Beaming Beyond Limits: Emerging Microwave Power Transfer Technologies
IEEE North Jersey Section and IEEE North Jersey Section AP/MTT Chapter co-sponsors
39th Annual Symposium and Mini Show
The North Jersey IEEE MTT/AP Societies invite you to the 39th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show on Wednesday, October 9, at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover, NJ.
The Technical Conference presents a series of 13 lectures describing the state-of-the-art in Digital Radio, Emerging Apps, Propagation Modeling, Digital Twins, Devices, Biomedical RF, Wireless Power Transfer, AI Digital Predistortion, The Inside History on 9/11, Phased Arrays & UAS Detection Systems.
The speakers are leaders in their respective fields, at L3Harris, Mercury Systems, IEEE, Synergy Microwave, Altair, Indian Institute of Technology, CommScope, University of Texas, MathWorks, US ARMY, San Diego State, and the United Nations.
The Mini-Show presents a group of displays and demonstrations representing the state-of-the-art in products from leading companies in these technologies. The Exhibits include components, subsystems, test equipment, and CAD tools. Technical representatives will be on-site to assist you.
Registration can be done online at vTools and also on-site, and there is no charge to attend. IEEE Membership is not required.
Complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and lunch will be provided.
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- Hanover Manor
- 16 Eagle Rock Avenue
- East Hanover , New Jersey
- United States 07936
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE North Jersey Section
- Starts 01 September 2025 01:00 PM UTC
- Ends 10 October 2025 03:55 AM UTC
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Speakers
Dr. Ifana Mahbub
Beaming Beyond Limits: Emerging Microwave Power Transfer Technologies
This presentation explores the cutting edge of long-range microwave-based power beaming (WPB), aimed at enabling untethered, persistent energy delivery for next-generation aerospace and space systems. The talk will present emerging technologies and system architectures that address key challenges in WPB, including propagation losses due to attenuation, misalignment, and phase incoherence. The talk highlights innovations in high-gain, high-efficiency beamforming at both the transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX), using phased array antennas and metasurfaces that dynamically control amplitude and phase to create narrow, steerable beams.
Strategies for optimizing RX placement and sizing based on TX performance and distance to maximize the energy capture and beam collection efficiency will be covered. Additionally, novel rectifier-based energy harvesting circuits that enable efficient RF-to-DC conversion over a wide input-power dynamic range will be presented.
Various systems will be evaluated across multiple frequency bands, covering both single TX-RX configurations and distributed WPB architectures, with a focus on delivering reliable, on-demand energy in dynamic and infrastructure-limited environments such as aerial, orbital, and lunar platforms.
Biography:
Dr. Ifana Mahbub is an Associate Professor and the Texas Instruments Early Career Chair Awardee in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she leads the Integrated Biomedical, RF Circuits and Systems Laboratory (iBioRFCASL). Her research spans wireless power transfer for implantable and wearable biomedical devices, IoT systems, UAVs, and long-range power beaming using microwave and millimeter-wave technologies. She is particularly focused on developing scalable, efficient, and safe wireless energy delivery systems that enable untethered operation in dynamic or infrastructure-limited environments.
Dr. Mahbub received her B.Sc. degree (2012) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and her Ph.D. degree (2017) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is the recipient of several prestigious honors, including the NSF CAREER Award (2020), DARPA Young Faculty Award (2021), and the DARPA Director’s Fellowship (2023).
She currently serves as Vice-Chair for the USNC-URSI Commission K and as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. She is also a full member of the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 25 (Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Conversion) and the IEEE APS Technical Committee on Health and Medicine.
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IEEE North Jersey Section & MTT-Society and AP-Society Joint Chapter Present the 39th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show
Focus: Selected Topics in RF and Microwave Technologies for Commercial and Military Applications
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave. East Hanover, NJ 07936 , Phone: 973-992-7425
Technical Sessions: Enjoy 10-12 lectures featuring speakers from leading companies, with an emphasis on military electronics, wireless technologies, and microwave communications.
Exhibits: Explore the latest products with approximately 40-50 exhibitors.
Refresments/Lunch: Complimentary Lunch Served.
Registration: Register online or in person.
For Further Information, Contact:
Chair - General Exhibition: Kirit Dixit, Phone: 201-669-7599, Email: kdixit@ieee.org
Chair – Technical Programs: George Kannell, Phone: 973-284-3682, Email: george.kannell@L3harris.com
Co-Chair- Technical Programs: Ajay Poddar, Phone: 201-560-3806, Email: akpoddar@ieee.org
While IEEE membership isn't required to attend the event, we encourage attendees to join the IEEE, its Antennas and Propagation Society, and Microwave Theory and Technology Society. Visit the IEEE Booth for membership details and student discounts.