Polarimetric Enhancements for Short-Range Radar

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Join us for the dissertation defense of Jon Itokazu, where he will present his research on polarimetric short-range physiological Doppler radar. His work investigates how polarization-diverse sensing can improve the detection and measurement of human physiological signals , such as respiration and cardiopulmonary motion, using radar. By applying polarimetric measurements and effective radar cross section analysis, his research demonstrates improved usable range, greater robustness to variability between subjects, and richer physiological data beyond standard displacement waveforms, with promising implications for medical diagnostics and human sensing applications.


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  • 2540 Dole Street
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
  • United States 96822
  • Building: Holmes Hall
  • Room Number: 389
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  • Starts 07 May 2026 09:58 AM UTC
  • Ends 08 May 2026 06:02 PM UTC
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Polarimetric Enhancements for Short-Range Radar

Biography:

Jon H. Itokazu (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA, in 2016, and his M.S. degree in electrical engineering
from the same institution in 2019. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the University


of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where his research
focuses on microwave biomedical applications and unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection. His research interests
include radar systems, electromagnetics, RF/microwave/mmWave technologies, ASIC and analog IC design, and
sensor technologies.


Mr. Itokazu currently serves as the Section Secretary of the IEEE Hawaii Section and has previously served
as Chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Student Branch Chapter at the University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa during the 2021–2022 and 2024–2025 terms. He is a recipient of the ARCS Scholar Award
(2024) for outstanding research with significant potential to advance science and human welfare, the University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2024), and was selected as the
recipient of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award (2026).




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  • Jonathan's Dissertation Defence