The HPRF group, led by Dr. Tommaso Cappello, performs fundamental and applied research in radio-frequency (RF) and microwave circuits for future communication systems. The group research is based in a laboratory and offices within Drosdick Hall on the Villanova University campus. Facilities include state-of-the-art test and measurement equipment alongside rapid prototyping tools.
Open PhD Positions/Projects
- RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers and Linearization Technologies
- Machine Learning/AI for RF/Microwave Communication and Radars
News
- 09/30/25: Congratulations to Samiul for publishing his first TMTT journal!
- 08/25/25: The group welcomes Qing Wan who will be working on digital pre-distortion techniques for efficient and linear RF PAs.
- 04/14/25: Dmitri Kapranov and Dr. Cappello venture to the WAMICON Conference, Cocoa Beach (FL), to present a paper.
- 02/25/25: Congratulation to Dmitrii for receiving the Linde Endowment Award!
- 10/19/24: The HPRF group receives a Keysight N6705C DC power analyzer!
- 09/16/24: The HPRF group receives a very wideband signal generator and analyzer totaling 2.4GHz modulated bandwidth to further our research capabilities!
- 07/01/24: Md. Samiul Islam Borno has joined the HPRF group and we are all excited to work with him!
- 06/20/24: Congratulations to Andrew and Dmitrii for their 3rd place finish at the Student Design Competition on UHF Power Amplifier at IMS!
- 04/15/24: Congrats to Dmitrii Kapranov who won the Villanova Undergraduate Research Fellowship (VURF) for the Summer!
- 03/24/24: The group receives a new Keysight 26.5GHz 4-port PNA-X vector network analyzer and a Keysight 16GSa/s mixed-signal oscilloscope to expand the research capabilities!
- 01/24/24: Prof. Cappello has been awarded the Tenure-Track Career Development Award from the College of Engineering.
- 01/24/24: The group presents a poster at Radio Wireless Week in San Antonio, TX, on how to improve the efficiency of K-band PAs with APD linearization.
- 01/24/24: The group has two papers accepted at the upcoming IMS conference in Washington DC on both analog and digital linearization solutions.
- 11/23/24: Congratulations to Sarmad Ozan for defending his PhD thesis successfully!
- 03/23/24: A paper on APD linearization in collaboration with Filtronic has been accepted to EuMW in Berlin! See you there.
- 02/23/24: Congratulations to Gautam Jindal for getting his PhD.