BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Istanbul BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T061407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+03 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160907T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1WE;BYMONTH=9 TZNAME:+03 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261104T135911Z UID:99568BB2-F9E2-4449-816F-DDB976F82946 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20261104T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20261104T140000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE AP/MTT/EMC/ED Türkiye Joint Chapter is pleased to wel come Assoc. Prof. Zahra Abbasi\, University of Calgary\, Canada\, for the invited lecture:\n\n“Sensing the Invisible: Microwave Platforms for Envi ronmental and Biomedical Monitoring.”\n\nMany signals that matter most t o human health and the environment—such as contaminants in water\, nutri ents in soil\, and biomarkers in surgical fluids—remain difficult or exp ensive to detect using conventional sensing approaches.\n\nIn this lecture \, Dr. Abbasi will present a research program based on microwave sensing a s a versatile platform for compact\, low-cost\, and label-free detection. Resonator-based microwave platforms can detect the dielectric signature of a sample in real time without direct contact and without requiring chemic al labels.\n\nThe presentation will demonstrate how a common microwave sen sing principle can be extended across two major application areas.\n\nOn t he environmental and precision-agriculture side\, the lecture will cover m icroscale detection in water and real-time nutrient and soil monitoring to ward more sustainable and data-driven farming.\n\nOn the biomedical side\, Dr. Abbasi will discuss applications including early detection of post-su rgical complications through amylase monitoring\, label-free monitoring of bacterial growth\, and contactless mobility assessment for healthy aging. \n\nThe lecture will conclude with a discussion of current challenges in s ensor selectivity\, robustness\, system integration\, and the broader dire ctions that microwave sensing platforms may take in future environmental a nd biomedical applications.\n\nThe event is organized by the IEEE AP/MTT/E MC/ED Türkiye Joint Chapter with local collaboration and support from Bo ğaziçi University.\n\nThe lecture is open to students\, researchers\, ac ademics\, and professionals interested in microwave engineering\, antennas \, sensing systems\, biomedical engineering\, environmental monitoring\, R F technologies\, and emerging interdisciplinary applications of electromag netics.\n\nParticipation is free of charge and registration is not require d.\n\nSpeaker(s): Zahra Abbasi\, \n\nAgenda: \n13:00–13:05\nWelcome and Opening Remarks\nIEEE AP/MTT/EMC/ED Türkiye Joint Chapter\n\n13:05–13:1 0\nIntroduction of the Speaker\n\n13:10–13:45\nInvited Lecture\nSensing the Invisible: Microwave Platforms for Environmental and Biomedical Monito ring\nAssoc. Prof. Zahra Abbasi\n\n13:45–13:55\nQuestions and Discussion \n\n13:55–14:00\nClosing Remarks\n\nRoom: Yorgo Istefanopoulos Seminar H all\, Bldg: Kare Block\, Boğaziçi University – North Campus Kare Block \, 2nd Floor Yorgo Istefanopoulos Seminar Hall Beşiktaş\, Istanbul\, Tü rkiye\, Istanbul\, Istanbul\, Türkiye LOCATION:Room: Yorgo Istefanopoulos Seminar Hall\, Bldg: Kare Block\, Boğa ziçi University – North Campus Kare Block\, 2nd Floor Yorgo Istefanopou los Seminar Hall Beşiktaş\, Istanbul\, Türkiye\, Istanbul\, Istanbul\, Türkiye ORGANIZER:semadumanli@gmail.com SEQUENCE:17 SUMMARY:Sensing the Invisible: Microwave Platforms for Environmental and Bi omedical Monitoring URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/589384 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The IEEE AP/MTT/EMC /ED T&uuml\;rkiye Joint Chapter is pleased to welcome <strong>Assoc. Prof. Zahra Abbasi</strong>\, University of Calgary\, Canada\, for the invited lecture:</p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo\;Sensing the Invisible: Microwave Platform s for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring.&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p>Ma ny signals that matter most to human health and the environment&mdash\;suc h as contaminants in water\, nutrients in soil\, and biomarkers in surgica l fluids&mdash\;remain difficult or expensive to detect using conventional sensing approaches.</p>\n<p>In this lecture\, Dr. Abbasi will present a r esearch program based on <strong>microwave sensing</strong> as a versatile platform for compact\, low-cost\, and label-free detection. Resonator-bas ed microwave platforms can detect the dielectric signature of a sample in real time without direct contact and without requiring chemical labels.</p >\n<p>The presentation will demonstrate how a common microwave sensing pri nciple can be extended across two major application areas.</p>\n<p>On the <strong>environmental and precision-agriculture side</strong>\, the lectur e will cover microscale detection in water and real-time nutrient and soil monitoring toward more sustainable and data-driven farming.</p>\n<p>On th e <strong>biomedical side</strong>\, Dr. Abbasi will discuss applications including early detection of post-surgical complications through amylase m onitoring\, label-free monitoring of bacterial growth\, and contactless mo bility assessment for healthy aging.</p>\n<p>The lecture will conclude wit h a discussion of current challenges in sensor selectivity\, robustness\, system integration\, and the broader directions that microwave sensing pla tforms may take in future environmental and biomedical applications.</p>\n <p>The event is organized by the <strong>IEEE AP/MTT/EMC/ED T&uuml\;rkiye Joint Chapter</strong> with local collaboration and support from <strong>B oğazi&ccedil\;i University</strong>.</p>\n<p>The lecture is open to stude nts\, researchers\, academics\, and professionals interested in microwave engineering\, antennas\, sensing systems\, biomedical engineering\, enviro nmental monitoring\, RF technologies\, and emerging interdisciplinary appl ications of electromagnetics.</p>\n<p><strong>Participation is free of cha rge and registration is not required.</strong></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>13:00&ndash\;13:05</strong><br>Welcome and Opening Remarks<br>IEEE AP/MTT/EMC/ED T&uuml\;rkiye Joint Chapter</p> \n<p><strong>13:05&ndash\;13:10</strong><br>Introduction of the Speaker</p >\n<p><strong>13:10&ndash\;13:45</strong><br>Invited Lecture<br><strong>Se nsing the Invisible: Microwave Platforms for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring</strong><br>Assoc. Prof. Zahra Abbasi</p>\n<p><strong>13:45&nda sh\;13:55</strong><br>Questions and Discussion</p>\n<p><strong>13:55&ndash \;14:00</strong><br>Closing Remarks</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR