Next-Generation Antenna Technologies for Wireless Communications and Beyond
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 142
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies, the demand for advanced antenna systems is becoming essential. The next generation of wireless networks, including 5G, 6G, and beyond, requires innovative antenna solutions that offer higher efficiency, enhanced bandwidth, and reconfigurability. Moreover, emerging applications in satellite communications, Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, biomedical engineering, and automotive industries are pushing the boundaries of antenna design and implementation.
This Special Issue aims to bring together novel research and recent advancements in antenna technologies that will shape the future of wireless communications and to provide a broad framework on next-generation antennas, fostering discussions on challenges, trends, and breakthrough developments in the field.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Antenna designs for 5G, 6G, and beyond (massive MIMO, beamforming, reconfigurable antennas);
- Applications of metamaterial and metasurfaces on antennas;
- Dielectric and graphene-based antennas;
- AI and machine-learning-driven antenna design and optimization;
- Wearable and bio-integrated antennas for healthcare and IoT;
- Miniaturized and ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas;
- Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) antennas for smart environments;
- Antenna technologies for satellite, UAV, and deep-space communications;
- Terahertz and millimeter-wave antennas for high-speed communication;
- Novel materials and fabrication techniques for enhanced antenna performance;
- Energy-efficient and self-powered antenna systems.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zahra Hamzavi-Zarghani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- next-generation antennas
- wireless communication systems
- 5G and 6G antenna technologies
- reconfigurable and smart antennas
- metamaterial
- metasurfaces
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