GEORGE D. SWORO

Permanent Address: *** S **th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-***-****

CONTACT Drexel University

INFORMATION 3141 Chestnut Street Phone: 267-***-****

Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875 USA Email: acec33@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE Seeking full-time position in the design and implementation of innovative

solutions in Wireless/Mobile Communications, and Networking

EDUCATION Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ph.D. in Electrical/Telecommunication Engineering, expected Jun. 2014

Advisors: Dr. Moshe Kam and Dr. Kapil Dandekar

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

M.S. in Telecommunication & Networking Engineering, May 2009

B.Sc. in Electrical and Systems Engineering, May 2008

C, C++, Java, C#, .NET, SQL, MySQL, HTML,

Programming:

TECHNICAL

XML, ASP/JavaScript (basic), Python(basic),

SKILLS

Oracle (basic), Windows Phone Developer, Mat-

lab/Simulink, Objective-C.

Technologies: 3GPP LTE-Advanced, LTE Femtocell, Mobile

WIMAX, WIFI, 802.11a/b/g/n, WLAN, GSM,

CDMA, UMTS/WCDMA, TDMA, OFDMA,

MIMO, VSAT, CISCO IOS & Routers.

Protocols: TCP/IP, IGP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS,

Telnet & FTP, VPN.

Applications: OPNET, Visual Basic, Web Developer, MS

Project, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, OMNET++,

LabVIEW, Ansoft Designer 7, HFSS & ISoPro.

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, & MAC OS X.

INDUSTRY

Wireless Engineering Intern Jul. 2013–Jan. 2014

EXPERIENCE

InterDigital Communications Inc., Philadelphia, PA

• Implemented MAC/PHY algorithms in C, C++, and OPNET for next generation

wireless standards

• Developed, debugged and tested software for a novel next generation technology

• Evaluated the developed solution via simulation and theoretical analysis

• Assisted in developing architectures for emerging wireless systems

IT Specialist and Helpdesk Technician 2008–2009

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Provided expert level desktop hardware and software support for Faculty.

• Troubleshot and resolved IT problems, and created XP/Vista builds.

• Managed Helpdesk tracking system and answered helpdesk calls.

Engineering Technician Summer 2007

Pennoni Associates Inc., Philadelphia, PA

• Participated in the system remodeling of the Sewer water delivery line for the

Lower Merion suburb of Philadelphia.

• Created a database for the maintenance of water pumping stations.

RESEARCH Research Fellow Sept. 2009 – Present

EXPERIENCE Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

• Designed, developed and tested a Microstrip Printed Dipole antennas for WiMAX

that operate in the band 2.5–2.7 GHz

• Designed and researched PHY layer adaptation in IEEE 802.11 WLAN, WiMAX,

and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) Systems.

• Researched error correcting codes: LDPC codes for Next Generation technologies.

• Researched and implemented MIMO-OFDM Communications and Wireless net-

working algorithms.

• Designed and researched advanced antenna systems specifically reconfigurable

antennas for Multi-element antennas (MEA) wireless communications.

• Studied simulation modeling of wireless systems using OPNET.

• Designed, researched and implemented a database solution to improve

the delivery of healthcare services to rural underserved communities.

• Developed and implemented a mobile application solution for vaccine

tracking using C# .Net framework and SQL Server.

TEACHING Teaching Fellow Sept. 2009 – Present

EXPERIENCE Drexel University –ECE Department, Philadelphia, PA

• Engineering Freshman Design Fall 2012 – Present

• Dynamic Engineering Systems Summer 2012

• Linear Engineering Systems Spring 2011, 2012

• Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data Winter 2011

• Electrical Circuits 2010, Summer 2011

• Next generation Internet: Mastering the Internet Winter 2009

• Engineering, Analysis and Presentation Fall 2009

Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

• Advanced Network Protocols Spring 2009

HONORS Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation through

Drexel University, 2009 - Present

Harry L. Brown Jr Fellowship, Drexel University, 2012 - 2013

Freshmen Design Fellowship to help design and develop the

Freshmen Engineering curriculum at Drexel University, 2012 - Present

Dean’s Fellowship, Drexel University, 2011

PENN Leadership Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, 2004 - 2009

United World Colleges Scholarship, Red Cross Nordic

United World College, Norway, 2002 - 2004

PUBLICATIONS 1. G. D. Sworo, M. Kam, K. Dandekar, “Reconfigurable Antennas and Link Adapta-

tion Algorithms for MIMO-OFDM Wireless Systems,” Under Review in Journal

of Communications, Oct. 2013.

2. G. D. Sworo, M. Kam,and K. Dandekar, “Design and Analysis of Reconfigurable

Antennas for WiMAX Applications,” In Proceedings of IEEE 14th Annual Wire-

less and Microwave Technology Conference, Apr. 2013.

3. G. Anderson, G. D. Sworo, M. Kam, “Adaptive Control for Networked Multime-

dia Applications,” In Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference on Information

Science and Systems (CISS), Mar. 2013.

4. G. D. Sworo, M. Kam, K. Dandekar, “Performance of Link Adaptation Algo-

rithms and Reconfigurable Antennas for MIMO-OFDM Wireless Systems,” In

Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference on Information Science and Systems

(CISS), Mar. 2012.

5. G. D. Sworo, M. Kam, E. J. Juan, “Design of a Telemedicine-based System for

Clinic-In-A-Can in South Sudan,” In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Global

Humanitarian Technology, May. 2012.

6. G. D. Sworo, R. Measel, M. Kam, K. Dandekar, “Optimization of Adaptive Mod-

ulation and Coding techniques for wireless OFDM Systems,” In Proceedings of

IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Sys-

tems (ICSPCS), Dec. 2011.

7. G. D. Sworo, “Pattern Reconfigurable Antennas for Adaptive MIMO-OFDM

Wireless Systems,” Drexel University Annual Research Symposium, Apr. 2012.

8. G. D. Sworo, “Optimization of Link Adaptation Algorithms for Wireless Cog-

nitive Radios,” IEEE Drexel Engineering Annual Research Symposium (Poster

Award Winner), Mar. 2011.

9. J. Uddin, E. A. Oyekanlu, G. D. Sworo, and J. Kim “Next Generation Internet

Services: Bellman Ford Distance Vector Algorithm on GPU using CUDA,” To be

submitted to an IEEE conference, Jan. 2013.

REVIEWERSHIP

Invited Peer Reviewer at IEEE Transactions on Wireless

Communications, 2013-Present

Invited Peer Reviewer at IEEE/ACM Journal Transactions on

Networking, 2011-Present

Invited Peer Reviewer at International Journal of Emerging

Technology & Advanced Engineering, 2013-Present

Invited Peer Reviewer IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology

& Applications 2012-Present

Invited Peer Reviewer IEEE International Conference on Electronics

Design, Systems and Applications (ICEDSA 2012) 2012-Present

PROFESSIONAL Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2008–Present

AFFILIATIONS Communications Society member

Wireless Communications member

ACM Transactions on Networking member

IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Honor Society member

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 2004–Present

Africa Telecommunications Network 2010–Present

LEADERSHIP Penn Engineers Without Borders, Member

ACTIVITIES Save Darfur, Penn Chapter vice president

Penn African Students Association, Technology chair

IEEE Penn Chapter, Webmaster

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