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Principal Investigator and Professor

Edwin C. Kan

E-Mail: kan at ece dot cornell dot edu

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Cornell University
325 Phillips Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-5401

Biography

Professor Edwin Kan received his B.S. in 1984 from the National Taiwan University. He received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. He was a Senior CAD Engineer at Dawn Technology from 1992-1994. From 1994-1997 he was a Research Associate at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of Electrical Engineering at Cornell in 1997 as an assistant professor. Professor Kan is now a full professor.

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Cornell Inventor Award (Cornell University) 2006
  • Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie Excellence in Teaching Award (Cornell College of Engineering) 2003
  • Cornell Inventor Award (Cornell University) 2003
  • Best Chapter Chair Award (IEEE) 2002
  • PECASE (Presidential Early-Career Award for Scientists and Engineers) Award (US Government) 2000

Education

  • BS (Electrical Engineering), National Taiwan University
  • MS (ELectrical and Computer Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Ph D (Electrical and Computer Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D. Students

Upekha Delay

E-Mail: ud36 at cornell dot edu

I joined the group in 2022 and my current research interests include human-computer interfaces, wearable radio-frequency sensors, and signal processing including applied machine learning.

Kapil Gangwar

E-Mail: kg434 at cornell dot edu

I joined in 2022 after receiving my B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad in 2019 and an M.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in 2022. My research interests include microwave antennas, RF sensors, biomedical imaging, tomography techniques, and ultra-wideband radar. I like to play cricket, dance, travel, and cook.

Aakash Kapoor

E-Mail: ak2247 at cornell dot edu

I am a PhD student at Cornell University, currently researching non-invasive biomedical devices for cardiovascular health monitoring. In my prior engagement at Samsung Research Institute, I researched AutoML for scalable and computationally efficient machine learning. My personal pursuits include tennis, badminton, ping pong, painting, and creative writing.

Anusha Muralidharan

E-Mail: am2757 at cornell dot edu

I joined the group in the fall of 2023. Previously, I received my Master’s degree in Bioengineering from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC), after which I worked as a Research engineer at the Health Care Engineering System center, UIUC. My primary research interests include physiological sensing and contactless health monitoring. Outside of the lab, I like to spend time with my friends and watch TV shows.

M.Eng. Students

Alumni

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Thomas B. ConroyPh.D.Founder, SensVitatbc38
Guoyi XuPh.D.Columbia Universitygx36Link
Zijing ZhangPh.D.Applezz587Link
Jianlin ZhouPh.D.Northwestern Universityjz899
Xiaonan HuiPh.D.Zhejiang Universityxh273Link
Pragya SharmaPh.D.Biofourmisps847
Kshitij AuluckPh.D.Intelka323
Yingqiu CaoPh.D.Googleyc923
Udayan GangulyPh.D.IIT Bombayug23
Philip GordonPh.D.Diversified Technologyphg35
Anirudh Gorur-SeetharamMSPG&Eags28
Alex Tou-Hung HouPh.D.National Chiao-Tung Universityth273
Blake JacquotPh.D.Googlebcj7
Krishna JayantPh.D.Purduekj75
Jinsook KimPh.D.Spansionjk368
Myongseob KimPh.D.Xilinxmk156
Chungho LeePost-DocFirst Solarcl266
Jaegoo LeePh.D.Samsungjl548
Zengtao LiuPost-DocIntelzl27
Yunfei MaPh.D.Alibaba North Americaym274
Jami MeteerPh.D.Inteljam248
Venkat NarayananPh.D.Qualcommvn23
Weiping NiPh.D.Binopticswn25
Gen PeiPh.D.IBMgp35
Shantanu RajwadePh.D.Intelsrr77
Hassan RazaPh.D.Center for Fundamental Researchhr89
Jonathan ShawPh.D.TSMCjts57
Yu-min Nick ShenPh.D.TSMCys69
Lieh-Ting TungPh.D.Intellt277
Pingshan WangPh.D.Clemson Universitypw30
Sarah XuPh.D.Intelqx33
Fan YuPh.D.Googlefy34