MWSCAS Student Paper Contest Winners
The first MWSCAS Student Paper Contest was held at the 1997 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems in Sacramento, California. Conference Chair Michael A. Soderstrand introduced the contest as a way to attract more students to the conference by soliciting a large number of paper submissions in which a student was the primary author. Ten papers were then selected by the conference’s Student Paper Award Committee for presentation in a special Student Paper Contest session, which was featured prominently at the symposium. The response exceeded all expectations: the committee selected ten papers from nearly 200 submissions. The resulting contest became one of the highlights of the 1997 conference and has continued as an integral part of every MWSCAS conference since 1997.
The following table lists the MWSCAS Student Paper Contest award recipients:
| Year | Place | Authors | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | C.E. Savin, M.O. Ahmad, M.N.S. Swamy | Concordia University Montreal Canada | A General Framework for the Design of Stack Filters using the Lp Norm Objective Function |
| 2 | Wolfgan Himmelbauer and Andreas G. Andreou | Johns Hopkins University | Masic Log-Domain Circuits in Subthreshold MOS | |
| 3 | Jasbir S. Takhar, Daphne J. Gilbert, Sheffield Hallam | University of Sheffield Hallam University UK | The Derivation of Minimal Test Sets for Combinational Logic Circuits Using Genetic Algorithms | |
| 1998 | 1 | Klemens Letsch and R. Matzner | Universitaet der Bunderswehr, Munich Germany | On the Construction of a Random Process with Given Power Spectrum and Probability Density Function |
| 2 | Arm G. Wassal and M.A. Hasan | University of Waterloo | A VLSI Switch Architecture for Broadband Satellite Networks | |
| 1999 | 1 | Per Lowenborg, Hakan Johansson and Lars Wanhammar | Linkoping University, Sweden | A Class of Two-Channel Hybrid Analog/Digital Filter Banks |
| 2 | Ahmed Shams and Magdy Bayoumi | University of Southwestern Louisiana | A Framework for Performance Evaluation of 1-bit Full Adder Cells | |
| 3 | Tuna B. Tarim, Mohammed Ismail and H. Hakan Kuntman | Istanbul University and Ohio State University | Statistical Desing of the Four-MOSFET Structure | |
| 2000 | 1-A | Alyssa Apsel and Andreas Andreau | John Hopkins University | Quality of Data Reconstruction Using Stochastic Encoding and an Integrating Receiver |
| 1-B | Ahmed H. Mostafa, Mourad N. El-Gamal and Ramez A. Rafla | McGill University | CMOS 5-10 GHZ Oscillators for Low Voltage RF Applications | |
| 2-A | H. Aboushady, Y. Dumonteix, M.M. Louerat and H. Mehrez | Universite Paris VI | Efficient Polyphase Decomposition of Comb Decimation Filters in Analog-to-Digital Converters | |
| 2-B | Lin Cong and William C. Black | Iowa State University | A New Charge Redistribution D/A and A/D converter Technique -- Psuedo C-2C Ladder | |
| 3-A | Warren J. Gross, Vincent C. Gaudet and P. Glenn Gulak | University of Toronto | A VLSI Architecture or Soft-Output PR4 Detection | |
| 3-B | Riku Uusikartano and Jarkko Niitylahti | Tampere University of Technology | A Digital Frequency Synthesizer for a 2.4 GHZ Fast Frequency Hopping Transceiver | |
| 3-C | Roman Genov and Gert Cauwenberghs | John Hopkins University | Gharge-Mode Parallel Architecture for Matrix-Vector Multiplication | |
| 3-D | Ko-Chi Kuo and Adriau Leucim | SUNY at Stony Brook | A Novel Linear Tunable MOS Transconductor | |
| 2001 | 1 | Afshin Rezayee and Ken Martin | University of Toronto | A Coupled Two-Stage Ring Oscillator |
| 2 | Khurran Waheed and Fahti Salam | Michigan State University | A Mixed Mode Neuro-VLSI Chip for High-Speed Applications | |
| 3 | Gazi A. Al-Rawi | Stanford | Exploiting Bondwire Parasitic Impedance in the Design of a 1.6 GHz Narrow-Band CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier | |
| 2002 | 1-A | Mourad El-Gamal and Tommy Tsang | McGill University | Micro-Electromechanical Variable Capacitors for RF Applications |
| 1-B | Anthony Long, Jingshi Yao, and Stephen Long | University of California, Santa Barbara | A 13W Current Mode Class D High Efficiency 1 GHz Power Amplifier | |
| 2 | Sebastian Magierowski and Stefan Zukotynski | University of Toronto | Nonlinear Analysis of CMOS LC-Tuned VCO Phase Noise | |
