Publications
Peer-reviewed research in mm-wave, THz electronics, and machine-learning-driven IC design.
2026
- Journal
AI-Assisted Radio-Frequency and mm-Wave Layout Using Electromagnetic Surrogates and Frequency-Adaptive Rules (opens in a new tab)
Y. Huang, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE JSTEAP
- Journal
Gigahertz frequency mixing and multiplication in an all-van der Waals ambipolar MoTe2 transistor (opens in a new tab)
M. Berahman, A. Montazar, Y. Huang, H. Aghasi
Applied Physics Letters
- Journal
A 25/75 GHz 2TX-4RX FMCW Radar Transceiver Utilizing Non-uniform Linear Arrays and Phase Dithering to Achieve 5.1° Angular Resolution (opens in a new tab)
X. Liu, Z. Zhang and H. Aghasi
IEEE TMTT
- Conference
A Doppler-Assisted 76 GHz PMCW Radar with Meter-Scale Unambiguous Range and μm-Scale Range Accuracy (opens in a new tab)
Z. Zhang, X. Liu, Y. Huang, H. Aghasi
IEEE RFIC
- Conference
EM-Aware Physical Synthesis: Neural Inductor Modeling and Intelligent Placement & Routing for RF Circuits (opens in a new tab)
Y. Huang, A. Mehradfar, S. Avestimehr, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE ISCAS
2025
- Journal
A 19 dBm Psat 110-142 GHz Power Amplifier in 65-nm CMOS with Device-Centric Power Boosted Stage and a Dual-Coupled 4-Way Slotline Combiner (opens in a new tab)
M. H. Maktoomi, X. Liu, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE JSSC
- Journal
Supervised Learning for Analog and RF Circuit Design: Benchmarks and Comparative Insights (opens in a new tab)
A. Mahdavifar, X. Zhao, Y. Niu, M. Alesheikh, H. R. Aghasi, S. Avestimehr
IEEE TCAD
- Journal
Sub-THz Communication Systems in Silicon: Combating the f_max Barrier (opens in a new tab)
J. Gruber, H. Alotaibi, A. Tabatabavakili, L. Chen, H. R. Aghasi, H. Naghavi, E. Afshari
Nature Communications Engineering
- Journal
A Hybrid CMOS-Polyimide Adaptive Force Radiometric Array with 3-5 GHz Wireless Connectivity (opens in a new tab)
A. Montazar, X. Liu, Z. Zhang, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE MWTL
- Journal
Tunneling Field Effect Transistors Based on Janus Monolayer PtSSe (opens in a new tab)
M. Berahman, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE TNANO
- Journal
A CMOS 49-63-GHz Phase-Locked Stepped-Chirp FMCW Radar Transceiver (opens in a new tab)
X. Liu, M. Maktoomi, M. Alesheikh, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE JSSC
- Conference
A 110-142 GHz 19 dBm Psat Power Amplifier with Enhanced-Power Cascode Stage and 4-Way Dual-Coupled Slotline Combiner in 65-nm CMOS (opens in a new tab)
M. Maktoomi, X. Liu, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE RWW, Best Student Paper Award nominee
- Conference
Attention-Based Cognitive Beam Steering for 24 GHz FMCW Radar Systems (opens in a new tab)
A. Ding, Y. Huang, S. Jeong, X. Liu, H. R. Aghasi, M. Imani
IEEE RadarConf, Best Student Paper Award nominee (Warsaw, Poland)
- Conference
FALCON: An ML Framework for Fully Automated Layout-Constrained Analog Circuit Design (opens in a new tab)
A. Mehradfar, X. Zhao, Y. Huang, E. Ceyani, Yankai Yang, Shihao Han, Hamidreza Aghasi, Salman Avestimehr
NeurIPS
- Conference
Data-Efficient Supervised Learning for RF and mm-Wave Circuit Design: Techniques, Challenges, and Benefits (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi
IEEE APWC, Invited Talk
- Conference
A Hybrid CMOS-Polyimide Adaptive Force Radiometric Array with 3-5 GHz Wireless Connectivity
A. Montazar, X. Liu, Z. Zhang, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE IMS
- Conference
A 55-65 GHz Half-Width Leaky Wave Antenna with Linear Beam-Steering Profile for Monostatic FMCW Radars (opens in a new tab)
M. Alesheikh, S. Saadat, A. Montazar, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE APS
- Conference
