Principle Investigator
Murat Torlak
- Professor – Electrical Engineering
- Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
- M.S – Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1995
- B.S – Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University , 1992
- Phone: (469) 883-4624
- Email: torlak@utdallas.edu
- Office: ECSN 4.908
Graduate Students
Ashwin Bhobani Baral
Ashwin received the B.S. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in 2011. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA. His current research focus is on millimeter-wave automotive radars and array signal processing.
Josiah W. Smith
Josiah received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2019, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering specializing in communications engineering. He was awarded the Texas Instruments Analog Excellence Graduate Fellowship in August 2019. During the summer of 2020, he developed real-time human-computer interaction algorithms for mmWave radar with imec-USA. In the summer of 2021, he developed advanced deep learning and data-driven algorithms for user experience enhancement at Apple in the Display Technologies group. His current research interests include hybrid-learning algorithms, new regime radar imaging algorithm development, ultra-wideband radar imaging algorithms, terahertz radar, radar perception, computer vision, deep learning, millimeter-wave sensing, and phased array signal processing.
Email: josiah.smith@utdallas.edu
Bhaskar Raj Upadhyay
Bhaskar received his bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany and his masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Politecnico Di Torino, Italy and Universite Catholique De Louvain, Belgium. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. His interests include biomedical signal processing, digital signal processing with applications to mmWave radar signals, communication systems, wireless communications, and MIMO systems.
Jayson VanMarter
Jayson received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2020 with Latin honors, Summa Cum Laude. He received the TxACE Promising Researcher Award in May 2020 and the Jonsson School Excellence in Education Doctoral Fellowship in August 2020. During spring and summer 2020, he developed a software-defined radio test-bed for indoor localization as a TxACE intern. He is currently pursing a Ph.D in electrical engineering with a focus in wireless communications. His current research interests include indoor localization and spectral sensing algorithms.
Benjamin Roy
Benjamin received the B.S degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2021. He is currently pursuing his M.S in Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. His current research interests include embedded system solutions, computer architecture, machine learning, and project management.
Email: benjamin.roy@utdallas.edu
Undergraduate Students
Yusef Isam Alimam
Yusef is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is expected to graduate in 2023.
Email: yusef.alimam@utdallas.edu
Geetika Vedula
Geetika is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas. She is expected to graduate December of 2022. Her current interests include wireless systems, robotics, and 3D printing.
Email: geetika.vedula@utdallas.edu
Alumni
Muhammet Emin Yanik
Muhammet received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Hacettepe University, in 2007 and 2010, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas, in 2020. He joined Texas Instruments, in 2020, where he is currently a Systems Engineer, developing signal processing algorithms for mmWave radars. He was with Aselsan, Ankara, Turkey, from 2007 to 2016, where he has worked on real-time embedded system development for safety-critical avionics applications. In spring 2019, he has worked at Texas Instruments, where he developed novel 3-D holographic MIMO-SAR mmWave imaging algorithms and testbeds. He spent the summer of 2019 at Microsoft, developing software for the next-generation HoloLens mixed-reality smart glass. His current research interests include mmWave radars, ultrawideband radar imaging systems, and real-time embedded system development. He was a recipient of the Tubitak Graduate Fellowship, from 2007 to 2009, and the Turkcell Academy Fellowship, from 2012 to 2013.
Email: m-yanik@ti.com
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed O. D. Ali received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees (Hons.) in electronics and communications engineering from Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2017 from the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA. He was a Teaching Assistant with Cairo University from 2007 to 2011. He was also a Research Assistant with the American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, he worked as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer with Mentor Graphics, Egypt. He completed a successful long internship with Intel Labs, Oregon, USA, in 2016. Since 2017, he has been with Qualcomm, Inc, Santa Clara, USA, as a modem systems engineer working on the design and implementation of the state-of-the-art cellular modems, including the latest 5G modems. His work in Qualcomm has resulted in several patent applications and 3GPP contributions. His research interests include system performance analysis, wireless channel statistics characterization, digital signal processing, interference mitigation techniques for multiuser MIMO systems, and cellular systems.
Email: a.omar@aucegypt.edu