Z. PENG – Personal Site

About Me

Senior radar systems engineer with the expertise and experience in automotive radar, radar signal processing, mmWave and microwave systems, antenna array, beamforming and RF IC design.

Programming Languages

• MATLAB • Python • Java • C/C++ • Verilog HDL • LaTeX

Electromagnetic/Antenna Design and Simulation

• CST Microwave Studio • Ansys HFSS • Keysight ADS • NI AWR

Circuit Design and PCB Layout

• Cadence Virtuoso • Cadence Allegro • OrCAD • Altium Designer

Experience

Projects

Selected Projects

RadarSimPy

Jan. 2018 - Present

A Radar Simulator built with Python

Antenna Array Analysis

Jan. 2019 - Present

A simple GUI tool for antenna array analysis

[Android App] Tx-Line Calculator

Aug. 2012 - Present

An android app to calculator transmission lines

Portable 24-GHz 3D MIMO Radar

Jan. 2017 - Mar. 2018

A portable 24-GHz 3D MIMO radar system providing 90° field of view and ±1.5° angular resolution in both azimuth and elevation

K-Band 2D RF Beamforming FMCW Radar

Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2017

The first PCB realization of short-range localization radar with beamforming capability in K-band.

24-GHz Radar-on-Chip

Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2016

This project aimed to realize a single 24-GHz radar transceiver chip with Global Foundry 0.13 µm CMOS process.

K-Band Portable Multi-Mode Radar

Dec. 2014 - Sep. 2015

A K-band portable FMCW-interferometry radar was designed and built in this project.

C-Band Portable Multi-Mode Radar

Dec. 2014 - Sep. 2015

A C-band portable FMCW-interferometry radar was designed and built in this project.

Adaptive Beamforming Array

Mar. 2012 - Jan. 2014

This proposed array system is able to significantly simplify the realization and decrease the cost of wideband digital beamforming systems.

Wideband RF Signal Synthesizer

Apr. 2012 - Aug. 2013

Design and evaluation of a wide-band RF signal generator with off-the-shelf components.

2 Book Chapters • 16 Journals • 29 Conferences • 6 Patents

Awards

Selected Awards and Honors

Outstanding Reviewers of 2018

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Society

In appreciation of outstanding service to the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement in 2018

Horn Professors Graduate Achievement Award

Texas Tech University Graduate School

Recipient of Horn Professors Graduate Achievement Award from Texas Tech University in 2017

Graduate Fellowship

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

Recipient of Graduate Fellowship from IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) in 2016

Excellent Demo Track Presentation

IEEE Radio Wireless Week

Excellent Demo Track Presentation Award in 2016 IEEE Radio Wireless Week (RWW) in Austin, TX, USA

Third Place

High Sensitivity Radar Competition

Third Place in 2015 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) High Sensitivity Radar Competition in Phoenix, AZ, USA

Get in Touch

Location

Westfield, Indiana, USA

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