Maryam Firuzalizadeh received a B.Sc. degree (with Honours) and M.Sc. degree in her home country, Iran, in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering in 2014 and 2018, respectively. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research interests include computational electromagnetics, optimization methods, inverse problems, image processing, and the medical applications of electromagnetic fields, specifically hyperthermia treatment.

Rossella Gaffoglio received an M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in physics and a Ph.D. in physics and astrophysics from the University of Torino, Italy, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. From 2014 to 2016, during her Ph.D. period, and in 2017, as a scholarship holder of the University of Torino, she collaborated as a consultant with the Centre for Research, Technological Innovation and Experimentation, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana. In October 2017, she joined the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, as a Research Associate, where she worked on the project: “Field and Temperature Shaping and Monitoring for Microwave Hyperthermia”. Since June 2018, she has been a researcher at the Advanced Computing, Photonics & Electromagnetics (CPE) area of Fondazione LINKS, where her research activity mainly concerns the analysis and numerical modeling of antenna systems, medical applications of electromagnetic fields, and optimization techniques.

Giorgio Giordanengo is a senior researcher in the field of information and communications engineering, with a strong focus on applied electromagnetics. He received a B.Sc. in electronics engineering, an M.Sc. in telecommunications engineering, and a Ph.D. in information and communications engineering from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy, in 2006, 2009, and 2016 respectively. As part of his M.Sc. thesis in 2008, he conducted research at the PLAN Group at the University of Calgary in Canada, and, from 2009 to 2011, he worked as a System Design Engineer at Alenia SIA SpA in Turin, Italy. In 2011, he joined the Antenna and EMC Lab at the Istituto Superiore Mario Boella in Turin. He is currently a Program Manager at Fondazione LINKS, also in Turin. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, including the RF testing of large structures by exploiting a mix of simulations and measurements, the design and advancement of innovative antennas, and the exploration of emerging antenna technologies. He also has expertise in antenna testing and measurement, both in anechoic chambers and outdoor environments.

Marco Righero received a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics for Engineering Sciences in 2003, an M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in Mathematical Engineering in 2005, and a European Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering in 2009, all from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His main research activity, carried out at the Politecnico di Torino, the University of California San Diego (U.S.A.), and the University College Cork (Ireland), focuses on synchronization phenomena in complex networks and biologically plausible circuit models of neurons. In 2009, he joined the Electronics Department of Politecnico di Torino as a research assistant with a fellowship from the Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB, now part of Fondazione LINKS), working on nonlinear system and signal-processing algorithms for bio-inspired sensing devices. Within this project, he received a grant from the Fondazione CRT. In 2010, he started collaborating with the Antenna and EMC Lab (LACE) of ISMB, and, in 2011, he officially joined the group, where he now works on innovative models and efficient methods for the study of electromagnetic propagation in complex media, optimization techniques for antenna arrays synthesis, and antenna measurements.

Marcello Zucchi received a B.Sc. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, in 2014, and an M.Sc. degree in electronics engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical, electronics and communications engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, in 2018 and 2022, respectively. In 2023, he joined the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, as a postdoctoral researcher. His research interests include global optimization algorithms for flat antenna design, automatic synthesis of metasurface antennas, and field-focusing algorithms for hyperthermia treatment.

Giuseppe Musacchio Adorisio was born in Bari (BA) in 1994. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electronic and Telecommunications engineering from the Politecnico di Bari, Bari (BA), Italy, in 2018. In 2021, he received his M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in Electronic Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Torino (TO), Italy, with a thesis on the design of high-efficiency RF amplifiers. In 2021, he joined the LINKS Foundation as part of the Advanced Computing, Photonics and Electromagnetism (CPE) group as researcher, focusing on the design, integration, and testing of mixed-signal RF systems.

Aurora Bellone received both a B.Sc. degree and an M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Metrology at Politecnico di Torino. Her research interests include optical fiber sensors and their applications in biomedical engineering, particularly for patient monitoring, diagnostics, and therapeutic technologies.

Alberto Vallan is an Associate Professor of electrical and electronic measurements with the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. Since 2000, he has been a lecturer in courses concerning electronic measurements and sensors. His research interests are focused on the development and characterization of fiber sensors and measuring instruments for biomedical and industrial applications. Dr. Vallan is a Senior Member of the I&M Society.

Guido Perrone received a Ph.D. degree from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1994. He is a professor of microwave systems and of optical devices with the Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. He is the author of more than 200 publications in international journals and conferences. His current research interests include fiber optic sensors and high-power lasers for industrial and biomedical applications.

Giuseppe Vecchi received Laurea and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy, in 1985 and 1989, respectively, with doctoral research carried out partly at Polytechnic University, Farmingdale, NY, USA. He was a Visiting Scientist with Polytechnic University from 1989 to 1990. Since 1990, he has been with the Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, as an Assistant Professor, an Associate Professor in 1992, and a Professor since 2000, where he is currently the Director of the Antenna and Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory. He was also a Visiting Scientist with the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, in 1992 and an Adjunct Faculty Member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, from 1997 to 2011. His current research activities concern analytical and numerical techniques for the analysis, design, and diagnostics of antennas and devices and imaging. Prof. Vecchi is a member of the Board of the European School of Antennas and he has been the Chairman of the IEEE AP/MTT/ED Italian joint Chapter on the IEEE-APS Educational Committee and an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.