This is the seventh edition of our biannual newsletter. The aim is to give an update about recent developments within the Radio Systems group of the University of Twente. We also share here more general information concerning interesting conferences and developments.
The most important development in the last half year is that the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) group, which was formerly part of the Power Electronic group, has now joined the Radio Systems group. The EMC group consists of 3 staff members (Frank Leferink, Niek Moonen and Tom Hartman), 1 scientific researcher (Robert Vogt-Ardatjew), 3 PostDocs (Karol Niwiadomski, Erjon Ballukja and Daria Nemashkalo) and 12 PhD students (we won’t list them all here, you can find their names on our website). Because of this, the Radio Systems group now provides expertise in Antennas and Propagation, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and Signal Processing with applications in health, sustainability and connectivity.
In April, the SMARTTEST project proposal was approved. SMARTTEST is a Marie Curie Doctoral Network project, initiated by Dr. Yang Miao, and the University of Twente will be the coordinator of this project. Besides the Biomedical Signals and Systems group of the University of Twente, other partners within the project include TNO, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZGT), Utrecht University, KU Leuven, University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Technická univerzita Ostrava (VSB), and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI). The Radio Systems group will host 2 PhD students working on Joint Communication and Sensing.
Besides the SMARTTEST proposal, also the 6G-BRICKS project ADA-BEAM, initiated by Yang Miao, was approved. This project provides funding for a PostDoc position for 6 months. The main aim of the ADA-BEAM project is to validate Digital beamforming algorithms and/or synchronization algorithms on offline datasets of 5G waveforms and motion capture data collected at KUL.
On July 5th, 6 bachelor students graduated from the Radio Systems group. Hidde Laagland, Shinwoon Kim, Zsombor Szarka, Askar Sadykov, Shaunak Kubal, and Luuk Vink, congratulations with obtaining you bachelor’s degree! We also congratulate Shaunak Kubal on the best scientific work award.
In September, Mensah Obeng Afrane started as a PhD student within the Future Network Services project. He will work on Joint Communication and Sensing. The group is also currently recruiting a PhD student to work on ‘Digitally Enhanced Analog’.
Besides our efforts in research and education, we had our annual summer group outing at ‘Het Rutbeek’ on July 31st with climbing in the climbing forest, archery, and tubing. The day was closed with an nice diner at Asaka.
WELCOME TO
- Mensah Obeng Afrane: a PhD student within the FNS project
New projects
- SMARTTEST “European Doctoral Network for Resilient Remote Healthcare using Intelligent Sensing and Communication Technologies”
- ADA-BEAM “Adaptive Beamforming for Joint Communication and Multi-Task Human Sensing”
Successfull MSc defenses
- June 7, 2024 | Joshua de Bie: “Performance and Computational Complexity of Wideband Sound Source Localization Algorithms: A Comprehensive Analysis”
Successfull BSc defenses
- Hidde Laagland: "Time-Division-Multiplexing for AIS on VHF Radio"
- Shinwoon Kim: "Multi-Source Direction of Arrival Estimation with Single-Bit Quantization"
- Zsombor Szarka: "A Single Feed Dual-Band Antenna System for Oil Pipe Leakage Monitoring"
- Askar Sadykov: "Reducing the dynamic range of analog-to-digital converter in FMCW harmonic radars"
- Shaunak Kubal: "Analysing Performance Bounds for Direction of Arrival Based Localisation from Quantised Samples"
- Luuk Vink: ”Identification of wireless devices in the 2.4 GHz band using machine learing"
events, Conferences and Publications
- April 2024 | Sujith Raman gave an invited talk "Green Sensors; towards a biodegradable network of sensors" at the NWO ICT.OPEN2024
- March 2024 | Anastasia Lavrenko gave an invited talk "Follow that bug: tracking of flying insects with miniature nonlinear tags" during the ARISE Day at the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre
- July 2024 | A conference paper of Andrei Mogilnikov and Anastasia Lavrenko, “On the Modelling and Evaluation of Harmonic Tags,” has been selected as an HONORABLE MENTION in the IEEE AP-S Student Paper Competition accompanied by a $2,000 stipend.
- Niek Moonen was elected as a member of the international steering committee of EMC Europe, as a youngest member ever.
- The following papers have been published in journals:
- Compact Lightweight Meander-Line Harmonic Tag for Application in Insect Tracking, Kumar, A., Mogilnikov, A. & Lavrenko, A, (preprint), 2024
- Towards Localization of Miniaturized Medical Robots With Microwaves, Lin, Y.-H., Daguerre, H. Y., Lavrenko, A. & Misra, S. IEEE Sensors Letters, 2024
- Comparing 5G hybrid beamforming in indoor environments—collocated vs distributed mmWave arrays, Bagheri, A., Bencivenni, C. & Glazunov, A. A., Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 2024
- Analytic Approximation of Free-Space Path Loss for Implanted Antennas, M. Gao, S. Raman, Z. Sipus & A. K. Skrivervik, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2024
- Design and Investigation on Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna Emitting a Pulse-Like Waveform for Imaging Close-Range Objects, D. Lee, S. Raman & R. Augustine, IEEE Access, 2024
- Fast Multi-Polarized Magnetic Field Measurements in the Frequency Range Between 150kHz - 30MHz, D. Pokotilov, R. Vogt-Ardatjew, T. Hartman & F. Leferink, EMC Magazine, 2024
- Improving Static Energy Meter Robustness Against Conducted EMI With an Analog Low-Pass Filter, T. Hartman, M. van Mast; B. ten Have, N. Moonen & F. Leferink, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2024
Education
- First quarter 2024-2025 | Wireless Communication Systems (WiCoS): 202400588
- Second quarter 2024-2025 | Smart Antennas: 201200231
Miscellaneous
- On July 31st we had our annual summer group outing at 'Het Rutbeek'. Good times had by all!
