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Special Session 1
: Advanced Computational Methods for Electromagnetic Problems
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Special Session 2
: High-Frequnecy Methods
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Special Session 3
: Metamaterials and Their Applications
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Special Session 4
: Recent Approaches to Periodic Structures
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Special Session 5
: Linear, Nonlinear, and Quantum Electromagnetic Modeling
for Metamaterials and Metasurfaces
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Special Session 6
: Novel Wireless Power Transfer Theory and Technologies
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Special Session 7
: Education in Electromagnetics
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Special Session 8
: 5G Mobile Radio Propagation
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Special Session 9
: Advanced Antenna Technologies and Related Applications
in Modern Logistic, Communication and Sensing Networks
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Special Session 10
: Novel Antenna Designs and Applications
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Special Session 11
: New Technology and Knowledge in Electromagnetic Scattering
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Special Session 12
: IEEE AP-S Administrative Committee Session
Advanced Computational Methods for Electromagnetic Problems
Organizers :
Prof. Jun Shibayama (Hosei University) and Prof. Shinichiro Ohnuki (Nihon University)
Summary :
This session will cover recent achievements in the area of advanced computational
methods for various electromagnetic problems such as fields,
optical and electronic devices,and systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Computational Techniques
- Hardware and Software Acceleration Techniques
- High-Accuracy Techniques
- Modeling and Optimization Techniques
- Computer Platforms for Simulators
- Comparison and Estimation of Simulation Methods (Canonical Problems for Comparison / Estimation)
- Simulators for Industrial and Educational Purposes
- Techniques on Computer Simulations for Electronic Engineering
(Electromagnetics, Circuits, Semiconductors, Electronic Systems, etc.)
- Multi-Physics Simulations
High-Frequnecy Methods
Organizers :
Prof. Ryoichi Sato (Niigata University, Japan) and Prof. Keiji Goto (National Defense Academy, Japan)
Summary :
This session will cover recent achievements in the area of advanced high-frequency methods as applied to various problems arising in all branches of high-frequency computational and/or analytical electromagnetics. Topics of interest include, but not limited to the following areas:
- Canonical Problem
- Radiation and Propagation (including Mobile and Indoor Propagation)
- Scattering and Diffraction
- Radar Cross Section (RCS)
- Time Domain Method
- Others
Metamaterials and Their Applications
Organizers :
Prof. Tetsuya Ueda (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan) and Prof. Takuji Arima (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)
Summary :
This special session focuses on recent progress in metamaterials including transformation optics, frequency selective surfaces (FSS), non-Foster circuits, electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures, artificial magnetic conductors (AMC), and so forth. The session also covers applications of metamaterials to state of the art antennas and circuits, as well as numerical and analytical methods on metamaterials.
Recent Approaches to Periodic Structures
Organizers :
Prof. Koki Watanabe (Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan) and Prof. Gerard Granet (Blaise Pascal University, France)
Summary :
Periodic structures have been widely used as wavelength and polarization selective components in microwave, millimeter-wave, and optical wave regions, because combination of ordered objects and their order induces irreplaceable properties of the EM wave propagation. Also, small collapses in periodic structures are sometimes useful to control EM wave propagation in periodic structures, and imperfectly periodic structures received much interest. Consequently, analytical and numerical approaches to the EM fields in the perfectly/imperfectly periodic structures have been extensively studied for a long time. Numerical error is comparatively easy to accumulate in the structures, and careful treatments of boundary conditions are necessary in many problems. Furthermore, recently developed applications often use the evanescent wave and/or the polarimetric information, and require highly accurate numerical modeling in many cases. This session will cover recent progress in the analytical and numerical approaches to EM fields in the perfectly/imperfectly periodic structures, such as diffraction gratings, electromagnetic bandgap structures, metamaterials, frequency selective surfaces, reflect arrays, and related areas.
Linear, Nonlinear, and Quantum Electromagnetic Modeling
for Metamaterials and Metasurfaces
Organizers :
Prof. Wei E.I. Sha (University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Zhixiang Huang (Anhui University, China)
Summary :
This session will focus theoretical analyses and numerical algorithms for modeling linear, nonlinear and quantum electromagnetic responses from metamaterials and metasurfaces. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
1. Computational electromagnetic algorithms for modeling periodic, quasi-periodic, and random metamaterials and metasurfaces
2. Circuit models for metamaterials and metasurfaces
3. Constitutive parameter retrievals and homogenization strategies for metamaterials and metasurfaces
4. Electromagnetic modeling of metamaterials and metasurfaces at terahertz and optical regimes
5. Simulation techniques for metallic and dielectric metamaterials and metasurfaces
6. Nonlocal, nonlinear and quantum effects from metamaterials and metasurfaces
7. Multiphysics (electromagnetic, optical, thermal, electrical, mechanical, and acoustic) analyses for metamaterials and metasurfaces
8. Modeling methods for emerging metamaterials and metasurfaces, such as low-dimensional materials based metasurfaces
9. Simulation approaches for reconfigurable and tunable metamaterials and metasurfaces
Novel Wireless Power Transfer Theory and Technologies
Organizers :
Prof. Naoki Shinohara (Kyoto University, Japan)
Summary :
Although Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) is one of new applications of radio wave, it is very old technology as well. First WPT experiment was carried out in the end of 19th century. Research and Development of Inductive WPT is advanced from 1980s, e.g. for wireless charger for electric toothbrush and shaver, and for IC card Felica. R&D of WPT via microwave also were started in 1960s. The old WPT technologies are based on conventional theory of inductive coupling and radio wave theory. In 2007, a resonance coupling WPT was proposed. After proposal of the resonance coupling, the WPT is presently paid attention as novel application of radio wave and electricity. The resonance coupling WPT is based on the conventional electromagnetic theory, however, it can be explained by novel interpretation of antenna theory, microwave theory, and power electronics theory. In this session, we focus on the novel WPT theory and technologies and discuss future of the WPT.
