Call for papers
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Authors are invited to submit original papers addressing topics in all areas of small antennas, arrays, applications, innovative periodic structures and materials. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the technical subject categories listed below:

Small Antennas and Arrays

Innovative Periodic Structures and Materials Applications

Adaptive (smart) arrays for mobile terminals

Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG)

• Wireless communication systems (handheld devices, base stations)

Antennas on/in IC packages

Photonic bandgap (PBG)

• 3G and beyond mobile wireless systems

Co-design of antennas with RF front-end

• Frequency selective surfaces (FSS)

• MIMO systems

Miniaturization of antennas

• Electromagnetic anisotropy

• W-Bluetooth/W-LAN (PDAs, laptops)

Embedded antennas

• Left-handed materials (LHM)

• UWB communications

Conformal antennas and arrays

• Artificial magnetic conductors (AMC)

• GPS systems

Compact arrays

• Fractal structures

• RFID/Sensors

Reconfigurable antennas

• Bi-anisotropic materials

• Wearable antennas

Printed antennas

• Novel features of EM materials

• Body-centric wireless communications

THz antennas

• Smart materials

• Medical applications

MEMS/Nano technology for antennas

• Analysis and design of EM materials

• UWB radar systems

Broadband or multiband antennas and arrays

 

• Millimeter wave systems

Measurement for antennas with small system ground planes

• Radar systems/Automotives

Measurement for ultra-wideband (UWB)antennas

 

• Measurement for SAR of handheld devices

• Computer aided antenna design

• Numerical and optimization method

Important Dates.

Deadline of paper submission: October 14, 2009

Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2009
 
 Paper Submission Guidelines
Authors must submit original camera-ready papers up to four A4 pages including figures by the submission deadline via the workshop website. Related information and templates are available at the workshop website.
 
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society The Institution of Engineering and Technology Fundação Oriente Instituto Superior Técnico Instituto de Telecomunicações