Event Organization
General Chair
- Twelfth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2018, Espoo, Finland, 27 August - 1 September 2018.
- Eleventh International Congress on Engineered Material Platforms for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2017, Marseille, France, 28 August – 2 September 2017.
- Second International Workshop on Metamaterials-by-Design Theory, Methods, and Applications to Communications and Sensing, Riva del Garda, Italy, 15-16 December 2016.
- Tenth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2016, Chania, Greece, 17 – 22 September 2016.
- Ninth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2015, Oxford, UK, 7 – 12 September 2015.
Organizer
- EuMW Short Course on "Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for smart electromagnetic environment: an integrated vision towards industrial applications", Milan, Italy, 26 September, 2022.
- European School on Antennas and Propagation (ESoA), "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces", Siena, Italy, 6-10 June, 2022
- XLII Edition of the Distributed Doctoral School on Metamaterials, "Future wireless systems enabled by advanced and intelligent metasurfaces," Rome, Italy, 8-12 March 2021
- XXXV Edition of the Distributed Doctoral School on Metamaterials "Advanced electromagnetic materials and surfaces for novel wave phenomena," Rome, Italy, 18-22 December 2017
- XXIVII Edition of the Distributed Doctoral School on Metamaterials "Electromagnetic, acoustic, and thermal invisibility," Rome, Italy, 4-8 May 2015
- XXIV Edition of the Distributed Doctoral School on Metamaterials "Metamaterials for microwave components and systems," Rome, Italy, 24-27 March 2014
- VIII Edition of the Distributed Doctoral School on Metamaterials "The role of metamaterials in cloaking technology", Rome, Italy, 25-26 October 2007
- First International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2007, Rome, Italy, 22 – 26 October 2007
Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of International Events
- 2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Florence, Italy, 11-19 July, 2024 (track chair: multifunctional reconfigurable surfaces for next generation sensing and communication)
- 2023 17th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena - Metamaterials Congress, Chania, Crete, 11-16 September 2023 (chair)
- 2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, San Diego, US, 9 - 14 July, 2017 (co-chair).
- 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Puertorico, US, 26 June - 1 July, 2016 (co-chair).
Chairman of the Steering Committee of National and International Events
- Thirteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2019, Rome, Italy, 16-21 September 2019.
- II Giornata di Studio sulle Nanotecnologie - GioNa 2016, Rome, Italy, 22-23 June 2016.
- Eighth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 – 30 August 2014.
- Seventh International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2013, Bordeaux, France, 15 – 20 September 2013.
- Sixth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2012, St. Petersburg, Russia, 18 – 23 September 2012.
- Fifth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2011, Barcelona, Spain, 10 – 15 October 2011.
- 5th Italian Workshop on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC, Rome, Italy, 13-15 December 2010.
- Fourth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany, 13 – 18 September 2010.
- Third International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2009, London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Second International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2008, Pamplona, Spain, 21 – 26 September 2008.
Member of the Steering Committee of International Events
- NanoPlasm 2016 - New Frontiers in Plasmonics and Nano-Optics, Cetraro, Italy, 13-16 June 2016.
- NanoPlasm 2014 - New Frontiers in Plasmonics and Nano-Optics, Cetraro, Italy, 16-20 June 2014.
- 4th National Workshop on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC, Naples, Italy, 18-19 December 2008.
- 12th Edition of the Distributed European School on Metamaterials "Design of antennas based on Metamaterials technology and their applications", Pamplona, Spain, 21 – 22 September 2008.
- XV International Student Seminar on Microwave and Optical Applications of Novel Physical Phenomena, St. Petersburg, Russia, 19-21 May 2008.
- 11th Edition of the Distributed European School on Metamaterials "General synthesis of metamaterials and their modelling by homogenization", Marrakesh, Morocco, 5-6 May 2008.
- 9th Edition of the Distributed European School on Metamaterials, Barcelona, Spain, 5-6 February 2008.
- First International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwave and Optics – Metamaterials 2007, Rome, Italy, 21–26 October 2007.
- II Metamorphose Summer Training Week 2007, Belfast, UK, 20-22 August 2007.
- International Symposium "Micro- and nano-structured materials: how to go beyond the nature without going against it", Rome, Italy, 22 June 2007.
- 5th Edition of the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 4 – 6 October 2006.
- XIII International Student Seminar on Microwave Applications of Novel Phisical Phenomena, Rovaniemi, Finland, 24 – 25 August 2006
- 4th Edition of the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials, Rovaniemi, Finland, 21 – 23 August 2006.
- 3rd Edition of the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials, Lille, France, 15 – 17 May 2006.
- 3-day Short Course on "Metamaterials for Industry" Jouy-en-Josas (Thales Campus), France, 26-28 November 2005.
- 2nd Edition of the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials, Siena, Italy, 21-25 November 2005.
- XII International Student Seminar on Microwave Applications of Novel Phisical Phenomena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 17-19 October 2005.
- 1st Edition of the European Doctoral School on Metamaterials, San Sebastian, Spain, 21-23 July 2005.
Member of the Organizing Committee of International Events
- XIX Electromagnetics Italian Conference (RiNEm), Rome, Italy, 10 –14 September 2012.
- 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2011), Rome, Italy, 11 – 15 April 2011.
- 2nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2007), Edinburgh, UK, 11 – 16 November 2007.
- University Professor European Meeting "A new humanism for Europe: the role of the University" (organized by the Vicariage of Rome, with the support of the Italian Republic President, the European Commission, and the Research and University Ministry), Rome, Italy, 21 – 24 June 2007.
- Third International Workshop on "Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC", Rome, Italy, 30-31 March 2006.
- IX Workshop on Microwave Engineering "Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic and TLC Applications", Rome, Italy, 5 April 2004.
- 1st Workshop on "Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic and TLC Applications", Florence, Italy, 16 April 2003
Member of the Technical Programme Committee of International Conferences
- 2024 18th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena - Metamaterials 2024, Crete, Greece, 9-14 September 2024.
- 2022 61th International Congress on Future Telecommunications: Infrastructure and Sustainability - FITCE 2022, Rome, Italy, 29-30 September 2022.
- 2021 15th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2021, New York, USA, 2 - 7 August 2021.
- 2020 14th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2020, New York, USA, 28 September - 3 October 2020.
- 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes (IEEE IMWS-AMP), Bochum, Germany, 16-18 July 2019.
- 2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, San Diego, US, 9 - 14 July, 2017.
- 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Puertorico, US, 26 June - 1 July, 2016.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2013), Loughborough, UK, November 11-12, 2013.
- 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012, Prague, Czech Republic, 26-30 March 2012.
- 2012 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2012), Loughborough, UK, 12-13 November 2012.
- European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2011), Rome, Italy, 11-15 April 2011.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2011), Loughborough, UK, November 14-17, 2011.
- European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2010), Barcelona, Spain, 12-16 April 2010.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2010), Loughborough, UK, November 7-10, 2010.
- European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2009), Berlin, Germany, 23-27 March 2009.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2009), Loughborough, UK, November 16-17, 2009.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2008), Loughborough, Regno Unito, 17 – 19 marzo 2008.
- XIV International Student Seminar on Microwave and Optical Applications of Novel Phisical Phenomena, Belfast, Regno Unito, 23 – 24 agosto 2007.
- Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC 2007), Loughborough, Regno Unito, 2 – 3 April 2007.
Member of the Advisory Board of International Conferences
- 2024 IEEE 10th International Symposium on Microwave, Antenna, Propagation, and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications, Guangzhou, China, 27-30 November 2024.
- 2023 Marina Forum on Metantennas and Multiple Antennas, Singapore, 14-16 August 2023.
- 2022 16th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2022, Siena, Italy, 12 - 17 September 2022.
- 2021 15th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2021, New York, USA, 2 - 7 August 2021.
- 2020 14th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2020, New York, USA, 28 September - 3 October 2020.
- Third International Workshop on Material-by-Design, Madrid, Spain, 14-15 December 2017.
- International Conference "Smart Materials, Structures and Systems" Series (CIMTEC) - 2011-2014.
Best Paper Evaluation Committees at International Conferences
- 2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, San Diego, US, 9 - 14 July, 2017.
- 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Puertorico, US, 26 June - 1 July, 2016.
- Member of the evaluation committee for the Best Paper, Poster and Student Poster awards at the Seventh International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2013, Bordeaux, France, 15 – 20 September 2013.
- Member of the evaluation committee of the Student Paper Competition at the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Spokane, WA, USA, 3-8 July 2011.
- Member of the evaluation committee for the Best Poster and Student Paper awards at the Fourth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany, 13 – 18 September 2010.
- Member of the evaluation committee of the Student Paper Competition at the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 11-17 July, 2010.
- Chairman of the evaluation committee for the Best Poster Paper award at the Third International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2009, London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Chairman of the evaluation committee for the Best Student Paper Award at the Third International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2009, London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Member of the evaluation committee of the Student Paper Competition at the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Charleston, SC, USA, 1-5 June, 2009.
- European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2009), Berlin, Germany, 23-27 March 2009.
- Chairman of the evaluation committee for the Best Student Paper Award at the Second International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2008, Pamplona, Spain, 21 – 26 September 2008.
Organizer of special sessions at international conferences
- Special session "Doing the Smart EM Environment - From the Smart Entities Design to the System Architecture Planning" (co-organizers proff. Giacomo Oliveri, Marco Di Renzo, Dario Tagliaferri, Andrea Massa) at 9th International IEEE Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic Systems (IEEE COMCAS 2023), Tel Aviv, Israel, November 6-8, 2023.
- Special session "Metamaterials and applications" (co-organizer Prof. Ferran Martin) at the IEEE International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes, Pavia, Italy, 20 - 22 September 2017.
- Special session "Industrial applications of metamaterials" (co-organizers Proff. Alessandro Toscano and Giacomo Oliveri) at the 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Puertorico, US, 26 June - 1 July 2016.
- Special session "Metamaterials and Antennas" (co-organizer Prof. Rick Ziolkowski) at the 3rd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2009), London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Special session "Metamaterials and their applications to antennas" (co-organizer Prof. C. Parini) at the 2nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2007), Edinburgh, UK, 11-16 November 2007.
- Special session "Microwave metamaterials" (co-organizer Prof. I. Vendik) at the 2007 European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2007), Munich, Germany, 8-12 October 2007.
- Special session "Numerical challenges in modelling metamaterials" (co-organizer: Profs. F. Capolino, C. Craeye, S. Tretyakov, and L. Vegni) at the Conference on Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES 2007), Verona, Italy, 19 – 23 March 2007.
- Special session "Advances of the European research on metamaterials within the METAMORPHOSE NoE" (co-organizer Prof. S. Tretyakov) at the Third International Workshop on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC, Rome, Italy, 30-31 March 2006.
- Special session "Latest developments in metamaterials" (co-organizer: Profs. G. Eleftheriades and J. Volakis) at the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 3-8 July 2005.
Chairman of sessions at international conferences
- Invited Speaker Session - talks by Ekaterina Shamonina and Filippo Capolino, at the 2023 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Florence, Italy, 26-31 March 2023.
- Session "Intelligent Structures for Smart Environments I" (co-chair Tie Jun Cui) at the Sixteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2022, Siena, Italy, 12-17 September 2022.
- Plenary Session "Metamaterials for Informatics" at the Twelfth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2018, Espoo, Finland, 27 August - 1 September 2018.
- Special Session "Metamaterials and applications" (co-chair Prof. Ferran Martin) at the IEEE International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes, Pavia, Italy, 20 - 22 September 2017.
- Plenary Session "Advances in Huygens' Metasurfaces and Their Applications" at the Eleventh International Congress on Engineered Material Platforms for Novel Wave Phenomena – Metamaterials 2017, Marseille, France, 28 August - 2 September 2017.
- Session "Scattering Control through Metasurfaces and Cloaking" (co-chairman Prof. Alexander Yakovlev) at the 2017 IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, US, 9-14 July 2017.
- Plenary Session "Topological Principles and Exceptional Point Physics Realized using Simple Meta-crystals" at the Tenth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2016, Chania, Greece, 17 – 22 September 2016.
- Session "Industrial applications of metamaterials" (co-chariman Prof. Giacomo Oliveri) at the 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Puertorico, US, 26 June - 1 July 2016.
- Session at NanoPlasm 2016 - New Frontiers in Plasmonics and Nano-Optics, Cetraro, Italy, 13-16 June 2016.
- Session "Metasurface and Metamaterial Applications" (co-chairman Dr. Scott Rudolph) at the 2015 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 19-24 July 2015.
- Session "Metamaterial-Enhanced Antennas" (co-chairman Prof. Ashwin Iyer) at the 2015 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 19-24 July 2015.
- Session "Plasmonic nano-antennas" at NanoPlasm 2014 - New Frontiers in Plasmonics and Nano-Optics, Cetraro, Italy, 16-20 June 2014.
- Session "Plenary Session I" at the Eighth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-29 August 2014.
- Session "FSS and AMC: Modelling and Applications" (co-chiarman: Prof. F. Medina) at the European Microwave Week - EuMW 2014 - Rome, Italy, 5-10 October 2014.
- Session "Fixed propagation modeling and measurement campaigns" (co-chairman: Prof. G. Elgered) at the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP 2013 - Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-12 April 2013.
- Session "Microstrip antennas for novel applications" at the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S 2013), Orlando (FL), USA, 8-12 July 2013.
- Session "Absorption in metamaterials" at the Seventh International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2013, Bordeaux, France, 15 – 20 September 2013.
- Session "Nano-antennas" at the IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology (IWAT 2012), Tucson (AZ), USA, March 5-7 2012.
- Session "Non linear, tunable, and active metamaterials" at the 4th International Conference "Smart Materials, Structures and Systems" "Progress in Metamaterial Research" (CIMTEC), Montecatini Terme, Italy, 10-14 June 2012.
- Session "Non Foster Matching" (co-chairman: Dr. D. Sievenpiper) at the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting (IEEE AP-S 2012), Chicago (IL), USA, 9-14 July 2012.
- Session "RF and Microwave Metamaterials II" at the Sixth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics - Metamaterials 2012, St. Petersburg, Russia, 17-22 September 2012.
- Session "New materials, meta-materials, EBG structures I" (co-chairman: Dr. T. Bertuch) at the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2011, Roma, 10-15 April 2011.
- Session "New materials, meta-materials, EBG structures II" (co-chairman: Prof. N. Engheta) at the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2011, Roma, 10-15 April 2011.
- Session "RF and Microwave Metamaterials 2" at the 5th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics - Metamaterials 2011, Barcelona, Spain, 10-15 October 2011.
- Session "Three-dimensional metamaterials" at the 4th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2010), Karlsruhe, Germany, 13 – 18 September 2010.
- Session "EBG structures" (co-chairman Prof. F. Martin) at the 2010 European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2010), Paris, France, 26 September -1 October 2010.
- Session "Metamaterial applications" (co-chairman Prof. G. Fischer) at the 2010 European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2010), Paris, France, 26 September -1 October 2010.
- Session "Microwave metamaterial applications I" at the Fifth Workshop on "Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC", Rome, Italy, 13 – 15 December 2010.
- Session "Methods and solvers" at the Fourth Workshop "The Finite Element Method Applied to Electrical and Information Engineering", Rome, Italy, 13 – 15 December 2010.
- Plenary Session II at the 3rd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2009), London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Session "Metamaterials and Antennas" (co-chairman Prof. Rick Ziolkowski) at the 3rd International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2009), London, UK, 31 August – 4 September 2009.
- Session "Terahertz and Acoustic Metamaterials" at the 2nd European Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials (Nanometa 2009), Seefeld, Austria, 5-9 January, 2009.
- Plenary Session I at the Second International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwave and Optics – Metamaterials 2008, Pamplona, Spain, 21 – 26 September 2008.
- Session "Metamaterial-based antennas" at the Second International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwave and Optics – Metamaterials 2008, Pamplona, Spain, 21 – 26 September 2008.
- Session "Metamaterials: fundamental properties and modeling I" at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop META'08 "Metamaterials for secure information and communication technologies", Marrakesh, Morocco, 7 – 10 May 2008.
- Session "Metamaterials and their applications to antennas" (co-chairman Prof. C. Parini) at the 2nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2007), Edinburgh, UK, 11-16 November 2007.
- Session "Microwave metamaterials" (co-chairman Prof. I. Vendik) at the 2007 European Microwave Conference (EuMC 2007), Munich, Germany, 8-12 October 2007.
- Opening Session of the First International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2007, Rome, Italy, 21–26 October 2007.
- Session "Metamaterials and antennas I" (co-chairman Prof. I. Huynen) at the First International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics – Metamaterials 2007, Rome, Italy, 21–26 October 2007.
- Session "Basic Phenomena in Negative Index Mediums" at the 1st European Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials (Nanometa 2007), Seefeld, Austria, 8 – 11 January 2007.
- Session "New materials, EBG, active and integrated antennas" (co-chairman: Prof. W. Menzel) at the First European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2006), Nice, France, 6 – 10 November 2006.
- Session "Advances of the European research on metamaterials within the Metamorphose NoE" (co-chair: Prof. S. Tretyakov) at the Third Workshop on "Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and TLC", Rome, Italy, 30 – 31 March 2006.
- Session "Electromagnetic Properties of Negative Refraction Metamaterials" at the XII International Student Seminar on Microwave Applications of Novel Physical Phenomena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 17 – 19 October 2005.
- Session "Latest developments in metamaterials" (co-chairman: Prof. G. Eleftheriades) at the 2005 IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Washington, USA, 3 – 8 July 2005.
- Session "Mobile and Personal Communications" at the 2001 International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM'01), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1 – 3 October 2001.
- Session "EM Theory" (co-chairman Prof. J. Lee) at the 2001 IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium, Boston, USA, 8 – 13 July 2001.