Saint Joseph University

Mr. Rayan MINA

School of Engineering of Beirut

Professeur associé

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 3421 rayan.mina@usj.edu.lb

Rayan MINA holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Lebanese University in 2003, and a Ph.D. degree in RF Microelectronics from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris in 2008. In 2017, Dr. Mina joined Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB – USJ) as a full-time Assistant Professor at the Electrical Department. His main Research Topics include Circuit Design of CMOS RF Integrated Circuits / Transceivers, Machine Learning applications in to IC Design and Radio Interference & Jamming. Before joining USJ, Dr. Mina occupied various positions in the industry: · From 2012 to 2014, he was appointed technical consultant for Dubai and Abu Dhabi Police on state-of-the-art wireless Security & Defense projects related to Jamming and Mobile Interception. · From 2008 to 2012, he worked as a Senior R&D Engineer at ST-Ericsson France, working on the design of deep submicron CMOS radio receivers for multi-mode 2G/3G/4G Smartphone and Tablet solutions. · Dr. Mina was awarded two patents on his work on smartphone radio interference. · He also received Novelty of the Year Award at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco in 2008 for his co-research paper “ A scalable Wi-Fi DTRx in 65nm CMOS ”. · From 2004 to 2008, he was at STMicroelectronics France, working on Discrete-Time Radio Receivers wherein he designed and successfully tested the first integrated circuit in 45nm CMOS technology. This realization was subject of a Press release by the blue-chip company. Rayan MINA is a member of the Order of Engineers & Architects.

+ Education

Degrees	University	Country	Year
PhD Diploma in Electronics and Communications	Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris	France	2009
Computer and Communications	Université Libanaise (UL)	Lebanon	2003

+ Teaching at USJ

Analog Electronics

Digital Electronics

PCB Design

+ Teaching outside USJ

Experience in University Teaching Outside USJ	Country	Institution	Start Date	End Date
Assistant Professor Part-time, 1 course	Lebanon	University of Balamand	18/01/2017	05/06/2017
Assistant Professor Full-time, 5 courses	Lebanon	Beirut Arab University (BAU)	01/02/2015	31/08/2016
Assistant Professor Part-time, 2 courses	Lebanon	Notre Dame University, Louaizé (NDU)	06/10/2014	04/02/2015
Visiting Professor Part-time, 1 course	France	Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris	10/06/2009	10/01/2011

+ Professionnal experience outside USJ

Professional Experience	Organization	Start date	End date
R&D Engineer in RF IC System Design	ST-Ericsson	19/05/2008	31/07/2012

+ Expertise field

Engineering and Technology, Sciences

+ Research topics

* Analog and RF IC Design

* Machine Learning applications in IC design

* Radio Interference and Jamming

+ Publications and communications

• “ A figure of merit that includes 5 distinct performance indicators to improve research evaluation of academic scholars’”, Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 4, February 2024.

• “ Enhancing Transistor Sizing in Analog IC Design using a Circuit-Focused Semi-Supervised Learning”, 2023 IEEE 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET), Beirut, Lebanon, December 2023.

• “ A Review of Machine Learning Techniques in Analog Integrated Circuit Design Automation”, Electronics, Volume 11, Issue 3, January 2022.

• “ Power Management Policy for Lebanese Telecom operators based on Renewable-energy: a Response to the Economic Crisis”, 1st Research with Impact for Society & the Enterprise Conference (RISE), Beirut, Lebanon, November 2021.

• “ Design and Optimization of a Renewable-Energy Fully-Hybrid Power Supply System in Mobile Radio Access Networks”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research-IJRER, September 2019.

• “ Direct Delta-Sigma Receiver: Analysis, Modelization and Simulation ”, 42nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2013, Beijing, China.

• “ Mathematical approach based on a “Design of Experiment” to simulate process variations ”, 3rd Design Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), March 2011, Grenoble, France.

• “ A scalable 2.4-to-2.7GHz Wi-Fi / WiMAX discrete-time receiver in 65nm CMOS ”, 55th IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) February 2008, San Francisco, USA.

• “ Advanced ‘Fs/2’ discrete-time GSM Receiver in 90-nm CMOS ”, 2nd IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (ASSCC), November 2006, Hangzhou, China.