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

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