Conference Sessions

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A jury of world leading experts has been convenined to judge the Best Student Paper Contest. The panel of distinguished accademics include:

• Prof. Anja Skrivervik, Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

• Prof. Yi Huang, Head of High frequency Engineering Group, University of Liverpool, UK

• Prof. Hiroyuki Arai, Yokohama National University, Japan

• Dr. Ivor L. Morrow, Department of Informatics and Systems Engineering, Cranfield University, United Kingdom

• Prof. Ala Sharaiha, IETR-University of Rennes 1, France

Conference Programme LAPC 2011

Sunday 13th November 6-10pm Registration

6.00pm Informal Welcome Reception

Monday 14th November 8am-9am Registration

INVITED SESSION 1                                    9:15-11:15am                   Chaired by Prof. Clive Parini

Modeling and Measurement Techniques

A Look at Nano-antennas, Nano-sensors and Nano-radios - Promises and Potentials Professor Raj Mittra Pennsylvania State University, USA

Some recent developments of the DGTD method with practical applications Dr. Stephane Lanteri INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

Physical bounds on antennas of arbitrary shape Professor Mats Gustafsson Lund University, Sweden

Evaluating the effect of antenna tilt and rotation on antenna performance in an indoor environment  Dr. Geoff Hilton University of Bristol, UK

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POSTER SESSION 1 and Refreshments 11:15-12:45

LUNCH 12:45-2:00pm

INVITED SESSION 2                                      2:00–4:00pm                      Chaired by Prof. Peter Hall

Advanced Antenna Technology

Printed Electronics for Next Generation Wireless Devices Dr. George Shaker, University of Waterloo, Canada

System-in-Package integrated antennas in industrial and prospective packages for MMW applications Dr. Romain Pilard ST-Microelectronics, France

RF SiP technologies enabling wireless modules Mr. Steven Brebels, IMEC, Belgium

Integrated antennas and antenna arrays for millimeter-wave high data-rate communications Dr. Laurent Dussopt CEA-LETI, France

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POSTER SESSION 2 and Refreshments 4.00-5.30pm

DRINKS RECEPTION, PRE-DINNER SPEECH by Professor John L. Volakis, PRIZE GIVING and BANQUET 7:00pm

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Tuesday 15th November 2011

INVITED SESSION 3                                      9:00-11:00am                     Chaired by Prof. William Scanlon

Propagation for Wireless Communications

Multi-Link Propagation Modeling for Beyond Next Generation Wireless Professor Claude Oestges Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Development of Multi-Link Geometry-Based Stochastic Channel Models Dr. Katsuyuki Haneda Aalto University, Finland

Channel Characterisation for Advanced Wireless Access Professor Mark Beach University of Bristol, UK

Imaging in High Clutter Environments Professor John L. Volakis Ohio State University, USA

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POSTER SESSION 3 and Refreshments 11:00-12:30

LUNCH

INVITED SESSION 4                                     1:45-3:45pm                       Chaired by Prof. Yang Hao

Body-area and Medical Applications

Challenges in Modeling of Near Field Antenna-Body Interactions Dr. Benoît Derat Field Imaging, France

Design strategies for implantable antennas Professor Anja Skrivervik EPFL-LEMA, Switzerland

A microwave measurement system for stroke detection Dr. Andreas Fhager Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Clinical trials of a multistatic UWB radar for breast Imaging Dr. Tommy Henriksson Bristol University, UK

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POSTER SESSION 4 and Refreshments 3:45-5:15pm

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Wednesday 16th November 2011

CST Microwave Studio Workshop and IMST "On body Communication and Human Interaction" Workshop - places are limited and reservation is required.

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We are looking forward to another successful conference and hope to see you there!

Paper Submission is now closed. For any enquiries please contact lapc@lboro.ac.uk

As always, thanks should go to all our sponsors (see below). It is their support that helps to keep delegate prices so low year on year and we know that our delegates appreciate the opportunities to spend time in discussion at the exhibit stands.