Pavel Nikitin

Pavel Nikitin received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002. He worked at Ansys, IBM, Intermec and Honeywell. He is currently a Principal Antenna Design Engineer with Impinj where he is involved in research and development of various RFID products. He is an IEEE Senior Member, has received three Best Paper awards, one Best Poster award, and has over 75 issued US and international patents.

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Conferences

P. Nikitin, M. Brewster, J. Kim, KVS Rao, Dielectric Sensing using T-matched RAIN RFID Tags, IEEE RFID 2023, Seattle, WA

N. Barbot, P. Nikitin, Simple Open-Source UHF RFID Tag Platform, IEEE RFID 2023, Seattle, WA

P. Nikitin, J. Kim, G. Berzagui, J. M. Roehe, KVS Rao, Equivalent Circuit Analysis of an Open-Ended Slot Type RFID Tag Antenna, IEEE APS 2023, Portland, OR

P. Nikitin, J. Kim, G. Berzagui, J. M. Roehe, KVS Rao, Reversed T-matching in RFID Tag Antennas, IEEE APS 2022, Denver, CO

N. Barbot, R. de Amorim, P. Nikitin, Simple Low-Cost Open-Source UHF RFID Reader (poster), IEEE RFID 2022, Las Vegas, NV (Best Poster Award)

P. Nikitin, J. Kim, KVS Rao, RFID Tag Analysis Using an Equivalent Circuit, IEEE APS 2021, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

P. Nikitin, J. Kim, KVS Rao, RFID Tag Antenna Design for ARC Specs, IEEE APS 2020, Montreal, Canada

P. Nikitin, J. Ensworth, KVS Rao, A. Pesavento, J. Kim, 2.4 GHz Passive Gen2 RFID System (poster), IEEE RFID 2019, Phoenix, AZ

P. Nikitin, Self-Reconfigurable RFID Reader Antenna, IEEE RFID 2017, Phoenix, AZ (Best Paper Award)

P. Nikitin, Wirelessly Reconfigurable Antenna, IEEE APS 2015, Vancouver, BC

P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, and R. Martinez, Simple Low Cost UHF RFID Reader (poster), IEEE RFID 2013, Orlando, FL

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao and S. Lam UHF RFID Tag Characterization: Overview and State-of-the-Art, AMTA 2012, Seattle, WA

K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, and P. Nikitin, Low Profile Rigid UHF RFID Tags, IEEE APS 2012, Chicago, IL

P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, R. Martinez, and K. V. S. Rao, Passive Tag-to-Tag Communication, IEEE RFID 2012, Orlando, FL (Best Paper Finalist)

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Gain Measurement of Antennas using RFID, IEEE APS 2011, Spokane, WA

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, and S. Lam, RFID Paperclip Tags, IEEE RFID 2011, Orlando, FL

K. V. S. Rao, P. V. Nikitin and S. Lam UHF RFID Tag for Metal Containers, IEEE APMC 2010, Yokohama, Japan

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Compact Yagi Antenna for Handheld UHF RFID Reader, IEEE APS 2010, Toronto, ON

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, Helical Antenna for Handheld UHF RFID Reader, IEEE RFID 2010, Orlando, FL

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, S. Ramamurthy, H. Leland, G. Spiess, and K. V. S. Rao, Phase Based Spatial Identification of UHF RFID Tags, IEEE RFID 2010, Orlando, FL (Best Paper Award)

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Harmonic Scattering from Passive UHF RFID Tags, IEEE APS 2009, Charleston, SC

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Effect of Gen2 protocol parameters on RFID tag performance, IEEE RFID 2009, Orlando, FL

K. V. S. Rao, S. F. Lam, and P. Nikitin, Wideband metal mount UHF RFID tag, IEEE APS 2008, San Diego, CA

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Antennas and propagation in UHF RFID systems, IEEE RFID 2008, Las Vegas, NV

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Performance of RFID tags with multiple RF ports, IEEE APS 2007, Honolulu, HI

