This is a record of the conference sessions for LAPC 2010.
We have now expanded to use five Poster/Exhibitor rooms. The floor plan can be found here. The provsional conference programme is now available : Short and Long versions (including posters).
Registration and Coffee 8:00am - 9:00am Conference Opening 9:00am - 9:15am Invited Session 1: Innovative Metamaterials Antennas & Technology 9:15 – 11:15am 9:15 – 9:45am Keynote Talk: Prof. Raj Mittra "Perfromance enhancements of antennas using metamaterials; Challenges and Future Directions" 9:45 – 10:15am Invited Talk: Dr. Michael Wiltshire "Metamaterials - for lenses and cloaking from DC to optics" 10:15– 10:45am Invited Talk: Dr. John Batchelor "Convoluted FSS elements for propagation control in buildings" 10:45 – 11:15am Invited Talk: Prof. Richard Langley "Miniaturised periodic structures with antenna applications" Refreshments and Poster Session 1 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D 11:15am - 12:45pm Lunch Day 1 (Restaurant) 12:45pm - 2:00pm Invited Session 2: Channel Characterisation and Modelling for Emerging Applications in Wireless Communications 2:00 – 4:00pm 2:00 – 2:30pm Keynote Talk: Prof. Gert Pedersen "Measurement based investigations of future communications system" 2:30 – 3:00pm Invited Talk: Dr. Robert Watson "Real-time propagation forecasting for earth-space communication" 3:00– 3:30pm Invited Talk: Prof. Andy Nix "Delivering Live-Action to Handheld Devices: Experimental Results and Recommendations" 3:30 – 4:00pm Invited Talk: Dr. Dave Laurenson "Modelling for vehicle to vehicle applications" Refreshments and Poster Session 2 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D 4:00pm - 5:30pm Drink Reception Drinks are sponsored by CST, Microwave Studio® 6:30pm - 7:00pm Conference Banquet and Prize Giving (Restaurant) Invited Banquet Talk: Prof. Peter Hall "Keeping a low profile: the history of microstrip antennas" Best Paper and Best Student Paper Sponsored by the IET. Plus two additional prizes from LAPC. 7:00pm - 10:30pm
Invited Session 1: Innovative Metamaterials Antennas & Technology
Keynote Talk: Prof. Raj Mittra
"Perfromance enhancements of antennas using metamaterials;
Challenges and Future Directions"
Invited Talk: Dr. Michael Wiltshire
"Metamaterials - for lenses and cloaking from DC to optics"
Invited Talk: Dr. John Batchelor
"Convoluted FSS elements for propagation control in buildings"
Invited Talk: Prof. Richard Langley
"Miniaturised periodic structures with antenna applications"
Keynote Talk: Prof. Gert Pedersen
"Measurement based investigations of future communications system"
Invited Talk: Dr. Robert Watson
"Real-time propagation forecasting for earth-space communication"
Invited Talk: Prof. Andy Nix
"Delivering Live-Action to Handheld Devices: Experimental Results and Recommendations"
Invited Talk: Dr. Dave Laurenson
"Modelling for vehicle to vehicle applications"
Conference Banquet and Prize Giving (Restaurant)
Invited Banquet Talk: Prof. Peter Hall
"Keeping a low profile: the history of microstrip antennas"
Best Paper and Best Student Paper Sponsored by the IET.
Plus two additional prizes from LAPC.
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Invited Session 3: Small Antennas & Arrays for MIMO Systems 9:30 – 11:30am 9:30 – 10:00am Keynote Talk: Prof. Dirk Manteuffel "MIMO antenna design challenges" 10:00 – 10:30am Invited Talk: Prof. Cyril Luxey "Design of multi-antenna systems for UMTS mobile phones" 10:30 – 11:00am Invited Talk: Mr. Nathan Clow "ESA Measurements using a hybrid fibre-optic reflection measurement system" 11:00– 11:30am Invited Talk: Prof. Dirk Heberling "Multiport-antennas for MIMO-systems" Refreshments and Poster Session 3 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D 11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch Day 2 (Restaurant) 1:00pm - 2:00pm Invited Session 4: Bioelectromagnetics in Antennas & Propagation 2:00pm - 4:00pm 2.00– 2.30pm Keynote Talk: Prof. Neils Kuster "Challenges in developing complex transmitters as SAR and OTA requirements tighten" 2:30 – 3:00pm Invited Talk: Dr. Max Ammann "A stable near-field antenna hyperthermia applicator for various tissue types and topologies" 3:00 – 3:30pm Invited Talk: Prof. Yang Hao "Subject-specific numerical modelling for body-centric wireless communications" 3:30 – 4:00pm Invited Talk: Dr. Roger Appleby "Imaging and sensing from 100GHz to 1THz band" Refreshments and Poster Session 4 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D 4:00pm - 5:30pm Close of Conference 5:30pm - 5:35pm
Keynote Talk: Prof. Dirk Manteuffel
"MIMO antenna design challenges"
Invited Talk: Prof. Cyril Luxey
"Design of multi-antenna systems for UMTS mobile phones"
Invited Talk: Mr. Nathan Clow
"ESA Measurements using a hybrid fibre-optic reflection measurement system"
Invited Talk: Prof. Dirk Heberling
"Multiport-antennas for MIMO-systems"
Keynote Talk: Prof. Neils Kuster
"Challenges in developing complex transmitters as SAR and
OTA requirements tighten"
Invited Talk: Dr. Max Ammann
"A stable near-field antenna hyperthermia applicator for various
tissue types and topologies"
Invited Talk: Prof. Yang Hao
"Subject-specific numerical modelling for body-centric wireless
communications"
3:30 – 4:00pm
Invited Talk: Dr. Roger Appleby
"Imaging and sensing from 100GHz to 1THz band"
Close of Conference
5:30pm - 5:35pm
9:00 - 5:00pm Free Workshops by CST and IMST Please click here to see the Workshop details
Free Workshops by CST and IMST
Please click here to see the Workshop details