José A. Martínez University of Pittsburgh Department of Electrical Engineering  Keystone CAD Group

 

Address: University of Pittsburgh, Department of Electrical Engineering 348 Benedum Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA Office: (412) 624.0558; FAX: (412) 624.8003 Department: (412) 624.8000 jmarti@ee.pitt.edu

  Research Interests:

• Model order reduction of large nonlinear systems.

• CAD tool development for Optoelectronic Systems (Chatoyant).

• VLSI interconnect simulation.

• Circuit Simulation.

• MEMs Modeling

  Selected Publications:

•     "Performance Simulation of a Microwave Micro-Electromechanical System Shunt Switch using Chatoyant,", M.M. Bails, J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, J. M. Boles, I. Avdeev, M. Lovell, D.M. Chiarulli, Technical Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing (ALOG), Vol. 44. Number 2, pp. 137-154, August, 2005. link

•     "Computational Prototyping of an RF MEMS Switch using Chatoyant," M. Bails, J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, I. Avdeev, M. Lovell, D.M. Chiarulli, 2004 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show Nanotech 2004, Boston, MA, March 7-11, 2004.

•     "Modeling and Simulation of Fiber Image Guide Multi-Chip Modules for MOEMS Applications," S. P. Levitan1, T. P. Kurzweg, J. A. Martinez, M. Kahrs, J. Bakos, C. Windish, J. Boles, J. Hansson, M. Wiesser, C. Kuznia,  D. M. Chiarulli, Proceedings of SPIE, Photonics West 2004, MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems IV, Vol. 5346, pp. 141-150, San Jose, CA, January 25-30, 2004.

•     "System Level Simulation of Mixed-signal Multi-domain Microsystems with Piecewise Linear Behavioral Models,", J.A. Martinez, T.P. Kurzweg, S.P. Levitan, A.J. Davare, M. Bails, M. Kahrs, D.M. Chiarulli, Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Chapter 11: MEMS Design and Application, Vol. 1. pp. 416-419, San Francisco, CA, February, 2003. link

•     "System Simulation of Mixed Multi-domain Microsystems with Piecewise Linear Models," S.P. Levitan, J.A. Martinez, T.P. Kurzweg, A.J. Davare, M. Bails, M. Kahrs, D.M. Chiarulli, IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), Vol. 22, No. 2, February 2003, pp. 139-154.. link

•     "System simulation of a GLV projection system," T. P. Kurzweg, S. P. Levitan, J. A. Martinez, A. J. Davare, M. Kahrs, D. M. Chiarulli, Proceeding of SPIE, Photonics West 2003, MOEMS Displays and Imaging Systems, Vol. 4985, pp. 160-171 San Jose CA, 28-29 January 2003.

•     "Mixed-Technology System-Level Simulation," J.A. Martinez, T.P. Kurzweg, S.P. Levitan, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing (ALOG) , Vol. 29, Issue 1/2, October 2001, pp. 127-149. link

•     "Modeling Optical MEM Systems," T.P. Kurzweg, J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, P.J. Marchand, M.T. Shomsky, D.M. Chiarulli, Journal of Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems (JMSM), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2001, pp. 21-34. link

•     "Dynamic Simulation of Optical MEM Switches," T.P. Kurzweg, J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, Design, Test, Integration, and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP2001), Sponsored by IEEE, Proceedings of SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering, Volume 4408, 2001, pp. 104-115.

•     "Dynamic Simulation of Optical MEM Switches," T.P. Kurzweg, J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, Optics in Computing 2001 (OC'01), Technical Digest, Sponsored by Optical Society of America, Lake Tahoe, NV, January 9-11, 2001, pp. 35-37.

•     "Piecewise Linear Modeling of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers," J.A. Martinez, S.P. Levitan, T.P. Kurzweg, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, 2000 IEEE Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, LEOS'00, 13th Annual Meeting, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, November 13-16, 2000, Volume 1, pp. 232-233.

•     "Mixed-Technology System-Level Simulation," S.P. Levitan, J.A. Martinez, T.P. Kurzweg, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, Design, Test, Integration, and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, Sponsored by IEEE, Proceedings of SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering, Volume 4019, 2000, pp. 210-217.

