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Biography

Philip Marraccini received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University College Cork (UCC) in 2013, his MS in Optics from CREOL, The College of Optics, at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 2010 and his BSc in Electrical Engineering from UCF. In 2011 he was part of the Photonics Lab at the General Electric Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York. 

Awards and Honors: He received an Honorable Mention from the US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRSFP) in 2010, the UCF Trustees Doctoral Fellowship in 2008 and an IEEE MTT-S Undergraduate Scholarship in 2007.

Professional Activity: He aided in founding the UCC IEEE Student Branch in 2011 and was its treasurer till 2013. He currently helps with arranging guest lecturers to come and give talks for the UCC IEEE Student Branch. At UCF he served a term as Activities Chair for the FL Delta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi (Tau Beta Pi is the oldest engineering honor society in the USA) and also as treasurer of the UCF swing dancing society. 


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Research Interests

His current interest include the design of photonic components and modules for communications. In addition to telecommunications he is interested in the use of optical communication models in medical technology and harsh environments. At the current time he is performing research in the area of high speed optical interconnects and photonic integrated circuits.

For his PhD and MSc he worked in the Photonic Information Processing Systems Laboratory, which was formerly part of CREOL at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is now part of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department in the School of Engineering at the University College Cork (UCC). His research used smart 3D beamforming to create modules for applications in optical wireless, laser displays, laser beam characterization, and fiber optic communication. These included energy-efficient optical wireless links, variable photonic delay lines (VPDL) for photonic and RF signal processing, and high dynamic range imagers for use as laser beam propagation characterizers or general purpose imaging.

During his undergraduate he performed some research in the area of RF and microwave components, specifically, bandpass filters (<3 GHz) using coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission lines. 

For updated publication list please see ResearchGate profile: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Marraccini

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	'Smart multiple-mode indoor optical wireless design and multimode light source smart energy-efficient links' Marraccini, PJ; Riza, NA (2013) 'Smart multiple-mode indoor optical wireless design and multimode light source smart energy-efficient links'. Optical Engineering, 52 (5) [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Data Efficient Digital Micromirror Device-Based Image Edge Detection Sensor Using Space-Time Processing' Riza, NA; Marraccini, PJ; Baxley, CR (2012) 'Data Efficient Digital Micromirror Device-Based Image Edge Detection Sensor Using Space-Time Processing'. IEEE Sensors Journal, 12 (5):1043-1047 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Multimode laser beam analyzer instrument using electrically programmable optics' Marraccini, PJ; Riza, NA (2011) 'Multimode laser beam analyzer instrument using electrically programmable optics'. Review of Scientific Instruments, 82 (12):123107-123107-6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Power Smart In-door Optical Wireless Link Design' Marraccini, PJ; Riza, NA (2011) 'Power Smart In-door Optical Wireless Link Design'. Journal of The European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Digital Micro-mirror Device-based broadband optical image sensor for robust imaging applications' Riza, NA; Reza, SA; Marraccini, PJ (2011) 'Digital Micro-mirror Device-based broadband optical image sensor for robust imaging applications'. Optics Communications, 284 (1):103-111 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Smart Two-Dimensional Laser-Based Display' Riza, NA; Marraccini, PJ (2011) 'Smart Two-Dimensional Laser-Based Display'. Journal of Display Technology, 7 (2):90-95 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Broadband 2 x 2 free-space optical switch using electronically controlled liquid lenses' Riza, NA; Marraccini, PJ (2010) 'Broadband 2 x 2 free-space optical switch using electronically controlled liquid lenses'. Optics Communications, 283 (9):1711-1714 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Electronically controlled agile lens-based broadband variable photonic delay line for photonic and radio frequency signal processing' Riza, NA; Reza, SA; Marraccini, PJ (2010) 'Electronically controlled agile lens-based broadband variable photonic delay line for photonic and radio frequency signal processing'. Applied Optics, 49 (35):6718-6725 [DOI] [Details]

