Yahia Antar of RMC, Ontario, Canada

This talk will explore the transformative potential of the IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board (HTB) and Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT)'s global network in addressing pressing societal challenges, demonstrating how local solutions can achieve significant global impact. By showcasing successful initiatives supported by this expansive network, the presentation will highlight opportunities for individuals to contribute their skills and expertise to impactful humanitarian projects worldwide. Learn how the HTB/SIGHT facilitates collaboration, provides resources, and amplifies the reach of grassroots efforts in areas ranging from disaster relief to sustainable development. Discover how you can become a member and join a vibrant global community of volunteers and experts using technology for good.

Biography:

Prof. Yahia Antar is a distinguished professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in electromagnetics, antennas, and radio wave propagation. With a career spanning decades, Prof. Antar has contributed extensively to radar systems, satellite communications, and remote sensing. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of Canada, and has served in leadership roles within the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). His research and mentorship have left a lasting impact on both academia and industry.

Email:

Address:RMC, , Kingston, Egypt, 11477

George Shaker of U. of Waterloo

The IEEE STEM and COPE will be introduced with all opportunities for project submissions. In addition to other successful collaborative projects will be discussed to bridge the gap between academia and industry and how this can be reflected with high impact to the society.

Biography:

Dr. George Shaker is an internationally recognized expert in wireless sensing technologies, specializing in radar-based systems for healthcare, automotive, and industrial applications. With a PhD from the University of Waterloo, and a research visit to Georgia Tech (United States), along with over 200publications and 35+ patents, George has led groundbreaking projects with leading global multinationals and fortune 500 companies. He has spearheaded innovative technologies ranging from in-cabin automotive radars to non-invasive healthcare monitoring systems using AI-powered radar sensors.
As the Director of the Wireless Sensors and Devices Laboratory at the University of Waterloo, George led multi-disciplinary teams in the development of next-generation sensors and IoT solutions. His work has earned numerous awards, including multiple IEEE Best Paper Awards, placing him at the forefront of advancements in radar, IoT antenna architectures, and wireless sensor technologies.
George’s visionary leadership extends beyond academia into industry, where he has led/supported the launch of products in consumer wearables and electronics, health monitoring, agricultural quality control, and AI-enabled robotics. His contributions have helped revolutionize several sectors including autonomous vehicles, robotic connectivity, remote health monitoring, and smart cities.
Dr. Shaker is an IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer, an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Industry Speaker, the Chair of the IEEE AP-S Technical Committee on Environment and Societal Impacts, the Vice-Chair of the IEEE AP-S Membership & Benefits Committee, and the Vice-Chair of the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee on Autonomous Systems.

Email:

Address:U. of Waterloo, , Waterloo, Egypt

Anding Zhu of University College Dublin, Ireland

Radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) are fundamental components in nearly all wireless transmitters, from tiny sensors and mobile phones to high-power base stations. Their primary function is to boost RF signals by converting DC power into amplified radio waves, ensuring reliable transmission over distances. However, this critical role comes with challenges: RF PAs often struggle with low efficiency in order to meet linearity requirements, particularly in high-power applications. In areas such as cellular infrastructure, where energy consumption is substantial, improving PA efficiency has become more urgent than ever, driven by rising energy costs and growing demand for greener and more sustainable solutions.

This talk will trace the evolution of RF PAs over the past decades, highlighting key technological advancements and shifts in design strategies. The focus will be on the ongoing challenges of achieving high efficiency while maintaining performance, particularly in cellular base stations. Additionally, the talk will explore how emerging AI-driven tools can help address these challenges, unlocking new possibilities for innovation in PA architectures and paving the way for the next generation of wireless communication systems.

Biography:

Anding Zhu received the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland, in 2004. He is currently a Full Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in UCD. His research interests are in the area of nonlinear modelling and characterisation of RF circuits and systems with a particular emphasis on digital linearisation of RF power amplifiers for wireless communications. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and received research funding from various sources including awards from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), European Space Agency (ESA), Enterprise Ireland (EI) and industry donations.