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, and S. Lazar, An overview of near field UHF RFID, IEEE RFID 2007, Grapevine, TX

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Performance limitations of passive UHF RFID systems, IEEE APS 2006, Albuquerque, NM

K. V. S. Rao, P. Nikitin and S. Lam Impedance Matching Concepts in RFID Transponder Design, AUTOID 2005, Buffalo, NY

P. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Measurement of backscattering from RFID tags, AMTA 2005, Newport, RI (Best Paper Award)

P. Nikitin, S. Lam, and K. V. S. Rao, Low cost silver ink RFID tag antennas, IEEE APS 2005, Washington, DC

R. Punnoose, P. Nikitin, and D. D. Stancil, Efficient simulation of Ricean fading within a packet simulator, IEEE VTC 2000, Boston, MA

Journals

N. Barbot, R. de Amorim, P. Nikitin, Simple Low Cost Open Source UHF RFID Reader, IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 7, pp. 20-26, 2023

P. Nikitin, Pointing RFIDs in the Right Direction, Ansys Advantage Magazine, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 10-13, June 2018

P. V. Nikitin, Leon Theremin (Lev Termen), IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 252-257, October 2012

P. V. Nikitin, D. D. Arumugam, M. Chabalko, B. E. Henty, and D. D. Stancil, Long Range Passive UHF RFID System using HVAC Ducts, Proceedings of the IEEE (special issue "RFID - A Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st Century"), vol. 98, no. 9, pp. 1629-1635, September 2010

P. V. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Martinez, and S. Lam, Sensitivity and impedance measurements of UHF RFID chips, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 1297-1302, May 2009

P. V. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, LabVIEW-based UHF RFID tag test and measurement system, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 2374-2381, July 2009

V. Pillai, H. Heinrich, D. Dieska, P. V. Nikitin, R. Martinez, and K. V. S. Rao, An ultra-low-power long range battery/passive RFID tag for UHF and microwave bands with a current consumption of 700 nA at 1.5 V, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 1500-1512, July 2007

P. V. Nikitin and C.-J. R. Shi, VHDL-AMS based modeling and simulation of mixed-technology microsystems: a tutorial, Integration, the VLSI Journal, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 261 - 273, April 2007

P. V. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, and R. Martinez, Differential RCS of RFID tag, Electronics Letters, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 431-432, April 2007

P. V. Nikitin and K. V. S. Rao, Theory and measurement of backscattering from RFID tags, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 212-218, December 2006

K. V. S. Rao, P. V. Nikitin and S. Lam, Antenna design for UHF RFID tags: a review and a practical application, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 3870-3876, December 2005

P. V. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, V. Pillai, R. Martinez, and H. Heinrich, Power reflection coefficient analysis for complex impedances in RFID tag design, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 53, no. 9, pp. 2721-2725, September 2005

P. V. Nikitin and D. D. Stancil, Antenna radiation resistance in waveguide and in free-space, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 53, no.6, pp. 2126-2128, June 2005

A. E. Xhafa, O. K. Tonguz, A. G. Cepni, D. D. Stancil, P. V. Nikitin, and D. Brodtkorb, On the capacity limits of HVAC duct channel for high-speed Internet access, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 335-342, February 2005

O. K. Tonguz, A. E. Xhafa, D. D. Stancil, A. G. Cepni, P. V. Nikitin, and D. Brodtkorb, A simple path-loss prediction model for HVAC systems, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1203-1214, July 2004

P. V. Nikitin, D. D. Stancil, A. G. Cepni, A. E. Xhafa, O. K. Tonguz, and D. Brodtkorb, Novel mode content analysis technique for antennas in multimode waveguides, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 2402-2408, December 2003

P. V. Nikitin, D. D. Stancil, O. K. Tonguz, A. E. Xhafa, A. G. Cepni, and D. Brodtkorb, Impulse response of the HVAC duct as a communication channel, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 51, no. 10, pp.1736-1742, October 2003

