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Mahbub Ifana is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), leading the Integrated Biomedical and Radio Frequency Circuits and Systems Laboratory (iBioRFCASL) within the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. She joined UTD in 2022 after serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas for five years.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2017)
- B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2012)
Research Interests: Her work focuses on energy-efficient integrated circuits and systems, including wireless communication, power transfer for biomedical sensors, ultrawideband/mm-wave phased-array antennas for UAVs, and RF circuit design for biomedical applications. Specific areas include:
- Wireless neural sensing and stimulation
- Wearable and implantable biomedical sensors
- Far-field wireless power beaming for drones
- Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) for 5G/6G systems
- Low-power transmitter/receiver design
Awards:
- NSF Early Career Award (2020)
- DARPA Young Faculty Award (2021)
- DARPA Director’s Fellowship (2023)
- Texas Instruments Early Career Chair Award (2022)
Service & Leadership:
- Secretary for URSI Commission K
- Guest Editor for IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
- Publications Chair for IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems
Lab Focus: Her lab develops cutting-edge technologies such as:
- Electro-mechanical beam steering for phased arrays
- Antennas for UAV-to-vehicle communication
- Bioimpedance measurement systems
- AI-driven RIS for transmit-reflectarray applications
