About Me

Dr. Jhonathan Prieto Rojas received his bachelor degree in electronics engineering from the National University of Colombia in 2009, including an exchange year at the Technology University of Munich (TUM) as recipient of the DAAD young engineers scholarship. He then joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2009,where he received the KAUST Graduate Fellowship and Provost Award. He completed his master’s degree and PhD degree from KAUST in electrical engineering in 2010 and 2014, respectively. Dr. Rojas joined King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) as Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department from Fall 2015.

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Jun 2014

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Major: Electrophysics

Advisor: Dr. Muhammad M. Hussain

Dissertation Title: Towards Flexible Self-Powered Micro-scale Integrated Systems  

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Dec 2010

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Major: Solid State Devices

Advisor: Dr. Muhammad M. Hussain

Thesis Title: Advanced Nanofabrication Process Development for Self-Powered SoC  

B.E. in Electronics Engineering, Mar 2009

National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Thesis Title: Study and Optimization of a Development Card for CPLD XC9572XL  

Exchange Student in Electrical Engineering, Oct 2007 - Mar 2008

Technology University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Focus: VLSI design, Nanotechnology