Special Sessions
List in brief
1. Advances in medical applications of electromagnetic fields: from fundamental issues to theranostic (Organizers: Crocco, Fanti, Lodi)
2. Fundamental limits and optimal antennas (Organizers: Skrivervik, Sipus)
3. Doing Science with CubeSat (Organizer: Babic)
4. Measurement Techniques for Antennas and targets RCS (Organizers: D’Agostino, Curcio)
5. Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing in Electromagnetics (Organizers: Fanti, Liseno, Pavone)
6. Wearable Antennas and Sensors: Design Issues, Modeling and Experimentation (Organizer: Costanzo)
7. Reflectarrays and Metasurfaces: Design Perspectives and Technologies for 5G Communication Systems (Organizers: Costanzo, Venneri)
2. Fundamental limits and optimal antennas (Organizers: Skrivervik, Sipus)
3. Doing Science with CubeSat (Organizer: Babic)
4. Measurement Techniques for Antennas and targets RCS (Organizers: D’Agostino, Curcio)
5. Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing in Electromagnetics (Organizers: Fanti, Liseno, Pavone)
6. Wearable Antennas and Sensors: Design Issues, Modeling and Experimentation (Organizer: Costanzo)
7. Reflectarrays and Metasurfaces: Design Perspectives and Technologies for 5G Communication Systems (Organizers: Costanzo, Venneri)
Detailed description
Special Session 1:
Advances in medical applications of electromagnetic fields: from fundamental issues to theranostic
Organizers:
Lorenzo Crocco, National Research Council of Italy
Alessandro Fanti, Università di Cagliari
Matteo Bruno Lodi, Università di Cagliari
Contact e-mail: alessandro.fanti@diee.unica.it
Description:
The application of electromagnetic (EM) technologies in medicine is a topic of growing and relevant interest within the electromagnetic engineering community for the opportunities it opens and the specific and stimulating challenges it poses. Recognizing the fact that EM field technologies can positively impact on the health, nowadays the research is oriented toward studying, modeling and developing EM based methodologies and tools for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Moreover, the dual nature of EM technologies enables a unique potential towards the development of theranostic devices. Since EM fields from the extremely low-frequency range to the high frequencies of GHz and THz are employed, this session solicits works concerning (but without being limited to) the following topics:
- Biosensors;
- Cells-EMF interaction;
- Design of antennas or EM devices for medical applications;
- Dieletric properties of tissues;
- Dosimetry;
- Electroporation and Electrochemotherapy;
- Hyperthermia: instrumentation, treatment planning and monitoring;
- Healthcare monitoring systems;
- Implantable systems;
- Magnetic nanomaterials;
- Microwave imaging;
- MRI: hardware and software;
- Multiscale and Multiphysic modeling;
- RF & MW ablation;
- Tissue mimicking phantoms.
- Electric Property Tomography
Lorenzo Crocco, National Research Council of Italy
Alessandro Fanti, Università di Cagliari
Matteo Bruno Lodi, Università di Cagliari
Contact e-mail: alessandro.fanti@diee.unica.it
Description:
The application of electromagnetic (EM) technologies in medicine is a topic of growing and relevant interest within the electromagnetic engineering community for the opportunities it opens and the specific and stimulating challenges it poses. Recognizing the fact that EM field technologies can positively impact on the health, nowadays the research is oriented toward studying, modeling and developing EM based methodologies and tools for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Moreover, the dual nature of EM technologies enables a unique potential towards the development of theranostic devices. Since EM fields from the extremely low-frequency range to the high frequencies of GHz and THz are employed, this session solicits works concerning (but without being limited to) the following topics:
- Biosensors;
- Cells-EMF interaction;
- Design of antennas or EM devices for medical applications;
- Dieletric properties of tissues;
- Dosimetry;
- Electroporation and Electrochemotherapy;
- Hyperthermia: instrumentation, treatment planning and monitoring;
- Healthcare monitoring systems;
- Implantable systems;
- Magnetic nanomaterials;
- Microwave imaging;
- MRI: hardware and software;
- Multiscale and Multiphysic modeling;
- RF & MW ablation;
- Tissue mimicking phantoms.
- Electric Property Tomography
Special Session 2:
Fundamental limits and optimal antennas
Organizers:
Anja Skrivervik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Zvonimir Sipus, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Contact e-mail: zvonimir.sipus@fer.hr
Description:
Fundamental limits on antenna performances are of key interest to the antenna designer, as they allow fast assessment of the feasibility of specific antenna requirements. These limits are defined on key performance indicators (KPI) of specific antennas, as the directivity for large aperture antennas or the achievable bandwidth on electrically small antennas. Up to now, these limits have been obtained considering that the antenna radiates into free space, which was the case for the very large majority of application until the turn of the millennium. The emergence of Wireless Body Area Networks has changed this paradigm, and we see an exponential growth of applications requiring antennas that radiate inside a lossy host body (implants), are located on the latter (wearable) or radiate into the body (Off-body antennas). There is thus an urgent need first to define the antenna KPIs in such scenarios, and then to find, whenever possible, fundamental physical limits to these KPIs.