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Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	'Faster wireless for your home and beyond – smart optical wireless communication' Philip John Marraccini (2012) 'Faster wireless for your home and beyond – smart optical wireless communication' The Boolean, :57-62.   [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 P. J. Marraccini, M. A. Jezzini, and F. H. Peters (2016) Conductor backed and shielded multilayer coplanar waveguide designs on LTCC for RF carrier boards for packaging PICs SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 Brussels, Belgium, , 03-APR-16 - 07-APR-16 [Details]
	(2016)	SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 M. A. Jezzini, P. J. Marraccini, and F. H. Peters (2016) Design of a high-speed vertical transition in LTCC for interposers suitable for packaging photonic integrated circuits SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 Brussels, Belgium, , 03-APR-16 - 07-APR-16 [Details]
	(2016)	SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 P. E. Morrissey, P. J. Marraccini, M. A. Jezzini, and F. H. Peters (2016) Shallow etch electrical isolation in capacitively loaded Mach-Zehnder modulators SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 [Details]
	(2015)	ANSYS Conference & 2nd CADFEM Ireland Users’ Meeting M. A. Jezzini, P. J. Marraccini, and F. H. Peters (2015) Simulating a high speed vertical transition with HFSS: Using IronPython to import a DXF file ANSYS Conference & 2nd CADFEM Ireland Users’ Meeting [Details]
	(2015)	Photonics Ireland 2015 P. J. Marraccini, A. H. Perrot, A. D. Ellis, and F. H. Peters (2015) Effects of Intermodulation on Measured Linewidth in the Loss-Compensated Recirculating Delayed Self-Heterodyne Interferometer Photonics Ireland 2015 [Details]
	(2015)	Photonics Ireland 2015 N. A. Riza and P. J. Marraccini (2015) Programmable Optic-Based Robust Underwater/Free-Space Optical Data Transfer Link Designs for Applications Using High Power Lasers Photonics Ireland 2015 [Details]
	(2015)	Photonics Ireland 2015 R. N. Sheehan, P. J. Marraccini, H. Yang, F. Azzarello, N. Kelly and F. H. Peters (2015) Electroabsorption Modulator for High Performance Computing Architectures Photonics Ireland 2015 [Details]
	(2015)	Photonics Ireland 2015 M. Jezzini, P. J. Marraccini, and F. H. Peters (2015) Multilevel Transmission Lines for Photonic Packaging Photonics Ireland 2015 [Details]
	(2014)	25th IET Irish Signals & Systems Conference 2014 Marraccini, PJ; Morrissey, PE; Jezzini, MA; Sadiq, MU; Yang, J; Crowley M; Kelly, N; Li, Y; Gao, L; Corbett, B; Peters, FH (2014) Phase Matched Transmission Line Design for High-Speed Optical Modulators 25th IET Irish Signals & Systems Conference 2014 Limerick, Ireland, , 26-JUN-14 - 27-JUN-14 [Details]
	(2012)	8th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) Riza, NA; Marraccini, PJ (2012) Power smart in-door optical wireless link applications 8th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) Limassol, Cyprus, , 27-AUG-12 - 31-AUG-12 , pp.327-332 [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM) Marraccini, PJ; Riza, NA (2012) Dual Mode Indoor Optical Wireless Data Link Design using Micro-Optics for Robust Energy Efficient Operation European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM) Aberdeen, UK, , 25-SEP-12 - 28-SEP-12 [Details]
	(2012)	Royal Irish Academy Research Colloquium on Communications and Radio Science into the 21st Century Marraccini, PJ; Riza, NA (2012) Reconfigurable Visible Wireless Optical Link for Indoor Applications Royal Irish Academy Research Colloquium on Communications and Radio Science into the 21st Century Dublin, Ireland, , 28-MAR-12 - 29-MAR-12 [Details]
	(2011)	SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Philip J. Marraccini and Nabeel A. Riza (2011) High resolution wide dynamic range distance sensor using spatial signal processing . In: Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard Kress; Eric Y. Chan; Nabeel A. Riza; Lothar U. Kempen eds. SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Orlando, FL, USA, , 25-APR-11 - 29-APR-11 , pp.80260D-80260D-7 [Details]
	(2011)	SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Philip J. Marraccini and Nabeel A. Riza (2011) Multimode laser beam characterization using agile digital-analog photonics . In: Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard Kress; Eric Y. Chan; Nabeel A. Riza; Lothar U. Kempen eds. SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Orlando, FL USA, , 25-APR-11 - 29-APR-11 , pp.80260E-80260E-4 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Philip J. Marraccini, Cody Baxley and Nabeel A. Riza (2011) Digital micromirror device-based robust object boundary mapping sensor . In: Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard Kress; Eric Y. Chan; Nabeel A. Riza; Lothar U. Kempen eds. SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2011. Proc SPIE Vol. 8026 Photonic Applications for Aerospace, Transportation, and Harsh Environment II Orlando, FL, , 25-APR-11 - 29-APR-11 , pp.80260C-80260C-7 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2010. Proc SPIE Vol. 7675 Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace III Nabeel A. Riza and Philip J. Marraccini (2010) Broadband fiber-optic 1x2 switch using an electrically controlled liquid lens . In: Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard C. Kress; Eric Y. Chan eds. SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2010. Proc SPIE Vol. 7675 Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace III Orlando, FL, USA, , 05-APR-10 - 09-APR-10 , pp.76750M-76750M-4 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2010. Proc SPIE Vol. 7675 Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace III Mumtaz Sheikh, Philip Marraccini, and Nabeel A. Riza (2010) Laser beam characterization using agile digital-analog photonics . In: Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard C. Kress; Eric Y. Chan eds. SPIE Defense Security and Sensing 2010. Proc SPIE Vol. 7675 Photonics in the Transportation Industry: Auto to Aerospace III Orlando, FL, USA, , 05-APR-10 - 09-APR-10 , pp.767508-767508-6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	URSI XXIX General Assembly Philip Marraccini and Nader Behdad (2008) Design of Compact and Miniaturized Band-pass Filters in Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) URSI XXIX General Assembly , 07-AUG-08 - 16-AUG-08 [Details]

