Bill Murray
Ph.D. student
Since July 2025A computational research lab spanning methods, materials, and devices.
The lab is led by Prof. Vitaliy Lomakin in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego and is affiliated with the Center for Memory and Recording Research.
Vitaliy LomakinProfessor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Principal investigator
Prof. Vitaliy Lomakin
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Director, Center for Memory & Recording Research
Vitaliy Lomakin received his M.Sc. from Kharkiv National University in 1996 and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University in 2003. From 2002 to 2005, he was a Postdoctoral Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He joined UC San Diego in 2005 and was elevated to Fellow of the IEEE in 2021.
His research develops efficient computational techniques and analytical models for multiphysics problems involving electromagnetics, micromagnetics, first-principles simulations, and imaging, and applies these methods to magnetic, optical, and microwave materials and devices.
Current appointmentProfessor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UC San Diego
CMRR leadershipDirector beginning July 2026
EducationPh.D., Tel Aviv University · M.Sc., Kharkiv National University
Leadership & professional service
Scientific ReportsEditorial Board, Nature Portfolio
IEEE Magnetics SocietyChair, San Diego Chapter
IEEE Magnetics SocietyMember, Chapters Committee
IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietyChair, Paper Awards Committee
Center for Memory & Recording ResearchDirector, UC San Diego
Current lab
Ph.D. students.
The current-student roster follows the lab summary supplied for this website.
Andrew Parsons
Ph.D. student
Since January 2025
Richard Petrisevac
Ph.D. student
Since September 2024
Egor Savostin
Ph.D. student
Since September 2023
Jiawei Duan
Ph.D. student
Since September 2021Alumni
Former students and researchers.
Degrees and service periods follow the supplied lab records. Current or recent positions were checked against public professional, institutional, publication, and patent records in August 2026.
| Name | Role or degree | Year / period | Current / recent position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Iakushev | Researcher | 2023–2025 | UC San Diego (latest public affiliation; current role not independently verified) |
| Fangzhou Ai | Ph.D. | 2024 | AMD, Santa Clara |
| Zhuonan Lin | Ph.D. | 2022 | ByteDance (latest public professional affiliation) |
| Marco Menarini | Ph.D. | 2020 | CNR-ISAC, Bologna |
| Iana Volvach | Ph.D. | 2020 | Computational Materials Scientist, Sonera |
| Majd Kuteifan | Ph.D. | 2017 | Senior OPC Modeling Engineer, Samsung Electronics |
| Simon Couture | Ph.D. | 2017 | Software Engineer, Teleidoscope |
| Marco Escobar | Ph.D. | 2016 | Researcher, Universidad La Salle Bajío |
| Sidi Fu | Ph.D. | 2016 | Most recently Meta (Codec Avatar work); current role not publicly verified |
| Nojan Motamedi | Ph.D. | 2016 | Applied Materials |
| Dor Gabay | M.S. | 2015 | Staff Engineer, IonQ |
| Ruinan Chang | Ph.D. | 2014 | Engineer, Qualcomm |
| Marko Lubarda | Ph.D. | 2012 | Associate Professor of Teaching, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, UC San Diego |
| Shaojing Li | Ph.D. | 2012 | Senior Engineering Manager, ML Platform / GenAI, Netflix |
| Javier Espigares Martin | M.S. | 2012 | Department of Electromagnetism, Universidad de Granada (latest verified affiliation) |
| Qian Ding | M.S. | 2012 | Intel — package / interconnect electromagnetics |
| Liang Feng | Ph.D. | 2010 | Professor, Electrical & Systems Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania |
| Derek Van Orden | Ph.D. | 2010 | Ayar Labs (recent public affiliation) |
| Boris Livshitz | Researcher | 2006–2009 | Senior Magnetic Sensor Device Engineer, Bosch Sensortec |
Professional roles change over time. Alumni are welcome to send updates or corrections to vlomakin@ucsd.edu.