Jayden Aveir
Armenson

BIOGRAPHY

I am an emerging scientist with core competencies in quantitative research, qualitative research and R&D. I have had an unorthodox career path and consider myself more of a generalist (65%) than a specialist (35%). I am pursuant of both blue skies as well as applied research.

Although I am primarily interested in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, I am a Physicist at heart. Luckily, while doing my Bachelor's research, I did not have to veer away from this intuition and bearing. In hindsight, I had chosen to demonstrate why GaN is a superior choice for designing a novel clip meter for measuring crossover distortion. Because of its fast response, a GaN LED can respond quickly to transients, catching brief clipping events that might be missed by traditional LEDs, and because of its high accuracy, GaN LEDs can be integrated into circuits to offer precise voltage thresholds making them excellent for detecting signal clipping points — EE indeed but with a strong basis in Physics and Materials Science.

The above culminated in an off-shoot project which helped me win an electronics competition. The award, according to an industrial panelist, was for the "breadth of knowledge" and "grasp of the topic beyond the undergraduate level".

For my Master's dissertation research, I chose to model the resonant modes in an enclosure and analyzed variations in frequency with variations in sound pressure level using Hilbert- Huang Transform (an adaptive signal processing method) — a very unique topic which was niche at that time and had not been explored much by other researchers, past and present (read: sparse). This led to filing a patent. The thesis was advised by Prof. Murray Campbell and is retained in the Physics repository of Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA).

After more than a decade of working in other industries and even earning a CPD from University of Oxford during the pandemic, I am headed to graduate school for a PhD. People aware of funded PhD positions in EE or ECE and/or vacancies in labs and groups should feel free to get in touch via email if they think that would aid my search. This section will be updated with my PhD research as and when that begins.

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Examples of research topics I am interested in at the next stage of my scientific career: Wide band gap diamonds for nanoelectronics and power electronics; Alternative electronic device technologies exceeding performance specifications of silicon; Noninverting, synchronous buck-boost converters for low voltage applications; Electroluminescence in multilayer MoS₂; Deuterium and tritium plasmas for magnetic confinement fusion in toroidal tokamak devices; Enhanced enzymatic bioelectrocatalysis and nanostructured material-based biofuel cells; Phase stability, bond structure and dielectric properties of hybrid perovskites for solar cell applications; Relation between incident energy and voltage response of lead halide perovskites; AlGaAs for highly efficient 610nm LEDs; ZnSe/GaAs for RGB band gap 1.4-2.7 eV LEDs; Thin film FeCo alloys for magnetic heads; CoCrPt/SiO₂ composite thin film media for tapes; etc. (NOT an exhaustive list as the exact topic will depend on the PI/lab. For better understanding and more, closer matches, please go back and see "Interests".)

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"Nature is crude. Nature can only help to answer certain questions. Why then biomimicry? We must be able to do better than that. Imagine to create."— J. A. Armenson

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NEWS

This section will be updated often. Please keep checking back as and when required.

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06.18.25: Looking for a funded PhD position or a PhD program in EE/ECE. 1st preference USA, 2nd preference EU. (Please do not hesitate to email me if you have contacts with professors/labs or know of advertised/internal positions.)

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EDUCATION

M.Sc. The University of Edinburgh | 2012
Division: School of Physics and Astronomy & Edinburgh College of Art. Modules: Digital Signal Processing, Fourier Analysis, Physics based Modeling in Matlab, Music and Digital Media. Extra credits in Philosophy and Psychology. Dissertation: “Coloration Analysis of a Midrange Dome using Empirical Mode Decomposition”.B.Sc. St. Joseph’s College | 2009
Division: Department of Science and Humanities. Majors: Physics, Electronics, Mathematics. Additional coursework in English Literature. Project: “Demonstration of Difference in Fidelity between Pure Class A and Pure Class B Amplification using a GaN LED Clip Meter”.

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INTERESTS

Materials and devices, microelectronics, VLSI, maximum energy efficiency, alternative energy, silicon photonics, light emitting diodes, novel lighting systems, high energy plasma physics and microplasmas, solar plasmonics, hybrid perovskites, organic semiconductors, superconductivity, thin films, magnetic device design and fabrication, magnetic and optical information storage systems such disks and tapes, musical acoustics, signal processing, data science, Monte Carlo methods, complex systems and chaos theory, stochastic processes and non-linear phenomena.

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PROJECTS

Quantitative Analysis of Financial Data using Semantic Knowledge Graphs | University of Oxford | 2022
Utilized RDF or Resource Description Framework to represent the semantic graph's structured data model. Integrated vast and diverse trade data sources, aggregating real-time streaming data using Apache Kafka for continuous updates. Employed Spark Streaming for rapid processing and transformation of data streams, enabling immediate graph updates. Designed and implemented the graph database schema using property graphs, enabling efficient traversal of nodes and edges. Utilized Neo4j, a popular graph database management system, to store and query the semantic knowledge graph.

Electron Beam Induced Current Analysis for Localization of Defects in Semiconductor Devices | Indian Institute of Technology | 2015
Operated scanning electron microscope instruments equipped with EBIC detectors to conduct localized defect analysis. Acquired and interpreted EBIC images to identify dislocations, recombination sites and junction defects. Correlated EBIC data with other imaging and electrical test methods such as transmission electron microscopy, electron beam absorbed current analysis and nano-probing. Troubleshot and isolated failure mechanisms in CMOS, FinFET, power devices and advanced IC packages.

Neurocognitive Mapping: Analyzing Eye Movement through EEG and Deep Learning | Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg | 2014
Proficiently utilized Python, leveraging its rich ecosystem of scientific computing libraries. Employed PyTorch, a powerful deep learning framework, to construct and train intricate neural network architectures. Applied advanced preprocessing techniques to EEG data, including noise reduction, filtering, and feature extraction. Designed Convolutional Neural Networks or CNNs and Recurrent Neural Networks or RNNs tailored to EEG data, extracting temporal and spatial information for eye movement analysis. Utilized techniques like Bayesian optimization to fine-tune hyperparameters, enhancing the model's interpretability and predictive performance.

Integrative Design and Engineering of Synergetic Architectures for Precision Audio | Linn Products Ltd | 2012
Proficiently coded in C/C++ for embedded systems, optimizing audio processing algorithms and ensuring real-time data synchronization. Developed firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers, focusing on memory management, interrupt handling, and device driver integration. Implemented DSP algorithms for audio signal enhancement, ensuring high-fidelity audio reproduction and optimal sound quality. Utilized real-time operating systems or RTOS to manage tasks, scheduling, and communication between different software components. Employed GPIO, I2C, SPI, and UART protocols to interact with peripheral devices, enabling seamless hardware communication.

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HONORS

Saltire Scholarship | 2011
Awarded by The Scottish Government "Riaghaltas na h-Alba" for excellence/merit

Best Student Project | 2008
Awarded in inter-college electronics fest SHOCK with 30+ undergraduate colleges participating

Best Student Award | 2005
Awarded in CSE (12^th) for merit

National Award | 2003
Awarded by the Governor for 100 percentile rank in the country with a score of 96.6/100 in ICSE (10^th)

Club HP Scholarship | 2003
Monetary reward for highest academic achievement in ICSE (10^th)

3x Gold Medalist | 1992-2002
Thrice voted for record of 1st rank among cohort throughout kindergarten to 10^th and for extra-curricular roundedness such as athletics and good conduct in school

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MISCELLANEOUS

Books that I have curated for the benefit of students and curiosity of researchers:Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Arfkein, Weber, Harris); Introduction to Fuzzy Systems (Chen, Pham); Introduction to Information Theory and Data Compression (Hnakerson, Harris, Johnson); Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems (Thornton, Marion); Introduction to Electrodynamics (Griffiths); Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics (Callen); Statistical Physics (Guénault); Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles (Eisberg, Resnick); Plasma Physics for Astrophysics (Kulsrud); Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies (Pagel); Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages and Computation (Hopcroft, Motwani, Ullman); Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Levitin); Feedback Amplifiers (Palumbo, Pennisi); FPGA-based System Design (Wolf); Discrete-Event System Simulation (Banks, Carson, Nelson, Nicol); Analog Filter Design (Schaumann, Xiao, Valkenburg); Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning (Goldberg); Fundamentals of Neural Networks (Fausett); Signals, Systems and Transforms (Phillips, Parr, Riskin); Modern Quantum Mechanics (Sakurai, Napolitano); Design with Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits (Franco); Computer Graphics (Hearn, Baker); Introduction to Finite Element Method (Thompson); Basic Semiconductor Physics (Hamaguchi); Particle Astrophysics (Perkins); Sound and Structural Vibration (Fahy, Gardiono); Nonlinear Acoustics (Naugol’nykh, Ostrovsky)

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I love to combine work with travel although I do occasionally travel entirely for pleasure. Cities I have visited and/or lived in are Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Portsmouth, Fort William, Bremen, Oldenburg, Berlin, Hamburg, Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Eindhoven, Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Pune, Kochi, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, Goa. Some pictures are here.

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I am an avid motorbiker! I once road-tripped up until the end of Goa on motorbike — a dare-devilish feat since the long, circuitous and treacherous roads ultimately led to a dead end where a pointed strip of land met a vast body of water. I have also circled around Willingdon Island and Auroville with not enough gasoline. A picture of my motorbike is here.

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TALKS

Klangfarbe: The Color of Sound | 2014
Presented at Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Research Trends in Cutting-Edge Electronics | 2012
Presented at Wolfson Microelectronics, Edinburgh, Scotland

Ears, Palette and Sound | 2012
Presented at Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India

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PATENTS

“Modalyzer” GB1215483.7/GB201215483D0 (advised for transfer to USPTO by IPO) c. 2012

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PUBLICATIONS

BOOKAdvanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists (under consideration by World Scientific)

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