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Zahra Mousavirazi

Antenna And RF Designer
Montreal,Canada

Summary

Accomplished RF and Antenna Systems designer/researcher with substantial expertise in wireless communications, microwave, and millimeter-wave technology.

Extensive background in Radio (Microwave and RF) circuit design, simulations, measurements, tests, and troubleshooting consistently yields successful project outcomes.

Comprehensive understanding of industry standards, along with a dedicated commitment to collaborative teamwork, establishes a valuable contribution in this specialized field.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
2
2
Languages

Work History

Research Assistant and RF/Antenna Designer

National Institute Of Scientific Research (INRS)
Montreal, QC
05.2018 - Current
  • Focused on millimeter-wave radio design, particularly at 28 GHz. Conducted a comprehensive survey of mm-wave technologies, exploring techniques and addressing challenges in designing and implementing key components of mm-wave networks, including LNA, Six-port, Phase shifters, Switches, Mixer, LO, ADC, and mm-wave antennas with beam-forming capabilities.

Telecommunication Project Control Manager

Porsoo Electronic Company
Tehran, Iran
07.2017 - 06.2018
  • Support and Services of Telecommunication Sites and BTS and BSC Equipment, Site Construction, and Site Positioning

University Instructor (Part Time)

Islamic Azad University Of Gharchak Center
Tehran, Iran
09.2016 - 06.2018
  • "Instructing electrical engineering courses to impart comprehensive understanding of fundamental concepts and practical applications."
    Courses: Electronics Circuits, Three-Phase Electric Machines, Digital Circuit Design, Power System Lab, Electronics Circuits Lab., Matlab, and AVR Microcontroller.

Telecommunication Project Control Expert

Porsoo Electronic Company
Tehran, Iran
06.2015 - 06.2017
  • Support and Services of Telecommunication Sites and BTS and BSC Equipment, Site Construction, and Site Positioning

Graduate Research Assistant

Semnan University
Semnan, Iran
10.2013 - 05.2015
  • Project: Analysis and Design of Array Antennas with Polarization Diversity and Beam Steering Capability

As part of this project, active involvement in the analysis and design of array antennas with a primary emphasis on enhancing antenna performance through polarization diversity and beam steering, achieved by implementing a modified Butler matrix feed network.

  • Teaching Assistance:
    Concurrently, fulfilling the role of Teaching Assistant for the following courses:
  • Electromagnetics
  • Electronics Circuits Lab
  • Ansys HFSS Software
  • CST Studio Suite Software


In this capacity, contributing to both the advancement of antenna technology and the educational support of students in these courses.

Education

Ph.D. - Telecommunications Engineering

The University of Quebec - National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)
Montreal, QC
06.2018 - Current

M.Sc. Degree - Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications

Semnan University
Iran
09.2011 - 09.2013

B.Sc. Degree - Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering

University of Science And Culture
Iran
09.2008 - 07.2010

Associate Degree - Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering

University of Science And Culture
Iran
09.2005 - 09.2008

Skills

    EM full-wave analyzers (eg HFSS, CST)

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Accomplishments

  • Writing a review paper on Ridge Gap Waveguide and its Application For Beam Switching Networks dge gap
  • Working on millimeter-wave radio design, especially at 28 GHz (teamwork): a survey on mm-wave technologies, investigating various techniques and challenges in the design and implementation of building blocks of mm-wave beamforming networks (LNA, Antennas, Six-port, Phase shifters, Switches, Mixer, LO, ADC, and so forth) and mm-wave antennas with beamforming capability
  • Working on high gain and CP antennas based on Printed Ridge Gap Waveguide (PRGW) technology at 28 GHz for 5G applications
  • ( G=20dBi, BW= 6%)
  • Working on Beam-Steering antennas based on Butler matrix feed network
  • Design and simulation of a 2-D scanning magnetoelectric dipole antenna array fed by PRGW Butler matrix at 30 GHz
  • (Peak Gain=10dBi, Bw=12%)
  • Design and fabrication of microstrip filters, couplers, phase shifters, and power dividers in mm-wave frequency as Butler Matrix components using PRGW technology
  • Design and Fabrication a novel beam-steering array antenna using an innovative broadband Butler matrix feed network and a 1×4 aperture coupled zeroth-order resonance (ZOR) Array elements at 32 GHz
  • ( Peak Gain=12dBi, BW= 11.5%) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Design and Fabrication of an array antenna with modified Butler Matrix feeding at 5.5 GHz
  • The designed Butler matrix includes two 45-degree broadband novel phase shifters and four 90-degree patch couplers
  • That covers a frequency range between 4.7 to 6.2 GHz with ±5-degree phase error
  • (Peak Gain=14.98dBi, BW=26%, ARBW=21% ) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Design and Fabrication of broadband circularly polarized (CP) antenna fed by Butler matrix and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna elements for beam-steering applications at 10GHz
  • (Peak Gain=14dBi, BW=18%, ARBW= 8%) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Design and Fabrication of novel broadband circularly polarized (CP) multiple-input
  • Multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array designed for C-band applications
  • (Peak Gain=10dBi, BW=85%, ARBW=46%) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Design and Fabrication of Microstrip Filters, Couplers, phase shifters, and Power Dividers in S and X bands
  • Design and Fabrication a single layer reconfigurable CP antenna using Coplanar waveguide (CPW) and two at 5.5 GHz
  • The designed single element with compact size and two L-shaped stub switched between RHCP and LHCP by microwave PIN diodes
  • (G=4.5dBi, BW=56%, ARBW=30.6%) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Design and Fabrication of a new design of a broadband high gain circularly polarised slot array antenna (CPSSAA)
  • The designed antenna was fed by a symmetric hybrid coupler for C-band application
  • (G=12.45dBi, BW=54%, ARBW=22%) (Supported by Porsoo Electronic Company)
  • Innovative design of metamaterial superstrate in Fabry Perot antenna in order to increase the bandwidth & gain
  • Design and simulation of various metamaterial unit cells such as SRR, OMEGA, S,…
  • Studying numerical methods in designing metamaterial unit cells and creating MATLAB codes for metamaterial unit cells using the Nicolson Ross Weir method
  • Experience in neural networks and studying various methods like fuzzy, Backpropagation algorithms,…
  • Experience in AVR microcontrollers and accomplishment of several projects for Hamedan Terans company
  • Designing a feeding source with the capability of voltage and current change for Hamedan Terans company

Certification

• EDA Tools: Modelsim, MATLAB (M-file programming, Simulink, etc.), Simulink, CodeVision. • Programming Languages: C/C++

Timeline

Ph.D. - Telecommunications Engineering

The University of Quebec - National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)
06.2018 - Current

Research Assistant and RF/Antenna Designer

National Institute Of Scientific Research (INRS)
05.2018 - Current

Telecommunication Project Control Manager

Porsoo Electronic Company
07.2017 - 06.2018

University Instructor (Part Time)

Islamic Azad University Of Gharchak Center
09.2016 - 06.2018

Telecommunication Project Control Expert

Porsoo Electronic Company
06.2015 - 06.2017

Graduate Research Assistant

Semnan University
10.2013 - 05.2015

M.Sc. Degree - Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications

Semnan University
09.2011 - 09.2013

B.Sc. Degree - Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering

University of Science And Culture
09.2008 - 07.2010

Associate Degree - Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering

University of Science And Culture
09.2005 - 09.2008

• EDA Tools: Modelsim, MATLAB (M-file programming, Simulink, etc.), Simulink, CodeVision. • Programming Languages: C/C++

Zahra MousaviraziAntenna And RF Designer