Selected Engineering Projects
Electromagnetic simulations, biomedical telemetry antenna design, and automated RF testing configurations mapping back to academic research and industrial validation benches.
Bio-Implantable Microstrip Patch Antenna Design for Pacemaker Telemetry
Designed and evaluated a miniature, biocompatible microstrip patch antenna optimized for integration into cardiac pacemaker headers. The project focused on ensuring impedance bandwidth preservation and satisfying electromagnetic radiation standards while embedded deep within complex, lossy multi-layer human tissue profiles (skin, fat, and muscle).
Key technical challenges included mitigating the high dielectric loading effects of tissue layouts and maintaining a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) profile safely below IEEE/FCC limits under active transmission conditions.
Flexible On-Body Snap-On Button Patch Antenna Array
Developed a flexible textile-integrated snap-on button patch antenna optimized for wearable wireless sensor networks and localized diagnostics. The geometry utilizes conductive textiles and structural snap connectors acting as both mechanical anchors and RF feed networks.
Evaluated antenna structural stability under multi-axial bending stresses, mechanical compressions, and varying humidity matrices. This confirmed performance stability when positioned on non-planar body structural surfaces.
Flexible Head-Phantom Coupled Patch Array for Microwave Breast & Brain Tumor Screening
Modeled a wideband microstrip diagnostic sensor array coupled to high-fidelity anatomical models for early-stage tumor detection. The layout utilizes structural variations in dielectric permittivity ($\varepsilon_r$) and conductivity ($\sigma$) contrasts between healthy tissue matrices and malignant growths.
Optimized the array configuration to ensure mutual coupling insulation between adjacent feed lines remained below $-25\text{ dB}$. This enhanced near-field signal penetration and localization tracking algorithms.
Automated Silicon Multi-Site Verification Infrastructure
Developed automated scripting suites to control high-frequency instrumentation benches and process large datasets for multi-site product rollouts. This system bridged hardware control with statistical process diagnostic models.
Replaced manual instrument setting operations with automated parameter extractions. This approach reduced characterization cycle times and accelerated data filtering across multiple hardware configurations.