MONDAY

Session – Antenna Theory and Design

Chairs : R. Cicchetti, R. Solimene

Room Cinema

15:00-15:15	A Low Profile Shared Aperture Antenna for 5G Communications	Marco Simone, Santi Concetto Pavone, Gino Sorbello (University of Catania, National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications)
15:15-15:30	Plug-In Antennas for Telematic Control Unit	Enrico Toniolo (MTA Antenne), Andrea Michel (University of Pisa), Paolo Nepa (University of Pisa)
15:30-15:45	Multifocal Approach for the Design of Simultaneous Multibeam Transmitarray Antennas	Francesco Alessio Dicandia (National Research Council of Italy), Simone Genovesi (University of Pisa)
15:45-16:00	Two-Dimensional Scanning of Circularly Polarized Beams Via Array-Fed Fabry–Perot Cavity Antennas	Mikhail Madji (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Edoardo Negri (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Walter Fuscaldo (National Research Council of Italy), Davide Comite (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Alessandro Galli (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Paolo Burghignoli (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)
16:00-16:15	Fabry-Perot Cavity with High Permittivity Grounded Walls for Radiation Performance Enhancement	Edoardo Giusti, Danilo Brizi, Agostino Monorchio (University of Pisa)
16:15-16:30	A Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Through The Wall Imaging Vital Sensing and Wimax Applications	Renato Cicchetti, Angelo Forte, Stefano Pisa, Emanuele Piuzzi, Orlandino Testa (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)
16:30-16:45	A Novel Approach to the Design of Inhomogeneous Dielectric Lens Antennas based on an explicit inversion of Geometrical Optics	Matteo Albani, Ilir Gashi (University of Siena)
16:45-17:00	A Modified Scattering Matrix Method for Parallel Cylinders Positioned Within an Orthogonal Dihedral Perfect Electric Conducto	Renat Abdullin (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Giada M. Battaglia (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Andrea F. Morabito (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Tommaso Isernia (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, IREA National Research Council), Lorenzo Crocco (IREA National Research Council), Roberta Palmeri (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, IREA National Research Council)
17:00-17:15	Spectral Factorization and Warping Sampling for the Synthesis of 1-D Shaped Beams on a Near Field Line	Giada M. Battaglia (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Tommaso Isernia (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Roberta Palmeri (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria), Maria A. Maisto (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), Raffaele Solimene (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), Andrea F. Morabito (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria)
17:15-17:30	An Effective Method to Correct Known 3-D Position Errors in a Non-Redundant Helicoidal NF–FF Transformation	Francesco D’Agostino, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Massimo Migliozzi, Luigi Pascarella (University of Salerno)
17:30-17:45	Evaluating the efficiency and sidelobe impact of the improved strut modelling of the European Space Agency Deep Space Antennas	Davide Arenare (University of Pavia), Fabio Pelorossi (European Space Agency), Filippo Concaro (European Space Agency), Marco Pasian (University of Pavia

