2025 Chicago Antennas and Propagation Mini-Symposium

This regional IEEE AP-S event, a premier event bringing together the brightest minds across academia and industry, will feature technical presentations and interactive panels focused on the latest advancements in antennas and wireless technologies, computational electromagnetics, and interdisciplinary innovations on electromagnetics. With a strong focus on practical applications and emerging trends, the Chicago Antennas and Propagation Mini-Symposium provides a forum for engineers, researchers and IEEE young professionals.
Co-sponsored by: IEEE AP-S
Speaker(s): Christophe Fumeaux, C. J. Reddy, Brian Walker, Zhen Peng, Luis Gomez, Danilo Erricolo, Branislav Notaros, Thomas Roth
Agenda:
WELCOME SPEECH
1:08 pm Message from Chair of IEEE Chicago APS/MTTS Joint Chapter by Prof. Pai-Yen Chen
1:10 pm – 1:20 pm Introduction of IEEE AP-S by President Prof. Christophe Fumeaux
1:20 pm – 1:35 pm Opening speech by AP-S President-Elect Dr. CJ Reddy
1:35 pm – 1:45 pm: Overview of AP-S and Advances in Electromagnetics Frontiers by past AP-S President Prof. Branislav Notaros
1:45 pm – 1:55 pm: Introduction of IEEE Chicago Section by Dr. Sasidhar Tadanki
1:55 pm – 2:10 pm Coffee Break
TECHNICAL TALKS
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm : Heather Enayat/Brian Walker at Copper Mountain Tech
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm : Prof. Christophe Fumeaux, The University of Queensland
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm : Prof. Zeng Peng, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm : Prof, Branislav Notaros, Colorado State University
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm : Prof. Danilo Erricolo, University of Illinois Chicago
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm : Prof. Luis Gomez, Purdue University
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm : Prof. Thomas Roth, Purdue University
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm : Dr. C. J. Reddy, Altair
4:50 pm – 5:15 pm Coffee Break
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Securing Intelligent Reflecting Surface via Physical Unclonable Functions, A. D. Pham*, UIC; P. Y. Chen, UIC
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Near-Field and Far-Field Beamforming Design for RIS-enabled Millimeter Wave Systems, Z. Chen*, IIT; L. Cai, IIT, and X. Hao, IIT
5:45 pm – 6:00 pm: A Technique to Increase Self-Interference Cancellation in Circularly Polarized Antenna Arrays, Mohammadreza Pav*, UIC; D. Erricolo, UIC
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Interactive Panel Discussions & Networking
* A valid form of identification is required for entry into the venue.
Room: 2032, Bldg: Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S Wacker Dr, CHICAGO, Illinois, United States, 60606