Geneva Ecola
Electrical engineering PhD candidate at Stanford interested in using satellite systems for low power sensing and communication
PhD Advisor: Zerina Kapetanovic
Current Research: Low Power Sensing and Communication with Satellite Systems
Education
Stanford University, Electrical Engineering
PhD Candidate, September 2021 - Present
Master of Science, GPA 4.04, September 2021 - December 2023
Harvey Mudd College, Engineering
Bachelor of Science, August 2015 - May 2019
Experience
Radio Frequency Integrity Intern
Apple, June 2024 - September 2024
Cupertino, CA
Intern on the RFI team.
Wireless Systems Intern
Tesla, June 2023 - September 2023
Palo Alto, CA
Ran experiments to evaluate localization technologies for passive entry system of vehicle. Designed and evaluated RF balun for matching between differential chip and single ended antenna.
Senior RF Design Engineer
Trellisware, July 2019 - July 2021
San Diego, CA
Designed and tested high frequency analog front end of software defined radio. Also, served at product engineer for "Ghost Radio" in charge of the sustainment of the digital interface boards.
Antenna Team Intern
Echodyne Corporation, May 2018-August 2018
Kirkland, WA
Characterized antenna performance over azimuth, elevation, and frequency. Developed MATLAB scripts to obtain parameters such as directivity and side lobe levels from measured antenna patterns.
Teaching
Course Assistant and Development
3D+ Imaging Sensors, March 2023-June 2023
Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Led homeworks and labs for course on imaging systems. Developed final course project where students applied course material to design imaging systems for specific applications like people counting with mmwave radar
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Engineering Systems and Experimental Engineering, August 2017-May 2018
Department of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
Taught concepts to complete lab experiments and provided debugging help.
Projects
Demo Day with Lab Partner Angie and Professor Tom Lee
Building a FM Receiver, 2023
Designed broadband and narrowband amplifier, mixer, oscillator, IF amplifier, demodulator for EE251 High Frequency Circuits Lab at Stanford
Design Blocks Integrated into FM Receiver
Successfully wirelessly receiving 1kHz tone from modulated 99.8MHz Carrier
10-Bit SAR ADC Design, 2022
Won "Best Design" judged by Apple Engineers for EE315 with Boris Murmann
Awards and Honors
Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2024
Apple EE Fellowship in Integrated Systems, Stanford, 2024
Best Analog to Digital Converter Design, Stanford EE315: Analog Digital Interface Circuits Design Competition, 2022
Stanford Graduate Fellowship, Rambus Corporation, 2021
Departmental Honors, Harvey Mudd Engineering Department, 2019
T. Larry Norin Memorial Scholarship (Best RF Student), Harvey Mudd Engineering Department, 2018
Best Engineering Clinic Team Presentation, Harvey Mudd Engineering Department, 2018
Community and Outreach
Teaching class for high school students on how speakers work at Stanford SPLASH Event
Stanford Women in Electrical Engineering, 2021-Present
Vice President 24' 25, Outreach and Advocacy Chair 23'
Lead and organize club events to provide community and professional opportunities for women in EE
Coursework
IC Design
ADCs
High Frequency Circuits
Internet of Things
3D+ Imaging Sensors
VLSI
Probabilistic Systems
Information Theory
Electromagnetic Theory
Systems Engineering
Digital Design
Microprocessor Systems
Principles of Computer Science
Data Structures and Program Development