School of Engineering

Nazarbayev University / School of Engineering / Electrical and Computer Engineering / Ikechi A. Ukaegbu

Ikechi A. Ukaegbu

Department
School of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office
3.515
Email
ikechi.ukaegbu@nu.edu.kz
Phone
+77172708960
Website
http://www.idslab.info

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Information and Communications Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), February 2012
  • M.Eng. in Electronics and Microelectronics, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow, Russia, June 2006
  • B.Eng in Electrical Engineering, Electro Mechanics, and Electro-Technology, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow, Russia, June 2004

 Research Interests:

  • Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics
  • Nanophotonics (Integrated Silicon Photonics)
  • Modeling and Signal Integrity
  • RF/Analog/Microwave circuit and passive component design, fabrication, and packaging
  • High Bandwidth Packaging Design and Solutions

 News:

Our proposal on “The Design, Fabrication, and Analysis of Photonic Integrated Circuits and Photonic Computing Systems” has been accepted for SPG funding by NU starting April 1st, 2018. We are constantly looking for exceptional undergraduate (UG), Masters (MS) and PhD students having expertise and interest in one or more of our areas of research.

 Positions:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, 2018 – present
  • Co-founder and CTO, Venture Startup, Seoul, South Korea, 2016 – 2017
  • Senior Engineer, Design Technology Team, System LSI Business Division, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2013 – 2016
  • Project Manager, Opto-Electronics R&D Center, Lightron Fiber-Optics Devices Inc., 2013 – 2013
  • Post-doctorate Research Fellow, Electrical Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2012 – 2013
  • Lecturer, Information and Communications Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2009 – 2009
  • Member of Research Staff, System Integration Technology Team, ICT Materials & Components Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, 2008 – 2009
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Information and Communications Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2007-2011
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Electronics and Nanoelectronics, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow, Russia, 2005 – 2006