD engineer, Synopsis Corporation, Mountain View, Calif. Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay Laskar Broadband and Low-Power Signal Generation Techniques for Multi- Circuit design engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Band Reconfigurable Radios in Silicon-Based Technologies Tex. David Nicol Cressler A Novel Solid State General Illumination Source Electrical engineer, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla. Oluwafemi Ogunsola Meindl and Prospects for Mirror-Enabled Polymer Pillar Optical I/O Intercon- Back End of Line Process Integrator, IBM, Hopewell Gaylord nects for Gigascale Integration Junction, N.Y. Erhan Ozalevli Hasler Exploiting Floating-Gate Transistor Properties in Analog and Mixed Analog design engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Signal Circuit Design Tex. Siavash Pourkamali Ayazi High Frequency Single Crystal Silicon Capacitive Resonators and Assistant professor, Department of ECE, University of Coupled Resonator Systems Denver, Denver, Colo. Yogesh Rathi Tannenbaum Filtering for Closed Curves Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Sourabh Ravindran Anderson Physiologically Motivated Methods for Audio Pattern Classification Digital audio R&D engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Tex. Mina Sartipi Fekri Modern Error Control Codes and Applications to Distributed Source Assistant professor, College of Engineering and Coding Computer Science, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tenn. Ganesh Srinivasan Chatterjee Effective Production Test of High Performance RF Modules and Not known. Systems Using Low-Cost ATE Taeweon Suh H.H.S. Lee Integration and Evaluation of Cache Coherence Protocols in Multi- Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Ore. processor SoCs Karthikeyan Sundaresan Sivakumar Network Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks with Smart Antennas Research staff member, NEC Labs, Princeton, N.J. Krishnakumar Ayazi Temperature Compensated CMOS and MEMS-CMOS Oscillators for System-on-chip designer, General Electric Global Sundaresan Clock Generators and Frequency References Research, Niskayuna, N.Y. Dihong Tian AlRegib Streaming Three Dimensional Graphics with Optimized Transmis- Software engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, sion and Rendering Scalability Calif. Kongpop U-yen Papapolymerou Microwave Filters with High Stop-Band Performance and Low-Loss Research engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight and Laskar Hybrid Development Center, Greenbelt, Md. Ramanuja Vedantham Sivakumar Energy-Efficient Network Protocols for Wireless Sensor and Actor Systems engineer/member of research staff, Texas Networks Instruments, Dallas, Tex. Guoan Wang Papapolymerou RF MEMS Switches with Novel Materials and Micromachining Tech- Advisory engineer/scientist, IBM, Essex Junction, Vt. niques for SOC/SOP RF Front Ends David Wooden Egerstedt Graph-Based Path Planning for Mobile Robots Research engineer, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. Chunpeng Xiao Chang and Advanced Link and Transport Control Protocols for Broadband Opti- MBA student, College of Management, Georgia Tech, G.T. Zhou cal Access Networks Atlanta, Ga. Jingnong Yang Williams Channel State Information in Multiple Antenna Systems DSP communication system engineer, Amicus Wire- less Technology, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. Enhai Zhao Cressler Low-Frequency Noise in SiGe HBTs and Lateral BJTs Staff engineer, IBM East Fishkill, N.Y.

Spring 2007 Guillermo Ingram Measurement, Modeling, and OFDM Synchronization for the Wide- Seeking employment. Acosta-Marum band Mobile-to-Mobile Channel Pranav Anbalagan Davis Limitations and Opportunities for Wire Length Prediction in Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Gigascale Integration Atlanta, Ga. Ramanan Bairavasubra- Papapolymerou Development of Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Antennas and Passive Senior electrical engineer, Skyworks, Inc., Cedar manian Components on Multilayer Liquid Crystal Polymer Technology Rapids, Iowa Zesheng Chen Ji Modeling and Defending Against Internet Worm Attacks Assistant professor, School of ECE, Florida Interna- tional University, Miami, Fla. Munkang Choi Milor Modeling of Deterministic Within-Die Variation in Timing Analysis, R&D engineer, Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif. Leakage Current Analysis, and Delay Fault Diagnosis Seungkeun Choi M. Allen A Micromachined Magnetic Field Sensor for Low Power Electronic Postdoctoral fellow, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Compass Applications Atlanta, Ga. 12 Cleon Davis May Modeling, Optimization, Monitoring, and Control of Polymer Dielec- Senior professional staff member, Johns Hopkins tric Curing by Variable Frequency Microwave Processing University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. Gerald DeJean Tentzeris Design, Modeling, and Optimization of Compact Broadband and Researcher, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. Multiband 3-D System-on-Package Antenna Architectures for Wire- less Communications and Millimeter-Wave Applications Babak Firoozbakhsh Jayant Studies in Wireless Home Networking Including Coexistence of Senior electrical engineer, Adva Optical Networking, UWB and IEEE 802.11a Systems Atlanta, Ga. Shalabh Goyal Chatterjee Efficient Testing of High-Performance Data Converters Using Low- Test engineer, National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Cost Test Instrumentation Calif. Dong-Hoon Han Chatterjee Built-In Self-Test and Calibration of RF Systems for Parametric Test engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Tex. Failures William Hawkins D.S. Wills Evaluation of the Data Vortex Photonic All-Optical Path Intercon- Client server developer/analyst, College Leadership nection Network for Next-Generation Supercomputers Program, Alltel Communications, Inc., Alpharetta, Ga. Woohaing Hur McLaughlin Incremental Redundancy Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Senior engineer, Samsung Electronics, Ltd., Seoul, Hybrid FEC/ARQ Schemes South Korea Afroz Imam Harley and Divan Condition Monitoring of Electrolytic Capacitors for Power Electron- Senior engineer, Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Mass. ics Applications Hongkyu Kim D.S. Wills and Architectural Enhancements for Efficient Operand Transport in Senior engineer, Samsung Electronics, Ltd., Kiheung, L. Wills Multimedia Systems Kyungki-Do, South Korea Hyung-Joon Kim Altunbasak Low-Complexity Mode Selection for Rate-Distortion Optimal Video Technical staff member, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Coding Tex. Nickolas Kingsley Papapolymerou Development of Miniature, Multilayer, Integrated, Reconfigurable Principal engineer, Auriga Measurement Systems, RF MEMS Communication Module on Liquid Crystal Polymer Lowell, Mass. Substrate Ramkumar Krithivasan Cressler Design of High-Speed SiGe HBT BiCMOS Circuits for Extreme RF CMOS IC design engineer, Freescale Environments Semiconductor, Lake Zurich, Ill. Dalong Li Mersereau and Restoration of Atmospheric Turbulence Degraded Video Using Research scientist, Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, M.J.T. Smith Kurtosis Minimization and Motion Compensation Colo. Xiaohuan Li Jackson Multiple Global Affine Motion Models Used in Video Coding Hardware engineer, NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. Guanglei Liu Ji Management and Control of Scalable and Resilient Next-Genera- Seeking employment. tion Optical Networks Yuan Lu Cressler Design of High-Speed SiGe HBT Circuits for Wideband Transceivers Senior circuit designer, Marvel, Santa Clara, Calif. Tejas Mehta Egerstedt Optimal, Multi-Modal Control with Applications in Robotics Research scientist, Numerica Corporation, Loveland, Colo. Pelham Norville Scott Time-Reversal Techniques in Seismic Detection of Buried Objects Technical product marketing specialist, Bose Corporation, Framingham, Mass. ElMoustapha Ferri and Riley Algorithms for Self-Organizing Wireless Sensor Networks Senior software engineer, Intel Corporation, Ould-Ahmed-Vall Chandler, Ariz. Dheeraj Reddy Riley Correct, Efficient, and Realistic Wireless Network Simulations Research scientist, Intel, Hillsboro, Ore. Michael Reid DeWeerth The Role of Heterogeneity in Rhythmic Networks of Neurons Market intelligence specialist, IBM, Atlanta, Ga. Brian Rivera Owen Using Terrain and Location Information to Improve Routing in Ad Team leader (electrical engineer), U.S. Army Research Hoc Networks Laboratory, Adelphi, Md. Robert Robinson Leach An Electroacoustic Analysis of Transmission Line Loudspeakers Laboratory manager, School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. Laura Rowe Frazier An Active Microscaffold System with Fluid Delivery and Stimula- Process development engineer, Innovative Micro tion/Recording Functionalities for Culturing 3-D in Vitro Neuronal Technology, Santa Barbara, Calif. Networks Sunil Shukla Barnwell Improving High Quality Concatenative Text-to-Speech Synthesis Senior DSP design engineer, Cambridge Silicon Using the Circular Linear Prediction Method Radio (CSR), Auburn Hills, Mich. Charles Simpson Riley Analysis of Passive End-to-End Network Performance Measure- Network engineer, Cellnet Technology, Inc., ments Alpharetta, Ga. Otis Smart Vachtsevanos Evolutionary Algorithms and Frequent Itemset Mining for Analyzing Postdoctoral researcher, Yerkes National Primate and Litt Epileptic Oscillations Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Rajbabu Velmurugan McClellan Implementation Strategies for Particle Filter Based Target Tracking Postdoctoral fellow, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., Canada Long Wu Habetler Separating Load Torque Oscillation and Rotor Faults in Stator Cur- Motor control design engineer, John Deere, Fargo, rent-Based Induction Motor Condition Monitoring N.D. Fang Yang Meliopoulos A Comprehensive Approach for Bulk Power System Reliability As- Senior R&D engineer, ABB, Inc.-U.S. Corporate sessment Research Center, Raleigh, N.C. Yong-Kee Yeo Chang Dynamically Reconfigurable Optical Buffer and Multicast-Enabled Research engineer, Institute for Infocomm Research, Switch Fabric for Optical Packet Switching Singapore. Chendong Zhu Cressler The Mixed-Mode Reliability Stress of Silicon-Germanium Hetero- Staff engineer, IBM, East Fishkill, N.Y. junction Bipolar Transistors 13 faculty

FacultyProjects increases in progress in size, stature

ECE faculty members are international leaders in 10 areas of research and education – bioengineering, computer engineering, digital signal processing, electric power, electromagnetics, electronic design and applications, microsystems, optics and photon- ics, systems and controls, and telecommunications – and the School is either home to or a key player in more than 20 research centers and consortia. One hundred eleven faculty members were employed during 2006-07, with 75 percent holding tenure and all holding doctor- ates. The average age of the faculty was 47. Statistics detailing academic rank and diversity are provided below. A list of all ECE faculty members, their primary technical interest groups, and any consortium/center leadership can be found on pages 16-19.