Education in Electromagnetics
Organizers :
Prof. Mitsuo Taguchi (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Summary :
The research and teaching on the electromagnetic wave and the antenna engineering for the undergraduate students are two commodities with a fine delicate relationship. In the research, the electromagnetic simulators based on the Method of Moments, FDTD method, FEM method, and so on are used to explain the phenomenon of the electromagnetics. The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is also useful tool to visualize them.
In this Special Session, the integration of research in various fields such as antennas, wave propagation, electromagnetics and others into undergraduate classroom teaching will be introduced. This Special Session provides a platform for academic staff to engage in fruitful discussion as they learn from each other how research can be integrated into teaching, which ultimately will improve their productivity and students satisfaction.
5G Mobile Radio Propagation
Organizers :
Dr. Tetsuro Imai (NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan)
Summary :
Currently, the next generation mobile communication system, called 5G
system, has been actively investigated all over the world, in order to
satisfy the future expected requirements, such as super high bit rate.
One of the approaches is to utilize the high-SHF (over 6 GHz) and EHF
(mainly 30-100 GHz) bands. Therefore, it is essential to clarify the
radio propagation characteristics of the frequency bands and model it.
Here, 5G channel model must support many requirements: Large channel
bandwidths (up to 2GHz), a range of large antenna arrays for
Massive-MIMO, dual mobility for D2D, and so on. This means that it takes
a great deal of time and effort to make the channel model based on
measurements, and so numerical simulation based on electromagnetic
theory is needed. In this session, the related topics to the mobile radio propagation for
5G; channel model requirements, measurement results, channel modelling
approach, and simulation techniques, will be discussed.
Advanced Antenna Technologies and Related Applications in Modern
Logistic, Communication and Sensing Networks
Organizers :
Prof. Hang Wong (City University of Hong Kong, China) and
Prof. Xiuyin Zhang (South China University of Technology, China)
Summary :
This session covers advanced antenna technologies in special areas
related to communication, sensing, logistic and monitoring networks. It
is well-known that the forecast wireless communications require the
systems to be high-speed, multi-functional, and highly-integrated for
huge volume, fast speed and large channel capacity purposes. For
example, the coming 5G plans to launch in the year of 2020 will equip
both microwave and millimeter-wave bands for seamless communication for
anytime and anywhere. Next generation of RFID network proposes to have
multi frequency operations from microwave to millimeter-wave spectrums.
Internet of things (IoT) gives a challenge to the antenna industries how
to integrate with several wireless systems into a united platform for
efficient usage of the power and the frequency spectrum. It is
therefore, advanced antenna technologies are key important to the
wireless society. The audience will learn and explore the up-today
antennas and the design methodologies through the participation in this
proposed special session.
Novel Antenna Designs and Applications
Organizers :
Prof. Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim (Feng Chia University, Taiwan) and
Prof. Wen-Shan Chen (Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Summary :
This session focuses on the recent development in antenna
designs and applications in all aspect, especially those designs and
applications that are of interest to the antenna industry. Topics of
interest include novel antenna designs that exhibit wide band, multiband
or circular polarization, and applications such as smart-watch, RFID,
USB dongle, laptop, and smartphone are included.
New Technology and Knowledge in Electromagnetic Scattering
Organizers :
Prof. Young Ki Cho (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
Summary :
This session will cover recent progress and achievements in the research
areas related to electromagnetic scattering phenomena. So this session
focus new technology and knowledge in the electromagnetic scattering
area. Topics of interest include but limited to:
1. Extraordinary optical transmission(EOT) phenomena
2. Extraordinary optical absorption(EOA) phenomena
3. Scattering resonance such as surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERR)
4. Frequency selective surface(FSS) including absorbing FSS structure
design
5. Stealth structure related to EOA
6. Integration problem of EOA phenomena and diode junction problem in
the area of photovoltaic and photodetector design
7. Any other interdisciplinary research related to the scattering phenomena.
IEEE AP-S Administrative Committee Session
IEEE AP-S Administrative Committee (Adcom) Session has been planned.
Details will be announced in the program.