Adam Helmy

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Student at Southern Methodist University

Avon, Connecticut, United States

About

Summary Highly-dedicated, enthusiastic, and professional electrical engineer with experience in designing, modelling, and testing silicon photonic devices. Demonstrable experience in testing devices, analyzing the output signals, writing code, presenting results, and improving device performance. Possess excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving and team-working skills. Summary of Skills: • Thorough knowledge of signal processing principles, techniques and theories; data analysis and algorithm development, automation, testing and validation, troubleshooting processing issues, technical documentation, and reporting • Clear understanding of filtering and quality evaluation techniques, digital signal processing and visualization, machine learning, system designing and integration, signal analysis and processing, signal enhancement or manipulation • Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Matlab and Python for digital processing frameworks as well as practical projects • Experience with software such as Lumerical, KLayout, and Comsol for integrated photonic device design as well as MMANA-GAL for antenna design • Good numerical skills and familiar with machine learning techniques concepts • Effective communication and presentation skills along with the ability to work well within a team environment as well as independently • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to cope with fast-paced and challenging environment • Solid project management, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Experience

  • Researcher PHD Student at Southern Methodist University
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
    • Microwave Photonics Test and Measurement of a Frequency Downconverter
      Oct 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Designed and implemented testing setups, including grating coupler probing setups, to calibrate and confirm accuracy of various MWP device measurements (DC characterizations, S parameters, insertion loss, and V_π using EE and OE test schemes). Collected & catalogued results using instruments such as real time oscilloscopes, lightwave component analyzers, vector network analyzers, electrical spectrum analyzers, and signal generators. Based on these measurements, provided recommendations for device improvements.

    • Electronics Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Organized and presented tutorials for undergraduate students concerning analog DC and small signal circuit analysis. Guided students through practical circuit design and testing on breadboards.

    • Design Project Supervisor
      Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Supervised a team of undergraduate students’ design project as well as a single student’s honors thesis. Created and presented tutorials to help explain concepts and provide guidance regarding photonic concepts such as Faraday rotators and electro-optic polymer modulators.

  • Active Silicon Photonics Fabrication Workshop at CMC Microsystems
    Oct 2019 - Nov 2019 · 2 mos

    Learned about active silicon photonic device simulation and fabrication. Designed and fabricated a silicon photonic Mach Zehnder Modulator.

  • Electrical Engineer Summer Intern at Dymax Corporation
    May 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4 mos

    Worked closely as a team with other interns and full time employees in order to assemble, develop, and test new products and their applications. While there, I also developed an understanding of the company and the surrounding industry, analyzed and designed circuitry for products and test equipment, and created and fixed orcad schematics.