Gabriel Gonçalves Machado of CH09104 - Northeast Brazil Section Chapter, MTT17

Dr. Gabriel Gonçalves Machado from Ulster University will present on the exciting field of metamaterial absorbers focused on the design of stealthy antenna arrays, and the role that microwave absorbers play on electromagnetic busy antenna environments, such as spacecrafts. Having industry and academic experience in this field, Dr. Machado will demonstrate examples of technologies that are still under investigation by academics and engineers working in this field.

Biography:

Dr. Gabriel Gonçalves Machado obtained his BSc degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. He has a PhD in Electronic Engineering with focus in the area of antennas and propagation, obtained from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), UK. His PhD was related to thin FSS based microwave absorbers for applications in ‘busy’ antenna environments and the reduction of the radar cross-sections of metal backed antennas.

He is currently a lecturer in electronic engineering at Ulster University, where he teaches Embedded Systems and Sensors and Embedded Systems and Microcontrollers to undergraduate and MSc students. He is also a visiting scholar at the Centre for Wireless Innovation at QUB working as a collaborator at the 6G Sandbox Consortium. His current research interests are in GNSS antenna development, microwave absorbers, and his most recent focus is on the development of millimetre wave Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) for 5G and 6G communications. Beyond his interest in RIS development, he has a particular interest in the development of devices and practices in antennas and propagation focused towards sustainability, e-waste reduction, and energy efficiency.

Email:

Address:University of Ulster , , Belfast, Ireland