Group Members
We are always looking for new students and postdocs to join the team!
Principal Investigator
Soner Sonmezoglu, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Northeastern University. He received his PhD in the ECE department from the University of California, Davis. He received his BS degree with a minor in solid-state physics and MS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Prior to joining Northeastern University, he was a postdoc researcher in the EECS department at the University of California, Berkeley.
Prof. Sonmezoglu is a recipient of numerous awards, including the UC Davis Graduate Division Fellowship and the Graduate Fellowship provided by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey. He has published several research publications, which were highlighted by UC Berkeley News, ScienceDaily, and many more, and given presentations in the most reputed platforms in the field.
PhD Students
Ahmet Alp Derin
Alp received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, in 2023. In the same year, he joined Northeastern University as a PhD student. He did an internship at ASELSAN, where he worked on IR detector design and fabrication. Additionally, he did undergraduate research in Bilkent MEMS Group, where he implemented DSP algorithms with FPGA and designed analog circuits. He enjoys making music with the clarinet and playing basketball.
Mei Yang
Mei received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Science and Technology from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2009 and 2012. She worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and as a staff engineer at Samsung Research Center- Beijing (SRCB). She is currently working towards the PhD degree at Northeastern University, with interests in SoC design, energy harvesting, and machine learning algorithms for implantable and wearable devices.
Jizhong Jiang
Jizhong received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Jilin University in 2020 and 2023. He worked as a research assistant at Jilin University and an assistant engineer at the Westlake Institute for Optoelectronics. His interests include innovating devices based on micro-fabrication and high-performance integrated units and their applications in various fields. He enjoys the natural and cultural scenery.
Mohamed Heikal
Mohamed received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2016. In 2018, he worked as a Junior Analog/Mixed signals layout design engineer at Si-Vision, Egypt. Then, in 2020, he joined Analog Devices, Egypt, as a Senior design engineer. He is currently working towards a Ph.D. degree at Northeastern University, with interests in Analog/Mixed signals design and low-power SoC design. He enjoys traveling and swimming.
Masters Students
Kruthi Narayana Swamy
Kruthi is a master's student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University. She received her BS degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, in 2023. Her interests lie in the VLSI domain, with a focus on developing new circuit design techniques for high-performance and energy-efficient power electronics applications. She enjoys hiking and playing badminton.
Undergraduate Students
Abhiram Pulavarthi
Abhiram is a second-year student at Northeastern University majoring in electrical and computer engineering. His research interests lie in med-devices and brain-computer interfaces and creating ethical technologies with a positive social impact. Abhiram is really excited about building something new and hopes to do that in Professor Sonmezoglu's lab.
Adrian Whitten
Adrian is a 4th year at Northeastern University majoring in mechanical engineering, minoring in architectural engineering, and graduating in 2025 with a masters in materials science. His recent work has been researching photo resins for 3D printing ceramics and developing code to generate complex lattice structures.