Professor Ayazi received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 1994, and the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. He joined the ECE faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology in December 1999. His main research interest is in the areas of Integrated Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS and NEMS), with a focus on integrated micro- and nano-mechanical resonators, inertial sensors, and mixed-signal interface circuits for MEMS and sensors.
Dr. Ayazi is a past editor for the Elsevier Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical Journal, the IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems and the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. He served on the technical program committee of the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) for six years (2004-2009). He was the chairman of the Display, Sensors and MEMS (DSM) sub-committee at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2011). He was the general chair of the IEEE Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) conference in 2014, held in San Francisco, CA. He was the 2018 recipient of Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award from Georgia Tech.
Dr. Ayazi was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Qualtré Inc., a spin-out from his research Laboratory that commercializes bulk-acoustic-wave (BAW) silicon gyroscopes personal navigation systems. Qualtré was acquired by Panasonic in 2016.
He is currently leading StethX Microsystems, another spinout of his research lab and an ATDC company in commercializing advanced wearable sensors for cardiopulmonary applications. He is a fellow of IEEE and National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2000
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1997
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, 1994
Ayazi's research is in the area of integrated Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), with a focus on integrated micro- and nano-mechanical resonators, inertial sensors, and mixed-signal interface circuits for MEMS and sensors. His work advances microfabrication techniques and explores device and system miniaturization and sensor integration for diverse technological applications. The research program involves multidisciplinary collaboration to develop innovative microsystems that address challenges in sensing, actuation, and communication for healthcare and industrial applications.
Ayazi's teaching focuses on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), integrated sensors, and circuits at undergraduate and graduate levels. His courses emphasize the principles of device fabrication, MEMS design, and integrated system applications. Professor Ayazi integrates theory with practical laboratory experiences to prepare students for research and development in mixed-domain microsystem engineering and integrated sensor technologies.
• Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2023
• Regents’ Entrepreneur, Georgia Institute of Technology, University System of Georgia, August 2022
• Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award, Georgia Tech, 2018
• Creating the Next Award for Innovation and Impact in Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, 2017.
• Fellow of IEEE, 2013 for “contributions to micro-electromechanical resonators and resonant gyroscopes.”
• Outstanding oral paper award at the 27th IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2014), San Francisco, CA, January 2014.
• Outstanding oral paper award at the 26th IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2013), Taipei, Taiwan, January 2013.
• Roger P. Webb Outstanding Junior Faculty Member Award, School of ECE, 2008
• NSF CAREER Award, 2004.
• Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award (determined by the vote of the ECE senior class), School of ECE, Georgia Tech, Spring 2004.
- H Majditehran, N Desai, B Sang, JW Park, H Wen, G Junek, F Nahab, ..., Spectral Analysis of Carotid Artery Vibrations Using a Wearable Seismic Patch for Detection of Stenosis and Dissection, 2025 23rd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and …, 2025
- B. Sang, H. Wen, G. Junek, W. Neveu, L. Di Francesco, J. Romberg, and F. Ayazi, “A MEMS Seismometer Respiratory Monitor for Work of Breathing Analysis and Adventitious Lung Sounds Detection via Deep Learning,” Nature Scientific Reports, 15, 9015 (2025).
- B. Sang, H. Wen, G. Junek, W. Neveu, L. Di Francesco and F. Ayazi, “An Accelerometer-Based Wearable Patch for Robust Respiratory Rate and Wheeze Detection using Deep Learning,” Biosensors 2024. 14(3), 118
- S Sahasrabudhe, H Wen, GV Junek, F Ayazi, Heavily-Doped Dual-Mode Distributed Lamé Resonator (DLR) for Temperature-Compensated Mems Oscillators, 2025 23rd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and …, 2025
- Z. Liu, H. Wen, F. Ayazi, “4H Silicon Carbide Bulk Acoustic Wave MEMS Gyroscope with Ultra-High Q for On-Chip Inertial Navigation,” Communications Engineering, (nature publishing), 2024.