- Responsible for RF transceiver clocking module and phase locked loop design
for a Ultra-Wideband human presence sensor operating in the 7.8 GHz band.
- Acting as System and IP integration lead handling design delivery such as
netlist, layout, timing, and constraint files along with sign-off reports.
- Designing full-custom high-speed digital logic for both asynchronous and
timing critical modules.
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Research Associate
Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dec. 2016 – Dec. 2019
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- System architect for the ENGINI project worked towards a wireless
chip scale neural implant for chronic neuroscience and healthcare applications.
- CMOS fabrication and CAD tool integration lead for the FORTE project
which aims to integrate memristive devices with standard CMOS.
- Lead designer for ASIC implementation and defined target deliverables
Contributed to publications, grants, and the development of intellectual property
- Facilitated goal driven team management and technical project planning
Presented at conferences to communicate findings to the academic community
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Analog Signal Processing Technical Committee Member
Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dec. 2015 – Dec. 2019
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- Reviewed 40+ manuscripts in the past 5 years from JSSC, TCASI, TCASII, and TBCAS journals
- Facilitated ISCAS conference review process for selected analogue signal processing tracks
- Coordinated a ICECS conference special session on Oscillator Based Computing
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Cadence System Administrator
Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Sept. 2012 – Dec. 2019
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- Served as contact for the maintenance of IT infrastructure for research group
- Provided support for computing solutions and tool configuration
- Maintained a Linux build for CAD tools (i.e. Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, CST)
- Maintained process development kits for core IC technologies (TSMC, AMS, UMC)
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2018
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- Supervised & mentored master student final year projects
- Assisted for laboratory/tutorial IC design sessions as demonstrator
- Assessed of oral and written work for EE4-20 & EE9-ALAB
- Lectured analogue IC design topics for EE4-20
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Aug. 2010 – May 2011
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- Project Topic: ASIC development for micro electrode array based testing platforms for the study of cell cultures involving low-noise front-end design and analogue-to-digital conversion.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Jun. 2010 – Dec. 2010
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- Project Topic: Feasibility study of opto-mechanical CMOS structures for
detecting aerosol micro-particles actuated by photonics involving modelling
of micro-scale mechanical oscillators for phonon emission.
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# Academic Record
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PhD Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom,
Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2016
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- Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council studentship (EPRC-1676620)
- Thesis Topic: Large scale integration of CMOS based sensors for brain machine interfaces.
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MSc Analogue and Digital IC Design
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Imperial College London, United Kingdom,
Sept. 2011 – Aug. 2012
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- Graduated with Distinction
- Thesis Topic: Ultra-wideband radio and telemetry for medical implants
- Outstanding achievement prize for the MSc in A&D IC Design
- Integrated circuit design lab prize for the MSc in A&D IC Design
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BEng Analogue and Digital IC Design
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Aug. 2008 – May 2011
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- Graduated with First-Class Honours
- Thesis Topic: CMOS Instrumentation for biological in-vitro multi-electrode systems.
- Swire international young fellows program scholarship
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# Personal Achievements
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One of my main aspirations during my PhD was to publish in the prestigious
[IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits](https://sscs.ieee.org/publications/ieee-journal-of-solid-state-circuits-jssc)
which I successfully did 2018 on my second attempt. The publication presented
a voltage-controlled oscillator circuit for sensing neural activity with
integrated off-set rejection. The publication process took well over half a year
with the two rounds of peer-review in order to improve the article's presentation.
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In 2008, together with a couple of friends I founded the
[International Student Association](https://isa.hkust.edu.hk/) at HKUST which
as of 2022 is the 3rd largest student organization at the University. When
I started my studies in Hong Kong the international student community was still
relatively small and we mostly organized events among our selves. Encouraged
by the student-office we formed a group to represent the growing body of
international student and help each other adapt to the university lifestyle
