Anna Papio Toda
PhD Candidate
University of California, Irvine
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Took electronics course in high-school.
Studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
Joined the Antenna Lab at the Technical University of Catalonia.
Went to Germany to do research in electromagnetics and antennas.
Moved to the US for an Internship at Broadcom.
Joined the University of California, Irvine, for a PhD.
Got different fellowships to support my studies.
Participated in different University-Industry research projects.
Education
High School
Bachelor
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)
Career
PhD Candidate
I do research in electromagnetism and design antennas for wireless devices.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Engineering
Technology
Problem Solving
Day to Day
I can either go to the office or to the lab, depending on the project stage. If the project is on its initial stage I go to the office, do some planning, simulations, results analysis...If it is on the final stage I go to the lab and do some antenna fabrication or measurements. Then I analyze the results and compare them with the simulated ones. I check the discrepancies, find the sources of error and iterate the process until the desired performance is achieved.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Be passionate about technology and have curiosity to know how we can communicate wirelessly.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
