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Awards

JPL Technology and Application Program Award 

 

  • Received JPL Technology and Application Program (TAP) Exceptional Achievement Award  with the citation “In Recognition of Exceptional Achievement in the Advancement and Application of Ground Penetrating SAR Technology for Detection of Subsurface Targets” .

 

NASA Space Act Awards

 

  1. A. Fijany, J. Barhen, and B. N. Toomarian, “Massively Parallel Algorithms for Signal Processing Applications using Charge Domain Computing,” Awarded Sept. 2003.   

  2. J. Barhen, B. N. Toomarian, A. Fijany, and M. Zak, “Fast Neural Solution of a Nonlinear Wave Equation,” Awarded Sept. 2003.    

 

NASA Major Monetary Awards

 

Received NASA Major Monetary Awards and Special Certificate of Recognition for scientific contribution, with significant value to the aerospace technology program of NASA, for following technology development:

 

  • Signal Processing Applications of Massively Parallel Charge Domain Computing Devices.

 

  • High Precision Computing with Charge Domain Devices and a Pseudo-Spectral Method therefore.

 

NASA Technology Innovation Awards

 

Received NASA New Technology Innovation Awards for the following technical works that have also been published in NASA Journal of Tech Briefs.

 

  1. A. Fijany, F. Vatan, A. Barrett, R.  Mackey, M. James, and C. Williams “Efficient Model-based Diagnosis Engine”, NASA Tech Brief, Vol. 29(3), pp. 8– 10, Sept. 2009.

  2. F. Vatan and A. Fijany, “Efficient Multiplexer FPGA Block Structures based on G4-FET Device,” NASA J. Tech Briefs, p. 28, Aug. 2009.

  3. A. Fijany and F. Vatan, “An Efficient Method for Optimizing Placement of Sensors”, NASA J. Tech Briefs, p. 62-64, Jan. 2009.

  4. A. Fijany and F. Vatan, “High performance algorithm for solving the diagnosis problem”, NASA J. Tech Briefs,  p. 61, Jan. 2009.

  5. F. Vatan and A. Fijany, “An Efficient Reachability Analysis Algorithm”, NASA J. Tech Briefs, Nov. 2008.

  6. H. G. Park, T. Stough, and A. Fijany, “Automated 3-D Feature Recognition and Identification in Ground Penetrating Radar Images,” NASA Tech Brief, Vol. 31(9), pp. 85–86, September 2007.

  7. A. Fijany, F. Vatan, M. Mojarradi, N. Toomarian, T. Johnson, E. Kolawa, B. Blalock, and S. Cristoloveanu, S. Chen, and K. Akarvardar, “Using G4-FET as a Data Router for In-Plane Crossing of Signal Paths”, NASA Tech Brief, Vol. 31(8), pp. 22–24, August 2007.

  8. A. Fijany, F. Vatan, M. Mojarradi, N. Toomarian, T. Johnson, E. Kolawa, B. Blalock, and S. Cristoloveanu, “The G4-FET: A Universal and Programmable Logic Gate”, NASA Tech Brief, 31(7), pp. 44–46, July 2007.

  9. M. Zak and A. Fijany, ”Exploiting Quantum Resonance to Solve Combinatorial Problems,” NASA J. Tech Briefs, Vol. 30(10), p. 80, Oct. 2006. 

  10. A. Fijany and F. Vatan, “A New Approach for Efficient Solution of Hitting Set Problem”, NASA J. Tech Briefs, Vol. 29(3), p. 73, March 2005. 

  11. A. Fijany, F. Vatan, A. Barrett, and R.  Mackey, “Fast algorithms for model-based diagnosis”, NASA Tech Brief, Vol. 29(3), pp. 69– 70, March 2005.

  12. A. Fijany, B.N. Toomarian, and K. Modarress, "Quantum Dots cellular Automata (QCA) Fault tolerant Logic gates: Block Gates with Imprecise Assembly”, NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 27(4), p. 39, April 2003.

  13. A. Fijany, B.N. Toomarian, K. Modarress, and M. Spotnitz, "A Hybrid VLSI/Quantum Dots Hardware Architecture for Highly Parallel and Systolic Computation of FFT,” NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 27(4), p. 42, April 2003.

  14. A. Fijany, B.N. Toomarian, K. Modarress, and M. Spotnitz, "Quantum Dots-Based Hardware Architecture for Implementation of a Bit-Serial Adder,” NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 27(1), p. 35, Jan. 2003.

  15. A. Fijany and C. Williams, ”Fast Algorithms and Complete Circuits for Implementation of Quantum Wavelet Transforms,” NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 26(2), p. 54, Feb. 2002.

  16. A. Fijany, B.N. Toomarian, and M. Spotnitz, "Quantum Dots-Based Hardware Architectures for Co-Planar and Compact Implementation of a Class of Interconnection Networks," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 27(1), p. 35, Jan. 2003.

  17. A. Fijany, J. Barhen, and N. Toomarian,"Time-Parallel Algorithms for Solving PDEs,” NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 26(6), June 2002.

  18. A. Fijany, B.N. Toomarian, and M. Spotnitz, "Implementing Permutation Matrices by use of Quantum Dots," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 25(10), Oct. 2001.

  19. A. Fijany, M.A. Jensen, Y. Rahmat-Samii, and J. Barhen, "Massively Parallel Computation of Electromagnetic Fields," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 26(5), May 2002.

  20. N. Toomarian, A. Fijany, and J. Barhen, "Time-Parallel Solution of Linear PDEs on a Supercomputer," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 23(12), Dec. 1999.

  21. A. Fijany, J. Barhen, and N. Toomarian, "Algorithms for Parallel Signal Processing on CCD/CID Devices," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 20(12), Dec. 1996.

  22. A. Fijany, G. Kwan, and N. Bagherzadeh, "Fast Parallel Computation of Multibody Dynamics," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 20(3), March 1996.

  23. J. Barhen, N. Toomarian, and A. Fijany, "High Precision Computing with Charge Domain Devices," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 19(10), Oct. 1995.

  24. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Parallel Computation of Forward Dynamics of Manipulators," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 17(12), Dec. 1993.

  25. A. Fijany and R.E. Scheid, "Fast Serial and Parallel Conjugate Gradient Algorithms for Dynamics of Manipulators," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 17(7), July 1993.

  26. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Fast Parallel Computation of Manipulator Inverse Dynamics," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 15(12), Dec. 1991.

  27. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Parallel Processing Algorithms for Dynamics of Manipulators," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 15(9), Sept. 1991.

  28. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Efficient Computation of Manipulator Inertia Matrix," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 15(5), May 1991.

  29. A. Fijany and R.E. Scheid, "Conjugate Gradient Algorithms for Manipulator Simulation," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 15(4), April 1991.

  30. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Algorithmically Specialized Parallel Architecture for Robotics," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 15(2), Feb. 1991.

  31. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy, "Parallel Architecture for Computing in Robotics," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 14(6), June 1990.

  32. A. Fijany and A.K. Bejczy," Inversion of Jacobian Matrix for Robotic Manipulator," NASA J. of Tech Brief, Vol. 13, No. 7, July 1989.

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