Technical Committee 3: Propagation and Scattering

Propagation, Scattering, Channel Characterization

Roles

The roles of the AP-S TC on Propagation and Scattering are to promote the area of Propagation and Scattering and enlarge its visibility within IEEE AP-S and beyond. TC3 provides leadership and support to the AP-S community regarding all aspects of Propagation, Scattering and Channel Characterization. This will be done – but not limited to - by actively engage with the Conference Organizing Committees (COC) of future editions of the flagship conference, the Editors in Chief (EIC) of the AP-S journals, with other Organizations with similar committees via liaisons and by establishing methods to enable networking among students working the in area of propagation, scattering and channel characterization.

Scope

Terrestrial, urban, indoor and body-area propagation.
Tropospheric and ionospheric propagation.
Channel and propagation measurement campaigns.
Channel sounding, channel emulation and testing.
Channel and Propagation modeling including channel models for standardization.
Propagation and scattering in random or complex media.
Scattering, RCS, diffraction and rain attenuation.
Inverse scattering and imaging.
Remote sensing.
AI methods in Propagation.

Liaison

Liaisons with other organizations working on propagation:

EurAAP Working Group Propagation (Chair: Prof. Lorenzo Luini)
IEEE Vehicular Technology Society – Propagation Committee (Chair: Prof. David W. Matolak)
URSI Commission F (Chair: Prof. Sławomir J. Ambroziak)
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The list is not closed. AP/S TC3 is currently in the process of establishing other liaisons.

Short-Term Scientific Missions

2026

The call for STSM 2026 is open. Applications can be submitted until 30 September 2026 using the following forms:
1. Call for Proposals for Short-Term Scientific Missions (PDF)
2. Call for Proposals for Short-Term Scientific Missions (DOCX)

2025

We are happy to announce the awardees of the Short-Term Scientific Missions (2025 edition):

Alperen Sari (University of Birmingham, UK)

STSM Topic: A Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning Algorithms for the Acceleration of Ray-Tracing Engines

Host Institution: University of Toronto, Canada
Alejandro Rangel (Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), Bogotá, Columbia)

STSM Topic: Remote Sensing/Inverse Scattering and Imaging

Host Institution: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Zahra Lasemiimeni (University of Calgary, Canada)

STSM Topic: Path-Synthesis Microwave Imaging: From Breast Monitoring to Stroke Detection

Host Institution: Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Workshops

2026

News

September 25, 2026

Joint Workshop of IEEE AP-S TC3 and IEEE VTS Propagation Committee on “Recent Results in Wireless Channel Modeling” during IEEE VTC Fall in Boston, MA, USA

Members of the VTS Technical Committee on Propagation held a workshop on Mobile Propagation in the morning of Sunday 6 September 2026.

Workshop and Special Session at URSI GASS 2026

September 8, 2026

IEEE AP-S MGA Event in Ishikawa, Japan

The IEEE AP-S MGA Event "Recent Trends and Challenges in Antennas and Propagation Technologies by IEEE AP-S Representatives" co-organized by IEEE AP-S TC3 will take place on 11 September 2026 in Ishikawa/Japan.

See full announcement (PDF) →

August 20, 2026

Workshop and Special Session at URSI GASS 2026

On 15 August 2026 IEEE AP-S TC3 held a Workshop co-organised with URSI Commission F on “Propagation and Channel Modelling for Standardisation” just before URSI GASS in Krákow, Poland.

July 20, 2026

Special Session at IEEE APS/S URSI 2026

At the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas & Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting taking place on 12 - 17 July 2026 at Detroit, Michigan, USA IEEE AP-S TC3 Propagation and Scattering has organized two Special Sessions.