Education
1991 - 1996: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Radiophysics
1996 - 1999: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Radiophysics, Ph.D. program
2004 - 2011: Seoul Sogang University, Post-doctoral program

Academic degree
2000: Yerevan State University; Ph.D. degree - “The anomalous growth of wave fields in the space limited structures”
2014: Yerevan State University; Sci.Dr. degree - “Nano-resolution characterization techniques by near-field scanning microscopy at microwaves and optics”

Work Experience
2018 - up now: Yerevan State University, Dept. of Chair of Applied Electrodynamics and Modelling, Head of Chair
2018 - up now: Yerevan State University, Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, full professor
2013 - 2018: Yerevan State University, Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, associate professor
2011 - 2013: Yerevan State University, Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, assistant professor
2004 - 2011: Seoul Sogang University, temporary professor
2000 - 2004: Yerevan State University, Dept. of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunications, assistant

Academic courses
2011- up now: Yerevan State University; Radioelectronic circuit design (B.), Microwave microscopy (M.), Nanophotonics (M.), Integral optoelectronics (M.)
2004 - 2011: Seoul Sogang University; Near-field microwave microscopy, Organic thin-film transistors
2000 - 2004: Yerevan State University; Telecommunications (B.), Laser systems (M.)

Scale of professional interests
Telecommunication; Interfaces and waveguide processes; Surface plasmon polaritons; Near-field microwave microscopy; Optical and microwave biosensors, Organic thin-film transistors

Participation in Grants
2018 - 2020: Armenian project from Science State committee
2016 - 2018: Armenian-Korean International Joint R&D Project
2011 - 2012: Korean-Armenian International Joint R&D Project

Language skills
Armenian (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent)

Professional membership
Member of the “049” professional council in Yerevan State University,
The official reviewer for “IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters”, “OSA Continuum”, “Journal of the Optical Society of America B”, “Optics Letters”, “Optics Express”, “Applied Optics” scientific journals

Scientific visits abroad
2004 - 2011: Seoul Sogang University, South Korea

Awards received
President of Republic of Armenia prize 2014

barsen@ysu.am