The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet 2024)

Abstract: The developments in various areas of technology such as processors, wireless communication systems, sensors and actuators are driving the transformation of former research concepts into real technical solutions. In the wide-ranging field of communication and networked systems, two concepts continue to grow together, namely the classic wireless sensor network (WSN) and the more recent idea of digital twins. The Internet of Things (IoT) amalgamates these formerly separate fields into a single concept.
In the future, emerging technologies and concepts like quantum computers, analog computers, cube-sats, 6G mobile communications will provide even more computational power and higher communication capacities at the same time, so that demanding AI approaches will be integrated at the core and at the edge of the Internet.
In this talk, we will show how these areas are converging, develop their requirements, and give examples from our lab.

Biography: Mesut Güneş is chair professor for »Communication and Networked Systems« (ComSys) at the Faculty of Computer Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU), Germany, since October 2016. He received an MSc equivalent diploma in Computer Science in 1998 and a PhD in 2004, both from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. From 2004 to 2005, he was a research fellow at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Berkeley, USA. He was a professor for Distributed Embedded Systems at Freie University Berlin (FUB), Germany between August 2007 and April 2014. From May 2014 to September 2016, he was a professor for Communication and Networked Systems at University of Münster (WWU), Germany. His research interests include wireless and mobile communication systems, internet of things (IoT), wired and wireless computer networks particularly wireless sensor networks, wireless mesh networks, and mobile ad-hoc networks. He is involved in several national and international research projects in the mentioned areas.
Link: http://www.comsys.ovgu.de

Abstract: In this talk, we intend to provide a brief overview of electromagnetic selective surfaces/structures (EMSS). According to the properties of an incident electromagnetic wave, EMSS can be divided into four categories: frequency-selective structure (FSS), polarization-selective surface (PSS), angle-selective surface (ASS), and energy-selective surface (ESS). Recent developments and advances in the design of EMSS will also be briefly introduced. Finally, future opportunities in the areas of the design and analysis of EMSS will be suggested.

Biography: Zhongxiang Shen received the B. Eng. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 1987, the M. S. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1990, and the PhD degree from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 1997, all in electrical engineering. From 1990 to 1994, he was with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He was with Com Dev Ltd., Cambridge, Canada, as an Advanced Member of Technical Staff in 1997. He spent six months each in 1998, first with the Gordon McKay Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and then with the Radiation Laboratory, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. From Jan. 1999 to December 2023, he was a faculty member (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Full Professor) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is now a Strategic Scientist at Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Dr. Shen served as the Chair of the IEEE MTT/AP Singapore Chapter in 2009. From Jan. 2010 to Aug. 2014, he was the Chair of IEEE AP-S Chapter Activities Committee. From July 2014 to December 2018, he served as the Secretary of IEEE AP-S. He was an elected AdCom member of the IEEE AP-S from Jan. 2017 to Dec. 2019. He served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation from July 2016 to July 2022. From Jan. 2021 to Dec. 2023, he is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE AP-S. Prof. Shen is currently the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. Prof. Shen is an IEEE Fellow. His research interests include small and planar antennas for various wireless communication systems, analysis and design of frequency-selective structures and absorbers, hybrid numerical techniques for modeling RF/microwave components and antennas. He has authored more than 240 journal papers (among them 180 were published in IEEE Journals) and also presented nearly 200 papers at international conferences.

Biography: Han-Chieh Chao received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. He is currently a professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, where he also serves as president. He is also with the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Ilan University, Taiwan. He was the Director of the Computer Center for Ministry of Education Taiwan from September 2008 to July 2010. His research interests include IPv6, Cross-Layer Design, Cloud Computing, IoT, and 5G Mobile Networks. He has authored or co-authored 4 books and has published about 400 refereed professional research papers. He has completed more than 150 MSEE thesis students and 11 Ph.D. students. Dr. Chao has been invited frequently to give talks at national and international conferences and research organizations. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Institution of Engineering and Technology Networks, the Journal of Internet Technology, the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, and the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. He is a Fellow of IET (IEE) and a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society. Due to Dr. Chao’s contribution of suburban ICT education, he has been awarded the US President's Lifetime Achievement Award and International Albert Schweitzer Foundation Human Contribution Award in 2016.