Prof. Zhu is an IEEE Fellow. He served as the Secretary of Administrative Committee (AdCom) of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) in 2018 and has been an Elected Member of MTT-S AdCom since 2019. He currently chairs the Budget Committee and is President-Elect. He will serve as President of MTT-S in 2026. He also served as Chair of the MTT-S Microwave High-Power Techniques Committee (TC-12) from 2020 to 2021. He was General Chair of 2018 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on 5G Hardware and System Technologies (IMWS-5G) and Guest Editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques on 5G Hardware and System Technologies. Prof. Zhu was a recipient of 2021 IEEE MTT-S Microwave Prize and served as a Track Editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques from 2020 to 2022. He is currently an Associate Editor of IEEE Microwave Magazine. Prof. Zhu was also a Member of the IEEE Future Directions Committee from 2020 to 2023.

Email:

Address:University College Dublin,, , Egypt

Ayman El-Tager of MTC

This talk presents series, parallel, and series-parallel RF power amplifier (PA) configurations with improved linearity performance achieved through an optimal combination of gate bias voltages and input power levels. The fundamental and total third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3) output voltage expressions of the PA are analytically derived. Moreover, the proposed algorithm systematically determines optimal gate bias combinations for driver and power stages through comprehensive device characterization, harmonic balance simulations, and vector-based IMD3 cancellation analysis to maximize the achievable performance in terms of both linearity and efficiency. Also, the fundamental and harmonic transconductances for different transistor active areas have been analyzed. This analysis determines the suitable number of gate fingers Nf and gate width Wf of the transistor in both driver and final stages to fulfill the required output power level, considering linearity and efficiency performance requirements.
Few Prototypes are presented to show the validity of the proposed algorithm for both hybrid and MMIC PA designs. One module is presented with high effeciency and best acheivable linearity. And another module is presented with high linearity and best acheivable effeciency. Finall a demonstrated prototype of a 2-W X-band high linear and efficient RF PA is designed and fabricated in a 0.15−μm GaN-on-SiC process. A good agreement between simulations and measurements has been achieved. The results validate the proposed design approach, offering competitive performance with respect to the actual state of the art 6G communication systems by balancing efficiency, linearity, and reliability.

This talk is presented by three speakers from MTC, Cairo, Egypt as follows:

Prof. Ayman El-Tager, Dr. Ahmed E. Abounemra & Assoc. Prof. Mohammad M. Darwish

Biography:

Ayman M. El-Tager (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Military Technical College (MTC), Cairo, Egypt. He is also the Founding Chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technologies Society (MTT-S) Egypt Chapter and the Cofounding Director of the RF Circuits and Systems group and the Nano-electronic Technology Center (NTC), MTC, Egypt since 2005, where more than 20 grad students were awarded their master’s and Ph.D. In addition, he is a council member in the National Radio Science committee (NRSC) and an URSI member. He has served as General Chair or Co-Chair for several IEEE international conferences including IMAS and ICEENG. In addition, he served as an editor and reviewer for many highly ranked journals.

Prof. El-Tager has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the ElectroScience Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, and has held research appointments in CRC, Canada, VTT, Finland, and Phillips, France. His research interests include RF and microwave circuits, high-efficiency power amplifiers, advanced packaging, energy harvesting, and reconfigurable RF systems for IoT and 5G/6G applications.

He has authored or coauthored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and led several nationally deployed R&D projects in RF front ends of advanced systems. He is a recipient of Egypt’s Order of the Republic and the Presidential Medal for Distinguished Service, and has received multiple Best Paper Awards from IEEE conferences and certificates of appreciation from IEEE MTT-S.

ORCID ID:https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4030-7055

Email:

Address:Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed E. Abounemra of MTC

The same talk will be continued.

Biography:

AHMED M. ELELIMY ABOUNEMRA a (Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, in 2005 and 2013, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the Intelligent RF Radio Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, in 2020.
He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering, Military Technical College. His research interests include power efficiency enhancement for wireless transmitters, efficient and broadband power amplifiers, MMIC power amplifiers for wireless and satellite communications, MMIC broadband low-noise amplifiers, Doherty power amplifiers, and passive microwave circuits. Dr. Ahmed received the Research Productivity Award from the University of Calgary, the Best Paper Award from IEEE International Microwaves and Antennas Symposium 2023 (First Place), and the UCalgary Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Grant.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-4674

Email:

Address:Cairo, Egypt

Mohammad Darwish

The same talk will be continued and concluded.

Biography:

MOHAMMAD DARWISH (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, in 2001 and 2008, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Davis, CA, USA, in 2017. From 2017 to 2022, he was an Assistant Professor at the Radar Department, Military Technical College, where he worked on developing radar systems, RF front-end subsystems and high-power amplifiers.