Rank Tenured Diversity Faculty Distinctions Regents’ Professors 5 Regents’ Professors 5 Female 11 Funded chairs/professorships 27 Professors 56 Professors 53 African-American 4 Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholars 6 Associate Professors 32 Associate Professors 24 Asian 23 National Academy of Engineering members 5

Assistant Professors 18 * Includes faculty based at Georgia Hispanic 2 IEEE Fellows 32 Total* 111 Tech Savannah and Georgia Tech Multi-racial 1 Presidential Early Career Award Lorraine. Also includes all faculty members employed during FY 2007 in Science and Engineering recipients 4 New Faculty

Pamela T. Bhatti joined ECE as an Justin K. Romberg, an assistant assistant professor in microsys- professor in digital signal process- tems and bioengineering, after ing, develops multiresolution graduating with her doctorate techniques for analyzing, process- from the University of Michigan at ing, and understanding images. Ann Arbor. Her research interests Before joining Georgia Tech, Dr. include biomedical sensors and Romberg was a postdoctoral fel- subsystems, bioMEMS, neural low with the Applied and Compu- prostheses, and integration of tational Mathematics Department controlled-release drug delivery at Caltech. He is a consultant for technology with flexible neural the CBS television show, Numb3rs, recording/stimulating arrays. Before pursuing her doctorate, a drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-ge- Dr. Bhatti served as a clinical trials research associate with nius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challeng- Michigan’s Department of Radiology, where she investigated ing crimes in Los Angeles. the discrimination and characterization of breast cancer using 3-D Doppler ultrasound imaging. GEORGIA TECH SAVANNAH Ying Zhang is an assistant profes- Maysam Ghovanloo is an as- sor specializing in microsystems sistant professor in the electronic at Georgia Tech Savannah. Before design and applications and bio- joining ECE, Dr. Zhang was a Ph.D. engineering groups. Dr. Ghovan- student with the Berkeley Sen- loo comes to Georgia Tech from sor and Actuator Center, which North Carolina State University, involves researchers with the where he was a faculty member University of California campuses in the Department of ECE since at Berkeley and Davis. Her doctoral August 2004. His research inter- research illustrated the creation of ests are in the areas of implantable powerful, efficient design synthe- microelectronic devices, neural sis tools for MEMS devices. interfacing, rehabilitation engineering, bio-inspired microsys- tems, medical instrumentation, and low-power analog/digital/ mixed-mode integrated circuits. 14 faculty honors

Faculty continue distinguished record of achievement

Hughes Appointed to Optical Society of America Bernard Kippelen was elected as a Several Leadership Posts Fellow of the Optical Society of America Georgia Tech Executive for his contributions to organic nonlin- Board Chair ear optical materials and optoelectronic Joseph L. A. Hughes served as chair devices. He is focused on developing flex- through August 2007. The Board ible organic photovoltaic cells for power oversees all aspects of Institute generation, and he has demonstrated faculty governance and consists of high-efficiency cells based on polycrys- representatives from the administra- talline materials. Dr. Kippelen is the associate director for the tion, faculty from each college and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics at Georgia Tech. the Georgia Tech Research Institute, students, and staff. International Society for Optical Senior Associate Chair for ECE Engineering Dr. Hughes substitutes for and represents the School Chair as directed, and he leads and manages ECE academic opera- Gary Gimmestad was elected as a Fellow tions and support, as well as accreditation and assessment. Dr. of the International Society for Optical Hughes coordinates administrative and operational matters for Engineering for his work in remote sens- ECE academic programs at Georgia Tech campuses outside of ing technology, including LIDAR systems Atlanta and forms Institute policy on the use and integration of for atmospheric characterization and computing and other technologies. air quality monitoring. An ECE adjunct faculty member, Dr. Gimmestad’s primary IEEE Education Society President appointment is with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, where Dr. Hughes’ one-year term took effect on January 1, 2007, with he is the Glen P. Robinson Chair in Electro-Optics and a senior possible re-election for a second year in 2008. The Society has faculty leader in remote sensing technology. almost 3,200 members, more than half residing outside the United States, and 64 local Chapters. Lee Earns Second CAREER Award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee received a 2007 IEEE Elected Two ECE Professors to Its 2007 Fellows Class National Science Foundation CAREER Abhijit Chatterjee was elected for his Award for his research project titled contributions to testing analog and “Introspective Computing: A Multicore mixed signal circuits. Dr. Chatterjee’s Approach to Availability.” This is the research focuses on designing multi- second CAREER award that Dr. Lee has GHz RF front-end systems that can received. In 2005, he received the U.S. adapt to process variations in scaled Department of Energy Early CAREER CMOS technologies, environmental Award, which supports his research operating conditions and interference. in the same general area of computer His work is driven by prior studies that network security. have shown that system-level self-tuning capability is a must With the support of the NSF CAREER Award, Dr. Lee and his for future broadband software-defined radio systems to be group will develop technologies to power an introspective successful. multi-core computer architecture system that will provide Joseph L.A. Hughes was elected for his contributions to en- high availability, reliability, and security. The outcomes of his gineering education program development, assessment, and research will benefit the information technology industry, accreditation activities. (see article above) protect the privacy of everyday computer users, and encourage processor architects to consider these challenges in the early design phase. 15 academic faculty

ECEProjects had 111in progress faculty members in FY 07

REGENTS’ PROFESSORS John A. Buck contributions to metalorganic chemical Mark G. Allen Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley vapor deposition technology and con- Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Microelectronics; Electromagnetics; optics and photonics tinuous-wave room-temperature quan- Co-Director, Center for MEMS and Microsystems 2007 Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Out- tum-well lasers.” standing Teacher Award Technologies Ian T. Ferguson Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gee-Kung Chang Ph.D., University of St. Andrews in Scotland Microsystems Byers Endowed Professor in Optical Networking Microsystems; optics and photonics Thomas K. Gaylord and GRA Eminent Scholar Bonnie Heck Ferri Julius Brown Chair Professor Ph.D., University of California at Riverside Associate Chair for ECE Graduate Affairs Ph.D., Rice University Optics and photonics; telecommunications Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Optics and photonics Abhijit Chatterjee Computer engineering; systems and Russell M. Mersereau Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- controls Joseph M. Pettit Professor Champaign 2006-07 Georgia Tech University Leader- Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer engineering ship Program Fellow 2007 IEEE Fellow “for contributions to Digital signal processing Thomas G. Habetler testing analog and mixed signal circuits.” 2007 ECE Distinguished Faculty Achievement Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison Award Mark A. Clements Electric power Director, Interactive Media Technology Center Ajeet Rohatgi James O. Hamblen Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Georgia Power Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Bioengineering; digital signal processing Director of the University Center of Excel- Computer engineering lence for Photovoltaics Research and John A. Copeland Ronald G. Harley Education John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Technology Transfer Chair; Duke Power Company Distinguished Professor Ph.D., Lehigh University GRA Eminent Scholar; and Director, Communi- Ph.D., London University Electric power; microsystems cations Systems Center Electric power 2007 Georgia Tech Outstanding Achieve- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology ment in Research Program Development Telecommunications Monson H. Hayes, III Award Associate Chair for ECE Programs at Georgia John D. Cressler Tech Savannah Glenn S. Smith Byers Professor Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology John Pippin Chair in Electromagnetics Ph.D., Columbia University Digital signal processing Ph.D., Harvard University Electronic design and applications; Electromagnetics; electronic design and microsystems Joseph L. A. Hughes applications 2007 Georgia Tech Outstanding Faculty Senior Associate Chair Leadership for the Development of Ph.D., Stanford University Graduate Research Assistants Award Computer engineering; microsystems; PROFESSORS telecommunications Stephen P. DeWeerth 2007 IEEE Fellow “for contributions to Ian F. Akyildiz Ph.D., California Institute of Technology engineering education program devel- Byers Professor in Telecommunications Bioengineering opment, assessment, and accreditation Ph.D., University of Erlangen Deepak Divan activities.” Telecommunications Director, Intelligent Power Infrastructure William D. Hunt John R. Barry Consortium Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Ph.D., University of Calgary Champaign Telecommunications Electric power Bioengineering; microsystems Miroslav M. Begovic John F. Dorsey Mary Ann Ingram Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Ph.D., Michigan State University Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology University Systems and controls Telecommunications Electric power Russell D. Dupuis Nikil S. Jayant Douglas M. Blough Steve W. Chaddick Endowed Chair in Executive Director, Georgia Centers for Co-Director, Center for Experimental Research in Electro-Optics; GRA Eminent Scholar; and Advanced Telecommunications Technology; Computer Systems Director, Center for Compound Semicon- Director, Georgia Tech Broadband Institute; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University ductors John Pippin Chair in Wireless Systems; and GRA Computer engineering Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Eminent Scholar Champaign Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Microsystems; optics and photonics Computer engineering; telecommunications 2007 IEEE Edison Medal “for pioneering 16 academic faculty...

