BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260714T120419Z UID:E560B23C-6BEC-43A6-9DDA-4B17B1AE6B3D DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T160000 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an upcoming AP-S distinguished lecture by Dr . Sima Noghanian\, Distinguished Hardware Engineer at CommScope Ruckus Net works.\n\nDate: Tuesday\, 28 July 2026\n\nTime: 3 – 4 pm (ET)\n\nLocatio n: University of Toronto\, Room BA 2135\, Bahen Centre for Information Tec hnology\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, M5S 2E4\n\nAbstract:\n\nWireless pow er transfer has emerged as a transformative technology. Traditionally\, bi omedical devices use batteries as a power source. Therefore\, every batter y replacement requires surgery. The concept of seamlessly delivering power within the human body through implanted coils and antennas has opened a n ew frontier in healthcare\, enabling the development of innovative medical devices and systems.\n\nSome applications of implanted wireless power tra nsfer technology include implantable medical sensors\, monitoring devices\ , drug delivery systems\, and neurostimulators. The implanted coils and an tennas ensure these medical devices function optimally without the need fo r invasive procedures for battery replacement or recharging.\n\nWhen it co mes to wireless power transfer\, there are two major methods used in impla nted devices. One is magnetic field coupling\, which uses coils\, and the second method involves electromagnetic waves transferred through antennas. The development of these components demands careful consideration of fact ors such as miniaturization\, biocompatibility\, and efficient power trans fer over varying distances and orientations within the human body. Magneti c coupling offers high power transfer efficiency but is limited by the dep th at which power can be effectively transferred. Beyond a certain depth\, efficiency drops significantly. Radiative power transfer via electromagne tic waves can transfer power over larger distances\, but its efficiency ma y become very low.\n\nAn interesting research topic is how to take advanta ge of both methods to extend the range of power transfer while optimizing power transfer efficiency. Another primary focus in this field is the deve lopment of safe and efficient systems that comply with safety regulations. Particularly\, the regulated levels of exposure in terms of Specific Abso rption Rate (SAR) are critical considerations in the design and implementa tion of these technologies.\n\nTo improve power transfer efficiency\, care ful modeling and simulation of these devices is essential\, as well as rig orous testing in phantom and laboratory environments. This talk aims to ex plore some of these topics\, considering the significance\, challenges\, a nd potential of wireless power transfer technology for implanted devices.\ n\nBiography:\n\nSima Noghanian is currently a Distinguished Hardware Engi neer at CommScope Ruckus Networks. She was a consultant with Neuspera Medi cal Inc and StrokeDx. Dr. Noghanian received a Ph.D. from the University o f Manitoba in 2001 and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada\, which she held at the Univer sity of Waterloo. From 2002 to 2018\, she served as an Electrical Engineer ing faculty member at the Sharif University of Technology\, Iran (2002)\, the University of Manitoba\, Canada (2003–2008)\, and the University of North Dakota\, USA (2008–2018). She also served as the Chair of the Elec trical Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota (2014–20 16). She was an Electromagnetic Application Engineer with PADT Inc. (2019 –2020) and a Principal Antenna Design Engineer at Wafer LLC (2020–2021 ).\n\nDr. Noghanian is a senior member of IEEE\, a fellow of the Applied C omputational Electromagnetics Society (ACES)\, and a senior member of URSI Commissions B and K. Dr. Noghanian currently serves as the Associate Edit or of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation\, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation\, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine\, IET M icrowave\, Antennas and Propagation\, Frontiers in Antennas and Propagatio n\, and as an area editor for the Elsevier International Journal of Electr onics and Communications. She was a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propag ation Society (AP-S) Administration Committee (2023–2025)\, Chair of the Technical Committee on Antenna Measurement (TCAM\, 2024–2025). She is c urrently a member of the Technical Committee Health and Medicine\, the Vic e Chair of the AP-S Constitution and Bylaws Committee\, Chair of USNC-URSI Commission K\, a member of the IEEE AP-S Standards Committee\, and Vice P resident of ACES\, and AP-S Distinguished Lecturer (2024-2026).\n\n[]\n\nS peaker(s): Sima Noghanian\, \n\nRoom: BA 2135\, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Inf ormation Technology\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 2 E4 LOCATION:Room: BA 2135\, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 2E4 ORGANIZER:mantoniades@torontomu.ca SEQUENCE:24 SUMMARY:[IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecture] Seamless Power: Implanted Coils a nd Antennas for Biomedical Wireless Power Transfer URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567381 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Please join us for an upcoming AP-S distin guished lecture by Dr. Sima Noghanian\, Distinguished Hardware Engineer at CommScope Ruckus Networks.