Currently, he is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Radar Department. In 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar at the School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, China. His research interests include RF and microwave hybrid and integrated circuits, especially power amplifiers, antennas, and radars. His research also focuses on transceiver architectures and RF Front-end performance enhancement for modern communication systems. Also, he researches new materials for electromagnetic shielding.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9214-4308

Email:

Address:Cairo, Egypt

Mohamed S. Darweesh of Nile University

The Chair of the IEEE YP for R8 will discuss the opportunities offered by IEEE for the students and graduate students in Egypt and R8. Competitions, Projects and other activities will be explained.

Biography:

Mohamed Saeed Darweesh (M'17, SM'20) received Master’s and PhD degrees (with honors) in Wireless Communications Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2013 and 2017, respectively.
He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Electronics and Computer Engineering (ECE) program at Nile University. He is a former Adjunct Assistant Professor at Zewail City (ZC) of Science and Technology. Also, he is a former Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology.
Saeed is a Senior Member of the IEEE since 2020 and has served on the technical program committees of major IEEE conferences. Currently, he is the IEEE Region 8 YP Committee Chairman 2025-26, IEEE MGA YP Member 2025-26, IEEE SIGHT Committee Member 2025, IEEE PowerAfrica Conference 2025 Treasurer, IEEE MELECON Conference 2026 Treasurer, and the IEEE Egypt Section Secretary 2024-25. Also, he is an IEEE MGA Young Professionals Award Recipient in 2024 and 2024 IEEE VoLT Program Graduate. During the last few years, he was a corresponding member of the IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals Committee, a member of the IEEE HTB Proposal Evaluation Subcommittee, and a member of the IEEE HTB Events Committee. He has been an IEEE HTB/SIGHT Projects Technical Reviewer since April 2023. Also, he was the IEEE Egypt YP Egypt Chair for 2022-23 and IEEE SIGHT Egypt Chair for 2023-24.
He has a solid technical background with a strong interest in machine learning and artificial intelligence. His research interests focus on Wireless Communications, Self-Driving Cars, Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Systems, Narrow-Band IoT (NB-IoT), Biomedical Engineering, Optimization Techniques, and Data Compression.
He has authored/co-authored over 90 papers in international journals and conferences. He supervises 10 Master's students and 2 PhD students. He received many research grants as a Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI, or Consultant from different national/international organizations. Also, he is a Research Associate in several research projects funded by different agencies like the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), National Telecom Regularity Authority (NTRA), Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), and Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). He supervised over +90 graduation projects. His h-index is 17.
Saeed also worked and trained with many telecom operators and suppliers like (MobiNil, Alcatel.Lucent, and Geniprocess) and has a strong background in computer networks and security.

Email:

Address:Cairo, Egypt

Sema Dumanli Oktar of Boğaziçi University

Biodegradable Chipless RFID Sensors: A Sustainable Approach to Wireless Monitoring

Biography:

Sema Dumanli received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K. She was with Toshiba Research Europe, Bristol, as a Research Engineer and a Senior Research Engineer from 2010 to 2017. She is currently an Associate Professor at Bogazici University, Istanbul. She is the founder and the director of Antennas and Propagation Research Laboratory (BOUNtenna) and Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory (AntennAlive). Her current research interests include antenna design for implantable and wearable devices, in-body sensor design, biohybrid implants, biodegradable sensors, chipless RF-ID sensors and multi-scale communications.
She is the recipient of Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) 2025, the IEEE APS Donald G. Dudley Jr. Undergraduate Teaching Award 2022, and three times recipient of "Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Engineering's Excellence in Teaching Award". She currently serves as the chair of IEEE APS/MTT/EMC/ED Turkey Joint Chapter. She also is a board member and the secretary of URSI Turkey and the chair of URSI Turkey Commission K.

Email:

Address:Türkiye

Robert H. Caverly of Villanova University,

The microwave and RF design engineer always seeks to develop a design that will meet specifications the first time that the circuit is fabricated.  To do so requires that as many elements and phenomenon as possible associated with the control devices and circuit be accurately modeled.  In the case of the microwave and RF semiconductor control circuits, accurate modeling of the solid-state control components over frequency, voltage, current and power is key to successful control system design.  This talk will cover material that will provide the RF and microwave design engineer insight into the physical operation and modeling of PIN diodes and field-effect transistors (FETs) as control components and their use in microwave and RF control circuits.  The talk will cover basic RF and microwave control circuits for reconfigurable electronics, and then focus on linear and nonlinear models for PIN diode, MESFET and MOSFET control elements to implement these circuits.  The talk will conclude with control circuit examples using these models for use in reconfigurable RF and microwave electronics. 

