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Dr Sina Aboutorabi


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Sina Aboutorabi is a multidisciplinary engineer and an experienced lecturer in electrical and astronautical engineering, specializing in the interdisciplinary areas of communications, astronautics, electronics, and space systems. With a strong foundation in electrical engineering and a focus on complex communications systems and spacecraft systems, he brings extensive expertise in the design and analysis of state-of-the-art systems for satellite, deep space, and spacecraft communications. 

Sina Aboutorabi is the Vice Chair of the AIAA San Francisco Section. He is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Astronautical Society (AAS). He is currently an aspiring astronaut. Aboutorabi is the last doctoral student of Professor Solomon W. Golomb. The late Dr. Golomb was a world-renowned mathematician and electrical engineer recognized for his pioneering contributions to communications, coding theory, and shift register sequences, which have had a profound impact on modern digital communications and space communications. 

Aboutorabi's research interests lie at the intersection of electrical and astronautical engineering with a focus on advanced space communications systems and communications signal design. Areas of expertise include deep space communications coding, digital communications with space applications, communication theory, spacecraft communications systems, quantum communication, and mobile communications. His research aims to develop innovative solutions to enhance communications reliability and efficiency for deep space, planetary, and interplanetary missions.

Industry
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Education (includes University Research Labs)

Education

University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering
Los Angeles, California, United States
Engineer's Degree (terminal advanced degree-PhD equivalent), 2018
Astronautical Engineering
To 2018
Advisor: Prof. Solomon W. Golomb

QIAU
Qazvin
Bachelor of Science, 2008
Electrical Engineering - Electronics
2004 To 2008

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Master of Science, 2015
Astronautical Engineering

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Master of Science, 2018
Electrical Engineering - Communications Systems
Advisor: Prof. Solomon W. Golomb

Honors and Awards

Khwarizmi Young Award-KYA (National Award Recipient & Laureate of the 3rd Khwarizmi Youth Festival)
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)
2000

Recognition of Achievement in Graduate Level Education
Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage Award (APSIH)
2019

Industry

  • Education (includes University Research Labs)

Professional Interest

  • Communications Systems
  • Complex Aerospace Systems
  • Cyber-Security of Aerospace Systems
  • Guidance, Navigation & Control
  • Satellite Design, Integration & Test
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering

University

  • Azad University
  • University of Southern California

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Communications Systems
  • Complex Aerospace Systems
  • Cyber-Security of Aerospace Systems
  • Guidance, Navigation & Control
  • Satellite Design, Integration & Test
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering

Other Professional Affiliations

AIAA San Francisco Section, Vice Chair
2024 - Present

American Astronautical Society (AAS), Senior Member
2022 - Present

California Faculty Association (CFA), Active Member
2019 - Present