Past Events

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November 2025
Tue 4 Nov 2025 10:00 - 16:00	AI Collaborative Workshop Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science We aim to bring together experts in AI and those using (or hoping to use) AI methods in their research, from all the five Schools of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. We envisage that the workshop will strengthen the ties between Schools, build a research community around the development and use of AI and develop teams and ideas well ahead of funding calls.  Participation by registration: Registration is now closed. Organisers: Marcella Bona, Thomas Roelleke, Kostas Papafitsoros,...
October 2025
Fri 17 Oct 2025 13:00 - 14:00	Seminar: Fast, Low-Invasive Visualization of EM-Very NearField Distributions around Wireless Communication/Sensing Devices: From Anechoic Chamber to Microscope - Professor Jean-Charles Bolomey, Paris-Saclay University, France Centre for Electronics Click here to join the seminar online Summary While fast visualization of Electromagnetic (EM) field distribution is satisfactorily obtained by numerical modelling, it still constitutes a key challenge for measurements in a wide spectrum of demanding applications spreading from the early design and prototyping of antenna modules to final online fabrication and compliance testing of mass-produced connected devices. But recently, the rapidity of measurement has been improved thanks to...
Mon 13 Oct 2025 13:00 - 14:00	Seminar: Sir Peter Mansfield Lecture: "Bioelectronics – From Exploratory Research to Medical Translation" by Professor John Rogers, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University Centre for Electronics Bioelectronics – From Exploratory Research to Medical Translation Please do register for the seminar at this link Advanced electronic/optoelectronic technologies designed to allow stable, intimate integration with living organisms will accelerate progress in biomedical research; they will also serve as the foundations for new approaches in monitoring and treating diseases. Specifically, capabilities for injecting miniaturized, biocompatible electronic systems and other components into...
September 2025
Mon 29 Sep  - Fri 3 Oct 2025	European School of Antennas Course on: BODY-CENTRIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION: from devices, systems to applications (body-scale to nano) Centre for Electronics 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...
Mon 29 Sep 2025 13:45 - 14:45	Seminar: Terahertz Technology: from Devices and Systems towards Sensing and Communications - Prof. W. Withayachumnankul, The University of Adelaide, Australia Centre for Electronics Click here to join the seminar online Summary Recent advancement in terahertz technology has spurred an ongoing paradigm shift in the field from physics to engineering. Consequently, the field inches closer towards practical applications in sensing and communications. Soon, we can envisage deployment of terahertz systems for in-situ non-destructive evaluation, stand-off security screening, and 6G+ communications with terabit-per-second data rates. Here in this talk, I will provide an...
Fri 19 Sep 2025 11:30 - 12:30	Seminar: "Hyperbolic light in 2D materials" - Dr. Alexey Nikitin, The Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) Centre for Electronics Click here to join the online meeting Summary The propagation of light through various media has long been a subject of fundamental interest in physics. Optical phenomena such as diffraction, scattering, and emission are not only rich in physical content but also central to applications in information processing, imaging, security, and medicine—making research in optics both scientifically and socially relevant. While most optical effects in conventional isotropic media are well...
August 2025
Fri 22 Aug 2025 14:30 - 16:30	Seminar: Fundamentals of Computational Electromagnetics: From Basics to Mastery - Professor Özlem Özgün from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Centre for Electronics (Click Here to Join the Seminar on Teams) Summary Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, and computer science to simulate and analyze electromagnetic phenomena. It serves as a cornerstone for the design and optimization of practical systems such as antennas, microwave circuits, radars, satellites, wireless communication devices, and emerging applications in nanophotonics and biomedical...
July 2025
Thu 3 Jul 2025 14:00 - 15:00	Seminar: Future Directions of Wireless Links: Performance, Packaging and Integration - Professor John L. Volakis from Florida International University, USA Centre for Electronics Click here to join the seminar online Summary The rapid evolution of wireless communications with potentially 3 orders of magnitude in higher data connectivity and a goal of Terabit per second speeds for wired/chip-to-chip data transfers is upon us for the next decade. These speeds are needed to enable short range (a few meters) and long-range communications (km and satellite links) for distributed systems that will realize visions for tactile internet and haptic communications, virtual...