Biing-Hwang (Fred) Juang Steven W. McLaughlin Rao R. Tummala Motorola Foundation Chair Professor and Byers Professor; Deputy Director, Georgia Tech Director, Microsystems Packaging Research GRA Eminent Scholar Lorraine Center; Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Electronics Ph.D., University of California at Santa Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Packaging; GRA Eminent Scholar Barbara Telecommunications Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Digital signal processing; telecommuni- James D. Meindl Champaign cations Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Microelectronics; Computer engineering; microsystems Member, Academia Sinica of Taiwan Director, Microelectronics Research Center; 2007 David Feldman Outstanding Con- tributions Award (given by the IEEE Com- David C. Keezer and Founding Director, Marcus Nanotech- ponents, Packaging, and Manufacturing Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University nology Research Center Technology Society) Computer engineering; microsystems Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University Microsystems Bernard Kippelen George J. Vachtsevanos 2007 Eminent Member of Eta Kappa Nu Associate Director, Center for Organic Ph.D., The City University of New York Photonics and Electronics; Associate Direc- A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos Bioengineering; systems and controls tor, Materials and Devices for Information Georgia Power Distinguished Professor Erik I. Verriest Technology Research Center Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D., Stanford University Ph.D., Université Louis Pasteur Electric power; systems and controls Systems and controls Microsystems; optics and photonics Henry L. Owen Yorai Y. Wardi 2007 Optical Society of America Fellow Associate Director, Georgia Tech Information Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley “for his contributions to organic nonlin- Security Center Systems and controls ear optical materials and optoelectronic Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas B. Williams devices.” Computer engineering; telecommunications Associate Chair for ECE Undergraduate Affairs Joy Laskar Krishna V. Palem Ph.D., Rice University Director, Georgia Electronic Design Center; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin Digital signal processing Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics Computer engineering Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- D. Scott Wills Champaign John B. Peatman Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electromagnetics; electronic design and Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Computer engineering Computer engineering applications; microsystems Sudhakar Yalamanchili 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching 2007 Georgia Tech Outstanding Faculty Joseph M. Pettit Professor; Co-Director, Award Research Author Award Center for Experimental Research in W. Marshall Leach, Jr. Andrew F. Peterson Computer Systems Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Associate Chair for ECE Faculty Development Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin Electromagnetics; electronic design and Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- Computer engineering applications; microsystems paign 2007 ECE Distinguished Mentor Award Electromagnetics 2007 Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu G. Tong Zhou Outstanding Teacher Award Waymond R. Scott, Jr. Director, Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative Chin-Hui Lee Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D., University of Virginia Ph.D., University of Washington Electromagnetics Bioengineering; digital signal processing Digital signal processing Paul G. Steffes Signal Processing 2006 Technical Associate Chair for ECE Research Achievement Award (given by the Ph.D., Stanford University ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS IEEE Signal Processing Society Board Electromagnetics; telecommunications Ali Adibi of Governors) Gordon L. Stüber Director, Advanced Processing-Tools for Vijay K. Madisetti Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Communications Electromagnetic/Acoustic Xtals Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Ph.D., University of Waterloo Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Computer engineering; digital signal Computer engineering; telecommunications Optics and photonics processing 2007 SPIE Technology Achievement Madhavan Swaminathan Award “for outstanding achievements Gary S. May Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Electronics; Deputy in the areas of volume holography and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair Director, Microsystems Packaging Research photonic crystals.” Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Center Microsystems; systems and controls Ph.D., Syracuse University Yucel Altunbasak 2006 American Association for the Computer engineering; electromagnetics Ph.D., University of Rochester Advancement of Science Mentor Award Digital signal processing Allen Tannenbaum James H. McClellan Julian Hightower Professor David V. Anderson John and Marilu McCarty Chair of Electri- Ph.D., Harvard University Co-Director, Center for Research in Embedded cal Engineering; Director, Center for Signal Bioengineering; systems and controls Systems and Technology and Image Processing Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D., Rice University David G. Taylor Computer engineering; digital signal Computer engineering; digital signal Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- processing processing Champaign 2007 Georgia Tech Outstanding Service Systems and controls Award 17 academic faculty...

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Farrokh Ayazi Arthur Koblasz Co-Director, Center for MEMS and Microsystems Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Pamela T. Bhatti Technologies Bioengineering Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Kevin T. Kornegay Bioengineering; microsystems Electronic design and applications; Motorola Foundation Professor Gregory D. Durgin microsystems Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Oliver Brand Electronic design and applications; State University Co-Director, Center for MEMS and Microsystems microsystems Electromagnetics Technologies 2006 IBM Faculty Award Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstand- Ph.D., ETH Zurich ing Teacher Award Ye (Geoffrey) Li Bioengineering; microsystems Ph.D., Auburn University Maysam Ghovanloo Robert J. Butera, Jr. Telecommunications ON Semiconductor Junior Professor (effective Ph.D., Rice University July 1, 2007) Jennifer E. Michaels Bioengineering; computer engineering Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Ph.D., Cornell University Bioengineering; electronic design and David S. Citrin Digital signal processing; systems and controls applications Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Thomas E. Michaels Champaign Aaron D. Lanterman (transferred to Professor of the Practice status, Optics and photonics Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis January 1, 2007) Digital signal processing Jeffrey A. Davis Ph.D., Washington State University Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Systems and controls Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee Computer engineering Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Linda S. Milor 2007 ECE Outreach Award; 2007 Rich- Arbor Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley ard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Computer engineering Electronic design and applications Teacher Award 2007 NSF CAREER Award Vincent J. Mooney, III W. Alan Doolittle Sung Kyu Lim Co-Director, Center for Research on Embedded Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D., University of California at Los Systems and Technology Microsystems Angeles Ph.D., Stanford University Computer engineering Magnus Egerstedt Computer engineering 2007 ECE Outstanding Junior Faculty Ph.D., Royal Institute of Technology, Ioannis (John) Papapolymerou Member Award Stockholm, Sweden Director, Georgia Tech Analog Consortium Systems and controls Xiaoli Ma (effective April 2007) Ph.D., University of Minnesota Faramarz Fekri Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Digital signal processing Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Electromagnetics; electronic design and Digital signal processing; telecommunications applications George F. Riley Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology A. Bruno Frazier Stephen E. Ralph Computer engineering Co-Director, Center for MEMS and Micro- Ph.D., Cornell University systems Technologies Electromagnetics; microsystems; optics and Gabriel Rincón-Mora Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology photonics Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Bioengineering; microsystems Electric power; electronic design and David E. Schimmel 2007 Georgia Tech Outstanding Profes- applications Ph.D., Cornell University sional Education Award Computer engineering Justin K. Romberg Paul E. Hasler Ph.D., Rice University Raghupathy Sivakumar Director, Georgia Tech Analog Consortium Digital signal processing Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- (through April 2007) paign Shyh-Chiang Shen Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Telecommunications Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Computer engineering; electronic design and Champaign applications Emmanouil M. Tentzeris Microsystems Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Ayanna Howard Electromagnetics Patricio Vela Ph.D., University of Southern California Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Systems and controls Linda M. Wills Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Systems and controls Chuanyi Ji Technology Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Computer engineering Telecommunications 2006-07 Hesburgh Teaching Fellow J. Stevenson Kenney Anthony J. Yezzi, Jr. ON Semiconductor Junior Professor (through Ph.D., University of Minnesota July 1, 2007) Bioengineering; computer engineering; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology systems and controls Electronic design and applications; telecom- munications

18 academic faculty..., joint faculty appointments, emeriti, and retired

Elliot Moore, III Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Digital signal processing Ying Zhang Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Microsystems

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Christopher F. Barnes Ph.D., Brigham Young University Georgia Tech Savannah Faculty Digital signal processing Georgia Tech Lorraine Faculty P. Douglas Yoder ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Paul L. Voss Randal T. Abler Champaign Ph.D., Northwestern University Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Microsystems Optics and photonics Computer engineering

Ghassan Al-Regib PROFESSOR Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology PROFESSOR Digital signal processing; telecommunications Rahman Zaghloul (resigned May 15, 2007) Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln Abdallah Ougazzaden Benjamin D. B. Klein Computer engineering; optics and photonics Director, International Research Unit on Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana- Telecommunications and Innovative Materials Champaign Research Optics and photonics Ph.D., University of Paris VII Microsystems; optics and photonics

