Selected Journal Publications

  • F. Shirani, H. R. Aghasi “Capacity Gains in MIMO Systems with Few-Bit ADCs Using Nonlinear Analog Operators” In Preperation for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
  • B. Moradi, X. Liu, M. Green, H. R. Aghasi “A Low-Noise 76-82 GHz VCO in 65 nm CMOS for Automotive FMCW Applications: PN Reduction in mm-Wave Super-Harmonic VCOs ,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 2023.
  • H. Maktoomi, S. Saadat, O. Momeni, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi “Broadband Antenna Design for Terahertz Communication Systems,” IEEE Access, Feb
  • 2023.
  • H. Maktoomi, Z. Wang, H. Wang, S. Saadat, P. Heydari, and H. R. Aghasi, “A Sub-Terahertz Wideband Stacked-Patch Antenna on a Flexible Printed Circuit for Beyond-5G Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022.
  • H. R. Aghasi, A. Mostajeran, F. Khoeini, E. Afshari “A Wide Tuning Range High Efficiency mm-Wave VCO Based on Optimum Coupling Network,” To be Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2021.
  • H. R. Aghasi, Payam Heydari, “Millimeter-wave Radars-on-Chip Enabling Next Generation Cyberphysical Infrastructures,” accepted for publication in  IEEE Communications Magazine, 2020.
  • H. R. Aghasi, et al., “Terahertz Electronics: Application of Wave Propagationand Nonlinear Processes,”  Applied Physics Reviews, 2020.
  • H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari ” An 88 GHz Compact Fundamental Oscillator with 19.4% DC-to-RF Efficiency and 7.5 dBm Output Power in 130 nm SiGeBiCMOS,”IEEE Solid State Circuits Letters, Oct 2018. [Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, A. Cathelin, E. Afshari “A 0.92 THz SiGe Power Radiator Based on a Nonlinear Harmonic Generation Theory,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 406-422, Feb. 2017. [Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, R.M. Iraei, A. Naeemi, E. Afshari “Smart Detector Cell: A Scalable All-Spin Circuit for Low Power Non-Boolean Pattern Recognition,”IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 356-366, May 2016. [Link]
  • R. Han, et al.,”A SiGe Terahertz Heterodyne Imaging Transmitter with 3.3-mW Radiated Power and Fully-Integrated Phase-Locked Loop,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 2935-2947, Dec. 2015. [Link]
  • S. Saadat, H. R. Aghasi, , E. Afshari, H. Mosallaei “Low Power Negative Inductance Integrated Circuit for GHz applications,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 118-120, Feb. 2015. [Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, , H. Amindavar, A. Aghasi “A hybrid global minimization scheme for accurate source localization in sensor networks,” EURASIP Advances on Sig. Pro. 2011.1.81 [Link]

Selected Conference Publications

  • M. Alesheikh, M. Maktoomi, S. Saadat, H. Aghasi “ An Electronically Tunable 28-34 GHz 2-D Steerable Leaky Wave Antenna,” IEEE APS 2024 .
  • X. Liu, M. Maktoomi, M. Alesheikh, P. Heydari, H. R. Aghasi “ A 49-63 GHz Phase-locked FMCW Radar Transceiver for High Resolution Applications,” European Solid-state Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC) 2023 .
  • D. Krylov, P. Khajeh, T. Reeves, J. Ouyang, T. Liu, H. R. Aghasi, and R. Fox“Learning to Design Analog Circuits to meet Threshold Specifications,”
  • ICML 2023 .
  • F. Shirani, and H. R. Aghasi, “‘Quantifying the Capacity Gains in Coarsely Quantized SISO Systems with Nonlinear Analog Operators” IEEE Globecom 2022 
  • F. Shirani, and H. R. Aghasi, “‘MIMO Systems With One-Bit ADCs: Capacity Gains Using Nonlinear Analog Operations,” IEEE ISIT 2022 
  • B. Moradi, X. Liu, M. Green, and H. R. Aghasi, “A Compact CMOS 76-82 GHz Super-Harmonic VCO with 189 dBc/Hz FoM Operating based on Harmonic-Assisted ISF Manipulation,” IEEE RFIC 2022 
  • H. Maktoomi, Z. Wang, H. Wang, S. Saadat, P. Heydari, and H. R. Aghasi, “A GSG-Excited Ultra-Wideband 103-147 GHz Stacked Patch Antenna on Flexible Printed Circuit,” IEEE APS 2021 
  • A. Mostajeran, H. R. Aghasi, M. H. Naghavi, E. Afshari, “Fully Integrated Solutions for High Resolution Terahertz Imaging,” IEEE CICC 2019 (Best Invited Paper).[Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari, “Power-Efficient Terahertz Communication Circuits,” ACM NANOCOM 2017. [Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, E. Afshari, “Design of Broadband mm-Wave and Terahertz Frequency Doublers,” IEEE ESSCIRC 2016. [Link]
  • R. Han, C. Jiang, A. Mostajeran, M. Emadi, H. R. Aghasi, H. Sherry A. Cathelin, E. Afshari “A 320GHz phase-locked transmitter with 3.3mW radiated power
    and 22.5dBm EIRP for Heterodyne THz imaging systems,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2015. [Link]
  • H. R. Aghasi, M. Hashemi and B. H. Khalaj, “Source Localization Through Adaptive Signal Attenuation Model and Time Delay Estimation,” 18th IEEE International Conference on Telecommunication (ICT2011), Cyprus. [Link]

Selected Presentations and Invited Talks

  • University of California, Irvine, 2019
  • Intel Inc., Hilsboro, Oregon, 2019
  • Acacia Communications, Holmdel, NJ, 2018
  • Nokia Bell Laboratories, Murray Hills, NJ, 2018
  • Univ. of  Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 2018
  • Anokiwave Inc., Billerica, MA, 2018
  • Integrated Device Technology (IDT), San Diego, CA, 2018
  • Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, 2018
  • Goodix Technology Inc., Irvine, CA, 2017
  • Analog Photonics Inc., Boston, MA, 2017
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2017
  • Cornell University EDS Talk, Ithaca, NY, 2016