Call for Special Issue Papers
1. Microwave, mm and THz Imaging and Sensing Systems and Technologies for Medical Applications
Guest Editors Francesca Vipiana, Elise Fear, Yifan Chen, Lorenzo Crocco, Mahta Moghaddam
Submission deadline: June 30th, 2025
Publication date: January 2026
Details of each Special Issue are given below.
2. Numerical and Analytical Methods for Complex Electromagnetic Media
Guest Editors Atef Elsherbeni, Kai Li, John C. Young, Vladimir Okhmatovski, Qiang Ren, Yuanguo Zhou
Submission deadline: June 30th, 2025
Publication date: January 2026
Details of each Special Issue are given below.
Microwave, mm and THz Imaging and Sensing Systems and Technologies for Medical Applications
The special issue aims at providing a comprehensive and updated picture on this lively research area by gathering contributions covering all aspects related to electromagnetic (EM) medical imaging and sensing. The research in this field is very active in the AP-S community and is paving the way to adoption of EM imaging and sensing technologies in the medical arena.
Recently, there are a growing number of reports of medical microwave imaging and sensing systems tested in clinical scenarios. Studies with hundreds of scans have been reported, demonstrating the potential of this technology. In parallel, the knowledge gained from patient scans has been leveraged into technical innovations in hardware and algorithms, as well as practical aspects such as calibration. Similar trends are observed at mm and THz frequencies. The current improved availability of hardware and computational facilities, both ever-growing in performance, is opening unique opportunities for the development of EM medical systems that can compete with or complement the existing modalities.
This special issue is designed to provide a comprehensive update of research ideas that have translated into practical systems, and it is expected to be a milestone in the development of these devices. It is dedicated to imaging and sensing systems and techniques using EM waves, from microwaves to THz frequencies, for medical applications. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- novel applications and devices for EM imaging and sensing in medical diagnosis
- novel applications and devices for EM imaging and sensing in clinical follow-up and image guided treatment
- novel antenna design and testing for EM medical imaging and sensing
- novel components and core elements for enhanced performance of EM imaging and sensing systems
- advances in image formation algorithms to enable accurate detection in realistic scenarios
- standardized phantoms for laboratory assessment of EM medical devices
- experimental campaigns and clinical trials of EM medical systems
- calibration techniques to enable reliable operation
Data and Code Sharing
All authors are invited to share via IEEE Data Port and IEEE Code Ocean the used data and developed codes to enhance the reproducibility and visibility of the articles published in the Special Issue.
Keywords
- Electromagnetic imaging and sensing
- Antennas for medical imaging
- Image formation algorithms
- Human phantoms
- Clinical trials
- Calibration techniques
Guest Editors
Francesca Vipiana: Politecnico di Torino, Italy, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Elise Fear: University of Calgary, Canada, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yifan Chen: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lorenzo Crocco: Institute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment of the National Research Council of Italy (IREA-CNR), Italy, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mahta Moghaddam: University of Southern California (USC), USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: June 30th, 2025
Publication date: January 2026
Numerical and Analytical Methods for Complex Electromagnetic Media
Novel electromagnetic materials reveal unprecedented properties which are beyond the ability of conventional materials. Consequently, they bring various applications, such as abnormal propagation, waveform manipulation, antenna design enhancement, RCS reduction, polarization conversion. Besides physical experiment, theoretical analysis and numerical simulation comprise a substantial portion of the research of these novel materials, not only due to being able to rapidly iterate designs but also due to the much lower cost. The need for analytical and numerical approaches to analyze complex media continues to grow owing to the wide variety of applications. However, the development of robust analysis tools for complex media is still a work in progress. First, the engineering design of artificial structures consisting of lattices of small scatterers pose challenging demands on physically meaningful computational models, parameter extraction techniques, and numerical methods. Second, multiphysics effects require highly accurate electromagnetic analysis involving complex media. Third, new analytical models, surrogate models, and fast algorithms are critical for the efficient investigation of complex media properties, as well as the efficient optimization of structures.
To address these issues and meet the new requirements imposed by the academic and industrial communities, the objective of this special issue is to bring together state-of-the-art research contributions in theory, methodology and techniques related to Analytical, Semi-Analytical, and Numerical Methods for Complex Electromagnetic Media. Therefore, this TAP special issue will have a broad scope of interest from both academia and industry and will bolster the development of analysis methods for complex EM media.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following ones for complex materials:
- Unconventional physical and mathematical models to describe the EM/Multiphysics response and parameter extraction for complex media
- Material homogenization techniques for analysis of complex media
- Analytical and numerical techniques for Anisotropic/Bi-anisotropic media, time-varying media, non-linear media, etc
- Analytical and numerical techniques for metamaterials and metasurfaces for 2D/3D arbitrary structures and planar, cylindrical, and spherical layered medium
- Accelerating techniques applied to numerical methods for complex media
- Inverse design strategy and optimization schemes for complex media
- Machine learning and big data analysis of complex media
Keywords
- Homogenization theory
- Parameter extraction
- Anisotropic media
- Time-varying media
- Nonlinear media
- Metamaterial/Metasurface
- Multiphysics effects
- Acceleration techniques
Data and Code Sharing
All authors are invited to share via IEEE Data Port and IEEE Code Ocean the used data and developed codes to enhance the reproducibility and visibility of the articles published in the Special Issue.
Guest Editors
Atef Elsherbeni: Colorado School of Mines, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kai Li: Zhejiang University, China, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
John C. Young: University of Kentucky, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vladimir Okhmatovski: University of Manitoba, Canada, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Qiang Ren: Beihang University, China, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yuanguo Zhou: Xi’an University of Science and Technology, China, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: June 30th, 2025
Publication date: January 2026