Education
2003-2006 PhD: Radiophysics Research Institute (RRI). Yerevan, Armenia.
Topic: Development of Offset type Microwave Antenna Collimator and Solar Concentrator.
2001-2003 MSc: Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Topic: Stochastic resonance in threshold devices.
1997-2001 BSc: Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Topic: Digital data transmission in limited band channel.

Employment
2018 Sept.-up to now Head of “Telecommunication and Signal Processing” Department.
2012–2018 Aug. Assistant professor, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia.
2014 jan-2014 nov. scientific consultant at Knightsbridge Wireless Communications.
June. 2013–Sep. 2013 DAAD scholarship “Research Stay”, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Topic: Tunable Lens for Surface Plasmon Polariton Focusing and Steering .
2012-2014 Engineer in R&D department at Antel Design LLC.
2008-2009 Lecturer at National Polytechnic University of Armenia
2006-2012 Assistant, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
2005-2006 Engineer at Radiophysics Research Institute (RRI). Yerevan, Armenia.

Grants
2020- up to now Scientific projects aimed at achieving a practical result- 2020, State Committee of Science of the Republic of Armenia, grant: 20APP-1C009: team leader.
2017-2019 German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the State Committee of Science of the Republic of Armenia joint grant 16GE-027: team leader.
2013-2015 2014 Young Scientists Research Assistance Program – 2013, grant: 13YR-1C0046: team leader.
2013-2014 2014 Young Scientists Research Assistance Program (NFSAT, YFA, CRDF Global), grant: YSSP-13-09: team leader.
2009-2011 ISTC, grant: A-1544: team member.
2009-2011 NFSAT ECSP-09-42_SASP: team member.

Projects
Time-Frequency Packing for Improved Spectral Efficiency Transmissions: project manager.
Non-Linear Predistortion Techniques for Forward Link of Broadband Satellite Systems: team leader.
Implementation of 4-FSK Demodulation Algorithm and Preamble Synchronization: team member.

Main research interests
Nanophotonics, Plasmonics
Spectral efficiency (SE) improvement in communication systems
RF- and Nano- Antennas

Current research interests
TF packing technique for SE improvement
Optical microresonators
Metamaterials

Teaching
Undergraduate Studies: Fundamentals of digital communications, Basics of mobile communication, Modern Antenna design
Graduate Studies: Satellite communications and navigation systems, Modern Wireless Communication Systems

Trainings
2011-2016 Qualification Improvement Program at YSU

Awards
Diploma for the best article in the journal "Alternative energy and ecology" for the period 2000-2006

Membership
Member of Optical Society of America

Software skills
MatLab, Wolfram Mathematica, LabView, COMSOL Multiphysics

Equipment skills
VNA R&S®ZNB20
Nanonics MV4000 SPM (NSOM)
Neaspec (SNOM/AFM)
Mai Tai fs Laser.

Language skills
Armenian (native), Russian, English

E-mail
hharoyan@ysu.am