Projects and experience

Programmable Amplifier Array

Master’s Thesis

For my master’s thesis, I am designing a programmable amplifier array for use in sonar front-end applications, implemented in the TSMC 65 nm process. The system will be built to have a programmable feedback loop, gain, and signal path.

The project should cover the full IC design cycle — from architecture and schematic design to layout, verification, tape-out preparation, and post-silicon testing. Including noise and linearity optimization, switchable signal paths, biasing networks, and layout techniques for matching and low-noise performance. Hopefully I'll end up with a flexible, high-performance analog front-end suitable for wide-range of analog aplications.

Figure: Image of chip from wikipedia, image will be updated as the project progresses

Tiny Tapeout VCO

Hobby project

I’m currently developing a VCO for a Tiny Tapeout shuttle as a way to gain hands‑on experience with mixed‑signal IC design using open‑source tools. The project gives me the opportunity to work through a complete development cycle — from schematic design and simulation to layout, tapeout, and eventually physical testing of my own mixed‑signal circuit.

The design flow for this project is based entirely on open‑source tools, including Magic VLSI, Xschem, and Ngspice. I'm using the SkyWater 130 nm open‑source PDK. This project is both a learning platform and a practical step toward building more advanced custom ICs in the future.

Image: Layout of Differential inverter VCO in TSMC65

Passive WiFi Radar

Student project

This is a student project to be presented at Sensor Decade 2026. The goal of the project is to learn more about radars and be able to develop more advanced radar technology in the future. So far we've developed a CW radar and will move on to using the WiFi signal as a source later on.

The eventual goal is to develop a passive radar system using existing WiFi signals as the source signal. By exploiting reflections from WiFi transmissions already present in the environment, the system can perform presence detection and motion tracking without emitting any signals of its own.

Image: Elektronikknett.no

Lyra

Student project

As a founding Member adn the communication Systems Technical Lead. I led the design and development of the satellite’s 433 MHz communication system, including a custom transceiver and integrated antenna solution. My role involved coordinating hardware and firmware development, guiding system‑level decisions, and ensuring reliable communication performance from early design through testing and integration.

We started the association in early 2024, and the satellite was successfully launched in November 2025 through a NASA and Andøya led project, marking Lyra’s first operational space mission.

Image: The completed CubeSat

Lyra Communication system

Student project

As mentioned above I served as the communtications team leed in Lyra for the GHOST mission. For the project, we designed a custom 433 MHz transceiver built around the TI CC1200 low‑power RF chip, paired with an AVR microcontroller for configuration, control, and telemetry handling. The PCB shown is our custom transceiver module, which served both as the on‑board transmitter in the satellite and as the ground‑station receiver.

The design required RF layout on PCB level, impedance‑controlled routing, and close collaboration between hardware and firmware teams. The result was a compact 433 MHz communication system made for CubeSat operation and capable of supporting the mission’s full communication link.

Image: The transceiver pcb

FPAA dev board

Hobby project

As part of the early exploration for my master’s thesis, I designed and tested a compact development board for the Okika AN231 Field‑Programmable Analog Array (FPAA). The goal was to prototype a configurable analog front‑end for sonar systems, using the FPAA to rapidly evaluate different architectures.

Link to github reposotory with design files

Image: FPAA dev board pcb

ESA CubeSat Summer School

4-week course

I was a student in a 4‑week intensive program featuring hands‑on projects and laboratory sessions led by ESA engineers and university professors. Students from across Europe collaborated throughout the course. The program covered:

Week 1: Space Systems Engineering and hands-on practice
Week 2: Model‑Based Systems Engineering
Week 3: Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) techniques for space systems
Week 4: Launch and Operations

I have continued working with several participants from the program on a conference paper for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and a publication for Acta Astronautica.

Image: Taken in ESA cleanroom

L1 Opictal Lensing(LOL)

Conference paper

LOL started as an exercise in conurrent engineering during the ESA CubeSat Summer School course, but has evolved further into a paper presented at IAC and an article under review for publication in Acta Astronautica. We are currently also applying for an ESA stipend to realise the project. I have been contributing as a Co-author for the payload and RF sections.

From the abstract: "The terrascope concept uses Earth’s atmosphere as a lens to amplify light from distant astronomical bodies along a focal line extending to Lagrange 1. If successfully implemented, a terrascope could revolutionise deep space observation by enabling large-scale and high-resolution exoplanet spectroscopy and, potentially, the discovery of new exoplanets. On these premises, the ’L1 Optical Lensing (LOL)’ mission aims to realise the amplification and resolution of the terrascope concept by using a satellite placed at a Hill radius distance from Earth, serving as a scientific demonstrator."

Image: 3d model of the proposed satellite

Oslostudentenes Radioklubb

amateur radio student club

For this orginization I have been serving Licenced Radio Amateur and board member for 4 years. Since its resurgence in 2021, I have been an active member of the Oslo Student Radio Club, an amateur‑radio organization with a strong technical focus. The club provides a space for students to explore RF engineering, build their own projects, and experiment with communication systems.

During this time, I also obtained my personal amateur‑radio licence, which has been a great asset in several of my projects. It has given me access to additional frequency bands and transmission modes that were essential for work such as the CubeSat communication system and my Wi‑Fi radar experiments.

Image: Image taken from NRRL's website