Kambiz Moez

Biography

Kambiz Moez received his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran in 1999, and his MASc and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the U of A since January 2007, and was promoted to Professor in 2013. Dr Moez is a member of IEEE, and a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta.

Research Interest

Research Interests Our research activities are generally focused on the design and implementation of Millimeter-Wave (MMW) and Radio Frequency (RF) Integrated Circuits and Systems in CMOS technology for a wide array of applications, including communication systems, automotive radar, and biomedical imaging. Silicon CMOS technology offers the highest level of integration as well as the lowest cost of fabrication of all semiconductor technologies. However, the losses introduced at high frequencies because of the low resistivity of silicon substrates makes the design of RF circuits very challenging. Our research is aimed at tackling these challenges by introducing new MMW/RF device and circuit techniques. Particularly, we have been actively working on the implementation of passive MMW/RF components such as inductors, capacitors, and resistors using active circuits that consist of a limited number of CMOS transistors. These active circuits occupy very small chip areas, offer high quality factors (less energy loss), and can be tuned to operate in different frequency ranges. Current Research We are currently working on the following research projects: Active circuit implementation of passive MMW/RF components Ultra wideband technology for communication, automotive and biomedical applications 60 GHz short-range wireless networking Development of dielectric models of deice fluids for time-domain reflectometry.