Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02120
Biography
Amit Sangwan received his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering degree from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India in 2013. He received his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA, in 2017 and is currently pursuing Ph.D. degree at Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. at Northeastern University, Boston, USA under the guidance of Dr. Josep M. Jornet. He worked as the Research and Development Engineer at Technology Uncorked an innovative start-up company, India from August 2013 to June 2015. He completed his summer training at MERL (Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs), Boston, MA in 2018 on advanced antenna array design. His current research interests are in the field of IoT (internet of things), nano-sensor networks, nano-optical antennas, antenna design and beamforming, Ultra-broadband communications, wireless optical communication, and bio-nano implant communications.
Research
He started his research career by applying the expertise of embedded systems design and development learned during his industrial experience to solve the research problems such as providing the wireless connectivity and enabling communications to the wearable medical devices. Meanwhile, also developing the state of art flexible printed circuits for the Low-Power wireless area networks for the Internet of Things for NanoThings.Inc.
The most recent area of research is the optical communication feasibility analysis and design for enabling communications from wearable devices to the nano-bio implants for lung cancer detection.
UN Lab Publications
Other Publications
A. Sangwan and R. Ma and B. Wang and K. Kim and K. Parsons and T. Koike-Akino and P. Wang and P. Orlik and K. Teo and K. Tasuku and K. Kazunari and T. Fukasawa, “CDM-based 4-Channel Digital Beamforming Transmitter Using a Single DAC,” 2019 17th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS), Munich, Germany, 2019, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/NEWCAS44328.2019.8961250.
Other Teaching
University at Buffalo:
Been a TA for the following courses:
- EE 701: Special Topics INTERNET OF THINGS, Fall 2017
- EE 701: Special Topics INTERNET OF THINGS, Fall 2018
Service
1) Professional Activities and Service to the Scientific Community
- Student member of IEEE Spectrum
- Student member of IEEE Comsoc
- Student member of Linux Foundation
2) Departmental, School and University Service
- Student Ambassador Fall 2016, Spring 2017 (University at Buffalo)
- Student Assistant Fall 2016 (University at Buffalo)
- On SEAS Grievance Committee Student member Spring 2016, Fall 2017 (University at Buffalo)