Biography:

Dr. Robert H. Caverly received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1983.  He has been a faculty member at Villanova University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1997 and is a Professor Emeritus.  Previously, he was a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  Dr. Caverly's research interests are focused on the characterization of semiconductor devices such as PIN diodes and FETs in the microwave and RF control environment for communication and biomedical applications.  He has published more than 200 journal, conference and editorial papers, and is the author of the books Microwave and RF Semiconductor Control Device Modeling and CMOS RFIC Design Principles, both from Artech House.  An IEEE Life Fellow, Dr. Caverly is currently the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Microwave Magazine. 

Email:

Address:Villanova University, , , Villanova, PA, Pennsylvania, United States

Michael Roberg of Qorvo

This presentation discusses high power monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) design in Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Gallium Nitride (GaN).  At a high level, GaN versus GaAs semiconductor technology from the perspective of power amplifier design metrics is analyzed to help determine the relative advantages and disadvantages of each technology.  This is followed with an introduction of the most prevalent MMIC design topologies for the bulk of microwave applications which include reactively matched, non-uniform distributed, balanced, push-pull, Doherty and serially combined.  Following introduction of the main topologies, the presentation focuses on the potential pitfalls the MMIC designer can encounter with detailed discussion on how to avoid them with the goal of first past design success.  The presentation relies on experience from the author’s career with over 20 years of experience in the defense and commercial industries as well as academia.  MMIC designers will appreciate the candid explanation of the design topologies and pitfalls while non-designers will come away with a good working knowledge of what can be achieved and what to watch out for.

Biography:

Michael Roberg received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2012. From 2003 to 2009, he was an engineer at Lockheed Martin-MS2 in Moorestown, NJ working on advanced phased array radar systems. From 2012 to 2022 he worked for Qorvo in the High Performance Analog business unit as a MMIC Design Engineering Fellow. In 2021, he received the Outstanding Young Engineer award from MTT-S and in 2022 he won the industry paper competition at IMS in Denver. From 2022-2024 he was an Engineering Fellow at mmTron, Inc. where he focused on MMIC development for millimeter wave systems.  Michael re-joined Qorvo as a member of the research organization in 2024 and continues to focus on advanced MMIC development.

Email:

Address:United States

Joseph Bardin of University of Massachusetts Amherst

Quantum computing offers the potential for an exponential speed-up of certain classes of computational problems, and, as such, the development of a practical quantum computer has been a field of intense research over the past two decades. Yet, it is still early in the development of these systems, as we have just reached the point at which laboratory experiments have shown that quantum computers can outperform classical computers at certain computational tasks. As such, it is an exciting time in the field, analogous to the early days of classical computer development. As microwave engineers there is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to quantum computing, as the control and measurement of most quantum processors is carried-out using microwave techniques. In this talk, I will describe the use of microwaves in quantum computing, with a focus on the superconducting qubit technology which was used to show that a quantum computer is capable of post-classical computation. The talk will be geared toward microwave engineers with no background in quantum computing and will provide a glimpse into the fundamentals, contemporary system architectures, recent experiments, and, finally, major microwave challenges that must be overcome if fault tolerant quantum computing is to become a reality. While the “quantum” aspects of quantum computing will be described, the deeper technical discussion will focus on the specification and design of the microwave control and measurement systems required to operate these systems, using Google’s state-of-the-art Sycamore quantum computer as an example. Ongoing research in scalable control and measurement electronics will also be described.

Biography:

Joseph Bardin received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2009. In 2010, he joined the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is currently a Full Professor. His research group currently focuses on low temperature integrated circuits with applications in radio astronomy and the quantum information sciences. In 2017, he joined the Google AI Quantum team as a visiting faculty researcher and, in addition to his university appointment, he currently leads Google’s efforts to develop electronics for their current and future quantum computers. Professor Bardin was a recipient of a 2011 DARPA Young Faculty Award, a 2014 NSF CAREER Award, a 2015 Office of Naval Research YIP Award, a 2016 UMass Amherst College of Engineering Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, a 2016 UMass Amherst Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity, a 2020 IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award, and the 2022 IEEE MTT-S Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award.

