Ph.D.Students
Thomas Cam
Thomas is working towards his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta. He currently has two published papers on nanoscale ferroelectric devices with Dr. Gudem’s group.
Riley Stuermer
Riley Stuermer completed his BSc in Engineering Physics in 2022 at the University of Alberta, where he is now working on his PhD in Electrical Engineering. He studies quantum transport for quantum computing applications, with particular focus on the chirality-induced spin selectivity phenomena.
Jacob Byers
Jacob Byers graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2023, receiving the Dean’s Medal in Engineering for undergraduate academic achievement. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Mani Vaidyanathan at the University of Alberta, with a research focus on cryogenic electronics for applications in quantum computing. His past research experience includes ferroelectric material modelling as well as the development of experimental components for studying terahertz frequency electric fields and ultra-cold quantum gases. As a co-op student in industry, he worked on characterization and product development for mixed-signal integrated circuits.
Michael Wong
Michael Wong received a B.Sc. degree in computer engineering in 2013 and a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2019 from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. His research focused on the modeling and simulation of nanoscale devices with confined geometries, such as FinFETs and 2DFETs. He is currently employed at Google as a software engineer, working on compilers targeting machine learning accelerators.
Adan Wang
Adan (Ji Kai) has completed his B.Sc. in Engineering Physics in 2016 and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2023 at the University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Canada. He was the lead author on three journal papers, and was the co-author on three journal papers with Dr. Gudem’s research group. His current professional interests are at the intersection of nanoelectronics, circuits, and simulation software development, focusing on the simulation of transistors, optoelectronics devices, and radio-frequency circuits. He is currently with Ansys Inc. in Vancouver, Canada.
Zhi Cheng Yuan
Jason (Zhi Cheng) completed his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2022 at the University of Alberta. He published three journal papers focused on the use of Ferroelectric materials in modern electronics as part of Dr. Gudem’s research group. He currently (2025) works as a software engineer with Google’s chromeOS team.
Master’s Students
Nuoyi Yang
Mr. Nuoyi Yang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, in 2020 and 2022, respectively. While at UCSD, he served as a teaching assistant for multiple courses and contributed to the creation and launch of ECE265D in Winter 2022. He has published an IEEE journal paper on a novel VCO design leveraging ferroelectric negative capacitors. Currently, he works as a Research Engineer at Qualcomm, focusing on advanced wireless transceiver architectures, clock synthesis techniques, and high-speed RF/mixed-signal designs.
Venkata Kommavarapu
I am a first-year Master’s student at UC San Diego, specializing in RFIC and Analog IC design. My academic and research background lies in RF circuits, mixed-signal circuit design, and low-power analog circuits. I am passionate about designing efficient, high-performance ICs and exploring cutting-edge innovations in these fields.
Yichang Liu
Yichang graduated from UCSD at March 2021 and is now in Qorvo working as a RFIC engineer. His research area now is mainly on Discrete Delta-Sigma ADC.
Manoj Maddula
Manoj Maddula is currently pursuing his Master’s in Electronic Circuits and Systems at UCSD. His research interest is in high-speed analog and mixed signal circuits, frequency synthesizers. He completed his Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering from NIT Warangal, India in 2021. From 2021 to 2023, Manoj worked as a Mixed Signal Design Engineer at Microchip, India.
Anshul Garde
Anshul Garde is a B.S/M.S student majoring in Electronic Circuits and Systems and focusing on RFIC. He joined Dr. Gudem’s group in Nov. 2023 working on the 5G Bits-to-Bits project, for which he was a Hiestand Family Scholarship recipient. He is currently working on a Low-Power LNA design. He loves learning new things and hopes to become a top designer.
Anmol Nijhawan
I am Anmol Nijhawan, currently working in the Power Delivery Network (PDN) team at Qualcomm, where I apply my knowledge in circuit theory and electromagnetic theory. I hold a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from UCSD, with a focus on the design and testing of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) and microwave technology. I completed my undergraduate studies in ECE at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati). Before joining Qualcomm, I worked for four years at the Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, in the RF Devices and Package Development Division. During my time at SAC, my responsibilities included the optimal design, development, and testing of embedded passives (inductors and capacitors) and packages for L-band and S-band satellite applications using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology. I also designed and tested SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) filters for UHF bands. I have contributed to the field through publications, including: “Optimal Design of Embedded Passive Components for RF Circuits in LTCC” at the 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMARC). “High-Q Embedded LTCC Inductors for High Performance RF MCMs” at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing, and Communication Technologies (CONECCT)
Abhinit Saurabh
I am a first-year Master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UC San Diego, specializing in Electronic Circuits & Systems (ECS). I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) from BIT Mesra, India, in 2020. Prior to pursuing my graduate studies, I worked as an AMS Circuit Design Engineer at Synopsys Inc. in India from 2020 to 2024.
