EM

Electromagnetics

The complete team of the Electromagnetics research group would like to welcome you.

The mission of the group is to perform ground-breaking research and to offer top-class academic courses on the fundamentals of Electromagnetic fields and their applications in Electrical and Applied Physics Engineering. Current research topics range from the computational solutions in time and frequency domains of Maxwell’s equations for extremely large and complex simulation geometries, the design of active antenna systems, system-technology co-optimization techniques, the characterization of radio wave propagation, and (over-the-air) validation and testing. Our expertise encompasses:

• Boundary element time-domain domain-decomposition methods for non-linear radiative (sub)Terahertz systems
• Numerical Analysis of the methods underpinning modern algorithms for the simulation of electromagnetic fields in frequency and time domain
• The design of highly efficient implementations of boundary element methods, freely available to the public: BEAST.jl
• Advanced (multi-)antenna system design uniting high performance (efficiency, gain…) and low energy consumption with a compact footprint (antennas-on-board/chip, antennas-in-package, and antennas-in-object for smart surfaces and wearables)
• Full-wave/circuit computer-aided system-technology co-optimization with stochastic analysis for first-time-right wireless system design in challenging real-world scenarios
• Optical techniques for broadband signal distribution towards co-located and distributed antenna systems
• Algorithms and networking for cell-free massive MIMO, distributed MIMO, and near-field focusing
• State-of-the-art and novel validation methodologies for (opto-)electronic multi-antenna systems (component-level and system-level validation up to 170 GHz, and over-the-air testing)

For this, we collaborate within different research and industrial projects with other leading universities, research institutions and industrial partners, at both national and international level Furthermore, we have all research facilities available to support our research results by experimental and computational validation.

Originally founded in 1964 by Prof. Jean Van Bladel, the Electromagnetics group has extended its strong theoretical foundations with more application-driven research under the impulse of Prof. Daniël De Zutter, who led the team for over 20 years. The group is now an integral part of IDLab, and as such affiliated to imec. These strong connections provide exciting opportunities for cross-fertilization and for multi-disciplinary research initiatives.

We see our contributions to excellent academic education in Electromagnetics at both the Bachelor and Master level as our top priority. Therefore, we offer a wide range of courses and final year projects to form the next generation of Applied Physics, Electrical and Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology Engineers.

If you wish to contact a particular member of our team, you find detailed information in our staff page. You may also want to check for job opportunities in our group.