Events

Dates: 29 September - 3 October 2025

Location: LG01, People's Palace, Mile End Campus, QMUL

In the framework of the European School of Antennas and Propagation (ESoA), we are delighted to share the final announcement for the 6th in a series course on Body-Centric Wireless Communication: From Devices, Systems to Applications (Body-scale to Nano), which will take place at Queen Mary University of London, UK, from 29 September to 3 October 2025.

This advanced course will cover the fundamentals, challenges, and cutting-edge developments in body-centric wireless communications, spanning antennas, radio propagation, measurement techniques, numerical modelling, textile and wearable electronics, mm-wave and THz technologies, and real-world applications in healthcare, security, and ubiquitous computing. Participants will also gain hands-on experience with Queen Mary's state-of-the-art Antennas, EM, and Terahertz Measurement and Experimental Facilities, including a dedicated practical session sponsored by Ansys.

We are honoured to host an outstanding line-up of world-renowned lecturers, including Prof. John A. Rogers (Northwestern University, USA), who will present novel body-integrated wireless devices for medical applications and beyond; Prof. Hendrik Rogier (Ghent University, Belgium), who will address energy-efficient wearable antenna systems for communication, powering, localisation, and sensing; Prof. Koichi Ito (Chiba University, Japan), who will cover human body communication (HBC) and human phantoms; Prof. William Whittow (Loughborough University, UK), who will speak on wearable antennas, dielectric measurements, and metasurfaces; Dr. Denys Nikolayev (IETR, France), who will discuss the theoretical considerations and design rules of implantable antennas; Prof. Zedong Nie (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, China), who will present wearable-AI systems and devices; Prof. Yang Hao (Queen Mary University of London, UK), who will provide the introduction and cover mm-wave on-body propagation channels; Prof. Akram Alomainy (Queen Mary University of London, UK), who will discuss body-centric antennas and radio solutions from body-scale to nano-networks; and Dr. Sofia Bakogianni (Queen Mary University of London, UK), who will present on reconfigurable, rectifying, and wearable antennas for bio-EM applications.

The course will also cover a wide range of key topics, including antennas and propagation for body-centric communications, measurement techniques for on-/off-body channel characterisation, mm-wave/THz antennas and radio propagation, physical and digital phantoms for wireless communications, numerical modelling, body-worn RF flexible electronics for medical sensing and communications, and industrial standards and applications in healthcare, sports, and security. Practical sessions will include both numerical analysis and experimental laboratory work, offering participants valuable hands-on experience.

The course fee is €550 for participants from academia and non-profit institutions (PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, etc.) and €1100 for participants from industry and profit institutions. Registration is available via the Course Registration Portal. Places are limited to 25 participants, so early registration is strongly encouraged.

We are looking forward to meeting you in London in September 2025!