P. V. Nikitin, D. D. Stancil, A. G. Cepni, O. K. Tonguz, A. E. Xhafa, and D. Brodtkorb, Propagation model for the HVAC duct as a communication channel, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 945-951, May 2003

P. Nikitin and C. Swenson, Impedance of a short dipole antenna in a cold plasma, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 49, no.10, pp. 1377-1381, 2001

Editorials

R. Bhattacharyya, P. Nikitin, Guest Editorial: Special Issue on IEEE RFID 2019 Conference, IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification,vol. 4, no. 1, March 2020

R. Bhattacharyya, P. Nikitin, Guest Editorial: Special Issue on IEEE RFID 2018 Conference, IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification,vol. 3, no. 1, March 2019

P. Nikitin, Guest Editorial: Special Issue on IEEE RFID 2017 Conference, IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2017

Books

P. V. Nikitin, A. Parks, J. R. Smith, RFID-vox: a tribute to Leon Theremin, book chapter in Wirelessly Powered Sensor Networks and Computational RFID, Springer, 2013

Theses

Analysis of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts as a radio frequency communication channel, PhD thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002

Impedance of a dipole antenna in ionospheric plasma, MS thesis, Utah State University, 1998

Numerical modeling of UHF klystrode output characteristrics, BS thesis, Novosibirsk State University, 1995

B. Morton, P. Nikitin, D. Gilpin, Land grid array patterns for modular electronics platforms and methods of performing the same, US patent (allowed), 2023

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, A. Arul, Systems and methods for a reconfigurable radio front-end, European patent 3425812, 2023

P. Nikitin, Wideband RFID tag antenna, US patent 11527832, 2022

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, Method, system, and apparatus for locating RFID tags, European patent 3608827, 2022

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, Brazil patent 102015032862, 2022

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, European patent 3217327, 2021

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, A. Arul, Systems and methods for a reconfigurable radio front-end, US patent 11151336, 2021

P. Nikitin, Wirelessly reconfigurable antenna, US patent 10985445, 2021

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Self-reconfigurable antenna and self-steering RFID tags, European patent 3188084, 2021

B. Morton, P. Nikitin, D. Gilpin, Land grid array patterns for modular electronics platforms and methods of performing the same, US patent 10957660, 2021

P. Nikitin, G. Spiess, H. Leland, L. Hingst, J. Sherman, Utilization of motion and spatial identification in RFID systems, US patent 10902227, 2021

S. Ackley, P. Nikitin, RFID tag battery charging method, US patent 10811762, October 2020

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, Method, system, and apparatus for locating RFID tags, US patent 10810387, October 2020

S. Kelly, P. Nikitin, Smart energy scavenging tag sensor, US patent 10733394, August 2020

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, China patent 105868664, 2020

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems and methods for powering and communicating with wireless sensor devices using building electrical wiring, UK patent 2545301, 2020

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, US patent 10565488, February 2020

P. Nikitin, Wideband RFID tag antenna, US patent 10559884, February 2020

B. Morton, P. Nikitin, D. Gilpin, Land grid array patterns for modular electronics platforms and methods of performing the same, US patent 10559545, February 2020

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Self-steering RFID tags, US patent 10503937, December 2019

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, R. Martinez, Method to increase RFID tag sensitivity, US patent 10452968, 2019

R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, J. Harrigan, Systems and methods for controlling antennas, US patent 10445540, October 2019

P. Nikitin, J. Harrigan, Systems and method for antenna pattern measurement, US patent 10440539, October 2019

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, S. Kelly, S. Ramamurthy, RFID tag with reconfigurable properties and/or reconfiguring capability, US patent 10430622, October 2019

S. Ackley, P. Nikitin, RFID tag battery charging method, European patent 3190547, October 2019

S. Kelly, P. Nikitin, Smart energy scavenging tag sensor, UK patent 2534468, August 2019

H. Leland, S. Kelly, E. Chrisman, P. Nikitin, Systems and methods for displaying location information for RFID Tags, UK patent 2535298, July 2019

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, S.Kelly, Systems and methods for a reconfigurable antenna, US patent 10339346, July 2019

