Experience

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Hybrid RF-Visible Light Communications System

  • May 2017 - Present

  With the tremendous recent demand for wireless communications services, the electromagnetic spectrum has become crowded, making it necessary to use electromagnetic frequencies that were previously not utilized for communications. The visible-light spectrum is one such range of frequencies. A significant challenge with visible-light communications is that it requires a line-of-sight between a transmitter and receiver for high data rate communications, making it susceptible to link failures when the path between the transmitter and receiver is blocked. In this work, we propose to design and develop efficient communications protocols combining visible-light and radio frequency communications, where the radio frequencies are used as a backup when a line-of-sight is not available between transmitters and receivers, and for uplink transmission between user devices and access points where having a bright light on a user device is not practical. The project will ultimately involve the design of a complete end-to-end prototype and hence will involve a number of different elements of electrical engineering including communication theory, signal processing, digital and analog hardware. Show less

• Science and Information Literacy Research

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Researched topics in science literacy and information literacy under two professors.Maintained a research log throughout the course of the semester.Wrote a research paper culminating the research: Western influence on science and information literacy.Presented findings at Olin Spring Exposition 2017.