IEEE AP-S TC4 Distinguished Lecturer Workshop on Metamaterials

On February 5, 2026, Roma Tre University hosted an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Workshop dedicated to recent advances in metamaterials, metasurfaces, and wave engineering. The event was co-organized by the IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Program and the IEEE AP-S Technical Committee 4 on Metamaterials (TC4) and held at the Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering of Roma Tre University. To maximize accessibility and outreach, the event was organized in a hybrid format, and the Microsoft Teams connection link was made publicly available, allowing all interested participants to attend remotely.

The workshop followed the announced agenda and featured a full-day technical program comprising invited distinguished lectures by internationally recognized experts in electromagnetics, metamaterials, antennas, and wave engineering, including Prof. Filiberto Bilotti (Roma Tre University, Italy), Prof. Andrea Alù (CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, USA), Prof. Özlem Özgün (Hacettepe University, Turkey), Prof. Stefano Maci (University of Siena, Italy), Prof. Pai-Yen Chen (University of Illinois Chicago, USA), Prof. Okan Yurduseven (Queen’s University Belfast, UK), Prof. Levent Sevgi (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey).

All sessions were followed by active discussions involving both on-site and online participants. Questions and comments addressed theoretical modeling, numerical methods, experimental validation, and emerging applications of metamaterials and metasurfaces. The hybrid format significantly enhanced interaction and allowed effective participation from attendees joining remotely.

The workshop was well attended, with more than 30 participants in person and approximately 20 additional attendees joining online, including faculty members, researchers, and graduate students from Roma Tre University as well as other national and international institutions.

Feedback collected from Master’s students, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral researchers was consistently very positive. Participants particularly appreciated the high scientific level of the lectures, the clarity of the presentations, and the opportunity to engage directly with internationally recognized experts. Several students highlighted the value of the workshop in broadening their perspective on current research trends and in strengthening their motivation toward advanced studies and research careers in electromagnetics and related fields.

The effective collaboration between the IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Program and the IEEE AP-S Technical Committee 4 on Metamaterials, together with the strong local support from Roma Tre University, resulted in a well-organized and well-attended event, fully aligned with the educational and outreach missions of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.