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Monday, May 26 · 14:00 – 15:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome
EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: KEY INNOVATIONS IN RADIATING SYSTEMS FOR NEAR AND FAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS
Register at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481810
In the near future, high-speed wireless networks will take advantage of the vast amount of available bandwidth in the sub- and millimeter frequency ranges of XG systems and New Space technologies. These future networks will facilitate communication between users and objects located both in the far-field and near field regions of radiating devices. Innovations in antenna technology are crucial for fully utilizing these broad bandwidths and providing efficient data links for mobile users. I recently proposed the use of quasi-optical planar systems as efficient beamformers for multi-beam, wide scanning antennas. This approach minimizes losses and costs associated with beamforming networks for arrays operating at higher frequencies while maintaining the flexibility of the radiating unit. I will discuss the implementation of this concept across various technologies specifically at millimeter and submillimeter frequency bands. For satellite communications, I will demonstrate how quasi-optical planar systems can drive wideband terminal antennas based on connected long slot arrays. I will also present the advantages of these arrays in terms of bandwidth and scanning capabilities and discuss their physical implementation. Regarding near-field communications, I will highlight the benefits of non-diffractive beams. In particular, I will show how non-diffractive beams can be generated with planar radiating structures by exciting cylindrical leaky waves. I will explain how non-diffractive beams can overcome path loss and obstructions, demonstrating this experimentally at millimeter-wave frequencies. These results pave the way for a novel paradigm for near-field wireless links.
Mauro Ettorre received a Laurea degree “summa cum laude” in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Electromagnetics from the University of Siena, Italy, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. Part of his Ph.D. work was developed at the TNO, the Netherlands. Since 2023, he has been a Professor at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. Previously, he was a Research Scientist at CNRS, IETR laboratory, France. From 2014 until 2020, he co-led the multi-beam antenna activity for satellite applications in the joint laboratory between IETR and Thales Alenia Space, France. From 2016 until 2021, he was a member of the French National Committee for Scientific Research, CNRS, France. From 2016 until 2021, he led the mm and sub-mm waves team at IETR, and co-chaired from 2021 until 2023 the department ADH (Antennas and Microwave Devices Department) at IETR. Dr. Ettorre’s research interests include the analysis and design of quasi-optical systems, periodic structures, wideband arrays, millimeter-wave antennas, non-diffractive radiation, and localized waves. He has authored over 90 journal papers and 210 conference communications and holds 14 patents (2 licensed) on millimeter wave antenna technology. Dr. Ettorre is a Fellow of IEEE. Since 2017 and 2023, he has served as Associate Editor and Track Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation, respectively. Dr. Ettorre is the 2024 IEEE MTT-S and AP-S Inter-Society Distinguished Lecturer.
The research activities of Dr. Ettorre have been recognized with several prizes, including the 2009 French Ministry of Research award for the most innovative project in all natural sciences, the Young Investigator Award from the French National Research Agency in 2014, the Innovation Award at the 2018 ESA Antenna Workshop in the Netherlands, the Best Paper Award in Electromagnetics and Antenna Theory at EuCAP 2018, UK, the Best Antennas Paper Award at EuCAP 2021, Germany and Best Paper Award at the iWAT 2023, Denmark.
We are very proud to share that Pierluigi Mansueto, who earned his PhD in Information Engineering in 2024 (36th cycle), has been selected as one of the finalists for the EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award 2025 (EDDA). The EDDA recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of Operations Research by European PhD graduates with less than two years of research experience since completing their doctorate. Remarkably, this is the first time since 2010 that a finalist from an Italian university has been selected.
S3P-2025 is 11th in a series of successful PhD schools organized by the Italian signal processing community. It covers a wide range of research fields, from signal and image processing to machine learning, computer vision and computer graphics. This year’s talks are about the common theme of “From Foundational Models to Multimedia Signal Processing: A deep dive in multimodal AI”.
Speakers
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Marco Gori, University of Siena, Italy
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Amos Storkey, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Edward J. Delp, Purdue University, USA
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Scott Acton, University of Virginia, USA
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Battista Biggio, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Joost Van De Weijer, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Justin Dauwels, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
DEADLINES
Application deadline: May 20, 2025
Notification of acceptance: May 25, 2025
Registration deadline for accepted participants: June 30, 2025
APPLICATION
You will find the detailed school fees at https://www.lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/S3P-2025/
The School Registration Fee includes participation in the school, access to all course materials, coffee breaks, the welcome party, and the social event and dinner. The Hotel Fee covers accommodation at the resort, including breakfast and a full lunch each day (featuring a first course, second course, and dessert) with options for both Mediterranean and continental diets throughout the five-day program.