Xinkai Xu
Xinkai completed her BSc in Electrical Engineering (nano) Co-op in 2024 at the University of Alberta, where she currently (2025) studies as a master’s student in the area of solid state electronics. Her current research plan focuses on the design and integration of tunable ferroelectric RF electronics.
Adithyaa Venkatasubramanian
Adithyaa is a master’s student at the University of California San Diego specializing in Electronic Circuits and Systems. His research focuses on Low-Power RFIC Design with a specific emphasis on exploring and optimizing the Cross-Quad Circuit.
Vishnu Narayanan
Vishnu Narayanan completed his B.E in Electronics and Instrumentation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 2021. He then worked as a Compact Model Validation engineer at Micron Technology for three years. Currently, he is pursuing an M.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, San Diego, with a focus on Analog and RF Integrated Circuit design.
Morris Fan
Morris is a M.S. Student in the ECE Department at UC San Diego. He received his BS degree in EE from National Tsing Hua University in 2024. His research interests include low power mixed-signal IC and RFIC design, he is currently working on continuous ADCs. He likes hiking, traveling, and driving.
Harsh Rawat
I am Harsh Rawat . I earned my bachelor’s from BITS Pilani in Electrical Engineering. Post graduation I worked as an Analog Design Engineer for 2 years before coming to UCSD for my master’s in electrical and computer engineering. I am currently working with Professor Gudem on Discrete Time Delta Sigma Modulators
Bachelor’s Students
Vedanth Talla
Mechanical Engineering student conducting flight path measurements using Ultra Wide Band positioning sensors and video software for flight trajectory analysis. Interested in integrating electrical measurement techniques into mechanical projects to support team testing and validate simulation results.
Jason Liu
Yulin (Jason) Liu is an undergraduate student at UC San Diego, pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Control & Robotics. His interests lie in automation, robotics, and mechanical design, with experience in research on UWB experiments, prototyping, and robotics solutions. Outside academics, he enjoys playing soccer, photography, and music, including the clarinet and guitar.
Joshua Choi
My name is Joshua Choi and I am a current 3rd year undergraduate student majoring in Computer Engineering at UC San Diego. My interests currently lie in digital signal processing and software engineering. After completing my undergraduate studies, I intend on pursuing a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering. Outside of school, I like to go to the beach and watch sports with friends.
Wenqian Zhang
My study topics mainly focus on signal processing and wireless circuits design. I also have knowledge in machine learning and control theory. Also I’m familiar with programming languages like python, c, c++, and matlab.
Yichen Yu
I am currently working on my Bachelor’s degree at UC San Diego, with an expected graduation date of Spring 2025. I plan to continue my education at UC San Diego by pursuing a Master’s degree. My research interests lie in analog and RF integrated circuit design.
Azfar Syed
I am a third-year undergraduate majoring in Computer Engineering at UCSD. I am passionate about designing robust and analytical electronic systems, and I am currently working on a project focused on real-time 5G video transmission. My work involves ADCs, DACs, and baseband filters, and I enjoy exploring applications of RF technology in communication systems. Outside of academics, I love adventuring to new places and gaming!
Amogh Raichur
I am Amogh Raichur, a third-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego studying Electrical Engineering, with a depth in Electronic Circuits and Systems. I have previously worked as a Research Intern in a Bioinformatics lab, developing a simulation model for gene-transfers in Python. I have also served as a tutor for an Introduction to Analog Circuit Design course. I am interested in the field of Analog/Digital IC Design, particularly RFICs.
Lucas Javier
Lucas Javier is a third-year undergraduate electrical engineering student, passionate about wireless communication circuits. He is currently working on the project: emulating data transfer between base station and user equipment utilizing 4G/5G hardware. Outside of academics, he enjoys rock climbing and cooking.
Dhruv Choudhary
Dhruv is an aspiring electrical engineer with hands-on experience in cutting-edge IoT and robotics projects. As Social Chair of the IEEE Branch at UC San Diego, he actively fosters connections within the local engineering community while pursuing innovative solutions. He has collaborated in streamlining industrial processes through the implementation of IoT 4.0 and Digital Twin technology and is designing autonomous robots as part of the UCSD’s RoboCup Team. A passionate innovator, he co-founded Project Eureka!, raising $12,000 to support refugee education during COVID-19.