Ikechi A. Ukaegbu

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 1^st, 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

A Low-Noise Image Sensor Readout Integrated Circuit with Internal Timing Generator
Trong-Hieu Ngo, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Min-Gun Kim, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2018 In : IEEE Sensors Letters. 2 , p 4 , p 1

Signal and Crosstalk Analysis Using Optical Convolution of Transmitted Optical Signals
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Anel Poluektova, Elochukwu Onyejegbu, Aresh Dadlani, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2019 In : .

A 30 Gb/s Integrated Receiver Array for Parallel Optical Interconnects
Nga T. H. Nguyen, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, , 2019 In : IET Journal of Engineering. , p 1

The design of universal logic gates using microring resonator structures
Dias Azhigulov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, , 2019 In : . , p 1-8

Analyzing The Bittorrent Ecosystem Of Central Asia
Dias Azhigulov, Sabina kairatova, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Madina Myrzalieva, 2018 In : . , p 159-163

Meeting Deadlines in Datacenter Networks: An Analysis on Deadline-Aware Transport Layer Protocols
Ayan Shymyrbay, Arshyn Zhanbolatov, Assilkhan Amankhan, Adilya Bakambekova, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2018 In : . , p 152-158

Optoelectronic subcarrier for chip-to-chip optical PCB applications using long wavelength VCSELs
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : . , p 481-484

Comparative analysis of piecewise-polynomial of local bases
Olim Hidayov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Hakimjon Zaynidov, Sang-Gug Lee, 2010 In : . , p 947-950

Efficient high-speed optoelectronic interconnects parameter extraction based on 3D field simulation
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : . , p 244-247

Analysis of thermal effects on crosstalk and performance of optoelectronic transmitter modules
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : . , p 537-538

High inductance LTCC based spiral inductor with small area and high quality factor
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Kwang-Seong Choi, Jamshid Sangirov, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : . , p 819-823

A stereo camera and mini-projector for video communication in cell-phone calls
Gulomjon Sangirov, Yongqing Fu, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, 2013 In : . , p 19-22

Short turn-on/off time linear voltage regulator with data detector for power-aware optical interconnect system
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : . , p 109-110

Design of small-area transimpedance optical receiver module for optical interconnects
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2014 In : . , p 283-289

On tackling free-riders in P2P networks
Brownson O. Obele , Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Min-Ho Kang, 2009 In : . , p 2084-2089

Comparative analysis of single-ended and differential receiver modules in 0.13 µm CMOS technology
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : . , p 217-221

Efficient heat dissipation in optoelectronic transmitter modules using thermally enhanced PCB
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, Jamshid Sangirov, 2013 In : . , p 1-3

Crosstalk analysis of planar and multi-chip transmitter modules for optical PCB applications
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Mu-Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2010 In : . , p 1-3

2.5-Gb/s/ch Long Wavelength Transmitter Modules for Chip-to-Chip Optical PCB Applications
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Do-Won Kim, Mu-Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 23 , p 19 , p 1403-1405

Small-area and high-inductance semi-stacked spiral inductor with high Q factor
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Kwang-Seong Choi, Olim Hidayov, Jamshid Sangirov, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation. 6 , p 8 , p 880-883

Bidirectional CMOS Transceiver With Automatic Mode Control for Chip-to-Chip Optical Interconnects
Trong-Hieu Ngo, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2009 In : IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 21 , p 17 , p 1241-1243

On-chip temperature compensation for optical transmitter modules
Jamshid Sangirov, Tae-Woan Park, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : Electronics Letters. 49 , p 3 , p 202-204

Performance Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Transmitter Array Modules Using Short- and Long-Wavelength VCSELS for Optical Interconnects
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Do-Won Kim, Mohammed Shorab Muslim Shyrazy, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 3 , p 5 , p 740-748

10 Gbps/ch Full-Duplex Optical Link Using a Single-Fiber Channel for Signal Transmission
Nga T. H. Nguyen, Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2014 In : IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 26 , p 6 , p 609-612

Thermal effect analysis on crosstalk and performance of optoelectronic transmitter modules for optical interconnects
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Jamshid Sangirov, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2017 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 49 , p 8 , p 277

Design of full-duplex and multifunction bidirectional CMOS transceiver for optical interconnect applications
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Jamshid Sangirov, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2017 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 49 , p 7 , p 243

Optical transceiver with in-chip temperature compensation module design and fabrication
Jamshid Sangirov, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Gulomjon Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2016 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 48 , p 10 , p 450

Design and analysis of a multichannel transceiver for high-speed optical interconnects
Jamshid Sangirov, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Gulomjon Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2016 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 48 , p 1 , p 1-14

Design and fabrication of a 10 Gbps transimpedance amplifier-receiver for optical interconnects
Jamshid Sangirov, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Gulomjon Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2015 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 14 , p 3 , p 669-674

Power Saving Rx Design for Optical Modules
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2015 In : Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers. 24 , p 7 , p 1550095

Power saving bidirectional optical transceiver design and fabrication
Jamshid Sangirov, Mohammad Rakib Uddin, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2015 In : Optical and Quantum Electronics. 47 , p 8 , p 3101-3116

40 Gb/s optical subassembly module for a multi-channel bidirectional optical link
Jamshid Sangirov, Gwan-Chong Joo, Jae-Shik Choi, Do-Hoon Kim, Byeong-Su Yoo, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Jong-Hun Kim, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2014 In : Optics Express. 22 , p 2 , p 1768-1783