June 2025
Tue 10 Jun 2025 11:30 - 12:30	Seminar: Terahertz and Water presented by Dr Fabio Novelli from The University of Southampton Centre for Electronics Click Here for Teams Link Summary An inherently powerful tool to study liquid water is terahertz (THz) radiation because it can reveal the sub-ps fluctuations of the water network: radiation between about 1 and 25 THz is strongly absorbed by intermolecular collective modes of hydrogen-bonded water molecules, which can be thought of as "small and short-lived phonons". The talk is divided into two parts. In the first part I will describe a novel approach, dubbed "intense THz time-domain...
Mon 2 Jun 2025 11:00 - 12:00	Seminar: Smart Non-Contact Wireless Sensing for Biomedical Applications - Prof Yongxin Guo, City University of Hong Kong Centre for Electronics Click Here to Join the Seminar Online Summary Traditional life activity detection methods rely on contact sensors, such as the electrocardiogram (ECG), ballistocardiogram (BCG), photoplethysmography (PPG), sphygmomanometer, mercury thermometer, breath belt, and accelerometer-based wearable devices. The contact sensor-based methods can cause physical and psychological discomfort to the users, and some do not support long-term monitoring. Smart wireless sensing of vital signs, including...
May 2025
Wed 28 May 2025 14:00 - 15:00	Seminar: IEEE Distinguished Lecture on Sensor Location Optimisation for Effective and Robust Beamforming Centre for Electronics Online Teams Link Summary In many applications, the sensor array's geometrical layout is assumed to be fixed and given in advance. However, it is possible to change the geometrical layout of the array including adjacent sensor spacing and these additional spatial degrees of freedom (DOFs) can be exploited to improve the performance in terms of either beamforming or direction finding or both. With the development of compressive sensing (CS) or the sparsity maximization framework, a new CS...
Thu 22 May 2025 11:00 - 12:00	Seminar: Quantum Nexus For Sensing, Communication, Control, And Computing Centre for Electronics Click here to join the seminar online Summary Recent advancements in quantum information science are poised to unleash new sensing, communication, control, and computing (SC3) capabilities. Synergies in SC3 promise the development of next-generation networks with unprecedented performance. For instance, (i) control of statistical information empowers practical quantum inference, (ii) quantum ranging and synchronization facilitates networked sensing, and (iii) remote entanglement...
Fri 2 May 2025 10:30 - 11:30	Seminar: Cyber-Prosthetics as Body-centric Electromagnetic Devices: From Structural to Metal-free Bio-integrated Antennas Centre for Electronics Online Teams Link Summary The concept of Cyber-Prosthesis redefines implantable devices not only as mechanical surrogates but also as bodycentric wireless nodes capable of sensing, storing, and transmitting biophysical information. Within this paradigm, the structural components of prosthetic implants—such as orthopedic fixtures, dental screws, stents, and heart valves—are converted into antenna systems operating in the UHF RFID band. These systems communicate through body tissues by...
April 2025
Wed 30 Apr 2025 10:30 - 11:30	Seminar: Interfacing Electromagnetics With Life Sciences and Medicine: Bioelectromagnetics and brain-machine interfaces for the treatment of cognitive conditions, glaucoma, and disorders of the retina Centre for Electronics Online Teams Link Summary Although technical challenges are still daunting, the clinical utility of neuroprosthetics has increased dramatically over the past few years. This has been accomplished through the convergence of numerous disciplines, which have individually added fundamental understanding/capabilities to systems that interface with the human body to restore senses and movement, or treat prevalent diseases that have currently no foreseeable cure. In this talk, we will cover...
Tue 22  - Fri 25 Apr 2025	Conference: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference 2025 Centre for Human-Centred Computing Hosted by Queen Mary this year, the 16th edition will focus on Sustaining Educational Excellence in Engineering: Generative AI in Enhancing Critical Thinking and Active Learning. With a diverse Organising Committee of 38 members from 13 countries and 19 institutions, the conference promises a wealth of global perspectives and expertise, fostering innovation in engineering education worldwide. Visit the IEEE EDUCON 2025 website for more details and to get involved. Dr Usman Naeem, Reader in...
Thu 10 Apr 2025 10:00 - 12:00	Seminar: Nano Dimension – Changing the way world manufactures Centre for Electronics Summary Chris Garden from NanoDimension will give a talk about their 3D printer and explain how it can be used for printed circuit board fabrication. The talk will be followed by Q&A and a demonstration of the printer. The content of the talk is...