Empowering Connectivity: Wearable Antennas for Wi-Fi and 5G Applications
Wireless connectivity plays a major part in our daily lives. The goal of this talk is to highlight some of the aspects of the wearable antennas designed for applications in Wi-Fi and 5G, emphasizing their significance in enabling continuous, reliable connectivity for various wearable devices utilized in diverse applications and industries.
Wearable antennas should be small. However, the small antennas usually have omnidirectional patterns, and their input impedance may be affected significantly by the lossy human tissue in their vicinity. On the other hand, the radiation toward the body can cause a high Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), requiring a reduction in the input power to comply with the standard SAR levels. In addition, wearable antennas must be lightweight, flexible, compact, and efficient. Some of the factors that need careful consideration are the performance of the antennas under bending, crumpling, and stretching. The other factors are the cost, availability, washability, and endurance under extreme and harsh conditions.
This talk is an exploration of wearable antennas, highlighting their pivotal role in enabling ubiquitous and reliable wireless connectivity.
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- Date: 23 Jun 2025
- Time: 11:00 AM UTC to 12:00 PM UTC
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- ELD 020, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Switzerland
- Building: ELD 020, EPFL
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- Starts 26 May 2025 10:00 PM UTC
- Ends 22 June 2025 12:00 PM UTC
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Dr. Sima Noghanian of CommScope
Empowering Connectivity: Wearable Antennas for Wi-Fi and 5G Applications
Wireless connectivity plays a major part in our daily lives. The goal of this talk is to highlight some of the aspects of the wearable antennas designed for applications in Wi-Fi and 5G, emphasizing their significance in enabling continuous, reliable connectivity for various wearable devices utilized in diverse applications and industries. Wearable antennas should be small. However, the small antennas usually have omnidirectional patterns, and their input impedance may be affected significantly by the lossy human tissue in their vicinity. On the other hand, the radiation toward the body can cause a high Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), requiring a reduction in the input power to comply with the standard SAR levels. In addition, wearable antennas must be lightweight, flexible, compact, and efficient. Some of the factors that need careful consideration are the performance of the antennas under bending, crumpling, and stretching. The other factors are the cost, availability, washability, and endurance under extreme and harsh conditions.
This talk is an exploration of wearable antennas, highlighting their pivotal role in enabling ubiquitous and reliable wireless connectivity.
Biography:
Dr. Sima Noghanian is currently a Distinguished Hardware Engineer at CommScope Ruckus Networks. She is also an Antenna/RF consultant with StrokeDx and Neuspera Medical.
Dr. Noghanian is a senior member of IEEE, a fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES), and a senior member of URSI and USNC-URSI Commissions B and K. Dr. Noghanian currently serves as the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation, and Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation. She is an Area Editor of Elsevier's International Journal of Electronics and Communications. She is an elected member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Administration Committee for 2023-2025 and a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE AP-S 2024-2026. She serves as the chair of the AP-S Technical Committee on Antenna Measurement (TCAM), and the Chair of USNC-URSI Commission K.
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