Joint Faculty Appointments Robert K. Feeney 1970-2004 (part-time employment with ECE) Gisele Bennett, Director, Electro-Optical Joseph L. Hammond 1955-1984 Systems Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research (employed with Clemson University) Institute David R. Hertling 1978-2004 Levent Degertekin, Associate Professor, (part-time employment with ECE) George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Richard J. Higgins 1987-1999 Engineering John W. Hooper 1957-1988 James Foley, Professor and Stephen Fleming Edward B. Joy 1970-1998 Chair in Telecommunications, College of Computing Edward W. Kamen 1971-1980, 1991-2002 Yogendra Joshi, Professor and John M. McKen- Richard P. Kenan 1986-1999 Six Faculty Promoted, ney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair (deceased March 2007) Tenured in FY 2007 in Building Mechanical Systems, George W. Mohamed F. Moad 1963-2001 Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (part-time employment with ECE) Promotions to Professor Hans B. Püttgen 1981-2006 (employed with the Swiss Federal John R. Barry Professors Emeriti Institute of Technology) Douglas B. Williams and Retired Faculty Dale C. Ray 1966-1999 Cecil O. Alford 1968-1998 William T. Rhodes 1971-2005 Promotions to Associate Professor (employed with Florida Atlantic University) with Tenure Phillip E. Allen 1984-2005 George P. Rodrigue 1968-1996 W. Alan Doolittle Thomas P. Barnwell 1971-2006 (part-time employment with ECE) William E. Sayle 1970-2003 Magnus Egerstedt (part-time employment with ECE) Faramarz Fekri Henry C. Bourne 1982-1992 Ronald W. Schafer 1974-2004 Aubrey Bush 1965-1992 (employed with Hewlett-Packard) Tenure (employed with the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology) Jay H. Schlag 1967-2004 Chuanyi Ji (part-time employment with ECE) W. Russell Callen, Jr. 1970-2005 (part-time employment with ECE) Kendall L. Su 1954-1994 J. Alvin Connelly 1968-2001 Roger P. Webb 1963-2004 (part-time employment with ECE) (part-time employment with the Georgia Tech Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs) 19 professional education

ConferencesProjects in progress and courses for practicing engineers

During 2006-07, both active and retired ECE faculty members offered and taught 30 professional education courses and confer- ences through the Georgia Tech Professional Education Office to a total number of 1,184 attendees. Below is a listing of dates, course and conference titles, and ECE-based instructors. All courses were taught at the Georgia Tech Atlanta campus unless other- wise indicated. Four ECE-sponsored conferences and four online courses are included in this list.

2006

June 19-23 Near-Field Antenna Measurements and Microwave Holography Edward B. Joy (Boulder, Colo.) July 1-June 30 Fundamentals of Engineering – Online Course W. Russell Callen, Jr. July 17-20 Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing Mark A. Richards (GTRI Field Office, Huntsville, Ala.) July 17-November 5 DSP for Practicing Engineers – Online Course Douglas B. Williams September 6-October 23 Fundamentals of Engineering W. Russell Callen, Jr. September 26-28 Power Distribution System Grounding and Transients A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos September 28-29 Second International Workshop on 3S (SOP, SIP, SOC) Boyd Wiedenman (Administrator) Electronics Technologies October 4-5 Interconnect Focus Center Annual Review Leslie O’Neill (Administrator) October 17-20 Power System Relaying: Theory and Application A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos November 6-9 Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Formation Processing Christopher F. Barnes (Administrator) (GTRI Field Office, Huntsville, Ala.) November 6-10 Far-Field, Anechoic Chamber, Compact, and Near-Field Edward B. Joy Antenna Measurements November 6-March 4 DSP for Practicing Engineers – Online Course Douglas B. Williams November 8-10 Modern Energy Management Systems A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos November 13-17 Antenna Engineering Edward B. Joy, Waymond R. Scott, Jr., and Glenn S. Smith (GTRI Field Office, Huntsville, Ala.) 2007 February 3-March 17 Electrical Engineering: Preparation for the P.E. Exam W. Russell Callen, Jr. and William E. Sayle February 12-April 4 Fundamentals of Engineering W. Russell Callen, Jr. February 26-March 1 Signal Processing for Efficient Hardware Implementation David V. Anderson and Tyson S. Hall February 26-March 2 Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar Signal Processing Mark A. Richards (Las Vegas, Nev.) March 5-June 11 DSP for Practicing Engineers – Online Course Douglas B. Williams March 19-22 Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Formation Processing Christopher Barnes (GT Savannah Campus) March 19-22 Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing Mark A. Richards (Orlando, Fla.) March 27-30 Integrated Grounding System Design and Testing A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos April 3-5 Signal Processing Refresher Mark A. Richards April 10-13 Fixed-Point Signal Processing Systems David V. Anderson and Tyson S. Hall April 30-May 1 Tenth Annual Fault and Disturbance Analysis Conference A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos May 2-4 61st Annual Protective Relaying Conference A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos May 7-11 Antenna Engineering Edward B. Joy, Waymond R. Scott, Jr., and Glenn S. Smith May 14-16 Grounding, Harmonics, and Electromagnetic Influence Design Practices A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos May 14-18 Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing Mark A. Richards June 18-22 Near-Field Antenna Measurements and Microwave Holography Edward B. Joy (Boulder, Colo.) 20 research highlights

Programs show promise for future development

Ayazi Wins BAE Grant to Develop Analog-Frequency Scanning Devices ECE Associate Professor Farrokh Ayazi and his collaborators are involved in an $11 million DARPA program led by BAE Systems, Inc. to use tiny, power-saving analog chips to develop a small, low-power handheld device capable of scanning a broad range of radio frequency bands for open channels. Dr. Ayazi’s portion of this project is $3.5 million for three years. To develop analog spectral processors, the Georgia Tech team will use micro-electrome- chanical systems, which are tiny analog machines that operate at the microscale – one mil- lionth of a meter. To scan and move swiftly between far-flung frequencies, Dr. Ayazi’s team will use MEMS technology to construct arrays of micro-mechanical resonators. These devices play a key role in finding and holding an RF signal. The resulting ASPs, to be developed at the Georgia Electronic Design Center, would have a range of uses, from aiding battlefield communication to enabling cellular phones to find less-crowded frequencies.

Farrokh Ayazi holds prototypes of the reconfigurable narrow-band MEMS filter arrays used in analog spectral processing.

New Center Focuses on CAD Research on MEMS Devices ECE Associate Professor John Papapolymerou has received a DARPA award to participate in a multi-university research center that will develop a computer-aided design environment for MEMS and NEMS. The new center–to be called the Investigate Multi-Physics Modeling and Performance Assessment-Driven Characterization and Computation Technology Center for Advancement of MEMS/NEMS VLSI–will be led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and involves two additional universities and a large consortium of companies. ECE Associate Professor The research aims to develop CAD systems that are based on physical models and that can con- John Papapolymerou, seated; clusively predict the behavior of MEMS devices. Eventually, engineers developing systems with MEMS Visiting Professor George devices could use a simple drag-and-drop interface to simulate not only the electrical effects of MEMS Papaioannou (l), and graduate student Richard Daigler are usage, but also the thermal, mechanical, and reliability aspects. participating in the multi- Initially, Georgia Tech’s efforts will focus on the fundamental physics of MEMS devices–particularly with university IMPACT research respect to dielectric charging of MEMS switches. The ultimate goal of the IMPACT center will be to promote center, which seeks to the availability of MEMS/NEMS-based micro- and nanosystems in military and commercial applications. develop a CAD environment for MEMS and NEMS.

Cermet Licenses White LED Technology Developed by ECE Cermet, Inc. negotiated an exclusive license agreement for white light emitting diode technology developed with Georgia Tech. The technology–developed by ECE Associate Professor W. Alan Doolittle and Gon Namkoong, a former Georgia Tech research engineer now with Old Dominion University–utilizes nitride emitter structures in combination with zinc oxide semiconductors to produce white LEDs. Unlike current white LEDs, which require a phosphor to convert blue or near-ultraviolet light from a chip into white light, the new approach is phosphor-free and relies only on the interaction between the two semiconductor materials.

(l-r) Gon Namkoong, Kyoung Lee, and W. Alan Research by Cermet and Georgia Tech has shown that high-quality layers of GaN can Doolittle discuss the new semiconductor-only be grown directly onto a ZnO substrate by using molecular beam epitaxy, lower than the LED technology. defect levels seen in conventional devices grown on SiC or sapphire material. Cermet’s products include substrates and devices for use in blue, green, and white LEDs, blue laser diodes for next generation optical storage applications, high-frequency RF devices for wireless communications systems, and next-generation optical tele- communication systems. 21 research highlights and projects in progress

