Rod Kim

• PhD (2017) University of California, Los Angeles (Electrical Engineering)

• Undergraduate curriculum committee Member
• Hiring Committee Member
• Undergraduate curriculum committee Member
• Hiring Commitee Member
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Member

• IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Associate Editor
• IEEE International Microwave Symposium Technical Program Committee
• 2021 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference Organizing Committee (Publicity Chair)

• IEEE Senior member

Conference Proceeding

1. Sharma, A.; Kim, R. (2024). Electromagnetic Stability Characterization of Millimeter-Wave Dielectric Fibers at Extremely High-Temperatures: Enabling Harsh Environment Communication and Sensing. IEEE International Microwave Symposium. IEEE.
2. Romero, C.; Sharma, A.; Kim, R. (2023). Extremely high temperature millimeter-wave ceramic fiber communications. IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference. IEEE.
3. Wargacki, W.; Romero, C.; Kim, R. (2023). A 12.5-Gb/s Fresnel Zone Coupled Fully Rotatable 60-GHz Contactless Connector in 65-nm CMOS Process. IEEE International Microwave Symposium. IEEE.
4. Tang, A.; Kim, R.; Chattopadhyay, G.; Chang, F. (2023). A CMOS 183 GHz millimeter-wave spectrometer for exploring the origins of water and evolution of the solar system. IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium. IEEE.
5. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). Analysis of Circularly-Polarized Millimeter-Wave Antennas for Rotatable Wireless Interconnects. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
6. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). Analysis of Penetration Depth and Average SAR in Double-Ridge Open-Ended Waveguide Antennas for Skin Cancer Detection at Millimeter-Wave Regime. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
7. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). Analysis of Ultra-Wideband Double-Ridge Open-Ended Waveguide Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Communications. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
8. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). Cross-talk Mitigation Using Left/Right-Handed Circularly-Polarized Antennas for Multi-Lane Millimeter-Wave Wireless Interconnects. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
9. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). On the Contrast between Healthy and Cancer Tissues at Millimeter-Wave Regime for Skin Cancer Detection Using Reflectometry. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
10. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, R. (2022). Sub-Millimeter Melanoma Skin Cancer Detection: Differentiating Between Healthy and Malignant Tissues Based on Local Specific Absorption Rate. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
11. Tang, A.; Kim, Y.; Chang, F. (2022). A Fully-Integrated CMOS System-on-Chip Ku Band Radiometer System for Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice. IEEE International Microwave Symposium. IEEE.
12. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2022). A 3D-printed microwave passive sensor using fully biodegradable and renewable materials. National Radio Science Meeting.
13. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2022). Fully 3D-printed using biodegradable and renewable materials: microwave characterization and fabrication process. National Radio Science Meeting.
14. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2022). Microwave characterization of NinjaFlex filament using performance probe for developing 3D-printed wearable antennas. National Radio Science Meeting.
15. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2022). On the far-field characteristics of a 3D-printed antenna using wood-based PLA and conductive sliver nanoparticle ink. National Radio Science Meeting.
16. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2021). Antenna Miniaturization Using High-Permittivity and Magneto-Dielectric Substrates in VHF-UHF Bands: A Comparative Study. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
17. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2021). Conformal Miniaturized Antenna with Enhanced Bandwidth and Efficiency Using Periodic Magneto-Dielectric Anisotropic Meta-Substrate. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
18. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2021). Design Method for Bowtie Antenna with Enhanced Bandwidth and Controllable Gain Using 3D-Printing Technology. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
19. Mirzaee, M.; Kim, Y. (2021). Metal-Coated Flexible Dielectric Waveguides for Millimeter-Wave Multi-Lane Wireline Communications. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. IEEE.
20. Kim, Y. (2021). Overview of Millimeter-Wave Wireless Interconnect. IEEE International Symposium on Radio Frequency Integration Technology. IEEE.
21. Nemchick, D.; Drouin, B.; Tang, A.; Kim, Y.; Alonso, M.; Chang, F. (2020). 180 GHz CMOS pulsed transmitter and heterodyne receiver pair for in-situ chemical detections. IEEE International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology. IEEE.

Journal Article

1. Kim, R.; Bharathan, A.; Romero, C.; Chahat, N.; Gupta, G.; Chattopadhyay, G.; Marshall, H.; Lin, N.; Gier, J.; Tang, A. (2024). Close-In Dynamic Range Considerations in Up-converted and Frequency Multiplied FMCW Radars at Ku-Band. IEEE Microwave Magazine (9 ed., vol. 25). IEEE.
2. Sharma, A.; Romero, C.; Kim, R. (2024). Millimeter-Wave Ceramic Antennas and Fibers for Extremely High-Temperature Applications. IEEE Microwave Magazine (8 ed., vol. 25). IEEE.
3. Sharma, A.; Kim, R. (2024). Energy-Efficient and Rotationally Adjustable Millimeter-Wave Wireless Interconnects. IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems . IEEE.
4. Tang, A.; Chahat, N.; Kim, R.; Bharathan, .; Virbila, G.; Marshall, H.; Van Der Weide, T.; Gupta, G.; Anand, R.; Chattopadhyay, G.; Chang, F. (2024). A UAV Based CMOS Ku-Band Metasurface FMCW Radar System for Low-Altitude Snowpack Sensing. IEEE Journal of Microwaves (1 ed., vol. 4). IEEE.
5. Buhr, T.; Karsilayan, A.; Jose, S.; Rodenbeck, C.; Tierney, B.; Kim, R. (2023). X-Band CMOS Rectifier with 4% Efficiency at -35 dBm for Wireless Power Transmission. IEEE Access (vol. 11). IEEE.
6. Tang, A.; Kim, R. (2022). CMOS system-on-chip spectrometer processors for spaceborne microwave-to-THz earth & planetary science and radioastronomy. IEEE Journal of Microwaves (4 ed., vol. 2). IEEE.
7. Kim, Y.; Tam, S.; Chang, M. (2022). Millimeter-Wave Contactless Connectors: From Fundamental Research to Commercialization. IEEE Microwave Magazine (4 ed., vol. 23). IEEE.
8. Tang, A.; Del Pino, M.; Kim, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Reck, T.; Jung-Kubiak, C.; Nemchick, D.; Dyer, L.; Virbila, G.; Chattopadhyay; Chang, M. (2021). Sub-Orbital Flight Demonstration of a 183 / 540-600 GHz Hybrid CMOS-InP and CMOS-Schottky-MEMS Limb-Sounder. IEEE Journal of Microwaves (2 ed., vol. 1). IEEE.
9. Huang, R.; Chiang, C.; Liang, C.; Kim, Y.; Kuan, Y.; Chang, M. (2020). A W-band 4-GHz BW multiuser interference-tolerant radar with 28-nm CMOS front-ends. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters (vol. 3, pp. 414 - 417). IEEE.