Anja Skrivervik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Zvonimir Sipus, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Contact e-mail: zvonimir.sipus@fer.hr
Description:
Fundamental limits on antenna performances are of key interest to the antenna designer, as they allow fast assessment of the feasibility of specific antenna requirements. These limits are defined on key performance indicators (KPI) of specific antennas, as the directivity for large aperture antennas or the achievable bandwidth on electrically small antennas. Up to now, these limits have been obtained considering that the antenna radiates into free space, which was the case for the very large majority of application until the turn of the millennium. The emergence of Wireless Body Area Networks has changed this paradigm, and we see an exponential growth of applications requiring antennas that radiate inside a lossy host body (implants), are located on the latter (wearable) or radiate into the body (Off-body antennas). There is thus an urgent need first to define the antenna KPIs in such scenarios, and then to find, whenever possible, fundamental physical limits to these KPIs.
Special Session 3:
Doing Science with CubeSat
Organiser:
Prof. Dubravko Babic, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Contact e-mail: dubravko.babic@fer.hr
Description:
Space industry has been rapidly developed in the last twenty years, and space-based services and space programs, or the terrestrial sector in the broader sense (such as the EU Copernicus and Galileo programs for Earth observation), create socio-economic added value and thus help in the development of each participating country. Unused capacity at launching large satellites enabled the launch of small satellites of standardized format as secondary payloads at acceptable prices for universities. This allows small users to launch nano-satellites and pico-satellites for scientific purposes or for educational missions. The aim of the Session is to cover relevant topics related to the design of small satellites and in particular to the scientific missions of small satellites.
Prof. Dubravko Babic, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Contact e-mail: dubravko.babic@fer.hr
Description:
Space industry has been rapidly developed in the last twenty years, and space-based services and space programs, or the terrestrial sector in the broader sense (such as the EU Copernicus and Galileo programs for Earth observation), create socio-economic added value and thus help in the development of each participating country. Unused capacity at launching large satellites enabled the launch of small satellites of standardized format as secondary payloads at acceptable prices for universities. This allows small users to launch nano-satellites and pico-satellites for scientific purposes or for educational missions. The aim of the Session is to cover relevant topics related to the design of small satellites and in particular to the scientific missions of small satellites.
Special Session 4:
Measurement Techniques for Antennas and targets RCS
Organizers:
Prof. Francesco D’Agostino, Università degli Studi di Salerno
Dr. Claudio Curcio, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Contact e-mail: fdagostino@unisa.it
Description:
Antenna Measurements have today a leading position in Applied Electromagnetics and collect under a unique keyword many different but related areas of interest to Research and Industrial activities.
The aim of the Session is to cover some of the most relevant topics on Antenna Measurements. Among the others the attention is focused on the characterization of radiating systems for 5G, that represent an exciting challenge and an important opportunity for the antenna measurement community, and on the measurement issues encountered in the design and maintenance of large radiotelescopes, that, as in the case of the Square Kilometer Array Project, represent a demanding task for antenna engineers.
Prof. Francesco D’Agostino, Università degli Studi di Salerno
Dr. Claudio Curcio, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Contact e-mail: fdagostino@unisa.it
Description:
Antenna Measurements have today a leading position in Applied Electromagnetics and collect under a unique keyword many different but related areas of interest to Research and Industrial activities.
The aim of the Session is to cover some of the most relevant topics on Antenna Measurements. Among the others the attention is focused on the characterization of radiating systems for 5G, that represent an exciting challenge and an important opportunity for the antenna measurement community, and on the measurement issues encountered in the design and maintenance of large radiotelescopes, that, as in the case of the Square Kilometer Array Project, represent a demanding task for antenna engineers.
Special Session 5:
Numerical Methods and High Performance Computing in Electromagnetics
Organizers:
Alessandro Fanti, Università di Cagliari
Angelo Liseno, Università di Napoli Federico II
Santi Concetto Pavone, Università di Siena
Contact e-mail: alessandro.fanti@diee.unica.it
Description:
The purpose of this Special Session is to provide a forum for scientific researchers and engineers on hot issues related to advances and challenges in numerical techniques, HPC as well as optimization techniques for electromagnetic applications.
Relevant topics include (but not limited to):
- Numerical methods and HPC advancements in full-wave analysis, as Integral Equation Methods, Differential Equation Methods;
- Fast and efficient computational methods in electromagnetics;
- EM simulation tools;
- HPC in EM;
- Parallel and GPU Computing for EM;
- Deterministic, stochastic and nature inspired optimization techniques for electromagnetic applications;
- Analysis and design using HPC;
- Ray tracing;
- Fast and accurate solution of inverse problems.
Alessandro Fanti, Università di Cagliari
Angelo Liseno, Università di Napoli Federico II
Santi Concetto Pavone, Università di Siena
Contact e-mail: alessandro.fanti@diee.unica.it
Description:
The purpose of this Special Session is to provide a forum for scientific researchers and engineers on hot issues related to advances and challenges in numerical techniques, HPC as well as optimization techniques for electromagnetic applications.
