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Education

Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2030 (expected)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Summa Cum Laude, University of Florida, 2025 (GPA: 4.00/4.00)

Research Interest

Courseworks

Purdue Coursework
UF Coursework

Research Experience

Aug 2025 - Present: NSF Graduate Research Fellow & Ross Fellow
TSAC Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Wireless Communications systems and Information Theory.
- Developing a new active feedback coding scheme for 5G/6G systems to improve SNR performance and lower encoding/decoding complexity.
May 2024 – Aug 2025: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Wireless Information Networking Group (WING), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Contributed to Xilinx RFSoC and SDR(B210) testbed development for wireless communication and spectrum sensing in drone applications.
- Performed signal processing analysis for drone communication systems.
May 2023 – May 2024: REU Fellowship (Paid research assistant)
Smart Systems Lab (SSL), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Research experience with FPGA, OpenCV, and embedded systems development.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, Fund. of EM Fields

Teaching Assistant, Foundations of DSP

Work & Project Experience

Capstone Design Project Engineer, Northrop Grumman Sponsored, Aug 2024 – May 2025
Northrop Grumman, Melbourne, FL
- Awarded “Best Team” in the University’s IPPD program, placing first among all teams for overall project excellence, execution, and presentation.
- Engineered an end-to-end automated asset tracking system for a secure Northrop Grumman lab space, integrating RFID, RP2040 microcontrollers, and custom data management using Raspberry Pi 5 framework.
- My team’s blog.
1-D Time Domain Convolution on FPGA, Nov 2024 - Dec 2024
- Achieved a ~15x performance speed-up for 1-D convolution compared to a 667MHz ARM processor by designing a highly parallelized circuit on a Zedboard FPGA.
- Maximized throughput with pipelined and unrolled convolution loops and dual-clock DRAM DMA interface with FIFO and handshake for reliable data transfer and to mitigate metastability.
- Optimized memory bandwidth by implementing a smart buffer (sliding window) for efficient data reuse.
- Report.
Pong Game on FPGA, Apr 2024 – May 2024
- Developed a Pong game using VHDL with custom logic for game mechanics and VGA output.
- Implemented FSM for game state control and optimized real-time performance.
Circuit Analysis Tool, Apr 2023 – May 2023
- Developed a C++ tool to calculate currents, voltages, and drops from netlist data.
- Improved efficiency by 20% with dynamic programming for complex circuits.

Awards & Honors

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), National Science Foundation, 2026
- NSF graduate fellowship supporting outstanding graduate students in STEM fields.
Ross Fellowship, Purdue University, 2025
- University fellowship guaranteeing four years of PhD funding.
Presidential Excellence Awards, Purdue University, 2025
- A multi-year, university-wide scholarship awarded to a select cohort of top incoming PhD candidates based on academic merit and research potential.
Electric E Award, University of Florida, 2025
- The ECE department’s most prestigious award.
Ralph Sias Scholarship, University of Florida, 2024
- A merit-based scholarship awarded for outstanding academic achievement in ECE.
James E. Dykes Scholarship, University of Florida, 2023
- A merit-based scholarship awarded for outstanding academic achievement in ECE.
Honor Roll and Dean’s List, University of Florida, 2023 – 2025

Skills

Programming Languages

Systems Programming: C/C++, Assembly
Software Development: Java, Python
Machine Learning: TensorFlow, Scikit-learn
Technical Computing: MATLAB
Version Control: Git, GitHub

Digital Design & Hardware

HDL Languages: VHDL, SystemVerilog
Verification: UVM (Universal Verification Methodology)
Tools & IDEs: Vitis HLS, Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, ModelSim
Software Defined Radio: GNU Radio
Circuit Design: LTspice, Altium Designer

Professional & Technical Skills

Certifications: Lean Six Sigma White Belt, NVIDIA Fundamentals of Deep Learning, NVIDIA Building Transformer-Based Natural Language Processing Applications
Documentation: Technical Writing, Microsoft Office, Latex
Communication: Professional Presentation, Cross-functional Collaboration, Public Speaking

Publications

Achieving Optimal SNR in Linear Feedback Coding with Noisy Feedback: Error Exponents and Second-Order Analysis.

RF-Based Drone Detection Using RFSoC and SDR: Analysis and Automation Foundations

Tung, Michael. (2025). "RF-Based Drone Detection Using RFSoC and SDR: Analysis and Automation Foundations." Undergraduate Honors Theses collection. 1(3).