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Ready to build the future of intelligent hardware? The new IEEE HART HardwAIre Challenge is here! Student teams will design innovative AI-enabled hardware prototypes focusing on low cost, energy efficiency, compactness, and communication performance. 💡 Gather your multidisciplinary team of IEEE Student/Graduate Student members and get ready for the challenge announcement on 15 June 2026. Selected teams can also receive financial reimbursement support through the HART Lab-in-a-Box initiative. 🏆 Top finalist teams will receive travel support to demonstrate their working prototypes live at an IEEE event, along with exciting cash prizes for the winners. 🔗 Challenge Details: https://lnkd.in/esUd_EfV 🔗 Sign Up for Alerts: https://lnkd.in/gtHsJK-u #IEEE #MTTS #HARTChallenge #ArtificialIntelligence #AIHardware #HardwareDesign #Innovation #StudentCompetition #Engineering #GraduateStudents #RFEngineering #TechInnovation

Call for Mentors & Mentees Worldwide — Join the IEEE MTT-S Global Online 1:1 Mentorship Program! 🌍 Connect with mentors and mentees from around the world through a flexible and globally accessible online mentoring experience powered by IEEE Collabratec. If you want to learn from experts in RF, microwaves, antennas, and wireless technologies, develop your professional skills with help from seniors, explore professional, academic and research opportunities, share your experience with early career professionals and students, and grow your professional network, this initiative is designed for you. ✨ Program Highlights: • Online 1:1 mentoring format • Open to all IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) members worldwide • Cross-region mentor–mentee connections possible • Flexible mentoring periods (3–12 months) • Participant-driven matching based on interests and goals • Guidance documents available to help you get started 📌 Join the community, connect globally, and grow professionally with IEEE MTT-S. 🔗 Join Collabratec: https://lnkd.in/gwB8s54 🔗 Join the MTT-S Mentoring Community: https://lnkd.in/gsQgiM55 #IEEE #MTTS #MTTSBPC #Mentorship #IEEECollabratec #MicrowaveEngineering #RFEngineering #Wireless #Engineering #STEM #YoungProfessionals #Research #ProfessionalDevelopment

We are pleased to announce that the IEEE MTT-S Regional Development Workshop will be held at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, on Friday, June 05, 2026. This workshop will bring together distinguished IEEE MTT-S leadership along with students and researchers for insightful discussions on the advancement of microwave, RF, mmWave, and wireless technologies, as well as initiatives focused on member engagement, chapter development, and regional collaboration. 🔗 Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/g62BvsYT Registration for the workshop is complimentary. However, participation is limited to 75 participants, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. We warmly invite students, young professionals, researchers, and industry experts to join us for this interactive workshop. #IEEE #MTTS #MicrowaveEngineering #RF

Featuring one of the May 2026 papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology by Zheliang Liu, Yilin Gao, Hongda Lu, Lu Qian, Yong Liu, and Steven Gao. This article presents and validates a 3D-printed high-scanning-rate fully metallic sub-THz leaky-wave antenna (LWA) based on a glide-symmetric spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) transmission line.  Read more here: https://lnkd.in/efFd3JXn

The IEEE MTT-S Young Professionals are launching a comprehensive 12-week Virtual Workshop series on "AI for Microwave Technologies"! Starting May 21st, this series brings together experts from global institutions and industry to cover the intersection of Machine Learning and high-frequency design. The weekly sessions will cover a broad range of topics, from fundamental EM optimization to generative discovery and digital twins. Attendees will receive a certification of attendance. Series Details: 📜 Format: "Tune-in Thursdays" ⏱️ Time: 7:00–8:00 AM UTC 🗓️ Dates: Weekly from May 21 to August 6, 2026 🔗 Registration: Free Secure your spot today and register: https://lnkd.in/eaysCc4E To access session recordings and quizzes, visit the IEEE MTT-S website: https://lnkd.in/eNEkSP9F Feng Feng, Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam, Ph.D. Caglar Ozdag, Sangkil Kim, George Shaker, Chenhao Chu, Dibin Mary George. Fábio Passos, Jia Nan Zhang, Kumar Vijay M., Fábio D. L. Coutinho, Uday Khankhoje Supported by IEEE MTT-S Education Committee © Young Professionals © TCFDC. IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society