Relevant topics include (but not limited to):
- Numerical methods and HPC advancements in full-wave analysis, as Integral Equation Methods, Differential Equation Methods;
- Fast and efficient computational methods in electromagnetics;
- EM simulation tools;
- HPC in EM;
- Parallel and GPU Computing for EM;
- Deterministic, stochastic and nature inspired optimization techniques for electromagnetic applications;
- Analysis and design using HPC;
- Ray tracing;
- Fast and accurate solution of inverse problems.
Special Session 6:
Wearable Antennas and Sensors: Design Issues, Modeling and Experimentation
Organizer:
Sandra Costanzo, University of Calabria, Italy
Contact e-mail: costanzo@dimes.unical.it
Description:
The availability of low-cost and low-power technologies has enabled the adoption of compact wearable radio-frequency devices, integrating both sensing and elaboration features, thus being able to realize a real-time monitoring of peoples and environments. Interesting applications of these wearable sensors can be advised in the framework of healthcare and security contexts, to provide a fast and real-time technology for the identification of biomedical parameters and/or detect peoples and objects. The aim of this Special Session is to provide an international forum for the most relevant advancements in the development of compact wearable sensors and antennas for non-invasive detection, by covering all aspects related to the design, modeling and experimentation.
Relevant topics include (but not limited to):
- Non-invasive wearable sensors for biometric applications;
- Wearable antennas design in the presence of human body;
- Textile wearable antenna sensors;
- Wearable sensors for on-body medical diagnosis;
- Wearable sensors for personalized healthcare;
- Wearable sensor technologies;
- Biocompatible and flexible materials for wearable sensors;
- Design issues for wearable antennas;
- Technological issues for wearable antennas;
- Wearable antennas for security.
Sandra Costanzo, University of Calabria, Italy
Contact e-mail: costanzo@dimes.unical.it
Description:
The availability of low-cost and low-power technologies has enabled the adoption of compact wearable radio-frequency devices, integrating both sensing and elaboration features, thus being able to realize a real-time monitoring of peoples and environments. Interesting applications of these wearable sensors can be advised in the framework of healthcare and security contexts, to provide a fast and real-time technology for the identification of biomedical parameters and/or detect peoples and objects. The aim of this Special Session is to provide an international forum for the most relevant advancements in the development of compact wearable sensors and antennas for non-invasive detection, by covering all aspects related to the design, modeling and experimentation.
Relevant topics include (but not limited to):
- Non-invasive wearable sensors for biometric applications;
- Wearable antennas design in the presence of human body;
- Textile wearable antenna sensors;
- Wearable sensors for on-body medical diagnosis;
- Wearable sensors for personalized healthcare;
- Wearable sensor technologies;
- Biocompatible and flexible materials for wearable sensors;
- Design issues for wearable antennas;
- Technological issues for wearable antennas;
- Wearable antennas for security.
Special Session 7:
Reflectarrays and Metasurfaces: Design Perspectives and Technologies for 5G Communication Systems
Organizers:
Sandra Costanzo, University of Calabria, Italy
Francesca Venneri, University of Calabria, Italy
Contact e-mail: costanzo@dimes.unical.it
Description:
The implementation of high-level technologies for 5G communications brings new challenges for the physical infrastructure designers, with a special regard to the antenna development. Real-time reconfigurability and high directive patterns are required to enable proper 5G communications at mm-wave frequencies. In this context, reflectarrays and metasurface antennas can provide an attractive low-cost and low-power alternative to phased arrays, being able to assure large gains without the need of complex beamforming networks. Additionally, they can offer several reconfiguration capabilities, such as multiband operation modes, frequency agility, multiple polarizations and multi-beam radiation patterns, useful for improving end-user throughput, capacity and coverage. The aim of this Special Session is to provide an international forum on the most relevant research activities concerning the development of mm-wave antennas for 5G communications.
Relevant topics include (but are not limited to):
- Reflectarray and Lens antennas;
- Metasurface antennas;
- MM-wave beam-steering antennas;
- Multi-beam antenna technologies;
- Multiple polarizations and multi-band antennas.
Sandra Costanzo, University of Calabria, Italy
Francesca Venneri, University of Calabria, Italy
Contact e-mail: costanzo@dimes.unical.it
Description:
The implementation of high-level technologies for 5G communications brings new challenges for the physical infrastructure designers, with a special regard to the antenna development. Real-time reconfigurability and high directive patterns are required to enable proper 5G communications at mm-wave frequencies. In this context, reflectarrays and metasurface antennas can provide an attractive low-cost and low-power alternative to phased arrays, being able to assure large gains without the need of complex beamforming networks. Additionally, they can offer several reconfiguration capabilities, such as multiband operation modes, frequency agility, multiple polarizations and multi-beam radiation patterns, useful for improving end-user throughput, capacity and coverage. The aim of this Special Session is to provide an international forum on the most relevant research activities concerning the development of mm-wave antennas for 5G communications.
Relevant topics include (but are not limited to):
- Reflectarray and Lens antennas;
- Metasurface antennas;
- MM-wave beam-steering antennas;
- Multi-beam antenna technologies;
- Multiple polarizations and multi-band antennas.