CV
Abdulaziz Ali Alqahtani
Education
June 2014, MASc Degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Supervisor: Prof. Omar M. Ramahi
Thesis’ Title : Electrically Small Probe for Near-field Detection Applications
June 2008, BSc. Degree in Electrical Engineering
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Graduated with Second Class Honor
GPA: 4.32/5
Graduation project title: Wireless Telemetry System
Supervisor: Prof. Mohammad Abu-ALela
Research Interests
• Electrically small antennas design
• Microwave circuit design for near field sensing applications
• Radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits design
• Analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits
Academic Experience
August 2014 – Current, Lecturer
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Saud University
• Conducted tutorial classes and marked lab reports and exams in Electronics’ courses for undergraduate students
Offered Courses:
• Fall 2014, Fundamentals of Electronics Lab
• Fall 2014, Basics of Semiconductor Devices
September 2010 – April 2014, Research Assistant
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
• Modeled and simulated several types of antennas such as spherical wire antenna and printed dipole antenna using high-frequency structure simulator (HFSS)
• Designed and fabricated electrically small dipole antenna (ESDA) with two inductors placed at the middle of each arm to miniaturize the structure. The antenna operates at around 300 MHz
• Tested and measured the return loss of the ESDA in the lab using Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)
September 2008 – June 2009, Teaching Assistant
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Saud University
• Conducted tutorial classes and marked exams in Electronics’ courses for undergraduate students
Offered Courses:
• Fall 2008, Logic Circuit Design
• Spring 2009, Digital and Analog Electronic Circuits
Skills Summary
• Good background in electromagnetics and antennas
• Independent and self-motivated worker who enjoys discussing with others
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Electromagnetic Simulation Tools: Ansoft HFSS and CST
• Circuit Design Tools: ADS and CADENCE.
• Programming Tool: MATLAB
• Latex and Microsoft Office Tools.
• Fluent in English and Arabic
Professional Affiliations
• Member of IEEE
• Member of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society