IEEE AP-S Young Professionals

Reminder for the upcoming talk by Dr. Shu-Lin Chen, moderated by Hajar Abedi Date: June 3, 2026 When: 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM (Brisbane, Australia) https://lnkd.in/gADHyDpg

IEEE AP-S Young Professionals Webinar Series Talk Title: “Enabling Large-Angle Beam Steering for Next-Generation Wireless Systems” Speaker: Dr. Shu-Lin Chen, 2026 AP-S Young Professional Ambassador, University of Technology Sydney, Australia 🗓 Date & Time: June 3, 2026 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM (Brisbane, Australia) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gADHyDpg 🎙 Moderator: Dr. Hajar Abedi, IEEE AP-S Young Professionals Committee Member Explore more AP-S YP webinars and recordings: https://lnkd.in/gwki8XAm About the IEEE AP-S Young Professional Ambassador Program The IEEE AP-S Young Professional Ambassador Program aims to inspire and engage early-career professionals through high-quality technical and non-technical talks in antennas and propagation. These talks are delivered on-demand to IEEE Sections and AP-S Chapters worldwide, helping bridge academia, industry, and emerging professionals. IEEE Sections and AP-S Chapters are welcome to reach out to ambassadors to schedule talks. View the full list of YP Ambassador Talks: https://lnkd.in/djihQSyk Qammer H. Abbasi, CEng, FEAI, FIET, FRSE

The IEEE YP AP-S is proud to support the 2026 European School of Antennas and Propagation (ESoA). For students, researchers, and early-career professionals looking to sharpen their skills and connect with experts in the field, this is an excellent opportunity to engage with cutting-edge methodologies. Our very own Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz will be delivering a talk on "From Chip to System: A Holistic Approach to 2D Scalable Low-Loss D-Band Active Phased Array Realization" on Friday, 3 July. You can find the full details, curriculum, and participation information here: https://lnkd.in/eEKKPdxk #IEEE #APS #Antennas #ESoA2026 #RFEngineering #YoungProfessionals #EngineeringEducation #WirelessCommunications Qammer H. Abbasi, CEng, FEAI, FIET, FRSE

Reminder for the upcoming talk by Anikó N., moderated by Sumitra Dey, PhD Date: May 16, 2026 When: 17:00 - 18:00 British Summer Time https://lnkd.in/eVfvacsH

📢 Calling all Young Professionals in the IEEE AP-S community! Standards shape how our industry measures antennas. They define the practices that engineers, researchers, manufacturers, laboratories, and institutions rely on every day. These standards are developed through working groups under the IEEE AP-S Standards Committee, bringing together experts from industry, academia, and government institutions. Meaningful contributions to standards do not require decades of experience. Standards are consensus-driven documents, built around widely accepted and well-validated approaches. For this reason, it is important that our working groups reflect a balanced and diverse community. Currently, Young Professionals are underrepresented in our standards activities, and we are actively working to change that. Participation in standards work is an opportunity to gain experience, expand your professional network, and contribute to documents that will guide the antenna and propagation community for years to come. Contributors work alongside experienced colleagues in an international and technically focused environment, while bringing valuable fresh perspectives to the process. The time commitment is typically modest, as all contributors volunteer their time. Most activities take place through online meetings, with optional opportunities to participate in hands-on measurement campaigns. If you are interested in the future of antenna measurement practice, we welcome your involvement. We are currently starting activities related to the following standardization efforts and welcome participation: • IEEE P3720 – Recommended Practice for Reverberation Chamber Measurements New standardization activity with preparatory work beginning in early 2026. Several roles are open, including Secretary of the Working Group. • IEEE P149 – Recommended Practice for Antenna Measurements Revision of an existing standard last published in 2021. The working group is expected to form later this year, with activity beginning in early 2027. If you would like to get involved, please contact our Standards Chair, Lars Jacob Foged, at Foged@ieee.org Anouk Hubrechsen IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Sema Dumanli Oktar C.J. Reddy Lars Jacob Foged Qammer H. Abbasi, CEng, FEAI, FIET, FRSE

We are thrilled to announce a special upcoming session in our IEEE AP-S Young Professionals series, featuring Dr Stanley Chen from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. This is an in-person event organised by the @IEEE AP-S Wuhan Chapter.

IEEE AP-S Young Professionals Webinar Series Talk Title: “From Air to Liquid Environments: Origami-Inspired Antennas for Underwater Sensing” Speaker: Dr. Anikó N., 2026 AP-S Young Professional Ambassador Department of Physics, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom 🗓 Date & Time: May 16, 2026 [9 am – 10 am, California, USA] / [5 pm – 6 pm, Wales, UK] 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gDtGmTQh 🎙 Moderator: Dr. Sumitra Dey, PhD, IEEE AP-S Young Professionals Committee Member Abstract: Origami-inspired antennas have been investigated for more than a decade offering unparalleled advantages as foldable and reconfigurable electromagnetic structures. Their versatility arises from the wide range of achievable folding geometries, substrate properties, and radiating configurations advantageous in compact stowage and deployment. While majority of origami antenna designs have been demonstrated in air, with only limited studies exploring operation in liquid environments such as seawater. Existing implementations primarily use rigid, flexible, elastomeric, or foam-based materials, a limited number have been deployed in conductive liquid environments, such as seawater. In the United Kingdom, metamaterial-based approaches are a cornerstone of advanced research in environmental and healthcare applications due to their enhanced antenna performance. Motivated by the UK Metamaterial Network (UKMMN) and building on this foundation, the antenna presented in this work is based on a foldable metamaterial architecture, combining origami-inspired mechanical reconfigurability with metamaterial-enabled electromagnetic functionality for underwater sensing. This presentation discusses how the incorporation of liquid components may further enhance performance highlighting the transition from purely solid metamaterial components to hybrid designs. Finally, outlining how liquid-enabled antennas are emerging research directions and future roadmap for origami antenna technology, from environmental monitoring to next-generation robotics.  Explore more AP-S YP webinars and recordings: https://lnkd.in/gwki8XAm About the IEEE AP-S Young Professional Ambassador Program The IEEE AP-S Young Professional Ambassador Program aims to inspire and engage early-career professionals through high-quality technical and non-technical talks in antennas and propagation. These talks are delivered on-demand to IEEE Sections and AP-S Chapters worldwide, helping bridge academia, industry, and emerging professionals. IEEE Sections and AP-S Chapters are welcome to reach out to ambassadors to schedule talks. View the full list of YP Ambassador Talks: https://lnkd.in/djihQSyk

An inspiring article by AP-S YP Ambassador Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi