Education and Profile

Education

• B.S.   College of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. EE. December 1986.

• M.S.    College of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. EE. July 1990.

• Ph.D.  University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. EE. May 1994.

Experience

•  Jan. 2009 - June2009:    Researcher,

  • Research Office at USNA appointment to support compressive sensing research.

• Aug. 1994 - present:   Professor,                    Department of Weapons and Systems Engineering

  • United States Naval Academy, Annapolis Maryland USA.

•  Sep. 1990 - present:   Guest Scientist,

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. 

  • Since employed at USNA, NIST engagement is one day a week.

• Sep. 1990 - Aug. 1994:           Graduate-Research Assistant,

• Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of MD, USA.

• Apr. 1987 - Sep. 1990:            Faculty Member,

  • Institute for Computer Science, Control and Measurements, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic went to school in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, and moved to US 1990 where she got her PhD from University of Maryland.  From 1990 to 1994, she was involved in developing a voltage ratio bridge for the NASA Zeno experiment. She has been a Guest Researcher with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, since 1990. She is currently a Professor with the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. Her recent work involves the development of impedance measuring techniques.

She is currently interested in compressed sensing and directed energy systems.

Research Metrology

Research Compressive Sensing

• Compressive Sensing 

  Tutorials given at the Academy

  •     Introduction to Compressive Sensing  Video  Slides  Paper

  •     l₁ magic  Video  Slides 

  •     Linear Programming   Video  Slides  Paper

   

• Compressive sensing overview             Invited IEEE lecture  University of Novi Sad

  • Invitation Slides Video

   

  Area of interest          Sub-Nyquist sampling     

  • Tropp Slides Video,

    • Beyond Nyquist: Efficient Sampling of Sparse Bandlimited Signal

  • Massoud

    • A Prototype Hardware for Random Demodulation Based Compressive Analog-to-Digital Conversion

    • Practical Issues in Implementing Analog-to-Information Converters

     

Courses and Student Projects

COURSES

Teaching Philosophy

Courses taught at the University of Novi Sad   (Apr. 1987 - Sep. 1990)

            Electrical Measurements I             Electrical Measurements II

 Courses taught at the US Naval Academy (Aug. 1994 - Present)       

            1.         ES307 Linear Control Systems I

            2.         ES301 Analog/Digital Computer Methods

            3.         ES302 Applied Control Systems and Instrumentation

            4.         ES308 Linear Control Systems II

            5.         ES421 Analog Information Systems

            6.         ES422 Digital Information Systems

            7.         ES495 Systems Engineering Research fall

.           8.         ES496 Systems Engineering Research spring

            9.         ES401 Advanced Control Systems

            10.       ES402 Senior Design Project

            11.       ES430 Introduction to Computer Engineering

            12.       ES432 Microcomputers in Control Applications

            13.       ES202 Introduction to Systems Engineering

            14.       ES405 Applied Sensors and Actuators

            15.       ES308_L Control Systems Design Laboratory

STUDENT projects

RESEARCH

• Laser Propagation in Maritime Environment
  • MIDN IIams
• Aroma sensing
  • MIDN Baker

• Neutron Detection

  • MIDN Sax

• Tsunami Warning System

  • MIDN Song White paper, project report, presentation 1 presentation 2

  • MIDN Joseph White paper, presentation

• Object Classification through  Tactile Sensing

  • MIDN Dadds White paper, abstract, project report, presentation, video

• Food quality

  • MIDN Baker

• Object Classification: Airport Security Application

  • MIDN IIAms

CLASSROOM

• Sensors and Actuators

  • Don't spill that drink!

  • Sober KART

Publications:   Journal    Technical and Educational Conference Proceedings and Presentations

         Journal Publications

Impedance Metrology: Capacitance

• S. Avramov-Zamurovic and R.D. Lee, “A High-Stability Capacitance Sensor System and its Evaluation”, IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements in the Volume 56 , No. 6, , April 2009.

• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, A. Koffman and B. Waltrip, and Yicheng Wang “Evaluation of a Capacitance Scaling System”, IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements in the Volume 56 , No. 6, pp216--2164, December 2007.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, A. Koffman and B. Waltrip, “NIST Special Test of Four-Terminal-Pair Capacitance Standards from 0.01 μF to 10 μF”, NIST Technical Note, Sept 2007. (pp 1-41)
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, A. Koffman, N. M. Oldham, B. Waltrip, “The Sensitivity of a Method to Predict Capacitor’s Frequency Characteristic”, IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, Volume 49, No 2, pp 398-404, April 2000.
• A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, N. M. Oldham, “Uncertainty Analysis for Four Terminal-Pair Capacitance and Dissipation factor characterization at 1 MHz and 10 MHz”, IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, Volume 49, No 2, pp 346-348, October 2000.

