RFM2018 is proudly to present the following keynotes speaker during welcoming ceremony (18th December 2018).
KEYNOTE 1
Abstract: The next generation (5G) communications won’t just deliver a much faster connection and higher data capacity. They also promise to deliver low energy consumption and seamless connectivity between billions of people and trillions of devices. The definition of 5G is in progress and it is anticipated that both sub-6GHz and millimetre wave (mm-wave) spectrum bands will be considered in support of significantly increased user density. Standards bodies and worldwide research communities are facing the challenge of diverse 5G technological requirements. A raft of new technologies have emerged in the arena of modern device, antenna and system design. The advancement in these areas enable new applications been constantly developed where complex performance are often required. Design, test and measurement methods to underpin all aspects from signals, devices to systems is essential as these ultimately affect the coverage and reliability of the network radio links. In particular, testing at mm-wave bands presents challenges over antenna and propagation characterisation due to their higher losses at these frequencies. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Measurement Institute and is a world leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology. This talk presents recent research trends in 5G antennas and testbeds and some highlights on NPL’s capabilities on 5G and emerging wireless technologies developed under several UK and EU programmes. The topics to cover include 5G antenna designs, multiple-input-multiple-output over-the-air (MIMO-OTA), sub-6GHz & mm-wave MIMO/massive-MIMO testbeds, smart antenna & mm-wave hybrid beamforming phased array testbeds, etc. This talk will covers also an overview of NPL as well as research and development for electromagnetic technologies and measurement capabilities at NPL.
Prof Tian Hong Loh received the PhD degree in engineering from the University of Warwick, UK in 2005. He has been with the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL) since 2005 as a Higher Research Scientist (2005 – 2009) and Senior Research Scientist (2009 – 2017). He is currently a Principal Research Scientist at NPL. He leads work at NPL on a wide range of applied and computational electromagnetic metrology research areas to support the telecommunications industry. He has authored and co-authored over hundred refereed publications and holds five patents. His research interests include 5G communications, MIMO, smart antennas, small antennas, metamaterials, body-centric communications, WSN, EMC, and computational electromagnetics. He is currently visiting professor at Surrey University, visiting industrial fellow at Cambridge University, UK representative of URSI Commission A (Electromagnetic Metrology), project coordinator of an EU H2020 co-funded project on ‘Metrology for 5G Communications’, and senior member of the IEEE. He is an associate editor of IET Communications Journal and was the TPC chair of 2017 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics. He also has acted on the session chair and technical programme committee for several international conferences, and as technical reviewer for several international journals on these subjects.
KEYNOTE 2
Abstract: Theory, technologies, applications, and current R&D status of the wireless power transfer (WPT) will be presented. The talk will cover both the far-field WPT via radio waves, especially beam-type and ubiquitous-type WPT, and energy harvesting from broadcasting waves. The research of the WPT was started from the far-field WPT via radio waves, in particular the microwaves in 1960s. In recent years this became a hot topic again due to the rapid growth of wireless devices. Theory and technologies of antenna and circuits will be presented in case of beam-type and ubiquitous-type WPT. The industrial applications and current R&D status of the WPT via radio waves will be also presented.
Naoki Shinohara received the B.E. degree in electronic engineering, the M.E. and Ph.D (Eng.) degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1991, 1993 and 1996, respectively. He was a research associate in the Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University from 1996. He was a research associate of the Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University by recognizing the Radio Atmospheric Science Center from 2000, and there he was an associate professor since 2001. he was an associate professor in Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University by recognizing the Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere since 2004. From 2010, he has been a professor in Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University. He has been engaged in research on Solar Power Station/Satellite and Microwave Power Transmission system. He is IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 26 (Wireless Power Transfer and Conversion) vice chair, IEEE MTT-S Kansai Chapter TPC member, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference advisory committee member, URSI Commission D vice chair, international journal of Wireless Power Transfer (Cambridge Press) executive editor, technical committee member and 1st chair of IEICE Wireless Power Transfer, Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications president, Space Solar Power Systems Society board member, Wireless Power Transfer Consortium for Practical Applications (WiPoT) chair, and Wireless Power Management Consortium (WPMc) chair.
KEYNOTE 3
Abstract: Wireless communication along with Sensors will continue to play a major role in the emerging 5G & IoT market domains. The key technological challenges are minimal power consumption, small form factor, cost-effective and yet superior in functionality & reliability. These challenges need to be resolved in various passive devices like filters, resonators, Surface/Bulk acoustic devices, Ultrasonic, THz wave devices etc, and active devices like oscillators, integrated circuits etc. This presentation will highlight the device design and manufacturing challenges and SilTerra’s initiative in standardizing the manufacturing methods for Radio-frequency devices using Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) on Complimentary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. In this talk we shall introduce RF-MEMS device working principle, fundamental classifications and monolithic fabrication technique. After that we shall focus on three types of miniaturized RF resonator components based on actuation techniques, Electrostatic, Surface acoustic and Bulk acoustic. These resonator components are integrated with programmable circuits to form oscillators, active filters, Integrated transceivers and sensors.
Mohanraj is Deputy Director of MEMS & Sensors BU at SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., he is responsible for MEMS foundry service and MEMS integrated solutions for the emerging markets using Radio-Frequency, Acoustic, Ultrasonic, Optical, and Bio-MEMS devices. He has 20 years of experience in the development of silicon-based process technologies for MEMS, TSV and Packaging. He started his career in 1998 as Process Engineer at SPEL Semiconductor Limited, India. In the year 2001 he moved to Singapore as an Engineering Associate for MEMS research, the focus was on process module and integration at A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore. Prior to joining SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., he was Senior Research Engineer and his areas of expertise include MEMS fabrication for Optical, Radio-Frequency & Bio-MEMS devices and TSV process modules. He has authored and co-authored more than 30 research publications in journals and conferences, 2 US Patents in the field of TSV, and Optical MEMS.
Mohanraj received his Bachelors of Engineering (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India. Master of Science (M.Sc) in Material Science and Engineering & Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering-Applied Mechanics division from National University of Singapore, Singapore, respectively.