Jebreel Salem

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Resume: Seeking for internship or cooperative education

Research Interests:

• RFIC Design
• Analog IC Design
• Technology Characterization

Education:

• Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, since Spring 2013 (Expected Graduation: July 2017)
• M.S, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, since December 2012
  • Thesis Title: "A Reliable CMOS Receiver for Power Line Communications in Integrated Circuits"
• BSc., Communication Engineering, The Higher Institute of Electronics, Bani-Walid, Libya, 2006
  • Project Title: " Design of a Wireless Communication Network in the Bani- Walid Region"

Work Experiences:

• Summer Internship, Halliburton, May 2016- August 2016
• Summer Internship, Halliburton, May 2013- August 2013
• Summer Internship, Texas Instrument, May 2012-August 2012
• Teaching assistant, Higher Institute of Electronics, Communication department, Bani-Walid, Libya, (March 2007 - November 2009)

Publications:

• J. Salem and D.S. Ha, "A Resistive GaN-HEMT Mixer for a Cable Modem Operable up to 250° C for Downhole Communications," Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging 14 (1), 17-25
  
• J. Salem and D.S. Ha, “Dual Use of Power Lines for Design-for-Testability-A CMOS Receiver Design,” IEEE Trans. on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1118–1125, Feb. 2016.
• J. M. Salem and D. S. Ha, "A High Temperature Active GaN-HEMT Downconversion Mixer for Downhole Communications." In Proc. of IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2016.
• J. M. Salem and D. S. Ha, "A High Temperature Passive GaN-HEMT Mixer for Downhole Communications," proceedings of the 2016 High Temperature Electronics (HiTEC), Albuquerque, NM, May 10–12, 2016 
• M. Ehteshamuddin, J. M. Salem and D. S. Ha, "A Design of High Temperature BPF Combline Filter for Downhole Communications," proceedings of the 2016 High Temperature Electronics (HiTEC), Albuquerque, NM, May 10–12, 2016 (Accepted)
• J. Salem and D.S. Ha,, "A Robust Receiver for Power Line Communications in Integrated Circuits," IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), pp. 254-257, August 2012.

Relevant Courses Taken:

• RFIC Design
• VLSI Design
• Analog IC Design
• Communication System Design
• Advanced Microwave and RF Engineering 
• Phase-Locked Loops: Theory and Practice 
• Cellular Radio and Personal Communications 

Personal Interests:

• Reading
• Travelling
• Making friends
• Playing soccer