Sounik Dash of t SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Modern wireless systems require compact antennas with multiband, MIMO, and frequency-reconfigurable capabilities. This talk presents our recent work on SIW-based reconfigurable multiband, MIMO, and multiband-MIMO antennas for multifunctional wireless applications.

The proposed SIW cavity-based architectures enable independent reconfiguration of individual frequency bands without significantly affecting the others. Reconfiguration is achieved through radiating-element parameter control or by integrating micropockets within the SIW substrate, which can be filled with dielectric materials of different electromagnetic properties. These approaches provide flexible frequency tuning while maintaining a compact antenna footprint.

The talk will cover the complete design-to-realization workflow, including HFSS/CST-based electromagnetic design, ADS equivalent-circuit modelling, fabrication, and experimental validation using VNA and anechoic-chamber facilities at the CESD RF & Microwave Laboratory, SRM IST. The presented developments demonstrate the potential of SIW technology for compact, flexible, and application-oriented reconfigurable antenna systems.

Biography:

Dr. Sounik Kiran Kumar Dash was born in Odisha, India. He received his PhD from National Institute of
Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, India in 2018.
At present he is working as Research Assistant Professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM
IST), Chennai.
He is the Co-Founder of IOGENIC LLP (registered under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of
India), an EdTech-driven deep-tech company that provides digital and IoT/AI/ML solutions aimed at
advancing sustainable development.
Past Experience:
• Between May 2024 – June 2024 he was working as a visiting researcher at Colorado School of Mines,
USA.
• Before joining SRM IST, he was working as a Research Scientist (A) at National University of
Singapore (NUS), Singapore (2023-2024).
• From June 2019 to June 2021, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Southern University
of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China.
• From January 2018 to April 2019, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of ECE at
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India.
Key Achievements and Contributions:
• He has filed one Trade Mark on behalf of his Start-up company IOGENIC LLP and trained more than
900 students under skill development program.
• He has been selected for prestigious URSI Young Scientist Award 2026, during URSI GASS 2026,
Poland.
• He is the recipient of;
o EPICS IN IEEE grant 2026 for RF sensor-based automatic irrigation system for village farmer
community
o IEEE APS Educational Initiatives Program (EIP) award 2025
o IEEE- SPACE Young Faculty Laurate Program (YFLP) 2025
o IEEE Region 10 Certification Grant 2025
o Multiple international travel grants from DST (Govt. of India), CSIR, IEEE Region-10, EuMW,
and EuMC
o Top-10 Best Research Paper Award at European Microwave Week 2017
• He is handling;
o two sponsored projects, one under EPICS IN IEEE and another under of IEEE Educational
Initiatives Program (EIP).
o one consultancy project from Numergion Technology PVT. LTD.
o one international seed-grant project with SRM IST (India) and University of Teesside (UK) on
3D-printed wearable antennas
o multiple AI-enabled 5G/6G antenna and electromagnetic imaging projects, reflecting strong
interdisciplinary leadership
o a provisionally accepted sponsored project proposal for inclusion under SRA-6 of IDSPS, India
Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
• His current research interests include Semiconductor based Antenna-in-Package (AiP), Self-multiplexing
Antennas, reconfigurable antennas, Dielectric Resonator Antennas (DRAs), MIMO Antennas, SIW
Antennas, Antenna for NextGen Communication, etc.
• He is serving as;
o Associate Editor-in-Chief in Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (Active)
o Editorial Board Member of Wireless and Communication Letters (Active)
o Advisory Editor in Wiley Engineering Reports (2020-22)
o IEEE APS SRM Student Branch Chapter Advisor
• He has published two books, two book chapters (three more – accepted)
• He has authored or co-authored over fifty research articles in referred journals published by IEEE, IET,
Wiley, etc. and international Scopus conference proceedings (like URSI-GASS, EuMW, MAPCON,
AEMC, and so on) of repute.
• He has received several international/nationals awards/grants like; EuMC Travel Award (2024 - France,
2020 - Netherland, 2017-Germany), IEEE SPACE YFLP (2025), CSIR Travel Grant (2017), DST Travel
Grant (2024).
• He has delivered over 52 invited talks at various conferences/workshops/FDPs/seminars in India and
abroad.
• During his appointment at Research Scientist at NUS, Singapore he was involved with defence projects
from Ministry of Defence, Singapore.
• His research works are/were partially supported by Icelandic Research Fund, National Science Centre of
Poland, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, China), and Science & University Key
Research Project of Guangdong Province, PR China.
• He is an active Senior Member IEEE APS/SPS/EDS (USA), Senior Member URSI (Belgium), and Life
Member IAENG (Hong Kong).
• He is an active reviewer for several referred international journals, including IEEE Transactions on
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Access, IETE Technical Review, and other 30 journals.

Email:

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