Hartlein Chosen as New Energy Saving Wireless Sensor Networks Show Promise NEETRAC Director In the United States, over two-thirds of the total electric energy consumed by industry Richard A. Hartlein was named the new is used by motor-driven systems. As the cost of energy increases, industrial energy sav- director of the National Electric Energy ings are drawing more attention. Testing Research and Applications To address this challenge, ECE Professors Thomas G. Habetler and Ronald G. Harley Center, effective January 1. A principal are developing a closed-loop industrial plant energy evaluation and planning system research engineer at NEETRAC, he had with a wireless sensor network architecture that eliminates costs of installing and served as the Center’s interim co-direc- maintaining communication cables. The unique characteristics of a WSN, including a tor since Hans B. Püttgen retired from sensor-rich environment, flexibility, high fidelity, self-organization, rapid deployment, Georgia Tech in March 2006. and inherent intelligent capability, make them the ideal structure for low-cost energy For the first 20 management, key to industrial plant managers in making planning decisions. The years of his ca- scheme outlined has been implemented in a simplified prototype wireless sensor net- reer, Mr. Hartlein work system, and its industrial feasibility has been verified by experimental results. worked at the Georgia Tech Team Enters DARPA Urban Grand Challenge Georgia Power Research Center. This fall, the Georgia Tech-SAIC team, known as “Sting Racing,” will be one of 36 semifi- In 1996, he came nalists to participate in the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge National Qualification Event. to Georgia Tech This autonomous vehicle research and development program develops technology to help estab- that will keep war fighters off the battlefield and out of harm’s way. lish NEETRAC, a Sting Racing is comprised of students and researchers from Georgia Tech’s College of merger of the Georgia Power Research Computing, College of Engineering, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. ECE partic- Center and Georgia Tech’s research ipants include Associate Professor Magnus Egerstedt (software lead); Principal Research and instructional programs in electric Engineer Thomas R. Collins (electronics lead); and Research Engineer David Wooden power. (software integration lead). Competing autonomous robots will have to drive 60 miles While at Tech, Mr. Hartlein has served in an urban setting in six hours or less while obeying the rules of the road and safely as the Center’s Underground Systems interacting with other robot vehicles and other cars driven by people on the course. Program Manager, where he develops and manages research and testing 20 Schools to Compete in the 2007 Solar Decathlon projects related to electric utility un- Georgia Tech will compete in this international competition, sponsored by the U.S. derground cable systems and markets Department of Energy, where students will design, build, and operate an 800-square- NEETRAC to prospective members. A foot house that generates enough solar energy to operate a household, a home-based graduate of Tech’s George W. Woodruff business, and an electric car. The event will be held this fall in Washington, D.C. School of Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Nine ECE students–Nihar Patel, Amine Alami, Alan Ristow, George Stephopoulos, See- Hartlein also serves in several leader- ma Ghosh, David Nicol, Nola Li, Petko Petkov, and Matt DeVoe–and ECE Professors Ajeet ship roles in industry technical organi- Rohatgi and Ian Ferguson, who serve as faculty advisors, help make up Tech’s team. zations related to this field. One of the world’s foremost electric French Research Agency Funds Optical energy research and testing centers, NEETRAC has 31 industrial members, Communications Systems Research at GTL both manufacturers and utilities, An ECE-led team from Georgia Tech Lorraine has received the involved in the transmission and dis- equivalent of $2 million for research on High Speed Quantum tribution of electric energy. NEETRAC Networks, the largest external research grant received at GTL electric utility members provide over to date. The work is supported by the French Agence Natio- 50 percent of the electric energy used nale de la Recherche, a new organization that funds basic and by U.S. consumers. Members colabo- applied research projects and is similar to the U.S. National rate in baseline projects of broad inter- Science Foundation. This project is part of the GT-CNRS Unite est to the membership, and they may Mixte Internationale research center started in 2006. also direct a portion of their member- ECE Professors Steven W. McLaughlin and Paul L. Voss are ship to projects that focus on their Ph.D. student Zeshen Zhang leading a team of a dozen researchers from three universities (l-r) and ECE Assistant Profes- individual needs. In addition to ECE, and two companies in the area of next-generation devices and sor Paul Voss are working in the Schools of Mechanical Engineering, the area of next generation algorithms for quantum secured fiber optic links. The team is devices and algorithms for Aerospace Engineering, Industrial and conducting research in photon entanglement and phase- and quantum secured fiber optic Systems Engineering, Materials Science frequency-encoded quantum states and the reconciliation links. and Engineering, and GTRI are also algorithms required for these systems. The project will result in several demonstrations involved in NEETRAC activities. of more practical and cost-effective quantum key distribution systems that use much of the technology developed. 22 commercialization

Research results translate into real products

ECE has a long and successful history of start-up company activity through the QUALCOMM Selects Jacket Micro Devices’ RF Modules Advanced Technology Development for Chipset Reference Design Center, a nationally recognized science and technology incubator that helps QUALCOMM, Inc., a leading Georgia entrepreneurs launch and build developer and innovator of successful businesses. VentureLab, a advanced wireless technolo- one-stop center for technology com- gies and mobile data solu- mercialization, assists faculty in evaluat- tions, selected Jacket Micro ing the commercial value of invention Devices’ M20006 and M20007 disclosures and in determining whether RF modules for the draft 2.0 to license the technology to industry or compliant 802.11n AGN400™ to begin a start-up company through chipset reference design. The ATDC or through independent means. combination of QUALCOMM’s Currently, 14 ECE start-up opportunities advanced chipset and JMD’s are being evaluated by VentureLab. FEM technology enable An ATDC company is designated as a QUALCOMM to implement a “graduate” when it has reached over $1 2x3 dual band MIMO archi- million of growing revenue, has become tecture with the RF portion a value acquisition, has raised signifi- occupying only 98 mm2 of Madhavan Swaminathan is the CSO of Jacket Micro cant venture funding, or has received board space. Devices, the latest graduate of the ATDC program. clearance to begin trials with the Food JMD’s level of integration and Drug Administration. In May 2007, within the module reduces the bill of materials (BOM) for QUALCOMM and allows for Jacket Micro Devices became the eighth reliable manufacturing and small form factor reference designs. The performance of ECE-founded company to attain ATDC the JMD RF Modules, when coupled with QUALCOMM’s AGN400 chipset, achieves graduate status at the Center’s Billion throughput speeds of 315 Mbps. Dollar Celebration. VentureLab also held “The complexity of OFDM and MIMO architectures requires a high degree of its first graduation at the same event, integration to provide functionality in the smallest space possible,”said Jim Stratigos, with ECE-founded companies Asankya president and CEO of Jacket Micro Devices. “JMD has the only technology which and Innovolt reaching this milestone. enables multiple radio designs for space-constrained devices.” ATDC ECE Graduate Companies JMD, a supplier of integrated RF modules for high performance wireless products, was founded in 2002 by Madhavan Swaminathan, who also serves as the company’s ASPI Digital (acquired by Polycom, 2001) chief science officer, and other researchers from the Microsystems Packaging Re- Co-Founders: Thomas P. Barnwell, Russell M. Mersereau, and Ronald W. Schafer search Center at Georgia Tech who developed a groundbreaking new method for miniaturizing RF modules and systems. JMD graduated from the ATDC program in CardioMEMS Co-Founder and CTO: Mark G. Allen May 2007. EGT CSO: Nikil Jayant RF Solutions (now the WiFi Division for VentureLab Graduate Companies Jacket Micro Devices Anadigics) Asankya Networks CSO: Madhavan Swaminathan Co-Founder and Former CSO: Joy Laskar Co-Founder and CTO: Raghupathy Sivakumar Lancope ATDC ECE Start-Up Companies GTronix Founder: John A. Copeland Co-Founder, CSO, and Board Member: Paul E. Asankya Networks Nexidia Hasler Co-Founder and CTO: Raghupathy Sivakumar Co-Founder and Board Member: Mark A. Innovolt Clements GTronix Co-Founder and CTO: Deepak Divan Co-Founder, CSO, and Board Member: Paul E. Quellan Hasler Jacket Micro Devices CTO, Founder, and Board Member: Joy Laskar CSO: Madhavan Swaminathan

23 development activities

EventsProjects celebrate in progress achievements of alumni and industry friends

The ECE Development Office cultivates and coordinates the School’s development and fundraising efforts with industry, alumni, and other interested individuals and organizations. This office also manages the School’s Industrial Partnership Program, and it supports and coordinates all ECE consortia organized under the IPP umbrella. In addition, this office plans twice-yearly ECE Advisory Board meetings and the annual James R. Carreker Distinguished Lecture, and it also works in cooperation with the College of Engineering and the Institute’s Central Development Office to produce events of interest to both alumni and current and prospective donors.

J. Mark Elder, B.E.E. ’68, M.S.E.E. ‘69 President, Aztek Engineering Linda J. Jordan, B.E.E. ’85, M.S.E.E. ‘86 Senior Vice President, Inst. Sales and Mar- keting, Mesirow Financial W. Wayt King, B.E.E. ‘81, M.S.E.E. ‘82 Technology Entrepreneur Slim S. Souissi, M.S.E.E. ‘92 (l-r) J. Mark Elder, Holmes J. Hawkins, Linda J. Jordan, Gary S. May, David L. Burgess, and W. Wayt King Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Novatel Wireless Eight ECE Alumni Hall of Fame Chosen for College of For individuals who have made sustained and/or Council of Outstanding Young meritorious engineering and/or managerial contri- Engineering Alumni Engineering Awards butions during their careers. Membership is bestowed upon alumni under 40 years of age who have demonstrated outstanding The College of Engineering held its Mark C. Smith, B.E.E. ‘62 professional achievements. annual alumni awards induction cer- Chairman, Adtran, Inc. Holmes J. Hawkins, B.E.E. ‘90 emony on November 3, 2006 at the Wes- Partner, King & Spalding tin Buckhead Atlanta. Eight ECE alumni Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni Carlos A. Muniz, B.E.E. ‘90 were inducted into distinct groups of Persons whose contributions to Georgia Tech, the Senior Network Vice President - Atlantic honor–the CoE Hall of Fame, the CoE engineering profession and field, and/or society Operations, BellSouth Academy of Distinguished Engineering have brought distinction to themselves and to the Institute. Alumni, and the CoE Council of Out- David L. Burgess, B.E.E. ‘81 standing Young Engineering Alumni. Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission

James R. Carreker Distinguished Lecture

Rich Templeton, Texas Instruments CEO: These Are Exciting Times for Engineers Richard K. Templeton, president and CEO of Texas Instruments, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the seventh annual James R. Carreker Distinguished Lecture on October 11, 2006. While the global demand for the latest electronic devices continues to grow, so does the need for engineers and scientists who can push the limits of semiconductor technology. However, Mr. Templeton stressed in his talk that the industry also needs managers, attorneys, and sales person- nel with backgrounds anchored in engineering knowledge. He reflected on the 20-plus year relationship between ECE and TI, pointing to the company’s key partnerships with analog and digital signal processing faculty. Currently, 150 TI employees are Tech alumni and over 40 Tech students are on co-op or internship assignments. He thinks that the great challenges for the future are in electronics joining life sciences to create breakthroughs in artificial sight, hearing aids, and non-invasive patient monitoring devices. Mr. Templeton also stressed promoting education and careers in math, science, and engineering to K-12 students. “We have had careers and educations in these areas because of investments made (l-r) Gary S. May, with TI’s Ron in the last 10 to 40 years,” he said. “We need to maintain that momentum to keep the U.S. university Slaymaker and Rich Templeton. research and education system as the best in world, of which Georgia Tech is a terrific example.” 24 ECE advisory board

Providing the School with an outside perspective

An outside perspective is essential to maintaining the relevancy of the School’s programs to its alumni and corporate constitu- encies. The ECE Advisory Board, composed of 22 representatives, provides this external assessment during its formal, biannual meetings and throughout the year. For FY 07, the ECE Advisory Board welcomed a new leader and one new member, while one member departed. Steve W. Chaddick (BSEE ’74, MSEE ’82) was named the new chair of the ECE Advisory Board in spring 2006, succeeding C. Meade Sutterfield (BEE ’72) who served for two years in this post. Mr. Chaddick is the managing partner of Ridgewood Advisors, LLC, a vehicle for angel investing, nurturing the community of emerging technology companies in the Atlanta area, and facilitat- ing technology commercialization. He has been a member of the ECE Advisory Board since 1997. Joseph Parks (PhDEE ’97) joined the Board in fall 2006. After graduating with his doctorate, Dr. Parks joined Intel Corporation in Beaverton, Ore. He has worked with Flash and logic processes spanning the 0.35 micron to 65 nm nodes. Currently, he is focusing on chipset process development. After eight years of service and guidance, Joe Neel (BEE ’68) stepped down after the Board’s spring 2006 meeting. He is a retired executive from ON Semiconductor and most recently has been working with Smith Barney in Birmingham, Ala.

Sutterfield Takes Helm of Alumni Association The 2006-07 Advisory Board members and their affiliations are listed below. Effective July 1, 2007,C. Meade Sutterfield C. Dean Alford Sherra E. Kerns (BEE ’72), became the chair of the Georgia Tech Allied Utility Network Olin College Alumni Association, one of the most energetic Conyers, Ga. Needham, Mass. and vibrant university alumni associations in Antonio R. Alvarez Fred Kitson the U.S. Leadis Technology Motorola A member of the ECE Advisory Board since Sunnyvale, Calif. Schaumburg, Ill. 1994, Mr. Sutterfield served as its chair from Michael B. Bartlett Scott Madigan 2004-06. He is the co-founder, president, and Texas Instruments, Inc. Surebill (Retired) Cumming, Ga. CEO of SSPCS Corporation, a holding company Richardson, Tex. started in 1995, following the sale of PowerFone and Johnson Com- Theresa Maldonado munications Corporation to Nextel Communications. Michael Buckler Texas A&M University TekMark Global Solutions College Station, Tex. Mr. Sutterfield has served on the Alumni Association’s Board of Cary, N.C. Trustees since 1998. He also served on the Alexander-Tharpe Fund Michael R. McQuade Steve W. Chaddick DuPont Company Board and is a member of the College of Engineering External Chair, ECE Advisory Board Wilmington, Del. Advisory Board. Ridgewood Advisors, LLC E. Jock Ochiltree Atlanta, Ga. St. Augustine, Fla. Quigley Joins Georgia Tech Advisory Board Mel Coker Joseph Parks AT&T Intel Corporation Thomas J. Quigley (BEE ’84) was named to Atlanta, Ga. Beaverton, Ore. the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, effective fall Michael A. Coleman Randall E. Poliner 2007. He is the senior technical director for Orlando, Fla. Antares Capital Broadcom Corporation. H. Allen Ecker Corporation GTAB meets twice a year and is comprised Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Melbourne, Fla. Lawrenceville, Ga. of 54 top business, government, and academic Thomas J. Quigley leaders from 21 states and four countries on Holmes J. Hawkins, III Broadcom Corporation three continents. The Board, mostly Georgia King and Spalding Franklin, N.C. Atlanta, Ga. Tech alumni, advises the Institute and its presi- Ronald S. Slaymaker dents on strategic planning issues and new initiatives such as those Kelvin C. Hawkins, Sr. Texas Instruments, Inc. undertaken in the curriculum and research. They also help promote IBM Dallas, Tex. Research Triangle Park, N.C. Tech’s activities to the outside world. C. Meade Sutterfield Mr. Quigley helped design and perfect the cable modem in the Leonard Haynes SSPCS Corporation 1990s while working for Broadcom. He has been a member of the The Southern Company Atlanta, Ga. ECE Advisory Board since 2001. Atlanta, Ga.

25 grants and gifts

Alumni,Projects corporate in progress gifts support students and research

GIFT CATEGORY TOTAL Endowed Student Support $355,198.00 During FY 2007, corporations, non-profit organizations, and individual donors Endowed Faculty Support $995,822.00 contributed $13,278,272.56 to ECE through the Georgia Tech Foundation. The Endowed Program Enrichment $1,000.00 table to the right shows the amount of funds designated for specific categories. Unrestricted Endowment to Among some of the corporate donors represented in this table are mem- College/School $182,328.24 bers of ECE’s Industrial Partnership Program. A multi-level support structure, Equipment and Instrumentation $208,732.56 IPP is designed to create an environment conducive to enhanced and acceler- Student Support $999,504.00 ated technology and knowledge transfer between academia and industry. Faculty Support $3,505,808.88 Relationships developed through IPP also facilitate increased student recruit- Program Enrichment $6,459,727.00 ing opportunities and stronger research collaborations with our faculty. Unrestricted to College/School $570,251.88 The program allows industry to participate at various membership levels. Grand Total $13,278,272.56 Membership provides flexible and tailored access to students, research, faculty, publications, seminars, workshops, and conferences. To learn the latest about membership options, visit the Alumni and External Relations section of the ECE web site and click on the Industrial Partnership Program link.

Agilent Technologies to Establish Companies New EDA Simulation Center at GEDC ABB, Inc. Dow Chemical Company Advanced Micro Devices Draper Laboratory gilent Technologies, Inc., has announced an agree- Aflac Du Pont Company ment to supply its Electronic Design Automation A Agilent Technologies, Inc. Duke Energy Company software, support, and training to a new center at the Air 2 Web EMS Technologies, Inc. Georgia Electronic Design Center. This $13 million-plus Alcoa Corporation Entergy Services, Inc. donation is one of Agilent’s largest to a single university. Altera Corporation EPCOS AG The new, dedicated Agilent EDA Simulation Center Amazon.com Exelon Corporation will provide RF and microwave system and circuit design Ameren Corporation ExxonMobil Corporation instruction and additional software design capabilities to American Electric Power Company Fidelity Investment Georgia Tech students, and will provide licenses at no cost Analog Devices, Inc. Florida Power & Light or greatly discounted to start-ups in wireless communica- Applied Materials, Inc. Ford Motor Company Applied Research Laboratories tions design at GEDC. General Dynamics Information AREVA NP The venture, located at Georgia Tech’s Technology Technology Argo Systems Square, is expected to be fully operational by the year’s end. General Electric Company Ariba The deal marks a significant expansion of the long- Georgia Power Company Arris Group, Inc. Gresco standing relationship between Georgia Tech and Agilent AT&T Wireless Harris Corporation and is a key part of Agilent’s strategy to develop extensive Avanade, Inc. HESM & A, Inc. relationships with key universities worldwide through Baltimore Gas & Light Company Hewlett Packard the newly created Agilent EEsof EDA University Alliance Bank South Corporation Hitachi Telecom USA program. It includes a tailored, three-year custom license Blue Wave Computing Homac Manufacturing Company program to provide access to the complete line of Agilent Broadcom Corporation Hubbell Power Systems EEsof EDA tools to start-up companies during their critical Caterpillar Ibiden USA R&D, Inc. formative period. Chevron IBM Corporation Academic uses of the Agilent EEsof Simulation Center Chipman-Union, Inc. Indium Corporation of America at GEDC will focus on Agilent EEsof’s Advanced Design Cirronet Inc. Infineon Technologies of AG System, the 3-D Electromagnetic Design System 3-D EM Cisco Systems, Inc. Inplane Photonics, Inc. simulator and the AMDS simulator that incorporates An- Consolidated Edison, Inc. Integrated Device Technology, Inc. tenna EM simulation technology recently acquired by Cooper Industries, Inc. Intel Corporation Agilent. The Center will also be the world’s largest aca- Cooper Power Systems Kimberly-Clark demic installation of Agilent’s Golden Gate simulator in a Cox Communications, Inc. Corporation parallel processor environment. Initial plans include a 60 Cox Enterprises Linear Technology Corporation parallel core configuration. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Dominion Virginia Power continued on page 28 26 gifts and giving...

Alumni and Corporate Friends Show Their Support

Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building Grand Opening Celebration

he Georgia Tech community, along with state and Tnational dignitaries, celebrated the grand opening of the Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building on October 26-27, 2006. Named for the founder of Internet Security Systems, the building features research and com- puter class labs that make interdisciplinary research between ECE and the College of Computing easier to facilitate.

