Awards and Recognitions

2024 - elevated Fellow of Industry Academy by the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance

2023 - Advanced Materials Award - awarded by the International Association for Advanced Materials (IAAM)

2023 - Outstanding Collaboration Award - awarded by Huawei Headquarter Shenzhen

2023 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Chen-To-Tai Distinguished Educator Award (citation: for being and inspiring educator, mentor, and contributor to the development of electromagnetic metamaterials, metasurfaces, and their applications)

2023 - Outstanding Associate Editor Recognition - awarded by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

2023 - elevated Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association 

2023 - Nature Photonics Best Paper Award for the best contribution related to photonics presented at the 2023 Metamaterials Congress (L. Stefanini, D. Ramaccia, Z. Hamzavi, A. Monti, M. Barbuto, M. Longhi, S. Vellucci, A. Toscano, F. Bilotti, "Rainbow-like scattering in temporal metamaterials induced by switched boundary conditions") 

2017 - elevated Fellow of the IEEE (citation: for contributions to metamaterials for EM and antenna applications)

2017 - Certificate of Appreciacion for the service as Associate Editor in 2015-2017 - awarded by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

2016 - Outstanding Associate Editor Recognition - awarded by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

2016 - NATO SET Panel Excellence Award – awarded by NATO Science & Technology Organization

2014 - Finmeccanica Innovation Prize with the project Minimetris: Metamaterials for Miniaturization of Microwave Components

2013 - IET Best Poster Paper Award (Metamaterials 2013)

2011 - IET Best Poster Paper on Metamaterial Applications in Antennas (Metamaterials 2011)

2007 - Raj Mittra Travel Grant Senior Researcher Award (IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium 2007)

2006 - Senior Member of the IEEE

2000 - Dispensation from Military Service as a "citizen engaged with special merits in the scientific career at national or international level" (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Ufficio Nazionale per il Serivizio Civile)

Group members' achievements, recognitions, and awards

• 2023 PhD student Luca Stefanini collects the prize for the paper he has presented at the 2023 Metamaterials Congress, awarded with the Nature Photonics Best Paper Prize for the best contribution in photonics with the paper L. Stefanini, D. Ramaccia, Z. Hamzavi, A. Monti, M. Barbuto, M. Longhi, S. Vellucci, A. Toscano, F. Bilotti, "Rainbow-like scattering in temporal metamaterials induced by switched boundary conditions"
• 2023 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2023 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2023 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2022 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2022 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2022 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2022 post-docs Michela Longhi and Stefano Vellucci have been awarded the Honorary Mention at the Roberto Sorrentino Prize for the contribution M. Longhi, S. Vellucci, M. Barbuto, A. Monti, F. Bilotti, A. Toscano "Huygens cylindrical metasurfaces for reconfigurable antennas" presented at the XXIV Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo (RiNEm 2022)
• 2022 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2022 post-doc Stefano Vellucci has been awarded the URSI Young Scientist prize for attending the 3rd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-AP-RASC)
• 2022 PhD Student Luca Stefanini has been awarded the COST travel grant for attending the ESoA Doctoral school on "Metalenses for Antenna Applications," Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden)
• 2022 PhD Student Luca Stefanini has been awarded the Huawei travel grant for attending the ESoA Doctoral school on "Reflecting Intelligent Surfaces for Smart Radio Environment," University of Siena, Siena (Italy)
• 2021 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2021 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2021 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2021 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2021 post-doc Stefano Vellucci has been selected as a finalist of the Open Innovation Telespazio Technology Contest promoted by Telespazio S.p.A. and Leonardo S.p.A. with the project S. Vellucci, A. Toscano, F. Bilotti "Electromagnetic cloaking for nano-satellite telecommunication systems"
• 2021 PhD student Angelica Viola Marini has been awarded the Honorary Mention by the IEEE Singapore RFID chapter at the Marina Forum on Electromagnetic Metamaterials for the contribution A. Marini, D. Ramaccia, A. Toscano, F. Bilotti, "Metasurface-bounded Open Cavities Supporting Virtual Absorption: Free-space Energy Accumulation in Lossless Systems", published in Optics Letters
• 2020 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2020 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2020 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2020 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2019 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the Outstanding Associate Editor recognition of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2019 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been nominated Senior Member of the IEEE
• 2019 prof. Alessio Monti has been nominated Senior Member of the IEEE
• 2019 prof. Alessio Monti has been awarded the URSI Young Scientist Award by the URSI Commission B (Fields and waves, Electromagnetic theory and applications)
• 2019 PhD student Stefano Vellucci has been awarded the IEEE APS/MTTS Chapter Central and Southern Italy Antennas and Propagation prize with the project "Satellite Applications of Electromagnetic Cloaking"
• 2019 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as one of the top 1% of reviewers in Engineering by Publons (Clarivate)
• 2019 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as one of the top 1% of reviewers in Cross-Field by Publons (Clarivate)
• 2019 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2019 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2019 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Electromagnetic Academy for attending the international congress 2019 PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Rome (Italy)
• 2019 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2018 prof. Alessio Monti has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2018 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as one of the top 1% of reviewers in Engineering by Publons (Clarivate)
• 2018 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2018 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2018 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2018 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been nominated Senior Member of the IEEE
• 2017 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2017 prof. Alessio Monti has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2017 PhD student Stefano Vellucci has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2017 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2017 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
• 2017 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as one of the Top Reviewers of the Radioengineering Journal
• 2016 prof. Alessio Monti has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2016 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2016 MS student Stefano Vellucci has been awarded the Finmeccanica Innovation Prize for Young Researchers with the project "Metasurfaces for the reduction of the observability of avionic platforms"
• 2016 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2015 prof. Alessio Monti has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2015 prof. Mirko Barbuto has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2015 the team made by Stefano Vellucci and Alessio Monti has been awarded the 2015 Finmeccanica Innovation first prize for young researchers with the project "Metasuperfaces for the reduction of observability in aerial platforms"
• 2014 prof. Alessio Monti has been recognized as Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Transactions
• 2014 dr. Davide Ramaccia has been awarded the Outstanding Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• 2013 PhD student Alessio Monti has been awarded a travel grant for participating at the Metamaterials Congress 2013 (Bordeaux, France)
• 2013 MS Student Luca Di Palma has been awarded the 2nd prize of the Marconi Junior Award with the MS thesis "Design of microwave components loaded with metamaterials"
• 2012 PhD student Alessio Monti has been selected as a finalist and won the second prize at the Student Paper Competition of the International Conference Metamaterials 2012 with the paper A. Monti, A. Alù, and F. Bilotti, "Cloaked half-wave dipole antennas using the mantle-cloaking approach"
• 2012 PhD student Alessio Monti has been selected as a finalist at the Student Paper Competition of the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation 2012 with the paper A. Monti, A. Toscano, and F. Bilotti, "Metasurface mantle cloak for antenna applications"
• 2012 PhD student Alessio Monti has been selected as the winner of the project "Technological Innovation Promoters 2012" funded by Provincia di Roma with a research concerning the use of the Ground Penetrating Radar for monitoring archeological sites
• 2012 PhD student Mirko Barbuto has been selected as a finalist at the Student Paper Competition of the International Conference Metamaterials 2012 with the paper M. Barbuto and A. Toscano, "Linear-to-circular polarization transformer based on the employment of electrically small antennas"
• 2012 dr. PhD student Davide Ramaccia has been awarded a travel grant for attending the 21° EUPROMETA Doctoral school at the Metamaterials Congress 2012 (St. Petersburg, Russia)