VENUE
Riva degli Etruschi Resort in San Vincenzo, Italy, (https://www.rivadeglietruschi.it/) is surrounded by a lush 320,000 m² park with a Mediterranean pinewood that leads to a sandy beach. The venue offers easy access to ancient tuscan villages like Suvereto and Bolgheri, as well as cities like Pisa, Siena, and Florence. Conveniently located, the resort is about an hour from Pisa and two hours from Florence.
Organizers: Alessandro Piva, Dasara Shullani, Daniele Baracchi (University of Florence), Roberto Caldelli (Universitas Mercatorum and CNIT).
International Graduate School for PhD students in Electronics
https://sie2025.uniparthenope.it/programme/the-school
An International Graduate School for PhD students in Electronics is organized by the University della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli and will be held from June 23 to 25, 2025, Naples
The school topic is: Industrial skills in Electronics and Photonics and will cover all the aspects concerning the strategies to allow bright ideas, born in the Academia, to be protected and made available for the market.
The school will take place in Complesso Santa Patrizia, Via Luciano Armanni 5, Naples.
The call for the 2025 (XLI Cycle) for the Phd in Information Engineering will open 15 May – 16 June 2025.
More info at: https://lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/phdday/
Wednesday, April 16 · 09:00 – 10:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome
please register at:
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469089
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This talk focusses on system and circuit design considerations for highly-integrated radar transceivers in CMOS and SiGe HBT technologies. The speaker will first provide motivation for realization of radar sensors at mm-wave frequencies by showing the possible applications. Then, frequency band allocations for radar at mm-wave frequencies are discussed. Next, speaker will discuss system level consideration in detail and will present step-by-step system design steps for an integrated fast-chirp FMCW radar transceiver, such as level budget calculation, phase noise considerations, PLL linearity, design of the analog baseband. The system considerations will be systematically translated into specifications of circuit blocks (e.g. LNA, mixer, PA, VCO, analog baseband etc.) of the radar transceiver. Additionally, digital modulation techniques such as phase-modulated continuous-wave (PMCW) will be discussed and a systematic comparison with FMCW will be given. Next, technology-dependent considerations and challenges related to critical building blocks are discussed (e.g. phase noise, noise figure, operating frequency, routing density, digital baseband). Then, the speaker will present several design examples of integrated radar transceivers operating at V-band and D-band and will discuss the circuit architectures. The talk is rounded out by a vision on novel modulation techniques and trends in MIMO radar array realizations.
Gent.le Studentessa/Studente,
https://www.mbtechnoservices.com/index.php?page=ToM/ToM.html&lang=
Abstract:
The main aim of the XIX IEEE Topics on Microelectronics Course is improving the knowledge of the participants in the field of the Microelectronics design, facing different topics and from different perspectives as the microelectronics world is. This Course is then addressed to students (Master and PhD), researchers, designers. In 2025 the two Courses will have different structure. The first one will have as Special Guest STMicroelectronics which provides for a full week an overview of the full development of an IC product. The second one will have the typical ToM course structure with five long lectures (with a sufficient time to give both overview and advanced details about the topic) given by academic professors or qualified experts coming from companies or research centers. In ToM2025 Courses, the academic and industrial approaches for research and state-of-the art progress are then presented. Different topics are addressed in the Course. This is intentional to give a wide-spectrum for the audience about the present and future challenges in the microelectronics world.
Il Career Day è il principale evento di incontro e placement organizzato dall’Università degli Studi di Firenze con il mondo del lavoro.
Aziende, studi professionali e cooperative che hanno posizioni aperte potranno incontrare studenti, neolaureati e dottori di ricerca provenienti da tutti gli ambiti di studio e ricerca, al fine di presentare la propria organizzazione ed effettuare colloqui.
Il Career Day 2025 si terrà il 31 marzo dalle ore 9 alle 17.30, presso il Campus Morgagni A (viale Morgagni, 44 – Firenze).
Viste le condizioni meteo avverse, il seminario del Prof. Tomassoni è disponibile anche online al link:
Seminario Tomassoni
Friday, March 14 · 11:00 – 12:30
Time zone: Europe/Rome
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cix-
Students who delivered the first version of the thesis should complete the amendments suggested by reviewers and resubmit the new version before the end of February
Explaining my research to my neighbours – BIP
How can I communicate my research to a general audience? Explore science popularisation through two pathways
Course description;
This training week on Science Popularisation is designed to help participants develop the skills needed to engage with non-specialist audiences.
The goal is to answer the question “How can I explain my thesis to my neighbours?” through a series of training modules.
The first module, common to all participants, lays the knowledge base of Science Popularisation (or “médiation scientifique” in French), covering key principles, the current state of research on the topic, and its role in research labs.
