Past Projects


Capacitive/Galvanic Human Body Communication

This work focuses on modeling, simulation, design and measurements of human body channel as a medium for electrical signal propagation.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen, Purdue University

Publications: ISSCC 2022; ESSCIRC 2022; IMS 2022; VLSI 2021; RFIC 2020; D&T 2019; CICC 2021; ​​​IMS 2021; JSSC 2019; TBME 2019;  CICC 2018; BioCAS 2018; EMBC 2018; VLSID 2018;

Figure Source: D&T2019;


Low-Power, High-Resolution Time-Based Sensing

This work focuses on ​utilizing the “availability of time” for low-frequency applications (such as radiation/ temperature/ humidity sensing) for high-resolution (~18-bit) sensing using time-based ADC architectures.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen and Prof. Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University; Sean Scott and Daniel Valentino, Landauer, Inc.

Publications: JSSC 2020; CICC 2019 (Best Paper Award); D&T 2019; Sensors 2019;

​Figure Source: D&T2019;


Securing IoT Networks through RF-PUF

This work focuses on ​augmenting traditional radio authentication mechanisms with RF-PUF. which embraces inherent device non-idealities for identification.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen, Purdue University

Publications: IoT-J 2019; IMS 2022; IMS 2021; ISCAS 2021; HOST 2018 (Best Student Poster Award -3rd);

​Figure Source: IoT-J 2019;


In-Sensor Analytics, Collaborative Intelligence and Energy-Efficient IoT Networks

This work focuses on ​reducing overall IoT system power through different optimization Techniques.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen, Purdue University; Prof. Arijit Raychowdhury, Georgia Tech; Prof. Ningyuan Cao, University of Notre Dame

Publications: IoT-J 2020CICC 2020VLSI 2020JSSC 2022D&T 2019JSSC 2022CICC 2021, IoT-J 2022,  MWCL 2021ASP-DAC 2021 TVLSI 2019JBHI 2018JETCAS 2018TNANO 2017ICRC 2017 ​ ​

Figure Source: D&T 2019


Securing the Internet of Bodies (IoB)

This work focuses on ​Securing the Internet of Body by containing the communication signals within the body itself, along with providing hardware security to cryptographic cores during encryption.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen, Purdue University

Publications: ISSCC 2020JSSC 2020Sci. Rep. 2019 (YouTube Link)(IEEE Spectrum Coverage)HOST 2019 (Best Student Paper Award: co-authored)

​Figure Source: Sci. Rep. 2019


High Frequency Oscillator Design using CMOS-MEMS on-chip resonators

This work focuses on ​design and measurements of high frequency oscillators using CMOS-MEMS on-chip resonators.

Collaborators: Prof. Shreyas Sen and Prof. Dana Weinstein, Purdue University

Publications:TCAS-II 2020 (co-authored), VLSID 2022 (co-authored). ​Figure Source: VLSID 2022