Biwavelength transceiver module for parallel simultaneous bidirectional optical interconnections
Nga T. H. Nguyen, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Mu-Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : Optical Engineering. 52 , p 12 , p 120502

Power-aware transceiver design for half-duplex bidirectional chip-to-chip optical interconnects
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Gulomjon Sangirov, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : Journal of Semiconductors. 34 , p 12 , p 125001

0.013 mm2 and Low‐power 10 Gb/s Transimpedance Amplifier for Short‐reach Optical Interconnects
Nga T. H. Nguyen, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Mu-Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : Microwave and Optical Technology Letters. 55 , p 10 , p 2484-2487

10 gbps transimpedance amplifier-receiver for optical interconnects
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : Journal of the Optical Society of Korea. 17 , p 1 , p 44-49

Signal Synchronization Using a Flicker Reduction and Denoising Algorithm for Video‐Signal Optical Interconnect
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : ETRI Journal. 34 , p 1 , p 122-125

A Study of Ferroelectric Properties of the Oscillator Model of PZT‐22
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Vladimir Nikolaevich Borodulin, 2011 In : ETRI Journal. 33 , p 1 , p 132-135

Analytical model for crosstalk analysis of optoelectronic transmitter modules for optical interconnects
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Mu-Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : Optical Engineering. 50 , p 7 , p 075401-1 - 075401-8

Effect of “Wire-bonded” and “Bend-pattern” Transmission Lines for High-Speed COB Optical Interconnects Applications
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Yoon-Gu Kwon, Jamshid Sangirov, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Chang-Bong Kim, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2013 In : .

Thermal Effects on Interconnect Crosstalk of Optoelectronic Transmitter Modules
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Bikash Nakarmi, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : . , p 85551Y

A Pulse-based Linear Voltage Regulator for Low-power and Low-noise Wireless Sensor Applications
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2012 In : .

Design of Simultaneous Bidirectional CMOS Transceiver With a Resistor-Transconductor Hybrid for Optical Chip-to-Chip Interconnects
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Trong-Hieu Ngo, Tae-Woo Lee, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : . , p 2N-1 - 2N-8

Low power High-Speed SerDes with New Dynamic Latch and Flip-Flop for Optical Interconnect in 180 nm CMOS Technology
Jamshid Sangirov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2011 In : . , p V-1 - V-8

Design of Analog-type High-speed SerDes Using Digital Components for Optical Chip-to-chip Link
Jamshid Sangirov, Nga T. H. Nguyen, Trong-Hieu Ngo, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Mu-Hee Cho, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2010 In : . , p 1B1 - B9

Analytical Crosstalk Expressions for Optoelectronic Transmitter Modules for OPCB Applications
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2010 In : .

A comparative analysis of short-and long-wavelength multi-chip optical transmitter modules for optical PCBs applications
Mohammed Shorab Muslim Shyrazy, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Do-Won Kim, Tae-Woo Lee, Byeong-Su Yoo, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2009 In : . , p 12-1 - 12-8

Comparison of long- and short-wavelength optical transmitters for optical PCB applications
Do-Won Kim, Mohammed Shorab Muslim Shyrazy, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Tae-Woo Lee, Byeong-Su Yoo, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2009 In : . 7221 , p H1 - H8

Economics of Intellectual Property for Software and Digital Information
Han Wang, Francisco Rojas, Sang-Won Lee, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2007 In : .

Modern technologies of ferroelectric films for nonvolatile Memory of integrated circuits
Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Vladimir Nikolaevich Borodulin, 2006 In : .

Numerical Analysis of A Dynamic Power-Aware Integrated Circuit for Optoelectronic Interconnect Applications
Elochukwu Onyejegbu, Dias Azhigulov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2019 In : .

The Design of All-Optical Logic Gates Using Micro-ring Resonator Structures
Dias Azhigulov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Hyo-Hoon Park, 2019 In : .

Towards the Application of Blockchain technology for Smart Grids in Kazakhstan
Dinar Orazgaliyev, Yerbolat Lukpanov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, H S V S Kumar Nunna, 2019 In : . , p 273

Application of Big Data in Smart Grids: Energy Analytics
Azamat Marlen, Askar Maxim, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, H S V S Kumar Nunna, 2019 In : . , p 402

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Towards Energy 4.0 in Kazakhstan
Aisultan Alimkhan, Adilkhan Makhambayev, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2019 In : . , p 527

Virtual Power Plant in Industry 4.0: The Strategic Planning of Emerging Virtual Power Plant in Kazakhstan
Madina Kazhina, Ileskhan Kalysh, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, H S V S Kumar Nunna, 2019 In : . , p 600

Industry 4.0: Redefining Manufacturing in Kazakhstan
Sabit Shaiholla, Asset Bekov, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2019 In : .

Writing 10 Gbps Data Bits with Addressing Using External Cavity Based SMFP-LDs
Bikash Nakarmi, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Hao Chen, Yong-Hyub Won, Shilong Pan, 2019 In : IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 25 , p 6

Industry 4.0: Kazakhstani Industrialization Needs a Global Perspective
Daribay Amanzhol, Aidana Serikova, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, 2019 In : Procedia Computer Science. 151 , p 903-908

Energy 4.0: Towards IoT Applications in Kazakhstan
Botazhan Satuyeva, Chingis Sauranbayev, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, H S V S Kumar Nunna, 2019 In : Procedia Computer Science. 151 , p 909-915