Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (USA), Jan 2022-Present
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran (USA), 2018-2021
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran (Iran), 2013-2018
Biography
Sepehr Eskandari received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tehran in 2018 and 2021, respectively. He is working toward a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California, working on the next generation of software-defined radars.
His research interests mainly pivot inverse scattering, microwave imaging, and radar processing techniques.
Publications
2026
Journal
- S Esk, ari, A Melebari, P Kinzel, R Lotspeich, J Eggleston, M Moghaddam, “Development and Field Testing of a UAS-Based Software-Defined Radar for Measuring Freshwater Bathymetry,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2026 [link]
- AF Boroujerdi, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “Magnetic Induction Localization for UAV-based Radar Swarms via a Hybrid LSTM-Optimization Method,” Authorea Preprints, 2026 [link]
2025
Conference
- A Melebari, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “Ultra-Wideband Software-Defined Radar Mounted on a UAV for Subsurface Applications,” 2025 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean (RADIO), 1-4, 2025 [link]
Journal
- J Du, KA Endsley, KB Dogaheh, J Kimball, M Moghaddam, T Douglas, A Melebari, S Esk, ari, J Kim, J Whitcomb, Y Zhao, S Henze, “Assessing spatial heterogeneity of active layer thickness over Arctic-foothills tundra through intensive field sampling and multi-source remote sensing,” EGUsphere 2025, 1-19, 2025 [link]
- PJ Kinzel, S Esk, ari, A Melebari, M Moghaddam, “In situ measurements of water depth collected with acoustic Doppler current profilers and remotely sensed depths acquired with a software-defined radar deployed from an uncrewed aircraft system, Sacramento River, California, September 18-19, 2024,” US Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release, 932, 2025 [link]
- AF Boroujerdi, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “Magnetic Induction Localization for UAV-based Radar Swarms via a Hybrid LSTM-Optimization Method,” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2025 (1533), H43D-1533, 2025 [link]
- A Melebari, S Esk, ari, K Dogaheh, M Moghaddam, WR Mcdermott, “Two-way Travel Time (TWTT) In Snowpack, Derived from Software-defined Radar Data Collected by Small, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in Colorado, 2022-25.,” US Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release, 1450, 2025 [link]
2024
Conference
- A Melebari, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “RCS calibration of a UAV-mounted ultra-wideband software-defined radar using a circular disk,” IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium …, 2024 [link]
Journal
- A Melebari, P Nergis, S Esk, ari, PR Costa, M Moghaddam, “Absolute calibration of a UAV-mounted ultra-wideband software-defined radar using an external target in the near-field,” Remote Sensing 16 (2), 231, 2024 [link]
- A Melebari, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “Absolute RCS Calibration of a UAV Ultrawideband Surface Penetrating Radar Using a Disk,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 22, 1-5, 2024 [link]
- S Esk, ari, A Melebari, M Moghaddam, “River Depth Retrieval Using Ultra-Wideband UAV-Mounted Software-Defined Radar,” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (114), H23J-114, 2024 [link]
- A Melebari, S Esk, ari, M Moghaddam, “Avalanche Hazard Detection Using an Ultrawideband Software-Defined Radar Mounted on a UAV,” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (465), C23C-0465, 2024 [link]
- M Moghaddam, S Esk, ari, A Melebari, Y Lou, “Optimized shallow-surface hydrology observations by coordinated ground-based and microwave remote sensing data and models,” AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (2038), IN31D-2038, 2024 [link]
2023
Journal
- A Khorashadizadeh, V Khorashadi-Zadeh, S Esk, ari, I Dokmanić, “Deep Injective Prior for Inverse Scattering,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023 [link]
