Divya Prakash Hungund
Austin,Tx
Summary
MS thesis student in Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Systems at The University of Texas at Austin graduating in Spring 2026, with 2 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor fabrication, integrated photonics, and nanofabrication. Skilled in cleanroom processing, device design, simulation (COMSOL, Lumerical, MATLAB), and characterization (SEM, AFM, Ellipsometry). Passionate about developing scalable semiconductor and electro-optic device technologies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin
08.2023 - Current
- Fabricated Barium Titanate (BTO) photonic modulators (Mach-Zehender modulators, racetrack resonant modulators) using e-beam lithography, photolithography, ion milling, and thin-film deposition
- Designed photonic device masks in GDSFactory/KLayout, optimizing coupling gaps and racetrack geometries
- Modelled travelling-wave electrodes in COMSOL, Multiphysics and Lumerical FDTD, achieving large bandwidth and impedance matching
- Conducted SEM, AFM, ellipsometry, and optical testing, improving fabrication yield and reducing process variation
Network Hardware Engineer I
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Developed Ethernet SCCP power-negotiation protocols in MATLAB/Simulink, ensuring compliance with IEEE 802.3eg standards
- Built simulation workflows for system-level signal integrity and device interoperability, reducing negotiation failures
Control Systems Hardware Engineer
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, India
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Designed and tested edge-sensor electronics for segmented mirror telescope systems by using PSpice tool
- Integrated FPGA based control modules using VHDL and Verilog to enhance precision and device reliability under vacuum conditions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware systems into existing projects.
Education
MS - Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Systems
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas05.2026
Bachelors - Electronics and Communication Engineering
CMR University
Bengaluru, India08.2020
Skills
- Fabrication: E-beam Lithography, Photolithography, Ion Milling, Thin-Film Deposition, Plasma Etching (ICP), Packaging dicing saw, wafer polishing
- Characterization: SEM, EDS, AFM, Ellipsometry, Optical Testing, Device Reliability Analysis
- Simulation and Design: COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys Lumerical (FDTD/FDE/Interconnect), MATLAB, Python, GDSFactory, KLayout, AutoCAD
- Domains: Semiconductor Fabrication, Integrated Photonics, Electro-Optic Devices, Process Integration
- Programming: Python, MATLAB C programming, Verilog, VHDL
Certification
- Semiconductor Characterization (Coursera)
- Semiconductor Packaging Specialization (Coursera)
- Deep Learning Specialization (Coursera)
- Machine Learning (Coursera)
- RF and millimeter wave circuit design (Coursera)
PUBLICATIONS
- A. Raju, D. Hungund, D. Krueger, Z. Dong, Z. Sakotic, A. B. Posadas, A. A. Demkov, D. Wasserman, High-Q Monolithic Ring Resonators in Low-Loss Barium Titanate on Silicon. Laser Photonics Rev 2025, 19, 2402086. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202402086
- Noah C. Mansfield, Alexander Ware, Amogh Raju, Divya Hungund, Zuoming Dong, Yonathan Magendzo Behar, William J. Doyle, Edmond Chow, Anitta Francis, Monica Allen, Jeffery Allen, Zarko Sakotic, Daniel Wasserman; Guided mode slot resonators. Appl. Phys. Lett. 3 November 2025; 127 (18): 181103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0302508
- Zarko Sakotic, Noah Mansfeld, Amogh Raju, Alexander Ware, Divya Hungund, Daniel Krueger, and Daniel Wasserman ACS Photonics 2025 12 (5), 2676-2684 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c00147
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin
08.2023 - Current
Network Hardware Engineer I
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India
07.2022 - 07.2023
Control Systems Hardware Engineer
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, India
08.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelors - Electronics and Communication Engineering
CMR University
MS - Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Systems
The University of Texas at Austin