Alex Saad-Falcon

Research Engineer and PhD Student

alexsaadfalcon@gatech.edu

Bio

I am a Machine Learning PhD student at Georgia Tech advised by Justin Romberg. My research includes topics in manifold optimization and compressed sensing, particularly when applied to messy real-world data. We have developed an end-to-end radar simulator to test algorithms with signals from complex environments, non-ideal circuitry, and quantized digital processing.

Prior to my PhD, I received master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech as well. I have worked at two startups, one of which I co-founded, and have done research in a wide range of topics from thin-film optics to generative models for music. I worked as a research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute from January 2018 to May 2023, where I worked on problems in electromagnetic design, software architecture, and drug discovery.

I am actively looking for a Summer 2025 internship. Please reach out to me with any openings.

Publications and Writing

Most recent publications on Google Scholar.

DOI Level set methods for gradient-free optimization of metasurface arrays

Alex Saad-Falcon, Christopher Howard, Justin Romberg, Kenneth Allen

Scientific Reports

DOI Subspace Tracking with Dynamical Models on the Grassmannian

Alex Saad-Falcon, Brighton Ancelin, Justin Romberg

IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM 2024)

DOI Applying an electrostatic cross-correlation to the CFTR-ATP interaction

Alex Saad-Falcon, Mark Bolding, James Dee, Ryan S. Westafer, Douglas R. Denison, Nael McCarty, William D. Hunt

arXiv Preprint

DOI Extraction of Dielectric Permittivity from Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Microwave Measurements

Alex Saad-Falcon, Zijian Zhang, James Dee, Ryan S. Westafer, James C. Gumbart

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

DOI Abstraction and acceleration of tensor processing for element-level digital arrays

Alex Saad-Falcon, Jonathan D. Andreasen, J. Clayton Kerce, Ryan S. Westafer, Jonathan P. Beaudeau, J. Michael McKinney

2022 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology (PAST)

DOI Level set methods for gradient-free optimization of metasurface arrays

Alex Saad-Falcon, Christopher Howard, Justin Romberg, Kenneth Allen

Scientific Reports

DOI Subspace Tracking with Dynamical Models on the Grassmannian

Alex Saad-Falcon, Brighton Ancelin, Justin Romberg

IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM 2024)

DOI MANGO: Disentangled Image Transformation Manifolds with Grouped Operators

Brighton Ancelin, Yenho Chen, Peimeng Guan, Chiraag Kaushik, Belen Martin-Urcelay, Alex Saad-Falcon, Nakul Singh

arXiv Preprint

DOI Applying an electrostatic cross-correlation to the CFTR-ATP interaction

Alex Saad-Falcon, Mark Bolding, James Dee, Ryan S. Westafer, Douglas R. Denison, Nael McCarty, William D. Hunt

arXiv Preprint

DOI Extraction of Dielectric Permittivity from Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Microwave Measurements

Alex Saad-Falcon, Zijian Zhang, James Dee, Ryan S. Westafer, James C. Gumbart

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

DOI Abstraction and acceleration of tensor processing for element-level digital arrays

Alex Saad-Falcon, Jonathan D. Andreasen, J. Clayton Kerce, Ryan S. Westafer, Jonathan P. Beaudeau, J. Michael McKinney

2022 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology (PAST)

DOI PDF Rigorous approach to simulate electromagnetic interactions in biological systems

Kenneth W. Allen, William D. Hunt, Jonathan D. Andreasen, John D. Farnum, Alex Saad-Falcon, Ryan S. Westafer, Douglas R. Denison

NAECON 2018 - IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference

Link PDF Using innovative powder technologies to manufacture personalized medicines

Alex Saad-Falcon

Pharma Manufacturing

Link Link2 How AI/ML has Impacted the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alex Saad-Falcon

DO Supply, Inc.

Link Industrial safety monitoring using fuzzy logic

Alex Saad-Falcon

Industrial Safety and Hygiene News

Link How welding strategies can revolutionize 3D printing

Alex Saad-Falcon

3DPrint.com

Projects

VaseGen
Using generative adversarial networks to reconstruct ancient vases
Python Face Swap
Running a face-swapping algorithm on live video using Python
C++ Fractal Music Visualizer
An OpenGL music visualizer using the FFT and the Mandelbrot set fractal
VaseGen
Using generative adversarial networks to reconstruct ancient vases
Python Face Swap
Running a face-swapping algorithm on live video using Python
NumArt
Deep neural network style transfer using a fluid simulation in browser
C++ Fractal Music Visualizer
An OpenGL music visualizer using the FFT and the Mandelbrot set fractal
MATLAB Particle Simulation
Simulating and visualizing various particle forces
Style Transfers
A blog on style transfer and other ML image processing techniques
DotAI
Training a chatbot using a Dota 2 chat dataset from Kaggle
Java Game of Thrones GUI
Simulating house conflicts and friendships

Vitæ

Full Resume and CV.

  • Georgia Tech Aug 2020 - Present
    PhD Student
    Machine Learning
    Advised by Justin Romberg
  • Georgia Tech Research Institute Jan 2018 - May 2023
    Research Engineer
    Advanced Concepts Lab
  • XONE Technology May 2018 - Aug 2018
    Embedded Systems Engineer
    Signal Processing Startup
  • Georgia Tech Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
    Master's Degree
    Electrical Engineering
    Digital Signal Processing
  • SpecWare, Inc. May 2017 - August 2019
    CTO and Co-founder
    Spectroscopy for BAC Measurement
  • Optics Research Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
    Undergraduate Researcher
    Genetic Algorithms for Thin-Film Optics
  • Georgia Tech Aug 2014 - Dec 2017
    Bachelor's Degree
    Electrical Engineering
    Stamps President's Scholar

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Alex Saad-Falcon
alexsaadfalcon@gatech.edu