CV/Resume
CV/Resume
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carleton University (Sep. 2025 - Aug. 2029 [Expected])
M.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carleton University (Sep. 2023 - Sep. 2025)
Thesis: Optically Transparent Metasurfaces and Antennas
B.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo (Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2023)
Graduate Student Researcher, Carleton University (Sep. 2023 - Present)
Researching applied electromagnetics and technologies for 5G/6G systems. Main research focus is on leaky-wave antennas, beamforming metasurfaces, and advanced materials (e.g., graphene and ITO).
Responsibilities include (but not limited to) designing electromagnetic structures in Ansys FEM-HFSS, and lab work involving network analyzers, anechoic chambers, probe stations, and 3D printing.
Trained on using the microfabrication facility at Carleton university, where I have fabricated my own devices using photolithography and e-beam metal deposition.
Teaching Assistant, Carleton University (Sep. 2023 - Present)
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Waterloo (Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2023)
Circuit Design Hardware Engineer (Co-op), Untether AI (Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2022)
Teaching Assistant (Co-op), Humber College (Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022)
Electrical Engineering Assistant (Co-op), IBI Group (Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021)
Electrical Designer (Co-op), Plan Group (Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019)
Project Coordinator (Co-op), Plan Group (Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2019)
ELEC 4907 - Capstone Projects (Sep. 2025 - Apr. 2026)
ECOR 1043/1044 - Introduction to Circuits and Mechatronics (Sep. 2023- Apr. 2025)
Mitacs Accelerate Internship, Dell-Carleton Join Collaboration (2024 - Present)
University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work - Master's Level, Carleton University (2025)
Outstanding Committee Award, IEEE Ottawa Section (2025)
Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Award, University of Waterloo (2023) [Value: $10,000]
Undergraduate Research Assistantship, University of Waterloo (2023) [Value: $1,000]
President's Entrance Scholarship, University of Waterloo (2018) [Value: $2,000]
IEEE Ottawa Section, Publications Committee, Webmaster [https://r7.ieee.org/ottawa/] (May 2024 - Present)
IEEE Young Professionals, Webmaster, [https://site.ieee.org/ottawa-yp/] (Sep. 2024 - Present)
Parks Canada Outdoors Club of Carleton, Carleton University (Sep. 2024 - Sep. 2025)
Telecommunications Team Member, University of Waterloo (UW) Orbital (Sep. 2022 - Feb. 2023)
Engineering Mentor, University of Waterloo (Sep. 2022 - Nov. 2022)
Hardy, D. F., Szabo, A., Karar, A. S., Smy, T. J., Gupta, S., “Machine Learning-Based Estimation of Angle of Arrival Using a Multi-port Leaky-Wave Antenna System,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, (Accepted Feb. 2026)
Hardy, D. F., Macdonell, K., Tait, R. N., Repeta, M., Khaira, N. K., Singh, T., Gupta, S., “Optically-Transparent mmWave Metasurface Reflector with a Honeycomb-Meshed Ground Plane,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Under Review (Submitted June 2025).
Hardy, D., Gupta, S. "Multiport Leaky-Wave Antenna (LWA) System for 2-D Analog Direction Finding," 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Dublin, Ireland. (Accepted)
Hardy, D., Gupta, S. "Cylindrically Conformal Bi-Directional Leaky-Wave Antennas (LWAs) for Flexible Beam-Shaping," 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Dublin, Ireland. (Accepted)
Hardy, D. F., MacDonell, K., Khaira, N., Tait, R. N., Repeta, M., Singh, T., Gupta, S., "A Honeycomb Mesh-Type Reflectarray with High Optical Transparency for Millimeter-Wave Applications," 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 2025.
Stewart, J., Hardy, D. F., Khaira, N., Tait, R. N., Repeta, M., Singh, T., Gupta, S., “Optically Transparent Graphene-Integrated mmWave Metasurface for Reflection Amplitude Control,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 2025.
Das, H. M., Hardy, D. F., Khaira, N., Tait, R. N., Repeta, M., Singh, T., Gupta, S., “Optically Transparent Reflectarray Based on Integrated Ferroelectric Devices for Real-Time Phase Control,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 2025.
Hardy, D. F., Macdonell, K., Gupta, S., “Practical Considerations of a Multi-Port Leaky-Wave Antenna Array for Direction Finding,” 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Stockholm, Sweden, 2025, pp. 1-3.
Baccin-Smith, F., Hardy, D. F., Gupta, S., “Flexible Antipodal Vivaldi Leaky-Wave Antennas,” 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Stockholm, Sweden, 2025, pp. 1-3.
Hardy, D. F., Gupta, S., “Reconfigurable Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antenna with Real-Time Open-Stopband Suppression,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and INC/USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI), Firenze, Italy, 2024, pp. 145-146.
Stewart, J., Hardy, D., Gupta, S., Singh, T., Khaira, N. K., “Metasurface with Integrated Graphene Devices for Amplitude Control,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/747,210, filed Jul. 22, 2025.
Das, H. M., Hardy, D., Gupta, S., Singh, T., Khaira, N. K., “Holographic Metasurfaces Based on Integrated Ferroelectric Devices for Phase Control with Enhanced Optical Transparency,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/747,208, filed Jul. 22, 2025.
Hardy, D., Macdonell, K., Gupta, S., Singh, T., Khaira, N. K., “Optically Transparent Reflective Metasurface with Increased Opacity Utilizing Meshed Unit-Cells,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/747,219, filed Jan. 20, 2025.
Hardy, D., Macdonell, K., Gupta, S., Singh, T., Khaira, N. K., “Optically Transparent Reflective Metasurface for Beamforming Applications,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application 18/968,843, filed Dec. 4, 2024.
Macdonell, K., Hardy, D., Gupta, S., Singh, T., Khaira, N. K., “Reconfigurable Huygens’ Refractors Based on Material Tuning,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application 18/968,912, filed Dec. 4, 2024.