Stewart Thomas
Stewart Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gellersen Hall, Room 106
219.464.5915
Stewart.Thomas@valpo.edu
Education
Ph.D. – Duke University 2013
M.S.E.E. – University of Louisville 2008
B.S.E.E. – University of Louisville 2006
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Research Interests
- RFID
- Low-power Wireless Sensing and Communication
- Wireless Power Transfer
- RF-powered Computing
- Wireless Biosensing
Professional Affiliations
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Chapter
- Eta Kappa Nu
Selected Publications
- I. Cnaan-On, S. Thomas, J. Krolik, and M. Reynolds, “Multichannel Backscatter Communication and Localization for Distributed Sensing with an FMCW Radar,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 63, No. 7, pp. 2375–2383, Jul. 2015
- S. Thomas, R. Harrison, A. Leonardo, and M. Reynolds, “A Battery-Free Multi-Channel Digital Neural/EMG Telemetry System for Flying Insects,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 424–435, Oct. 2012. (Invited Paper)
- S. Thomas, E. Wheeler, J. Teizer, and M. Reynolds, “Quadrature Amplitude Modulated Backscatter in Passive and Semi-Passive UHF RFID Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 1175–1182, Apr. 2012.
- S. Thomas and M. Reynolds, “A 96 Mbit/sec, 15.5 pJ/bit 16-QAM Modulator for UHF Backscatter Communication,” in Proceedings of 2012 IEEE International Conference on RFID, Apr. 2012, pp. 185–190.