Prof. Branislav Notaros (Bane)

This talk presents some emerging mission-critical applications in antennas and propagation (AP), microwave theory and technology (MTT), biomedical (BioMed) engineering, and geoscience and remote sensing (GRS), which are some of thepillars of IEEE technologies as they advance humanity. While these topics and applications are really “all over” science andengineering, the focus is on the strong interweaving common thread among all of them – electromagnetics (EM). The talksnows advances combining concepts and techniques of theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied EM with impacts on medical imaging, clinical diagnostics, and radar meteorology, and in collaboration between academia, industry, and government. In addition, we outline recent advancements in the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in EM, AP, MTT, BioMed, and GRS. We present design of RF coils/antennas for next-generation high-field, high-frequency magnetic resonance imaging scanners, which provide higher spatial resolution of images. We also present direct electromagnetic coupling (DEC) system for orthopaedic fracture-healing diagnostics with telemedicine framework, with specially designed noninvasive external radio antenna sensors measuring bone/hardware deflections under loading and providing reliable and affordable predictions and diagnostics of bone healing. Finally, we present a synergistic systematic approach to analysis, characterization, and quantification of a large variety of snowflakes and snowfall based on in-situ and remote-sensing measurements, advancing and integrating AI and deep ML techniques, sophisticated image and data processing and computer vision methods, multicamera optical instruments, scattering computation, and dual-polarization radar observations.

Biography:

Branislav M. Notaros is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of Electromagnetics Laboratory, and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University. Previously, he held assistant/associate-professor positions at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and University of Belgrade. His research contributions are in computational and applied electromagnetics, antennas, and propagation. He was the recipient of the 1999 IEEE Marconi Premium, 2005 IEEE MTT-S Microwave Prize, 2022 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Edward E. Altshuler Prize Paper Award, 2019 ACES Technical Achievement Award, 2014 Carnegie Foundation Colorado Professor of the Year Award, 2015 ASEE ECE Distinguished Educator Award, 2015 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, and many other research and teaching awards. He is Fellow of IEEE and Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES). Prof. Notaros serves as Immediate Past President of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and ACES, Immediate Past Chair of the USNC-URSI Commission B, and Track Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. He served as General Chair of the IEEE APS/URSI 2022 Denver Conference and several other conferences.

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