After that, participants can choose from two modules:
- “Graphic Facilitation”: Participants, guided by an illustrator, will learn how to narrate their thesis project through writing and illustrating.
- “Oral Communication and Performance”: Based on the “Three Minute Thesis” competition, this module teaches participants how to write a clear, concise, and engaging presentation of their research, with a focus on delivering it convincingly in three minutes.
For more information see:
https://www.euniwell.eu/explaining-my-research-to-my-neighbours
Application deadline: 22 January 2025
Till 22 gen 2025 students of the 2° and 3° year are requested to complete the questionnaire for the 1° e 2° year (the last year ended). Please be aware that the questionnaire is very important for the PhD. course. Its compilation is a duty of yours. I remind that the questionnaire is totally anonym.
Then proceed with authentication by clicking on the red icon (login) in the left menu. In the opened window, select our University and enter your credentials. Once logged in, you can access the questionnaire from the left menu by
following the path [Questionari] > [Compila] and clicking on the button in the center of the page.
The election for student representative in PhD commitee is 13/01/24.
The election for student representative in Department council was 14/11/2024.
Remember to vote!
Students who started 1 Gen. present their work 19 Dec 2024 at 10am at DINFO meeting room.
They should submit their report on 15/12/24
3rd year students should submit their thesis no later than 31/12/24
The presentations will be in the meeting room at DINFO in the days:
- curriculum AOSC : 17/10 starting from 9.30. Probably the meeting will last for part of the afternoon. The meeting is led by Prof. Luigi Chisci
- curriculum TLC: 15/10 starting from 14.30. The meeting is led by Prof.sa Dania Marabissi
- curriculum INF: 16/10 starting from 14:30. The meeting is led by Prof Marco Bertini
- curriculum EEE: 16/10 starting from 9:30. The meeting is led by Prof Stefano Maddio
3rd-year students should close the final Thesis on 31/10/2024.
A draft of the manuscript is required in October during the presentation of their annual activity to the PhD commitee.
We announce with pleasure that on May 23rd the Second Edition of the PhD Day of the 4 PhD programs managed by the Departments of the Engineering School will take place,
All the details on the event can be found on te dedicated web page: https://lesc.dinfo.unifi.it/phdday/
The event will be held on May 23rd at the School of Engineering, via di Santa Marta 3, room 060 (main room and registration) and in streaming in room 045.
It is also possible to join on line: meet.google.com/yoa-vcyg-nmm
A general call is open for PhD positions at the University of Florence. See page https://www.unifi.it/p12593.html for information and registration.
Deadline for applications 13th June 2024 at 12 (noon, italian time)
For the PhD program in Information Engineering see in particular the fact sheet
Phd Program in Information Engineering
Aims:
The Ph.D. course aims to train researchers capable of carrying out high-quality research work related to Information Engineering in academic and non academic research institutions as well as in industrial research & development centers.
The course consists of four curricula:
- Control, Optimization and Complex Systems
- Electronics, Electromagnetics and Electrical Systems
- Computer Engineering
- Telecommunications and Telematics
Biomedical Engineering is anorther subject represented inside the aformentioned curricula. These curricula cover all the main areas of Information Engineering.
Learning outcomes:
Students will achieve the Ph.D. title after demonstrating :
1. Knowledge and understanding
A systematic understanding in the curricula selected by the student among the four present in the course, and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding
The ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a
substantial process of research in the field with scholarly integrity.
3. Making judgements
The capacity of contributing through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a substantial body of work, some of which merits national or international refereed publication; the capacity of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
4. Communication Skills
The capacity of communicating with their peers, the larger scholarly community and with society in general about the areas of expertise the students work in.
5. Learning skills
The capacity of developing those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Courses
You must hold a MSc degree or equivalent (at least 5 years of university studies). You may apply before graduation but you must obtain your degree before October 31th of the current year. You also must be able to use English in a professional context (a CEFR B2 level is sufficient). Please consult the Procedures on this site.
Are there scholarships available?
There are scholarships provided by University of Florence and possibly additional scholarships funded by external companies or research institutions. Scholarships can be increased by 50% during periods spent abroad for study and research. All scholarships cover the full PhD program.
The duration of the program is three years.The program can be temporarily suspended and subsequently resumed under special justified circumstances.
As an applicant, you will be evaluated in a competitive way by a designated committee on the basis of your past academic achievement, as well as on the basis of your knowledge of disciplines directly relevant to the program, your aptitude to research, and your investigative skills. The selection process requires the submission of a research project and a formal interview before the committee.
Can I simultaneously submit applications for other PhD programs?
Yes. However, in case you are selected for two or more programs, you must submit your enrollment choice before the program starts. Also, if you are not immediately selected but ranked close to the top of the list, you may be still admitted, should other candidates ranked above you decide to enroll in another program