Levent Sevgi
Topic: From Engineering Electromagnetics to Electromagnetic Engineering: Teaching/Training Next Generations
First Name: Levent
Last Name: Sevgi
Preferred Name: Prof. Dr. Levent Sevgi
Organization: Istanbul Technical University (Retired), Türkiye
Description: A broad overview of contemporary electromagnetic engineering, covering modeling, simulation, practical applications, and challenges in educating the next generation of EM engineers.
Biography: IEEE Fellow and recipient of the IEEE AP-S Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award. Former IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer and current Chair of the IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Committee. His research covers electromagnetic propagation, scattering, diffraction, RCS, EMC/EMI, radar systems, and computational electromagnetics.

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IEEE Fellow and recipient of the IEEE AP-S Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award. Former IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer and current Chair of the IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Committee. His research covers electromagnetic propagation, scattering, diffraction, RCS, EMC/EMI, radar systems, and computational electromagnetics.

Address:Türkiye

Özlem Özgün
Topic: Advanced Computational Electromagnetics: Beyond the Standard Numerical Modeling Techniques
First Name: Özlem
Last Name: Özgün
Preferred Name: Prof. Dr. Özlem Özgün
Organization: Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
Description: Advanced computational electromagnetics techniques including hybrid methods, domain decomposition, large-scale parallel solvers, GPU computing, and machine-learning-assisted electromagnetic modeling.
Biography: Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Hacettepe University. Her research focuses on computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic radiation and scattering, domain decomposition, transformation electromagnetics, stochastic EM problems, and optimization. IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer for 2025–2027.

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Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Hacettepe University. Her research focuses on computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic radiation and scattering, domain decomposition, transformation electromagnetics, stochastic EM problems, and optimization. IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer for 2025–2027.

Address:Türkiye

Ahmet Sefer
Topic: From Electromagnetic Scattering to Defect Reconstruction: Physics-Assisted Learning for Composite Pipeline Inspection
First Name: Ahmet
Last Name: Sefer
Preferred Name: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Sefer
Organization: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Description: A physics-assisted learning framework combining electromagnetic scattering, reverse time migration, and deep learning for defect reconstruction in composite pipelines.
Biography: Postdoctoral Fellow at KAUST working on computational electromagnetics, inverse scattering, electromagnetic imaging, and physics-assisted learning. IEEE Senior Member and Chair of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Istanbul Chapter. poster

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Postdoctoral Fellow at KAUST working on computational electromagnetics, inverse scattering, electromagnetic imaging, and physics-assisted learning. IEEE Senior Member and Chair of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Istanbul Chapter. poster

Okan Yurduseven
Topic: Metamaterials and Their Applications in Antennas and Beyond: From Compressive Sensing to Information Encoding
First Name: Okan
Last Name: Yurduseven
Preferred Name: Prof. Dr. Okan Yurduseven
Organization: Queen’s University Belfast, U.K.
Description: Metamaterials and metasurfaces for antennas, computational electromagnetic imaging, compressive sensing, holographic surfaces, ISAC systems, and information encoding.
Biography: Professor of Applied Electromagnetics at Queen’s University Belfast and Head of the ElectroMagnetic Imaging and Sensing Lab. His research includes reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, holographic surfaces, and microwave and millimeter-wave computational imaging. IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer for 2026–2028.

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Professor of Applied Electromagnetics at Queen’s University Belfast and Head of the ElectroMagnetic Imaging and Sensing Lab. His research includes reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, holographic surfaces, and microwave and millimeter-wave computational imaging. IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer for 2026–2028.

Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz
Topic: From Chip to System: A Holistic Approach to 2D Scalable Low-Loss D-Band Active Phased Array Realization
First Name: Kamil Yavuz
Last Name: Kapusuz
Preferred Name: Dr. Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz
Organization: IMEC and Ghent University, Belgium
Description: A system-level approach to scalable low-loss D-band active phased arrays integrating circuits, antennas, packaging, beamformers, and advanced interconnect technologies.
Biography: Professor at Ghent University and Senior Researcher in Electromagnetics at IMEC. His research includes millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz phased arrays, quasi-optical systems, leaky-wave antennas, near-field focusing, and RF packaging. IEEE Senior Member.

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Professor at Ghent University and Senior Researcher in Electromagnetics at IMEC. His research includes millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz phased arrays, quasi-optical systems, leaky-wave antennas, near-field focusing, and RF packaging. IEEE Senior Member.

Atif Shamim
Topic: From Nanoparticles to Microwave Systems: Bridging Materials, Inks, and Additive Manufacturing
First Name: Atif
Last Name: Shamim
Preferred Name: Prof. Dr. Atif Shamim
Organization: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Description: Additive manufacturing, functional inks, printed antennas and sensors, and flexible and wearable wireless systems, with emphasis on translating printed electronics research into practical applications.
Biography: Professor at KAUST and Principal Investigator of the IMPACT Lab. His research focuses on antenna integration, flexible and wearable wireless sensing systems, CMOS technologies, and additive manufacturing. IEEE Fellow and former IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer. poster

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Professor at KAUST and Principal Investigator of the IMPACT Lab. His research focuses on antenna integration, flexible and wearable wireless sensing systems, CMOS technologies, and additive manufacturing. IEEE Fellow and former IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer. poster