Jason Merlo

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I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Distributed Electromagnetic Theory and Application (DELTA) sub-group of the Electromagnetics Research Group (EMRG) at Michigan State University advised by Prof. Jeffrey Nanzer. My current research interests include software-defined radios, distributed radar and wireless system synchronization, interferometric arrays, synthetic aperture radar, joint radar-communications, and automotive radar applications.

Previously, I received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University where I co-founded the Student Organized Autonomy Research group (SOAR) with the aim of enabling undergraduate and graduate students to become involved in autonomy research.

News

Oct 16, 2024 Our paper “Fully Wireless Collaborative Beamforming Using A Three-Element Coherent Distributed Phased Array” received 2nd place in the Student Paper Competition at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (PAST) conference in Boston, Massachusetts! The paper can be found in Publications.
Jul 22, 2024 Our paper “Fully Wireless Collaborative Beamforming Using A Three-Element Coherent Distributed Phased Array” has been selected as a finalist in the Student Paper Competition. It will be presented at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (PAST) conference in Boston, MA, October 15-18, 2024.
May 04, 2024 Our paper “Fully Wireless Coherent Distributed Phased Array System for Networked Radar Applications” has been selected as a finalist in the Student Paper Competition. It will be presented at the 2024 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) conference in Washington, DC, June 16-21, 2024.
Apr 23, 2024 Our paper “Distributed Interferometric Radar for Radial and Angular Velocity Measurement” (WE-A6.1P.1) has been accepted at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting in Florence, Italy, July 14-19, 2024, and has been nominated as a finalist in the Student Paper Competition .
Mar 21, 2024 Our paper “Fully Wireless Coherent Distributed Phased Array System for Networked Radar Applications” has been published in the Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters Special Issue of “Top IMS 2024 Papers.” It will be presented at the 2024 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) conference in Washington, DC, June 16-21, 2024.

Selected Publications

  1. PASTSPC 2nd Place
    Fully Wireless Collaborative Beamforming Using A Three-Element Coherent Distributed Phased Array
    Jason M. Merlo, Naim Shandi, Matthew Dula, Ahona Bhattacharyya, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology (PAST) , Oct 2024
  2. IEEE AP-S/URSISPC Finalist
    Distributed Interferometric Radar for Radial and Angular Velocity Measurement
    Jason M. Merlo, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and INC/USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI) , Jul 2024
  3. IEEE MWTL (IMS)Top Papers of IMS 2024SPC Finalist
    Fully Wireless Coherent Distributed Phased Array System for Networked Radar Applications
    Jason M. Merlo, Samuel Wagner, John Lancaster, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, Jun 2024
  4. High Accuracy Wireless Timing Synchronization Using Software Defined Radios
    Jason M. Merlo, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In GNU Radio Conference (GRCon) , Aug 2023
  5. URSI GASSYoung Scientist Award
    Picosecond Non-Line-of-Sight Wireless Time and Frequency Synchronization for Coherent Distributed Aperture Antenna Arrays
    Jason M. Merlo, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In International Union of Radio Scientists General Assembly , Aug 2023
  6. IEEE AP-S/URSISPC Honorable Mention
    Wireless Time and Phase Alignment for Wideband Beamforming in Distributed Phased Arrays
    Jason M. Merlo, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting , Jul 2023
  7. IEEE IMSSPC 1st Place
    High Accuracy Wireless Time-Frequency Transfer For Distributed Phased Array Beamforming
    Jason M. MerloAnton Schlegel, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    In IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) , Jun 2023
  8. Wireless Picosecond Time Synchronization for Distributed Antenna Arrays
    Jason M. MerloSerge R. Mghabghab, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Apr 2023
  9. IEEE TVT
    A C-Band Fully Polarimetric Automotive Synthetic Aperture Radar
    Jason M. Merlo, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Apr 2021
  10. Three Dimensional Velocity Measurement Using a Dual Axis Millimeter-Wave Interferometric Radar
    Jason M. Merlo, Eric Klinefelter, and Jeffrey A. Nanzer
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Apr 2021
  11. IEEE AP-S SDCSDC Second Place
    5.8-GHz FMCW Radar System for Drone Tracking
    Jason M. MerloStavros Vakalis, Cory Hilton, and Jacob Randall
    In IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Student Design Competition , Jul 2020