Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi

IEEE Life Fellow

Tohoku University, Japan

Fumiyuki Adachi received the B.S. and Dr. Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1973 and 1984, respectively. In April 1973, he joined the Electrical Communications Laboratories of NTT and started mobile communications research. From July 1992 to December 1999, he was with NTT DOCOMO, where he led a research group on wideband/broadband wireless access for 3G and beyond. He contributed to the development of 3G air interface standard, known as W-CDMA. From October 1984 to September 1985, he was a United Kingdom SERC Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at Liverpool University. Since January 2000, he has been with Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Currently, he is leading a resilient wireless communication research group with the aim of realizing beyond 5G systems as a Specially Appointed Research Fellow/Professor Emeritus at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University. His research interests are in the area of wireless signal processing and networking, including multi-access, equalization, antenna diversity, cooperative transmission, channel coding, radio resource management, etc. Fumiyuki Adachi is an IEEE Life Fellow and an IEICE Life Fellow. He is a recipient of IEEE VTS Avant Garde Award 2000 for the pioneering leadership and continuing contributions in promoting new technology in the field of vehicular communications and electronics, IEICE Achievement Award 2002 for the pioneering leadership and contributions for 3rd generation mobile communications system’s development, Thomson Scientific Research Front Award 2004 for Research and development of wideband mobile wireless communication technology using code division multiple access, Prime Minister Invention Award 2010 for the invention of W-CDMA fast cell search technique, C&C Prize 2014 for outstanding leadership and contributions promoting the development and commercialization of digital mobile communications systems, IEEE VTS Stuart Meyer Memorial Award 2017 for significant research contributions and exceptional community service with respect to advanced wireless signal processing algorithms for mobile radio, IEEE ComSoc RCC Technical Recognition Award 2017 for outstanding contributions to the development of mobile radio systems, etc.

Prof. Markus Rupp

IEEE Fellow

Technische Universität Wien, Austria

Markus Rupp (Fellow, IEEE) received the Dipl.-Ing. degree from the University of Saarbrcken, Germany, in 1988, and the Dr.-Ing. degree from Technische Universitt Darmstadt, Germany, in 1993. Until 1995, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. From 1995 to 2001, he was with the Wireless Technology Research Department, Nokia Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA. Since 2001, he has been a Full Professor of digital signal processing in mobile communications with Technische Universität Wien.

Prof. Yan Zhang

IEEE Fellow

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Yan Zhang is currently a Full Professor with University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China. His research interests include next-generation wireless networks leading to 6G, green and secure cyber-physical systems. Dr. Zhang is an Editor for several IEEE transactions/magazine. Since 2018, Prof. Zhang has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics (i.e., Web of Science). He is Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of IET, elected member of Academia Europaea (MAE), elected member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), and elected member of Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA).

Prof. Tian Hong Loh

IEEE Fellow

National Physical Laboratory, U.K.

Tian Hong Loh (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in engineering from the University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K., in 2005. Since 2005, he has been with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, U.K., where he is currently the Principal Research Scientist. He leads work at NPL on a wide range of applied electromagnetic metrology research areas to support the telecommunications industry. He is also a Visiting Professor with Surrey University, Guildford, U.K., the President of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) U.K. Panel, and the Chair of the Measurement Working Group of the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP). He holds seven patents, one edited book—Metrology for 5G and Emerging Wireless Technologies (IET, 2021), nine book chapters, and has authored and co-authored over 200 refereed publications. His research interests include 5G/6G communications, smart antennas, small antennas, metamaterials, body-centric communications, wireless sensor networks, electromagnetic compatibility, and computational electromagnetics.