| 3 | Omar Elkeelany and G. Chaudhry | University Missouri | A Prototype of WideBand/Ethernet Bridge Using WEMAC | |
| 4-A | Biju Mullul Veedu and M.A. Soderstrand | Oklahoma State University | Simple Adaptive Heterodyne Filter | |
| 4-B | Chuang Zhang, Ashok Srivastava, and Pratul Ajmera | Louisiana State University | A 0.8V Ultra-low Power CMOS Operational Amplifier Design | |
| 4-C | Zhangwen Tang and Hao Min | Fudan University | High-Performance All-Digital Quadrature Frequency Synthesizer/Mixer | |
| 2003 | Winner information for this year is currently unavailable. | |||
| 2004 | 1 | Muhammad Akhtar, M. Abe and M. Kawamata | Tohoku University, Japan | Modified-Filtered-x LMS Algorithm Based Active Noise Control System with Improved Online Secondary-Path Modeling |
| 2 | Weng-Ieng Mok, Pui-In Mak, Seng-Pan U and R.P. Martins | University of Macao, China | Modeling of Noise Sources in Reference Voltage Generator for Very-High-Speed Pipelined ADC | |
| 3 | Yuh-Jue Chuang, Ting-Jian Pan and Ja-Ling Wu | National Taiwan University, Taiwan | General Splitting and Merging of 2-D DCT in the DCT Domain | |
| 2005 | 1 | Flavio Carbognani, F. Buergin, N. Felber, H. Kaeslin, and W. Fichtner | ETH Zurich | A 2.7-UW/MHZ Transmission-Gate-Based 16-Bit Multiplier for Digital Hearing Aids |
| 2 | Peter Singerl and H. Koeppl | Technical University Graz | A Low-Rate Identification Method for Digital Predistorters Based on Volterra Kernel Interpretation | |
| 3 | Hemal Shah, Abdel-Aty-Zohdy and M. Hashem Sherif | Oakland University | Novel Usage of Wavelets as Basis in RDNN for Telecommunication Applications | |
| 2006 | 1 | Henning Ehm, Liu Yang and Jiguang Yue | Tongji University | Time Domain Phase Noise Synthesis for System Simulation |
| 2 | Moataz Abdelwahab and Wasfy Mikhael | University of Central Florida | Recognition of Noisy Facial Images Employing Transform - Domain Two-Dimensional Principal Component Analysis | |
| 3 | Albert Saiz-Vela, Pere Miribel-Catala, Jordi Colomer, Manel Puig-Vidal and Josep Samitier | University of Barcelona | Low-Power High-Voltage Non-Overlapping Clock Generators for Switched-Capacitor Step-Up DC-DC Converters | |
| 2007 | 1 | Behzad Mesgarzadeh, M. Hansson and A. Alvandpour | Linkoping University - Sweden | Low-Power Bufferless Resonant Clock Distribution Networks |
| 2 | Matthias Keller, A. Buhmann, M. Ortmanns and Y. Manoli | University of Freiburg - Germany | Systematic Approach to the synthesis of Continuous-Time | |
| 3 | Pukar Malla, Hasnain Lakdawala, Kevin Kornegay, and Krishnamurthy Soumyanath | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA | A Cognitive Digitally-Enhanced Radio Delta Sigma ADC | |
| 2008 | 1 | Abhay Vasudev and Jiang Zhe | University of Akron | An Electrowetting Based Microgripper |
| 2 | Qiuning Chen, Kamal El-Sankary, Ezz El-Masry | Dalhousie University | A UHF Continuous-Time Current-Mode Band-Pass Delta Sigma Modulator Based on Active Inductor | |
| 3 | Christy M. Bogard, Benjamin Arazi and Eric C. Rouchka | University of Louisville | Toward DNA-Based Security Circuitry: First Step – Random Number Generation | |
| 2009 | 1 | Rajdeep Bondade, Dongsheng Ma | University of Arizona | A DLL Regulated SIMO Power Converter for DVS-Enabled Power-Aware VLSI Systems |
| 2 | Christine Leuer | Ruhr University Bochum Germany | Systematic Derivation of Reference Circuits for Wave Digital Modeling of Passive Linear Partial Differential Equations | |
| 3 | Juan Zeng, Valencia Joyner, Jun Liao, Shanging Deng, Zhauran Huang | Tufts University | A 55 Gb/s 7-Channel Current-Mode Imaging Receiver Front-End for Free-Space Optical MIMO | |
| 2010 | 1 | Matteo Agostinelli, Robert Priewasser, Stefano Marsili, Mario Huemer | University of Klagenfurt, Austria | Non-Linear Control for Energy Efficient DC-DC Converters Supporting DCM Operation |
| 2 | Bhavin Shastri, David Plant | McGill University, Montreal, Canada | Probabilistic Theory for Semi-Blind Oversampling Burst-Mode Clock and Data Recovery Circuits | |
| 3 | Marcos Turqueti, Jafar Saniie, Erdal Oruklu | Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL | MEMS Acoustic Array Embedded in an FPGA Based Data Acquisition and Signal Processing System | |
| 2011 | 1 | Hemasundar Geddada, Jose Silva-Martinez and Stewart S. Taylor | Texas A&M University | Inductorless Wideband CMOS LNAs with Nonlinearity Cancellation |