  Inductive Voltage Dividers

• J. R. Kinard, T. E. Lipe, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, “A New Binary Inductive Divider Comparator System for Measuring High-Voltage Thermal Converters", IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume 51, No 5, pp 1045-1050, October 2002.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, G. N. Stenbakken, A. D. Koffman, N. M. Oldham, and R. W. Gammon, "Binary vs Decade Inductive Voltage Divider Comparison and Error Decomposition", IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements", Vol. 44, No. 4, August 1995. (pp 904-908)
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham and R. W. Gammon, "Inductive voltage divider calibration for a NASA flight experiment," CAL LAB, The magazine for Calibration Laboratory Managers, Vol. 1, No. 4, July 1994. (pp 25-31)
• S. Avramov and N. M. Oldham, "Automatic Calibration of Inductive Voltage Dividers for the NASA Zeno Experiment," Review of Scientific Instruments, 64 (9), September 1993. (pp 2676-2678)
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham, D. G. Jarrett and B. C. Waltrip, "Automatic Inductive Voltage Divider Bridge for Operation from 10 Hz to 100 kHz", IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, Vol. 42, No. 2, April 1993. (pp 131-135)

Other

• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, N. M. Oldham, M. Parker and B. Waltrip, “Low Frequency Characteristics of Thin Film Multijunction Thermal Voltage Converters” IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, Vol. 47, No. 4, Feb. 1998. (pp 87-89)
• N. M. Oldham, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, M. Parker and B. Waltrip, "Exploring the Low-Frequency Performance of Thermal Converters Using Circuit Models and a Digitally Synthesized Source", IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements Vol. 46, No.2, April 1997. (pp 352-355).
• N. M. Oldham, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, M. Parker and B. Waltrip, "Low Voltage Standards in the 10 Hz and 1 MHz Range", IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements Vol. 46, No.2, April 1997. (pp 395-398). PDF
• S. Avramov and I. Zupunski "An AC comparator for Audio Frequency," IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurements, Vol. 40, No. 2, April 1991. (pp 373-376)
  

 Technical Conference Publications

• S. Avramov-Zamurovic and R. D. Lee, "A Capacitance Sensor Evaluation", CPEM 2008 Proceedings, Colorado, June 2008.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, and A. Koffman, "A Calibration Procedure for a Programmable Capacitance Standard" IEEE CPEM Proc., Torino, Italy, 2006.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, and A. Koffman, "Evaluation of Inductive Voltage Dividers and 10 nF capacitors in a Capacitance Calibration Method" IEEE CPEM Proc., Torino, Italy, 2006.
• B. Waltrip, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, and A. Koffman, “Inductance measurement Using an LCR Meter and a Current Transformer Interface”, IEEE IMTC 2005 Proc. Ottawa, Canada, 2005.
• J. R. Kinard, T. E. Lipe and S. Avramov-Zamurovic, "Determination of frequency coefficients for thermal voltage converters and digital voltmeters by comparison to inductive voltage dividers", NCSL Workshop and Symposium Proc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004 and IEEE CPEM Proc., London, England, 2004.
• C. Wick, S. Avramov-Zamurovic and J. Lyle, "Hard Disk Interface used in Computer Forensic Science”, IEEE IMTC Proc., Lake Como, Italy, 2004.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, K. Stricklett, and A. Koffman, "A Balancing Algorithm for system with correlated injections" IEEE IMTC Proc., Vail, Colorado, 2003.
• B. Waltrip, A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic: "The Design and Self-Calibration of Inductive Voltage Dividers for an Automated Impedance Scaling Bridge", IEEE IMTC Proc. Anchorage, Alaska, 2002.
• B. C. Waltrip S. Avramov-Zamurovic and A. D. Koffman "A Capacitance Measurement System Using an IVD Bridge", NCSL Workshop and Symposium Proc., Washington DC, 2001.
• J. R. Kinard and T. E. Lipe, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, “A New Binary Inductive Divider Comparator System for Measuring High-Voltage Thermal Converters”, IEEE IMTC Proc., Budapest, Hungary, 2001.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, K. Andrew, N. M. Oldham, B. Waltrip, “The Sensitivity of a Method to Predict Capacitor’s Frequency Characteristic”, IEEE IMTC Proc., Venice, Italy,1999.
• A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, N. M. Oldham, “Uncertainty Analysis for Four Terminal-Pair Capacitance and Dissipation factor characterization at 1 MHZ and 10 MHZ”, IEEE IMTC Proc., Venice, Italy,1999.
• A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip and N. M. Oldham, “Capacitance and Dissipation Factor Measurements from 1 kHz to 10 MHz”, NCSL Workshop and Symposium Proc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1998.
• J. R. Kinard, T. E. Lipe, S. Avramov-Zamurovic and C. B. Childers, “Comparison of High Voltage Thermal Converter Scaling to a Binary Inductive Voltage Divider”, IEEE CPEM Proc., Washington, DC, 1998.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, N. M. Oldham, M. Parker and B. Waltrip, “Low Frequency Characteristics of Thermal Voltage Converters”, IEEE IMTC Proc., Ottawa, Canada, 1997.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, N. M. Zimmerman, A. F. Clark and A. Jeffery, "Tests to Evaluate The Frequency Dependent Capacitor Ratio for Single Electron Tunneling Experiment", IEEE CPEM Proc., Braunschweig, Germany, 1996.
• N. M. Oldham, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, M. Parker and B. Waltrip, "Low Voltage Standards in the 10 Hz and 1 MHz Range", IEEE CPEM Proc., Braunschweig, Germany, 1996.
• N. M. Oldham, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, M. Parker and B. Bell, "Exploring The Low-Frequency Performance of Thermal Converters using Circuit Models and Digitally Synthesized Source", IEEE CPEM Proc., Braunschweig, Germany, 1996.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, N. M. Oldham, A. D. Koffman, R. W. Gammon, "Audio Frequency Analysis of Inductive Voltage Dividers based on Structural Models", IEEE CPEM Proc., Boulder, Colorado, 1994.
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham, A. Koffman and G. Stenbakken, "Binary vs. Decade Inductive Voltage Divider Comparison and Error Decomposition" IMTC Proc.s, Cobe, Japan, 1994.
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham and R. W. Gammon, "Inductive Voltage Divider Calibration for a NASA Flight Experiment," NCSL Workshop and Symposium Proc., (The Best Paper Award), Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 1993.
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham and D. G. Jarrett, "Binary Inductive Voltage Divider Bridge NCSL Workshop and Symposium Proc., Washington DC, August, 1992.
• S. Avramov, N. M. Oldham, D. G. Jarrett and B. C. Waltrip, "Automatic Inductive Voltage Divider Bridge for Operation from 10 Hz to 100 kHz", IEEE CPEM Proc., Paris, France, 1992.
• S. Avramov and I. Zupunski "One AC comparator," IEEE CPEM Proc., Ottawa, Canada,1990.
• S. Avramov et al. "Impulse Generator with LED for examination and simulation of optical modems for computer communication," Yugoslav Symposium of Optical Communications, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1988.
• I. Zupunski, S. Avramov and M. Peshaljevic "Wattmeter-based AC voltage and current measurement," JUKEM 13, Split, Yugoslavia, 1988.
• S. Avramov and I. Zupunski, "Comparison of two Arbitrary Waveforms," JUREMA 33, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1988.
• S. Avramov, "The Problems in Construction of Spherical Block Codes in Spherical Coordinates," 11th Seminar of Electrotehnical Students of Yugoslavia, Rovinj, Yugoslavia, 1986.
• S. Avramov, "Design of one semi-iterative algorithm for finding equilibrium state of the great techno-economical system and comparison with already existing iterative algorithm," 10th Seminar of Electrotehnical Students of Yugoslavia, Rabac, Yugoslavia, 1985.

