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DESCRIPTION:The University of Rennes IEEE Student Branch is honored to welc
 ome Prof. Enrica Martini from the University of Siena for an upcoming tech
 nical seminar on surface-wave engineering for next-generation smart wirele
 ss environments.\n\nAbstract — The evolution toward higher frequencies i
 n next-generation wireless networks poses significant challenges in terms 
 of propagation losses\, coverage\, and connectivity\, calling for new appr
 oaches to engineering the electromagnetic environment. While conventional 
 reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) primarily rely on controlling re
 flected waves\, surface-wave-based metasurfaces offer additional degrees o
 f freedom by enabling electromagnetic energy to be captured\, guided\, and
  re-radiated along engineered propagation paths.\nThis seminar explores ho
 w surface-wave engineering can extend the capabilities of conventional RIS
 \, opening new opportunities for the realization of smart wireless environ
 ments. By exploiting the interplay between guided surface waves and free-s
 pace radiation\, these metasurfaces enable advanced functionalities such a
 s beam steering and shaping\, lateral beam shifts\, propagation around obs
 tacles and corners\, and frequency-selective signal routing.\nThe seminar 
 will introduce the underlying physical principles and present a systematic
  design methodology for controlling surface-wave propagation and radiation
 . Selected application examples will illustrate how these concepts can be 
 exploited to manipulate electromagnetic signals in ways that go beyond con
 ventional reflection\, highlighting their potential for future intelligent
  wireless systems.\n\nSpeaker(s): Enrica Martini\n\nRoom: Conference Room\
 , Bldg: 11D\, 263 avenue Général Leclerc\, Université de Rennes - Campu
 s de Beaulieu\, Rennes\, Bretagne\, France\, 35000
LOCATION:Room: Conference Room\, Bldg: 11D\, 263 avenue Général Leclerc\,
  Université de Rennes - Campus de Beaulieu\, Rennes\, Bretagne\, France\,
  35000
ORGANIZER:marceau.bouchez@univ-rennes.fr
SEQUENCE:24
SUMMARY:Seminar by Prof. Enrica Martini - Beyond Conventional RIS
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/579286
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The University of Rennes IEEE Student Bran
 ch is honored to welcome Prof. Enrica Martini from the University of Siena
  for an upcoming technical seminar on surface-wave engineering for next-ge
 neration smart wireless environments.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;
 "><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><em>Abstract &mdash\; The evo
 lution toward higher frequencies in next-generation wireless networks pose
 s significant challenges in terms of propagation losses\, coverage\, and c
 onnectivity\, calling for new approaches to engineering the electromagneti
 c environment. While conventional reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS
 ) primarily rely on controlling reflected waves\, surface-wave-based metas
 urfaces offer additional degrees of freedom by enabling electromagnetic en
 ergy to be captured\, guided\, and re-radiated along engineered propagatio
 n paths.</em></span><br><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><em>Thi
 s seminar explores how surface-wave engineering can extend the capabilitie
 s of conventional RIS\, opening new opportunities for the realization of s
 mart wireless environments. By exploiting the interplay between guided sur
 face waves and free-space radiation\, these metasurfaces enable advanced f
 unctionalities such as beam steering and shaping\, lateral beam shifts\, p
 ropagation around obstacles and corners\, and frequency-selective signal r
 outing.</em></span><br><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><em>The 
 seminar will introduce the underlying physical principles and present a sy
 stematic design methodology for controlling surface-wave propagation and r
 adiation. Selected application examples will illustrate how these concepts
  can be exploited to manipulate electromagnetic signals in ways that go be
 yond conventional reflection\, highlighting their potential for future int
 elligent wireless systems.</em></span></p>
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