| 2 | Yisong Chang, Jizeng Wei, Wei Guo and Jizhou Sun | Tianjin University, China | A Multi-Functional Dot Product Unit with SIMD Architecture for Embedded 3D Graphics Engines | |
| 3 | Li Ding, Zhangcai Huang, Minglu Jiang, Atsushi Kurokawa and Yasuaki Inoue | Waseda University, Japan | Modeling the Overshooting Effect of Multi-input Gate in Nanometer Technologies | |
| 2012 | 1-A | John Kota, Dezarae Holman, Kyle Wilson, Eric Matas, Arjuna Madanayake and Malik Elbuluk | University of Akron, Akron OH | High-Voltage Class-D Direct-Drive Audio Amplifier for Electrostatic Lougspeakers |
| 1-B | Siva Sudani, Degan Chen and Randy Geiger | Iowa State University, Ames, IA | A Method for Accurate Full Spectrum Testing without Requiring Coherency | |
| 2 | Bastian Mohr, Wenjia Li and Stefan Heinen | RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany | Analysis of Digital Predistortion Architectures for Direct Digital-To-RF Transmitter Systems | |
| 3 | Toby Balsom, William Redman-White1 and Jonathan Scott | University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand and 1Southampton University, Southampton, UK | Bipolar Amplifier Bias Technique for Robust IM3 Null Tracking Independent of Internal Emitter Resistance | |
| 2013 | 1 | Christopher Condrat, Priyank Kalla and Steve Blair | University of Utah | Crossing-Aware Chanel Routing for Photonic Waveguides |
| 2 | Te-Wen Liao, Jun-Ren Su and Chung-Chih Hung | National Chiao Tung University | Sub-Sampling Charge Pump and Random Pulsewidth Matching Technique for Frequency Synthesizer | |
| 3 | Xuan Zhang, Chengcheng Yao, Feng Guo and Jin Wang | Ohio State University | Reverse Power Flow Study of an Isolated Quasi-Switched-Capacitor DC/DC Converter for Automotive Applications | |
| HM | Payam S Rahmdel, Damining Shi and Richard Comley | Middlesex University | Radon Sinogram Decomposition for Line Segmentation (Video Presentation) | |
| 2014 | 1 | B. Min, N. H. W. Yang, and S. Palermo | Texas A&M University | 10Gb/s adaptive receiver-side near-end and far-end crosstalk cancellation circuitry |
| 2 | Y. K. The and P. K. T. Mok | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | A bipolar output voltage pulse transformer boost converter with charge pump assisted shunt regulator for thermoelectric energy harvesting | |
| 2015 | 1 | Sagar Ray and Mona M. Hella | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY | A 10-Gb/s Inductorless AGC Amplifier with 45-dB Linear Variable Gain Control in 0.13-m CMOS |
| 2 | Nicholas Preyss, Lorenz Koestler and Andreas Burg | Telecommunications Circuits Laboratory, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland | Fractionally Spaced Complex Sub-Nyquist Sampling for Multi-Gigabit 60 GHz Wireless Communication | |
| 3 | Bin Liu, Mohammad H. Foroozannejad, Soheil Ghiasi and Benam M. Baas | University of Calif. Davis | Optimizing Power of Many-Core Systems by Exploiting Dynamic Voltage, Frequency and Core Scaling | |
| 2016 | 1 | Adam G. Kimura and Steven B. Bibyk | The Ohio State University | Quantifying Metrics for Analyzing Integrated Circuit Design Integrity |
| 2 | M.A. Maktoomi, M.H. Maktoomi, A.P. Yadav, M.S. Hashmi and F.M. Ghannouchi | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi | Dual-Frequency Admittance Property of Two Sections Transmission-Line and Application | |
| 3-A | Anastasis Keliris and Michail Maniatakos | New York University | Remote Field Device Fingerprinting Using Device-Specific Modbus Information | |
| 3-B | Muna Darweesh, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad and Mohammed Ismail | Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE | Novel Logarithmic ECG Feature Extraction Algorithm Based on Pan and Tompkins | |
| 2017 | 1 | Feiran Lei | The Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio U.S.A. | A Low Noise, Inductor-less, Integer-N RF Synthesizer Using Phase-Locked Loop with Reference Injection |
| 2 | Carolin Kollegger | Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Graz, Austria | A System-on-Chip NFC Bicycle Tire Pressure Measurement System | |
| 3 | Ryan Weiss | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN | A Synchronized Axon Hillock Neuron for Memristive Neuromorphic Systems | |
| 2018 | Winner information for this year is currently unavailable. | |||