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems, methods, and apparatus to permit communication between passive wireless transponders, European patent 3067834, May 2019

S. Ackley, P. Nikitin, RFID tag battery charging method, US patent 10236554, March 2019

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, S. Kelly, H. Leland, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, European patent 3285202, January 2019

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems, methods, and apparatus to permit communication between passive wireless transponders, US patent 10186136, January 2019

R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, J. Harrigan, Systems and methods for controlling antennas, US patent 10185849, January 2019

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems and methods for authentication, US patent 10163282, December 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, R. Martinez, Systems and methods for controlling RFID tag communication, US patent 10114985, October 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Self-reconfigurable antenna, US patent 10096898, October 2018

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, US patent 10062026, August 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Modulation index (depth) based grouping, addressing, and fingerprinting RFID tags, US patent 9996716, June 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, R. Martinez, Systems and methods for controlling RFID tag communication, US patent 9990518, June 2018

P. Nikitin, Wirelessly reconfigurable antenna, UK patent 2552918, May 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems and methods for powering and communicating with wireless sensor devices using building electrical wiring, US patent 9935605, April 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems, methods, and apparatus to permit communication between passive wireless transponders, US patent 9928721, March 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, RFID system with location capability, US patent 9904818, February 2018

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Modulation index (depth) based grouping, addressing, and fingerprinting RFID tags, European patent 3040905, February 2018

P. Nikitin, G. Spiess, H. Leland, L. Hingst, J. Sherman, Utilization of motion and spatial identification in RFID systems, European patent 2778713, February 2018

H. Leland, S. Kelly, E. Chrisman, P. Nikitin, Systems and methods for displaying location information for RFID tags, US patent 9872135, January 2018

P. Nikitin, Method and apparatus to mitigate multipath in RFID, US patent 9864881, January 2018

P. Nikitin, Proximity sensor controlling a switched parasitic element of a reconfigurable directional antenna, UK patent 2516552, January 2018

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, H. Leland, S. Kelly, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, US patent 9835722, December 2017

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, S. Kelly, H. Leland, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, European patent 3007097, August 2017

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Modulation index (depth) based grouping, addressing, and fingerprinting RFID tags, US patent 9727763, August 2017

P. Nikitin, Wirelessly reconfigurable antenna, US patent 9705183, July 2017

P. Nikitin, G. Spiess, H. Leland, L. Hingst, J. Sherman, Utilization of motion and spatial identification in RFID systems, US patent 9704002, July 2017

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, RFID system with location capability, US patent 9665750, May 2017

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, European patent 3040913, April 2017

G. Raven, J. Harrigan, R. Martinez, P. Nikitin, S. Ramamurthy, D. Gilpin, S. Kelly, RFID tag with anti-tamper assembly, US patent 9542637, January 2017

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, H. Leland, S. Kelly, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, US patent 9459343, October 2016

P. Nikitin, S. Kelly, Systems, methods, and apparatus to permit communication between passive wireless transponders, European patent 2876580, March 2016

P. Nikitin, Method and apparatus to mitigate multipath in RFID, US patent 9208365, December 2015

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, H. Leland, S. Kelly, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, US patent 9176215, November 2015

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Brueckmann, H. Leland, S. Kelly, Synthetic aperture RFID handheld with tag location capability, European patent 2779020, October 2015

P. Maltseff, S. Winter, P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, E. Erosheva, Stochastic communication protocol method and system for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags based on coalition formation, such as for tag-to-tag communication, European patent 1938483, July 2015

P. Nikitin, G. Spiess, H. Leland, L. Hingst, J. Sherman, Utilization of motion and spatial identification in mobile RFID interrogator, US patent 9047522, June 2015

P. Nikitin, G. Spiess, H. Leland, L. Hingst, J. Sherman, Utilization of motion and spatial identification in RFID systems, US patent 9007178, April 2015

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, Method and apparatus to estimate the number of transponders in a field, US patent 8564412, October 2013

