Ubaid Ahmed Shafi

>Simulation and modeling of capacitive-based MEMS ultrasonic transceiver for airborne applications. --using COMSOL for simulation and hardware description language Verilog-A modules for system level modeling of the transducers in circuit simulator SIMetrix. --verification and validation of system-level model by dynamic measurements.

Calibration, measurement tasks, optimization of measurement setups for ultrasonic transceivers. Measurement of microphone characteristics, ultrasonic sensitivity in free field chamber. Assembly of different samples on circuit boards, testing the transceiver functionality using WaveForm.

>Assisting in different Experiments in the Laboratory. --Measurement and Evaluation of cavities in semiconductors with Scanning Acoustic Microscope. --Characterization of Etched and Chemical Mechanical Polished Silicon Surface using Atomic Force Microscope. --Measurements with optical coating thickness gauge --Resistance measurement with 4-point measuring station --Program development in Python for image processing using OpenCV libraries

- Hardware Design with Finite Element Method simulation, Micro Acoustics, Micro-electronics, Micro-optics, Sensors & Actuators, Probability, Advanced Silicon Technology, Microfluidics, Reliability Engineering, Advanced Assembly & Packaging, Design, development, fabrication and testing of MEMS

Thesis : Design & fabrication of an operated hand exoskeleton for rehabilitation after stroke and trauma. (ICIET'2013). Project : Mechanical design, circuit design and programming of an autonomous robot. Focus:Control engineering, micro-controller based systems , CAD, design of machine elements.