Michael Salino-Hugg


MichaelJSalinoHugg@gmail.com ● 2031 Davis Ave, Nichols, IA 52766 ● (319) 572-2413 ● msalinoh.com


DESCRIPTION


Electrical Engineering PhD candidate with six years of experience conducting research in the areas of wireless power transfer, embedded systems, sensor applications, and wireless sensor networks. Seeking employment in the area of system design and control for distributed and embedded systems.


APPLICABLE SKILLS


Programming Languages

C • C++ • Python • assembly (AVR, MIPS, ARM) • MATLABNode.js Typescript Elm


Embedded Platforms

Raspberry Pi • Atmel Microcontrollers & Microprocessors • Arduino • Beaglebone • Xbee


EDUCATION


University of Iowa, College of Engineering Iowa City, IA

Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering, August 2020

M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, December 2018

B.S.E. Electrical & Computer Engineering, December 2014


WORK EXPERIENCE


Graduate Research Assistant University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

January 2017 – August 2020

Smart Wireless Power Transfer

- Derived closed-form solutions to optimally control WPT systems with real-world constraints

- Designed, built, and programmed autonomous experimental WPT system capable of adaptively transmitting several watts of power over mid-range (~1 meter) in real-time.


Teaching Assistant University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

September 2014December 2019

Contemporary Topics In Electrical Engineering: Blockchain - Fall 2019

Graph Algorithms & Combinatorial Optimization - Spring 2018

Principle of Electronic Instrumentation - Fall 2016

Wireless Sensor Networks - Fall 2014


Electrical Engineering: Intern Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO

May 2019 – August 2019

- Developed computational electromagnetic and infrared analysis software to calculate RF/IR scattering from low observable vehicles.


Embedded Systems Engineer Self-Employed, Iowa City, IA

July 2016 - May 2017

Flexible Flash for Ophthalmology Research FaceX LLC, Iowa City, IA

- Designed Firmware for computer-controlled visible and IR camera flash to operate in conjunction with multiple-camera arrays used in Ophthalmology research.

User Biometrics Tracking Rifle FaceX LLC, Iowa City, IA Conflict Kinetics, Sterling, VA

- Designed embedded system in airsoft rifle capable of tracking user’s eyes and facial expressions for use in a simulated combat environment.

- Programmed video streaming software for cameras with a shared oscillator and flash control

- Redesigned flexible flash to reduce form factor and power consumption

- Developed method of using rolling shutter cameras to imitate universal shutter cameras


Undergraduate Research Assistant Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, Iowa City, IA

May 2013 - May 2015

Proton Precession Soil Moisture Sensor

- Investigated using the proton precession to detect the moisture content of soil samples.

Budburst Instrumentation System

- Collaborated with Oregon State University Ecologists to create automated sensor to quantitatively log the opening (budburst) of various plant buds

- Integrated budburst, temperature, and internal moisture sensors into microcontroller based embedded system while optimizing for power consumption

- Fabricated custom PCBs for budburst sensor and embedded platform


Manufacturing Technology Engineer Intern Du Pont, Fort Madison, IA

May 2012 – August 2012


PUBLICATIONS


Smart Wireless Power Transfer: Precisely Targeted Inductive Power Transfer Using Receiver Feedback”, Salino-Hugg; PhD Thesis, University of Iowa, 2020

Adaptive Multi-coil Resonant Wireless Power Transfer System Using Receiver Feedback”, Salino-Hugg, Andersen, Kruger, & Mudumbai; To be published


Adaptive Wireless Charging Using Resonant Coupling with Multiple Transmit Coils”, Salino-Hugg, Andersen, Kruger, & Mudumbai; IEEE IECON 2018


A Flexible Electronic Flash For Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research”, Salino-Hugg, Poolman, & Kruger; IEEE SAS 2017


Introducing a Sensor to Measure Budburst and its Environmental Drivers”, Kleinecht, Lintz, Kruger, Niemeier, Salino-Hugg, Thomas, Still, & Kim; Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015


ACADEMIC HONORS


- Ballard Seashore Dissertation Fellowship - Spring 2020

- Dean’s List (G.P.A. 3.5 or above) - Fall 2011 - Present

- Magna Cum Laude - Fall 2014

- Kurtz Senior Merit Award (peer nominated) - Spring 2014

- Undergraduate Poster Award: IIHR, Engineering Research Open House - Spring 2014

Measuring Soil Water Content Using Proton Precession”

- Engineering Excellence Scholarship - Fall 2012 - Spring 2014

- Ray and Sara Latimer Engineering Scholarship - Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

- President’s List (GPA 4.0) - Fall 2011, Spring 2012