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Thesis/Dissertation

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Novel Smart Modules for Imaging, Communications, and Displays. Philip J. Marraccini (2013) Novel Smart Modules for Imaging, Communications, and Displays. Cork, Ireland: Thesis/Dissertation   [CORA Link] [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2010	USA National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program - Honorable Mention	National Science Foundation, USA
	2007	The IEEE MTT-S Undergraduate Scholarship	IEEE
	2008	UCF Trustees Doctoral Fellowship	The University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	University College Cork IEEE Student Branch	Distinguished Lecturer Program Deputy Member	08-OCT-13 /
	University College Cork IEEE Student Branch	Treasurer	03-NOV-11 / 10-JUN-13
	Tau Beta Pi Association (USA Honor Engineering Society)	Activities Chair	15-AUG-06 / 01-JAN-07

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Tyndall National Institute	Researcher - Integrated Photonics Group	01-AUG-13 /
	University College Cork	Graduate Research Assistant and Lab Instructor - Photonic Information Processing Systems (PIPS) Laboratory	15-SEP-11 / 10-JUN-13
	General Electric Corporation Global Research Center	Graduate Research Intern - Photonics Lab	24-MAY-11 / 02-SEP-11
	University of Central Florida, CREOL	Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant - Photonic Information Processing Systems (PIPS) Laboratory	01-JAN-09 / 29-APR-11
	University of Central Florida	Undergraduate Research Assistant - Antenna, RF and Microwave Integrated Systems (ARMI) Laboratory	01-MAY-08 / 01-JAN-09

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2013	University College Cork	PhD	Electrical and Electronic Engineering
	2010	University of Central Florida, Department: CREOL (The College of Optics and Photonics)	MSc	Optics
	2008	University of Central Florida	BSc	Electrical Engineering