A Study on Curvature Effect of Flexible Antenna Arrays and Its Impact on 2D Beamforming Capability of 6G Wireless Systems (opens in a new tab)
M. Alesheikh, S. Saadat, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE APS
- Patent
Hybrid CMOS-Polyimide Force Radiometric Array with GHz Wireless Link
A. Montazar, X. Liu, H. R. Aghasi
US Patent
- Invited talk
IEEE Optical Interconnects and Packaging Conference
H. R. Aghasi
Fort Collins
- Invited talk
University of Michigan
H. R. Aghasi
Ann Arbor
2024
- Journal
Broadband Harmonic-Assisted Power and Efficiency Enhancement in a 174-232 GHz SiGe Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, X. Liu, M. Tavakolli Taba, F. Khoeini, E. Afshari
IEEE JSSC
- Journal
A Single-Switch 3.1-4.7 GHz 194.52-dB FoM Class-D VCO with 495 μW Power Consumption (opens in a new tab)
X. Liu, B. Moradi, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE TCAS-II
- Journal
A 76-82 GHz VCO in 65 nm CMOS With 189.3 dBc/Hz PN FOM and -0.6 dBm Harmonic Power for mm-Wave FMCW Applications (opens in a new tab)
B. Moradi, X. Liu, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE TCAS-I
- Conference
AICircuit: A Multi-Level Dataset and Benchmark for AI-Driven Analog Integrated Circuit Design (opens in a new tab)
A. Mahdavifar, X. Zhao, Y. Niu, M. Alesheikh, H. R. Aghasi, S. Avestimehr
NeurIPS ML4PS Workshop
- Conference
An Electronically Tunable 28-34 GHz 2D Steerable Leaky Wave Antenna (opens in a new tab)
M. Alesheikh, M. Maktoomi, S. Saadat, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE APS
- Invited talk
University of Washington
H. R. Aghasi
Seattle
2023
- Journal
Broadband Antenna Design for Terahertz Communication Systems (opens in a new tab)
H. Maktoomi, S. Saadat, O. Momeni, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE Access
- Conference
A 49-63 GHz Phase-Locked FMCW Radar Transceiver for High Resolution Applications (opens in a new tab)
X. Liu, M. Maktoomi, M. Alesheikh, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi
ESSCIRC
- Conference
Learning to Design Analog Circuits to Meet Threshold Specifications (opens in a new tab)
D. Krylov, P. Khajeh, T. Reeves, J. Ouyang, T. Liu, H. R. Aghasi, R. Fox
ICML
2022
- Journal
A Sub-Terahertz Wideband Stacked-Patch Antenna on a Flexible Printed Circuit for 6G Applications (opens in a new tab)
H. Maktoomi, Z. Wang, H. Wang, S. Saadat, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE TAP
- Conference
Quantifying the Capacity Gains in Coarsely Quantized SISO Systems with Nonlinear Analog Operators (opens in a new tab)
F. Shirani, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE Globecom
- Conference
MIMO Systems with One-Bit ADCs: Capacity Gains Using Nonlinear Analog Operations (opens in a new tab)
F. Shirani, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE ISIT
- Conference
A Compact CMOS 76-82 GHz Super-Harmonic VCO with 189 dBc/Hz FoM Based on Harmonic-Assisted ISF Manipulation (opens in a new tab)
B. Moradi, X. Liu, M. Green, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE RFIC
- Patent
Integrated Wideband Stepped-Chirp Radar Sensor
H. R. Aghasi, P. Heydari
US Patent
- Invited talk
IEEE RFIC Symposium
H. R. Aghasi
2021
- Conference
A GSG-Excited Ultra-Wideband 103-147 GHz Stacked Patch Antenna on Flexible Printed Circuit (opens in a new tab)
H. Maktoomi, Z. Wang, H. Wang, S. Saadat, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi
IEEE APS
2020
- Journal
Millimeter-Wave Radars-on-Chip Enabling Next Generation Cyberphysical Infrastructures (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, P. Heydari
IEEE Communications Magazine
- Journal
Terahertz Electronics: Application of Wave Propagations and Nonlinear Processes (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, H. Naghavi, S. M. Tavakolitaba, M. Aseeri, A. Cathelin, E. Afshari
Applied Physics Reviews
- Invited talk
MaxLinear Inc.
