Emre Soydemir
Electrical Engineering / UC Santa Cruz
Electrical engineering student building hardware-centered systems across biosensing, embedded navigation, signal processing, and PCB design. I work close to the physical layer and move between fabrication, firmware, and data analysis as projects require.
Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering Expected 2026
UC Santa Cruz / Communications, Signals, Systems and Controls / GPA 3.19
Experience
Undergraduate Researcher 2024 - Present
Yanik Lab, UC Santa Cruz
- Fabricated 30+ Ti/Au biosensor chips via photolithography, e-beam evaporation, and lift-off on glass substrates.
- Designed signal-generation PCB for automated biosensor deposition workflows, validated near 50 Hz and 10 Vpp on an oscilloscope.
- Built and maintained automated liquid-handling protocols for antigen detection experiments.
- Supported optical chip inspection, sample handling, data labeling, and experimental documentation.
- Built tools that supported field testing, including ADOpt modules deployed to Grenada.
- Onboarded incoming undergraduate researchers on cleanroom safety and fabrication protocols.
Selected Projects
TARAF: GPS-Free Pedestrian Navigation 2025 - Present
Capstone / ESP32 / BNO055 / Python / Computer Vision
- Built foot-mounted embedded sensing platform using ESP32 and BNO055 IMU for raw data acquisition.
- Implemented calibration, low-pass filtering, stride detection, ZUPT/ZARU, and ESKF-based position estimation.
- Developed side-profile computer-vision ground truth using OpenCV and ArUco markers for validation.
- Designed offline ML-assisted estimator tuning for movement-specific configuration.
Yanik Lab / PCB design / analog electronics
- Designed compact 555-timer PCB to deliver a specific deposition signal for biosensor workflows.
- Integrated signal-delivery hardware into a lab workflow to reduce reliance on bench function generators.
- Documented use procedure and deployment lessons for later fixture revisions.
Sensor Deposition Unit 2024 - Present
Yanik Lab / Multiplexed signal routing / CV systems
- Designed multiplexed signal-routing board for electrochemical deposition and sensing workflows.
- Separated simultaneous deposition from one-chip-at-a-time EmStat Pico sensing through controlled switching.
Technical Skills
Fabrication
Hardware
Embedded
Estimation
Software
Lab systems