Devices Seminar, Rabia Yazicigil
The BU Wireless Integrated Systems and Extreme Circuits (WISE-Circuits) group blends secure integrated circuits with energy-constrained applications to pioneer breakthroughs in information theory, bioengineering, and communications. Our research focuses on the development of Cyber-Secure Biological Systems, leveraging living sensors constructed from engineered biological entities seamlessly integrated with solid-state circuits. This unique synergy harnesses the advantages of biology while incorporating the reliability and communication infrastructure of electronics, offering a unique solution to societal challenges in healthcare and environmental monitoring.
Additionally, our research extends to the realm of all-in-one data decoders, where we employ novel cross-layer techniques spanning algorithms to low-power integrated circuits. This innovative decoding approach facilitates ultra-low-energy wireless communications, a critical requirement for the success of these systems and numerous other applications. In this seminar, I will delve into the intricacies of our interdisciplinary approach and the longer-term vision of the WISE-Circuits research, spotlighting the potential of energy-efficient integrated circuits in the domains of biosensing and wireless communications. These collaborative research projects involve MIT BE/MechE, BU ECE/BME, and MIT RLE-Northeastern University.
Bio: Rabia Yazicigil is an Assistant Professor of ECE Department at Boston University, a Visiting Scholar at MIT, and a Network Faculty at Sabanci University. She was a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT and received her Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 2016. Her research interests lie at the interface of integrated circuits, bio-sensing, signal processing, security, and wireless communications to innovate system-level solutions for future energy-constrained applications. She has received numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2024), the Catalyst Foundation Award (2021), Boston University ENG Dean Catalyst Award (2021), and "Electrical Engineering Collaborative Research Award" for her Ph.D. research (2016).