Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)

Research Advised by Professor Michel M. Maharbiz

Sisi (Siyu) Chen

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2012

Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks

Ankur Mehta
Kristofer S.J. Pister
Michel M. Maharbiz
Alexandre Bayen
2012

The combination of mobility with wireless networks greatly expands the application space of both robots and distributed sensor networks; such a pervasive system can enable seamless integration between the digital and physical worlds. However, there are a number of issues in both robotic and wireless sensor network (WSN) fields that demand research, and their integration generates further challenges.

A fundamental open problem in robotic systems is the issue of self-contained localization. Especially difficult when considering small scale flying robots, the ability to determine one'...

Peter Ledochowitsch

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2013

Daniel Cohen

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Professor Dorian Liepmann (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2013

Wireless Power Monitoring at Plugs and Panels

Michael Lorek
Kristofer S.J. Pister
Michel M. Maharbiz
Paul Wright
2015

In 2012, electricity generation was responsible for over 30% of carbon emissions in the US - surpassing the transportation sector - and predictions to 2040 show this trend continuing with current technologies. Electrical submetering provides improved spatial and temporal resolution into how buildings use their energy, and case studies have shown that improvements driven by submetering data can lead to 5-30% reductions in electrical energy usage. However, traditional building submetering technologies present unfavorable cost, installation, and form factor attributes that inhibit the...

Optofluidic Devices for Droplet and Cell Manipulation

Shao Ning Pei
Ming C. Wu
Michel M. Maharbiz
Amy Herr
2015

The field of lab-on-a-chip offers exciting new capabilities for chemical and biological assays, including increased automation, higher throughput, heightened sensitivity of detection, and reduced sample and reagent usage. This area of study has seen remarkable progress in the last decade, with applications ranging from drug development to point-of-care diagnostics. The research presented herein focuses on the development of semiconductor-based optoelectrowetting (OEW) and optoelectronic tweezers (OET) platforms, which can respectively perform operations on droplets and cells/...

Dongjin Seo

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2016

Camilo Diaz-Botia

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2017

Silicon Carbide Technologies for Interfacing with the Nervous System

Camilo Diaz-Botia
Michel M. Maharbiz
Philip N. Sabes
Roya Maboudian
Christoph Schreiner
2017

In the past couple of decades we have seen remarkable advances in the integration of biological systems with artificial ones. Our knowledge of both of these worlds has grown exponentially, and in particular our knowledge of the human body. In recent years we have been able to understand and treat diseases we never thought we would, and we have even been able to interface with the body to restore lost functions. Direct interaction with the human brain to read and write information to it has been achieved thanks to the...

Tom Zajdel

Alumni
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2018