On 13 May 1897, Guglielmo Marconi achieved one of the most important milestones in the history of technology — the first wireless communication transmitted over the open sea. The message, sent across the Bristol Channel from Flat Holm Island to Lavernock Point near Cardiff over a distance of 3 miles (4.8 km), simply read: “Are you ready?” https://lnkd.in/gvrgq2He Today, jointly sponsored by IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society (MTT-S), we are proud to launch the IEEE Antenna & Microwave Tech Day to commemorate this historic achievement and celebrate the profound impact of antenna, microwave, and propagation technologies on our modern world. From wireless communications, radar, satellite systems, and sensing technologies to healthcare, autonomous systems, and space exploration, electromagnetic engineering continues to shape the way we live, connect, and innovate. Celebrated globally every year on 13 May, IEEE Antenna & Microwave Tech Day aims to promote public engagement, education, innovation, and community outreach. We encourage IEEE MTT-S/AP-S chapters and RF/Microwave engineering communities around the world to organize activities throughout the week, including workshops, lectures, demonstrations, industry engagement, student activities, and networking events that make these technologies more visible, relatable, and inspiring to society at large. https://lnkd.in/garpwxSr Microwave and antenna technologies are everywhere — powering the invisible infrastructure of our connected world. #IEEE #MTTS #APS #MicrowaveEngineering #Antennas #WirelessCommunications #RFEngineering #Electromagnetics #Innovation #Technology #STEM #Engineering

The 2027 IEEE MTT-S Awards Call for Nominations is now open! The awards recognize outstanding contributions and achievements in microwave theory and techniques, RF and antenna engineering, wireless systems, education, and professional service. 🗓️ Nomination Deadline: 31 July 2026 | 📩 Submit nominations to: mttawardschair@ieee.org More details: https://lnkd.in/gjGZMXew #IEEE #MTTS #MajorAwards #MicrowaveEngineering #RF #Antenna #WirelessCommunication #Research #EngineeringAwards

Featuring one of the April 2026 papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology by Pouyan Rezapoor, Aleksi Tamminen, Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Dan Ruan, and Zachary Taylor. A novel analysis method of Fabry-Pérot resonances of a tissue-loaded quartz window quantifies skin layer thickness and water content using terahertz spectroscopy.  Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAAZRS3J

We are excited to highlight an excellent featured article from our April issue covering a new planar hexagonal coupler. Check out the full paper below, and let us know how you might use this design in your own work! 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Planar hexagonal 6-port hybrid couplers to implement the 3-beam Nolen matrix (NM).    𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺: 2.28 - 2.61 GHz (2.45 GHz nominal)   𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆: The six-port hybrid coupler is composed of multiple couplers and phase shifters integrated into a single planar structure. The structure is realized as two hexagons and a series of transmission lines connecting them. The power at each output port can be controlled by the impedance of the transmission lines.    𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:   • For the 1:1:1 coupler (measured): 5 ± 0.9 dB transmission coefficient, >21.6 dB return loss, 18.8 dB isolation, 0.23 insertion loss, 0.9 dB amplitude and 14° phase worst fluctuations from 2.28 – 2.61 GHz.   • For the 1:2:1 coupler (measured): 3.7 ±1 dB and 6.1 ±0.9 dB transmission coefficient, >13.6 dB return loss, >15.8 dB isolation, 0.7 dB insertion loss, 1 dB amplitude and 23° worst phase fluctuations from 2.3 – 2.6 GHz.    𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Modern wireless systems that employ MIMO and multibeam antenna arrays.    𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g8in3eCQ   #ieee #ieeetmtt #mtts #featured

Featuring one of the April 2026 papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology by Julien Guise, Hajasoa Ratovo, Fernando Mª González-Posada Flores, Pierre Fehlen, Monique Thual, Jean-Claude Simon, Jeffrey Hesler, Theodore Reck, Laurent Cerutti, Jean-Baptiste Rodriguez, Philippe Nouvel, Annick Penarier, Emmanuel Centeno, Thierry Taliercio, and Stéphane Blin. This article presents a terahertz intensity modulator optically controlled at 1550 nm and integrated in a WR1.0 waveguide operating in the 0.75–1.1 THz frequency range.  Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eURYbZpk