People
Current Members
Dr. Yifei Li, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Dr. Yifei Li received his B.Eng. in Optoelectronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 1996. He received his MS (2001) and PhD (2003) in Electrical Engineering both from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. From 2003 to 2007, he was a research faculty with the Center for Microwave-Lightwave Engineering, Drexel University. In 2007, he joined the ECE Department of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he is an associate professor and the director of the RF Photonics Lab. Dr. Li is a visiting faculty with the Optoelectronic Research Group in the University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Li has over five US patents in the area of RF Photonics. He has numerous publications in renowned technical journals and international conference proceedings. Dr. Li was a winner of European Microwave Association (EuMA) Young Scientist Prize (1st prize) during the 12th Colloquium on Microwave Communications held in Budapest, Hungary. He was a winner of 2008 DARPA MTO Young Faculty Award. As a PI or co-PI, Dr. Li has led over 10 competitive federal grants with combined funding of ~ $4.5M.
Dr. Tariq Manzur
Dr. Tariq Manzur is a researcher at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI in the Electro-Optics division and an adjunct professor at UMass Dartmouth. Courses taught at UMass Dartmouth include Optics, Optical Communications, and Photonic Devices.
Jeffrey Rodriguez, Ph.D. Student
Jeffrey Rodriguez received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez in 2015 and his M.S in Electrical Engineering from UMass Dartmouth in 2018. Mr. Rodriguez is employed by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport where he works with Electronic Warfare Systems. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Research interests: RF/Photonics Integrated Circuit Design and Analog fiber optic links.
Michael Benker, Ph.D. Student
Michael Benker received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UMass Dartmouth in 2021. He is currently a graduate research assistant and Ph.D. student. Michael’s research interests include semiconductor photonic devices, photonic integration technology, and RF photonic links. Michael is currently performing device fabrication for UMass Dartmouth at Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems.
M.S. Thesis: Efficient and High Dynamic Range Gallium Arsenide Optical Modulators
Lucio De Pra, Ph.D. Student
Lucio De Pra received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UMass Dartmouth in 2020.He is currently a graduate research assistant and Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering.
Lucio is a SMART scholar pursuing his PhD in electrical engineering. Once he graduates with his degree, he will be working at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, where he will help advance technologies for the Warfighter.
Lucio’s research interests include photonic systems, RADAR imaging systems, and photonic integrated circuits.
Jason Poirier, M.S. Student
Jason Poirier received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UMASS Dartmouth in 2021. He is currently studying for a M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently a graduate research assistant with the RF & Photonics Team. Jason’s research interests include Photonic Integrated Circuits, Microwave Photonic Links, and RF Applications.
Zadan Ly, M.S. Student
Zadan Ly is an M.S. student in Electrical Engineer and an employee at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. Zadan’s research interests include advanced RADAR systems, electronic warfare, and RF systems.
Andres Ramos, M.S. Student
Andres Ramos received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico- Bayamon in 2017. He is currently a M.S. student in Electrical Engineering and an employee at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. Andres’ research interests include microwave photonic systems and electronic warfare.
Eric Vinh Le-Zabarsky, M.S. Student
Eric Vinh Le-Zabarsky is an M.S. student in Electrical Engineering and is currently collaborating with SMAST (School of Marine Science & Technology). Eric’s research interests include image and signal processing, optics, and photonics.
Alec Pimentel, M.S. Student
Alec Pimentel is an M.S. student in Electrical Engineering and an employee at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. Alec’s research interests include microwave photonic systems and electronic warfare.
Ethan Duran, B.S. Student
Ethan Duran is an undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at UMass Dartmouth. He is currently an undergraduate research assistant with the RF & Photonics Team.
Chris LaBelle, B.S. Student
Chris LaBelle is an undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at UMass Dartmouth. He is currently an undergraduate research assistant with the RF & Photonics Team.
Former Group Members
| Paul Coble | M.S. Electrical Engineering (2021) Thesis: Photonic Emulation of RCS and ISAR Measurements Graduate Research Assistant (2020-2021) |
| Jared Alves | B.S. Electrical Engineering (2020) Undergraduate Research Assistant NUWC Employee |
| Massoud H. Massoud | M.S. (2020) Thesis: High Dynamic Range Low Noise Amplifiers SMART Fellowship, NUWC employee |
| Shilei Jin | Lab Manager (post-doctoral student)
Ph.D. (UMassD, 2015) |
| Longtao Xu | Ph.D. (UMassD, 2017) Dissertation: Photonic Integrated Circuit Technologies for RF Photonic Links |
| Di Li | M.S. (2017) Thesis: Wireless Indoor Positioning by Noise Based on Ultra-Wideband |
| Renyuan(Ryan) Wang | M.S. (2010) Graduate Research Assistant Thesis: InGaAsP Quantum Well Optical Phase Modulator for Integrated Optical Phase-Locked-Loop |
| Prabhat Baniya | M.S. (2012) Graduate Research Assistant Thesis: Quasi-Chaotic Lidar |
| Israel Anifowose | B.S. (2010) Undergraduate Research Assistant |
| Phuc Tan Ho | B.S. (2012) Undergraduate Research Assistant |