| 2019 | 1 | Zimin Liu | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA | An Improved OCV-Based MPPT Method Targeting Higher Average Efficiency in Thermal/Solar Energy Harvesters |
| 2 | Olaitan Olabode | Aalto University, Espoo, Finland | A Sensor Interface for Neurochemical Signal Acquisition | |
| 3 | Mohammadhadi Danesh | University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA | A 0.36 pJ/Bit Analog PUF Based on Current Steering DAC and VCO | |
| 2020 | 1 | Katharina Kolb | University Erlangen, Nuremberg, Germany | A 28 GHz Highly Accurate Phase- and Gain-Steering Transmitter Frontend for 5G Phased-Array Applications |
| 2 | Nan Zhang | University of Calgary, Canada | Passive Third-, Fourth-, and Fifth-Order Reconfigurable D-Band Frequency Multipliers Based on Switched-Capacitor Varactors | |
| 3 | Boyu Shen | Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 | DC-100 kHz Tunable Readout IC for Impedance Spectroscopy and Amperometric Measurement of Electrochemical Sensors | |
| 2021 | 1 | Farnaz Fahimi Hanzaaee | University College London, U.K. | A DC Model for Organic Electrochemical Transistors and Analysis of Their Performance as Voltage Amplifiers |
| 2 | Abdul Rehman Javed | Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Germany | Mixed-Signal Receiver Baseband Slice for High-Data-Rate Communication Using 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS Technology | |
| 3 | Tzu-Hsuan (Debbie) Chou | Oregon State University, USA | Linear and Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Dual-Mode CMOS Optical Sensor with High Frame Rate Operation | |
| 2022 | 1 | Siyuan Yu | Oregon State University, USA | A 1 micro Watt Activity-Aware Asynchronous Delta Modulator with Animated Dual Mode Operation |
| 2 | Yuting Shen | Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands | 2.2 fJ/Conversion-Step 9.74-ENOB 10 MS/s SAR ADC with 1.5×Input Range Global System Optimization | |
| 3 | Valentin Poisson | CEA-LETI, University of Grenoble, France | A 2-Stage EM Algorithm for Online Peak Detection, an Application to TCSPC Data | |
| 2023 | 1 | Jungyoun Kwak | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA | A Reconfigurable Monolithic 3D Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Back-End-of-Line Oxide Channel Transistor |
| 2 | Abed Benbuk | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA | Wireless Stimulation of Motor Cortex Using an Ultra-Thin Implant Fabricated on Parylene/PDMS | |
| 3 | Xi Li | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA | Maximum Power-Point Theory for Thermoelectric Harvesters | |
| 2024 | 1 | Ahmed Abed Benbuk | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA | A miniaturized Wireless Battery Free Implant for in Vivo Musculoskeletal Stimula |
| 2 | Ardavan Javid | The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA | High-Voltage Phased Array Electronics for Ultrasound Neuromodulation | |
| 3 | Leila Sharara | Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA | Smart Sensor-Based Rear Seat Monitoring System to Prevent Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke | |
| 2025 | 1-A | Jacob O'Donnell, Elaine Greenfield, Hagar Hendy, Karsten Bergthold, Cory Merkel and Tejasvi Das | Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA | Evaluating FeFET and Memristor Performance in Time-Domain Computing Applications |
| 1-B | Mohamed Saad Aly, Mohamed A. Y. Abdalla, and Mohamed Salah Mobarak | Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | A 24.5-To-40.5 GHz 6-Bit Vector Modulator for Mm-Wave 5G Beamformers | |
| 1-C | Jongchan Pyeon, Rudra Biswas, Mehdi Kiani, Farnaz Tehranchi | The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA | A Deep Learning Framework for Predicting Ultrasound Array Geometry and Skull Shape in Precision Ultrasound Neuromodulation | |
| 2026 | 1 | Noah Michels | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA | A Novel Differential AC-AC Charge Pump Surpassing the Fibonacci Gain Per Capacitor Limit |
| 2 | Tomoro M. Jones | Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | An Updatable Nonvolatile Multi-Bit Memory Array Core for Compute-In-Memory Architectures | |
| 3 | Lexie Drackley | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Passive ED Modeling and Temperature Characterization of an ED-First Wake-Up Receiver |