Advanced Antenna, RF and Microwave Technologies for Next-Generation Wireless Communications

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in wireless communications are driving unprecedented developments in antenna, radio-frequency (RF), and microwave technologies. The evolution towards beyond-5G and 6G networks; the growing demand for high-capacity, energy-efficient, secure and resilient wireless systems; the increasing use of millimeter-wave and terahertz frequencies; and the emergence of intelligent electromagnetic environments are creating new challenges and opportunities for both academia and industry. These developments are also supporting emerging mission-critical communication applications.

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive forum for researchers and engineers to present recent advances in antenna technologies, RF and microwave circuits and systems, and innovative wireless communication solutions. It welcomes both theoretical and experimental contributions addressing novel concepts, design methodologies, modeling techniques, measurements, and practical implementations.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, advanced antenna design, phased arrays, smart and reconfigurable antennas, MIMO and massive MIMO systems, RF front-end technologies, microwave circuits and components, millimeter-wave and terahertz systems, electromagnetic modeling, beamforming techniques, propagation studies, satellite communications, wireless power transfer, RF energy harvesting, rectennas, microwave sensing, radar technologies, RFID, Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and AI-assisted antenna and RF design for next-generation wireless communications. Secure and resilient wireless communications, physical-layer security and 5G/6G technologies for mission-critical and tactical applications are also of interest.

The objective of this Special Issue is to bring together recent scientific advances that bridge electromagnetic theory, RF and microwave engineering, and modern wireless communication technologies, providing an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working towards future intelligent, secure, resilient and energy-efficient wireless systems.

Original research articles, review papers, and high-quality application-oriented contributions are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Voudouris
Prof. Dr. Athanasios Kanatas
Dr. George Vardoulias
Guest Editors

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