2014 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems
Baylor University
Cashion Building (Hankamer School of Business)
April 3-4, 2014
Agenda and Technical Program
Thursday, April 3
12:00 Registration (Cashion 5th Floor Lobby)
1:00
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Dennis O’Neal (Dean of Baylor University School of Engineering & Computer Science),
Dr. Charles Baylis (General Chair), Dr. Oren Eliezer (Technical Program Chair)
Session A: Electromagnetics and Wave Propagation I
Chair: Dr. Yang Li, Baylor University
Co-Chair: Dr. Hualiang Zhang, University of North Texas
1:20
Invited: “Demystifying Electromagnetic Superposition”
Dr. Hans Schantz, The Q-Track Corporation
1:40
Investigation of Feed Line Effects on Near Fields from Broadband over Power Line Communications
Anthony Lau, University of Houston
2:00
Wideband Propagation Channel Measurement in an Indoor Environment
Bin Xu, Baylor University
2:20
Simulation and Measurement of On-Body Wave Propagation
Dong Xue, Baylor University
2:40
Angular-Momentum-Biasing for Non-Reciprocal Electromagnetic Devices
Nicholas Estep, University of Texas at Austin
3:00
Break
Session B: Radar and Sensing
Chair: Dr. Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma
Co-Chair: Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
3:20
Invited: Dr. Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma
3:40
Asynchronous Compressive Multi-Channel Radar
Jun Zhou, Texas A&M University
4:00
Measurement-Based Radar Waveform Optimization Using the Ambiguity Function and Spectral Mask
Matthew Fellows, Baylor University
4:20
System Level Analysis of Millimeter Wave CMOS Automotive Pulse Radar
Tabassum Mahzabeen, Nokia Solutions and Networks
4:40
Extending the Range of Phased Array Non-Contact Vital Signs Monitoring in an Office Cubical Setting
Travis Hall, Texas Tech University
5:00
Plasmonic Nanograting Structures for Sensor Applications
Chao Niu, Baylor University
5:20
Student Poster Session and Reception (Cashion 5th Floor)
Chair: Dr. David Jackson, University of Houston
7:00
Conference Dinner and Industry Panel Session (Cashion 5th Floor)
Chair: Dr. Charles Baylis, Baylor University
8:30
Adjourn
Friday, April 4
Session C: RF/Microwave Circuit Design
Chair: Dr. Alan Davis, University of Texas at Arlington
Co-Chair: Dr. Rashaunda Henderson, University of Texas at Dallas
8:00
A Novel Dual-Band Bandpass Filter Using Asymmetric Stub-Loaded Stepped-Impedance Resonators
Andres Li Shen, University of North Texas
8:20
Efficiency Improvement of a Doherty Power Amplifier
Rahul Prakash, Texas Instruments
8:40
A Novel 3dB Directional Coupler with Reconfigurable Performance
Mi Zhou, University of North Texas
9:00
Design of Tri-Band Branch-Line Coupler Using Novel Tri-Band Transmission Lines
Han Oren, University of North Texas
9:20
Design of a 180° Directional Coupler with Arbitrary Branch Lengths
Bayaner Arigong, University of North Texas
9:40
Effects of Manufacturing Limitations upon Coplanar Waveguide Designs at High Microwave Frequencies
Christopher Anderson, University of Texas at Dallas
10:00 Break
Session D: Emerging Wireless Technologies and Issues
Chair: Dr. Oren Eliezer, Xtendwave
Co-Chair: Dr. Liang Dong, Baylor University
10:20 Keynote Presentation: To Be Announced
10:50 A Mutual Inductance Approach for Optimization of Wireless Energy Transmission
Minh Nguyen, University of Texas at Arlington
11:10 Alleviating Airport WiFi Congestion: A Comparison of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi Usage and Capabilities
Zachary Hays, Baylor University
11:30 Wireless Power Transfer via Air and Building Materials
Minh Nguyen, University of Texas at Arlington
11:50 Wireless Gastric Stimulators
Smitha Rao, University of Texas at Arlington
12:10 Interference-Robustness Improvement in BPSK Receivers for the Enhanced WWVB Broadcast
Oren Eliezer, Xtendwave
12:30 Lunch and Student Poster Awards
Session E: Spectrum Forum (Invited Session)
Chair: Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
Co-Chair: Stephen Berger, TEM Consulting
1:30
Spectrum Regulation in the United States
Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
1:50
Wireless Communication Issues in Radar/Communications Coexistence and
A New Risk Management Approach to Coexistence Evaluation
Stephen Berger, TEM Consulting
2:10
Microwave Tubes for Radar: They Ain’t Dead Yet!
Lawrence Cohen, Naval Research Laboratory
2:30
Weather Radar Spectrum Issues
Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma
2:50
Building the Next-Generation, Spectrally Sensitive Radar: A Research Path
Charles Baylis, Baylor University
3:10
Break
3:30
Panel Session and Roundtable Discussion
4:30
Conference Concludes