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Ali M. Niknejad received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2000. He holds the Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professorship chair in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) department. He serves as the faculty co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) and is the Associate Director of the Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity (CUbiC). He has previously served as the Associate Director of the Center for Converged TeraHertz Communications and Sensing (ComSenTer). Dr. Niknejad received the 2020 SIA/SRC University Research Award for notable achievements in advancing analog, RF, and mm-wave circuit design and modeling, contributing to the foundation of 5G+ technologies. He has received several accolades, including the 2017 IEEE Transactions Circuits and Systems Darlington Paper Award and the ASEE Frederick Emmons Terman Award in 2012. His research interests include wireless broadband communications, biomedical imaging sensors, integrated circuit technology, compact modeling, and applied electromagnetics.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
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