Session – Barzilai Award

Chairs : S. Costanzo, A. D’Orazio, L. Pierantoni

Room Tirreno Monti

15:00-15:15	Optimal Planning Strategy for Building Heterogeneous Smart Electromagnetic Environments	Arianna Benoni (ELEDIA Research Center)
15:15-15:30	Physics-Informed AI Feature Selection for Parameter Estimation from Earth Observation Data	Davide De Santis, Lorenzo Giuliano Papale (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)
15:30-15:45	Tissue-Mimicking Skin Phantom up to 40 GHz	Simona Di Meo (University of Pavia)
15:45-16:00	A Novel and Efficient GO Analysis Tool of GRIN Lens Antennas based on the Lax-Friedrichs Sweeping Method	Ilir Gashi (University of Siena)
16:00-16:15	Mm-Wave and Sub-THz Characterization of Various Building Materials	Silvi Kodra (University of Bologna), Jiaohao Hu (Durham University), Elena Bernardi (University of Bologna), Nicolò Cenni (University of Bologna)
16:15-16:30	Microwave Monitoring of Hyperthermia Therapy Using Magneto-Dielectric Implants	Matteo B. Lodi (University of Cagliari)
16:30-16:45	Preliminary Results on Dielectric-Only Transmitting Surfaces for Outdoor to Indoor Communications	Pio Francesco Lupinacci, Michele Beccaria (Polytechnic University of Turin)
16:45-17:00	Rotating SAR for Fine-Scale Localization of Passive Backscattering Devices at UHF-band	Andrea Motroni (University of Pisa)
17:00-17:15	Nondiffractive Range Enhancement in Leaky-Wave Wideband Bessel-Beam Launchers through an Open-Stopband Mitigation Technique	Edoardo Negri (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), Federico Giusti (University of Siena)
17:15-17:30	Pulsed Frequency Diverse Arrays for Far-Field WPT	Tommaso Tiberi, Enrico Fazzini (University of Bologna)

Session – Electromagnetics for Applications

Chairs : F. Andriulli, P. Tognolatti

Room Tirreno Mare

15:00-15:15	Design of a Circularly Polarized Stacked Patch Antenna for Satcom Applications	C. Polo-Del Vecchio (University of Trieste), G. Buttazzoni (University of Trieste), M. Vlacci (U-Blox Italia SpA)
15:15-15:30	Analysis of Bessel-Shaped Beam Interaction with Planar Multilayer Structures for WPT Maximization	Santi C. Pavone, Gino Sorbello (University of Catania)
15:30-15:45	Polarization-Agile Applicators in Radiofrequency Hyperthermia of the Head	A. Di Carlofelice (University of L’Aquila), P. Tognolatti (University of L’Aquila), F. Bardati (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”)
15:45-16:00	Numerical Study of Magnetic Hyperthermia Using SPIO-Micelles for the Treatment of Brain Tumors	E. M. A. Corda, M. B. Lodi, A. Perra, L. Saba, A. Fanti, G. Mazzarella (University of Cagliari)

Session – Someda Award (sponsored by CNIT)

Chairs : A. Cucinotta, G. Sorbello, L. Vincetti

Room Tirreno Mare

16:00-16:15	Fabrication and Characterization of Micro-Tapered Long Period Gratings on Zirconium Fluoride Optical Fiber for Mid-Infrared Applications	Francesco Anelli, Vito Vincenzo Francione, Imran Khan, Antonella Maria Loconsole (Polytechnic University of Bari)
16:15-16:30	Twist-Compensated Shape Sensing Via Polarization Sensitive Reflectometry	Martina Cappelletti, Arman Aitkulov, Daniele Orsuti (University of Padova)
16:30-16:45	Low-Cost and High Precision Interferometric System for Monitoring the Fiber Transfer Delay in Antenna Arrays	Jacopo Nanni (University of Bologna), Iris Rizzi (University of Bologna), Federica Caputo (Institute for Radioastronomy-National Institute for Astrophysics)
16:45-17:00	Second Harmonic Generation with High-Order Mie Resonances in Dielectric Optical-Antennas in the Visible Regime	Andrea Tognazzi (University of Palermo), Paolo Franceschini (National Research Council of Italy, University of Brescia)

Session – Sannino Award (sponsored by MECSA

Chairs : G. Marrocco, G. Mazzarella, L. Perregrini

Room Tirreno Mare

17:00-17:15	A Portable and Stand-Alone Moisture Content Detector Based on a Loaded Self-Oscillating Antenna	Alessandra Di Florio Di Renzo, Simone Trovarello (University of Bologna)
17:15-17:30	Design of a Tunable Bandpass Filter by Exploiting Dielectric Movable Elements	Davide Guarnera (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria)
17:30-17:45	Mm-wave Passive and Wireless Pressure Sensors Based on Soft Substrate	Sandra Rodini (University of Pisa)