BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250410T003355Z UID:8379308E-31B2-4FB6-B1E8-A7DCD7C2D766 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T173000 DESCRIPTION:The landscape of satellite communications is undergoing a drama tic transformation\,\ndriven by the rise of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medi um Earth Orbit (MEO)\nconstellations like Starlink\, OneWeb\, mPower and K uiper. These constellations and\ntheir evolutions demand unprecedented fle xibility and capacity\, moving away from\ntraditional\, fixed-beam archite ctures towards dynamic\, software-defined solutions. At\nthe heart of this revolution lies advanced beamforming\, encompassing analog\,\ndigital\, a nd hybrid techniques\, enabling the creation and manipulation of hundreds\ ,\neven thousands\, of simultaneous beams.\nThis lecture will delve into t he cutting-edge advancements in analog and digital\nbeamforming for multib eam antennas (MBAs)\, focusing on its critical role in enabling\nthe agili ty and high throughput required by modern satellite systems. We&#39\;ll ex plore\nhow advanced analog and digital beamforming architectures overcomes the\nlimitations of traditional approaches.\nKey topics covered will incl ude:\n The shift from analog to digital beamforming: Understanding the advantages\nof digital processing in generating and controlling large numb ers of beams.\n Architectures for high-density beamforming: Exploring a nalog\, digital and\nhybrid solutions\, and their hardware and software im plementations enabling\nthe creation of 100-200+ beams on satellite payloa ds.\n Advanced signal processing techniques: Discussing algorithms for beam\nsteering\, interference mitigation\, and dynamic resource allocation in digital\nbeamforming systems.\n Integration of digital beamforming with active phased arrays: Examining the\ninterplay between antenna elemen ts\, digital processing units\, and\nbeamforming algorithms.\n Applicat ions in LEO/MEO constellations: Highlighting the specific challenges\nand solutions related to digital beamforming in these dynamic environments\,\n including examples from current and future satellite systems.\n Future trends and research directions: Discussing emerging technologies and\npote ntial advancements in digital beamforming for satellite communications.\nT his lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical found ations and\npractical implementations of advanced analog and digital beamf orming for multibeam\napplications\, catering to both antenna and microwav e engineers\, as well as those\ninvolved in communication systems and sign al processing\nThe material draws upon the speaker’s extensive experienc e and is informed by the\nhighly successful course co-instructed with Dr. Giovanni Toso on “Multibeam\nAntennas and Beamforming Networks\,” deli vered to over a thousand participants at\nleading IEEE conferences (AP-S\, MTT-S\, EuCAP\, EuMW\, etc.) over the past\ndecade.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Pi ero Angeletti\, \n\nQualcomm Bldg Q Auditorium\, 6455 Lusk Blvd\, San Die go\, California\, United States\, 92121\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.i eee.org/m/476922 LOCATION:Qualcomm Bldg Q Auditorium\, 6455 Lusk Blvd\, San Diego\, Califor nia\, United States\, 92121\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/47 6922 ORGANIZER:jfshi@ieee.org SEQUENCE:13 SUMMARY:Advances in Multibeam Antennas and Beamforming Networks URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/476922 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The landscape of satellite communications is undergoing a dramatic transformation\,<br>driven by the rise of Low Ear th Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)<br>constellations like Starlin k\, OneWeb\, mPower and Kuiper. These constellations and<br>their evolutio ns demand unprecedented flexibility and capacity\, moving away from<br>tra ditional\, fixed-beam architectures towards dynamic\, software-defined sol utions. At<br>the heart of this revolution lies advanced beamforming\, enc ompassing analog\,<br>digital\, and hybrid techniques\, enabling the creat ion and manipulation of hundreds\,<br>even thousands\, of simultaneous bea ms.<br>This lecture will delve into the cutting-edge advancements in analo g and digital<br>beamforming for multibeam antennas (MBAs)\, focusing on i ts critical role in enabling<br>the agility and high throughput required b y modern satellite systems. We&amp\;#39\;ll explore<br>how advanced analog and digital beamforming architectures overcomes the<br>limitations of tra ditional approaches.<br>Key topics covered will include:<br> The shift from analog to digital beamforming: Understanding the advantages<br>of dig ital processing in generating and controlling large numbers of beams.<br>  Architectures for high-density beamforming: Exploring analog\, digital and<br>hybrid solutions\, and their hardware and software implementations enabling<br>the creation of 100-200+ beams on satellite payloads.<br> Advanced signal processing techniques: Discussing algorithms for beam<br>s teering\, interference mitigation\, and dynamic resource allocation in dig ital<br>beamforming systems.<br> Integration of digital beamforming wit h active phased arrays: Examining the<br>interplay between antenna element s\, digital processing units\, and<br>beamforming algorithms.<br> Appli cations in LEO/MEO constellations: Highlighting the specific challenges<br >and solutions related to digital beamforming in these dynamic environment s\,<br>including examples from current and future satellite systems.<br>  Future trends and research directions: Discussing emerging technologie s and<br>potential advancements in digital beamforming for satellite commu nications.<br>This lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of the th eoretical foundations and<br>practical implementations of advanced analog and digital beamforming for multibeam<br>applications\, catering to both a ntenna and microwave engineers\, as well as those<br>involved in communica tion systems and signal processing<br>The material draws upon the speaker& rsquo\;s extensive experience and is informed by the<br>highly successful course co-instructed with Dr. Giovanni Toso on &ldquo\;Multibeam<br>Antenn as and Beamforming Networks\,&rdquo\; delivered to over a thousand partici pants at<br>leading IEEE conferences (AP-S\, MTT-S\, EuCAP\, EuMW\, etc.) over the past<br>decade.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR