IEEE AP-S TC-2 Workshop
Unconventional Antenna Array Technologies for Millimeter-Wave Communications and Sensing

Date: May 9, 2026

Venue: Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center-Hall 18 Conference Center Room 108, 1F

Organizers and Chairs

Zhi Hao Jiang, Southeast University, P.R. China (TC-2, IEEE AP-S, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Yong Mei Pan, South China University of Technology, P.R. China (TC-2, IEEE AP-S, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

This TC-2 (Arrays) Workshop, held as part of the IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS) in Shenzhen, China, was open to all participants in China Microwave Week.

Program summary

Talks

1. Introduction of IEEE AP-S TC-2 (14:00 - 14:10)
   Yong-Mei Pan
   South China University of Technology, P.R. China
2. Exploring the Benefits of Long Slot Arrays for Next-Generation Communications Networks and Beyond (14:10 - 14:45)
   Mauro Ettorre
   The Michigan State University, U.S.A
3. Low-Profile Ultra-Wideband Planar Phased Arrays (14:45 - 15:20)
   Shi-Wei Qu, Han-Jie Xu
   University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.R. China
4. Origami Deployable Reflectarray Antennas for Small Satellites (15:20 - 15:55)
   Takashi Tomura
   Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
5. Coffee Break (15:55 - 16:10)
6. Exploring the Potential of 3D Printing Technologies for Antenna Design and Fabrication: Challenges and Opportunities (16:10 - 16:45)
   Bing Zhang
   Sichuan University, P.R. China
7. Tailoring EM Waves at Will with Discrete and Reconfigurable Metasurface (16:45 - 17:20)
   Alex M. H. Wong
   City University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
8. Wavefront Manipulation Using Unit-Cell-Engineered Electromagnetic Structures (17:20 - 17:55)
   Li Zhao Song
   University of Technology Sydney, P.R. China