ECE Faculty and Graduate Students: Recent Paper Awards
(2000 - Present)
Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Best Paper Award, 2011
"Properties of and Improvements to Time-Domain Dynamic Thermal Analysis Algorithm"
Xi Chen (CSE PhD student), Prof. Robert Dick and Li Shang
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International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Best Student Paper Award, 2011
"Performance Bounds for Sparse Parametric Covariance Estimation in Gaussian Models"
Prof. Alfred O. Hero, Alexander Jung, Dr. Franz Hlawatsch and Dr. Sebastian Schmutzhard
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Journal of Communications and Network (JCN), Best Paper Award, 2011
"Minimum Energy-per-Bit Wireless Multi-Hop Networks with Spatial Reuse," originally published in the April 2010
Changhun Bae (PhD EE:Systems 2010) and Prof. Wayne E. Stark
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US National Committee-International Union of Radio Science (USNC/URSI), National Radio Science Meeting, Student Paper Competition (First Prize), 2011
"Techniques for Enhanced Distinction of Planar Retro-Reflective Arrays"
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi and Jacquelyn (Jackie) Vitaz (PhD EE)
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European Association for Signal Processing, Best Paper Award, 2010
"Algorithms for Simultaneous Sparse Approximation. Part I: Greedy Pursuit," originally published in 2006
Prof. Anna C. Gilbert, Prof. Martin J. Strauss and Joel A. Tropp
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International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), IEEE/ACM William J. McCalla Best Paper Award, 2010
"SimPL: An Effective Placement Algorithm"
Myung-Chul Kim (EE PhD student), Dong-Jin Lee (EE PhD student) and Prof. Igor Markov
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International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Best Student Paper Award, 2010
“D4AR Models for Automated Remote Progress Tracking and Support of Decision-enabling Tasks in the AEC/FM Industry”
Mani Golparvar-Fard, Feniosky Peña-Mora, and Prof. Silvio Savarese
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Symposium on VLSI Circuits, Best Paper Award, 2010
“A 47 Gb/s LDPC Decoder with Improved Low Error Rate Performance”
Venkat Anantharam, Borivoje Nikolic, Martin J. Wainwright and Prof. Zhengya Zhang
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US National Committee-International Union of Radio Science (USNC/URSI), National Radio Science Meeting, Student Paper Competition (Second Prize), 2010
"Mapping of Sand Layer Thickness in Deserts Using SAR Interferometry"
Adel Elsherbini (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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USENIX Annual Technical Conference, Best Paper Award, 2010
"LiteGreen: Saving Energy in Networked Desktops Using Virtualization"
Tathagata Das, Pradeep Padala, Venkata N. Padmanabhan, Ramachandran Ramjee and Prof. Kang G. Shin
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ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low-Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), Best Paper Award, 2009
"Low Power Circuit Design Based on Heterojunction Tunneling Transistors (HETTs)"
Prof. David Blaauw, Jin Cai, Leland Chang, Daeyeon Kim, Steven J. Koester, Isaac Lauer, Yoonmyung Lee and Prof. Dennis Sylvester
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Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Best Published Paper, 2009
"Mapping Vegetated Wetlands of Alaska Using L-Band Radar Satellite Imagery"
Josef Kellndorfer, Kyle McDonald, Prof. Mahta Moghaddam, Erika Podest and Jane Whitcomb (graduate student)
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IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Best Conference Paper Award, 2009
"Closed Loop Determinism for Non-Deterministic Environments: Verification for IEC 61499 Logic Controllers"
Lindsay V. Allen (EE:S graduate student), Kiah Mok Goh and Prof. Dawn Tilbury
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IEEE International Symposium on Antennas & Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Student Paper Competition (First Place), 2009
"A Printed Leaky-Wave Antenna with a Sinusoidally Modulated Surface Reactance"
Prof. Anthony Grbic and Amit M. Patel (graduate student)
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IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Best Student Paper Award, 2009
"New Bounds on the Maximal Error Exponent for Multiple-Access Channels"
