Alexandre Schmid

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alexandre.schmid@epfl.ch +41 21 693 69 52 https://bnms.epfl.ch

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-0193

EPFL STI IEM SCI-STI-AXS
ELD 339 (Bâtiment ELD)
Station 11
1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 69 52
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Fields of expertise

Bioelectronics interfaces, Implantable microelectronics, Neuromorphic bioinspired and nonconventional computing and hardware, Reliability of VLSI and post-CMOS

Publications

Selected publications

Keyvan Farhang Razi, Alexandre Schmid, Epileptic Seizure Detection with Patient-Specific Feature and Channel Selection Techniques for Low-power Applications, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, Vol. 16, No. 4, August 2022, pp. 626-635, DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2022.3188966 Gonzalez Carabarin, Lizeth; Huijben, Iris ; Veeling, Bastiaan ; Schmid, Alexandre; van Sloun, Ruud, Dynamic Probabilistic Pruning: A general framework for hardware-constrained pruning at different granularities, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, DOI: 10.1109/TNNLS.2022.3176809.
Ranjandish, R., Jang, T., Schmid, A., An active charge balancing method suitable for integration in the output-stage of electrical neural stimulators, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer Nature, Vol. 111, pp. 89-102, April 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-021-01951-7 Ranjandish, R., Schmid, A., Walsh-Hadamard based Orthogonal Sampling Technique for Parallel Neural Recording Systems, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 1740-1749, April 2021.
Karimi, M, Schmid, A, Dehollain, C., Wireless Power and Data Transmission for Implanted Devices via Inductive Links: A Systematic Review, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 7145-7161, March 2021. Ranjandish, R.; Schmid, A. A Review of Microelectronic Systems and Circuit Techniques for Electrical Neural Recording Aimed at Closed-Loop Epilepsy Control. Sensors 2020, 20, 5716. Invited paper in the Special Issue on Integrated Circuits and Systems for Smart Sensory Applications.
R. Ranjandish, A. Schmid, A Design Methodology for Charge-Balanced Stimulators Based on Anodic Current Variation Monitoring, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer, November 2019, Volume 101, Issue 2, pp 341–350. R. Ranjandish, A. Schmid, Sub-µW/channel, 16-channel Seizure Detection and Signal Acquisition SoC Based on Multichannel Compressive Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Vol. 65, No. 10, pp. 1400-1404, Oct. 2018.

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Microengineering

Past EPFL PhD Students

Afshari Hossein , Akin Abdulkadir , Farhang Razi Keyvan , Hsu Wen-Yang , Joye Neil , Karimi Mohammad Javad , Katic Nikola , Majidzadeh Bafar Vahid , Ranjandish Reza , Shoaran Mahsa , Stanisavljevic Milos ,

Courses

Logic systems (for MT)

This course covers the fundamentals of digital systems. The methods enabling the analysis and the synthesis of logic systems are studied and exercised based on Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits including finite-state machines.

Logic systems (for EL)

Microcontrollers and digital systems

Microcontrollers covers the internal operation of a microcontroller, basic notions of microprocessor architecture and computer systems as well as microcontroller interfaces and serial communication protocols.

Digital IC design

Digital IC Design presents the fundamentals of digital integrated circuit design. The methods and techniques aiming at the fabrication and development of digital integrated circuits are reviewed, the major design style pertaining to digital logic and memory are presented.

Analog circuits for biochip

(Coursebook not yet approved by the section)

Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics

The course covers the fundaments of bioelectronics and integrated microelectronics for biomedical and implantable systems. Issues and trade-offs at the circuit and systems levels of invasive microelectronic systems as well as their eluding designs, methods and classical implementations are discussed

Test of VLSI systems

Test of VLSI Systems covers theoretical knowledge related to the major algorithms used in VLSI test, and design for test techniques. Basic knowledge related to computer-aided design for test techniques, and their integration into a design-flow are presented.

Microcontrollers