Multifunctional Ultrawideband Antennas: Trends, Techniques and Applications

Chinmoy Saha (M'06-SM'15) received his B.Tech, M.Tech. and PhD degrees in Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India in 2002,2005 and 2012 respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Avioincs, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Department of Space, Government of India and visiting Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada as a post doctoral fellow. He was also associated with Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India as visiting faculty from 2008-2012. He is a Member of the IEEE since 2006, promoted to senior member grade in 2014, and served in various positions in IEEE AP-MTT Kolkata Chapter and IEEE Kolkata section. He is also a life member of IETE. He was secretary of IEEE AP-MTT Kolkata chapter during 2011-2012. He served as a Member of the organizing committee of IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC) in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. He was also the Organizing Chair of the 1^st IEEE Indian Antenna Week in Puri, India in 2010. Currently he is the Chairman of Antennas and Propagation Chapter of IEEE Kerala section. He is a recipient of National Scholarship from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for his excellence in B.Sc. Physics (Hons), University of Calcutta in the year 1999. He also received Outstanding Contribution Award from the Antennas and Propagation and Microwave Theory and Techniques chapter, IEEE Kolkata section in 2010. He was awarded "Best Contribution Award for Notable Services and Significant Contributions towards the Advancements of IEEE and the Engineering Profession" from IEEE Kolkata Section in the year 2013. His current research interest includes Microwave Circuits, Engineered Materials, Metamaterial Inspired Antennas and Circuits, reconfigurable and multi-functional antennas for modern wireless applications, Dielectric Resonator antennas, and THz antennas. He has more than sixty publications in peer reviewed National and International Journals and conference Proceedings. He is on the board of reviewers of several international journals of repute including IEEE Transaction in Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (IEEE AWPL), IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Electronic Letters etc.

Jawad Yaseen Siddiqui (S'01-M'04-SM'14) is as an Associate Professor in the Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, India. He received his Master of Technology and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Radio Physics and Electronics from University of Calcutta in 1999 and 2005, respectively. He worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow and then as a visiting scientist at the Royal Military College of Canada, at different periods during 2008-2014. He has more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. His research areas include ultra-wideband antennas, frequency reconfigurable antennas, tapered slot antennas and multi-functional antennas for cognitive radio application. He is on the board of reviewers of several international journals of repute including IEEE Transaction in Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (IEEE AWPL), IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Electronic Letters etc. He is a Co-Principal Investigator on Stratosphere Troposphere (ST) Radar Project at the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. He is the Co-General Chair for IEEE International Microwave and RF Conference 2018. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is currently serving as the Chair for AP-S/MTT-S Jt. Chapter, IEEE Kolkata Section and Chair, SIGHT Kolkata Chapter.

Yahia M.M. Antar (S'73-M'76-SM'85-LF'00) received his B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in 1966 from Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Manitoba, MB, Canada, in 1971 and 1975, respectively, all in electrical engineering. In 1977, he held a Government of Canada Visiting Fellowship at the Communications Research Centre in Ottawa, and in May 1979 he joined the Division of Electrical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada. In November 1987, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston where he has held the position of Professor since 1990. He has authored or coauthored about 250 journal papers, several books and chapters in books, over 450 refereed conference papers, holds several patents, has chaired several national and international conferences, and has given plenary talks at many conferences. He has supervised and co-supervised over 90 Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses at the Royal Military College and at Queen's University, several of which have received the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal Award, the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis of the Division of Applied Science, as well as many Best Paper Awards in major international symposia. He served as the Chair of Canadian National Commission of URSI (1999-2008), Commission B (1993-1999), and has a cross appointment at Queen's University in Kingston.