PhD Student
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact Information
- 1520 Middle Drive, Min H. Kao Building, Room 611
Biography
Tsotne was born and raised in the Republic of Georgia. He moved to the US at the age of 12 with his family. He graduated from the Catholic University of America with a degree in Electrical Engineering and immediately started a PhD program with a focus on antennas and wave propagation. In spring 2019, he transferred to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his research interests include reading, exploring and exercising.
- Precise Indoor Localization System - using machine learning, increase the accuracy of an indoor positioning system to millimeter range
- Antenna Array Nulling - place nulls in the radiation pattern of an antenna array in the direction of an unwanted signal using bio-inspired mininization technique
- Drone-Based Reconfigurable Antenna System - using the degrees of freedom enabled by flight, synthesize a mechanically reconfigurable antenna system capable of steering the radiation pattern as dictated by the application
- Pursuing PhD in Electrical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, The Catholic University of America
- EECS Award for Excellence in Research, 2017
- E. Akay, J. H. Bills, T. Kvelashvili, D. L. Gonteski, M. S. Alsubhani, V. R. Barbosa, K. Albin, V. C. O. Gonzaga, P. H. R. M. Silva, J. C. Anike, K. Belay, G. Behrmann, and J. L. Abot, "Validation of Integrated Damage Detection in Laminated Composite Materials using Fiber Optics and X-Ray Tomography". J. Compos. Sci. (to be submitted)
- J. L. Abot, J. C. Anike, J. H. Bills, D. Gonteski, T. Kvelashvili, M. S. Alsubhani, K. Albin, N. J. Hostovsky, G. E. Brodeur, and E. Akay, "Integrated Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Laminates using Carbon Nanotube Fibers: Static/Dynamic Loading and Validation", Proceedings of 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xian, China, 2017
- J. L. Abot, J. C. Anike, J. H. Bills, Z. Onorato, D. L. Gonteski, T. Kvelashvili, and K. Belay, "Carbon Nanotube Yarn Sensors for Precise Monitoring of Damage Evolution in Laminated Composite Materials: Latest Experimental Results and In-Situ and Post-Testing Validation", Proceedings of 32nd American Society for Composites Conference, West Lafayette, 2017