Sina Aboutorabi

Sina AboutorabiLecturer

Email: sina.aboutorabi@sjsu.edu 
Telephone: (408) 924-3190 
Office Location: IS 111

Education

  • Engineer's Degree (Terminal Advanced Graduate Degree), Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2018
  • M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2018
  • M.S. Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2013
  • B.S. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Qazvin Azad University, Iran, 2008

Bio

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 aerospace technologies, he brings extensive expertise in the design and analysis of state-of-the-art systems for satellite, deep space, and spacecraft communications. 

Sina is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Vice Chair of the AIAA San Francisco Section. He is also a senior member of 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, cryptography, and shift register sequences, which have had a profound impact on modern digital communications and space communications. 

Research Interests

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, spacecraft communications, digital communications with space applications, quantum communication, and wireless and mobile communications. His research aims to develop innovative solutions to enhance communications reliability and efficiency for deep space, planetary, and interplanetary missions.