Maurizio Bozzi of University of Pavia, Italy

The use of RF and microwave technologies is becoming increasingly relevant in our everyday life: while it was limited to few applications half a century ago (like radio, TV broadcasting, and landline phone), today wireless technologies represent a widespread element in our society, ranging from biomedical applications to environmental sensors under the umbrella of the Internet of Things. In this scenario, wearable microwave components and antennas are particularly important, because they combine the need for compact size and easy implementation with the use of unconventional materials, which must be properly treated and electrically characterized. Moreover, the use of wireless systems integrating sensing capabilities is becoming increasingly relevant for several applications: among them, an important class of sensors aims at the determination of the electric and magnetic characteristics of materials, for instance with the scope to establish the content of a certain element in liquids. Another class of sensors are devoted to the accurate determination of the linear or the angular displacement of a target. After a brief discussion of the historical evolution of RF technology, this talk will provide an overview of some recent achievements in the area of wearable components and microwave sensors. The use of planar structures and SIW technology, the fabrication by additive manufacturing, as well as the adoption of hybrid solutions will be presented and discussed.

Biography:

Prof. Maurizio Bozzi leads the research in computational electromagnetics, substrate integrated waveguide technology, and novel RF materials at University of Pavia, Italy. He has published 2 books and 480 articles in journals and peer reviewed conferences. He is a Fellow of IEEE, an AdCom member and treasurer of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and a Track Editor of the IEEE Transactions on MTT. He has chaired several IEEE conferences including (IMWS-AMP 2017, NEMO 2014, IEEE IMWS-MWIT 2011) and received many awards including Best Paper awards in IET MAP and EL, WiSNet 2016, MMS 2015, EuCAP 2010, Best Young Scientist award in URSI 2002, He was a member of the General Assembly of the European Microwave Association (EuMA) for the term 2014– 2016.