Prof. Achilleas Anastasopoulos, Ali Nazari (graduate student) and Prof. S. Sandeep Pradhan
IEEE Military Communications (MILCOM) Conference, Ellersick Best Paper Award in the Unclassified Technical Program, 2009
"Enhancing Cognitive Radio Dynamic Spectrum Sensing Through Adaptive Learning"
Steven S. Hong (former undergraduate student), Prof. Wayne Stark and Cem Tekin (EE graduate student)
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IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Best Paper Award, 2009
"Locating the Nodes: Cooperative Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks," originally published in July 2005
Joshua N. Ash, Neiyer S. Correal, Prof. Alfred O. Hero, Spyros Kyperountas, Randolph L. Moses and Neal Patwari (EE:S PhD student)
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IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problem in Manufacturing (IFAC-INCOM), Best Track Paper Award, 2009
"Transient Behavior of Two-Machine Geometric Production Lines”
Prof. Semyon Meerkov, Nahum Shimkin and Liang Zhang
International Meeting on Information Display/International Display Manufacturing Conference/Asia Display (IMID/IDMC/Asia Display), Fundamental and Original Technology Award, 2009
"Photofield-Effect in Amorphous InGaZnO TFTs"
Prof. Jerzy Kanicki, Tze-Ching Fung, Barry Mullins, Chiao-Shun Chuang, Han-Ping David Shieh, Kenji Nomura, Toshio Kamiya, and Hideo Hosono
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SAMSUNG Humantech Thesis Prize (HTP), Silver Prize, 2009
"Programmable Switching in Two-Terminal Resistive Switches and Crossbar Memory Arrays"
Sung-Hyun Jo (EE graduate student), Kuk-Hwan Kim and Prof. Wei Lu
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Clinical Cytometry, Best Original Research Paper Award, 2008-2009
"Analysis of Clinical Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping Data by Clustering on Statistical Manifolds: Treating Flow Cytometry Data as High-Dimensional Objects"
Kevin M. Carter (graduate student), William G. Finn, Prof. Alfred O. Hero, Raviv Raich and Lloyd M. Stoolman
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International Conference on Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS), Best Paper Award, 2008
"Micro Energy Scavengers"
Ethem Aktakka, Tzeno Galchev, Niloufar Ghafouri, Hanseup Kim, Prof. Khalil Najafi, Michael Neuman, Edward Romero and Robert Warrington
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International Meeting on Information Display (IMID), Excellence Award for Basic and Original Technology, 2008
"Photofield-Effect in Amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO) Thin-Film Transistors”
Chiao-Shun Chuangc, Tze-Ching Funga, Hideo Hosonob, Prof. Jerzy Kanicki, Kenji Nomurab and Han-Ping David Shiehc
International Symposium on Microarchitecture, Best Paper Award, 2008
"From SODA to Scotch: The Evolution of a Wireless Baseband Processor"
Richard Brucez, Chaitali Chakrabartiy, Krisztián Flautner, Danny Kershawz, Yuan Lin, Scott Mahlke, Prof. Trevor Mudge, Alastair Reidz, Sangwon Seo, Mladen Wilderz and Mark Woh
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International Union of Radio Science (URSI), General Assembly, Student Paper Competition (Second Prize), 2008
"Compact Coupled Sectorial Loops Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications"
Adel Elsherbini (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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Canadian and US National Committees-International Union of Radio Science (CNC-USNC/URSI), North American Radio Science Meeting, Student Paper Competition (First Prize), 2007
"A Multiplicative Calderon Preconditioner for the Electric Field Integral Equation"
Francesco Andriulli (EE graduate student), Hakan Baǧci, Annalisa Buffa, Snorre Christiansen, Kristof Cools, Prof. Eric Michielssen and Femke Olyslager
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Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Influential Paper Award, 2007
"MOCSYN: Multiobjective Core-Based Single-Chip System Synthesis," originally published in Mar 1999
Prof. Robert P. Dick and Niraj K. Jha
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Paper Award, 2007
"Refocusing Through Single Layer Building Wall Using Synthetic Aperture Radar"
Mojtaba Dehmollian and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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IEEE International Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Student Paper Competition (Third Prize), 2007
"Integration of Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Waveguides to Monolithic MMW Subsystems Constructed using Ceramic Stereolithography"
Karl F. Brakora (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Student Paper Competition (Third Prize), 2007
"An Investigation of PN Sequences for Multi-Static SAR/InSAR Applications"
Karan Jumani (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Best Paper Award, 2007
“Traveling Wave Spatial Quantized Analog-to-Digital Conversion"
Prof. Mona Jarrahi, Thomas H. Lee and R. Fabian W. Pease
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Best Paper Award, 2006
"The Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory: An Approach to Space Systems Engineering Education"
Christopher Deline (EE graduate student), Prof. Brian Gilchrist, Thomas Liu, Rafael Ramos, Nilton Renno, Steven Sandoval, Ashley Smetana and Peter Washabaugh
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Antenna Measurements Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium, Best Paper Award (Third Prize), 2006
"A Probe Station Based Setup for On-Wafer Antenna Measurement"
Kenneth Brakora, Koen van Caekenberghe, Karan Jumani, Mustafa Rangwala, Yun-Zen Wee (all EE grad students) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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Army Science Conference, Best Paper Award in Information Technology/Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (or C41SR), 2006
"Reducing Antenna Visual Signature Using Meta-Materials"
George Palafox and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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Biomedical Optics Symposium (BiOS), Best Student Paper Award, 2006
"Increasing Two-Photon Fluorescence Signals by Coherent Control"
James R. Baker, Istvan Majoros, Augustin Mignot, Prof. Theodore B. Norris, Eric Tkaczyk (EE graduate student) and Jing Yong Ye
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IEEE International Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Student Paper Competition (First Prize), 2006
"Millimeter-wave Dual Polarized L-Shaped Horn Antenna Array"
Lora Schulwitz (EE graduate student) and Prof. Amir Mortazawi
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IEEE International Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Student Paper Competition (Second Prize), 2006
"Subwavelength Periodic Lattices for the Design of MMW Components using Ceramic Stereolithography"
Karl F. Brakora (EE graduate student), John Halloran and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, Best Paper Award, 2006
“Power Gating with Multiple Sleep Modes”
Kanak Agarwal, Harmander Deogun, Prof. Dennis Sylvester, and Kevin Nowka
International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Student Paper Competition (Second Prize), 2006
"A New Low Loss Rotman Lens Design for Multibeam Phased Arrays"
Prof. Amir Mortazawi and Lora Schulwitz (EE graduate student)
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International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, Best Paper Award, 2006
"Power Gating with Multiple Sleep Modes"
Kanak Agarwal, Harmander Deogun (EE graduate student), Kevin Nowka and Prof. Dennis Sylvester
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US National Committee-International Union of Radio Science (USNC/URSI), National Radio Science Meeting, Student Paper Competition Prize, 2006
"Modeling and Simulation of Near-Earth Propagation in Presence of a Truncated Vegetation Layer"
DaHan Liao (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Best Paper Award in the Circuit Test category, 2005
"Accurate Reliablity Evaluation and Enhancement via Probabilistic Transfer Matrices”
Prof. John P. Hayes, Smita Krishnaswamy, Prof. Igor L. Markov and George F. Viamontes
GLC-AAPM Young Investigators Symposium, First Place Tie, 2005
"Non-rigid Registration using Regularization that Accommodates Local Tissue Rigidity"
J. Balter, Prof. Jeffrey Fessler, M. Kessler, M. Roberson and Dan Ruan (PhD EE:S)
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IEEE Conference on Sensors, Best Student Paper Award (Second Prize), 2005
"Broadband Wireless Sensing of Radioactive Chemicals Utilizing Inherent RF Transmissions from Pulse Discharges"
Christine Eun (EE graduate student), R. Gharpurey and Prof. Yogesh Gianchandani
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IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Roger A. Haken Best Student Paper Award, 2005
"An Integrated Position-Sensing System for a MEMS-Based Cochlear Implant"
Mayurachat Gulari, Jianbai Wang (EE graduate student) and Prof. Kensall Wise
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IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Best Paper Award (First Prize), 2005
"Electromagnetic Metamaterial Insulator to Eliminate Substrate Surface Waves"
Kevin Buell (EE graduate student), Hossein Mosallaei and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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IEEE MICRO Top Picks From Microarchitecture Conferences of 2004, Top Pick Award, 2005
"Razor: Circuit-Level Correction of Timing Errors for Low-Power Operation"
Prof. Todd Austin, Prof. David Blaauw, Shidhartha Das, Dan Ernst, Krisztián Flautner, Nam Sung Kim, Seokwoo Lee and Prof. Trevor Mudge
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), Best Paper Award, 2004
"Preserving Synchronizing Sequences of Sequential Circuits After Retiming"
Maher N. Mneimneh, John Moondanos and Prof. Karem A. Sakallah
ACM/IEEE Asia-Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), Best Paper Award, 2003
"Statistical Delay Computation Considering Spatial Correlations"
Aseem Agarwal, Prof. David Blaauw, Kaushik Gala, Rajendran Panda, Savithri Sundareswaran, Min Zhao and Vladimir Zoloto
Antenna Applications Symposium, Paper Contest (First Place), 2003
"A Novel Approach for Bandwidth Enhancement of Slot Antennas"
Nader Behdad and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Best Regular Paper Award, 2003
"Noise Analysis Methodology for Partially Depleted SOI Circuits"
Prof. David Blaauw and Mini Nanua
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Paper Contest (First Prize), 2003
"Patch Antenna Over the RIS Substrate: A Novel Miniaturized Wideband Planar Antenna Design"
Kevin Buell (EE graduate student), D. Cruickshank, Hossein Mosallaei and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, Donald O. Pederson Award, 2003
"Synthesis of Reversible Logic Circuits"
Prof. John P. Hayes, Prof. Igor L. Markov, Aditya K. Prasad and Vivek V. Shende
International Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Best Paper Award, 2003
"Optimization for RF Coupling and Interference Reduction of Devices in Complex Systems"
T. Ozdemir, P.Y Papalambros, Eng Swee Siah (EE graduate student) and Prof. J.L. Volakis
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International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO-36), Best Paper Award, 2003
"Razor: A Low-Power Pipeline Based on Circuit-Level Timing Speculation"
Prof. Todd Austin, Prof. David Blaauw, Shidhartha Das, Dan Ernst, Krisztián Flautner, Nam Sung Kim, Prof. Trevor Mudge, Sanjay Pant, Toan Pham, Rajeev Rao and Conrad Ziesler
International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS), Best Paper Award, 2003
"Statistical Characterization for Per-Hop QoS"
Abhijit Bose, Mohamed El Gendy, Prof. Kang G. Shin and Haining Wang
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IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Best Paper Award, 2002
"An Economics-Based Power-Aware Protocol for Computation Distribution in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks”
Prof. Robert P. Dick, Niraj K. Jha and Li Shang
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award, 2002
"Asymptotically Stable Walking for Biped Robots: Analysis via Systems with Impulse Effects"
Gabriel Abba, Prof. Jessy W. Grizzle and Franck Plestan
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Student Paper Competition (First Place), 2001
"Integrated Electro-Thermal Probe"
Linda P. B. Katehi, Ronald M. Reano (PhD student), Prof. John F. Whitaker and Kyoung Yang
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award, 2001
"Decentralized Supervisory Control with Communicating Controllers," originally published in Sept 2000
George Barrett and Prof. Stéphane Lafortune
ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), Best Paper Award, 2000
"On-Chip Inductance Modeling and Analysis"
Prof. David Blaauw, Kaushik Gala, Rajendran Panda, Junfeng Wang, Brian Young and Vladimir Zolotov
IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Beatrice Winner Award for Editorial Excellence, 2000
"Accurate In Situ Measurement of Peak Noise and Signal Delay Induced by Interconnnect Coupling"
Yu Cao, Chenming Hu, Takashi Sato and Prof. Dennis Sylvester
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Paper Contest (First Prize), 2000
"Analytical Formulation for Acousto-Electromagnetic Scattering Behavior of a Dielectric Cylinder"
Daniel E. Lawrence and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi
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