Email:

Address:University of Massachusetts Amherst, , Massachusetts, United States

Tamer M. Abuelfadl of Nile University

Aspects of Quantum Computing (Local research groups & The Egyptian Vision)

Biography:

Tamer M. Abuelfadl received the B.Sc. And M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, in 1995 and 1998, respectively, and the PhD. degree in electrical and computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2002, and spent one year postdoc in the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP). He spent 3 months (July 13- October 14, 2008) as a visiting scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, California, USA. From 2003 till March 2021, he was a professor at the electronics and electrical communications Engineering Department, Cairo University with teaching and research experience for over 15+ years. His research interest areas are in Numerical Electromagnetics, High Power Microwaves and Metamaterials with microwave applications. He is a Senior member of IEEE. Beside his academic work, he was the responsible officer for the US-Egypt collaboration program in 2019. From 2021 till August 2023, he was a program director of Electrical Engineering program (Galala University - Arizona State University dual degree program). Currently, he is a professor of electrical and communications engineering in Nile University.

Email:

Address:Nile Univ., , Giza, Egypt

Christophe Fumeaux of The University of Queensland, Australia

The IEEE Antennas and propagation Society will be introduced.

Then, a technical talk will be given in an advanced antenna topic 

Biography:

Christophe Fumeaux (Fellow, IEEE) received the Diploma and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, in 1992 and 1997, respectively.,From 1998 to 2000, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the School of Optics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. In 2000, he joined the Swiss Federal Office of Metrology, Bern, Switzerland, as a Scientific Staff Member. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Research Associate and a Lecturer with the Laboratory for Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics at ETH Zürich. From 2008 to 2023, he was a Professor with The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. In 2023, he joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, as the Chair Professor in optical and microwave engineering. His main research interests concern applied electromagnetics, antenna engineering, and the application of RF design principles across the electromagnetic spectrum.,Prof. Fumeaux was a recipient of the ETH Medal for his doctoral dissertation. From 2011 to 2015, he was a Future Fellow of the Australian Research Council. He was a recipient of the 2018 Edward E. Altshuler Prize, the 2014 IEEE Sensors Journal, and the 2004 ACES Journal Best Paper Awards. He was a recipient of the University of Adelaide Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervisory Practice in 2018. He served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques from 2010 to 2013. From 2013 to 2016, he served as a Senior Associate Editor and later as the Associate Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation. From 2017 to early 2023, he served as the Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters. He is serving as the 2025 President of the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society.

Email:

Address:Australia

Muzaffer Kayahan of Antenom Antenna Technologies Inc.

Tutorial Demo for “NANOFARFIELD ANTENNA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM”

Email:

Address:Türkiye

Qammer Abbasi of University of Glasgow

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a transformative technology for next-generation wireless networks, enabling precise control of electromagnetic waves to enhance communication, sensing, and localisation. RIS leverages programmable metasurfaces composed of sub-wavelength reflective elements to dynamically manipulate the amplitude, phase, and polarization of incident waves. This capability supports diverse applications in 6G scenarios, including high-speed data transmission, real-time health monitoring, and indoor localisation. In communication, RIS improves energy efficiency and signal coverage, particularly in Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) environments. It achieves efficient beamforming with minimal power consumption and low hardware complexity. For sensing applications, RIS enables high-accuracy vital sign detection, including real-time heartbeat and respiration monitoring in NLoS conditions, overcoming limitations of conventional RF sensing technologies. For localisation, RIS enhances the performance of machine-learning-based indoor positioning systems by reshaping radio wave propagation and reducing multipath fading effects. The technology supports both active and passive localisation methods, making it ideal for complex, dynamic environments. RIS holds immense potential in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, paving the way for innovative solutions in smart homes, healthcare, and urban environments. By addressing challenges such as NLoS coverage, hardware constraints, and energy efficiency, RIS is poised to play a critical role in realising the vision of ubiquitous, intelligent, and sustainable wireless networks.

