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Pouya Valizadeh

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., PEO(Ont.), SMIEEE

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-          Dr. Valizadeh is seeking MASc students from the current MEng pool.

 

Group Chronicle:

-           T. Armstrong joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2024.

-           Y. Patel defended his PhD thesis, August 2024.

-           Y. Patel’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society, Aug. 2024.

-           Y. Patel’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society, July 2024.

-           Y. Patel’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society, Apr. 2024.

-           M. Aghayan’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Physica Scripta, Aug. 2023.

-           M. Omran joined the group as a PhD student in Jan. 2023.

-           M. Aghayan defended her PhD thesis, Oct. 2022.

-           M. Aghayan’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics, Aug. 2021.

-           M. Buitrago defended his MASc thesis, Aug. 2021.

-           Ninth annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, June 2021.

-           Y. Patel defended his PhD proposal, May 2021.

-           S. Rajabi joined the group as a PhD student in Jan. 2021.

-           I Singh’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Dec. 2020.

-           Y. Patel is now a PhD candidate, Sep. 2019.

-           M. Aghayan defended her PhD proposal, July 2019.

-           Eighth annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, Feb. 2019.

-           M. Buitrago joined the group as a MASc student in Jan. 2019.

-           I. Singh joined the group as a MASc student in Jan. 2019. (back to MEng Dec. 2020)

-           J-L Gosselin’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Sept. 2018.

-           Y. Patel joined the group as a PhD student in Sept. 2018.

-           K. Rahbardar’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, June 2018.

-           Kaveh Rahbardar Mojaver defended his PhD thesis, April 2018.

-           M. Aghayan is now a PhD candidate, Jan. 2018.

-           J-L Gosselin defended his MASc thesis, December 2017.

-           K. Rahbardar’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics, June 2017.

-           Seventh annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, Feb. 2017.

-           M. Aghayan joined the group as a PhD student in Sept. 2016.

-           J. Record defended his MASc thesis, July 2016.

-           Alireza Loghmany defended his PhD thesis, June 2016.

-           K. Rahbardar defended his PhD proposal, May 2016.

-           Sixth annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, April 2016.

-           K. Rahbardar’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics, April 2016.

-           K. Rahbardar’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, February 2016.

-           Dr. Valizadeh presented “Field Effect Transistors, A Comprehensive Overview: From Basic Concepts to Novel Technologies” on the 10th anniversary of his teaching career, Feb. 2016.

-           Fifth annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, Jan. 2015.

-           K. Rahbardar is now a PhD candidate, Sept. 2014.

-           J. Gosselin joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2014.

-           A. Loghmany’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Solid State Electronics, August 2014.

-           A. Loghmany’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, July 2014.

-           Farzin Manouchehri defended his PhD thesis, April 2014.

-           Fourth annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, March 2014.

-           F. Manouchehri’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Jan. 2014.

-           F. Manouchehri’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Physics D, Jan. 2014.

-           K. Rahbardar joined the group as a PhD student in Jan. 2014.

-           J. Record joined the group as a MASc student in Jan. 2014.

-           A. Loghmany defended his PhD proposal, Dec. 2013.

-           J. Sikder’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Solid State Electronics, July 2013.

-           F. Manouchehri’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Solid State Electronics, June 2013.

-           Third annual retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, April 2013.

-           J. Sikder defended his MASc thesis, April 2013.

-           F. Manouchehri defended his PhD proposal, Dec. 2012.

-           Second retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, March 2012.

-           B. AlOtaibi’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. on Device and Materials Reliability, Feb. 2012.

-           S. Dargahi defended his MASc thesis, Nov. 2011.

-           A. Loghmany is now a PhD candidate, Oct. 2011.

-           J. Sikder joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2011.

-           B. AlOtaibi defended his MASc thesis, June 2011.

-           First retreat of Reliable Electron Devices group, March 2011.

-           A. Loghmany’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Physics D, Feb. 2011.

-           B. AlOtaibi’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Jan. 2011.

-           Low/high Temperature DC and noise spectroscopy system is now available, Jan. 2011.

-           M. Moradi’s paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics, Dec. 2010.

-           F. Manouchehri is now a PhD candidate, Oct. 2010.

-           Proof of concept: Strain engineering in AlGaN/GaN HFETs and first realization of fin- and island-isolated AlGaN/GaN HFETs, Sept. 2010.

-           A. Loghmany joined the group as a PhD student in Sept. 2010.

-           A. Loghmany defended his MASc thesis, Aug. 2010.

-           M. Moradi defended his MASc thesis, May 2010.

