Aida Vera

Aida Vera
Doctorate Student

Background

Miss Vera received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (Suma Cum Laude) in June 2006.  After working in Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, in 2007 she received a GEM fellowship to pursue graduate studies at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Georgia Tech.  In 2008 she joined the MiRCTech group.  She received her M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2009 and is currently pursuing her PhD degree.

Awards

• Honorable Mention (top 10) in Best Student Paper Competition at the 2012 International Microwave Symposium in Montreal, Canada
• Goizueta Fellowship
• Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Recipient (2009-2010)
• GEM fellow

Research Interests

• Lightweight organic-based 60 GHz front-ends
• High-Frequency antenna modeling
• Mm-wave antenna design and integration

Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant (2008 – present) – Georgia Institute of Technology
• Summer Intern (2008) – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (RCS Modeling)
• Summer Intern (2007) – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (RCS Modeling)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant – Georgia Institute of Technology
• Fall Intern (09/06 – 12/06) – Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD (Systems Engineering efforts in RCS Modeling)
• Undergraduate Research Assistant (2006) – Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (Wireless link design for Radar data acquisition; Radio propagation analysis for the study of terrain profiles)

Publications

Journal Articles

1. Kwon, S.C., Stüber, G.L., Vera López, A. and Papapolymerou, J., “Geometrically Based Statistical Model for Polarized Body Area Network Channels”, Accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Conference Papers

1. Khan, W.T., Vera López, A., Papapolymerou, J., Akiba, A., Ikeda, K., Mitarai, S., Ponchak, G., “Integration of V-Band and W-Band Antennas with SPDT Switch on Organic Substrate”, To be presented at the 2013 IEEE AP-S International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, July 2013.
2. Vera López, A., Khan, W. T., Akiba, A., Ikeda, K., and Papapolymerou, J., “Hybrid Silicon-Organic Packaged Antenna Array at 60 and 80 GHz Using a Low-Cost Bonding Technique”, To be presented at the 2013 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2013.
3. Vera López, A., Akiba, A., Ikeda, K., Mitarai, S., Ponchak, G., and Papapolymerou, J., “Hybrid Silicon-Organic Packaged Antenna Array at 60 and 80 GHz Using a Low-Cost Bonding Technique”, 2012 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Montréal, Canada. * Top 10 Best Student Paper Competition
4. Vera López, A., Papapolymerou, J., Akiba, A., Ikeda, K., Mitarai, S., Ponchak, G., “60 GHz Micromachined Patch Antenna for Wireless Applications”, 2011 IEEE AP-S International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Spokane, WA, USA, 2011.
5. Vera López, A., Bhattacharya, S., Donado Morcillo, C., Papapolymerou, J., Choudhury, D., Horn, A., “Novel Low Loss Thin Film Materials For Wireless 60 GHz Applications”, IEEE 60th Electronic Components and Technology Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2010.
6. Amadjikpe, A., Vera, A., Choudhury, D., and Papapolymerou, J., “Study of a 60 GHz rectangular patch antenna on a flexible LCP substrate for mobile applications”, 2008 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symp., San Diego, CA, 2008.

Contact Information

Mailing address:
Technology Square Research Building
85 Fifth Street NW, Suite 547
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: (404) 385-6408
Email: avera3@gatech.edu