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Date: Tuesday\, 28 Jul y 2026</p>\n<p>Time: 3 &ndash\; 4 pm (ET)</p>\n<p>Location: University of Toronto\, Room BA 2135\, Bahen Centre for Information Technology\, 40 St G eorge St\, Toronto\, M5S 2E4</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Abstract</str ong>:</p>\n<p>Wireless power transfer has emerged as a transformative tech nology. Traditionally\, biomedical devices use batteries as a power source . Therefore\, every battery replacement requires surgery. The concept of s eamlessly delivering power within the human body through implanted coils a nd antennas has opened a new frontier in healthcare\, enabling the develop ment of innovative medical devices and systems.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>So me applications of implanted wireless power transfer technology include im plantable medical sensors\, monitoring devices\, drug delivery systems\, a nd neurostimulators. The implanted coils and antennas ensure these medical devices function optimally without the need for invasive procedures for b attery replacement or recharging.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>When it comes to wireless power transfer\, there are two major methods used in implanted d evices. One is magnetic field coupling\, which uses coils\, and the second method involves electromagnetic waves transferred through antennas. The d evelopment of these components demands careful consideration of factors su ch as miniaturization\, biocompatibility\, and efficient power transfer ov er varying distances and orientations within the human body. Magnetic coup ling offers high power transfer efficiency but is limited by the depth at which power can be effectively transferred. Beyond a certain depth\, effic iency drops significantly. Radiative power transfer via electromagnetic wa ves can transfer power over larger distances\, but its efficiency may beco me very low.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>An interesting research topic is how to take advantage of both methods to extend the range of power transfer wh ile optimizing power transfer efficiency. Another primary focus in this fi eld is the development of safe and efficient systems that comply with safe ty regulations. Particularly\, the regulated levels of exposure in terms o f Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) are critical considerations in the design and implementation of these technologies.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>To impr ove power transfer efficiency\, careful modeling and simulation of these d evices is essential\, as well as rigorous testing in phantom and laborator y environments. This talk aims to explore some of these topics\, consideri ng the significance\, challenges\, and potential of wireless power transfe r technology for implanted devices.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n< p><strong>Biography</strong>:</p>\n<p>Sima Noghanian is currently a Distin guished Hardware Engineer at CommScope Ruckus Networks. She was a consulta nt with Neuspera Medical Inc and StrokeDx. Dr. Noghanian received a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba in 2001 and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada\, which s he held at the University of Waterloo. From 2002 to 2018\, she served as a n Electrical Engineering faculty member at the Sharif University of Techno logy\, Iran (2002)\, the University of Manitoba\, Canada (2003&ndash\;2008 )\, and the University of North Dakota\, USA (2008&ndash\;2018). She also served as the Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Univer sity of North Dakota (2014&ndash\;2016). She was an Electromagnetic Applic ation Engineer with PADT Inc. (2019&ndash\;2020) and a Principal Antenna D esign Engineer at Wafer LLC (2020&ndash\;2021).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>Dr. Noghanian is a senior member of IEEE\, a fellow of the Applied Co mputational Electromagnetics Society (ACES)\, and a senior member of URSI Commissions B and K. Dr. Noghanian currently serves as the Associate Edito r of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation\, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation\, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine\, IET Mi crowave\, Antennas and Propagation\, Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation \, and as an area editor for the Elsevier International Journal of Electro nics and Communications. She was a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propaga tion Society (AP-S) Administration Committee (2023&ndash\;2025)\, Chair of the Technical Committee on Antenna Measurement (TCAM\, 2024&ndash\;2025). She is currently a member of the Technical Committee Health and Medicine\ , the Vice Chair of the AP-S Constitution and Bylaws Committee\, Chair of USNC-URSI Commission K\, a member of the IEEE AP-S Standards Committee\, a nd Vice President of ACES\, and AP-S Distinguished Lecturer (2024-2026).</ p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/ec e0f956-79f4-45f4-b1ce-81c7bd4e0cc3" alt="" width="252" height="380"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR