IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Workshop 2026

About the Workshop

The IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer Workshop took place on 9 June 2026 at the Conference Hall, Kavacık South Campus, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye. The event focused on antennas, electromagnetics and next-generation wireless communication technologies.

Programme Highlights

The programme featured four invited speakers. Zhi Ning Chen of the National University of Singapore explored artificial intelligence and generative approaches to antenna design, including metantenna technologies. Sema Dumanlı Oktar of Boğaziçi University discussed design principles, measurement techniques and challenges associated with antennas for in-body sensing.

Levent Sevgi, emeritus professor at Istanbul Technical University, addressed electromagnetic engineering education and the preparation of future engineers. Hüseyin Arslan of Istanbul Medipol University examined flexible radio access technologies for 6G and beyond. Discussions during the workshop gave students, researchers and industry professionals opportunities to exchange ideas with the speakers.

Organizational Contributions

The IEEE AP/MTT/EMC/ED Turkey Joint Chapter and the IEEE AP-S Istanbul Chapter coordinated the Istanbul workshop with local organizational support from Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Arslan and the Communications, Signal Processing, and Networking Center (CoSiNC).

Istanbul Medipol University hosted the event, and Prof. Dr. Arslan delivered the opening remarks, emphasizing international collaboration in electromagnetics and wireless communications research.

Further Information

For further details, visit the official IEEE event page or read the post-event report published by IEEE AP-S.