Biography:

Qammer H. Abbasi, Professor of Applied Electromagnetics & Sensing with the James Watt School (JWS) of Engineering, Theme lead for Connecting People priority at JWS, Director for Communication Sensing and Imaging (CSI) Hub, UK Government’s Policy Advisor in Department for Science Innovation & Technology, The Scottish Science Advisory Council Member and Scottish Government’s Pioneering Scotland Technology Council. He has  grant portfolio of £15M+ and contributed to more than 500+ leading international technical journal (including nature portfolio) and peer reviewed conference papers, 11 books and received several recognitions for his research including UK exceptional talent endorsement by Royal Academy of Engineering, Sensor 2021 Young Scientist Award, University level Teaching excellence award, Scottish Muslim Innovator Award  to name few in addition to coverage by various media houses globally, BBC news, Scotland TV, Fierce wireless, the Engineers and many other media houses. Prof. Abbasi is an IEEE senior member and is chair of IEEE APS/MTT UK, Ireland and Scotland joint chapter. He is an Associate editor for IEEE Sensors, IEEE open journal of Antenna and Propagation, IEEE JBHI and scientific reports. He is IEEE APS distinguished lecturer (2024-26), Vice-Chair of IEEE APS Young professional committee, Sub-committee chair for IEEE YP Ambassador program, committee member for IEEE 1906.1.1 standard on nano communication, IEEE APS/SC WG P145, IET Antenna & Propagation and healthcare network. He is/was Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (2022-2024), Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh, industrial Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering (2022-23), Fellow of Institution of Engineering & Technology and Fellow of European Alliance of innovation.

Email:

Address:Glasgow, United Kingdom

Atif Shamim of KAUST

The mm-wave 5G and beyond communication systems significantly improve the data rate, user capacity, and latency, however, the electromagnetic (EM) wave propagation suffers from high atmospheric attenuation as compared to the sub-6 GHz bands. Therefore, the quality of wireless communication gets severely affected in an environment where multiple obstacles, such as buildings and trees, are present, and thus, communication coverage is typically limited to line of sight (LOS). In order to maintain a high-quality communication link, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) can help by providing a secondary LOS. RIS is a specially designed periodic structure that can be reconfigured to reflect the EM signal in the desired direction. With the help of RIS, the wireless environment can become controllable and programmable, and can thus bring unprecedented new opportunities for mm-Wave wireless communication systems. Despite the growing interest in RIS, and a lot of theoretical work reported by the communication society, there is still a dearth of published works demonstrating practical implementations and experimental results. This is particularly true for experimental demonstrations of wideband RIS covering complete mm-wave 5G and beyond bands. In this talk, first, fundamental concepts related to RIS are introduced, and then EM design, prototyping steps and complete experimental characterization of a wideband RIS is shown that covers the mmWave 5G band (22.5 – 29.5 GHz (~27% bandwidth)), with a beam scanning capability of 50°. With low cost and volume manufacturing in mind, another wideband mm-Wave RIS design is presented which is fully screen-printed. This design uses novel printed switches based on Vanadium-di-oxide phase change material. Finally, an RIS design realized through an optically transparent metallic ink is shown. 

Biography:

Atif Shamim – received his MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Carleton University, Canada in 2004 and 2009 respectively. He was an NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Graduate scholar at Carleton University from 2007 till 2009 and an NSERC postdoctoral Fellow in 2009-2010 at Royal Military College Canada and KAUST. In August 2010, he joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at KAUST, where he is currently a Full Professor and Principal Investigator of IMPACT Lab. He was an invited researcher at the VTT Micro-Modules Research Center (Oulu, Finland) in 2006. His research work has won best paper awards in IEEE ICMAC 2025 and 2021, IEEE IMS 2016, IEEE MECAP 2016, IEEE EuWiT 2008, first prize in IEEE AP-S Design Competition 2022 and IEEE MTT-S Design Competition 2024, IEEE IMS 2019 3MT competition, , finalist/honorable mention prizes in IEEE APS 2023, IEEE AP-S Design Competition 2020, IEEE IMS 2017 (3MT competition), IEEE IMS 2014, IEEE APS 2005 and R. W. P. King prize for journal papers in IEEE TAP 2017 and 2020. He has served as the Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE AP-S (2022-2024). He has won the Kings Prize for the best innovation of the year (2018) for his work on sensors for the oil industry. He was given the Ottawa Centre of Research Innovation (OCRI) Researcher of the Year Award in 2008 in Canada. His work on Wireless Dosimeter won the ITAC SMC Award at Canadian Microelectronics Corporation TEXPO in 2007. Prof. Shamim also won numerous business-related awards, including 1st prize in Canada’s national business plan competition and was awarded OCRI Entrepreneur of the year award in 2010. He is an author/co-author of 1 book, 3 book chapters and close to 400 international publications, an inventor on 35 patents and has given over 120 invited talks at various international forums. His research interests are in innovative antenna designs and their integration strategies with circuits and sensors for flexible and wearable wireless sensing systems through a combination of CMOS and additive manufacturing technologies. He is a Fellow of IEEE, founded the first IEEE AP/MTT chapter in Saudi Arabia (2013) and served on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2013-2019), IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (2020-2024), and as a Guest Editor for IEEE AWPL Special issue (2019). He is currently the AdCom member for IEEE AP-S, Chair of IEEE AP-S TC-8 (wireless Communication), Vice Chair of IEEE APS MGA Committee and has previously served on IEEE TC on Antenna Measurements (AP-S), Microwave Controls (MTT-S 13), and Additive Manufacturing (CRFID).

