MAC Analog Lab
MAC Analog Lab team

People

The researchers and students driving our work.

Lab Director

Dr. Mohamed B. Elamien

Dr. Mohamed B. Elamien

Assistant Professor & Lab Director

Mohamed B. Elamien (Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. (Highest Honors) and M.Sc. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, in 2015 and 2017, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, in 2021. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Postdoctoral Associate with the University of Calgary. In 2022, he joined Synopsys, Mississauga, ON, Canada, as a Senior Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Engineer. Since 2023, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. His research interests include high-performance ultra-low-power analog and mixed-signal IC design, optical wireless communication, analog design automation, and circuit theory. He has authored over 30 journal and conference papers and a book on CMOS transconductors. Dr. Elamien was a recipient of the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Award (2020), the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (2019 and 2020), and the Schulich School of Engineering Graduate Student Research Excellence Award (2022).

Awards & Honours

Alberta Innovates Award Alberta Graduate Excellence Schulich Research Excellence

elamienm@mcmaster.ca · ITB-109 · 905-525-9140 ext. 21151

Our Team

Graduate Students & Researchers

Hassan Aboelseoud
PhD Student

Hassan Aboelseoud

Optical Wireless Communication (OWC)

BSc from Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi (Highest Honors, 2024). President's List for three consecutive years. Research intern at University of Sharjah on accelerating computational electromagnetic algorithms using FPGAs.

Anh Hoang
PhD Student

Anh Hoang

AI-Driven Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Design Automation

BEng in Computer Engineering from McMaster University. One-year industry internship with Synopsys on the PLL team. Research focuses on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and high-speed signal design.

Devanshu Prasad
PhD Student

Devanshu Prasad

Ultra-Low-Power Analog/Mixed-Signal Front-End Circuits for Biomedical Applications

B.S.E.E. cum laude from University of New Hampshire (2020). M.S.E.E. in Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design from Arizona State University (2025). Product Engineer at Microchip Technology (2021–2025).

Md. Zubair Alam Emon
PhD Student

Md. Zubair Alam Emon

Low Power Analog Neural Network Classifier for Heart Disease Detection

BSc in EEE from United International University, Bangladesh (Highest GPA in batch). MSc from Independent University, Bangladesh (CGPA 4.0/4.0). Former lecturer in EEE and coordinator of a VLSI training academy at UIU.

Md Anas Abdullah
MASc Student

Md Anas Abdullah

CMOS Time-to-Digital Converters

MASc student in ECE at McMaster University. BSc in EEE from United International University (2018). Over 5.5 years of industry experience in Analog Mixed-Signal design with multinational companies in Japan, Malaysia, and Bangladesh, covering the full design flow from specification to silicon validation.

Sumaiya Hoque
MASc Student

Sumaiya Hoque

CMOS-based SPAD Circuit Design for Industrial Applications

Started her MSc in ECE at McMaster University in January 2024. BEng from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2019). Previously worked for three years as an Analog Circuit Design and Layout Engineer at a semiconductor company.

Danial Noori Zadeh
Undergraduate

Danial Noori Zadeh

Agentic AI for Analog Automation

Electrical engineering student at McMaster University with research interests at the intersection of analog/RF circuit design, machine learning, and communication systems. Previously a digital design verification intern at Synopsys, developing UVM testbenches for high-speed SerDes IP blocks.

Alexandros E. Tourloukis
Undergraduate

Alexandros E. Tourloukis

Bioimpedance and Signal Processing

Electrical Engineering at McMaster University.

Anthony Turco
Undergraduate

Anthony Turco

Automating analog design using ML

5th and final year Electrical Engineering undergraduate at McMaster. Recently completed a digital design co-op at Synopsys in Mississauga.

Megan Saunders
Undergraduate

Megan Saunders

Third year Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (iBio) student at McMaster. Originally from Nanaimo, BC. Currently researching smart bandages that integrate electrochemical and optical sensors with drug delivery mechanisms for wound healing.

Opportunities

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