H. R. Aghasi
Carlsbad, CA
2019
- Conference
Fully Integrated Solutions for High Resolution Terahertz Imaging (opens in a new tab)
A. Mostajeran, H. R. Aghasi, M. H. Naghavi, E. Afshari
IEEE CICC
- Invited talk
Intel Corporation
H. R. Aghasi
Hillsboro, OR
- Invited talk
University of California, Irvine
H. R. Aghasi
2018
- Journal
An 88 GHz Compact Fundamental Oscillator with 19.4% DC-to-RF Efficiency and 7.5 dBm Output Power in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari
IEEE SSCL
- Invited talk
Acacia Communications
H. R. Aghasi
Holmdel, NJ
- Invited talk
Nokia Bell Labs
H. R. Aghasi
Murray Hill, NJ
- Invited talk
Anokiwave Inc.
H. R. Aghasi
Billerica, MA
- Invited talk
Integrated Device Technology (IDT)
H. R. Aghasi
San Diego, CA
- Invited talk
Qualcomm Inc.
H. R. Aghasi
San Diego, CA
- Invited talk
University of Michigan School of Medicine
H. R. Aghasi
Ann Arbor
2017
- Journal
A 0.92 THz SiGe Power radiator Based on a Nonlinear Harmonic Generation Theory (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, A. Cathelin, E. Afshari
IEEE JSSC
- Conference
Power-Efficient Terahertz Communication Circuits (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari
ACM NANOCOM
- Invited talk
Goodix Technology Inc.
H. R. Aghasi
Irvine, CA
- Invited talk
Analog Photonics Inc.
H. R. Aghasi
Boston, MA
- Invited talk
University of Massachusetts
H. R. Aghasi
Amherst, MA
2016
- Journal
Smart Detector Cell: A Scalable All-Spin Circuit for Low Power Non-Boolean Pattern Recognition (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, R. M. Iraei, A. Naeemi, E. Afshari
IEEE TNANO
- Conference
Design of Broadband mm-Wave and Terahertz Frequency Doublers (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari
ESSCIRC
- Invited talk
Cornell University – EDS Seminar Series
H. R. Aghasi
Ithaca, NY
2015
- Journal
A SiGe Terahertz Heterodyne Imaging Transmitter with 3.3 mW Radiated Power and Fully-Integrated Phase-Locked Loop (opens in a new tab)
R. Han, C. Jiang, A. Mostajeran, M. Emadi, H. R. Aghasi, A. Cathelin, E. Afshari
IEEE JSSC
- Journal
Low Power Negative Inductance Integrated Circuit for GHz Applications (opens in a new tab)
S. Saadat, H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari, H. Mosallaei
IEEE MWCL
- Conference
A 320 GHz Phase-Locked Transmitter with 3.3 mW Radiated Power and 22.5 dBm EIRP for Heterodyne THz Imaging Systems (opens in a new tab)
R. Han, C. Jiang, A. Mostajeran, M. Emadi, H. R. Aghasi, A. Cathelin, E. Afshari
IEEE ISSCC
2012
- Journal
A Source Localization Based on Signal Attenuation and Time Delay Estimation in Sensor Networks (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, M. Hashemi, B. H. Khalaj
IJCEE
2011
- Journal
A Hybrid Global Minimization Scheme for Accurate Source Localization in Sensor Networks (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, H. Amindavar, A. Aghasi
EURASIP JASP
- Conference
Source Localization Through Adaptive Signal Attenuation Model and Time Delay Estimation (opens in a new tab)
H. R. Aghasi, M. Hashemi, B. H. Khalaj
IEEE ICT