•     "Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Technology Micro Systems," S.P. Levitan, J.A. Martinez, T.P. Kurzweg, M.T. Shomsky, P.J. Marchand, D.M. Chiarulli, 2000 Southwest Symposium on Mixed-Signal Design (SSMSD2000), (Cat. No. 00EX390), Sponsored by IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, IEEE, Pistacaway, NJ, USA, 2000, pp. 14-19.

•     "Computer Aided Design for Free Space Optical Interconnected Systems," S. P. Levitan, J.A. Martinez, T. P. Kurzweg, E. Reiss, P. J. Marchand, D. M. Chiarulli, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics (LEOS'99), San Francisco, CA., November 8-11, 1999. PS PDF

•     "Modeling Free Space Optoelectronic Interconnects," J.A. Martinez, S. P. Levitan, T. P. Kurzweg, E. N. Reiss, M. T. Shomsky, P. J. Marchand, D. M. Chiarulli, IEEE Conference on Parallel Interconnects (PI'99), Anchorage, Alaska, October 17-19, 1999. PS PDF

•     "Piecewise Linear Large Signal Models for Optoelectronics Devices," J.A. Martinez, S. P. Levitan, D. M. Chiarulli, OSA Optics in Computing spring Topical Meeting (OC99), April 12-17, 1999. PS PDF

•     "Modeling and Simulating Optical MEMS using Chatoyant," T.P. Kurzweg, S.P. Levitan, P.J. Marchand, J.A. Martinez, K.R. Prough, D.M. Chiarulli, SPIE Symposium on Design, Test and Microfabrication of MEMS/MOEMS (DTM99), pp. 238-248, Paris, France, March 30 - April 1, 1999. PS PDF

•     "Chatoyant: A Computer-Aided-Design Tool for Free-space Optoelectronic Systems," S. P. Levitan, T. P. Kurzweg, P. J. Marchand, M. A. Rempel, D. M. Chiarulli, J.A. Martinez, J. M. Bridgen, C. Fan, F. B. McCormick, Applied Optics IP, Vol. 37, No. 26, September 10, 1998, pp. 6078-6092. PS PDF

  Society Memberships:

•     IEEE.

•     IEEE: LEOS

•     OSA.

•     Member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

•     Member of the Society of Engineers of Venezuela.

•     Member of the Association of Professors of Venezuela, FAPUV.

  Education:

     Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
     University of Pittsburgh, 2000 - Present

     M.S. Electrical Engineering PS PDF
     University of Pittsburgh, 2000

     B.S. Electrical Engineering
     Eastern University, "Universidad de Oriente", Venezuela, 1993

 

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  Honors and Awards:

•     Level I of the Venezuelan Program for Promoting Research (PPI), 2004, "PPI, Programa de Promoción al Investigador, Venezuela", Nov. 2004.

•     Award of incentive to the researcher (PEI), 2004 announcement, “PEI, Premio de Estimulo al Investigador, Convocatoria 2004”, Eastern University, "Universidad de Oriente", Venezuela, July 2004.

•     Outstanding Research Assistant Award, by EGSO (Engineering Graduate Student Organization), University of Pittsburgh, March 2004.

•     Candidate level of the Venezuelan Program for Promoting Research (PPI), 2001, "PPI, Programa de Promoción al Investigador, Venezuela", July 2001.

•     Best Poster Award, Second Place, by EGSO (Engineering Graduate Student Organization), Research Poster Affair, University of Pittsburgh, Feb. 2000.

•     Magna Cum Laude laurel in B.S. Electrical Engineering degree, Eastern University (Universidad de Oriente), Venezuela, June 1993.

•     Granted the José Félix Ribas' medal for high academic achievement by the Venezuelan Government, June 1993.

•     Scholarship by the Fundayacucho Society, Venezuela (1993).

•     Antonio José de Sucre Award , by the Fundayacucho Society, Venezuela, June 1993.

•     Scholarship by CONICIT (National Counsel for Scientific Research, "Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas") – UDO ( Eastern University, "Universidad de Oriente"), Venezuela, 1996-1999.

 

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