Ania K. Mitros, resume

Ania K. Mitros
849 NE 57th St. Seattle, WA 98105	(206) 619-1500 ania@klab.caltech.edu

Professional Interests	Experience designing analog and mixed-signal VLSI circuits from a conceptual level through design and testing of fabricated chips. Designed, laid out, and tested CMOS image sensors, analog current-based bias generators, a sample-and-hold (S/H), sub-threshold analog circuits, and asynchronous digital circuits. Applied floating-gate (EEPROM) transistors to reduce mismatch in photoreceptor, Gilbert multiplier, and analog differencing circuit. Look forward to working with a team of engineers to solve interesting technical challenges in CMOS design.

Education	California Institute of Technology. Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems; advised by Professors Christof Koch (Caltech) and Chris Diorio (Univ. of Washington). Defended Feb. 15, 2006. Rice University. B.A. Computer Science, 1998. GPA: 3.4/4.0

Research and Work Experience	CMOS Feature Detector: (Caltech/UW) I single-handedly designed and tested a CMOS imager chip with in-pixel analog preprocessing and floating gates (EEPROM) to remove mismatch in photoreceptor and analog difference circuit. This involved: Matlab system simulation, Cadence transistor-level circuit simulation and layout, microcontroller and Matlab programming for testing. Vibrating Retina: (Caltech) In a two-person team, I developed an imager chip to perform feature detection at sub-pixel resolution by taking advantage of mechanical vibrations. I did the design, transistor layout, and testing of an asynchronous digital VLSI block for communication; testing of the analog pixel array (designed by Oliver Landolt); AutoCAD design of a mechanical system to induce the vibrations; and system simulations in Matlab. Neurochip: (Caltech, winter term 1999) Rotation in Prof. Jerome Pine's laboratory. The neurochip is a silicon chip with 16 wells designed to hold neurons and allow extracellular stimulation and recording. I implanted neurons into the wells and cultured them. VLSI CPG: (Los Alamos National Laboratory, summer 1997) I implemented a two-neuron central pattern generator (CPG) circuit using discrete analog components. I recognized VLSI was a better medium for larger controllers so I learned VLSI design and MAGIC (a layout tool), culminating in the design and fabrication of a successful chip. C++ Programming (Texas Instruments, summer 1996) I wrote COFEY (Correlation Of Final Eval and Yield), a small object-oriented application to extract data from two TI-specific sources, perform basic statistical analyses, graphically display the data, and save it in a standard format. Engineers continued to use for years after I left. Underwater Acoustics (Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas, summer 1994) A six week semi-independent research program for high school graduates. I built a test apparatus, performed underwater acoustical measurements, and released an internal report entitled: ``Measurements of Source Level in a Reverberant Underwater Environment.''

Publications	Landolt O., Mitros A. ``Visual sensor with resolution enhancement by mechanical vibrations,'' Autonomous Robots (Nov 2001), 11(3): 233-239. Landolt O., Mitros A., Koch C. ``Visual Sensor with Resolution Enhancement by Mechanical Vibrations,'' Proceedings 2001 Conference on Advanced Research in VLSI, 249-264.

Teaching	Floating Gate Workshop Tutorial (July 2003) I taught the floating gate transistor tutorial, consisting of four one-hour lectures, at the 2003 Telluride Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop. I also gave an invited talk on applications of these devices. Making Connections (Oct 2003 - May 2004) Paired to a minority high school student as a mentor. Community Outreach (March 2005-present) I designed a hands-on lesson on electronics and taught it at workshops and schools to 5th graders through university freshmen. Teaching Assistant CNS185 (1999): Collective Computation (neural models and neural networks) CNS187 (2000): Neural Computation (successor to CNS 185)

Skills	Circuit design and simulation: Cadence (primarily), Tanner Tools L-Edit, MAGIC, HSPICE Languages: Matlab, C, C++, HTML Test bench: Oscilloscopes, National Instruments cards, logic analizer, microcontroller programming, soldering, wire wrap, etc. Miscellany: http://ofb.net/~ania/toys/"

Affiliation	IEEE Student Member
Online	http://ofb.net/~ania/ania_resume.pdf