-           M. Moradi’s paper has been accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. on Device and Materials Reliability, March 2010.

-           F. Manouchehri joined the group as a PhD student in Sept. 2009.

-           B. AlOtaibi joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2009.

-           S. Dargahi joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2009.

-           M. Moradi joined the group as a MASc student in Jan. 2009.

-           A. Loghmany joined the group as a MASc student in Sept. 2008.

-           High-Temperature Very Low Frequency Noise-Based Investigation of Slow Transients in AlGaN/GaN MODFETs, IEEE Trans on Device and Materials Reliability, June 2008.

-           Establishment of the group at Concordia, Jan. 2008.

-           Establishment of the group at WVU, Aug. 2005.

 

 

 

 

Selected Links and Important Thoughts:

 

Zhores I. Alferov the father of heterostructures and Nobel Laureate has much to say in this interview on important topics such as science, academic openness, scientific collaboration, pedagogy, role of state in funding research, and politics (click on the photo):

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And continue on watching the interview with Professor Linus Pauling:

When the war-mongers are as loud as ever, one longs for prominent peace-loving voices. Here is a by far timeless video of a 1958 debate Professor Pauling had in defense of peace,

 

An interesting paragraph, from a very interesting book by John D. Bernal (The social function of science):

 

Pages of 141-147 of The social function of science provide a beautiful and after so many years since publication, still applicable insight into “Stifling of Science” and the role played by the law of patents. Read also the part on “Private Benevolence” on page 319. In addition, sections on “Social Science and Psychology” and “The Future of Science” are highly inspiring (pp. 341-344). 

 

 

-           Food for thought during the time of pandemic:

 

“When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another such that death results, we call the deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call his deed murder. But when society places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an unnatural death, one which is quite as much a death by violence as that by the sword or bullet; when it deprives thousands of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live – forces them, through the strong arm of the law, to remain in such conditions until that death ensues which is the inevitable consequence – knows that these thousands of victims must perish, and yet permits these conditions to remain, its deed is murder just as surely as the deed of the single individual; disguised, malicious murder, murder against which none can defend himself, which does not seem what it is, because no man sees the murderer, because the death of the victim seems a natural one, since the offence is more one of omission than of commission. But murder it remains.”

 

From “The Condition of the Working Class in England”, F. Engels.

 

-           An excerpt from H. Ebtehaj (Sayeh):

 

-           Bang-e Nei, H. A. Sayeh

 

A commentary written in Jan. 2023:

 

-           An excerpt from my hero, my uncle, on the 20th anniversary of his passing:

 

-           An excerpt from the SONG ABOUT THE GOOD PEOPLE, by Bertolt Brecht:

 

One knows the good people by the fact

That they get better

When one knows them. The good people

Invite one to improve them, for

How does anyone get wiser?  By listening

And by being told something.

 

-           A quote from Paul Langevin:

 

The scientific work which I can do, can be done, and will be done by others, possibly

soon, possibly not for some years; but unless the political work is done there will

be no science at all.

 

-           Great recent reads! Real militant unions are as always important in no matter what you do.

 

An excerpt from “The Long Deep Grudge”:

“So far as money is concerned, the scales are loaded against us. So far as everything else goes- we have all the power” (Jerry Fielde one of the leaders of the FE union)

 

 

 

Welcome to the world Rouzbeh Valizadeh (Dec. 2014)!

 

 

Welcome to the world Keivan Valizadeh (Aug. 2017)!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

February 2016- Errata

 

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MEMS charge-pump

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Evidence of G-R noise among AlGaN/GaN HFETs

 

  

Fin- and island-isolation topology for AlGaN/GaN HFETs

 

Alternative isolation features for assessing strain-relief among AlGaN/GaN HFETs

 

 

Impacts of alternative isolation features for assessing self-heating among AlGaN/GaN HFETs

 

 

Theoretical evaluation of the effects of isolation-feature geometry on strain-distribution among AlGaN/GaN HFETs

 

Lattice-matched quaternary bilayer barrier for AlInGaN/GaN HFETs, for improved E-mode operation and carrier confinement

 

Fin type AlInN/AlN/GaN HFETs: LFN noise, breakdown, and linearity studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering

Concordia University

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1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W

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Tel:1-514-848-2424 ext. 3079

Fax: 1-514-848-2802

Email: pouya at ece.concordia.ca

Office: EV16.187

Education:

B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering

UT2

University of Tehran, Tehran/IRAN (1997)

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

UT2

University of Tehran, Tehran/IRAN (1999)

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

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The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2005)