 Educational Conference Publications 

• J. IIams, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, “Laser Propagation in the Maritime Environment", national Conference on Undergraduate research, abstract accepted, 2010.

• K. Baker, . Avramov-Zamurovic, “Laser Propagation in the Maritime Environment", national Conference on Undergraduate research, abstract accepted, 2010.

• N. Dadds, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, “Object Classification through Tactile Sensing”, ASEE Conference, Austin, TX, 2008.

• C. Song, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, “A student project: Tsunami Detection System”, ASEE Conference,  Pittsburg, PA, 2008.

• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, K. Liu, Byan Waltrip , “A student project: LabView drivers for a measurement bridge”, ASEE Conference, Hawaii, 2007.

• J.M, Esposito, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, R. DeMoyer, S. Parikh, “Promoting and Assessing Intuitive Understanding in a Junior-Level Modeling Course,” ASEE Conference Proc., Portland, OR, 2005.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, A. Koffman and G. Piper “Measuring Voltage Balance Using a Switching Scheme”, Accepted for publication ASEE Conference Proc., Portland, OR, 2005.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, A. Koffman and G. Piper," Standard Capacitor Calibration Procedure Implemented Using Control Software", ASEE Conference Proc., Salt Lake City, 2004.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip  and Andrew Koffman, "Building a Very Precise Impedance Measurement Bridge", ASEE Conference Proc., Nashville, 2003.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, A. Koffman and G. Piper, "Straightforward Design of Accurate Inductive Voltage Dividers", ASEE Conference Proc., Montreal, Canada, 2002.
• G. Piper, J. Watkins, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, C. Wick "Design of an Electronic Muffler - A DSP Based Capstone Design Project", ASEE Conference Proc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2001.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, C. Wick, R. Demoyer, "Metrology Experiment for Engineering Students: Platinum Resistance Temperature Detector, ASEE Conference Proc., Nashville, 2000.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic, C. Wick and T. Dwan, ”Communications Track for Systems Engineering Majors”, Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings , Tempe, Arizona, 1998.
• S. Avramov-Zamurovic and R. Ashworth, “Student Independent Research Project: Evaluation of Thermal Voltage Converters Low-Frequency Errors”, ASEE Conference Proc., Seattle, Washington, 1998.
• C. Wick, G. Piper, J. Watts, S. Avramov-Zamurovic, "Sensors for a Weather Balloon- a Classroom Design Experience", ASEE Conference Proc., Washington, DC,1996.