Find out more details at https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa/impacts

Email:

Address:Saudi Arabia

George Shaker of University of Waterloo

Advances in radar sensing, electromagnetics-based digital twins, and physics-aware artificial intelligence are opening new frontiers in healthcare innovation, especially for remote regions with limited medical infrastructure. This talk reviews developments in practical, low-cost systems using mmWave radar for contactless monitoring of glucose monitoring, vital signs, falls, sleep, and daily activities. These solutions are privacy-preserving and scalable, making them ideal for both rural clinics and urban homes. In the presented demos, we showcase how the choice of antenna designs plays an important role alongside enhanced signal processing algorithms in interpreting radar signals to detect subtle health changes, from early signs of frailty to abnormal breathing. We also explore select benefits of electromagnetics-based digital twins that model device placements, integrated antenna architectures, and human-radar interaction, accelerating product development cycles.

Biography:

George Shaker is the Lab Director of the Wireless Sensors and Devices Laboratory at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, where he founded and directs “THE MIRADA - Technology for Health Empowerment: Monitoring, Intervention, and Response for Aging Demonstration Apartment,” an initiative aimed at improving healthcare for aging populations through advanced sensing technology. He is also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Concurrently, he is the Chief Scientist at Spark Technology Labs where he has been leading innovation in wireless sensor technologies for smart transportation since its founding in 2011. Previously, Dr. Shaker was an NSERC scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. He also held multiple roles with Research In Motion (RIM, now BlackBerry), where he contributed to the development of wireless communication technologies.
George has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 35 patents, including several assigned to industry leaders such as Google in the fields of
Augmented Reality and Sensing. His research has been recognized with numerous awards, including several IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Best Paper Awards.
Dr. Shaker is an i2I Canada Fellow, an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Industry Speaker, and the IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027).

Email:

Address:Canada

Angie Eldamak

Few technical activities of Women in Engineering Egyptian researchers will be presented such as "Exploring Microwave-based Biomedical Diagnostics with Nano VNA: An Egyptian Perspective" by:

Prof. Angie Eldamak, Ain Shams U., Egypt,

Prof. Dalia Elsheakh, Elsewedy U. of Tech.

Dr. Mai Sallam, NU & Dr.Yara Kamel, ERI 

Email:

Address:Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed Madian of Nile University

IEEE Egypt talk will be given by the Egypt Section Chair. Then the workshop Closing remarks will be given by the organizing committee chairs. Finally, Awards Ceremony will be held to distribute the awards for the Best Thesis competition and Best posters competition.

Biography:

Ahmed H. Madian (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Nile University, Giza, Egypt. Since September 2015, he has been the Director of the Microelectronics System Design Master Program. Since 2016, he has also been the Director of the Nanoelectronics Integrated System Design Research Center (NISC). He received many research grants as a principle investigator (PI), a co-PI, and a consultant from different national/international organizations. He has published more than 150 papers in international conferences and more than 150 articles in international journals. His H-index is currently 20. His research interests include circuit theory, low-voltage analog CMOS circuit design, current-mode analog signal processing, memristors, fractional systems, VLSI, encryption systems, and mixed/digital applications on field programmable gate arrays. He has been a member of the National Radio of Science Committee (NRSC), since 2018. He is an IEEE Egypt Section Secretary and a member of Ex-COM. He is the Founder of the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CASS) Egypt Technical Chapter and the Co-Founder of the IEEE Robotics and Automations (RAS) Egypt Technical Chapter. He won the Best Researcher Award (Dr. Hazem Ezzat Award 2017) for his outstanding research profile. He served in the many technical and organizing committee for many international conferences. He is actively serving as a reviewer for several journal and conference publications, including IEEE conferences and journals. He served as a guest associate editor for many international journals.

Email:

Address:Egypt