Course Timetable

 September 05, 2022 

8.45-9.00
Opening

9.00-10.30
Antenna Synthesis: a General and Unitary Perspective
O.M. Bucci 

10.30-11.00
Coffee-break

11.00-12.30
Antenna Synthesis: a General and Unitary Perspective
O.M. Bucci 

12.30-13.30
Lunch

13.30-16.30
Fundamentals and Classical Algorithms 
T. Isernia, A. Morabito 

16.30-17.00
Coffee-break

17.00-18.30
GPU Architecture and Introduction to CUDA
C. Curcio, A. Liseno 

 


September 06, 2022 

8.30-10.30 
The Synthesis 
Problem: Optimization
A. Capozzoli

10.30-11.00
Coffee Break

11.00-13.00
Natured Inspired Evolutionary Optimization Techniques in Engineering Electromagnetics
Y. Rahmat-Samii 

13.00-14.00
Lunch

14.00-15.00
Natured Inspired Evolutionary Optimization Techniques in Engineering Electromagnetics
Y. Rahmat-Samii 

15.00-16.30
The Synthesis Problem: Reflectarrays as a Case Study
A. Capozzoli 

16.30-17.00
Coffee Break 

17.00-18.00
Exercise Session: Simple Deterministic Algorithm for Antenna Synthesis
C. Curcio, A. Liseno

 


September 07, 2022 

8.30-10.30
Array External Synthesis and Unconventional Arrays
T. IserniaA. Morabito 

10.30-11.00
Coffee Break

11.00-12.00
Array External Synthesis and Unconventional Arrays
T. IserniaA. Morabito 

12.00-13.00
Convex Optimization and Antenna Synthesis
A.Morabito

13.00-14.00
Lunch

14.00-17.00
Next Generation Antenna Array Synthesis - From Optimal Performance Optimization to Optimal Compromise Synthesis
A. Massa

21.00
Social Dinner

 


September 08, 2022  

8.30-10.30
Multibeam Antennas and Beamforming Networks Synthesis
G. Toso

10.30-11.00
Coffee Break

11.00-12.00
Multibeam Antennas and Beamforming Networks Synthesis 
G. Toso

12.00-13.00
Synthesis of Waveforms in the Near-Field
A. Capozzoli

13.00-14.00
Lunch

14.00-15.00
Implementation of Plane-Wave Synthesizers
L. Foged

15.00-16.30
GPU Architecture and Introduction to CUDA
C. Curcio, A. Liseno

16.30-17.30
Exercise Session: Simple Deterministic Algorithm for Antenna Synthesis in CUDA 
C. Curcio, A. Liseno

 


September 09, 2022  

8.30-10.30
The Synthesis Problem: Numerical Issues
G. Vecchi

10.30-11.00
Coffee Break

11.00-12.00
Exercise Session: Simple Stochastic Algorithm for Antenna Synthesis in CUDA 
C. Curcio, A. Liseno

12.00-13.00
Synthesized Coefficients Implemented on a Digital Transceiver Module 
S. Napolitano, Analog Devices

13.00-14.00
Lunch

14.00-15.00
Modern Antennas for New Mobile Communication
JMA

15.00-16.30 
Experimental Testing of the Synthesized Antenna
L. Foged