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CURRICULUM VITAE
Shashwata Rahman
Kasinostr. 34 Date of Birth: 28.09.1987
52066 Aachen Gender: Male
Germany Nationality: Bangladeshi
Mobile: (+49) 0176 32439126
E-Mail: shashwata.rahman@rwth-aachen.de
PERSONAL PROFILE
An electrical engineer mainly specializing in the fields of Integrated Analog Circuits, Mixed-Signal
Electronics, RF-Systems and High Frequency Electronics, seeking for opportunities to learn and gain
experience in designing, measuring, researching and assisting in developing electrical and electronic
devices.
EDUCATION
Sept 2010 – today Studies in Communication Engineering (Master of Science)
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
May 2014 – Jan 2015 Master Thesis:
Topic: Designing of the Input Stage of a High-IF Transmitter for a Cognitive Radio
Transceiver
Task: Designing, simulating and optimising a highly linear CMOS Attenuator with a linear
in dB attenuation range of 0-35dB providing automatic gain control and adequate input
matching (Grade: 1.3).
Courses, Labs and Seminar taken:
Courses: RF Systems, Analog and Mixed Signal Electronics 1&2 (AMS1&2), High
Frequency Systems and Transmission Technology 1&2 (HFU 1&2), Antenna Engineering,
Microwave Circuits, DSP, Cognitive Radios, Mobile Radio Networks, Ad-Hoc Networks,
Acoustic Virtual Reality.
Labs: Analog and Mixed Signal Lab (Designing schematics in Cadence), Network
Programming Lab, Communication Systems Lab.
Seminar: “Standards, Design and Technologies for Automotive Radars”.
June 2006 – June 2010 Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
American International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Grade: CGPA-3.46 (Based on 4 points scale with 4 being the best).
Bachelor Project and Thesis:
Designing and implementing a sensor based automated fire-fighting robot kit that is
capable of detecting and neutralizing fire.
Courses Taken:
Electrical Circuits, Electronic Devices, Electrical Machines, Analog Electronics,
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Digital Electronics, Digital Signal Processing,
Microprocessor and I/O System, Signals and Linear Systems, Control System,
Telecommunication Engineering, Power Systems Analysis, Power Stations, Basic
Mechanical Engineering, C, C++, VHDL, VLSI, Advanced Mathematics.
Feb 2004 – Feb 2006 Secondary School (GCE A-Levels)
Mastermind School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subjects Taken: Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Economics.
Jan2002 – Jan 2004 Middle School (GCE O-Levels)
Scholastica School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subjects Taken: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, English, Bangla, Art.

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WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2015 – Aug 2015 Student Assistant
CHAIR: IAS (Integrated Analog Circuits and RF-Systems)
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Tasks: Simulating, designing, process testing and creating layouts for components for a
High- IF transmitter for a Cognitive Radio Transceiver.
Jan 2014 – April 2014 Student Assistant
CHAIR: UMIC (Ultra high speed Mobile Information and Communication)
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Tasks: Researching, designing and implementing COMSOL and MATLAB models for
Digital Microfluidic Devices for Lab-on-Chip via Electro-wetting on Dielectrics (EWOD).
Sept 2013 – Jan 2014 Student Assistant
CHAIR: HFE (High Frequency Electronics)
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Tasks: Designing and simulating a Switch Mode Class-F Power Amplifier for 3GHz with
High PAE.
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 Middle School Teacher
Princeton Education Tuition Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Economics.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: C (basic), C++ (basic), Embedded C (basic), Matlab (good), Latex (advanced), VHDL
(Basic), VLSI (Basic), Java (basic), Python (Basic).
Design tools: Cadence Virtuoso (proficient), ADS (proficient), COMSOL (good), P-spice (good)
,LabView (good), Eagle (good), Photoshop (good).
MS Office: MS Word (proficient), MS Power Point (proficient), MS Excel (good), MS
Visio(Proficient).
Operating systems: Windows (excellent), Linux (good), TinyOS (basic).
PERSONAL SKILLS
 Hard working, self motivated and sincere in achieving goals and implementing the required tasks.
 Good adapting skills in both personal and work life resulting from living and studying in different parts of the
world and working on different projects in the field of specialization along with other related fields of study.
 Good interpersonal communication skills and competent in presenting ideas and results through university
experience and an international social network.
 Experienced in working in teams from bachelor thesis to projects and lab work in the master’s program.
 Not afraid of getting out of the comfort zone and always willing to learn new things.
 Very open minded and can navigate conflict without negative emotional reactions.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Bangla: Native speaker
English: Proficient (IELTS Overall Band 8.0)
Deutsch: Basic (A2, Sprachenzentrum der RWTH Aachen)
Hindi: Good (Speaking)
Urdu: Good (Speaking)
Shashwata Rahman Aachen, 8th Oct.2015