Dr. Shiban Koul of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

The field of RF has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years. From being a technology that had its utilization mainly in Telecommunications and Radar applications, it is today the forefront technology for a myriad of biomedical applications. The market for biomedical applications is expanding and this in turn is constantly driving the demand for a plethora of RF products with smaller sizes, increased functionality, and integration. Consequently, recent years have seen rapid changes in RF techniques as well as technology. This trend is continuing enabling the use of increasingly higher RF frequencies with their inherent advantages of smaller component size and larger bandwidth. In particular, the use of millimeter waves, and sub-terahertz frequencies has opened new opportunities in terms of the development of non-invasive sensors for a variety of biomedical applications including diagnostic and drug delivery systems. 

The talk will cover some of the biomedical applications of RF, Microwave, Millimeter waves, and sub-terahertz frequencies. Examples and uses of body area networks, targeted drug delivery systems, painless diagnostic systems, vital body parameter monitoring, non-invasive blood glucose monitoring sensors, imaging to effectively detect breast cancer, etc. will be presented. The use of millimeter waves for diagnostics and treatment of certain body parameter disorders will also be described. Finally, the scope for future research in this important area will be briefly presented.

Biography:

Shiban K Koul is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He served as

Chair of Astra Microwave Products Limited, Hyderabad, a major Indian company involved in the Development

of RF and Microwave systems for 10 years. His current research interest includes RF MEMS, high-frequency

wireless communication, microwave engineering, microwave passive and active circuits, device modeling,

millimeter and sub-millimeter wave IC design, body area networks, flexible and wearable electronics, medical

applications of sub-terahertz waves, and reconfigurable microwave circuits including miniaturized antennas.

He has successfully completed 38 major sponsored projects, 52 consultancy projects, and 61 technology

development projects.

Dr. Koul has been a member of the IEEE for more than 30 years. He has served as the Chair of the ED/MTT

Chapter, India Council, and was on the XCOM of the IEEE Delhi Section. He also served as a member of MTT

ADCOM, MTT-6 and 21, India initiative team for MTT Membership Services, MTT Speaker bureau lecturer,

Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (DML) and Distinguished Microwave Instructor (DMI). He is the author of

615 Research Papers and 22 state-of-the-art books, 2 e-books, and holds 26 patents. He is a Life Fellow of the

IEEE, the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and the Institution of Electrical and Electronics

Engineering (IETE). He is the recipient of numerous awards including IEEE MTT Society Distinguished Educator

Award -2014 and Lifetime Achievement Award-2023 from the IETE, India.

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