Taking part in the ribbon-cutting for the Klaus Advanced Computing Building are (l-r) Georgia Governor’s Office COO James R. Lientz, Jr.; former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn; Christopher Klaus, founder and CEO of Kaneva, Inc. and founder of Internet Security Systems; College of Comput- ing Dean Rich DeMillo; Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough; and ECE School Chair Gary S. May.

Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center Building

eorgia Tech and ECE are successfully teaming with public and private Gpartners to construct the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center Building, due to be completed in October 2008. Participants include The Marcus Foundation, whose $15 million commit- ment enabled construction to begin on this building. Harris Corporation has designated $250,000 and will have a laboratory in the Center named after the company. Thomas J. Quigley (BEE ’84) has donated $300,000 that will go toward a research laboratory named in honor of his father, Thomas W. Quig- ley, Jr. Intel has donated eight pieces of semiconductor microfabrication and metrology equipment, valued at $5.3 million, to be used in both the MNRCB and the Microelectronics Research Center.

Jim and Janie Stratigos: Creative Ways to Make a Difference

im Stratigos (BEE ’74, MSEE ’80) has a keen way of seeing what lies next on the industry horizon. A founder of four start-ups Jsince graduating from Georgia Tech, Jim is currently president and CEO of Jacket Micro Devices and frequently speaks to ECE students about life as an entrepreneur. Jim and his wife, Janie, used similar foresight to establish a scholarship in 2004 to support a pool of students that did not yet exist. Soon, their vision will be realized when the first Drew Charter School graduates become candidates for the James and Janie Stratigos Scholarship at Georgia Tech. Janie and Jim have continued adding to their fund on an annual basis. Atlanta’s first charter school, the Charles R. Drew Charter School, was established in 2000. Janie Stratigos, then employed by the East Lake Foundation, which rebuilt the community where the school resides, was intimately involved in its establishment. Today, with test scores rising and its alumni beginning to attend some of Atlanta’s best high schools, Drew competes with the best public and private schools in Georgia. Janie and Jim remain involved with efforts to ensure Drew graduates find the best high school fit. And soon, they’ll help Drew students come to Georgia Tech. “I spent so much energy helping establish Drew, which in itself is a great gift,” said Janie. “ But to combine that effort with our relationship to Georgia Tech is truly rewarding.” “As an alumnus, you always wonder how giving back can make the most impact,” Jim added. “Being able to combine my desire to support Georgia Tech with Janie’s passion for helping Drew students succeed was a wonderful opportunity for us to make a two-fold investment with our scholarship.” The first Drew graduates will complete high school next spring. ECE looks forward to welcoming the first scholarship recipient to Georgia Tech in fall 2008. 27 grants and gifts (continued from page 26)...

LS Cable Professional, Research, and Barbara E. Boyd-Vann George S. Mauney LSI Logic Academic Organizations Suzy Briggs Dawn Maxon Luminus Devices, Inc. Emory University School of F. Sibley Bryan, Jr. Gary S. May Lutron Electronics Medicine Matt E. Buckelew LeShelle R. May Matsushita Electric Industrial Eta Kappa Nu Society John Buhler Joe E. Mayes Co., Ltd. Industrial Technology David B. Burleson, P.E. David McAllister Mechanical Integrity Research Institute Aubrey M. Bush Charles McCarver Mentor Graphics Madison County Shooting Robert John Butera Craig McKnight Corporation Sports Association Steve W. Chaddick Lea A. McLees Michelin North America SUPELEC Jimmy Chambers Norma Jean McLees Microsoft Corporation Wheeler High School Robert Chua Ben R. McRee National Instruments Justin L. Cobb Frederica Z. Meindl National Semiconductor Foundations/Non-Profit Harriett C. Coleman James D. Meindl Corporation Organizations Michael A. Coleman Amy Migdal Natural Rural Electric Coop Caterpillar Foundation Thomas R. Collins Kevin Mitchell Association Community Foundation Leyla S. Conrad Steven Molnar NEC Laboratories America, for Greater Atlanta John C. Cook John S. Montrym Inc. Community Foundation William B. Crane, P.E. Stacy R. Moore NGK Spark Plug Company Silicon Valley Sharon K. Crouch Mark A. Mosley Nokia Corporation Wallace H. Coulter Franklin C. Crow Betty S. Neal Norfolk Southern Foundation Peter L. Culwell Richard O. O’Bryant Nortel Networks Eaton Charitable Fund Cas D’Angelo Douglas W. Olsen Northrop Grumman Fidelity Investment Corporation Robert G. Dawson John W. Pabst Charitable Gift Fund John A. Demcko, P.E. Elsie E. Paris Nova-Borealis Compound LLC Intel Foundation NVIDIA Corporation James Deming Yvonne E. Pearce The John and Mary Franklin Christine R. Duclos Andrew F. Peterson NXP Semiconductors Foundation, Inc. Julian L. Dunlap Claude A. Petty, Jr. Oak-Mitsui General Motors PacifiCorp Foundation R. Thomas Dyal Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Phillips Parr Richey Obremskey & Harris Foundation Stephen W. Edwards John E. Pippin Morton IEEE Foundation, Inc. Thomas A. Edwards Etta Pittman Prysmian Cables & Systems Lockheed Martin Erik Elliot Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Corporation Foundation Cass W. Everitt Julian Arjun Prabhu Raytheon Company The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Michael Fiyak Charles E. Quentel, III Robert Bosch Corporation Trust Sheldon J. Fox Thomas J. Quigley Rockwell Collins, Inc. Netherlands-America Janice L. Gaylord Marci Reed Rogers Corporation Community Trust Thomas K. Gaylord Marvin O. Richter Sameer Norfolk Southern Michael Geary James E. Roberts Samsung Group Foundation Lovic P. Greer, Jr. Barry Rodgers Samsung Techwin Company, Ltd. Otto and Jenny H. Krauss Douglas J. Hahn Joyce C. Sayle Charitable Foundation Jefferson W. Hall William E. Sayle, II SC Power Systems Trust Brett T. Hannigan John A. Schachte Schlumberger Procter & Gamble Fund Siemens AG Steven J. Heinrich Harris T. Schneiderman Purdue Research Mary Anne and Paul Sheehy Siemens Information & Foundation Ruth Ann Hendrix Gerrit A. Slavenburg Communications Mobile The Quigley Family Katie Hildebrand Sony Corporation Foundation Ayanna M. Howard Harald J. Smit South Carolina Electric Texas Instruments Jen-Hsun Huang Jane J. and James A. Stratigos, Jr. Southern California Edison Foundation Joan A. Hudiburg Jennifer P. Tatham Company John J. Hudiburg, Jr. K. Kelvin Thompson Starfire Systems, Inc. Individuals Eric J. Ingram Kristin S. Turgeon Taiwan Semiconductor Frederick L. Kitson Frank M. Tuttle, Jr. Agha Z. Ahsan Manufacturing Jan Kolnik Judith Vanderboom Jonah Alben Tellabs Alan F. Krauss Harry L. Vann C. Dean Alford TenXc Wireless, Inc. Frederick G. Krauss Jorie S. Walker Eric T. Anderson Texas Instruments, Inc. Betty Lee Randy I. Walker Anonymous 113 Texas Utilities Company Thomas R. Lee Patricia T. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barnes Thales Air Defense Andrew J. Leiserson Roger P. Webb Julia C. Barnes The Southern Company Yongxiang Liu Neal M. Williams Mike B. Bartlett United Technologies Judith Lorier Kris Wilson Warren L. Batts Corporation Thomas E. Lundy Laura M. Wilson Harry L. Beck University of Cyprus George R. Lynch Karl M. Wurstner Teresa Beck Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Kathleen MacIntosh Jason Jianzhong You ve Ticaret A.S. William P. Boettner Kenneth E. MacKenzie Xilinx, Inc. Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Lynn C. Maddox Margaret T. Bourne Chris A. Malachowsky 28 capital campaign

Positioning Georgia Tech for the future

Capital Campaign Goals by Area

$8.5 - $12.5M Student Support

$1 - $2.5M Undergraduate Scholarships $100,000 - $400,000 / per endowed

$7.5 - $10M Graduate Constantly striving to remain Fellowships $500,000 / per endowed among the highest-ranking engi- $25,000 / year non-endowed neering institutions in the nation, Topping Grants $100,000 / per endowed Georgia Tech is currently in the $5,000 / year non-endowed quiet phase of an ambitious capital campaign, known as the Campaign $9.25 - $15M Faculty Support for Georgia Tech. Several ECE

alumni are serving on the Institute $4.5 - $6M Endowed Chairs Steering Committee, including 3-4 needed $1.5M / per endowed Rod Adkins (BEE ’81); Warren Batts (BEE ’61); Brook Byers (BEE ’68); and $3.75 - $7.5M Mid-Career Faculty Awards 5-7 needed $750,000 / per award Ken Byers, Jr. (BEE ’68). As the largest school in the College $1 - $1.5M Junior Faculty Awards of Engineering, ECE continues to 2-3 needed $500,000 / per award set aggressive fundraising goals to grow our capacity to attract the $42.25 - $46.75M Other Needs best and brightest students and to ensure a well-rounded educational $20M Facilities / Equipment experience. The School must also MNRCB $10M remain competitive with our peer Van Leer $7.5M departments at other institutions Equipment $2.5M by recruiting and retaining the highest caliber faculty, and by sup- $4 - $8.5M Programmatic Needs porting their innovative education and research efforts. $18.25M Current Operations To assist in this endeavor, ECE Advi- sory Board Member Randy Poliner (BEE ’77) has agreed to chair a $60M ECE Capital Campaign Goal fundraising steering committee for the School. As the largest producer of electrical and computer engi- neers in the country, Georgia Tech’s ECE program must have adequate resources to remain at the fore- Please direct any inquiries regarding how you can support front of education and research in ECE and Georgia Tech to: a rapidly changing field. While the Marci Reed Campaign for Georgia Tech has $1 Director of Development billion as its goal, ECE aims to raise 404.894.0274 or at least $60 million in the catego- [email protected]. ries listed to the left.

29 support activities

Academic, research, and administrative support key to School’s success

ECE academic professionals, researchers, and administrative staff support the School’s mission to provide quality education, research, and service to our many constituents. Featured in this section are the Assessment, Recruitment, and Retention Office and spotlights on staff members who were recognized for their outstanding work and for improving their skills.

Assessment, Recruitment, and Retention Harry Beck Receives Georgia Tech Programs Improve Educational Experience Outstanding Staff Performance Award

ECE assessment, recruitment, and retention programs are Harry Beck was one of six employees rec- critical for the School’s present and in planning for the future. ognized with an Outstanding Staff Perfor- Led by Jill L. Auerbach, this office develops documents and pro- mance Award at the Georgia Tech Faculty/ cedures for various course and program assessment activities, Staff Honors Luncheon, held on April 11, collects and evaluates assessment data, and prepares assess- 2007. Mr. Beck, director of ECE operations, ment reports and recommendations in support of EAC/ABET is responsible for the overall management and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredita- of the School’s fiscal and personnel affairs, tion. Ms. Auerbach also provides assessment data and analysis as well as all shipping/receiving functions, for proposal preparation and develops assessment programs and mechanical, technical, and building for sponsored educational research projects. support. Dedicated to effectively utilizing the School’s She works with ECE undergraduate recruitment and reten- resources, Mr. Beck has made significant efforts to improve tion programs, particularly for underrepresented and non-tra- facilities and operations in all areas. ditional students. Ms. Auerbach coordinates the Opportunity Research Scholars Program–sponsored by Intel and Rockwell Collins, Inc. –which pairs undergraduate students on research projects with graduate student and faculty mentors. She is a Employees Broaden Knowledge, Skills faculty advisor for Partners in Transitioning to Tech, a dual de- through Training Programs gree mentoring program for transfer students from the Atlanta University Center colleges and Fort Valley State University. As Eight ECE staff members graduated from certification programs they settle into campus life, these transfer students are assisted offered through the Georgia Tech Office of Organizational by senior dual degree students, graduate student mentors, and Development and through the Georgia Tech Office of Spon- Georgia Tech faculty and staff. Led by Associate Professor Linda sored Programs. These programs aim to enhance interpersonal M. Wills, this program mainly serves ECE students, in addition to and communications skills in the workplace and to increase biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering students. knowledge of policies and procedures at the Institute. Ms. Auerbach and Douglas B. Williams, associate chair for ECE undergraduate affairs, have developed a similar program for Supervisory Development Certificate Miami Dade College transfer students and continue to work on Linda Dillon additional strategies to attract and retain students to ECE who Marvin Tingler come from non-traditional backgrounds. Management Development Certificate Jill Auerbach (r) speaks with Intel Opportunity Scholars Program students at Jennifer Belford a workshop held last spring Marvin Tingler Departmental Financial Management Certificate Terri Lehr Judith Lorier Mary Render Candy Snipes Departmental Certification in Sponsored Programs Terri Lehr Mary Render Angela Yvonne

30 glossary of acronyms

Meanings of abbreviations in the 2006-07 annual report

Georgia Tech/ECE MTT-S – Microwave Theory and Techniques HARPSS – High Aspect Ratio Polysilicon and ATDC – Advanced Technology Development Society (a technical interest society of IEEE) Single Crystal Silicon Center TI – Texas Instruments HBT – Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor ATHENA – Agile Technologies for High- I/O – Input/Output Performance Electromagnetic Novel Governmental Agencies and Universities IC – Integrated Circuit Applications NASA – National Aeronautics and Space LCP – Liquid Crystal Polymer CEISMC – Center for Education Integrating Administration Science, Mathematics, and Computing LED – Light Emitting Diode NSF – National Science Foundation CNRS – Centre National de la Recherche LIDAR – Light Detection and Ranging Scientifique SJTU – Shanghai Jiao Tong University MIMO – Multiple Input Multiple Output CoC – College of Computing MEMS – Microelectromechanical Systems CoE – College of Engineering Technical or General Abbreviations MOCVD – Metalorganic Chemical Vapor ECE – Electrical and Computer Engineering 3-D – Three-Dimensional Deposition GEDC – Georgia Electronic Design Center 4-D – Four-Dimensional MOSFET – Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor GTAB – Georgia Tech Advisory Board ADS – Advanced Design System MR – Magnetic Resonance GTF – Georgia Tech Foundation ARQ – Automatic Repeat-reQuest (ARQ) NEMS – Nanoelectromechanical Systems GTL – Georgia Tech Lorraine ATE – Automated Test Equipment O/H – Overhead GTRI – Georgia Tech Research Institute BiCMOS – Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor OFDM – Orthogonal Frequency Division GTS – Georgia Tech Savannah BLDC – Brushless DC Multiplex IMPACT – Investigate Multi-Physics Modeling BJT – Bipolar Junction Transistor PE – Professional Engineer, Professional and Performance Assessment-Driven Engineering Characterization and Computation CAD – Computer-Aided Design Technology Center R&D – Research and Development CEO – Chief Executive Officer IPP – Industrial Partnership Program RF – Radio Frequency CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide MNRCB – Marcus Nanotechnology Research Semiconductor RFID – Radio Frequency Identification Center Building CSO – Chief Science Officer sec (or s) – Second NEETRAC – National Electric Energy Testing CTO – Chief Technical Officer SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test Research and Applications Center CVSS – Current-Inrush Voltage Surge SiC – Silicon Carbon SFC – Student-Faculty Committee Suppressor SiGe – Silicon Germanium SURE – Summer Undergraduate Research in DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid SIP – System-in-Package Engineering/Science Program DSP – Digital Signal Processing SOC – System-on-Chip TIG – Technical Interest Group DVD – Digital Video Disc SOP – System-on-Package WECE – Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering EDA – Electronic Design Automation SPIE – International Society for Optical Engineering WIE – Women in Engineering EM – Electromagnetic EMDS – Electromagnetic Design System THz – Terahertz um (or µ) – Micron Companies and Organizations EPRI – Electric Power Research Institute UWB – Ultra-Wideband ACC – Atlantic Coast Conference FEC – Forward Error Correction VLSI – Very Large Scale Integration DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects FEM – Finite Element Method Agency FPGA – Field-Programmable Gate Array WSN – Wireless Sensor Network FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of FY – Fiscal Year ZnO – Zinc Oxide Science and Technology GaN – Gallium Nitride GRA – Georgia Research Alliance Gb – Gigabyte JMD – Jacket Micro Devices GHz – Gigahertz HKN – Eta Kappa Nu GPA – Grade Point Average HP – Hewlett-Packard GRE – Graduate Record Exam IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers GSI – Gigascale Integration

31 contact information

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404.894.2902 Steve W. Chaddick School Chair, Gary S. May

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404.894.2975 Senior Associate Chair, Joseph L. A. Hughes

404.894.4697 Associate Chair for ECE Faculty Development, Andrew F. Peterson

404.894.3145 Associate Chair for ECE Graduate Affairs,Bonnie Heck Ferri

404.894.4740 Associate Chair for ECE Undergraduate Affairs,Douglas B. Williams

404.894.3128 Associate Chair for ECE Research, Paul G. Steffes

404.894.9485 Associate Chair for ECE Facilities, Jay Schlag

404.894.2946 Office of Undergraduate Affairs

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The 2006-07 Annual Report of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is produced by Jackie Nemeth, Communications Officer II; Diana Fouts, Graphics Specialist; and Jennifer Greene, Senior Information Specialist, of the ECE Communications Office. Additional credits: Broadcom Corporation; Gary Meek Photography; Horace Henry; IEEE Corporate Office; Linda Sheffield of FIRST LEGO League; Neil McGahee, Georgia Tech Alumni Association; Rick Hoffner, OIT; John Toon and Rick Robinson, Georgia Tech Research News and Publications Office; Rob Felt and Megan McRainey, Institute Communications and Public Affairs; Scott MacDonald, Georgia Tech Sports Information Office; Sandra Song Hayes, College of Engineering; Jill Parks of Georgia Tech Savannah; Paul Voss of Georgia Tech Lorraine; G. Tong Zhou of the Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative; Kristin Anderson, Tom Brewer, Leyla Conrad, Reed Crouch, Chetan Devchand, Alicia Lane, Vijay Madisetti, Whit Smith, Ethan Trewhitt, all of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

32 table of contents

2006-2007 ECE Annual Report

2 The Numbers: Facts at a Glance

5 Students

10 Ph.D. Students Graduated

14 Faculty

16 Academic Faculty List

21 Research Highlights

24 Development Activities

25 ECE Advisory Board

26 Grants and Gifts

29 Capital Campaign

30 Support Activities

31 Glossary of Acronyms

32 Contact Information copyright 2007