P. Maltseff, S. Winter, P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, E. Erosheva, Stochastic communication protocol method and system for RFID tags based on coalition formation, such as for tag-to-tag communication, US patent 8488510, July 2013

V. Pillai, P. Nikitin, S. Lam, Phase hopping to reduce interference and improve RFID tag throughput, US patent 8451094, May 2013

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, J. Bleichner, S. Lam, System and method for determining RFID tag placement, US patent 8339266, December 2012

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, Wireless encoder apparatus and methods, US patent 8314746, November 2012

P. Nikitin, R. Martinez, S. Ramamurthy, Method and system to determine the position, orientation, size, and movement of RFID tagged objects , US patent 8248210, August 2012

P. Maltseff, S. Winter, P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, E. Erosheva, Stochastic communication protocol method and system for RFID tags based on coalition formation, such as for tag-to-tag communication, US patent 8199689, June 2012

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, RFID tags with enhanced range and bandwidth obtained by spatial antenna diversity, US patent 8077044, December 2011

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, R. Martinez, H. Heinrich, Method and apparatus for RFID tag detection and characterization, US patent 7978074, July 2011

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, Configurable RFID tag with protocol and band selection, US patent 7952464, May 2011

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, A. Reynolds, R. Martinez, Automatic data collection device, method, and article, US patent 7893813, February 2011

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Ackley, S. Lam, Near-field and far-field antenna-assembly and devices having same, US patent 7843347, November 2010

P. Nikitin, K. V. S. Rao, S. Lam, Systems and methods for wirelessly marking media, US patent 7724142, May 2010

K. V. S. Rao, P. Nikitin, S. Lam, Tunable RFID tag for global applications, US patent 7323977, January 2008

IEEE RFID 2022 conference best poster award

IEEE RFID 2017 conference best paper award

IEEE RFID 2010 conference best paper award

AMTA 2005 conference best paper award

Dr. Nicolas Barbot, Grenoble Alpes University, France, "Time-variant and non-linear transponders for identification and sensing", 2023

Dr. Ahmed Abdelgawwad, University of South Carolina, USA, "MIMO antenna systems for wireless handheld devices", 2022

Dr. Andrey Larionov, The Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, "Design methodology and research methods for traffic safety management systems based on broadband wireless networks and radio frequency identification", 2022

Dr. Xiaojie Fu, University of Washington, USA, "Radar detection and imaging of cooperative and uncooperative targets", 2019

Dr. Apoorva Sharma, University of Washington, USA, "Dual-band power and communication antennas for wireless brain computer interfaces", 2019

Dr. Eleftherios Kampianakis, University of Washington, USA, "High data-rate ultra low-power backscatter wireless communication systems for brain-computer interfaces", 2019

Dr. Laura Arjona Aguilera, University of Deusto, Spain, "Dynamic and scalable strategies to lower the identification time and energy consumption in Aloha-based RFID anti-collision protocols", 2018

Dr. Hassan Noor Khan, Graz University of Technology, Austria, "Measurement Based Backscatter RFID System Analyzer for Tag Localization", 2017

Dr. Gianfranco Andia Vera, Grenoble INP, France, "Analysis and Exploitation of Non-linearities in Passive UHF RFID Systems", 2014

Dr. Colby Boyer, University of Washington, USA, "RFID: a Communication System Perspective", 2014

Dr. Alexei Popov, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", Saint Petersburg, Russia, "Planar Antenna Structures for RFID Systems", 2012

Dr. Rasmus Krigslund, Aalborg University, Denmark, "Experimental Assessment of Orientation Sensing and Constructive Interference in Passive RFID Systems", 2012

Dr. Daniel Arnitz, Graz University of Technology, Austria, "Tag Localization in Passive UHF RFID", 2011

Dr. Pekka Pursula, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland, "Analysis and Design of UHF and Millimetre Wave Radio Frequency Identification", 2009

Dr. Joshua Griffin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, "High Frequency Modulated Backscatter Communication Using Multiple Antennas", 2009